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onclrninc Health and Beauty By Mrs. Hlnry symes erciisi 1 arms also, and, in fact, bring almost every bit of the body Into during some time in the exercise. Indeed, were it not for the question of privacy, the good old-fashioned somersault is a most excellent form of athletics. Imitating the movements- of swimming- with the arms is a fine developer for the back and shoulders. This is equally well practiced standing up, giving ciil'." the arm movements, or lying on the stomach over a chair and using: t'ao movements also.

This is just as strenuous as It is in water, and should be undertaken gradually by tho novice. Perhaps tfcs finest neck developer In existence, with the exception of singing, is the chin-raising exercise, stand erect, with the heels gether and the hands at the sides for balance, and alternately rai3e and lower the chin slowlv arid with all your force. This is very different from simple, unforced exercise, and will cause a wholesome ache in the do not sea any barm In allowing1 the boys to accompany you home. 2. From 10.30 to o'clock Is plenty late enough for any man to stay.

3. The answer to number one will apply to question number three. Offering Assistance: Dear Mrs. Adams. 1.

la It proper for a boy friend who gets on the car after girl does, to help her off if he doesn't get oft at the same place? 2. What Is the proper thing to do when a boy smiles at roe on the street and I don't know him? 3. A few weeks ago a girl friend and 1 were followed by two joung men. We didn't know how to get rid of them. Is there anything one could say in such a case? BASHFUL.

FIFTEEN- 1. It Is quite proper and very kind and polite of the boy to be so attentive. 2. The only thing you can do Is to Ignore the smile'. 3.

If you were positive the men were following you, you should have sought the assistance of a policeman. Gathering Flowers Dear Mrs. Adams. 1. Is It oroncr for itlrls and boys to fro out in the woods for flowers without a chaperon? 2.

Is it proper for a boy to come on my porch when I am reading without an invitation? 3. Do you think it is proper for me to have the same boy call on me every Sunday night? 4. One night after coming- borne from a dance about 14.30 my escort asked if be miRht come In. He stayed until 2 o'clock. My friends say I should not have permitted him to come In.

but I think It was all right. Do you agree with me? ALMOST SIXTEEN. 1. The presence of a chaperon is necessary. 2.

If you are Intimate friends I do not see why the boy should wait for an invitation. 3. You are too young to receive) special attention from any member of the opposite sex. An occasional call from your boy friends is perfectly proper. 4.

I do not agree with you. Such a thing is not conventional. If you will stop to think a minute or two vou will And that conventionality Is founded on politeness and morality. You may sav that no harm was done, but the mere fact that your friends were astonished at your actions TO BEAUTY be entirely gray. Is there any remedy te prevent the rest from ANXIOUS.

Sage tea will darken your hair and prevent it from turning Make a strong brew of dried leaves, strain the liquid carefully through muslin, and to each pint add two teaspoonfula of alcohol. This should be rubbed on the hair every night before retiring. The Use of Peroxide wTllmnDMoxide put on the face leave blotches, and how should it be used and how often? NELL Pure peroxide will not cause blotches to appear on the face. If you want to use peroxide to bleach the face I advise you to dilute it, using half peroxide and half water. Apply once a day with a sponge or piece of soft cloth.

To Develop the Bust Dear Mrs. Symes. Can vou tell me what I can to enlarge my bust? TILLTE. I am giving you the recipe for one of the best tonics you could take to enlarge your "bust and at the same time build up the general system: i)r. Vaucaire's Eemedy for the Bust.

Liquid extract of salega. (goats- rue n. dr. Icto phospha.te of lime IS grains Tincture of fennel 10 grains Simple syrup 13 ounces The dose is two soupspoonfuls with water before each meal. Dr.

Vaucaire also advises the drinking of malt extract durine meals. To Reduce Thick Lips Dear Mrs. Symes. Will rou kiadlv tell me If it is tannin powder or plycerite of tannin that should be used in reducing thick lips? INQUISITE. Tannin powder Is Used, but it should be dissolved in water.

To one teaspoon- ful of the powder add eight ounces of water. Apply daily. Bust is Large Dmi Ifrs. Svmes. I am a girl not thin and not stout, but am greatly proportioned about the bust.

Will you kindly advise something to reduce this, as I am small around the waist and hips, not that I am laced, but naturally. L. K. S. It 13 never advisable to reduce the bust, for one cannot "tell what barm may be done.

By wearing a tight-fitting corset cover you may be able to make the bust appear smaller. Red Nose Dear Mrs. Symes. Will you please give me a remedy for a red nose? When I get a little chilly the end of my nose always gets red. 2.

What can I do for my fingers? I am taking piano lessons, but am so awkward because my fingers are so stiff. S. Please give ma a recipe for developing the legs and bust. 4 I should ifke to nave a recipe, for malting my eyelashes grow. RED WING.

