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37. HIMTS FQ-R SUMMER eOMPLEXIOM HOW TO KEEP IT LOVELY AND FREE FROM TAN, SUNBURN AND FRECKLES. i 1 ; 1 : . BELLA 3IONCRIEFF has a com plexion and -oh, the care she takes of it! ' It has to be put to bed occasionally during the day; it denies Itself Ices and other deleterious compounds, and it has to have beef-tea administered to it when it cornea home from a. hard-bought -dance. Just now It has to muster all its resources lor the lively Summer campaign with tan, freckles and sunburn. Although freckles are an indication of a fine skin, that, alas! is no consolation. "While sun, and even air. Increase freckles, they are not the primary cause. Any cure must Involve the exclusion of both. Caution must be exercised regarding ex posure to wind and sun: big hats, -veils and gloves should be worn. The modern maid is even threatening to adopt a colonial fashion that of wearing a mask. Before going out in the sun it is advis able to rub on a little "pommade de cou combres," "or any good cold cream. At night the face should be bathed with elderflower water, which cools and re freshes, and therefore benefits, the skin; so also does rose water, but scarcely with as good results. Never bathe the face while it Is hot. "Wait until night, then touch up freckles with a lotion. If the nose Is a shining mark, owing to an aggravated case of sunburn, dip a soft cloth In sweet cream and lay It. over nose and cheeje. The re lief la almost instantaneous. Summer freckles those "kisses of the sun" are not so difficult to dal with as those which are constitutional and perma nent, or cold freckles, as they are called. "With a little care.tho skin may be kept free from this disfigurement. Some skins are so delicate that they be come freckled on the slightest exposure to the open air in Summer. The cause is that the iron in the blood, forming a function with the oxygen, leaves a rusty mark where the Junction takes place. The obvious remedy is to dissolve the combination. One cure is a lotion made by adding one-half ounce of lemon juice to one-half pint of rose water, and adding two drams of powdered alum. Apply with a clean camel's hair brush. Another remedy is to wash the face and neck and arms and hands, too, if neces sary, with elderflower water and apply an ointment made by simmering gently together one ounce of Venlse soap and one dram each of dellquated oil of tartar and oil of bitter almonds. "When the mixture acquires consistency, two drops of rhodium may be added. "Wash the emollient off in the morning with elder flower water. Still another cure la about one-half pint of milk, the juice of a lemon arid a table spoonful of brandy. Boll and skim, then add a dram of rock alum. Another good reclpo is the following: Rub one-half dram of powdered borax with one-half ounce of glycerine, grad ually add three ounces of rose water and one dram of bitter almond water, and lastly, one dram of tincture of benzoin. IN THE SECOND HALF A COLLEGE STORY BY DOROTHY BLACKMORE jf TEMPORA! O mores!" read as he sat in his room mechan ically translating Cicero's first oration against Catallne. 'Yes, Cicero, old man," he said, Irrev erently, "those are my sentiments, tool 'What a time! "What a state of affairs!' Indeed, when a fellow can't have the girl he's head over heels in love with." The big football player slammed his book shut and leaned back In his chair, leaving the Latin translation to take care of itself. To lounge dejectedly in his chair, gazing pensively at the mantelpiece, had become one of Bob's dally occupations. Perhaps the white letters. W-E-L-L-E-S-L-E-Y, standing out conspicuously on a penant in the center, had fascinated him. Per haps the mere knowledge that she had given it to him made Fate seem less cruel. Be that as it may, the "Wellesley pen nant held the p! ?e of honor in the room, the spot wherein the photograph of the reigning Queen of the football player's heart had hitherto stood. A long row of pretty faces reaching across the wail told their own story of a brief reign. A.nd now, where each in turn had stood, hung an inanimate pennant. Tom was rudely recalled from dream land by a knock at the door. "Come in!" he shouted. Inhospitably, and without looking around. "What's up, Bob?" inquired Ned Sum mers, entering the room in football at tire. "Why are you mooning around hero? The fellows are waiting."