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Evening journal., 1917-10-06
THE FASHIONABLE FOOT

nor too long. II too short they win
cause bunions, and II too long the
wrinkled material will encourages
corns and other III results. The idea
Is 20 get them a half size larger than
your foot. IL 10 quite important to get
a good quality OF stockings There are
many advantages IN this. They mt bet
ter, they wear better and they give
woman a feeling Of being well dressed.
Every one cannot afford silk stockings,
but these are not absolutely necessary.
I have seen feet which looked very
attractive in a pair OF well-made Isle
hosiery Of good quality. or course,
evening dress demands silk stockings.
n one cannot afford them II would be
better for one TO refrain from wearing
evening dress. Women should learn
10 be consistent In the matter Of dress
II they wish TO be pronounced stun
ningly gowned.
Another essential matter which
tends 20 give the ankle a good appear
ance IS the gathering OF the stocking
There should be sufficient OF these 70
hold the stockings taut without caus-
ing runners" Some women find II
helpful TO wear round Earters beneath
the knees Worn at this point they do
; not interfere with the circulation.
3 loose. wrinkled stocking will make any
foot and leg look awkward.
There Is a difference OF opinion re-
garding the lace and the button shoe
Q for the Fat ankle. Personally. think
tho lace shoe is kinder TO an ankle OF
this nature. One thing 10 remember IL
10 got the shoe plenty large enough 20
) that when Il Is laced there will not be
y a noticeable expanse OF tongue. Avoid
wearing tight shoes thinking they will
make the foot look simmer. They
will cause Il 10 look as though II were
ready 20 burst and the fat VIII be
forced above the shoe 30 that II hangs
over Il like canopy.
The tat foot can be reduced by cxer-
else il one is patient enough TO try the
treatment The grapevine exercise i
splendid for the purpose. stand WIN
the heels together and the toes pointed
out. Rest the weight OF the BODY on
the left toe and the right heel, apo
move the left heel to the LEFT. ana tne
right toe also 20 the left. This VIII
bring the toes together and cause tne
heels 10 be apart Repeat the exercise
increasing the swiftness OF the move
ment. The same idea can be carried
out uy Keeping Aht AoNN W-tH 49, -
and heels together.
Dancing is another method OF I'm
proving the appearance OF the ankle.
Don't wait until you get on the BAL
room floor to receive the benohts froI
the exercise Practice the variou
movements In your home. In TACT
the privacy OF your own bedroom 70
will be allowed more liberty In the ~
ures you cut.
The daintiest pair OF ankles VIII
spoiled n their owner does not wa
gracefully. In this exercise the to
should be pointed ahead. Correct a
tendency 20 turn them out or IN. A
when walking be sure 70 move ~
the hips and not from the knees.
Il Is impossible 10 be graceful
walking II the feet are sore and UT
A very good remedy for this Is
battle the feet occasionally with wa
water IN which. epson salts have b
dissolved, using a Tablespoonful
salts TO a quart OF water.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

WORK

ETT1 OMAN and the theater have been
Nu closely connected for many
ia years, and 1t was on the
boards that woman first began
10 enter professional life But il is
only recently that she has taken up
the producing end-and has made a
success Of Il.
For long time men wrote all the
plays, even though women. acted in
them. Then, after women had shown
they could do well IN the writing, men
still continued to direct and stage man
age. But women took up that job, too
and now one Of them has proved that II
is quite possible for her TO produce a
play, scenery. properties. and all.
The first woman producer begar
work as a decorator, and being inter
ested in the theater she put on seyera
amateur plays. In this work she me
a woman who was writing plays as al
avocation while she. too. decorated
houses.
Both of them decided that what the
really wanted TO do was 20 becom
professional stage decorators.
The chance came 20 put on a PLAY
and it was accepted Immediately. Ey
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

slightly warmed and the finger tips
held In Il for 1--WE minutes at least, and
preferably ten, tho skin gradually be-
comes finer In texture and will acquire
a certain pliability. Then II the nng'
ers can not be made 20 taper By
this process they will grow no broad
err. One woman claims she has sens
IDLY improved her hands by this night.
~ bath Of oil and winding the end
Joint In bandages an inch wide. tyin1
each separately. Certainly the pro
cess is worth trying. Should II have
no effect on the skin, beyond rennint
II, the nails will still be benefited. fol
the surface will become smoother ans
the nails less liable to break. Nc
over, they will retain polish so q ~
plication OF polishing powder VIII b,
sufficient. A dry buffer should be used
= daily.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
BY LUCILLE DAUDEr.

