The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-07
Household
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Short Feet Not Beautiful

BY LILLIAN RUSSELL.

All women who have shapcly feet
arc proud OF them. and Justly so, for
the foot perhaps denotes temperament
in finer degree than tho hand. for,
while the hand is liable TO attention,
protection from abuse. and cultiva-
ton to great degree or beauty un-
til 1t assumes a general prettiness SUI
perior to it's original STATE. tho foot
must be OF necessity what il came
from the mold Of nature. barring the
deformity caused by cramping shoe.
or all idiotic pieces of vanity tight
shoe leads tho van Of feminine fol-
lies. It's evils are moro Migrant than
those of irregular diet ard may end
In destroying gait. carriage, complex
ion and expression.
The exquisite shapclincss OF foot.
moro than a hand. is mainly hcred-
itary. The unusually archcd instep,
the deep hollow. the rounded ball are
marks OF thorough breeding, but
pinched foot bespcaks an imbecile
mind.
woman who carries weight should
consider her foot comfort above all
things and the woman who has the
slightest consideration for her car
riage and poisc should never wear n
shoe the slightest degree too narrow
or too short. ] have seen women who
when they walked were stiff and bent
by cramped feet.
There is nothing to be gained and
much to be lost by forcing a No. >
foot into q No. shoe. 1t is strange
but true that the toes must have alb
sclute freedom to insure perfect cir
culation of tho blood High heels are
only dangerous 10 health when they
throw the body forward upon the ball
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poise OF the body Is lost. all grace
and comfort and even health is en-
dangerrd.
Sense alone is not necessary to
health. but the love OF beauty is, or
should be. an incentive for avoiding
cramped tocs. The caro- OF the foot.
proper bathing, trimming, and shoe
Ing contribute more 40 comfort and
health, and therefore 10 beauty, than
the care of tho hands.
Remember: Our feet are our sole
support: without them we are moth
ing. They have tho power to lend
VS. smiles or tears just In proportion to
the manner with which treat them.
LILLIAN RUSSELL. Answers.
g. D.: certainly do not advise any
to wash their hair two or three
times week. You Will take all the
life out OF II II you do. II your hair
is falling. good hair tonic. Mas
sage your scalp each night. using the
tonic. Wash your hair every two
weeks. Nothing is better for falling
hair than scalp massage. II YOU will
send stamped, addressed en-
vclope l shall gladly send you instyuc-
tlpns for scalp massage and formula
for hair tonic. The scalp massage viii
Improve the condition Of your hair.
making 1t full OF lie. and will also
relieve the extreme oily condition.
j. s.: cannot give YOU a formula
for hair remover that Viii remove
the hair with one application. Did
you try the pcroXidc and ammonia
treatment long enough? This will
gradually XIII the growth Of hair. II
the hair is heavy l would advise YOU
to have II removed by the electric
needle. II YOU Will send me stamped.
addressed envelope ! shall send YOU
instructions for using the peroxide
and ammonia for removing supernu-
GUS hair.
FERN. Here Is formula for a curl
ing fluid that Will keep the hair in
curl in damp weather, Three ounces
ounce seed juice, two drains boric
acid. onc-half ounce Of spirits Of wine.
and three ounces OF water. Moistcn
the hair with this fluid before putting
1t In curriers' or before using the curl
ing tongs.
r. v ": DO not wash your hair once
week. IL is too often. An excellent
tonic for oily hair is az follows: Two
ounces witch hazel. two ounces alec
hol. enc ounce distilled water, and
forty grains resorcin, Apply every
night. rubbing IL thoroughly into the
scalp. Apply for two weeks. then
wash the hair Repeat until YOU get
the desired results. II you will send
me q stamped, addressed envelope ]
shall send you a formula for sham
400 for oily hair and a formula for
an astringent lotion for oily skin.
l. A r.: Hero are few exercises
which Will remedy a double chin.
Throw your head back as far as you
can, putting all tho muscles on the
stretch. then throw the he;.6 first 10
side and then 10 the other. us
Ing force. still keeping the head back.
Raise the head and repeat ten times.
This Will strengthen the muscles OF
sagging chin and make IL firm. An
other good exercise Is the blowing
exercise All that You must do Is 10
lift your head and blow at a bit OF
Imaginary thistledown, keeping the
chin in the air for about five minuIrs,
supposing the thistledown to DE first
on one side of you and then on the
other. Try this before your glass and
see how 1t rounds out your n"cn and
tightcns thu muscles.