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MME. CAVALIERI makes the
points in to-day's article that
singing makes for dignity, danc
ing for grace and deep breathing for
health. . She proves this in her usual
charming fashion, by telling the story
of an ugly duckling in Paris who was
made over into an attractive miss by
these means. She gives, as always, specific directions for the beautifying exer
cises she advises.
By Mme. Lina Cavalieri.
ONE morning recently a car
riage drove up to my door
and Mme. Dlanck was an
nounced. Were I at liberty to
mention ber name I should Bur
prise you, for you would recognize
It as one of the most famous In
France. Yet, powerful as was
this woman, and mighty as was the
great family she represented, there
were tears of helplessness In her
eyes.
"Madame," she said to me, in
glow English, for the ears of the
little girl she had brought with her,
though quick, were only trained to
French, "you see my problem. I
ain the mother of an ugly ducklln?.
I want her to become beautiful.
What shall I do?"
It seemed, Judged by surface in
dlcatlons, to be a hopeless task.
The Wrong One
BOB and Jim were two Jacks-of-all-trades,
and whenever possible
workeil tocether.
One Bummer's morning Bob came
round to Jim's house at the early hour
of 3, and, having managed to waks Jim,
went Inside.
"Now, then," he cried, "hurry up;
there's a bis factory chimney wants
pulling down about a mil away from
here, and I got the tip from the factory
foreman that it wa could knock twenty
feet oft It before the authorities war
about it would sava the expense of a
scaffold, and it would mean a five-pound
note apiece for you and me."
"What-ho!" cried Jim. "Let's o."
Their destination reached, they climbed
to the top ot the chimney and soon
masses ot brickwork were falllnjf tJ
earth.
A Jew who lived near was disturbed
by the noise, and started to make a fuss.
"Here. Bob:" cried Jim; "you cilmb
down and quiet that fellow. Keep htm
talking wnlla I finish this Jab up lure."
So Uob climbed down and engaged the
Indignant Hebrew in conversation.
SuJdenly Jim heard Bob calling to him,
and looking down, saw his friend gestic
ulating wildly and beckoning him urgent
ly to come down. So down Jim came.
What the ma.iter?" be asked.
"Let s go home, Jim, thundering quick;
we've been pulling down the wrong chim
ney!" Not Disconcerted
iVE3. madam." said the cement seller.
I hoMlrg np a plate whose frag
jkM had been glued together, "you will
.bserve that Btlckum's Patent Family
'omfo-t Cement holds anything firmly
nd everlasting. To this plate, for in
tance. I now suspend by a wire a twen
y. five-pound wtlnht. and the cement
lOldsHi-m. I Increase the weight to thlr
f pounds, and"
iters ths plate broke along the cracked
' "And you will observe, madam, that
the plate breaks with ease, thus giving an
opportunity to cement the edaes more
firmly whenever It la desirable to do so."
'Dancing give lightness and
rhythm to what might other
wise be heavy, irregular and
awkward movements."
The little girl, looking up at me out
of deep-set, dark eyes, looked more
like a monkey than a child. She
was thin and brown and bent Her
narrow, crooked little shoulders
showed that she had started in the
way of curvature of the spine. She
was stunted and brown and had a
prematurely old face. Though,
when I scanned the little face, 1
saw that it was neither features
nor eyes that gave the face its
look of premature age. It was a
withered-looking skin and the
drooping, lifeless expression of the
child who is not well that caused
that look of added years.
As the distinguished mother ot
this unpromising little daughter
looked into my face with eyes ot
appeal the answer to her painful
problem flashed across my vision.
His Mistake
IN Chinese vlsltlting etiquetto the rank
of ths caller Is denoted by the size
of his card. Thus the visiting card
of a high mandarin would be an lm
luenso roll of paper, neatly tied up.
A gentleman who has travelled In
China brought horns a Chines servant,
and his wife soon after held a "recep
tion." John Chinaman attended the
door, and received with great disgust
the small pasteboards cf the visitors.
Kvldenlly with an opinion ot his own
of ths low condition of tils mistress's
til nils, he pitched the cards Into a
basket and with scant ceremony showed
their owners Into the drawing-room.
Hut presently the gas-man called with
a bill a big piece of cream-colored paper.
Ths "card" satisfied Jobn. With deep
reverence he received It. With low
salaams he ushered ths bearer not only
Into the drawing-room, but with pro
found libwlngg, to the dismay of ths gas.
man and horror of the hostess, right up
to the centre of. the room, where that
lady was receiving her distinguished
gueat; and then Jo'in. with another
humble reverence, meekly retired, doubt
less supposing that the owner of that
card was a person of very high distinc
tion. This Tickled Him
JAMBS J. HILL, the Railway King,
told the following amusing Incident
on one of his roads:
"One of our division superintendents
had received numerous complu.nts tnat
freight trains were In ths habit of stop
ping on a grade crossing in a certain
amall town, thereby blocking travel for
long periods. He Issued orders, but still
ths complaints came in. Finally he de
cided to Investigate personally.
