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The Washington times., 1915-09-04
Answers To Health Questions

am middle-aged and neshy. but nabby
and weak.
IL II YOU will play tennis, or row, Or
else for an hour or two daily, then take
a cold shower. and eat little of every
thing, meats. vegetables, fruits, cereals.
fats. eggs. nkh unnd drink lots Of fresh
milk and distilled water you will no
t!cc improvement within q few days.
NJ. S. Al have pains in my chest and
back the latter being much worse ct
night. l have no cough. What do you
suggest?
Take a tablespoonful OF milk OF mag
nesia about half an hour before meals
and a wineglassful OF olive oil about
half an hour after meals. Eat plenty
Of Xeseta6lss' cereals. fresh and stewed
water and one or two quarts Of fresh
milk and cream daily. Obtain regular
exercise In the open air daily.
will take pimples OF my face?
and use the following lotion instead:
Glycerine. ounce: sulphur. ! dram:
! rose water. 9 ounces. Each night and
morning apply to the pimples: Iodine
OUNCE. Avoid all greasy. oily. and hot
foods, sweets. pastries. candles, starches.
puddinss. liquors. and soups.
d. F. c.. Washington. D. CT have
deeo circles under the eyes, and have
headaches every day. Can you recon-
mend something?
! Your headaches will cease and your
dark circles" disappear II you will
Keep the bowels active. To do this, you
| must eat more green vegetables, spin
ach. carrots. lettuce. young peas, rice,
boiled dandelion. boiled Spanish onions,
water cress: vegetables with salad oil.
brown bread. corn bread. bran crackers
! clear soups. oyster and clam soups ali
kinds OF nsh. fresh meats. poultry.
! game. stewed prunes. stcwed figs. baked
sour apples. dried fruits, grapes.
oranges. plain puddings. bananas. plums, J,
ginger bread, honey cereals, and drink
three quarts Of distilled water daily.
two glassfuls half hour before each
meal. Take one tablespoonful Of milk
! OF rnagnesia before meals and six char
coal tablets after. Be In the sunlight
and fresh air most Of the day. Take
several hours active exercise daily.
r. A. L.. Washington, D. C.-I am
bothered with bad breath. what do
you suggest?
dentist: Take 10 grains of calcined mag
nesia before meals and half dozen
ci arcoal tablets after meals. Eat your
food moro slowly. Eat plenty Of green
vegetables. Drink three quarts Of dis
titled water and quart Of fresh coun-
try milk daily. Take a winesla ssfyl OF
olive oil about half an hour after
meals. Keep the bowels active and
regular.
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s-- Wo well dressed women went
into the office Of the municipal
adviser in Chicago the other day
and asked the woman who does
the advising what to do with their
father.
Father is an old man. said ono of
the women, and he does take such
silly notions.
'Just because we didn't invite him
y our bridge party he took notion
% 20 down to the lake shore fishing,
And we had to send out and look for
him all up and down the shore.
And when they found him. there
he was showing lot OF little boys
and he was read mad when we made
And. said the other woman. ~
We don't have Just what he likes for
dessert when IT'S our turn 70 have him
restaurant and climbs up on a stool And
eats pumpkin pie with cheese and
drinks coffee, Just to spite us
Why. he's perfectly AWFUL said the
Perfectly unbearable." said the Sec
And you wanted to see?' said the
woman who gives advice.
I'VE wanted to see." said the FIRST
"If there wasn't some place." said
the second woman, where we could
put him."
The Love of Parents.
Where he'd be taken care Of all
right and people would be good to him.
but where they'd keep watch Of him and
not let him come wandering home-just
when we're giving a party or something.
mo, he isn't exactly craxy-he's just
notlonal-always wanting things the way
they used to be when he and mother
were hrst married.
Hes a real nice old man. II you just
let him have his own way. and we
thought there must be some place
where 6-r-r-"
II see." said the woman who gives
advice. You mean the almshouse-or
would you be willing to pay?"
Wei" said one of the women. we're
both Of US married and neither Of our
husbands would want to pay anything
They don't understand. They don't sec
why we shouldn't keep father at home
with us. Men never seem to understand.
And they were very cross and indig
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College Women.

