The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-29
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Home and
Household.

! A Windsor necktie for waist trimming
VIII be found economical when, only mar
row, bias pipings are desired, as. OF
Scotch plaid, for example. The Windsor
tie may be bought for 25 cents, and, be-
ing a bias piece of silk, may be put into
five or six strips each three quarters Of
a yard long
Tooth powder will clean jewelry and
do II in satisfactory way. In cleaning
q ring. for example rub the powder on
IL with a nailbrush and then let scalding
hot water run over it till all the powder
is removed. Polish with tissue paper.
A bag for the children's gloves made
over an embroidery hoop and kept hang
ing at convenient height in hall clos
ct, will solve the problem of many moth
ers who have to leave everything else to
help find the children's gloves before they
start for school Such a bag is always
open and the children will soon get in
the habit of dropping their gloves and
mittens into it.
Spend day month examining
N'FhANo 'NhN lAiAtiiig Iiitfu III Spbd olhNt-
See that the buttons hooks and eyes are
all secure; take out any spots and brush
and press skirts; put fresh ruching in
waists requiring it. A small. well kept
wardrobe is better than large one new
or in order. and those women who have
the former will always appear well
dressed
window screen to be used at night |
at an open window may be made in the
following way; Use a piece of heavy |
muslin, the length to be as long as the |
window is wide. Hem the ends, and sew !
at each corner brass ring. Put a ring |
also in the middle OF the lower edge. !
On the window frame, at each side and |
in the middle OF the window sill, put a
brass-headed nail for the rings on the /
muslin screen to slip over. Arrange the |
nails and rings so that the muslin viii fit !
smoothly and be held taut. When the I
window is opened for the night it takes |
only few moments TO adjust this |
screen Plenty of air will GENE in, but /
much dampness may be kept out.
Care of Hair.
1t is quite possible to brush the hair
too much, but few women are given to
the fault. The use of the brush twice
day for five minutes each time is most
beneficial, encouraging the growth OF the
hair, cleansing ii of dust and promoting
the gloss which il the fairest feature Of
the hair. But this brushing must be
done gently, with smooth. slow, down
ward strokes and without swapping away !
the brush suddenly when the ends Of the &
hairs are reached. II is jerky brushing 4
that is injurious to the hair, breaking it
off and even seyering it from the folliele.
The hair does not drop out especially in
winter, though growth Is somewhat i'm
pcded with cold; the slight shedding
manifested in the combings is a natural
process. fulfilling the law of the survival
Of the strongest. The loosened and brok
an hairs drop in this manner, and new
crop of young haips take their place.
Massage is TO the scalp what physical
culture is to the body 1t promotes the
growth of the hair. by exciting to new
activity the tiny glands which contribute !,
10 the structure, and also tones up the
scalp layers, which with neglect relax
The circulation Of the scalp
$ also increased, thus preventing atrophy
If the hair roots and the grayness which
'esults from it. Is
$50 valuable. in fact, is massage for
'oung and old, says an authority on the {
ubjeet, that when properly understood {
md appreciated we shall see fewer bald {
reads and vastly higher average OF
BEAUTIFULLY abundant tresses than we do !
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