"A short man .n sixe and very excit
able, h went down to the crossing, and.
sur enough, there stood. In defiance of
his orders, a long freight train, anchored
sqiarely across It. A brakeman who
d.dn't know blm by slxht sat compla
cent lv on the top of the car.
"'Move that train on!' sputtered th
Tttle 'super.' 'Get it off the crossing so
people can pjsi Move on. I say!"
"The brakeman surveyed the tempest
uous l.ttle man from head to foot. 'You
go to the deuce, you little shrimp,' he
replied. "You're small enough to crawl
ur.de:.' "
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The child lacked
poise nnd grace.
Music would brlns
one nnd danc
ing would give the
ot her.
"I then said to
lier:
"Singing nnd
al' Xi
4 fejfekn $y
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I fi polio nnd prare. If 11 rounded
1 I a ti .n,,1.1 hrln If I sllouldct
f i n n n n 11 ft illinr. It t "
I InR would give the f 1 L V mother 8nt li.-r In- v
dancing will supply .
the lack In licr. Let The drooping lips of the
her slug, for dig- transformed child
nity and dance for formed naturally into a
rGratefully n ti d cheerful smile."
trustingly the
mother followed my ' advice, and
thoroughly. She engaged for the
monkey-like little one a I singing
teacher and a dancing master.
Tactfully she led the child to con
sider this a privilege. The music
and dancing lessons were so skil
fully given and so lightly im
posed, never leaving her tired,
that the little one thought they
were amusements prepared for her
benefit. Two years later, when, re
turning from my American and
Russian tours, I saw the child
again, I was amazed at the trans
formation. It was as Jf a fairy
had waved her wand and changed
the ugly child into a model of child
is loveliness.
The muddy skin had grown fair
and beautiful waves of pink
ebbed and flowed In t'des of health
beneath It. The deep-set dark eyes
looked at one with wide, frank
gaze. The drooping UpB formed
naturally Into a cheerful smile.
But It was in the bent little figure
the transformation was most satls
fyingly complete. It had straight
ened Into an attitude of gentlo
pride. 'Hie crooked-shouldered per
son always looks apologetic. There
was no hint of apology in this little
girl's bearing. Her arrowllke
figure spoke ot self-reliance. The
ow the
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
opened his first wife's letters,
was Insanely Jealous of her
and sent her love notes eyen nfter he
bad divorced her nnd had married
the Princess Marie Louise, of Prus
sia. A number of Utters written
by Napoleon to Josephine de Bean
harnals have been found at the
palace of Mulmalson, nnd have Juft
been published in Paris. The au
thenticity, of the letters cannot be
questioned.
Napoleon married "the beautiful
Creole" on March 0, 1796, and then
hud to ruh away to the campaign
in Italy, of which he hud been made
commander-in-chief.
He Is arranging u campaign, plan
iilng new victories, but write toher:
"I am leaving tonight for Pes
chlera, and thence go to Mllau, to
get a, kiss if you will assure mu that
it will not be a frozen one."
Josephine was very evidently a
bad correspondent. He writes from
Brescia this woeful plaint:
"I am Junt on t tie point of lpavins
for Verona; I had hoped to receive
a letter from you. the disappoint
ment puts me In terrible state. Vou
were not ho well when I left; I bg
that you will not leave nie so wor
ried. You promised nie to be more
prompt; your tongue was then In
accord with your heart. You to
whom Nature hua given sweetness,
kindness and all that pleases, how
could you forget one who loves, you
so warmly? Three days without n
letter from you! I have written you
several times In those three days.
Again he writes:
"I arrived In Milan rushed to my
apartment; I had left everything to
see you, to press you In my arms;
you were not tin-re. You are trav
elling around having a good titn,
keeping yourself away from me
you have no thought for your dear
Napoleon. You loved him by caprice;
Inconstancy makes you Indifferent."
The next day he receives no let
ter from her, and complains:
"To love you alone, to make yiru
happy, to do naught that you op
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CaurceiPQo
est hftd i
lit. The ? V
hart wid
ened. When lier
mother sent her In
to tho garden to
stroll with her
nurso the child
moved ncross the
room with un
ronsclous grace,
the grace of utter
unroiisclmiHneHH of
self. When I
had seen her first
her crouching
figure and sullen eyes seemed to
say: "Look at me, pity me, while
I hate you." Now her light step
and graceful carriage said: "I am
not thinking of myself, nor do I
think that you are thinking of me.
