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Sheld at ; o'clock to which all art stu
dents are invited. and Bible classes are
also held on Tuesday evenings during the
| Winter
There is ample provision for the tastes
and needs of students who like to deive
| into the big social subjects and gain
some understa nding Of the causes un-
| DERIVING the tremendous social progress
| OF our times. Miss Maude Miner has
| formed among the students a Girls Pro-
/ teCtive League and its fifty members
! study under the best kind OF leadership
! questions which are of vital Importance
/ to the young womanhood of America
They have the advantage of some OF the
| best thought of the age, for many IN
| formal lectures are given in the big din
! ing-room, where the girls listen TO such
: men as DR.. Lyman Abbott. DIR. van Dyke.
Dr. Coe Mr. Hamilton Mabie, and others
OF equal standing in the great world OF
affairs.
There are many other lectures given on
sociology and the different social prob
! lens that confront US. Hygiene also re-
ceives a great deal of attention, and the
! students are encouraged in every way
10 balance the brain work they do with
Il
them fit and adequate to meet the de-
mands not only Of student life but OF the
intensified struggle which will come 10
them in later years.
They have plenty OF fun with II all
J The class for aesthetic dancing, which
/ combines the best possible way TO exer-
/ else every muscle in the body with the
I greatest amount OF pleasure in rhythmic
movement, is immensely popular. and
! other classes for gymnastics are en-
! Enthusiastically supported As to music
the Studio Club has the friendship and
active help OF such artists as Miss Kitty
/ Cheatham. the members OF the Olive
Mead Quartet, and others who gladly
| volunteer thei rservtCes.
But the man part of the entertaining is
done by the girls themselves. There are
students OF every branch OF art: music,
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FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF INK SPOTS

/ in taking out ink stains and so entirely
harmless that either kind OF milk stands
high in the estimation Of all housekeepers
for that purpose. although the process
Is sometimes rather lengthy and trouble
some. The stained article is soaked over
night in the milk. then rinsed well
through several waters and spread in the
sun, where IL must be wet frequently
with lemon juice. II may be necessary
to repeat the entire process. Sweet milk
may be used instead OF sour. but IN that
case the article must be soaked several
days and the milk changed as often as
necessary.
Oxalic acid has much fame as an en-
emy Of ink stains. but 1t has to be used
with the greatest care or 1t will eat holes
in the cloth. IL it does not destroy the
entire section to which IL is applied. The
crystals are rubbed into the stain with a
bit of smooth wood. the handle end of a
tooth brush. or the tip Of the finger, the
article stretched across a bowl or Jar
and boiling water slowly poured over 1t
for the space OF a minute. Then rinse
in cold water. The operation must be
repeated until the stains have disap-
peared. At the last the article should be
thoroughly rinsed through several waters,
with a little ammonia in the last one.
The secret of using oxalic acid without
direful results lies in the thoroughness OF
the rinsinS and the use OF ammonia II
the acid be used In the liquid form. wet
the spot with IL and then either hold IL
in the steam of hard boiling water or
treat with boiling water as above. In
either case the same care must be used as
to rinsing.
A mixture Of kerosene and soap is
sometime. found efficacious after every
thing else has failed. even when the
stain has been considered hopeless and
the article submitted to the usual laundry
processes. Soap the spo! thoroughly, put
the article into a pan. pour half cupf1l
OF kerosene over IT, or. II the article be
large. use more soap and double she guam
:i,y Of the kerosene: add enough cold
water 10 cover she cloth and put the pan
where its contents will slowly get hot
when thoroughly heated wash oa; aad
then put through the Usual process OF ;Ee
laundry.
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THE different kinds OF ink do not al
ways yield to the same detersive
means so that IL is necessary. IL
one does not know Just what will affect
a particular kind of ink, to try one rem
edy after another until the right one is
found. And there is always plenty of
room for experiment of that sort, for
there are more methods and kinds OF REM
edies for ink stains vouche6 for by
good housekeepers than there are brands
of ink in all the world. One of the SIM
plest and easiest used OF all and the least
Injurious to the fabrics is lemon Juice and
salt Make the spot quite wet with
lemon juice, rub in all the salt II will
take, and place 1t for several hours in
the hottest sun available. II the stain
is very bad. II should lie in he sun all
day. II less serious. four or five hours
may suffice. Fresh applications of lemon
juice must be made often enough to keep
the stain wet. Let the fabric soak over
night in soft, clean, cold water. After
ward it can be washed in the ordinary
way.
