East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-01-04
ACCESSORIES OF TOILET
TABLE AS AIDS TO BEAUTY

Every woman. however little time
she may have to spare upon her per-
sonal appearances should look to 1t
that she is getting the utmost COM
fort and utility from her toilet ta-
BILE, for with a very little reflection
she will realize that the success or
failure of her appearance depends al
most entirely upon the efficiency of
her dressing table and its accessories.
Look upon your toilet table as an
article of utility. on no account load
your glass with hangings of the anti
macassar type, such as one sees only
too often, unfortunately They are
not beautiful and merely serve to OBJ
struct the view. Then, again, the
practice of putting little mats on the
table upon which to stand each sep
arate item of the toilet set has moth
ing to recommend it.
These mats have an, irritating way
of sliding about on the polished sur
face of the table and curling up in a
most untidy manner. By far the best
thing to have is a piece OF linen or
washing silk to cover the whole of
the top, and thus protect it from any
drops OF lotion or spots of cream
that may fall
Should one happen to possess
piece of valuable embroidery, 1t is a
pretty idea to make use of 1t as a
toilet cover and protect it, while still
displaying all its beauty, by means OF
cover of plain glass.
Having decided that the dressing
table shall be as workmanlike as pos
sible. the most important question to
settle is where to place it. In most
| bedrooms it is to be found with Its
! back to the window, but to obtain a
really good light it is essential that
! the table should be either opposite
the window or better still, at right
! angles to it so that he ligh falls on
| it-from the left for preference.
If this Is done and the mirror is OF
/ good quality, many women who i'm
agine from the reflection they see each
day in the glass that they are the un-
happy possessors of yellow complex
ions and "mousey' hair will be agree
ably surprised.
Should the mirror have side wings
one can see at a glance whether a new
style of hair dressing suits the pro
file as well as full face, and IL the
back of ones hair is satisfactory ol
the shoulders in need of attention.
Nowadays no one dreams of hiding
the creams and lotions that are es
sential to the care of the skin, and
the china trinket set in which they
are usually sored is often replaced
with simple glassware either in costly
cut crystal or modest plain glass; ac
cording to the owners purse. These
sets possess the advantage of being
very easy to keep clean, and in addi
ton, the contents of each bottle car
be recognized without any trouble.
Two points upon which many peo
pie go hopelessly astray are the ques
tions of the tidy and the proper
resting place of brushes and combs
Concerning the former there is bu
one word to say, and that is that th'
tidy is quite the most untidy thint
imaginable and should find no plac'
on the sensible woman's toilet table
Brushes and combs should be kept IL
a drawer out of the way of the dust
and never put out on the table as or
naments because they happen to hav'
elaborate backs.
With regard to the manicuring set
1t will be found much more profitable
to buy just the most necessary items
and dispense with the usual somewha
costly set in its special case
Toilet vinegar tones up weary mus
cles in a marvellous manner, and add
ed to the bath makes one feel de
lightfully clean and fresh. For those
who have the time to spare to make
their own vinegar the following re-
cipe may be of use.
First, take a quantity OF scented
rose petals. cabbage roses for prefer
ence, and fill a two quart jar with
them. Pour over the petals quart
OF best white vinegar. so that the pet
ais are entirely covered. After hav-
ing allowed the jar to stand In a
warm place for five days, strain off
the vinegar.
Squeeze the soaked petals in a
cloth to get out all the moisture. Fill
the jar with fresh petals and pour
over them the strained vinegar; then
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