College Women.
Let Prof. Roswell II. johnson. OF
the University Of Pittsburgh. who
talks so blithely of college women
neRlecting their duties as citizen
esses, have a care: he Is treading
upon long fought over ground. COL
lege women and women's colleges
have in the past rushed into the
fray against predecessors who have
made such charges and when the
smoke had cleared away 1t was not
the accused who wore the most
scars. ,,..
According to report the Pitts
burRh professor after an exhaus-
tive inyestigation' claims that TAX
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F. F.. B.. Washington. d. C.-I am
troubled with a peculiar sensation in
my stomach, which makes rue want 70
belch all the time. I am twenty-one
years old. Kindly suggest remedy.
Eat more apples and other fresh fruit.
stewed fruits. cereals. and other whole
some foods, drink fresh country milk
daily and three quarts Of distilled
water. also q wineglaAstul OF olive oil
about half an hour after meals. Take
seven grains OF oxide Of maenesia be-
fore meals and half a dosen bone char
coal tablets after. Eat slowly and chew
your food well.
F. G. HI am troubled with pimples
90 the forehead. What do you advise
a remedy?
Your pimples will more than likely
disappear II you avoid hot water and
soap on the face. eliminate greasy. oily
and hot dishes from your diet. also
seasoned foods. pastries. candles,
starches. gravies. peppers. SAT- and
other condiments, liquors. and sour
ice cold water. on the face. Keep the
bowels active and be outdoors in the
sunlight and fresh air most OF the day.
At night and morning apply the fol-
lowing to the pimples looine or Sui
phur, y dram: simple cerats, ounce.
]. NJ. SIS taking lime water In
milk good for disordered stomach!
Lime water In milk 10 good for some
kinds Of disordcred stomachs.
v. HI. Will too much ice hurt one! !
l. Will too much ice cream make one
sick?
| l. No, Ice does not usually hurt any
one 2. II made Of good material. Ice
cream IL harmless.
! r. il am a young man. ana my
heart beats several times second.
am also troubled with dropsy severa
times a year. Is this q case or near
trouble (G Ny brother would ike te
Know IL - viii increase his weight
| N There may be some slight disor'
der OF the heart, but not at all serious
II YOU avoid excitement. excesses, anS
muscular overexsrtion. az The auacF
remedy you mention will do your
brother no good.
| l., H.-Pleass advise me what to ca!
and drink 30 a. to tone up anG
strengthen the muscles OF my pody.
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TO her or call upon her and patch
things I'D at once. Say that you
can start all over again with the
scales even.
Dear Annie La'irie-I am a
young man twenty-one years old
and am In love with two sisters
and think they care a great deal.
/ want to marry one of them,
but Just don't know which one to
propose to. Not wanting to hurt
their feeling. l am somewhat puz-
zled. Please advise me what to
do, Their ages are seventeen
and twenty-five.
BLONDY.
If you feel that way about it. Why
don't you draw straws to decide
which girl to marry? Since you are
SO uncertain; my advoce is to wait
for you. one Of them will be disap-
pointed anyway. so do be sure Of
what you want before you decide,
II you nave to wait ten years to do It,
Dear Annie Laurie-I am a girl
the most beautiful In Washing
ton, not meaning by that am con-
ceited in the least. but that am
noted by everyone who knows
me; A man who Is very rich and
Weil-known in town seems TO
like me very much. He is about
thirty-one or 'thirty-two years
old. and am just eighteen.
don't know whether he loves me
or not. He tries to tell me Of
my beauty, but l don't care for
that. as SO many have told me
the same
Please advise me to find out the
way he cares for me-
LOUISE.
You can tell best by his actions.
Is he respectful and unfailinglv
courteous? That Is one of the tests
OF the trQe lover. Flattery my not
often be taken at its face value. for
so many people say things of the
sort that they do not mean In the
least
Personally, | think the man is
rather old for you. Cannot you find
copgeniul companions among men
nearer your own age? The trouble
With such an intimacy as yours ia
that the man prob6 bly, thinks YOU
are SO young that he doesn't take
You seriously. In fact. it may be
that YOU have taken him too seri-
ously already.
Miss Laurie ,ciU uelcome letters of 4
guirv on subjects Of feminine interc
from gOuu0 frOmSa rTnHsrS of
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Seen In The
Shops
By THE SHOPPER.

By THE SHOPPER.
II you don't know the delight Of a
cold plunge followed by a brisk rub
hing with a flesh brush. buy one and
try one. The brush is OF rubber,
with ever SO many little tingling
fingers. The price OF this is only 10
cents. so the only other ingredients
needed are the water and the cour-
age to take the plunge-quite a con-
sidcration. after all.
Observation-Disclosures of the one-egg-
soft boilcd-for-bre army. For
your special benefit was designed
wee saucepan just large enough TO
hold your morning sustenance and
enough water to boil II.
Housewives whose operations are
on large scale will find 1t equally
useful for melting butter or choco-
late or mix ng small portions Of
sauces. Price. ) cents.
Information siring the names OF
shops Uhich carry the articles re-
feiT'ed 10 IN these columns Uill be
furnished on request. Kindly neH-
iion date Of issue vhs~ possible, osS
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Miss Laurie ,ciN uelcome letters Of in
guiry on subjects OF feminine interest
from young ,oomeH readers Of this
paper, and ,oiH reply 10 them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care. this office.
copy't 1914 by Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1915-09-04