KE T Is a big mistake for a woman
TO wear thing simply be-
. cause Il is stylish. Every true
artist would rather see a wo-
man dressed in a costume Ave years
old n Il were more becoming to her
lines than one OF the present day II It
makes her look ridiculous. And yet
do not advocate the stunning OF a
style without making some effort 10
SEQ II It cannot be adapted. This may
be accomplished by putting on more
flesh or taking some off. OF by chang
ing the style OF hair dressing. etc.
Today I want to talk to the women
who. love to wear short skirts and
smart shoes. IT'S true that skirts are
longer, but they are not long enough
vet 10 hide the shoes, consequently the
ankle Is very much In evidence.
The woman who has an extremely
homely foot should be partial TO black
shoes. These can be purchased In mod
els which are equally as smart as the
llght-colored ones. OF course viii
evening gowns she will have need for
light shoes; but at this time the rule
10 follow is that Of matching. SEE
that the stockings match the slipper
and that both are a good match for th'
gown. To wear a light-colored stock
ing with dark shoe is 20 invite pub
lie attention and adverse criticism 1
the foot Is too Fat or too long or TO-
short. The slender foot and leg cal
afford the contrast, but the fat ones
never.
Great care. should be taken in 50
lecting ones stockings. In the mrs
place they should be neither too shor
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

cry detail Of scenery and costumery
was planned and supervised by these
two women. For each scene and for
each costume ley mado pasteboard
fac-similes in tiny size. These were
submitted for criticism. and then the
actual work taken up and the painters
builder, and tailors engaged.
The success Of the job. and the ease
with which a woman proved that -
was really a woman's work. VIII DC an,
teresting TO other women. VINO ,,h
doubtless enter the new profession , ~is,
Enthusiasm. The only thing 20 No ss 10.
al Is nat they haven't gone INTO j. -
fore. .------
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
YOUR EYES

% OW few persons take the trou-
BILE to give their eyes anything
|" like the attention thee de-
serve! The majority OF indi-
viduals not only give their eyes no
care, but actually abuse and neglect
them in such way that it is wonder
there is not more defective eyesight
than there is.
You who neglect your eyes have no
idea what trouble and distress you are
laying up for yourself A great many
men and women who suffer from
chronic headaches, would find they
were due TO eyestrain if they consulted
oculists.
An ounce of prevention in guarding
your sight is worth ten pounds OF
cure, once your eyes are really affect
ed. OF course. science has accomplish
ed wonders, and much that was form
erly considered hopeless has been
cured by modern oculists. Still, an
object that is patch up and put to-
gether again never can be Of quite the
same valu- as Il was before It was
damaged. So, your eyes. once they
become impaired by misuse or over
use, will never give the same service
as they did before there was ny hin
of eyestrain.
The trouble is that we take the us'
of our eyes too much for granted. W.
are so accustomed to their givinl
prompt and efficient service that /
never occurs 10 us they may be grow
ing tired.
Most OF us take seeing as much 70
granted as breathing. whereas II is no
the same kind Of thing at all.
The eyes are perhaps the most over
worked organs of the body. We ar
~Sten told By oculists that the eyes az
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

very delicate and easily affected. but
il seems, on the contrary. that most of
us must have very hardy eyes, when
one considers the amount of work they
are made TO do.
Most of you use your eyes from
fourteen TO eighteen hours day. You
begin using them when you first wake
ND in the morning and keep on until
YOU 90 to sleep at night. OF this time.
usually eight or ten hours have been
spent In severe eye work. such as close
reading, writing. sewing, etc. Even
with the utmost care, the eyes will be-
gin 10 fail after half century of such
constant usage, and those OF you are
indeed fortunate who have no ocular
trouble until you have passed the half
century mark.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
FLIES

ESTl ONE say, swat the hy in win
IN teri" but few do It, as fly
~ or two about the house doesn't
matter. But in May, when the
gets warm, shall start fam
lily that will soon amount TO more than
all the people in this city and soon
after that 10 more than all in the whole
country. If you swat me now you VIII
destroy the progeuitress Of many tril-
lions-yes, triliions-of summer MES!
But you don't
In May 1 shall start that trillion-
fold family with my first 100. In about
fourteen days all these will have fam
lilies of some 120 OF their own and
fourteen days later these grandchil-
dren-the mother flies Of them-will
ali have families Of some 12O each. AS
the warm summer advances l shall az
that rate soon have about i've trillion
descendants from one family, but
shall also have four other families of
some 40 each during the summer, and
they will all bear descendants.
Now do you see what it will NEAR
10 lydom II some one swats me IN
midwinter? The loss of trillions ant
trillions OF summer fiesi
As soon as the weather Is warn
enough my trillions viii begin % hatch
They will crawl on filth. eat filth, car
ny Nth on their bodies and leave
in your houses, your dishes. your fooC
your milk and on our babiesl
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