II the stain is fresh. a moderate solution
of spirits Of ammonia can be used easily
and quickly. Put the fabric, while the ink
is still damp, into the solution and let it
soak for a quarter of an hour After
ward rinse in cold water and repeat the
operation. After a second washing out in
clean water. let it dry in the sun. Another
way OF using ammonia is to stretch the
stained part over a bowl OF boiling wa
ter and apply dilute ammonia with a
brush or a medicine dripper. occasionally
dipping the satin down into the water.
When the stain has disappeared rinse well
in clear. cold water.
Acid oxaIate of potash. otherwise known
as salts of lemon. is recommended as
Quickly acting agent. In a few minutes
after its application the stains will disap-
pear But the fabric must be immediate
~ rtnsed well through several waters and
afterwsrd dried IN the sun. Chlorinated
soda is used IN the same way and de-
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For the beauty bath OF herbs or aromatic
vinegars water from the temperature of
~ degrees Fahrenheit to % degrees
Fahrenheit IS a tepid bath and.very sed-
ative. Water ranging from rs degrees 70
/ l IL degrees Fahrenheit is stimulating:
and between these two comes the warm
bath with a temperature between 81 de-
grees TO as degrees Fahrenheit. which is
comfortable, vivifying, and wonderfully
restoring. For the purpose of beauty
! baths water of about the temperature Of
9S degrees Fahrenheit will have only a
beneficial effect. II judiciously applied
both externally and internally. water is
the ideal agent TO assist the process of
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II disappears. Rinse well afterward in
clear water.
Cream OF tartar is strongly recommend
ed by some housekeepers TO produce sure
results. to be harmless. and to be equally
effycacious with both old and fresh ink
stains. The stain is first dampened with
hot water and then is rubbed full Of
cream of tartar. After ten minutes pour
a stream OF boiling water over the stain,
holding 1t tightly stretched. The process
must be repeated once or twice IL the
stain is persistent. Afterward keep the
stained spots in hot sunshine half day
II the stains still show. soak overnight
in clear water and repeat the treatment
the next day.
Generations OF our forefathers have
found sour milk and buttermilk so useful
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
BY MRS. STEPHEN BAKER,

President Of the Studio Club of New York.
TIyE years ago comml'tee
r young women active IN l.
A. work co-operated with num-
her of art students and fornned
little club known as the stuoio - Va
New York. To-day the stuaio Luz ~ ~
300 active members, large
t,,Iod 20 overfIowing with resident mem
bers. more still who take 'heir iie'''0
there, and a long waiting isI-
Any enterprise that Is torneo !"
snonse 70 a genuine and widely felt neeo
has in it the elements oil sro"'h'
need of such a club as this was manifest
Among all the social problems OF the
citv none was more pressing In its neeo
for solution than that OF the ART s'uoeh'
Also. no problem was more difficult to
soI,,e hacause the art student does not
usually come OF the class that can be
baIned nv any philanthropic organization.
TO launch an enterprise that would be
of real use to independent, ambitious girls
bent on making their own way required
the tact and common sense that could
come only from a real understanding OF
the conditions and close association with
the workers.
For many years New York has been
filling with students of all branches oi
art. coming from all parts OF the coun-
trv. II is estimated that there are no"
about twelve thousand girls in New iotA
who are either art students or more Au
vanced workers on the road TO success
Friendless. and at times tragicany 10"
in funds, they come here and begin 'he
uphill climb to fame. Unable TO choose
their environment, they often get into
a neighborhood Of ill-ventilated houses
where they are poorly fed and surround-
ed by an atmosphere in which 1t Is almost
impossible for them to develop either IN
talent or character For girls of tempera-
memt this situation IS full Of danger
What was needed most keenly was
place where such students could flnd
home comfort and a home atmosphere
q sense of peace and protection which
would keep them from feeling adrift IN
the huge hcartless city. and an oppor-
tunity for some sort OF recreation ana
social life that would be at once stimu-
latlnE TO whatever talents they might
possess and yet leave their self-respect
as untouched and their standards OF lie
as high as If they were within the walls
OF their homes.
