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hW-;.- ''(!f(rw'': ' ' 6m Hvs. Henry Svms ' , ' iv ' 1 ...... n - : : r. i rJv.' ; ; J fi &iathuc, '"Vll JUA Developing and Reducing the J A A ? J US rF (here Is any on occasion when woman should strive with all might and main to be grace ful It Is when she sits down. Not one woman In a hundred knows or thinks about seating herself grace fully. Columns have been written about how to enter a room gracefully, how to ac quire a graceful carriage, but the art of sitting gracefully has usually been omitted from the category. Unfortunately, It Is not an easy thing to manage, either. Tet It Is one of the things that are necessary to 'make a woman attractive. The average woman spends mora time sitting than walking. Women who make a fairly good ap pearance when standing or walking are' often veritable frights when sit ting down. With a little forethought and study, however, one may achieve grace In time. To begin with, the skirt must be ar ranged in becoming sweeping folds, allowing plenty of fulness at ths knees eo that It will not pull up In front when one Is seated. POSITION OF THE FEET The feet must be kept close to the rounds of the chair. The second important thing Is to be careful, whenever possible, to select a chair low enough or high enough for the figure. A little woman perched on a high chair looks as If she were marooned In mld-alr. A tall woman bunched together on a low chair, looking as if she were making a supreme effort to have her chin and knees meet, Is equally un graceful By a little forethought when enter ing a door one can readily avoid mak ing herself a caricature while seated. Then there aT the elbows. If you would acquire grace In sit ting, be very careful of your elbows. Don't lean on them and rest your hands against your face. Tou are not really resting, you are only shoving your face upward and making a score of crow's feet and turkey tracks around the eyes. Timely Hair Falling and Badly Split 1AM SO years old and my hair has been falling continually for five years. Pre vious to that, it waa very long and thick. I had an Internal trouble, which also affected my nerves, but I am bettr in that respect, though I hava very frequent headaches. My hair Is Inclined to be dry and la aplit at the ends. It also splits at different rilaces, and sometimes about three or four nchea will come apart from the rest and leave a split end. There is a very little .. .dandruff. The hair is now so thin that I hav scarcely enough to put up, and have been thinking of having It cut oft close to my head In hopes of that doing some good. Mrs I. McO. Do" not think of cutting your hair. Tou will be able to treat It without any uch strenuous measures. Of course its condition Ib partly due to the head aches of which you complain. When they finally disappear, your hair will be much improved. Meanwhile, singe it once In every three or four weeks, to cure the split ting, and use the following formula for dry, falling hair: Tonic for Falling Hair. ?Phnol ttdram Incture nux vomica V grains Incture cinchona. 1 ounce Tincture of cantharldes H dram Cologne 4 ounces Eweet almond oil t ounces Apply to the roots of tha hair with a soft sponge once--or twice a day. Thia lotion Is especially good for very dry hair. Proportion of Water to Quince Seed Kindly tell me the proportion of water for 10 cents' worth of quince seed for tha curl ing fluid. 1 R. H. As prices vary so greatly In differ ent parts pf the country, I cannot tell now much qufnee aeed you would re ceive for 10 cents. Tne proportion la I a. woman ahouM atrlva with all I III JtUji, ' Jf V (i , ,V' I 7 WjtSisCfl7: f ill urodue fleah. I have tried the famous f. ' &7k -JX. lit II I am ekln your advice In rrrne to J- ij WJl 1X III T' ' -4 1 Vf ) ill developing th. buat. I am olherwla. quit . i miJtJb - V. " '' III " 111 I vle eliall be ttrlctly adhered to. and noth- I YT i T a - - r ., s ill X L ea- f7r i 7 f ' ii. mi, .Ma v , i ifc - . - ' ? 