ri ROOMS can be made 70 last
s| much longer II they are taken
O proper care OF In this manner:
Each wash day, after the
clothes are boiled, dip the brooms for
a moment IN the boiling soapy suds.
Then shake them as free from water
as possible and hang them up by the
handle. II there is a tendency to iop-
sidednesA press the broom into shape
while Il Is wet and pliable. IL 10
very simple operation and takes but
a few minutes. but II keeps your
brooms clean. in shape and prevents
them from growing brittle.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
BY MRS. MccUNE.

n IRE Is one OF the old sacred ele-
ments. II IS a symbol OF life.
II sanctifies our affairs, and is
the center Of life for the fam
lily.
The hearth is the poets word for
home.
A little Of the FIRE worshipper re-
mains In each Of us.
We seek the Preside for comfort We
enjoy bright lights. We send fireworks
toward heaven. We use hre TOT our
daily tasks.
Candles. Kerosene, gas. steam, cleo
tricity have made the world brlghler'
warmer, happier place. Fire has been
a most constructive force IN ciYlllla-
ton.
There is another side 10 the picture
the forest fire. the burning factory
the schoolhouse in fame, the blazing
theater. the smoking church, the boat
Redeemed with a hungry glow all tell
a sad tale Of dosolation. Death, acci-
dents and invalidism are horrible re-
mindors OF the destructive power OF
fire uncontrolled.
Children play with FIRE. They wave
LIGHTED reeds. They swing cans filled
with burning material. They shoot on
fireworks. They build bonhres.
The toy they use is fraught with
danger.
Damage to property is less impor-
tant than personal injury.
A building burned TO the grouhI may
be rebuilt.
A child burned to death can never
be replaced.
The young child starts to play wiz
matches. He does not burn hlmsell
No lesson is learned. Teach MN th'
use OF matches. Let him light IN
candle at the Proper time ana uhue
your direction. Show him now
light the stove and permit him 10 mel
you. Give him an occasional oppoi
tunity to use a match properly.
I Knowing where and how 10 US
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

T OW that eggs are so high in
lHNA price the housewife is at
saA loss TO know what to serve for
breakfast to take the place of
her old standby-bacon and eggs.
There are any number Of delicious
breakfast dishes which will be well
coined by the average family. Here is
one: Make a smooth porridge of corn
meal. Season it with salt, add shred
ded bits Of cold meat. bacon or sau-
sage, pour into a mould until firm, then
cut in slices and fry. Surround the
platter with circles of fried apples.
This dish can easily be prepared the
night before, except the slicing and
frying.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
h CHARMING aewing sand can

HFF7l CHARMING sewing stand can
NAE be made out of an old piano
4a3 stool. Buy some cretonne, cut
a circle slightly larger than the
top Of the stool, and sew around 1t a
piece fifteen inches deep, gathered full.
with a two-inch heading at the top.
Only the heading will show on the
right side of the cretonne until the
bottom edge is brought up to meet II
and six generous pockets are made 10
hold everything needed. Then slip It,
pockets and all, over the top of the
stool, fasten 1t neatly with a few brass
headed tacks, and with a few more
tack large fiat sewing basket to the
top. The basket revolves. which will
be found a great convenience.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

RM f your patient has retired and
III cannot get 10 sleep or sleeps
c..z1 restlessly. do not try stimu-
lants. Try simple remedies.
Give the patient a heaping bowl Of
bread and hot milk, with just a dash
of salt to season IL. This will draw the
blood from the head TO the stSmach anu
put the entire body in a healthful
glow. and in most cases the patient
will fall into a healthy. restful sleep.
Another thing which will induce sleep
is an orange just before retiring. There
are certain sedative, as well as stimu-
lating qualities in an orange, and it is
probably one of the most eftcacious
foods that can be taken for this pur-
pose.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

~ HERE is no use trying 70 cult
vate pretty nails unless the
80 finger tips are also attended
to daily. for IL is failure to
treat the fingers every night. which is
responsible for half the coarseness and
Ill shape of the nails. While the shape
Of the fingers may not be radically
changed, remarkable improvement is
possible IL the skin and joints are
nightly bathed with sweet almond oil.
If the pores are filled with this oil. as
they will surely be IL the liquid is
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

