IV BODYfee E§E! How Jangled Nerves, After a ' Tiring Day, May Be i Stimulated by Pleasing / r m Bath Preparations /I 4 --- These Photos Posed by Miss Huddleston. h fj ^ . . . . . .-_iv I I My Secrets of Charm By Josephine Huddleston SUCCESS or happiness in any field can come only when the mind and body function at tfceir best. Nothing dulls one’s perception and slows up one’s mental and physical process as docc carelessness about one’s ap pearance. Complete relaxation, whether it takes a few minutes or several hour* to accomplish, is necessary after a busy or nerve-racking day. The daily bath as a means of soothing ragged nerves and stim A Seaside Plunge May Be Had at Home When Sea Salt Is Added to the Daily Bath Water. ulating circulation is the easiest and simplest of all rejuvenators. There are hundreds of bath prep arations on the market; some are for the elimination of skin blem ishes, others for soothing tired nerves; some lay claim only to beautifying the skin, leaving it soft and velvety of texture. Per fumed bath salts also should not be forgotten as they serve several purposes, among them softening hard water, making the bath more cleansing, and lifting one’s daily ablutions to a plane of feminine luxury and daintiness. Everyone who has gone to the seaside weary and exhausted from the routine activities knows the intrinsic value of a dip in the salt water. Science, realizing the tremendous value of salt water bathing, has made it possible for everyone to have an ocean bath at home simply by adding sea salt to the ordinary bath water. Ocean water contains a little more than three per cent salt in weight, so that to derive the same results from home bathing it is necessary to add approximately two pounds of salt to the average What’s Next in Fashions? By BETTY BROWNLEE {Famous Fashion Expert} PARIS devotes more study to the designs of between-sea son frocks than those of any other, because this type of gar ment must meet so many more demands than frocks intended definitely for Winter or for Sum mer. A between-season frock must be of a color and design and material such that it can be worn comfortably and smartly under a coat and, at the same time, so that it will be prepared at any moment to face the world alone. It must be neither too warm for a coat nor too thin for merely a fur scarf. A frock that meets every re quirement for the between-sea son costume is of black satin be cause it will form an ensemble with almost any coat. Of course any dress of a neutral shade and simple style fits into this classi fication, too, and will serve you well at this season. If you can afford only one Spring coat and if you have been wise enough to choose one in a dark color, you will do well to invest in a few printed frocks having a background to match your coat. This type of dress always looks well when the coat less days come in. Illustrated here is a lovely model which deserves special consideration at this time of the year. It is a coat-dress of gray wool crepe trimmed with dark blue buttons at the closing. A circular piece is set in diagonally across the lower right side of the skirt, forming an interesting ‘ ” ■ I Gray Wool Crepe Fashions This Smart Street Frock. silhouette. The neckline, too, Is new and distinctive. For street wear, without a coat, this type of frock is practical and attractive. Powdered Pumice, Corn Meal and Castile Soap Powder Will Eliminate Those Little Dry Blemishes Which Often Appear on the Upper Arms and the Thighs. 'he Bath or Flesh Brush Is an Absolute Necessity If One Wishes to Keep the Skin Soft and Smooth. tub of water. More salt may be added if you require extra stim ulation, a3 happens when one is unusually fatigued. A cold water plunge in the morning stimulates circulation, «tting every nerve tingling with health and vitality. Thus the body is refreshed and alert and better able to carry on the day’s duty. A warm salt bath taken just before retiring soothes and rests tired nerves so that one is assured a deep, health-giving 6leep. You’ll find it rather difficult to achieve a good lather in the salt water, so I suggest that cleans ing bath be taken first. Then re fill the tub and add the salt. The water should be moderately warm. Cold