1 ; - f Besides, it is one of the most un becoming and ungraceful positions that any one could assume. Rest your hands In your lap. Let them fall naturally. Don't pin them down tight to your sides. Don't look at your rect. ; Don't act as If you were studying the carpet or rug. Look high. And if you chance to possess one of those undesirable pudgy throats and a Advice by a tablespoonful of bruised quince seed to a pint of boiling water. You can work out your own proportions from that. Tan, Freckles and Superfluous Hair Kindly give ma a remedy for removing tan and freckles, which will positively not cause hair to grow on my faoe. I have a alight growth of hair on my up per Hp. which ia very embarrassing. Do you think tha use of pumice atone would help A READER. I am giving you a formula for freckles and sunburn, which I trust will prove satisfactory. As for the superfluous hair, if It is as light as you say, I wottld simply bleach it white with peroxide, when it will be unnotlceable. Lemon and Glycerine Lotion. (For light freckles and sunburn.) Citric acid (lemon) g drama Mot water a ounces or 1 drams Red rose petals i ounce Glycerine 1 ounce Dissolve the acid and borax In the waters Infuse the petals for an hour; strain through a Jelly bag after twenty-four houra, decant tha clear portion and add the ifmun, ipjiiy as onen as egreeaDie. Various Questions Concerning the Hair Kindly give me hair. Mine is of a a formula to lighten tha me'alao something that will m.v. th- ..- muaay color. Jtinflly tell thick and long. ' Will peroxide Injure the hair? ' , Kindly give ma tha formula of your Chi nese eyelash stain. Mrs. K. A. P. Nothing will lighten your hair' that will not harm it also. I nevor advise the use of peroxide, as it dries and splits the hair, and, besides, gives In most case a most unsatisfactory shade. THE ; OREGON; SyNDAY JOURNAL :-PORTLAND, f SUNDAY MORNING.; OCTOBER. 1. ... i. ...vi. ,.f.j! 1 y..i.' .; ':)!'.... . ..''.;.''... 1 double chin, your duty, not only to yourself, but charity for your neigh bors, should compel you to practice looking high. A fat throat topped with a double chin can never be attractive, and one of the most effectual methods of doing away with It Is to carry the head high. Don't throw your head forward. Dip It back. That will bring your chin up and do Mrs. Henry You would better let well enough alone, and not tamper with the color of your "muddy" hair. I am giving you tha two formulas you desire. Hair Tonic. Resorcin ! drams Tincture cantharldes 1 ounce Oil reclnl 4 drams Oil rosemary 10 dropa Bay rum, add sufficient to make.. 8 ounces Chinese Eyelash Stain. Otim arable 1 dram India ink H dram Rosawatcr 4 ounces Powder the Ink and gum and triturate small quantities of the powder with the rosewater until you get a uniform black liquid In a powder, and then add the re mainder of the rosewater to It. It should be applied with a very thin camel's-halr brush. Eczema Treatment NELLIE B. Adopt a light, unstlmu latlng diet, free from animal foods, and take special pains to Improve the digestion, Drink puro water freely. Take frequent sun and air baths. Dress lightly, avoiding woolen or any irritating underwear, use only a lit tle pure castlle soap, avoiding all strong soaps.- Tho use of a little olive ell ap plied to ths surface afflicted will prove beneficial. , Cold water hatha are all right, but a flesh brush should never be used. In very severe cases apply cold water com presses. Superfluous Hairs AFFLICTED. It is Impossible to imagine anything more unbecoming than coarse hairs on a woman's chin. For a few dollars and a few moments' time you can have them all removed. Go to a first-class beauty shop and away with the double-chin tendency and give you the correct head poise when sitting. Try to see yourBrlf as others see you. Don't stick your feet out toward the middle of the floor. Then, remember that round shoulders are one of the greatest drawbacks to a good figure or graceful appearance, and square your shoulders when seated. The chest should be held upward and outward. This brings the abdomen In. In doing this it is ri'H 'necessary to f-B iho eJ'TJWPrs bark to such an ex tent as to make little crow's feet In the back of one's frock. THINGS TO REMEMBER In sitting, learn to sit squarely, so that the body is well supported. A girl cannot be attractive-looking seated or walking unless she learns to hold her shoulders correctly, the chin well In the air and the bust out. The rocking chair Is responsible for many of the lounging, ungraceful posi tions which some women assume when seated. Unless one rlts In the correct position, too, constantly sitting, as some business women do, is apt to give a peculiarly ungraceful form to those who have a tendency to stoutness. Incorrect sitting position will In time destroy the carriage, no matter how up right It may be at tne present. If when sitting one will follow the ad monition so cften given to children, to "sit tall," It will be round that the chin will lift Itself, the shoulders be thrown tack and the chest raised. If these directions are followed care fully, one gains, unconsciously, the correct polsOj Symes have the electric needle used. The