E1 osT women do not realize tha
UIU beneficial effect which damp
W ness has on the hair. ~
dampness, however, is MOI
meant the shampoo with soap and wa
ter which many women indulge IN Sc
frequently that their scalp is DRIED an'
their hair made to turn gray IN
dampness which gives gloss 20 IN
hair is. on the contrary. the result -
a much simpler method. II oS"s me.
simply of spraying the hair ana '' an
letting It dry in the sun nes so on,
for this purpose is rainMa'ss saving ing fht
, ~, Who Is noted for lawns le,, - 4
,,ost beautiful hair IN Ner W. 80
m mos 10 owe the possession to me a'v
saiu 70 ~ "a rainwater which IS KEPT =,
M ND dresser. The spraying Oh sne h ha
may may y, ~ 40 n is in the morning Mols
llnie ~ IN fact, necessary L the hair
luls e ~ This reason a walk in the rail
y ln ne hest thing possible for the CLOS
=, feminine locks. After each demr
ming. whether got in the rain OF
more artificial methods, It must not J
orgotten to shake out the hair and q
thoroughly.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
FIRE PROTECTION
How to Make Garments Fireproot
for the Little Ones.

matches Is what the child must learn.
Saying "You must not use matches" II
insufficient. Positive learning IL bet
ter than "don'ting" children.
The election bonfire, the potato roast,
the Christmas candle, and the campfire
give great pleasure. They cannot be
eliminated entirely from child life.
Fireproof construction is the aim OF
the wise builder. Slow burning con-
structiOn Is more extensively used. To
avoid damage 70 property fire proven
ton is encouraged.
FireproOfng children is impossible.
You can protect them from sparks and
flames by teaching carefulness and re-
spect for fire.
clothing. You can lessen the danger
from hre. II fiimsy, huify dresses and
suits we're not worn, the danger would
be decreased.
Lace curtains, light draperies,
scenery can all be fireproofed without
injuring them. You can lessen the IRE
hazards at the school play. and the
Sunday school pageant.
Are you hreproofng anything for
the sake of the children?
It may be helpful sometime 10 know
how 10 lessen the inhammability OF
clothing. II is simple. takes little time,
and has low cost.
Dissolve one pound OF ammonium
phosphate in one gallon of cold water.
Soak the garment or fabric 10 be fire.
PROCEED in this solution for FIVE min
utes. Remove the article from the
protective fluid and allow II 10 dry.
A dress or suit thus prepared can
be worn with safety. II is freproof.
The process does no more injury q
materials than does cold water.
The protection against fire lasts un'
I'll the garment is washed or becomes
rain soaked.
This freproofing fluid is non-poison
Gus. and will keep indefinitely.
You can buy ammonium phosphate
at any drug store.
This is a practical health hint. II
; prevent burns of all kinds is impor
tant You can do your share in YOU
community and In your home.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

E REAKFAST negligees are a
combination of pettic6at and
&zE combing jacket The petticoat
is often of pink crepe de chine,
with a couple Of frills of the material,
headed by wide lace insertion. The
Jacket is an elbow sleeve affair, gem
orally made in one piece, edged with
lace and tied together with ribbon IN
front. A little boudoir cap covers the
undressed hair. Very artistic nighues
are made of two thicknesses Of Georg-
cite crepe. They are cut like a chem
Use that is sleeveless. and finished in
two points over each shoulder. The
armholes are about four times the
depth of the usual armhole. They are
long and narrow. really more like
slashes in the sides Of the gown. All
edges are finished with a picot and the
top edges are picoted together but at
the nightgown hem the two crepe
nighties fall apart. The only orna-
ment is the narrow satin ribbon.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
ZNINZIINIMZMIZIIZIM

no cork can be found to ht Leaky hot
water bottles can be patched with ad-
heslve plaster, and II is also a good
thing TO use as label on bottles which
have TO be heated 10 water before
using, such as eye-wash. An ugly
scar may often be prevented If the
edges of a wound are pulled together
and held in place by crosswise strips.
II you have trouble in cutting the plas-
ter, grease the edges Of your fingers
and scissors a little and it will cut
easily.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

~m ROLL of adhesive plaster, such
lHIN as surgeons use, is a most con-
venient article to have In the
house as an adjunct to the med
icine chest. 1t is good TO use in COW
ering the tops of medicine bottles when
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

