The Brussels Post, 1908-12-31, Page 8SSIN
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NO MATTER hew optimistic ono
may be, it must be admitted
that Islay days do come and
that one needs not only prepare
for pleasant weather, but also for the
times when Old leeng Sol has hidden his
heed under a rain cloud. And why is it
that women have so little realisation of
the proper costume for a rainy day? It
does not eutiiee just to wear last year's
suit and some old hat. The woman who
takes any pride In her appearance lens
always at hand a costume appropriate
to wear in the rain. but which will still
be becoming and dainty, even if the
good rays of the sun break through.
How many times have you gene out 10
the rain attired in some old suit, and
felt that you were at 5 decided dis-
advantage when the weather changed,
leaving you still out and not pre-
pared? Yet if you had worn n becatn-
ing yet email hat, a plain, well -fit-
ting suit and a trig neck arrangement
.,:fee7aez`ire.r 'YeVr/=the A%'rshin'e
you would have felt ne embarrassment
whatever when the clouds did disap-
pear.
Look at the girl in the picture with
a dressy suit, a long skirt and a.
feathered hat. She may look very at-
tractive in the sunshine, but how will
she be when the rain has soaked the
hem of her dress, when the curl comes
out of her plume? Surely it would have
been better had she worn a more suit-
able costume Or at least a shorter skirt,
How much neater the other girl looks
in her raincoat and walking skirt! No
shower or even cloudburst could make
her look bad, and she need have. no
fear that the downpour will spoil her
garments.
But even with a skirt of walking
length it is quite possible to be incor-
rectly- dressed. There is the picture a
the girl in the tailored suit. She looks
fairly well, but around her neck she
wears a. piece of chinchilla, ono of the
dressiest and most perishable of furs,
while the hat that crowns her is large
and on the semi -dressy order. IIow
much better to wear a toque, even one
of the most conservative type, and not
the very top of the fashion! Tho girl
with the plain, tightly -fitting ruche of
astrakhan and the small hat Is clad in
far better taste. A. comparison of the
two photographs will show the differ-
ence, for even those who do not know
the intricacies of good form aro quick
to notice the slightest improvement in
appearance.
But perhaps you are wondering why
it is that 1, en a page devoted to health
and beauty, am writing to you on the
subject of dress. Inas not all dress a
great deal to do with beauty? Would
it be worth while for me to help you
spend hours In caring for your com-
plexions and yet say no word of warn-
ing In regard to dressing? Wouirl it be
worth while for any one to have the
most perfect complexion in the world
G'ae1-ec•edrtoSII C
.p,Tep,�r d•.z`or . ' Glorcd
if she mar her appearance by dressing
in poor taste and in inappropriate cloth-
ing? Surely I would be a bad adviser
if I were to neglect this side of the
question.
And really rainy- days are quite
gloomy eneng?i without ranking them
more unpleasant by appearing at your
worst. I can understand people taking
special care of their toilets In dreary
weather. I once knew a girl who wore
silk stockings on rainy days because,
she explained, ebe couldhold her shirts
out of the dampness -with confidence in
the trimness of her ankles. That may
be carrying the point e. little too far,
but I am pre 1f you follow my advice
and wear only clothes that fit the day
you will fedi at no disadvantage in epite
of the inclemency of the weather.
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THE FORMAL CALL
THE etiquette of calling is some-
times a very serious affair, and
Ji a great deal of trouble has
brewed in diplomatic circles, and even
-In everyday wanks of life, on account
of ignoremee in this very important
phase of social intercourse.
Not very long ago a New York
woman moved out West to a mining
town, Which boasted of only three
feminine inhabitants: the new ar-
rival, a young girl and her aunt. Of
course, just after the Easterner ar-
rived the aunt and the young- sire
paid their respects by leaving Garde
turned down in the proper place. But
when the New Yorker returned the
cell she robe to the House on horse-
back.. Soon afterward sho invited the
y ..ng girl to luncheon, and what Was
her surprise when 'theaunt refused
to allow her mete to aerept the in.
vitatian on the ground that her call
had never been properly returned.
Said she: "AnY cue who comes to
niy house in such informal attire as
a riding habit cannot be considered 10
31110W the peeper usages Of society!"