work Is not especially uncom fortable, and many women have been treated with absolute success. There Is nothing to fear, the growth will not return and the skin is not scar red. do to a responsible establishment, where you may know that the linens are scrupulously clean, where the ap pliances are up-to-date and the oper ators blessed with consciences as well as cleverness and skill. Filing Fingernails NELLIE. By filing the finger nails close at the sides and a little longer in tho center they will appear to be of better shape. Keep the nails soft and pliable and healthy by applying cold cream or white vaseline to them once or twice a week. Red Scar JENNIE R. The little red scar can be helped greatly by bathing In warm water at bedtime and applying oint ment of zinc oxide. A boric acid solution Is also helpful used In the same way. o Darken Light Hair R.c L. M. The only wav to darken light hair is to have a dye used. To he successful, it should be applied by an experienced hair specialist. Many a variegated topknot Is sad evi dence of experiments with hair dyes. Light brown hair may be darkened very slightly by application of sage tea. Steep some of the dried leaves, cool and strain, and to each pint of tho liquid add one tablespoonful of bay rum. Apply with a tiny clean brush. I am eeeklng your advice In reference to developing the buat. 1 am olherwlee quite proportion ana. inorerore. would nni care for a remedy which had a tendency to produce fleeh. I have tried the famoue Viucalre remedy, but to no avail. Frob. ably I did not Klve It eurticlent time. It made me very bllloua. consequuntly I dis continued Ite Whatever remedy you may eee fit to ad vlee eliall be ttrlctly adhered to. and noth ing you might aak ma to do will appear ton t roubleeome. IS. M. KHidly Klve me a formula for reducing- the bust. 1 nm nut ery large, but my buat U out of proportion to the rest of my body arid caues me much UUcuiufurt and em barrassment. R. E. M. I am giving formulas for both of you to attain the happy medium which w all desire. The Vaucalra remedy In a few cases disagrees with a delicate stomach, and In that case massage with a cream Is better. I trust you will both be benefited. To Develop the Buat. The following may be tried : lanolin ;. 1 ounca Cocoa butter 1 ounce Sweet almond oil 1 ounce Put In a small howl, set In hot water until melted. Beat together and cool. Each night, after laying hot cloths on bust, rub it In, massaging gently and thoroughly In a cir cular direction for fifteen minutes. To Reduce the Bust. Ture deodorised .Iodoform 1 ounce Yseelliie 2 ounces Essence of peppermint 20 drops - jh,-n cover hresats with two cloths dipped Into tS following: rulverlie1 alumni Acetnle of IHs'I ,4rr. Distilled water Cover the cloths with oiled keep them on all night. .. 30 grains .. J ounce ".. iCBilce paper and Request for Formula Kindly give me the formula for the flesh bulldlng cream I believe there are four Ingredients In the preparation. Lanolin and cocoa butter are two of them. Mrs. E. N. VAN D. None of my cream contains lanolin and cocoa butter. Here are two con taining lanolin and cocoanut oil. I trust one of them la the one you de sire. Massage Cream. Lanolin v, Spermaceti White vaeallne Cocoanut oil Sweet almond oil (Allen's).. 2H ounces 6 drams 2H ounns 2 ounces 8 ounces Tincture of benioln ifa dram Men me nrst nve ingredients together, beat until the mass concretes, adding tba benioln. drop by drop, during this process. Extract of violet or any perfume may be added If agreeable. Skin Tood. White wax l ounce Spermaceti i ounce Lanolin ounces Cocoanut oil 2 ounces Orange-flower water ouncu Oil of sweet almonds 4 ounces Tincture of benroln 30 drops Melt tho first tle Ingredients together Take off the Are. and beat until nearly cold, adding little bv llttlo the benioln, and lastly orange-flower water. For Oily Skin E. R. S. Here you have a delightful sedative lotion for oily skin: One and one-half ounces of cucumber Juice, one and one-half ounces of witch hazel, three-fourths ounces of rose water, one half ounce of boro-glycerlde. one-fourth ounce of oxide of zinc, one-half an ounce of essence of rose. The diet has much to do with the condition of the complexion. The oily stato can be done away with to a large extent by eating rrlup, jrreen vegetables and drinking mineral waters, avoiding all fatty foods, rich pastries and strong tea and coffee. Broken Hair It. E. E. When the hnlr becomes broken and thin there la always a rea son for It. Ill health, worry, lark of care of the scalp or late hmirs will often make tho hair