1. One of the best methods for preventing and curing a red nose is gentle but persistent massage with the tips of the fingers. This stimulates the glands, and promotes a healthy and vigorous action of the skin. 2. As vou progress in music, your fingers will become more flexible.

In the meantime, you should make a habit of exercising your fingers, even though, you PITTSBURG, JULY 0 should be enough proof that you had not done the right thing. Always remember that a man will have more respect for you if your actions are governed by propriety. No Introduction Necessary Dear Mrs. Adams. A young lady wishes to meet a dentist to whom she desires to so for treatment.

Will you kindly tell me what form of words I shall use? Also which party I shall introduce first? BLIX. Business Is business, and therefore no introduction is necessary In this case. If the young: lady will go to the dentist and explain who sent her to him that will be sufficient, for the dentist will then proceed to make all necessary arrangements. The Letters on Hand Dear Mrs. Adams.

I am a boy of 18. I have been rolng with a trtrl of 15, and when away correspond with her. Recently we have fallen out. Who should return the letters first, she or Q. E.

D. Why should either one return the letters? If you do not wish to keep your collection, destroy It, and I presume the girl will do the sam thing. A Buffet Luncheon Dear Mrs. Adams. Please tell me how to serve a -buffet luncheon? ANXIOUS.

The food, which Is cold, la placed or the buffet or sideboard, and each jruest is allowed to help himself, the gentlemen assisting the ladles. A servant should toe near at hand to replenish the dishes and" see that no ope is neglected. On the touffet should be placed nap kins, knives, forks, cups and saucers, plates and glasses. QUERIES may not be at a piano. The table Is a.

good substitute for the keyboard in this case. 3. Exercise is the best possible method of enlarging the legs. Long walks will soon produce results. A gymnasti? feat which is said to be a certain eolarger for the lower limbs is to stand on one foot, and, with the other leg held out as nearly at a right angle to the body as possible, try to touch the knee to the floor.

To develop your bust, remember to breathe deeply, and then massage with the cream for which here is the recipe: Lanolin 6 ounces Spermaceti ounce Mutton tallow (freshly 4 ounces Cocoanut oil 4 ounces Oil of sweet 4 ounces Tincture of 1 dram Oil of neroli 20 drops 4. To increase the growth of your eyelashes, apply a good quality of vaseline to the edge of the eyelids each night. How Often to Use Lemon Juice Dear Mrs. Eymef. Will you kindly tell me through your columns how often lemon juice should be used on the face for freckles and when should the Juice be washed from the face? R.

I. U. The best time to use the lemon Juice on the face is before retiring. Rub it into the face until the skin is perfectly dry. Do not wash the face until the following morning.

Oily Skin and Hair Dear Mrs. Svmes. I should like to have your advice. Since I had a fever a few years aco both my skin and hair have been very oily. My hair will seem oily a week after It is washed, and my skin is oiiy in a few hours after it has been washed.

Could you suggest a diet that would remedy the trouble in any way? I have known other persons to be afiected the same way after a fever. "EXPECTANT." Tou should avoid butter, chocolate, fatty meats, milk, cream in fact, all foods which you know contain oils or foods that are cooked with quantities of grease. If you will follow a diet and use the lotion for which I am giving the recipe, your skin will soon be in its normal condition: Lotion for Cily Skin. Boracie acid 1 dram Distilled witch hazel 4 ounces Aonlr with a niece of old linen or a bit of absorbent cotton. For the oily condition of your hair I advise you to use daily the lotion mad by the following recipe: Formula for Oily Hair.

Alcohol ounces Witch hazel 2 ounces Resorcin 14 grains Rub well Into the scakx Recipe Republished Dear Mrs. Fvmes. Several weeks ag? I saw a recipe for removing dandruff. The preparation was also good for preventing- the hair from coming out. Would you please publish it acain? A CONSTANT HEADER.

I feel sure that thi is the recipe to which you refer. 'Tincture of cantharides 1 ounce Liquid ammonia 1 drain Olycerln ounce Oil of thyme ounce Rosemary 1 dram Mix Sal together with six ounces of rose-water. Hub the scalp thoroughly with the preparation until the dandrutt entirely disappears. i- 3Z? MANY women never get the full benefit out of a sea bath, because they fail to accompany it with vigorous exercise, which brings all the muscles not used in swimming Into play, and brings a glow to the body, whereas a half an hour on the sand produces only a feeling of chill and languor. It is for these women, and for the others who cannot get away at all and use absent treatment to obtain the seashore effect, that these exercises were evolved.