So the wet la:1.0f New York, who had
been in the whirl of Vilely all her life,
was censured by tho' woman of the
Western country town. You see how
easy it is to be neglectful of elle
small detail which may Ihiluenca
many years of your life. The :Now
Yar11 Woman found that she wits de-
nied the pleasure of having as 1i a nm-
panion the young uiri, ilio only
ivo nfect of her age within handrail
11 metes,
I am not upholding the decision of
the too particular Westerner par am I
saying that she was wrong, but a first
can is rather a formal matter and it
should be returned in the same form
as it was made. There are certain
tines when one makes a formal
call, and there are certain forms to be
remembered. It is of these that I wish
to tell you, so you may avoid the pit-
falls that await the new arrival in a
community and the commuter when he
first settles in the "suburbs" of song
and poem.
In the first place, visiting dards are,
of course, a necessity, and they should
always be engraved with the full name
of the owner, so he or she may be defi-
nitely designated. id Jones means noth-
ing whatsoever, while 14Io ,!rear Janes
might immediately .lace him in the
memory of his acquaintances, A man
seldom has hie address upon his cards,
although his Wife almost always does.
It 1s not, however, obligatory. A gill,
unless she be the oldest granddaughter
in her branch of the family, Cannot use
the title' miss combined with the last
tame only. She must use her first
name to indicate that she is not the old
nit child bearing that stirname. A. mare
rind woman uSee, oe 00urse, ]ter title,
mistresm, and her huehand's full ns.ne,
whether she be wife or widow, 1f she
he a divorcee, thea she will usually nee
her maiden nano combined with the
last name of her ex-1tttsbend, It is In
Thee :oily that a distittotion can be rearre,
/lever time any abbreviation on a visit-
ing earl, with the exr.Option of junior,
It is quite perm1sslhie to add junior
after the man's name 1f the generation
Must he indicated.
When making the 11rst call a wile will
elWaYS leave her husband's card as veil
its her own. If oho Is calling upon rine
Other ntarrierl tOuple, then she will leave
iwa Oe her husbands cards and inn of
her Men, if there IS an older daugl.ler
t r pry 10110111 elle lmte1 1sts nail: Size. meet
leave two of 151011, 61011M peepie terve
a enrrl aft 1,c men's fee every nee 1-, '1,1
fnmlly 5511,1 a card of the Wehd n's fur
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every feminine member nn y. This seems
to me to be a very foolish performance,
and I consider that four cards. two of
the 100n's and two of his wife's, should
be sufficient to indicate that every ono
had been. remembered. There is one
family with whom I am acquainted who
have seven daughters. 1Iow ridiculous
it would be to leave 'n111e of my hus-
band's cards and eight of minel
There was once a custom of turning
down the corners of the cards, This
has, happily, become obsolete, with the
exception of one turn in the upper right -
that It le
hand corner, w
the first call. But even this is seldom
done. IL• used to be the fashion to turn
down one corner when the footman left
the cards, another for the second call
and still another when the cards were
left in person. It is easy to see that one
would need a Complete guide for the
manipulation of visiting cards were this
Custom still in force.
'PARTY CALLS
The residents of a neighborhood al-
ways call seen after the arrival of a
new neighbol'. They also mttIto the first
call upon a bride, Cards should be left.
at the house of those who haVo gone
Into mourning, regardless of who has
paid t1.0 last call,
Dinner parties, evening receptions,
bulla, wedding breakfasts and lunch-
eons require a party call within two
weeks after the date of the function.
T4es end weddings along require no
party oath Ne. hen tee. cards are sent
out it merely menus that the hostess
will he home, on a certain day to re-
ceive her friends. Por that reason
theele who cannot attend should Mail
their cards, for a visiting card should
be regarded hs the peroon her or hire,
self. Perhaps that is a little exam.
prated, but 1 stn sura that you un-
derstand what I mean. that there is
no other way of sending a p1'o0Y 011'
: ly tq.'e
.r,t 1.y nar,l..
erten ask: 'now can 2 toil
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1+' • 1. to T eel!, wnntedtrn r r ran,.