water would be injurious, due to the inactivity of the body, as one should lie in the tub for ten or fifteen minutes. Water that is too hot would prove ener vating rather than stimulating. If the same stimulating .effect is desired, but yon haven’t time for a tub bath, saturate a Turkish towel in warm water to which has been added one pound of salt to a gallon of water; wring the towel out as much as possible, then briskly rub it over the body. Allow the skin to dry naturally so that all benefits of the salt is retained. Another suggestion is to keep handy a bath towel that has been wrung out in salt water and al lowed to dry, so that a dry salt rub may be had when desired. Just rub the towel over the body until the skin tingles and glows. You’ll feel refreshed and relaxed after even a dry bath of this kind. In ridding the skin of all blemishes, the daily bath is abso lutely essential. A stiff-bristled flesh or bath brush should be used at this time and one with a de tachable handle is excellent, as it enables the us to reach all parts of the body. Work a heavy lather over the brush, then rub it briskly I over the skin until circulation has been aroused. This will be apparent by the slight flush of the skin. However, such redness is only temporary and a brush of this type and vigorous rubbing is necessary to eliminate such blemishes. BOO-BOO, BLACK SHEEP by Florence Ross The Story of Two Girls Who Seek Success and Meet Adventure. T ULU ALLAN, nicknamed "Boo-Boo," ' and Heiter Fry are on their way to New York. They have left their home in Danville against the wishes of their par ents, and after Dick Roberts, who loves Hester, has warned them of the dangers in New York. On the train they meet Parmly Claremont, high - pressure sales manager, and Kis young friend. Charley Latham. They play bridge in the men’s drawing room and Claremont suggests they have a drink. Hester refuses but Lulu accepts. C BRAZEN sun shattered the darkness of a little bed room in West Twenty eighth Street and awoke two newly arrived visitors to New York, who were sleeping fitfully after their first exciting day in a metropolis. One of them stretched a pair of slim arms above her head and yawned. “Hes, let’s not lie !n bed any more. Second day out and we’ve got millions of things to do.” “Let’s get the papers and go job-hunting,” Hester suggested sleepily. “Then we’ll get a chance to see New York at the same time. I want to ride in the subway.” “Well, you’ll do plenty of that, little girl, if you don’t get a job pretty soon. Personally, I’d like to ride in a Rolls-Royce.” And Boo-Boo jumped out of bed, slipped into a kimono that had first seen the light of day three years ago in Danville, and took An excellent preparation for correcting rough or blemished skin is made of equal parts of Castile soap powder, corn meal and powdered pumice. Blend all three ingredients, then, after moistening the skin, rub the mix ture over the body until it forms a lather. Rinse the skin thor oughly with clear water and dry. Such corrective treatments should be used daily until the With Her Legs Curled Under Her, Boo>Boo Read Aloud to Hester the Want Ads for Stenographers. in the newspapers they had ordered. Legs curled under her she read aloud to Hester the want ads for stenographers. “Secretary - stenographer, for busy real estate office. Must be experienced.” She read this hur riedly and slurred over the word “experienced.” But as she scanned column after column she realized that there was little demand for beginners, but one ad stated specifically that it wanted a beginner—salary $13. “That will never do,” 6he told Hester slowly, but emphatically. “We could have earned $13 in Danville—and saved most of it.” Then, as her eye fell on a hith erto neglected ad, “Here's one that sounds grand. Listen: “Stenographer, must be very at tractive, for dress house. Blonde preferred. Good salary. Call.” ' ' 1 I Appetizing Menus for the Week MONDAY Breakfast Grapefruit Juice, Poached Eggs, Toast, Coffee. Luncheon Hamburger Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Preserves, Tea. Vinner Tomato Bisque, Pork Chops, Potatoes, Creamed Carrots, Cheese Salad, t Pudding. * TUESDAY Breakfast Stewed Prune*, Hominy, Graham