! He glanced about the roomv for eome explanation of Bob's evident mental dis turbance. "Hang football," was tho uncivil re sponse. Ned vented his feelings by e whistle of surprise. After a minute he laid a hand on Bob's shoulder. "What's the matter, old chap?" he asked. "Do you want those fellows to wipe us off the face of the earth on Sat urday? One might think so from the SHE rUT HER LITTLE HAND IX HIS BIG ONES, IX THE DESERTED GRAND STAND. i TOUCHING stirring constantly. Apply about three tlme&a week. One remedy may pro,ye belter adapted to certain complexions than others, and therefore several are suggested. An ex cellent one Is made by dissolving two drams of borax and three drams of gran ulated sugar in one ounce of lemon juice. Dip a linen cloth in water, wring nearly dry. pour some of the mixture on the cloth, and rubover the freckles. Repeat this operation daily until the freckles have disappeared. Rose water containing lemon Juice is excellent for removing tan. The proportion is one tablespoonful of lemon way you've played this Fall. I'd suggest that you were in love, but Hello!" His eye fell on the pennant on the mantel. "Where's her picture? -"Who is it now?" He walked to the fireplace. That's the question where is It? She didn't give me one." Bob's dejected air was so unusual as to cau4e Ned to look curiously at him. 'I say. Bob, is your brain affected?" he asked, half seriously. It was unlike the halfback to succumb to anything senti mental. "No. I tell "you, Ned, if s my heart I'm. hard hit" "Why don't you tell her? "Why don't I ride to the moon In an auto?" Evidently thero were rough spots in Bob's temper. "Come, Bob, what's It all about?" Ned's expression was one of bewilder ment "I tell you, she won't listen to me. 1 met her at Green Lake in August Sht spent the Summer thero with her mother, and on the afternoon of the night she was to leave I tried to tell her all about It only to become entangled In one of those sarcastic conversations which end ed in a quarrel. To cool off I went out lor a turn in the water, intending to return and apologize for some things I said. "When I was nicely out In the mid dle the wind went down and left me lulled two miles from shore, my Balls empty and no sign of an oar." ""Well?" asked Ned, leaning against the mantelpiece and becoming interested. "Weill It wasn't well at all," corrected Bob, Impatiently. "Whea I finally reached the hotel, several hours later, she was Sgone, but not without a parting shot at me in a note. She said a lot of things about people losing their tempers and all that rot and of how a real gentlemen' would have apologized for what I had said. You see, she thought It was inten tionalmy going out on the lake and re maining until she was .gone." Bob's eyes sought the pennant again. "But why don't you write to her? She'll listen to reason." Ned was begin ning to show 6lgns of sympathy. . "I did, and I'm waiting yet for the answer." UP A FRECKLE. Juice to one-half pint of rose wa'ter. This may be applied with the fingers or a linen pad. or by means of a toilet atomizer. Freckles arc more easily doctored, per haps, by means of a camel's hair, brush. One very good way to apply a lotion to the face, when time is not taken into ac count, is to pour as much as is needled into a clean saucer and use sterilized," ab sorbent cofton or gauze, which can be purchased for a trifling eum at the chem ist's. Make some little balls or, pads -of the cotton and keep them in a clearf, wide-, mouthed jar, with a screw top, and use as needed. Dip them into the lotion- and Bob pulled impatiently at his great mop of football hair- ' ' ' "And the pennant how about that?" asked Ned. "L "Oh, she gave that to me-before. It's all I have of hers." "Do you realize that you .haven't en lightened me as to who 'her is?" "Sho's Lourene Richmond. And, by Jove, she Is pretty! Lives in Corning.'' It was Boh's own fault that he did not detect the shaft of surprise" that shot across his friend's face.