r Ii ann a young man. and m!
heart beats several times a second.
am also troubled With dropsy severa
times q year. Is this a case OF hear.
trouble R, Ny brother would IKE te
know II - will increase MS weight.
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l.. H.-Pleass advise me what to cay
and drink 30 a. to tone up. ana
strenKthen the muscles Of my body. l
The Washington times., 1915-09-04

n, There may be some slight di sor-
der OF the heart, but not at all serious
II YOU avoid excitement. excesses, ana
muscular overexsrtion. az The auack
remedy you mention will do your
brother no good.
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BURN. ever 30 small. Is an
UBIQUITOUS visitation, possibly
more serious In the light Of the
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Do We Need Instruction
In Right Kind Of Love
For "NotionaP' Father ?
Kindness or Gratitude Even Plain Duty Unknown to
Two Women Who Wanted to Put
Aged Parent Away.
Bv WINIFRED BLACK.

by Nesspa Feature Service inc)
told them that the
lfnr Nerxn rneone
Evening star., 1915-01-12
SHEPHERDESS FROCkS
POPULAR FOR EVENING

Presently We shall all look like 80
many royal shepherdesses. a la Wat
teau. In these evening dresses the silk
is supple and ffowered in exquisite
tones of palest pink. blue, yellow and
green. The bodice is snugly fitted, and
has sleeveless. girdlelike eveFbodice
of palest pink satin.
Above this extends a shallow tucker
of white tulle gathered about the low
neckline with narrow pink ribbon.
Short sleeves of tulle. finished with a
narrow. pleated frili of the same, are
attached to the underbodice.
The wide skirt is caught up at one
side with cluster Of pink. yellow and
blue flowers. tied with a bow of palest
pink ribbon. Hanging straight from
the shoulders. at the back, is q panel
gests the Watteau pleat of other days
At first glance you would think that
pretty dance frock of rose -colored
taffeta had been hidden away in an
observation You will discover slight
notifications in the 1915 edition Of the
fiounced frock.
The skirt is .'ruffle upon ruffie." each
one iaring over the top Of the lover
did when the charming bellies of Ions
ago danced the polka and the schot-
tische. The skirt 10 short enough to
display the small slipper and the slsn-
der ankle. A narrow band of sable
outlines the extreme edge of the lower
ruflie.
In the bodice there are slight changes
though the dropped shoulder line is q
prominent feature. One side has q
bertheiike arrangement of two ruiles
of the taffeta edged with fur: the other
half Is q continuation of the broad sash
of rose. silver and black brocaded rib.
bon. which passes low over the shoul.
der and twines itself about the figuFe
Evening star., 1915-01-12
UMBRELLA HANDLES.

The borrower Of umbrellas and the
absent-minded person who carries Oft
her friends passsols and forgets to re-
turn them for an indefinite period of
time. or. perhaps, never. are not coun-
tenanced in this season of magnificent
and expensive parasols and umbrella
handles.
The fad for long handles allows OF
an elaborate piece of carving in jade,
in both the green and the green-white
variety. The latter is more fashion
able. and some Of the haRdsomest de-
signs are in bamboo leaves, flights Of
birds. lotus flowers and strange crea-
lures of the sea.
Another popular parasol handle is Of
real hrense, carved, beaten OF ham
mered into beautiful shapes and hol-
lowed in the middle, with a secret lid.
Costly bronze handles, finished at the
top with aathiag less than a Chinese
the pot Ia the receptacle for holding
the little brush with which John
Chtnanaan makes his mark. In these
handles a woman carries her smelling
aalts, a. vinaisretts or the essence
which she affects.
While bronze and carved jade are the
most striking Of the odd and artistic
paFasol and umbrella handles now in
vogue, heavy beaten silver, giving all
the appearance of having been ham
mered out by hand, is also in great
demand, Like all other handsome
handles, they are made to be detached
from one stick and put upon another
a. seasons and colers change for para
soils. The dragen-ay and the daisy or
wild rose designs are favorites. The
curious have but to lift the body of
the dragon-fy to discover between the
wings a little receptacle for smelling
bottle.
L Wavy lines in metal, stone or wood
are popular in the best handles, and
they are arranged to give delicacy to
the background of the figures carved
In relief,
A fanciful top to a parasol handle is
a netsuke, or Japanese charm against
evil. The charm comes in quaint forms
Of ivory, bronze and metal. More of
these charms are sold than anything
else to form the top of parasol
handle.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
: FOR THE HOME NEEDLEWORKER.
Uses for Useless Scraps.
By HELEN HOWE.