Muffins, Coffee. Luncheon Spaghetti, Tomato Sauce, Cucumber Salad, Tea. Dinner Vegetable Soup, Meat Loaf, Boiled Potatoes, Spinach, Prune Whip. WEDNESDAY Breakfast Sliced Orange, Bacon, Muffins, Coffee. Luncheon Spanish Omelet, Lettuce Salad, Cup Cakes, Tea. Dinner Mutton Broth, Sweetbreads, Rice, Green Peas, Grapefruit Salad, Custard. THURSDAY Breakfast Apricots, Griddle Calces, Maple Syrup, Coffee. Luncheon Bouillon, Vegetable Salad, Angel Cake, Tea. Dinner Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, String Beans, Cole Slaw, Deep Dish Apple Pie. FRIDAY Breakfast Apple Sauce, Boiled Eggs, Brown Bread Toast, Coffee. Luncheon Codfish Cakes, Egg Salad, Brie Cheese, Tea. Dinner Cream of Mushroom Soup, BoiloJ Potatoes. Hollandaise Sauce, Brussels Sprouts, Orange Jelly. SATURDAY Breakfast Orange Juice, Oatmeal. Coffee Cake, Coffee. Luncheon Minced Chicken on Toast, Sliced Tomatoes, Strawberry Tarts, Tea. Dinner Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce, Baked Potatoes, Artichokes, Lettuce Salad, Fruit Compote. SUNDAY Breakfast Rhubarb, Fried Ham and Egg*. Hoi Rolls, Coffee. Supper Mutton Broth, Baked Chicken, Rice, Parsnips, Tomatoes, Strawberry Shortcake. Supper •Bread Omelet Scalloped Potatoes, English Muffins, Frozen Pudding. *Favorite Recipe of the Week—Bread Omelet. COAK one-half cupful of stale breadcrumbs for fifteen minutes in one-half cupful of milk. Beat the yolks of four eggs and three-fourths of a tea spoonful of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper and one tablespoonful of butter. Add to milk, aa well as stiff beaten whites of eggs. Cook as a plain omelet. Copyright, 1929, International Feature Serrlca. Inc. Great Britain Klghta Beaorred. skin is entirely free from rough ness. Results will be noticed af ter two or three treatments and then the preparation should be used three or four times each • week to insure complete cleansing f of the pores. All bath accessories should be fresh and clean. Towels, and es pecially bath towels, are best when unironed, as ironing presses the nap of the towelling so that the rough surface is lost, and it is this brisk rubbing while drying the body that adds the finishing stimulation to the bath. THE BULLETIN BOARD By MRS. MARY D. WILSON Dear mrs. wilson: Will you please let me know through your column if all new table linen and luncheon sets should be laundered before using them for lunch or dinnert MRS. D. L. Personally, I think it advisable to launder new table linen, if only to rid it of that terribly new and stiff look. Lemon juice in the water for white things is an ex cellent aid in keeping them fresh and white. Dear mrs. wilson: 1 have a brown rug that be came soiled in my dining room and would like to clean it satis factorily. The spots that 1 try always look light and circled. MRS. W. H. A. Liquid ammonia is excellent for removing grease stains from rugs and carpets. If the stain is of long duration, repeat the appli cation. Another cleaning remedy for carpets is given as follows: Dissolve four ounces of pure white soap in four ounces of boil ing water. Let it cool, then add five ounces of ammonia, two and a half ounces of alcohol and gly cerine and two ounces of ether or chloroform. Use one cupful of this mixture to a pail of water. This is to be used for very ob stinate stains. Dear mrs. wilson: Please tell me how 1 can re move paint from windows. MRS. J. W. N. Turpentine applied to the spots will soften the paint, then you can scrape it oft with a sharp knife. Dear mrs. wilson: I have a black silk coat with a white fur collar which gets dirty very easily. Could you tell me how to clean the collarf MISS J. J. M. To clean fur, first beat all the dust out if possible. Then rub hot bran or cornmeal well into the fur. Put it away for a short time and then shake it out thor oughly. Alcohol rubbed into white fur is an effective cleanser. Dear mrs. wilson: Kindly tell me what kind of rug to purchase for my porch. MRS. y. V. C. A rug that will withstand rain and sun is best. Grass, fibre, woven rubber or linoleum are all good selections. Small rugs are easily cleaned and readily re moved when the porch is hosed. Dear mrs. wilson: Can you tell me how to re move black stains left