appear disconsolate and discour aged. A course of scalp treatments and reg ular electric hrushlngs will net as a gladsome tonic to 11 depleted halo. Cold Cream Not Injurious B. E, L. The constant use of cold cream will not Injure your skin, but will benefit. Women of the stage have excellent complexions. The oils that are used so constantly tend to nourish the skin and keep the tissues firm and splendid. Actresses who realize the need of keep ing young devoto a great deal of atten tion to their beauty habits. Complexion Cream TOILLIE R. A simple complexion cream may be mado thus: One-fourth ounce of spermaceti, one-fourth ounce of white wax. one-fourth pound of sweet almond oil. one-fourth nound of cocoa butter, two ounce, of lano- , In Melt and stir in one dram of "M Daisam or reru. , -'f,.twe grama of oxide of lnc.7 Thl dice, first with thor prt Af.ter 8U.ln8r,p.,u5 oft ? be applied to the spots ,t night ane 1 lis. after portion, add two fluid drama of orange- v and bathed away next morning, fie- hand. I of aii exp Jrt flower water, and tlr brlakly until it pat tha application as oXtea as oeces- a rush fo th h -forms a cream. , - " ' 1 v ' wtulf k' 27, 1907 . Aids to Correspondents For Slender Waist and Hips KIN PL Y give me some exercise to kevp the waist and hips sendt;r and sup ple. I And also that I throw first one hip and then the other forward in walking. How can this be rmdledT M. L. B. I am giving you your choice out of sevpral exercises sucrras you desire. To Reduce the Hips and Waist. The following exercise. If persevered with, will reduce flesh around the hips: First, raise the outstretched arms above the head, the body retaining Its erect position; then bend slowly forward from the waist, - that the fingers com as near touching the floor as possible, without straining In any way. Thl Is done without bending the knees In recovering position, let the arms relax and sink down as th bodv straightens up Second, with hands nlaced lightly on the hips, the Angers pointing for ward, let the body drop forward easily, so hat it Is bent at the waist. This must be donC gently, as bv lerklng more harm than good -J diiS From this bent position roll tho body rouB4-to tfii right, counting four for it to reach the poAJ.Rf being bent ovr th side, then to th back' 2t'n cre' ful to do it very easily at flrst.rti! ,he muscles have gained strength, for an -Cx: aggeraiion or the movement may cause re. fain. "Then on To th; ; front fn.iin. ...i. ..... . ? irom. fractlca aaaln. nn v tisrt inwirH tha left. The waist acta aa a pivot on which the trunk swings, and the head la easily relaxed. Third. In this exercise the hands have the same position, but now tlie body Is bent forward from the waist, then back, then to the right and left Each movement should occupy four counts. Take thee exercises gently, but let tha movement be firm and strong. Avoid tho slightest strain of tha muscle. No corsets should be worn whila practicing them. ... P? '"rclse about to De described is highly recommended by one who has had much experience In giving and directing exercises for the Improvement of bodily symmetry. She states that It has reduced the hips two Inches in a month. Lie ex tended on the floor, supporting yourself by one hand, while the other Is placed upon the hip. While holding this position raise the body gradually from the floor un til the whole weight is supported by the hand and feet. It ia comparatively easy to get tha body from the floor as far aa the knees, but to bring It up to the full extent Just described Is not easy at first. It should be tried flm on one side and then on the other. Hip-circling can be done with good results In the way of decreasing size if the princi ple of resistance is employed, taking stand ing position, hands on hips, bending tha knees and keeping tha chest and ahoulders immovable. Contract all the muscles used In this exercise and resist. Here are several exercises that are excel lent hip-reducers: 1. Bring tho knee up to the chest, remain ing perfectly erect. Practlca In alternate movements. 