At this time of the year there ar.
many odds and ends of lace, silks
Ribbons, nets, fine white goods. galloons
chinons, ornaments, stamped goods ant
METALLIC trimmings that can be picked VI
for song. These are the remnants left
over from the immense quantities tina,
have been sold for making up holiday
e1fts, and merchants are glad to get rid
Of them at a nominal price to make room
for new goods.
After the rush of the holiday season in
!he home many women have leisure
from the New Year until the spring sew
ing begins. and would like something to
MI Up the many dull, unpleasant days
waata. What more ',a fit fitting employment than
qoned into things that will beautify ones
home or ones persone There are many
dainty things woman who is handy
with her needle can make fer her own
wear and save money by doing So For
we shall be wearing Transparent waists.
Then we shall need dainty camisoles and
plenty OF them. too, when the weather is
warm The bits of chiffon, lace, and rib
bon ever SO small will furnish auffieient
for an under Of this kind, for two or
three fabrics can be conbined in one. A
strip Of say China silk in q delicate
shade about FIVE inches wide of thirty
ssx-ineh silk eeuld be Joined to strip Of
lace the same width and create the dain-
tiest at camisales. The silk viii come at
the waist line, of course, and ribbon
shoulder straps will connect with the
lace. This is an original model, and 40
practical, because silk conceais the cor
set SO much neater than does the usual
lace camisole
Another pretty corset cover for wear
ing over a very thin waist is of chif-
fon, preferably pale pink. 1t is liter
Evening star., 1915-01-12
Don't Merely "Stop" a
Cough
Stop the Thing That Causes 1t
and the Cough Will
Stop Itself.

: A cough is really one of Our best
friends. 1t warns us that there is
inflammation or obstruction in a
dangerous place. Therefore, when
you get bad cough don't pro-
ceed to dose yourself with lot
{of drugs that merely stop the
( cough temporarily by deadening
( the throat nerves Treat the cause
(-heal the inaamed membranes.
Here is a homemade remedy that
gets right at the cause and will
make an obstinate cough vanish
J more quickly than you ever
: thought possible.
J Put 2H ounces OF Pinex $50
: cents WORTH in a pint bottle and
fill the bottle with plain grant,
( lated sugar syrup. This gives you
a full pint of the most pleasant
and effective cough remedy you
! ever used, at a cost of only 81
! cents. No bother to prepare. Full
J directions with Pinex
} To avoid disappointment. ask
your druggist for "2H ounces OF
J Pinex," and don't accept anything
! else. A guarantee OF absolute
satisfaction, or money promptly
refunded, goes with this prepara-
ton. The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne,
Ind.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
Lis Searehlieht
Homemade" Typewriter Ribbons.

In these days of big business and sys-
tematic record-keeping, many large
commercial and industrial establish
ments number their typewriting and
adding machines by the hundreds, and
even thousands. Under such eiPcum-
stances the cost of supplies and ac-
cssseEiss becomes an important factor
in the expense account. Ribbons alone
must be fed into the machines by the
gross. TO reduce the expenditures in
this direction, a machine has recently
been invented for use by large concerns
which will make printing ribbons as
they are needed.
The device is a compact little instru-
ment of steel operated by hand
crank. Tape of the desired width and
texture is fed through rollers which
ink it. 1t then passes through other
rollers, which press in the ink and re-
move surplus liquid. 1t is finally wound
on a standard spool of any make OF
machine, and is therefore ready for i'm
mediate use. A few turns of the crank
will produce a full roll of ribbon.
The machine Is inexpensive. and the
tape and ink can be purchased at rea-
sonable prices. Altogether. the saving
is so great that the appliance promises
to come into quite general use.
Evening star., 1915-01-12

ally nothing more than two wide strips of
the chiffon crossed over the shoulders in
surplice fashion back and front. and held
down at the waist line with an elastic
run through the hem. The chiffon
should define a y both hack and front front,
thickness in center. back and front,
The chiffon is brought lightly together
under the arms, and the garment is fin
ished. AS chiffon washes so we'll the
camisole is as practical as it is pretty.
Bits Of all-over lace or net may be
fashioned into the most bewitching
boudoir caps. They are SO simple that
any girl could make one. If the lace is
large enough after cutting it in round
shape the edge is turned under an inch
and to create a frill. Hall yard of rib
bon will make charming bow. and the
entire cost will probably be covered by a
quarter Of dollar.
Evening star., 1915-01-12