IN osMETIC jelly has been found
Ia an excellent remedy for ecze-
A ma. You can use Il on the
child's face without the slight
est fear OF unpleasant results. Take
thirty grains OF gum tragacanth and
soak for three days in seven ounces OF
rosewater Force through muslin TO
make the preparation smooth and add
one ounce Of alcohol. one ounce OF
glycerin and a suggestion OF boric acid.
say half Of teaspoonful. The Jelly rs
a preparation which has been found
wonderfully fine for chapped face and
hands. II is just the thing to use on
the cuticle about the finger nails &c
keep II soft and in healthy condition
Soaking the finger tips in warm swee
oil is also effective treatment.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

N o you ever consider how much
Hal extra work you make for your
III mother? You throw your
things about the house. You
upset your bureau drawers. You are
not careful about bringing mud In on
your shoes. Have you ever thought or
the dozens of extra steps you cause her
TO take every Cay? Every time you
misplace an article some one must
make an effort to put IL where 1t be-
longs. Usually It is your mother. She
Is up every morning long before you
are. She works long hours after your
labor is finished. Do you -ealize that
she gets tired? You say she never COM
plains. Shame Of you. That is be-
cause she is your mother. Because she
loves you, she would be willing to do
anything for you. What have you done
for her? What are you willing to do
for her? Think It over.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

" HE newest bedroom pillows are
ND made of cretonne, either TO
Esaz match the hangings. or, If one
prefers. to form a pleasing
contrast. The pillow should be made
In box shape before Il is covered. Cut
two squares of twenty inches and join
the bottom with a three-inch strip OF
the goods. Then cover the cushion
with cTtonne. top. bottom and four
sides all Of the seams being on the
outside. Bind the seams with a tape
and finish with tassel at the corners.
A dainty nap pillow is made or the
same cretonne pattern. but oblong In
shape, the cretonne covered with a
coarse net ruffe. A tiny rose pillow,
made Of rose-sprigged dimity eight
inches square and filled with rose
leaves, is a delight to tuck under the
head, and imparts a pleasing fresh
ness TO the room.
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

Many plants can do without water
for a long time. others require II
daily. All members Of the cactus
family, for example, do best WREN kept
entirely dry, unless, Of course, you
keep your house at very high tenn
perature.
If the temperature is kept constant
" at 20 degrees and over, the earh
in the pots and boxes viii soon. pc
come caked and hardened thlns
which must be guarded against
Another thing TO be avoided IS the
use Of too small pots. Fuchsias, In
particular, require ample room IN
which TO develop their roots.
Proper drainage is all important
Every Dot should have a portion of
sharp sand mixed with the soil OF
loan. In many cases bits Of broken
crock or gravel that is not too coarse
will answer the purpose.
Generally speaking. flower pots are
more serviceable than window boxes
For this there are many reasons. II
the first placeit is obvious that unless
your box is filled with plants requiring
practically the same amount OF moist
ure, il is impossible TO keep them al
in equally good condition.
The chief trouble, with home-mad'
boxes at any rate, is that they are sci
dom properly drained. And earu
can become both mOuldy and sour An
other fact which is not appreciated ]
that only the warm, sunny wlndo"
that have the southern exposure ca
be utilized for our winter. garden
Evening journal., 1917-10-06
BY MRS. KINGSLEY.

h that winter brings in its train
~ 10 those who love nature, Is
being almost entirely cut off
from the flowers and plants that make
their garden a delight in summer.
To those who do not find the same
pleasure in blossoms supplied by the
florists, or whose places In the coun-
try are not sufficiently large 20 boast
of a regular greenhouse, comes the
ever-recurring problem Of just what 10
choose to decorate and brighten the
house during the long, dreary months
Of winter.
The source Of encouragement is the
reiterated statement that plants will
not thrive where hot-air furnaces and
Illuminating gas are used.
This is not, strictly speaking, true.
There is no doubt that gas, dust, and
too dry furnace heat are poisonous TO
many plants. But these poisons in
common with those dangerous 20 hui
man beings. can be in a large meas
ure counteracted.
Ornamental jars or bowls OF water
kept IN the rooms in which your plants
are growing will correct the dry heat
Spraying the plants thoroughly once
81 twice a week will open he pores OF
the leaves and cleanse th-.l from the
accumulated dust
Evening journal., 1917-10-06

" Ow few persons take the trou-
I'LL BILE to give their eyes anything
l" like the attention thee de-
servel The majority OF indi-