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Hi V 4 1 v- - !w 7 ? 1 HA, rV; l .1 M t'V'V-'A i -f V VERT day I receive an appeal such aa, "I cannot wear the new directoire styles. Please send me something to make me thinner." Or, "How can I reduce my hips for the new gowns? I look so ridiculous." Then, again. "Dear Mrs. Syiffes. what Shalt I do? My new suit has just come home. I will be ashamed to appear In It. Please tell me how to get a clothes-pole figure." My dear ladles, my answer Is, exer cise! That is the best advice I may offer I cannot send you medicines and I cannot give you prescriptions. You will have to exercise if you wish to acquire the fashionable figure; and remem ber, too, that it may not be acquired by starving yourselves. If you wish to look well in the directoire gowns, you must not show signs of either partial or complete starvation. I cannot Impress upon you too strong ly that, when once a young girl loses the youthful curve of her face, she will never again regain It. The skin that has been filled out will merely fall Into wrinkles if the fat underneath It la re moved. No astringent will make it look any better. Avoid, however, all super fluous sweet things; otherwise 11 v the natural normal life, but take exercise. The exercises that I prescribe are not difficult and you will soon see the fruits of .your industry. The weight will melt from your hips, your carriage will Im prove, and the unwonted energy will without doubt make your complexion bright and rosy. My first rule ir, of course, that no exercise should be taken in tight clothing; therefore, remove corset, skirt bands and collars and don some loos and comfortable garments, uch as bloomers and a naval Jumper. Open all the windows In the room and then begin. Get down on all-fours that is, soles and palms and run around the room. This may tire you, and for this reason it Is best to do it during the first mo ments of the twenty I should allot as exercising time. The. other exercises will be less fatiguing. After running round the room on all fours about three minutes, lie flat upon your back with arms outstretched above the head and roll over and over. This will rest you, and in five minutes you will be prepared for the next and harder exercise. This Is. to hold both your hands stiffly Li such as. "I cannot wear the new over without touching your head to the g 1 1 H Iv directoire etyles. Please send me floor. It la .sufficient to do this, three It II H Mrs. Henry Symes' Answers to Correspondents i OWING to the great amount of mall received and the limited space-given this department, U Is absolutely Impossible to answer letters In the Sunday Issue fol lowing their receipt The letters must be answered In turn, an this ofttlmes requires three r four weeks. All correspondents who desire aa Immediate answer must inclose a self addressed stamped envelope for a re ply. This rule must also be complied with In regard to personal letters. Bleaching Fds Hair Please tell ma what I can do to make my puffs lighter. Tbey are now too. dark to go with my hair. JAN a. The only way to make pulls lighter is to wash them in a solution of peroxide, using half and half that is, equal quan tities of peroxide and water. Wash the puffs In he solution and then fan them dry. If tbey, are then not the proper shade, repeat the process until they are wnat you desire. Homeumes in using peroxide It Is necessary to wash the hair four or five times before you can get the required result ; Hair and Eyebrows I have red hair, and I don't Ilk It one bit Do you know of anything th Mi will 4lar1rM I vltKnnt Intnrln t h. tialfc0P I- Veve used tea on It but I tmnjc it i A life : iIXLJ 1 at your sides and roll again over and over without touching your head to the floor. It Is sufficient to do this, three times, but do it slowly so that every muscle will come into play. This exer cise teiyia to' broaden the shoulders and decrease the size of your hips. The final exercise may occupy what Is left of the twenty minutes. Standing firmly on both feet, raise arms above your head inhaling a long breath - the while and link the thumbs together. Then exhale as you lean forward. If pos sible touching your hands to the floor. Tou may not be able to do this the first time, but after a few days you will find that you may easily touch the floor without bending the knees. .This Is a particularly good exercise and will de crease the size f your hips and waist, besides developing the chest When all Is said and done, are the ex ercises above described very difficult? Aren't they worth the little trouble they would take If the results be as success ful as I say they surely will be? Do not despair and do not fall to follow the di rections, particularly the one about the windows. Exercise taken In a poorly ventilated room might as well be omit ted, for It will surely do no earthly good. VI It an odd color. I would like to make It as near auburn as I can. Do you know what will darken the eye brows and also make them thicker T I nav Luted vaseline, but It doesn't seem to do them any cood. , WORRIED GIRL I am giving you a formula for walnut stain