embroidered in cut steel beads, is built
on the lines of the original purse"
with a moose at the top. The other is
in purple grosgrain, topped with silver
and purple embroidery, lined with ivory
satin and fitted with sterling fixtures.
The innumerable manifestations of
the inventive genius of Nine. La Mode
are expressed in the other articles OF
the sketch.
An interesting, novel fan of snowy
white Quills is much broader at one
end than at the other, as the length of
each quill exceeds that of its preceding
neixhbor. The quills are mounted on
am ber sticks.
Two new coiffure pins are shown.
One is Jet and the other a dragon l,y
in iridescent green beads. The dainty
collar at the left is of chantilly lace.
while the collar and cuff set opposite il
of fine batiste, handed with narrow taf-
feta ribbons, Both slipper buckles are
in sterling. set with rhinestones.
Evening star., 1915-01-12
JANUARY GOOD TIME
TO RESTOCK LINENS

Now is the time of year to renew the
hnen closet. when all linens are re-
dueed in price, and when odd pieces
can De bought at a very nominal cost
A practical housekeeper buys a few
pieces each year. for she is wise in not
allowing her stock to get too low,
knowing that there is both economy
and comfort in keeping a goodiy re-
serve which she can take into use when
necessary.
In buying linens there are two i'm
portant things to guide you in your
seiection-durability and the beauty of
texture and pattern.
There is much to know about linen,
Tor It's production is an art in itself.
No really good linen is cheap-indeed.
ones tastes will soon be trained beyond
one's purse, but a compromise can soon
be effected. The quality of damask or
linen does not depend upon the weight
Of the thread. but more upon the fine
weaving. so that loosely woven fab
ric should be avoided. 1t neither wears
nor launderS well.
Ireland is the great home for linen
producing. and though Irish linen is
perhaps more expensive to buy in the
beginning, its wearing capacity will
soon prove it to be the cheaper in the
long run. really fine Irish linen
cloth. if properly cared for. will last
many years, and each time il is laun-
dered it win appear more glossy and
more beautiful.
French. German and Scotch linens are
also to be recommended. The former
has beautiful finish and is very finely
woven; the two latter are of cheaper
variety. 1t is known that some linens
are bleached by means OF chemicals, SO
many omen prefer buying unbleached
tablecloths for everyday use. bleachin z
them at home. 1t is far more economi-
cal, buying this cheaper. heavier quail
ty for daily use. especially when there
are children. for they can withstand
hard wear.
Some very beautiful cloths show a
border, which encircles the top of q
round table. They can be had in any
size, either for a small table that seats
four people. or larger ones suitable foI
O table that seats eight.
Towels bought by the yard are less
expensive and Of better quality thar
those which are made up. They can be
cut any size, and can he either seal
loped or hemstitehed by hand. Whlct
makes them very handsome. Fringee
linens are impractical. for they do not
wear well and look bad after they have
been washed. Bath towels. especially
should be rehemmed both At the ends
Evening star., 1915-01-12
IT LILLIAN =. YOUNG.

Never were the small belongings OF
dress SO artistic and different" as they
are nov. Each separate article en-
bodies a beauty OF line and detail that
makes it . thing apart from others OF
it's kind, while the variety of them Is
distractinE.
All sorts Of bags. reticules and
purses have now become quite indis-
pensabie, for they ara useful in many
ways to the woman Of fashion. being
at the same time her cashier. secre-
tsry and vanity case. The same va
riety and invention are employed in
their connection a. may be found in
spring everything which has to do. in
however small degree, with the femi-
lustrated here: One. in black velvet,
Evening star., 1915-01-12
Potato Cream Soup.

Peel and dice about half-dozen pota-
toes, a few strips of celery. cut small,
and add a little chopped onion. Cook
in salted water until tender: mash. and
a pat of butter. little white pepper,
and an even tablespoonful of flour:
mix thoroughly. add three cupfuls
of hot, new milk; bring to the
boil and allow to simmer slowly for
few minutes. When serving sprin-
kle little chopped parsley upon each
dish.
Evening star., 1915-01-12

and sides before being taken into use
for this prevents them from fraying
which occurs only too readily.
Much of the wearing capacity oI
linens depends upon the care that il
given them. Stains should be removed
at once. and this can be accomplished
by pouring boiling water over them
Fruit stains are coped with by the use
of javelle water. and rust stains will
yield to several applications Of salt and
lemon juice. The thin places in linens
few hours mending each week will
save many articles from becoming ut
terly useless.