_ten
ett
'f yea are wanted uht11
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you arrive at the house, when you can
easily judge by the. manner 01 your
reception. As for the time for call-
ing, make it a point never to pay
a formal call 0n Sunday afternoon
nor of any evening, A11 first calls
must be paid in the afternoon of a
week -day, between the hours of 4 and
6. A call must always be returned,
and it is wise to perform this cluty
within a month. After you have
passed the first stages of formality
leery to leave cards
each time you go to a house. That
is a matter of common sense and good
judgment,
One more point: Should you call on
a friend and find that you have ar-
rived during an entertainment to
which you are not invited, then re-
main but a very few moments, mance
your excuses and depart, In your
own house, in casecome caller might
arrive, leave ward at the front door
that you nag to be excused. This is
not to save you ahitoyaliOe so much
as to save your friends embarrass
molt,
PERPLEXITIES
SOLVED .... .
tl t the Second Marriage
Dona 57570 giro Wedding resents 5.0
++✓ oral thieirrsecoi d widowers
OCOaslon
Yee, indeed; It is quite the thing to
do; it mattes no difference whether the
man or woman has been married before
or 1501. In fact, widows frequently re•
WW1 many mere presents than Young
single girls, because they 0£100 have s,
larger circle of acgnainLmices,
•
;Marriage and i'llourning
Wilt you kindly' .toll me. *hat 10 the
proper
of tint reinilV-0O aryl allow
isn00uh Cement
dente
en ongn gement t0 bo ,narrferl7
f'nrsnnalty,.1 nit -refute] en en-
geeelncnt and a yltutelage as being
serious enough to take their own planes,
in spite of the fact that the family
may be in mourning, I should, how-
ever, not announce the engagement for
a month after the death of your rela-
tive, and, if you are not to be married
very soon, de not announce it until just
before the wedding Invitations are to
be scut out. 11 you are to 110 married
very soon, do not snake a function o0
the ceremony. Let 1t be as quiet as
Possible and invite very few people to
the,ceremeny,
What Should be .Done With
the Umbrella?
I go rent very often to call with MY
mother. but I never stem to know what to
510 altlt 1573 umbrella ar naraa01. 6hould
mneido orgiven to �tlie servant? roam, lett
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Mrs. Syms' Aids
to Correspondents
Chapped Lips
My lips Chap every time 100 001 In. trio
wind, nnd, though 1 vicar a vel. they be-
come very sore. What can I 00ALtem?
When the lips have been chapped bit
cold or wind, they should have an. ap-
plication 01 cold cream every night, Be-
fore applying the cream, however, bathe
the lips in very warm water, Before
going out a mixture of rosewater and
glycerine may be applied,
To Bleach a Swl1ttitcli
LAN'S.= Ilion ivy bgro0ici»g hl e'?
COCN'a1'51tY.
First put your switch Intoa strong so-
lution of ammonia water to remove any
poss1Ule oil; then rinse- in equal (mantl-
ties of peroxide of hydrogen and pure
water, Hang the switch 10 the air to
dry. If the color Is then not quite right,
repeat the peroxide bath and drying
process until IL has attained tate shade
desired.
There is no special rule in regard to
this ranine•, but common sense should
teach one a great deal. If the umbrella
to Set, It may be left in the hall; and
it it is very wet, it may he given to the
Servant when entering the house. If the
umbrella is ,dry, It may be brought to
the drawing room. However, if you aro
sufficiently familiar with the family, you
MEW put the umbrella in the stand. A
Parasol 15 always carried.
Engagement Rings
Areengagementrings etill fashionable?
N0 one has ever thought of engage-
ment rings .going out of fashion, ea
they are perfectly logical presents for
a man to give his prospective- bride,
Same Men prefer to give pendants, but
as they may be worn eni7y at certain
times and with certain goeens, Y Woe this cure, tor there le clanger a ell
very unsatisfactory:'burning the foot If one is not very Bare- t g y
fut. It is well to have some ono else Tile Beauty of I-Iaalt
055015 fur you.
O HAVE a pretty head of hair one
he .ear'o of 1t: No math
: l �lL' and Soft
hoW tib
Tr r 1 f 1,.. nigat,
a
JL tired yell may
WING to the great amount of
mail received and the limited
space given this department, it
is absolutely impossible to an -
ewer letters In the a"• . Jellow-
1ng their receipt. The Tetters must be
answered in turn,. and this afttimes re-
quires three or four weeks,
All Correspondents who desire an im-
mediate answer must inclose 0. self-
addressed stamped envelope for a replY.
Thus rule must also be compiled with in
regard to personal letters.
Bichloride—of Mercury
In your recipe for .face bleach you men-
thol bichloride as one of the Ingredients. I
would like to know it that isn't harmful,
fort hear it is a deadly 50lson.