tor your hair which I think is what you want Do not use it, however, until you have tested it upon a strand of your own hair. In this way you can. get the dyo of the proper, shade. ; Walnut Stain for Hair. Four ouneea of walnut skins. teatn to a pulp, to which It addtd pure alcohol, sixteen ounces. Let stand eight days and strain. Then apply with a brush. I sun also giving you a recipe for an ointment which will cause the eyebrows to grow and a stain to darken them. To make them thicker, I suggest that you also rub on them pure alcohol every night. Be very careful that you do not get either of these things In your eyes, r the effect-will be harmful. - ' : , Eyebrow Tonic. . . Oil ef lavender II drops OH of rosemary .If drops Tincture eC emaUiaiides. ...... t dram. Vaaeltne I ounces Eyebrow Stain, fJnm amble ................ India Ink BtHwiur .................. dram . dram drams Fowder the Ink and gum and triturate -small eoaautles of the powder with the lsBksrfasisisiiiiisBiii THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY . CONCERNING HEALTH and BEAUTY i III mm iftwTiPPTr sssssMBMsHssgss llsi.Hiii.,nrmronrgs a. jiiif'rtti at.iT.. if--iti it tttm -r roaewater until you set a uniform black liquid, and then add the remainder. To Improve the Nose Kindly answer through von o.a.n orivA mil any re your paper n recipe that will prevent my nose irom oecomins rvu cold weather. It returns to Its naturs.1 color when I go In where It Is warm. In very hot weather It becomes greasy. As my nose is pretty fleshy, I will be thankful If you will flva me something that will prevent the redness In cold weather and take off come of the flesh. HELEN K. The only way to keep your nose from getting red In cold weather is to keep the circulation la good condition. To do this, massage your face with a rotary motion every morning and rub round your nose. This will keep your nose white end will also tend to make it less fleshy. Henna Stain Can yon tell ma Just what amount ef henna tMves to usa. and how to na tharoT I wish to stale my hair a very little bit Just to make it lMk burnished ta the light AMBITIOUS. The recipe for henna dye calls for one ounce of henna leaves and a pint of boil ing water. This Is to be steeped Tor twenty minutes and then, allowed to stand until It cools. To make 4 weaker ' solution, use but- half the quantity of "ne-nna Do not use it until you have first tried It upon a lock of your own hair. This done, hang the lo;k In the -sunlight for a. day or so nntU you see MCTOIRE1 M.RCISES Will Creams Ma, Hair Grow? I RECEIVE so many fetters asking me for creams that will not causa hajr to grow upon the ace that I think it will be quite worth while to take It up as a general question. Doesn't It seem reasonable that If ordi nary cream would cause hair to grow where no hair Is Intended to be, bald-headed men and women would ac quire heavy heads of hair by merely applying a little cream? It is said by skin specialists that no cream ever made would eause hair, to grow. Any frequently applied friction may stimulate the skin to such an extent that a small fuz will start to gTow. This is the same way If you rub any part of the bodv. The hair will grow to protect the skin from Irritation. It seems very unlikely, however, that even if the cream is used every night It will cause any annoying growth of hair. I should like very much to hear what my readers think on this subject, for I would like to collect a few personal experiences. Quick Temper and Pretty Complexion THE girl who has a very quick tem per must expect to have trouble with her complexion. Sometimes red spots come out prominently and re fuse to be ' hidden even by powder. Sometimes there Is a flush, and when It disappears, the skin Js quit dry and "feels almost painful. The cause of all this Is the excitement of getting angry. Very Utile can be done for the skin while the temper re mains unchecked. Perhaps it would be a good Idea for the girl who Is worried about her poor complexion to examine herself to find out If a hasty temper la the cause of the mischief. Should this be so. let her set about gainlpg self control before she attempts to Improve her looks by the application of creams and lotions. how the dye will act Only by doing this can you get an idea of what strength to use. To use the stain, apply to the hair with a brush, which may be pulled through the entire length of the hair, thus covering it all. 