2. Place hands on hips, shoulders well back. lialso the leg, with knee flexed and give a high, quick side kick, bringing the foot back again 40 the floor. Repeat ten times, flrst with -he right foot then with the left. When you walk there should be no motion of the hips at all. Practice until you can accomplish this. Stand ing on one leg and swinging the other will give you command over the hip and thigh muscles. Walking with an umbrella under the arm will remind you to keep your hips motionless. Complexion Ponders If. M. N There are complexion pow ders of all shades and consistencies to suit certain complexions. It is absurd to fanry that one powder will agree with every complexion. What one skin will accept, another skin will not have at all. So ft "la with creams and lotions. One must experiment wisely with flrst-claes preparations, and when one finds a cosmetic that proves belpfuL one coat'd St'Clt t0 u button on a A tiny suggestion-' of rouge i, will often give brilliancy to a dull skin, but It must be used with the great est of caution. Whether or not It la wicked to use rouge depends upon th ideas in your head. ..i tT" Certainly, it Is extremely foolish to use too generously and also where one has a natural color. , . " Whatever makes a woman young. da,y, ""Alv nt charming can't possible very bad. ; T For MoifTPatches JLJrF0. kaolin, ten grams of lanolin, four grams of gly. cerlne, two gram7 of carbnitcrf aiKi r-rT- 723 Hair Came In Dark After Fever. Two years ago I had typhoid fever and all my hair fell out. It cam In again very hwivy but so much darker that ever one remarks about It. It used to be quit a light brown, with lovely golden and reddish tints. W411 any anr old harmless preparation bring back Its color, or at least brighten It? It is very fluffy and dry. I always oaa a comb, do you think a brush would be bet tor! should I use a comb or a brush la my little daughter's hair? My skin. too. Is dry, but bright and glow ing. have used the best creams on mjr face, but It serms to gat yellow whenever I us them. Every dsy I wash my face with pure soap and warm water, then rlnsa with cold water. la this all right? I'leaae tell m Just what a complaxloa brush Is for. i My skin is very nice except for the dry nes. I am afraid It la so dry that I will wrinkle young. The skin on my entlr body Is dry. is it because I hatha too fre fluently? M. M. W. : Nothing, I fear, will bring back your hair to its original pretty color. You should be thankful that, at least. It Is stl)l thick. You can brighten It, however, by constant brushing. For both yourself and your daughter first comb out the knota in the hair and fruah until the acalp glows. ?T. I.V.tv tha rirvnasa ruh vu tv." rV,ljve the dryness rub vaaellna frequently Jnt0 tn roots of the hair. . The oil sacs JSii" b,e ' w . The same CauS&i,mPovrl8lnent of the oil sacs-Is theSf e,aso? or you-f dry skin. You cannotBStnep for the good of your sklnSsP0 l0-nf soap on your face at all, bu?0,n Br5t with hot and then with cold watiInd then, after drying by absorption, ryD on the cream I am giving you. I 'do not think It will make your akin yellow, and It will certainly improve tha over-dry condition. Honey and Almond Cream. -. Honey ounoe j white soap, in powder u ounce ' Oil of sweet almonds 1J ounce 1 Oil of bitter almonds dram i Oil of bergamot dram i Oil of cloves 7 drops V Balsam of Peru U dram 1 Liquid potass dram ' J- Mix the oils with the balsam, then mix -the honey with the soap In a mortar; add enough of the potassa to produce a ale cream. Add this to the first mixture and ', continue to beat until you hava a tnor- f oughly Incorporated emollient. i s it Sunburn Sorrows SCHOOLUlRL.-Sunburn requires liberal dose of cold cream. For tha ' girl who is still suffering' from fTle sun burn sorrows of summer the following lotion will prove most helpful: One pint cf rosewater, one-half an ounce of -pulverized borax, one ounce of strained 1 lemon Juice. Use freely each night UO til the sunburn disappears. . Use of Glycerine '- KVSA B. in-, nearly every lnstanc the use of clear glycerin will cause tha complexion to become yellow and lined. A good skin food, recipes for which are constantly appearing in these col umns, would be much more satisfactory In smoothing the skin and removing wrinkles, - ;..'-"; ! , i",.' I -Showing the Hair to the I HAT pretty -hair Belle hs! YV remarked one girl to another -Pretty! . p you call that hard, tight knot prettyr was the astonish ed rejoinder. "Oh, you never saw her hair whnn It was wnr is long and thl.'k, and she could hi-run go it beautifully if she only would. But there's no use ' telling her. Shq sys It's smooth and neat and comfortable,, and that's all . She wants." , .:.- . Of course, girls of Belle's Sort are very much in Tthe minority, but still they exist. They are usually strong minded young women, whe dtsJl (clothes except for their usfulna att wearing qualities, and who Htterir despise such frivolities as puffs aw i waves and fancy combs. , , t If these same girls only wi! t sarsuaitul ta look t tfl-iri.. !.. t i the mirror absolutely wl""-u !