It was this need which brought about
cooperative action ON the part Of the
persons most concerned. In 1897 little
room was rented by a branch OF the
y. W. .. \. for reading and social
centre to which these art students could
come. 1t Immediately became too crowd
ed for possible comfort. Three years
later the movement had advanced SUI
f.,i"ntIy 10 make possible the renting OF
an entire house at Gj West Fifty-siNth
Street and still the club continued TO
grow. Twenty-eight girls made the club
house their home, and several hundred
additional members gathered there fire.
uu"utiy for social affairs. such as teas,
lectures. musicals. and general studio &C
tvit.'s.
The esprit de corps among the students
was marked from the outset. Their ap-
probation % home. their cungeniaI
tastes and the sense Of security which
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To use Javelle water, stretch out the
stained article, rub the liquid into II and
then rinse quickly in clear water. II
necessary. repeat the operation. At the
last the article should be rinsed in am
monia water There is always danger OF
injuring a fabric with this, or any strong
chemical agent which contains chloride.
Such methods should be used only with
the greatest care.
A mixture of peroxide of hydrogen and
diluted ammonia, IL the stain is fresh.
works very well. and is particularly ap-
plicable TO white woolen fabrics. The
ammonia is diluted in the proportion of
one teaspoonful OF household ammonia to
one pint OF water. Take equal parts OF
this dilution and peroxide of hydrogen
and in the mixture dabble the stain until
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
By ANITA D'ESTE.

~HE instinct to bathe is implanted
in every human being, and only
IN false and unnatural modes OF
life are people deprived of ii. In
Europe the benefits of the so-called
beauty baths are highly appreciated
and most thoroughly understood, but,
although as a nation We pride ourselves
upon our bathing e cilities We do not
take into account nat outside of the
habitual hot tub. tn a lavish use OF
some highly perfume and usually impure
soap, the aromatic, medicinal or emollleW
bath IS very little known.
DR. Nonin. "A well-known hygienist OF
Paris. asserts that bathing is one of the
most important assets of the beauty seek
er But he disapprOves utterly OF the
continual use Of hot, sOapy baths, claim
ing that they are undermining TO a wom-
an 5 good lOoks-that they will in time
make the flesh soft and nabby-and
flabby flesh is the fOrerunner Of wrinkles,
those teIl-tale little lines that are the
outposts of old age, the unkind hint that
the reign of beauty must soon terminate.
But extreme purity OF the skin being
absolutely essential for health, it follows
that the daily bath is the surest means
10 secure it Also. nothing is more con-
ducive to a soft skin and plant limbs
than the daily tub.
The main thing in bathing. no matter
Of what temperature the water may be, is
TO open the pores of the skin and to
cleanse it by the free use of a good soap.
oatmeal bags, or some soothing soap
paste-followed by abundant friction A
bath of this sort. with the water aro-
matized and softened with tincture Of
benzoin or some fragrant toilet water,
can be taken every morning Summer
or Winter. with none but the most happy
results
II followed or preceded by fifteen min
utes of vigorous exercise, its influence
upon mind and body is stimulating and
invlgorating preparing one for any duty
that the day may have in store. The
needle spray of cold water after the
warm hath has a tonic effect. being espe-
Cially beneficial upon the neck and arms.
1t is only by experimenting that a wom-
an can determine the frequency and the
temperature of the baths that best agree
with her. No arbitrary rule can be LAID
down. i have known the hot sea bath
to restore the vitality as much as three
OF four hours of sleep. The following
recipe. given by well-known French
physician, is claimed 10 be a sure cure
for the blues " or wakefulness:
Sea salt, four ounces.
Spirit of camphOr. two ounces
Spirits of ammonia. two ounces.
Pure alcohol, eight ounces
Ado sufficient hot water TO make a full
quart. Dissolve the salt in the hot water
and le; it stand until cool Pour into the
alcohol the spirits OF camphor and am
nonia. sdd the ealt water. and shake well
then bottle for use. Wet the body with
this. then -''H
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renovation by the free assimilation Of
nutriment and elimination of waste.
Years ago, when hydropathy was first
introduced, LiebiG said: BY means Of
water cure a change OF matter is effected
in a greater degree in six weeks than
would happen in the ordinary course OF
nature In three years.
Now as regards the daily bath. Some
skins are so delicate and frail that most
soaps have an extremely irritating and
drying effect and therefore are no; tc be
recommended.
Oatmeal bags. almond meal. or soap
paste are all preferable to a perfumed
soap highly tinted with a strong dye.
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but going to bed overfed makes an upset
digestion and painful head.
