Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1913 — Milady's Mirror [ARTICLE]

Milady's Mirror

Hair During Whenever a person is ill at home one of the points most likely to be neglected Is the care of the hair. In a great many cases women recover from an Illness bf only a few days to find their hair so snarled and matted that It almost is Impossible .ever to remove th» tangles. , If on the first day of an Illness the hair Is properly taken care of there need be no occasion for this condition. The hair should be parted down the center and braided in two braids. The braids should commence far enough toward the front that the patient will not lie on them when the back of her head is on the pillow. The hair should be combed at leasfc once a day. The patient should lie on her side, and then one-half of the hair can be dressed without any trouble, no matter bow sick the patient mdy be. In combing the bair one should commence at the ends, gradually removing the tangles by working upward. If the hair is grasped by the left hand between the roots and the part being combed the patient will not complain of the pulling, v£ ■

If the hair is badly tangled olive oil may be applied, wbicb will greatly lessen the labor Where the matting is extensive it Is not best to try to comb out all tangles at once, as ft would be too much of a tax on the patient A Jew strands can be separated at a time, then braided so as net to become tangled again. * t - When a patient is compelled to lie In bed for a number of weeks the hair may be washed without much Inconvenience and without danger to the patient The pillow should be -well protected by a robber sheet and the patient moved as near the edge of the bed as possible. Two basins of rather hot water; one containing the shampoo mixture and the other for rinsing, should be in readiness. One side of the hair should be washed at a time, then rinsed well. The bair and scalp may be nearly dried very quickly with several towels. After the shampoo the hair should remain spread out on the pillow for some time nntU thoroughly dry. A little alcohol may be robbed into the scalp after rinsing. Care should be taken that the patient 4s not exposed to a draft for some time. It Is in the little details, snch as the care of the hair, the teeth and the finger nails, that the thoronghness and training of a nurse are best shown. The finger nails shonld be given proper care every day as well as the hair, while the teeth need attention several times a day.

Hava You a,Pretty Back? The woman to to be pitied who, no matter how beautiful ber face or form* licks the modish back, with its wonder* ful curves and rounded lines. Of no part of the body is It quite so true that curves are the lines of beauty as it Is of the back. If you chance to possess a back that is all angles Instead of curves then it to evident that you must eschew decollete dresses, as for the next few months frocks cut so as to expose a goodly portion of the back will be all .the rage. r t , The back that fascinates the eye is slender, but not thin. It to overlaid tWitb a veiling of firm white flesh. It slopes gently into the waist line by almost imperceptible degrees. Have yon such a back, lady fair?

One thing that every self respecting back should have is a dimple in the center of each shoulder blade. If your back to dimpleless it might be a good Idea to treat it to a fifteen minute massage with cod liver oil every night, as this fattening treatment will bring dimples' If anything will. Since the back to be pretty must be white and satiny the wise little maiden scrubs it nightly with a bath brush fairly dripping with hot soda water. What kind of water to this? Simply water to which have been added two heaping tablespoonfuls of ordinary baking soda and a small handful of shredded soap. This simple akin cleanser and whitener does masterly work. Try It and see If you do not agree.

Treatment For Fine Skin*. Some girls have such flue skin that during the cold weather it to necessary for them to wear a veil almost all the time to keep It from chapping. If e protective agent such as powder be used it to absolutely necessary that it be pure, as the more delicate the skin the mote care must be exercised in what to used upon It The following preparation to most valuable, if properly applied it will protect the skin: Mix and sift together several times until free from lumps three, ounces each of rice Sour and rice starch, one and one-balf ounces of carbonate of magnesia, one quarter of an ounce of finely powdered onto root, half an ounce of boric acid and ten drops of essence of rose. Before applying to the face all the akin should first have a previous application of a thin film of cold cream or almond oil.

For the Gums. \ To harden the gums try s wash made of hot water, one pint; borax, one ounce, and a teaspoonful each of spirits of camphor and myrrh. Dissolve the borax in the hot water and let cool before adding the other Ingredients.