Answers to Correspondents). Gwendolen.— To Impart gloss to the hair brush It with a brush dipped In perfumed Agnes P. H.— Nothing Is better for the iralsV IX you want to keep it trim and I Mrs. M. M.— For your little girl's hair use 'a fine comb dally, and then massage the scalp with alcohol and water in equal quantities. Afterward give It a thorough brushing. '• . . * • Quinine » grains • Tincture of cantharldes 1 dram Spirits of nutmeg 2 ounces Fluid extract of JaborandL.14 dram Rose water 1 pint 'Mix well and apply twice a week, using a small, stiff brush. . Glycerine .........l ounce James H.— A rood wash for the hair. If you are becoming bald, Is made of: . Constant Reader.— A good lotion for whitening the skin Is mad* of: . - Pure honey (strained) 4 oonoes) Glycerine ......................1 ounce ¦ Rose water ....................1 ounce " Citric acid ..a drama Essence of rose........ .6 drops water to which a little alcohol has been added. Dress the hair while It Is damp, then It is easy to give It the right turn. When quite- dry It can be loosened, well combed through and again dressed to ad vantage. ' ' Enquirer.— To Increase growth of eye brows, bathe them once a day with warm water and salt— about % teaspoonful of salt to H P'nt of water— and occasionally rub on sorao sweet oil, — ~* Annetta.— A cheap remedy for freckles is made of % or. each of glycerine and water and 2 drams of lactic add. Apply with a small camel's hair brush, which you can buy at an art store for about 15 cents. Patridaw— To prevent your hair from turning gray rub tat* the root* a lotion made of: Cocoanut oil .j. .¦.'..«..— ....^3 ozs. Bay rum ....1 os. Oil of bergamot 5 drops. Shako well before using. I would warn you against pulling out gray hair, be cause others will come In their place, which will b« stiff and short and much more noticeable than those pulled out. Take great care of your health. Gray hairs often are the result of a run-down condition. With Improved health tho color of the hair may be restored. symmetrical, than an elaitlo exerciser. Indeed, as a waist-reducer It Is a positive delight. Not only does the waist grow more sylph-llks, but all the muscles of arms, shoulders and back become firmer and stronger. Facing the exerciser, and alternating right and left band, with body erect, pull forward, upward, downward, outward. For the downward movement draw the arm quite close down to the side. With the back to the exerciser, and using both hands, pull straight forward, pull overhead, pull both bands forward under the arms. It is a simple and prosalo recipe. Take the white of an egg, dilute It one-third with water, beat It a little and put It In an airtight bottle. At night saturate * comb with the mixture and pass it through the hair until It Is well mois tened. Divide It Into strands and wrap It around on Ions; kids. This mum not be done carelessly, or the hair will eventually present a jum bled, crinkled appearance, very different from the symmetrical waves which are to be desired. Herein lies another secret. Each strand must be as tightly twisted as a cord be fore It Is wrapped around the kid. la this way the wavea are made of the earne size. Old-fashioned bandoline Is not to be de spised by the girl who wants curly love locks. It Is made by pouring one pint of boll- Ing water over three teaspoonfuls of quince seeds. Let It stand for several hours then strain and thin It with water or cologne. A few drops of essence of rose or violet may be added. The styles to which society's hair adapts Itself at the various resorts thie ssasso may be thus analysed: Bar Harbor girls wear natural curls, 3 Long Branch's run In fluffs. The Lenox lassie's hair falls In masses, While Newport's twines m ruffs; Down at Cape May the breezes play With ringlets soft and fine. That sleek and neat, despite the heat, Are kept by bandoline. The hair dries under this firm treat ment, and the result Is a nice, even wave that will stand a good deal of weather, even that damp kind which abounds at the seashore, to the vexation of the sum mer clrl who delights In curls. The densest sea fogs and the humid summer air of the mountains may alike be Indifferent to the girl who possesses another secret about making the little sugar curls that Barrle so likes to writ* about. An excellent drying lotion for damp hair Is made of half an ounoe each of powdered bicarbonate of soda and bor age of'BOda and three ounces each of bay rum and rose water. After moistening the hair with this mixture it can be curled easily If put up on "kids." Or the tongs may be used If dispatch 1« necessary. The use of tongs once or twice a day is not harmful. Heat the tongs Just enough ¦o they will not eeorch paper. An at omizer Is convenient to use In moisten ing the hair, and either the lotion rec ommended or a perfume can be used. After twisting each lock about the tongs hold them until you can count six ty. The tongs are not too hot, the hair Is damp and the pressure Is steady and fcard. The hair, by thla time, should be cleansed and silken, and each Individual hair made to shine. It Is a treatment which certainly gives bloom to the hair. If a maiden has only a brief ten minutes In which to dry her dripping hair after a bath it may be restored to beauty and flumneea In short order by the use of a nickel-plated hairbrush with hollow back and teeth. The brush is bo constructed that It separates at the handle, and Into the hollow back hot water can be poured. The handle Is then adjusted and the hair can be dried in a very few moments. At least one thing can be- Bald in their favor — they are cheap and can be bought daily and lost without regret. Then they protect the neck and lend an abandon to the ensemble that Is In keeping with the unconventionally of the moment. Hats for mermaids need not be the plain affairs cf years past. New ones are of ribbons and flowers, bo recklessly ex travagant is the modern maid. These hats tie under the chin and are so large that they completely hide the rubber caps, which may be covered with shot or plain ellk or plaid silk. The latter ar« tho prettiest. . Caps and bonnets aside, the pretty jrlrl who roes Into the water with a blue silk handkerchief knotted over her hair, whether It la "golden, gray and curly" cr can boast of only lamp post locks, la bound to look coquettish. "When I go out for a long swim or a race," says one beauty. "I wind a •silk handkerchief eecurely about my head after braiding and binding up my hair very tightly." However, if tressea are allowed to go unbound and get thoroughly wet. It Is neither a long nor a tiresome task to dry the hair and make it presentable. In the first place. Bit down In the sun. like little Sallle Waters, and nhake out your golden locks, your raven locks, your purple locks, or locks of whatever hue. Let each separate hair have a chance to become sunned and aired. Especially let the scalp get well venti lated. The sun's rays eure curative and stimulating, and nothing Is better for head and hair, ns well as complexion, than a daily isun bath of ten minuter duration. It gives life to the hair. The eun may also sprinkle a few freckles over your precious nose, but what are they compared with abounding health and vigor and beautiful tresses T The hair dries In a surprisingly short time when treated to a sun bath. - It must then be brushed to give It gloss, and finally a rub with a towel may ba neceesary. The rubber cap must be red with a wide ruffle. This is the verdict of one fair maid, who adds, "it Is the only headgear for bathing which has the slightest pro tense to adornment. Bonnets are too un becoming to be Indulged In by the maid who possesses a spark of vanity." Another damsel thinks differently about the bonnet question and will give as her verdict that "the untrlmmed huge bonnets that are strewed upon the beach, heavy with moisture and burned by the eun, are the most picturesque after all." The ca;> is made of black stockinet lined v.ith robber, and under Its edge is sewed the suggestion of a fringe of hair. If such frivolity is not out of the question. Then the l-a: p. put up In papers concealed beneath the cap. is ready to appear In ail its glory when the sea bath is over. This arrangement of the hair, with rubber cap, and bra!