An upset digestion is one OF the most
potent causes OF headache. II you over
eat, overdiet, underchew and have bad
judgment in your choice of food and .he
way II Is cooked, the head suffers.
Aenemia causes headaches. II the blood
is thin and the flow sluggish you are sure
to be a martyr to your head. Plenty of
exercise. especially in the open air. and a
good blood tonic will soon work a cure.
Women OF sedentary life, who use their
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painting. illustration. architecture. writ.
ing. dancing. and the stage. Each ons
has plenty to offer her comrades. and
never in all her future career will shs
have a more appreciatIve audience. ia
one feeling predom.nates over all other1
in the Studio Club. IL Is the sincere and
hard-working devotion of the students II
the talent that is in them. and any girg
who cares a great deal about her own
art Is usually able TO appreciate tbs
achievements of others
How the Club Is Supported.
A nominal charge for rooms or. board
Is paid by the girls themselves. but tbs
'nterprise is largely supp orted by giftsl
These gifts are sent in by men and wOnI-
IN who are interested In the deveIopmens
! Of our country's art or for the purposs
OF smoothing the way for a particular
student in that branch OF art which,
most appeals 10 the donor
At times 10 is very difficult for SONS
OF these girls To pay even the nominal
board bill. for lessons are high and en-
GaSements few. but they are COURAGE
Gus, deeply absorbed. enthusiastic crowd
OF young people, allied closely tr ono
another by their kindred aims. and lnry
often help one another out OF dfficu..
ties. just as artists do the world over
An Aid TO SeIf-support.
A Professional Interchange Bureau IS
In process Of DEVELOPMENT. where girls
will find help TO maintain themselves
while studying. by this method artists
in voice. harp. piano. violin. dramatic
expression, and fashion designing nud
work enough to pay expenses while they
are studying for bigger things Soms
musicians among CIun members have al
ready acquired reputation on the stass
and In concerts and church choirs.
Thus the work in its few short years
Of existence has gone a long way toward
realizing many OF its dreams. With al
Advisory Board consisting Of such notable
people Frank DamrOsch and David
Names. who represent music, Edwin H.
Blashfield from the art world kats
Douglas WiEgin from the field of liter
ature, and Winthrop Ames for the STAGE,
and a Board of Managers made UP "t 4
number OF prominent New York women,
the foundations are well laid and pros-
poets seem bright for a future Of wider
usefulness
We Americans have been called merely
commercial by othe= countries with such
/
begun to acauiesce in the general verdict
ourselves. But. unknown TO the world at
large. there are springing up now. all
through this great country OF ours. new
shoots of talents, strong and vigorous
and really beautiful as those actual shoots
Of plant and grain life which have made
US agriculturally famous And this new
growing talent. gathered from East and
West. from far North and further South,
, has a thriving nucleus in the Studio
Club. Here these Young girls who are
giving up their lives 10 the arts are weIl'
housed. carefully guarded, and their talent
developed by the best teachers in New,
York. The work should be suggestive to,
other cities too. for nearly everywhere
there are art colonies. large or small,
and everywhere the girl art student needs
the protection. encouragement. and SYM
pathetic inspiration which community life
I best affords her
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THERE are two attitudes of the
i housewife to a headache. She makes
1t an excuse for shifting her duties,
neglect OF her house. and general discom-
fort Of her family; or. she accepts them
as inevitable and RIMS her house with
needless pain and discomfort TO her
self
There may he an occasional woman
who must be a martyr to headache the
majority will find the pain durable II the
cause be traced Do not think Another
of my awful headaches and grit your
teeth for bearing with what philosophy
you can Far more TO the point is II
to think. why should / have anotherr'
Most headaches can be cured by COM
nonsense living and ordinary care of
the functions OF the body. In treating
a headache. first find out the cause.
II the housewife awakes with head
ache each morning che may be short OF
ventilation In her room. Let no fear OF
drausht or consideration OF Eangings of
furniture lead her 70 sleep with closed
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ture. which can be put in the ordinary
bath. The materials must be Incorporated
with one another and put in cheese cloth
bags:
MILK BATH.
Marshmallow flowers, y ID.
Hyssop herb. !. ID.
Bran flour, lbs
The following lotion gives the skin q
wonderful iustre and appearance Of
youth. II is made as follows:
Rosewater. 1@5 grams.
Glycerine. dmpOrted) 30 grams
Pure alcohol. ~ grams
Tincture OF benzoin. - grams.