- ""Well-, it's pretty tough, old man. but this won't win our game for us. Come, we. must practice. A bump or two on the gridiron will shake all sentiment out of you. We must do those fellows Sat urday." A few minutes later, when they stepped into the street together, Ned xaa on ahead and disappeared around tho corner, os tensibly to telephone a friend But the telephone message was written on a tele grapn blank, and read: "Miss Gladys Irv ing, Corning, New York: Arrange, to come to game on Saturday and. brink Lourene without fall. Ned." DURING the season of small fruit the housekeeper Is anxious to enlarge her knowledge of what can be done in can-g nlng and preserving these Summer deli cacies for her Winter .store. Raspberries lend themselves readily to the preserving arts. Marmalade TV'itli Currant. To make a delicious marmalade that will combine the two, allow one quart of currants to two quarts of. raspberries. Mash and rub them through a sieve to remove all seeds. To each pint of the pulp allow one pint of granulated sugar. Place th'e sugar in a kettle with just enough w'ater to dissolve It and boll unj til it cracks. Put the fruit in a second kettle and bolU carefully until it Is re duced about one-half. Add the .sugar syrup and boll until the maVmala.de will form globules without spreading when dropped on" paper. Pack in small Jars and cover tightly with patent tops of par affine. To test the syrup It Is necessary to try It every few minutes after it begins to boIL Preserved. Raspberries; "Weiabadea Style. Every loi'er of good things Is familiar with Welsbaden preserves, but not every one knows that the housekeeper can ob tain similar results, if only care and pa tience are duly exercised. Select raspberries, which are ripe with out being soft For every quart, ot" fruit allow one quart" at syrup made as follows: To one quart of sugar add sone and one half .pints of water and stirs over the fire until .they, are thoroughly, &1q -Tha TRIED RECIPES FOR PRESERVING RASPBERRIES WW doctoring a sunburned nose. gently wash it over the face, using fresh ones from time to time during the process. One. country- maiden owes 'a complexion that is remarkable for Its beauty to the cosmetic virtue of tomatoes. As soon as -they begin to ripen, the first thing she does, after her morning ablutions, is to hie to tho spot where they grow and briskly rub her face, neck and hands with one. She takes a bit of soft cheese-cloth to serve as a towel, but does not use it until after the tomato has been on for a few "mmutes. A thorough rubbing of the skin once or twice daily with a ripe tomato will work SOME OP THE SIMPLE BATHING EFFECTS. Harvard had not scored. Expressions of 1 mingled surprise and disappointment were plainly visible on many faces in tho crowded stand. Terbell, the halfback, had fumbled every ball in the first half. He was not playing in his usual form. When "time" was called, Ned Summers rushed up to a small boy standing on the field. All out of breath from playing, ho gasped: "Run to Bob Terbell's room. 'Know where It is? All right Bring the pennant hanging on the mantel. Bring it here as fast as you can scamper." As, the players took their positions for the second half Bob Terbell, bending over with his head between his knees, glanced casually at the grandstand.1t Through the space he saw a white-lettered pennant floating In the breeze. Without thought of the game he stood erect Just as the signal was to be given. On a pretence of adjusting his nose-guard, he stood for a minute, while the signal was held. "X-Y-Z-U-131" called the quarterback, as Bob resumed his position. The fight for the pigskin was on, let it "boll for 23 minutes, skimming from time to time. Carefully heat some patent jars and fill them -with berries. Pour in the hot syrup till the Jars are full o the brim. Let stand for a few minutes and, as the ber ries shrink, add more till the Jars are as full as can be. Place them in a boiler, standing them on wooden slats to raise them .from the' bottom. Cover each Jar with Its top, but do not fasten them. Pour warm water into tho boiler to half the height of the Jars, tthen cover and cook until the fruit is clear. Remove the jars from the boiler and fill them to. over flowing with extra syrup, heated to the boiling point Screw the lids on tightly and set away1 to cool, being careful that the jars are not placed where cold air strikes them suddenly. Raspberry Cream Cake. Raspberries and cream blend to a nicety, and can be. made into a"delectable dessert First prepare a sponge cake, baked In layers, In ordinary jelly cake tfns. Use the weight of -two eggs in su gar and half their w.clght in flour. Beat the whltes-iand yolks separately. Add the yolks "to the whites, then the sugar,- and tinalry th flour, beating vigorously. Bake In, & moderate oven. Allow