It is true that bichloride of mercury
is a poison and must not be taken- in -
Recipe for a Pomade
Fiala you anything that will restore the.
beauty to 107 neck? 1570551 to have a von'
airetty one, but now` the shin aceas to be.
flabby. Ido hope you can help lie..
I am giving you a recipe for a pomade.
width will restore shrunken and hobby
skin. Apply the mixture to the neck
every night.
011 of sweet almonds a ounces
550110 wax 3 08,5151
Tincture tel:Zvan Ili '•uses
ita5ewater l'ulvorlscd amain sly Ui1lne:tA
Jaborandi Tonic
I used to have a lovely bead of Ymlr, but
now it is all cugdnt•, out. 1 h,1151 a 1+.g bag-
ful of c+•Itit:ln5s, which have come out of mit
head during the lust fell. What ami I do?
011085age your scalp once a day with
the tips 0f the fingers, and then apply
the tonic, recipe of which I am giving
you. A very good 'WAY to get tate tonne
on the scalp is to pour a little of tate
solution into a saucer, then dip a small
brush—a toothbrush will do—into 1t and
then apply it to the head very gently,
Saborandi Tonic.
Quiniee sulphate 01 grains
Thu:Lute of oantha'hles s 51uld oun000
Fluid extract of laborandl3 118151 drains
Alcohol 2 dull ounces
GIN eermi L Ounces
Buy rum 6 fluid Cutters
Bs,80Water 10 fluid ounces
The quinine 01,0,11.1 b0 dissolved in the al-
coholic liquids by warming stlghtlY, then
the other ingredients adore, and the whole
filtered. 'Itult 11110 the roots of the hair
every night.
Massage Cream for the Bust
Will Nrou htndly give me a cream to use
when massaging the. bu017 x 154111 501110 -
thing that is harmless.
You will find the following recipe fol
massage cream a ]harmless one:
614 ounces
a. Oua.•a0
t ossa es
811 of sheet almonds d ounces
Tincture er 110000111 1 dram
oil of nerpll '0 drips
Mix as you w0u1d ally cr0ant 00 the tort.
Irl.;, On gently at night.
To Reduce the Hips
Hav0 You n reeipe for anything to reduce
the hips? Mi08 (1'e lou 1,5510, for the ores -
eat -day styles. ..
The best way to reduce the hips Is to
the0foltowi9S one veryink beueofieiaijll find
Lanni In
swanmcetl
Mutb,n tallow (freshly tried)
Cocoanut ell
ternally. However, when it is used in rime rase the outstretched arms above
t1 with so much water It will the head the body retaining Its erect uesl-
do 110 harm s apply. o e a ac wait sthat rho fingers CUnne ns ca
tit It
1 wl Ul
e
o touching.' the
5700. us roils
Ill .
net use the solution oftener than'one straining In any way. This la done. without
every two weeks. betiding lb* knees. In recovering position
-- let the arms relax and sink down as the
body straightens up. second. with hands
"In Excellent Hair .Tonic plated' lignth` on the hips, the angers
Olnting forward. let t1+5 body drop im•r.
PIO r. I must be dune gently, as by Milting
salon roll the o y r ion of 1
ncounting
In order to keep the hair In good con- being hent over the aide: then back to iho
b •tn • careful tp do 1t vory caslly nt
tt tion' that is inrush it often for+an exnggoratlon of the
1 i ;[M5n on to tLa left and Uack
special a attention;
05757 c on
C e to i tri f e Do Llan• then bend elow•iv mrward front trio
it n r
vnrd
ase •tvu mo something as soon Ab pos- easily. eo that 1t Is hent at the wain 1nais
sibio to .nuke the hair grow. M ne 1s coma haven than -good 1s done. urea .this bent( PO
fig out eo fast ihRt I Lear I will soon bA „ a ounA to the r gilt
b 151 ion r tour for It to reach Lt o tett
ditlon it is necessary that you Blue It flr3tt�ttl1_tho murales have gnlned. strength.
mUVemm�t ntaY
, 00000 re¢ pa li.
and give it a innbath. whenever peed- `oar11t10 lett. all etlwniennatsOeo a civet on
bio, I am Printing hei'ewlth 0 tonic \.•ilei iho trunk slyingA, 'nnd iho hOnd la
which it•wlll be well for you to use. hands hove t' Third. p sition. bit tno v 0!ia
bo< s bent - , ac 1
.. bac ran
Cologne - 5 ounces 11100011111111tilt0IAould ontly ybutiFitntO 1 1110
Tincture of eantha•ldos 1 eun05 th0i oto is s 6
Old of lennllsh. lavender t5 drnn slightest p�traltnotnthe AV.'''.