Boric acid. - grams
Dissolve the boric acid in the alcohol
and mix with all the other ingredients.
Use as a sponge bath for the entire body,
A bath for nervous women that Dr.
Monin highly recommends is the follow.
ing:
Sage. - grams
Romarin. 90 grams.
Serpolet, 40 grams
MenthoI. 10 grams.
Lavender flowers. IS grams
Throw into a very hot water. When
cool enough to battle in this bath will al.
lay nervous excitement or weakness. II
the herbs cannot be found in the drug
store regular herbalst will have them.
Oatmeal bags used frequently in the
bath are very pleasant; they whiten the
skin and give 1t velyety softness, be-
sides imparting TO it a delightful fra
GRANGE. Make the bags of cheesecloth.
about four inches square, and fill them
loosely with the following mixture:
Oatmeal. : pounds.
Florentine orris root, powdcredJ q
pound.
Almond meal. l pound.
Old CASTLE soap, scraped to a powder.
a pound.
One of the best tonic vinegars to 10
used upon the body after the bath is the
following:
vINAIGRE TONGUE.
OIL Of bergamot. grams.
OIL OF citron. 10 grams.
Tincture of benzoin. II grams
Extract OF lavender. 30 grams.
Pure white vinegar. "a pints
Let this infuse for ten days. then filter.
Dilute with four TO five parts of water
when using. Rose or distilled water can
De uSeu' VI even irSShiS Ootieu NOT water
Especially upon the face all toilet vim
egars have a better effect when applied
warm. This tonic is excellent for relaxed
tissue and a coarse skin.
Eau DANCE. also called Portugal
Water. Is made by the following formula.
and is esteemed as one of the beauty
wsters -:
EAU DANCE.
Eau de rose. i ouaces
Eau ,d'ora=ge. 3 o-nces.
Eau de :1yrte. 2Is ounces
Essence o. anberG-ts, dram
on OF violet. rose. or verbera. u
dram.
Almost miraculous virtues are credited
10 :h:s del:c:nas water,
.cOssDs.. iais. - ss-sis 4 Yslsss - !.
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neutralizes the effect of the acid upon
the fabric.
When the treated stain is exposed to
the sun. the purifying effect of the sun
shine is increased IL the article can be
spread over grass or other green vege-
table matter. The reason for this is that
the sun blesches by oxidation and the
process is FASTENED by green vegetation
beneath the fabric.
Javelle water is a time-honored agent
for the taking out of ink stains. Its COM
position is as follows: One pound sal soda
or pearl ash, one-Quarter pound chloride
of lime, two quarts cold water. These
should be mixed thoroughly and allowed
to stand several hours. Then the clear
liquid can be poured off and bottled for
use. being kept in a dark. cool place
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fore adding perfumes: stir them in and
sift a second time. Keep in Close-shut
jars.
One OF the most celebrated OF the
formulas for the beauty bath is the fol-
lowing. for which fabulous virtues are
claimed. II is supposed to have been
handed down from one famous beauty to
another. and is priced as one OF the great
est beauty aids " yet known. That OF
course is for the individual! to decide.
Here is the formula:
Balm DE BEAUTE.
Barley. - lbs
Rice. l ID.
Pulverized lupin seeds, 3 lbs.
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ACCOMMODATION BROOCH.

NNE of the new bowknot pins. set in
~ a Jeweled rim. has feature that
makes It useful. 1t is apparently
a black MORE ribbon framed In small dia-
monds. but this ribbon, instead OF being
stationary. may be removed and other
colors substituted TO match any COS
tune.
One pin of this sort Is nearly three
inches long, and Is worn TO catch up laces
or drspery on the corssse or as hair
ornament Buckles for watch fobs can
be found In the same style. SO the ribbon
o. the fob may be changed to I:.a;eh dif-
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The following is one OF the best almond
meals ! know OF and is highly indOrsed
both in Paris and Vienna. II is both
whitening and softening. besides giving
delicate odor. and il has the most
pleasant and beneficial effect upon a del
icate skin:
ALMOND MEAL.
Bitter almond meal. ounces.
Orris root. (powderedl ounces.
Wheat flour, ounces.
White CASTLE soap, l ounce.
Rorax, Cpowdered0 l ounce.
Oil OF bergamot, drains.
on of bitter almonds. 10 drops
Mix the powders thoroughly, sift be-