the cake to become cold and remove from the pans. Then spread between the layers and over the top thick- whipped cream and raspberries, powdered with sugar to taste. Four eggs will make two average sized layers, wHlch. with a quart of ber ries and three-fourths of a pint of cream; will make a. cake sufficient for six people. Raspberry Bavarian. Cream. Mash and strain a sufficient mnaber of ripe berries to yield a pint of juice. Add .to it enough rtraiaed. juic of rl& cur f J "wonders. Tan, freckles and sunburn.ylel4 to its treatment, and the skin takes on a peach-like bloom. If the tomato is found to agree with the complexion, canned ones may bo used during tho "Winter; those which are canned nearly whole must be chosen, as they are tho least . cooked. Those in the raw state prove most effica cious. For that other warm-weather trouble, prickly heat, nothing gives relief but face powder, but don't use powder without first washing the face thoroughly. The pofes being cleansed, tho powder Is. more easily removed and does not form a crust, Bob played football as well In the sec ond half as he had played badly in the first and all because he saw a faco be hind a flying pennant "But you played -so much better In the last half. Bob' said Lourene, as .she put a little hand In two big ones in the de serted grandstand. Two other .thoughtful persona wero walking In an opposite di rection. "You saved the day." "No; you did it" replied Bob, looking ridiculously happy and forgetting to re lease the hand ha held. "You won tha game for Harvard. But for tho sight of your face, so unlooked for, behind that flying pennant I should have fumbled through the whole game. A part of my anatomy was wanting." And a long time afterward,, when he had taken off his football clothes and had regained some of. his equanimity, he said: "Do you suppose, dear, that you. could help me win the battle of life as you did tho game today? You can but will you?" "If It Is so easily won. Bob," 8he said. And they began on the second half of the game. rants to give piquancy to tho flavor. Soak one ounce of gelatine In a half cup ful of water for half an hour, then dis solve over boiling water, stirring until it is clear. Add to the raspberry juice and stir in one-half cupful of sugar. Whip a pint of cream stiff and set on Ice till needed. Place the bowl containing the raspberry juice and the gelatine in a pan of ice water and stir the contents until it begins to thicken. Add the whipped cream and stir thoroughly till blended, and pour into a mold. Stand on lco till -firm, turn out of the mold and serve with cream. Raspberry Shortcake. No shortcake is better than that made with sour cream. Sift a quart of flour into a mixing bowl and add to it a cup of tho cream. Cut the cream through. J the flour with a broad-bladed knife, and when well mixed add enough milk to make as soft a dough as can be rolled out Mix half a teaspoonful of baking soda with one tablespoonful of boiling water, add to the dough, and knead thor oughly. Flour a pastry board, divide the dougu into two parts and roll each out to the exact size of a round baking pan. Lightly flour the pan and lay one portion of the dough over tho other, spreading the under one with butter. Flaco both in the baking pan and bake in s. rather quick oven for half an hour. Have ready the raspberries, divided Into two portions. Mash one portion lightly and sugar to taste. Separate the two layers of short cake and spread the mashed berries be tween them. Arrange the reat of the berries evenly over the top. Serve warm .with whipped, cream and powdered sugar. About three pints of berries, will lM. re quired for a caka of- tW I TO DEFY TAX, BEAUTY MAY as it were, which is hard to tako off. Face powder should be free from bis muth, which gives the face an appearance like porcelain, and, of course, it should not contain arsenic or lead. If powder Is home-made, a good formula is the fol lowing: Starch, or farina, eight ounces. Florentine orris flour, one-half ounce. Essence of ambergris, five drops. Mix thoroughly and sift through a silk bolting sieve. Put up In closely-sealed small jars, so that tho odor may bo re tained. Apply the powder gently with a hare's A "POLLY PIPER" PARTY NQVEL ENTERTAINMENT MUCH IN VOGUE PORCH parties are now tho vogue. A clever hostess recently sent out in vitations for a "Polly Piper" party. The cards gave no clew to