'Strould any of the stain get on the scalp It may be re moved with soap and water. Additional Answer to X. Y. Z. 1 am very sorry that the additional answer to your question the one con cerning the propriety of wearing a low necked dress to the theater did net get in the paper. Of course, it Is not ex actly in my line, but I will answer It here, just the same, hoping I have put you to no inconvenience through my tardiness. It is not considered good form to wear low neck to the theater or to anything of the sort, except the opera. In that case, low neck' Is proper. ' Dark Circles Under the Eyes Will you kindly tail wis bow to remove dark circle from under ray eyeaT I do not know what to do fur them, and i they aja so unbecoming. WORRIED. To rernovY dark circles from under the eyes lt U necessary to take cere ef the general health. Sometimes they come from overstudy or too great strain on the eyes. Wash your itfce in warm, water. Stimulate the blooeT vessels of ?our face with massage. Keep out In he open air as- much as possible. I ' think this treatment will greatly- im prove your condlUoa. - - - t ... .. HORNING, NOVEMBER 8, ;J903JV Applying Rouge to Avoid Marks SOME one has recently written to me that my liquid ' rouge called Bloom of Roses trade a decidedly red mark upon the cheeks, which showed exactly where the color was applied. She also complains that the rouge is a very deep red. I want to say a few words about this now, because the fault was not wltn the rouge, but the way In which it was applied to the face. To apply a liquid rouge, put Just a drop of the lotion on the tips of the fingers and then rub It with a rotary motion over the checks. Only in thla way 1 It possible to obliterate the dis tinct mark left round Ahe rouge. It would be a very poor preparation, in deed, that was not a distinct red. Just the very slightest bit of the liquid should give the desired color. Should there be too much upon the face after it is ap plied it may be removed by the appli cation of cold cream. Do not be afraid to rub It into the skin, for there is noth ing harmful about it. As the naturaL bloom on the cheeks seems to come from under the skin, it Is necessary for tho rouge to give almost the same effect. To Whiten the Skin My complexion Is dark and aallow. and although I have tried all tha usual things, such as peroxide of hydrogen, lemon Juice, ete.. I can sea no Improvement. What would you recommend aa a good softening and whitening lotion for both hands and face 7 A- A. I thirlk you will find the following recipe very good for softening and whitening your skin. lotion for the Face. Water (previously boiled and strained) 3"f Alcohol 30 drP Oxide of sine I ounca Bichloride of mercury J grains Glycerine drops Apply With absorbent cotton. Brilliantine for Hair Wl'if you " kindly give me something to keep the ends of my hair In placet After I have It fixed the short ends all straggle down over my face. MCjLLIE F. I am giving you a recipe for a bril liantine. Put a few drops on the palms of the hands and rub them together and then smooth back the hair with tfiem. It takes hut a single touch of the bril liantine to keep the hair in place. I am sure you will find it very satisfactory. Brilliantine for Hair. Sweet almond oil fluid ounces Alcohol nu'u ounces CSlycerlne Oil of rose geranium... 1 Huld ounoe 12 drops Thin Ankles High Forehead I would like to know what will make an kles thin. I believe that wearing low shoes has made mine thick. I hava a very high forehead, so that I cannot ' wear my hair o my face. Can you pair. As to your first question, I can only suggest that you wear high shoes again, for they are the only things that will reduce your ankles to their proper slxe. Of course they swell when you wear low shoes. I could suggest nothing for you to do In the matter of wearing your hair, ex cept to wear tiny bang below your pompadour. This scould be quite thin and should be about three-quarters of n Inch long. Just a little frill of hair round the top ot th foreheftdt Run a nln throua-h the OUlT eage oi jwur pompadour aftr Uf' UP a Pu" aowa a few hairs now and nen. ims ' only way In which it Is possible for person with a high forehead to wear a pompadour. : L1 , , j; Advice on Social Problems When Speaking of Your Husband I T MAT sound like a very little thing, but fealty, trie mentioning of an absent person, whether it be your husband, your slBter, your mother or your fiance, is an Indication of your education and a clue to your breeding. Of course, were it impossible to cor rect mistakes of this kind It would be totally unnecessary for me to write these articles. But every one may learn to do better, and surely every one wants to do exactly right. I have heard a girl mention her hus band to her own mother as "Mr. Jones." and many a time a girl,, recently mar ried, mentions her husband by his full title to her most Intimate friends. This is but foolish affectation. If you are speaking of your husband to a servant, he should be given his title, but if you are speaking to a friend of yours or his, there Is no rea son why you should not call him by his first name. Should you speak to a stranger of your husband, call him by his first and last name, as "John Rob inson." The new bride who goes around speaking of "my husband" make's her self really ridiculous. If you are nat ural. If you call, him what appears to you as being the correct thing, you can not make a mistake. I FORM OF INTRODUCTION When introducing your husband to others It is perfectly allowable for you to say: "May I present my husband, John Robinson?" Be sure that you men tion his name. Titers is a story of a traveling sales man who was in tho habit of dining with a certain friend of his every time he came to the particular town where his friend lived. This occurred about once a year, so it was only on