But it you are T am sure it is "with
kindly thoughts."
Her mother met my look of de
light with a smile.
"I did exactly as you advised, my
dear friend," she said. "Two years
of vocal lessons have g'ven ray
child the bearing of a little queen,
and playing at dancing lessons have
given lier the grace of a feather In
the wind. Is It not so?"
We mingled tears of joy at the
so desirable result. The brown,
monkey-like child had become fair
and of swift, deerlike grace.
What was done in this extreme
ease can be done in many others.
Voice culture has saved lives
threatf d with tuberculosis and
death. It Is as simple as A, B. C.
The voice lessons make deep
breathing necessary. The deep
breathing expands the client. As
more room is provided for the
oxygen more oxygen rushes Into
the Diooa Dy way or me lungs, pur-
ifylng the one and strengthening
the other. Some one has described
the full, high chest as a "promt
"Man of
pose that la the destiny and purpose
of my life. Be happy, tlo not re
proach yourself on my account, be
not Interested In the happiness of
that man who lives in your life, who
enjoys naught save the pleasure of
your happiness. If I ask of you love
like that I give, I am wrong; why
ask for laco to weigh as much ns
gold?"
Tills is his naive confession that
he opened her letters, and his veiled
threat to keep on opening them:
"I received mail from I'arls. Thero
were two letters for you; and I read
tbem. Nevertheless, although this
rleed seems very simple to nie, and I
nfiiWs'iir-iT us frali i Si as i.tssi
3 Htroll with her ft-s
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An Old French Print of Empress Josephine
on Horseback.
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deep breathing if ypu raise
your arms above your head."
Destiny"
know you would have given me per
mission, 1 am afraid It will make
you angry, ami that worries me. I
wanted to resell I them; hut that
would have been horrible. If I have
done anything wrong, I beg your
pardon; I swear to you, I was not
jealous; certainly not; I hnve too
high an opinion of my udorablo
Friend for that. But 1 wish that
you give nie full permission to read
your letters; then there would be
no more of these fears and re
grets. On November 13. the same year,
he Is still having trouble:
"I do not love yoit(uny more; on
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one." Certainly It gives the Impres
sion of aelfnufflrlenoy nnd of
strength and confidence. The per
son with such n chest knows that
all the while fresh "iilr Is pouring
Into and robulhl'ng the body, mak
ing It new and young and strength
ening it against the attacks of dis
ease. In thin way the vocal les
lions practically innke tho body
over.
Make deep breathing a habit.
Give the lungs a housecleanlng
several times a day. The morning
Is the best time to begin. And this
is what to do.
Stand in an open window.
' On rising wrap yourself In a
warm dressing gown, throw open a
window and, standing before It,
lowly and deeply Inhale. It will
aid ths Intake If you raise your
arms slowly above your head.
Stand with the palms turned out.
ward, the elbowa straight and the
knees unbent. Firmly clots your
lips, and without raising your shoul
ders slowly draw In the air, count
ing to yourself, one, two, three,
four. While the lungs are thus
packed keep the air In so that
every cell will be laved while you
count one, two, three, four. Then,
In the same time, to the same num
ber of counts gently expel ths air.
Repeat this until a alight sense of
dizziness warns you that you have
gone far enough for that exercise.
Repeat the exercise whenever pos
sible during the day. But choose
the time and place where the air Is
freshest. If possible go to the
roof for there tho air is fresher
Beauty Questions Answered
From another earnest . seeker
after knowledge comes the request:
"What Is the best thing I can do, to
reduce my lower lip? Something
that won't make it look shrivelled?
It Is enlarged from biting, I think.
I have used all kinds of chapped Hp
remedies, but they have had no ef
fect." I should first remove the cause.
If your Up has been enlarged by bit
ing, be sure you do not go on biting
It, even In your sleep. The inflam
mation so caused will gradually
subside. The size of the lip should
correspondingly subside In time. I
would recommend no astringent
remedies, for, as you fear, they
would cause the Hps to look shrlv-
lied.
Another question from tho same
seeker after Information asks: "Can
you tell me of some preparation that
will Increase the growth of my eye
lashes and eyebrows?"
Massaging the eyebrows with
Wrote to
Newly Discovered Letters of Napoleon
to Josephine That Show He Opened Her
Mail, Was Intensely Jealous, That She
Didn't Answer His' Letters and That He
Loved Her Even After He Divorced Her.
the contrary, I detest you. You are
wicked, foolish, stupid. You do not
write to me, you do not love your
husband; you know the pleasure
your letter give him. anil you do not
-ven scribble a half a dozen lines.