the nature of the affair, and each guest was left to wonder what a "Polly Piper" rngbt be. When the guests assembled on the wide porch, they found it set with low tables and chairs of all sorts and conditions. Gay cushions promised comfort, plants and hanging baskets offered sweetness, but no "Polly Piper" was in evidence. On the small tables an array of clay pipes was spread, all new and sweet smelling. Were the fair guests Invited to a smoker? The appearance of the hostess, loaded down with sheaves of tissue and crepe paper of every imaginable shade, with scissors and with mucilage bottles, relieved their perplexity. When she an nounced that each guest must make her own "Polly Piper," there was an instant babble of questions and exclamations. Each guest was given a pipe, with in- 4-st ructions that she was to dress it with in 4a minutes, at the end of which time prizes were to be awarded to the two whose work should be judged best Each one might select three strips of paper from which to fashion a costume. To make the doll complete, each one must have a faco drawn also. Tha guests went immediately to work, selecting- their wrappers with reference to the character which their particular doll was to assume. Gray and white papers were chosen for the doll which was to don Quaker garb; navy bluo-and red for the Salvation Army girl; blue and white for the yachting costume, while the gayest colors on the table went to rig out a ver ItaDle Topsy. Needles, thread and thim bles were furnished, and paste for those who preferred to use it After selecting her materials, each guest was expected to seat herself as far as possible from the others, in order to give undivided attention to her own dolL At first, It seemed Impossible to do any thing with the awkward pipes, but by de SWKKT SIMPLICITY RESORT TO A MASK. foot; don't rub it in, but put it on with little "love pats." Few women are aware of the value ot soft tissue paper, such as men use when shaving, for removing moisture and shine from the skin before powder is applied. The case for holding this paper should bo very like the shaving paper cases we have been making for years for our brothers and cousins and uncles, but just doublo the size, so that each sheet; may be as largo as a full-sized handkerchief. Any woman who tries this paper for a week will wonder how she has ever done with out it KATHERINE MORTON. grees the Interest quickened, and one afte$ another became absorbed in her work. At the end of the time allowed the dolls wero required to be handed In for criti cism. There were babies in long dresses, ballet girls in short full skirts, Sunw mer girls with frou frous of drapery, full ruffs of softly crumbled paper and pic ture hats, nurse maids Indeed all kinds of dolls were represented. But the first prize was given to "Little Red Riding Hood," whose costume was not only well made, but whose faco had been drawn upon paper and fastened over the open end of the pipe, doing away with the little "knob" nose which every other doll pos sessed. She also had been made com plete with paper arms. The second priza was awarded to a Chinese mandarin, whose Oriental robes were well simulated. The award of prizes was foljowed by the serving of luncheon, and the affair was voted one of the most successful of tho season. English. Muffins. A recipe for English muffins has bead asked for, and tho following, used at thai Boston Cooking School, is ona of tha best, Late at night add to one cup of milk scalded and cooled, four tablespoonsfuls of sugar, one egg well beaten, one-third teaspoonful salt one-third of a yeaat-caka dissolved in half a cup of milk, scalded and cooled, two tablespoonfuls of warmeel butter, and flour to make a rather thick sponge. Beat thoroughly and stand aside,, covered, until morning. Beat again, and when light a third time. Rake in well buttered muffin-rings in tho oven or on a, griddle. In using tho griddle, butter it thoroughly, arrange the buttered rings upon it and put tho thick batter into th rings very carefully, so as not to disturb' the bubbles of gas. Fill the rings to two- thirds their height When baked on one? side, turn the muffins and rings together; and bake on the other side. t Andrew Bailey Younr, of Belmont N. H.. who is 01 Tears old, still lives In tho houae la, Which he was born. He and his wire cele-r brated the 66th anniversary of their marriage. IK A CORDED SILK. 4 4