from but tons on a peach silk blousef In washing, the black satin buttons faded. OLIVE H. Anything that would remove dye spots would most likely break the fabric of your silk. I think, if I were you, I would dye the whole blouse a darker color, so the spots will not show. In this column each week Mrs. Mary D. Wilson will answer all questions concerning the house hold. No personal correspondence. Don’t send stamps. “Would you,” she asked coyly, “call me very attractive?” She locked her fingers and placed them, in the manner of a French actress posing for a photograph, underneath her chin. Hester looked serious for a moment. *T certainly would,” she 6aid candidly, “and that’s why I don’t want you to anwer that ad. It sounds dangerous to me.” And once again they argued. Hester taking a firm stand for safety, Boo-Boo loudly proclaim ing the advantages of adventure. At times like this the difference between the two girls was em phasized so keenly that you won dered on what their friendship was built. Their fundamental similarity evaded you and you saw only a beautiful, but wilful flapper, and a timid young girl who didn’t dare do the wrong thing. This time again it was the flapper who won. “I can’t lose anything by applying for the job,” she said, as she slipped into her hat and coat. “If it looks dangerous I’ll just change my mind—that’s all.” There was something irresistible about Boo Boo when she displayed her recklessness and even Hester felt powerles to check it. Two hours later, however, there was no trace of this rash ness. Boo-Boo knocked timidly at the door and in ’response to Hester’s “come in,” dragged her feet into the little bedroom which was their home. She tossed her hat on a chair and threw herself on the bed, sobbing. Hester, alarmed by this torrent of tears from Boo-Boo, who boasted that she never cried, hastened to comfort her. “What happened, what happened?” she asked nervously. “Giv^ me a hand—handker chief,^”**obbed Boo-Boo. Then, “I suppose it wasn’t as bad as I imagined, but oh! Hester, I hate to think there are other men like him. He was so uglyl He looked at me as if I were a piece ef merchandise that he intended to buy, and then he put his great big fat hand on my shoulder, and said—” At the recollection Boo-Boo’s tears came faster. “If I had to starve, I'd never work for an animal like that,” she cried. When the storm had passed over the two girls talked about the meagre possibilities that had presented themselves. While they had only been in New York two days they felt they had made no progress at all. The money they had saved was going fast, al though this was not the chief source of their anxiety. They felt they had to make good—it was a matter of personal satis faction more than material gain. Suddenly it occurred to them to call on Parmly Claremont, tho friend they had acquired on their trip east He had promised to help. “You go down and phone him, Hes,” Boo-Boo suggested. “He liked you.” Hester ran to the corner drug store and phoned Claremont at the number he had given her. Timidly she told his secretary who she was—and them added, “it’s a personal call.” A few moments later Clare mont’s pompous voice boomed, “Well, well, I declare. I'm glad to hear from you, girlie. How about dinner tonight?” Then, I as she explained about Boo-Boo, “All right, both of you. Meet me at six-thirty.” (To Be Continued.) Household Hints WHEN your telephone rings, answer it promptly. One should treat the telephone guest with the same respect one shows a guest who calls in person. ♦ * * Do not hesitate to give your name to the person who answers the telephone. It is considered bad form to offer the message. “A friend is calling.” * * * Patience is a virtue, especially where telephoning is concerned. J To lose one’s temper with the op erator is quite as bad conduct as losing one s temper Jn public. Speak clearly. It ip a mark of good breeding to enunciate so \ that one does not have to ask for a repetition of the sentence. • • • If you haven’t a bottle washer, I tear into bits a piece of news paper and push it into the mouth of the bottle. Then add soap and water, shake the bottle and you will find that it ia .quite clean and bright. \ mmmmmmmmmmammnmammmmmmmm