that one evening that he met" the wits of the man whom he visited One time the salesman went to his friend's home for dinner, and when the hostess entered the room the host merely mentioned "my wife." The man glanced up and saw a womrn about four Inches taller than the Mrs. Jones he remembered. Perplexities Solved To Acknowledge Congratula tions Is it proper to acknowledge the receipt of congratulation? I have Just been married, and congratulations have been pouring In from all sides. MARRIED MAN. It is customary to acknowledge re ceipt of congratulations and to thank the sender, for, usually, they are ac companied with best wishes, which really require a note of gratitude. The Full Name How should I have my visiting cards made? I am .not the oldest t tha family and I am not married. SEEKER. , In that ease you will have to use your full name upon your visiting Cards. It is not good form, according to my idea, to use an abbreviation of your name. If you have three names, use them in full. As you will be using your cards along with your mother's and stster's. It Is not necessary to have your address upon your own. If you do have it. however, be sure that everything is written out in full. - " .'i;. 'A Matter of Breeding I. was dining out the other day and the peoole with whom 1 was dining made a few remarks In French. I thought It was very' Impolite, for 1 a t ondersUne a wor f" wnmm It la tha height o( poor taste ta pea and about sixty poinds heavier. lie stepped forward and congratulated her upon her improvement in health. She was somewhat surprised, and remarked something about being glad tcJ "meet . him. and only then did It occur to hint -what had really happened. Mr. Jones, between one dinner party and the next. -had burled one . wife and had married another a fact which he had forgotten to explain when he merely mentioned. In an impersonal way. "my wife." Now If the host had only mentioned her first name, or had said something to Indicate that she was the second wife, such a mistake could not have happened. In this day of divorce and remarriages It is really a very good Idea to be quite explicit when speaking of your husband or wife. ALWAYS GIVE NAMES The same rule should be applied when mentioning your mother, your father or your eister. It is not enough to merely say to a Wend of yours, "My sister Is coming in this afternoon: I want you to meet her." The sister in question v. .. -tMislstec or a married j j - in neither case is the friend likoiv to know what her name la it hotter in sav "my sister. Miss or Mrs. SOtand-so." or to speak ner "Mary So-and-so, my sister." The same rule applies when you are speaking of your mother to an acquaint ance. Mention her full name, or at least give your listener some oppor tunity to discover what r-er name Is. While we aro discussing the subject of mentioning your husband, let me say that you should not mention his name with every breath, nor how fond he is of you. Do not say that he la ,o devoted, or that he never looks or speaks to 'a:ty one else. If such I really the case you merely make your self ridiculous. Do not be always singing your husband's praises, or finding fault with him. Neither the one nor the other is very interesting to listeners. He may be an all-important factor to yourself, but he Is not to nine-tenths of your -friends. Take him for granted. Men tion his name when necessary; when it is not, talk; of something else. Often I hear young married women gajri "i must' rush home; Jlmmle is " waiting for me." In reality, Jim Is probably far away, doing something else. If , you are going home for that reason, don't mention It; Just go. and if you have not put yourself In th position of running home to Jlmmle, you will not mind nearly so much his not being there. s Do nothing to make either yourself or : your husband appear ridiculous, and you will not be the laughing stock of your friends," in an undertone, or whisper or to use a foreign language when a third person Is present, particularly when he or she Is a guest To discuss topics that may not be mentioned in the presence ot a third person shows very bad breeding. Good taste demands that every one should be made to feel comfortable and at home, whether he Is a guest or a member ot the family. - Bowing to- the Patronesses . When going to a large ntartalnnieat le It necessary to shake hands with the pa tronessesf MARIA. When you enter a room wait and see If the patronesses Intend to shake hands. If they do not, makeSa curtsey. It is, for this reason," almost Aeces) r that a girl of the present day should know how to curtsey. Women have found that shaking hands with every one who enters th room is tiresome. - A Mere Acquaintance I met a roans? snas last evening at a oanee sad only spoke to him (or a ( mautaa. Whaa I see bust again snou! I 'Wait untO be-speaks to ma or shorn i 1 ' apeak to him flrstt I are afraid trat if t - take' tho Initiative, I would sptar lui agar. INTKftto TKD. it is a woman's place to speak r. r it t v it man on all cessions. E'.ouii l.i t gnorant of thla fact, and prcsur.to- u . .your goodness, jrou may tha Ig.' m i ; acquaintance, ,