NoO corootd
Oil of rosemary a'' should he worn while practicing thein
pply t0 Lha roots of the hair once or
hands ave to
T'0r Falling Hair e t 1 t forward from the w'„sat; titan
g iv then
t0 the .iglu end lett. 77
twice a .1..Y It Is pasttively necessary that
sliovl51 Ile
Rept cltlan. 6ltani,oa at
5780 a lvoetc.
Is It a Permanent Cure?
In recent ewer you gave a formula, for
c bunions. Is this remedy merely to
er ten dew., o
For Chapped Hands
Dunne the cold weather my hando
chi o\•try 11100 I go out lnt0 U,0 air.
chap
you please give me somotuing- to
melee them smooth?
Possibly you ore not earefu
curing
alny the paha, er has It t' za your hands thoroughly after wnshlng
10000 the bunion?
1 t.1 ever possible to them, very often this is the Cause of
Ido not think 7 s p rough and sore stands. 1 am giving
remove a bunion, as It is caused by t111 you below a ger p0 .fora 0ream W111010
prcrsu 11 of too short. a shoo, but it yotr .1153 apply to tiro hands evol'Y
0r0:12111,03
possi Ule Lo cure .iho pain, and the night:
octpo to lvhich you refer will do iho •rid8
latter, I have heard that e. very good Cream for Cltappad Sgt nunaee
"Way to allay the pain•—nnd it sounds witi a net•ointum ' 00005
Pnt•nn10o \pax 1 oltnc.r
like a simple one, toe—is to wrap battler •• '''' t,a ounces
twisted cotton round and rountl, Ionia- Ilntaf rola g drops
dig an open space just over the ban- Ricohol 57,5 drawn
Ion, Then pour hot here over the but- melt the �pir„rnodlynx, Ur t constantly, I1 rcati„
len, Great eaution rebould be need If onetum n. lanot
the water in. Amine the process. Add .the
Dinner at a Restaurant perform the opo'
55 am poli t0 give a dinner ata gas±
cxtr4noh tri rind I leant to MI If
i.nuran n To /Icqutte
it Is 57(1 0,S5r.. ,e 'IN
th1 aan1U ntlmlltlC
mo anti it they should go
of mon a0 tun n;
into •ilte dlnloO room 10 ''para. the Baine
' Hands
be sura to get rid 0f all combs an
W'.Ill You klndiy nribita1 te roctpo for aril„"Olt /lair; shake the hair 10000
enteetbn'g le porton nnd whiten iho hands?
I weok
nd e mime stntplq romptly' tent tion .arid brush gild eolith -it 11lormeghl).
Tt is not absolutely necessary that yo bs ,nada ht hmne, . If y011r' 1101. le falling out and yon
should envie the hinns nrtmber Of moi in recipe is one which can arc using a tis,ir tonic, atter wt,11 brilsh•
tts Women a think following p
It t0 i.lha sC.'t p,
as it it were n a home.
but 1 it it 1t you will 151111 5110 The
0 ow g ing the hair, apply 1
entering ahs dlrting roam Ot a pubfla It is host to ase a tonic at ked, trmn,
rostaufant it is heti.. fir the woman Lotion ±0 'Wliii:an olid Sof. ten tarids; 11,r 11 gives tiro ycalp p10t11Y of 11010 10
t0 recede: that iv if tlr3e t.nblcs are - vo' eur,ncA et klycerino, absorb 11. to use. faisa huh',
ad en a ed, 1`ire Ill% or irastOSs rint bltn a l ole lot•rent. tabteepoontn;s f If it Is 1te.enssarY arrange h to
hire y s lo two nU Mir oti drone pf rm•hn1Qe exe,relse ittdgrnent end
1 Lh nchlnq anrt d y nfnlm wish
iho w co
arc 011 After g sus w
10 'Isco (;
prevent rt confusion tin acid. h � in immure pally to be' more pleosent if you de, cosily be prepared 511 hone:
Ivey
walk crst. siid ea a way, lemon ha a inn a few rn s rye iho"ni to and pe„porllons
ould be arranged 5ng the Meal rut, a little at of the head,
ruin printing, ,. lace, sit
a't� each one s place, -
into Mem,
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