"What are you doing, Madame, nil
day long? What matters of great
importance prevent you from writing
to your good, devoted lover? What
affection smothers or sets nslde that
love, that tender and constant love
which you promised hlin? Who can
this marvellous new lover be who
lakes up every moment of your time,
inles all your days, and keeps you
from thinking of your husband?
Napoleon became Emperor on De
cember 1', 1 Sol. anil on various cam
paigns writes to Josephine In char
acteristic style.
On November 8, 1S0G, he becomes
homewhat si era:
"1 have received your letter, In
which you seem to he nugry wild
nie because of what I suy of women ;
It Is (rue that I hate intriguing
women above all things. I am nr
riiKltimed to gisxl women, sweet and
concilia! lug; thoit are the ones I
love. If they have spoiled nie It Is
not my fault, but yours. You know
I love K"H, naive, sweet women;
but that js because they are like
you."
It was on December 15, 1S09, that
Napoleon divorced Josephine, much
ugniiisi his will, and that he was
still devoted to tier is best proved
by letters written at this lime, which
form a moM important part of the
)., t h found.
In January. 1S10, lie writes:
"My Friend D'Audeuarde, whom
I sent to you litis morning, tells me
that you have no more courage since
reaching Maliiiaisou. That place Is
filled W illi our feelings, which cannot
ami shoiilif never change, ut leust
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than on the street levels. At any
rate a window is always available,
So whether or not you take vocal
lessons the deep breathing and its
advantages are open to you.
I have told many of my friends
and patrons. Indolent folk who
dreaded the thought of extra ef
fort, that If the thought of deep
breating Involved the thought of
unwelcome work, Just to sing long
and often. That serves the same
purpose and Is a sign nature gives
us that we need a current of air to
weep through and cleanse the
body.
Dancing gives both lightness and
rhythm to what might otherwise be
heavy, Irregular and awkward
movements.
And danclnp is not alone an ex
erclse of the feet. Genee, Pavlova,
Maria Daldinl, all the great danc
ers, have expressed more by their
arm than their feet. At least
they have never failed to express
as much. movements of the
lower pait ot the tody are merely
ma foundation upon which the em
broidery of the arm movements is
woven.
The child should be taught to
balance the arms, and delight In
the birvllke lightness of body that
seems to follow it. It helps the
grown person as weil as the child,
to think of . ird, balanced In air
by ... outspread wings, and strive
to Imitate it This Is the Ideal of
lightness toward which every dan
cer strives but which none quits
, rea. .-. Yet all are better danc
ers for the tuwi v.
lanollne should promote the growth.
Be sure to keep the eyebrows free
from dust by brushing them with
an eyebrow brush. This brushing
also stimulate the growth of the
eyebrow.
Thl has always been successfully
used In my experience:
Red vaseline, V2 ozs.; tinct
ure of cantharldes, !z or.; Ja
maica rum, 'a oz.; oil of rose
mary, 3 drops.
Massage In lightly or apply twice
a day with a brush.
First look to the cause of the thin
ning of your lashes. Perhaps you
are aenemlo and require a toning
up of the system. Perhaps the eyes
are tired nd need more sleep. Per
haps they are Inflamed. Inflamed
eyelids easily yield their fringe.
This I a good wash for the eyes If
used In the proportion of five drop
In an eye-cup of rosewater:
Camphor water, 2 oz.; borax,
2 grains.
Mis Wife
on my side. I would like to see you
ever so much, but I must bo sure
that you are strong, not wenk; and
I. io, am somewhat so, and that
affrights nie.
"Allien, Josephine; good night. If
you doubt me, you are an lngrate.
Indeed."
And on April of 1S10, he sends nil
last letter:
"I am always the same; my feel
lugs have not changed. 1 have uot
written tu you, lieeause you did not
write, and I only want to do what
pleases you. I see with pleasure that
you are going to Malmulson, and that
ou are contented. I shall bo wuen
1 receive news of you, and to send
you mine. 1 can say no more than(
to ask you to compare my letter
with yours; and after that I shall
let you Judge who is the better friend
of us two. Adieu, my Friend; keep
well und be, just to yourself and to
. nie.
"NAIXDLEON."
JUST SHAM FIGHTS.
"I don't know whether I ought to
tuku you Hi'ilnusly or not," says the
fair young tiling to the gallant pf fleer
who had Just proposed. "I've heard
that you were N engaged to ten girls
lust Summer."
"My dear, those weren't real en
gagemuntn. They were Just r
sham fcklrmlshea."
SUIT THE PLACE.
"Sir, I have coins to ask you for
your daughter's hand."
"All right, my boy! I think you'll
And 't In the dishwater."
Then ths young man left, smiling,
knowing that If such was ths cass h
had won a prize.
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