They are meant principally to be taken in the open air, before or after bathing; but they are almost as effective if the bathing suit be replaced by any light, loose garment and open windows be substituted for the long, bright beach. Whether you dive or not, the diving movements, which you can learn jut as well on dry land, are an excellent means to develop the trunk muscles generally, particularly those of the sides and chest. They are good for the TO THE BUSINESS GIRL IK OFFICK, store or factory the number of business women is ever increasing. JL cannot give space to-tell you -why more girls go out Into the business world now than in grandmother's day. There are good, sound reasons for this condition which have filled books on "Woman," "Economics" and various other topics.

But ou know as well as I that the choice generally quickly made between, staying home and helping- in the affairs of the household and a stated salary in business. The business' girl is thrown in contact with other business people, and usually a few men. That is the text of my little sermon. I speak to my readers in a spirit of friendly criticism, and hope that the eyes of young girls will be opened to the dangers that lurk quite near their pretty, selves. Whatever you may do in your work, retain your self-respect and the respect of your associates.

Whether these latter be above you in the official schedule, or your colleagues in the department, never act in a way that your ideas of right and wrong behavior will not uphold. You are employed to do a certain thing, for which you are being paid. Then perform your duty and do not foolishly consign seriousness to the winds. Allow no words or actions of men ADVICE f.r you, and rise slowly on your tiptoes, holding the pose as long as you can. About fifteen times Is all you can stand of this exercise if it is properly done.

There are other fine exercises which ma? be taken in the bathing suit in the open air, such as wringing the forearms, as if washing, to make the muscles firm. But these will be -found suiheient for the half hour that i3 really all you should undertake daily. By that time you will be well dried out and in a healthy glow, besides having assisted in the proper development of almost every muscle of the body. These exercises are not to be taken laxly. Make every motion as if you were fighting agrainst a crushing- force that was compelling you away from the direction you want to take.

Fight every inch of the way, and make your muscles work as hard as your imagination. For this reason, the bathing-suit exercise is a bit strenuous; but it may be undertaken without harm and with benefit by any one well and strong enough to be sea bathing at all. For the stay-at-home, I should say that any one in avenue health would be well able to exercise as here described. Keep it up through the summer, and watch the effect. different places If she is one year my senior? ANXIOUS LOVER.

If you are willing to acknowledge you to blame you should lose no time in writing to the girl. Bend her a friendly letter in which you explain everything fully and beg her to accept of your apologies. Yes. A Jealous Disposition Dear Mrs. Adams.

I am 17 years old, and have been keeping; company with a youns: man the same aee for ten months. He Is very jealous, and the least thinjr I say or do makes him ans-ry with 'me. I think too much of him to give him up in spite of all. What would you advise In a case like this? How should a girl 17 years' old wear her hair? GRAY EYES. I cannot understand why you should dislike to give up the company of a person who has such a jealous disposition that he is usually angry.

Where is the pleasure in being with him? Try to reason with him that other friendships are important. In the simplest and most becoming style, having it tied with, a hair ribbon or two. Is it Prof erf. Dear Mrs. Adams.

A meets and Is Introdncs'd. B. after talking for some time on ditterent topics, asks a'b business. Is It proper for A to give his business card, asking him to call some time? ANXIOUS TUBBY. A and being men, such a procedure Is proper.

Anxious to Meet Him Dear Mrs. Adams. I met a gentleman In a business way end am very anxious to meet him socially. Do you think it proper to invite a small crowd to the house, sending this gentleman an invitation? I cannot see any other way of getting an Introduction, as my friends Co not know mm. rnAm.ts a.

The fact that you met the man in a business way does not give you the right to invite him to your social af- fairs. It would be better to wait until events bring you together In the social world. The Time to Leave Dear Mrs. Adams. 1.

We are eirls lust 17 years old and are In ths iunlor class of high school. Ai class meetings are necessary, do you think it would be proper for us to accept the comnanv of any of the boys in our class on returnine- home? 2. Although we do not keep company, what is the nroper time for a younjr man to leave a young woman when calling on her in the evening? 3. Do you think we are too youne; to accept of a vounir roan's company from church or a social feathering? CHUMS. 1.

If your parents do not object, I ANSWERS OWING to the great amount of mail received and the limited space given this department, it is absolutely impossible to answer letters in the Sunday issue following their receipt. The letters must be answered in turn, and this ofttimes requires three or four weeks. All correspondents who iesire an immediate answer must Inclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for a reply. Massaging the Face Dear Mrs. Byrne.

1. Is it advisable to massage and steam 2. Ehouid I wash my face with cold or hc.T water, and should 1 ue soap? 3. How can I develop my forehead, especially 3t the temples; aiso at the back: or my ner-k? A. How can I grow SWEET SIXTEEN.

1. It Is advisable to massage the face if the right treatment is given. Wrong treatment can easily do harm. It is not advisable to steam the face, because bv doing so you destroy the natural oils of the skin and cause it to dry out. To soften the skin so that all dirt and dust may be removed you may apply cloths wrung out of hot water.

2. When washing the face you should have the water at the most agreeable temperature. Too much soap is not good for the skin, but a little of the best quality is necessary. 3. You cannot change the structure of your forehead, but you can build up the flesh by massaging with a good skin food.

The same treatment should be given to the back of the neck. 4. You can increase your height by practicing stretching exercises. To Whiten the Hands Dear Mrs. Symes.

Will you please tell me which Is the best kind of water to -use when washing he face and hands, pump water, hydrant wafer or rainwater? What can I do to my hands so that they will not be so red? I would like them to be white. ANXIOUS. Rainwater is the best, because it is soft. If you will rub a slice of lemon over your hands after they have been carefully washed and dried, the skin will become smooth and white. Very frequently the wearing of tight clothing causes red hands.

See if this is at the bottom of your trouble. Boiling is Not Necessary Dear Mrs. Symes. I think your orange-flower cream, is dandy, but it turns to water. I do not know how long to boll It.

I have wrinkles under my eyes. Please tell me what motion to make while massaging. A CONSTANT BEAKER. The Ingredients for the orange-flower cream should not be boiled. Just allow them to be warm enough so that the fatty ones will melt.

Remember that constant stirring is the secret of the best-made creams. When massaging to remove the wrinkles use the rotary action, working from the nose outward and upward. To Prevent Gray Hairs Dear Mrs. Symes. I am a woman of 38 years and my hair is geiting gray.

I fear tha in a year it will ON SOCIAL CUSTOMS to lessen your self-respect. I am sorry to have to suggest that a business man frequently tests an employe in this manner. Little discourtesies, slight Infractions of good breeding, are bound to occur In many business affairs. Your reception of these breaches of etiquette will decide whether they will be repeated If a song, story or Joke be told that immediately classes the persor.3 as coarse and ill-bred, do not put yourself In the some category by laughing. If you feei angry, in this case, you show it.

You will probably not be annoyed again. Do not allow any familiarities from men who meet you on business grounds. I have seen pretty young stenographers writing with one hand, the other held by the dictator. There is an alarming condition of these little actions which are intentional on one side and thoughtless on the other. I often think of the unsuspecting mothers at home.

Let mo neck and throat for a few days after the exercise is begun. To strengthen the waist and make It supple, try the rotary exercise of the hips and shoulders. Hold the hips firmly with the handd and move the shoulders la a circular motion. This will develop the small or the back al30. To develop the calves, stand with the feet close together and the arms stretched straight out in front of suggest to the business girl that If in douot about anything that occurred in business life, a talk with her mother, who is her best friend, will clarify a few ideas regarding behavior.

If you are a business girl, dres3 in a becoming manner. Jieatness and cleanliness are esaential. Do not wear your old finery to work. Keep your bangles, bracelets and chiffons for social affairs; they do not belong at a typewriter or -co-unter any more than an oid dress suit on a man during business hours. Just because you are the recipient of a stated sum, do not "be extravagant.

Buy a common-sense lunch of clean, wholesome food that will nourish you and build up the tissues that are worn a way by the wheels of work. Get plenty of good, fresh air and good, wholesome companionship. These are Important in your life. And last of all, keep your clean, pure ideals just as irreproachable as your sister who stays at home. ro.

Also olease tell me If a. band ring is worn as an engagement ring. If on does not care for a diamond. BSTSY. It would be proper for you to aid him in the choice, but most girls prefer to have their nances make the selection.

A plain band ring is seldom used for the engagement ring. It usually contains some kind of stone. Anxious to Restore Peace Dear Mrs. Adams. I wish to know if you can tell me what to do.

I have a very dear friend whom I really love, but we had a quarrel some time ago and do not write any longer At first cone of her sisters would write to me. but themi write me very fine letters. I think i am mostir to blame for the quarrel, and I wonder if it will be all right for me to write to the g-irl I love. What kind of a letter should I write to her? Is it ail right for ma to go with a girl to SOLUTIONS TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS Two Years Younger DEAR Mrs. Adams.

I am a young lady engaged to a man two years my Junior. He does not know this, but I think some one has told him; but I really took much younger than he, We knew each other a ions time before we were engaged. I have thought I could tel! him after we are married. Is he too young for me? What shall I do? SUNSHINE V. Why should- you hesitate to tell him? If he is sincerely in love Vith you, the difference in ages will not make a particle of difference.

'The Engagement Ring Dear Mrs. Adams. Please tell me whether it would be proper for me to so with my fiance to buy the engagement ring; if be insists that I should II Ja fSAT THE 1 rr ii mm tttrit sir it it it PITTSBURG SUNDAY PRESS SUNDAY. 31, X910 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm- ir' 6t.