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xii. »hazel, a skin food, perhaps also a Then, if her pores are large and con- THE PATH TO BEAUTY. After all, a'woman’s most sincere friend and remoresless critic is her mirror. When it tells her that she is looking well, that her back hair is be- comingly arranged, and that she is really very good to look at, she may go upon her way, confident and well poised,‘serene in the knowledge that although beauty may be only skin deep, it is a very comforting posses- sion. On the other hand, when friend mir- ror declares that her face is showing faint lines, that her skin is losing the firm contour and tints of youth, and that she is rapidly assuming some- thing suspiciously resembling a double chin, she knows she must proceed at once to take the necessary steps to check the ravages of time. Good looks are so great an asset to a woman that the time which she ' spends on their preservation should no ‘- more be regarded as wasted than the time devoted to the care of her teeth *or bodily health. A smooth healthy skin, clear com- -plexion, shining hair and well-kept '_hands bestow upon their possessor a . certain confidence and ease and most 'certainly' add much to her happiness . and contentment. ' These attributes to beauty are within the reach of every woman who ' is willing to work a bit to secure them; therefore, if your mirror tells you that old Father Time is beginning to adorn your face with his telltale lines, you will very wisely prepare to do battle for your good looks. The ‘city woman, with time on her bands, will go to a reliable beauty specialist, where she will receive a treatment that will bring back the glow 6f youth to her cheeks, soften her skin and brighten her eyes. Regu- lar clients of the beauty specialist spend an hour a week in her comfort- able chalr, whereas real seekers of beauty are even more frequent pa- tients. _ ‘ But it is possible to keep one’s good looks, even if one dwells in the desert, for every one of the beauty special- ist's methods may be followed at home if one ~will devote just a few moments night and morning to good looks; and a very satisfactory little home course of beauty treatments may be evolved. All that will be necessary in the way of equipment will be two or three pads of absorbent cotton, a good cleansing cream,-a skin tonic, which may be nothing more than witch vanishing cream and the patter, of which more, shortly. ‘ ' At night, just before going to bed, the face should be cleansed carefully with a pad of cotton dipped in dilutedl witch hazel, then into the cleansing cream, following the motions adopted by the beauty specialist. This treatment should be followed by a brisk patting with the patter moistened in ice-cold water. This will awaken the tired and sagging muscles. spicuous our woman may apply a spe- cial pore cream that will in time make them less noticeable, or perhaps eradi- cate them, or she may simply use a, skin food, leaving enough on her face1 to feed the hungry cells while shel sleeps. In the morning she will cleanse her face with the cream and skin tonic, putting on a little vanishing cream; This forms a protection for the tender- tissues and if the day is spent in the; open, drying winds will not harm her? skin nor will it be possible for thel dust raised by household tasks to clogl the pores. Any superfluous cream is . gently blotted off with a soft cloth and the icy patter flopped over the face to! stimulate circulation. A dusting of‘ powder will remove any shine left by the cream. It’s all very easy, you seeâ€"none of! the steaming and hot packs that once. were deemed necessary. Just soft cooling creams to nourish and protect' the skin from the effects of wind and‘ weather, plenty of pure, ice-cold \vateri or ice, and one is equipped correctly" to do battle \"ith Father Time. ‘ It is very important, however, thati the creams and tonics be applied cor-l rectly. The beauty specialist has studied the structure of the face and knows that every stroke of her lingersi must be just right. Cream that is, merely slapped on and then rubbed in in any fashion will not benefit the skin' as it should or produce the desired; results. The movements must be up-l ward and outward, coaxing the,l wrinkles and lines away from thel mouth and eyes. Select the powders and creams with the utmost care; be very sure that they are pure and fine. An astringent is excellent, as it closes the pores which the cleansing cream opens. and a boric-acid wash for the eyes after the beauty treatment will leave them refreshed, rested and bright. The cotton pads are merely folds of Abbut the House .1 v l l i l e z I absorbent cotton. The patter is 51‘ square of absorbent cotton placed in a basin of cold water, and folded under the water, so that a firm sur-i face is obtained; when finished it isl about four inches long and two wide? Use the patter by holding one end of_ it in the hand and slap the face briskâ€", ly by flapping the other end against the skin. Ice is very beneficial to the skin; it makes the muscles firm and, awakens the sluggish circulation. rIJsc it after the massage and you will' need no rouge. RONDEAU or A HOT STOVE. “When winter comes," says Ma, “I’ll; go To where the summer's overflow Of all the things our garden grow” Our berry patch; our orchard too; Stand waiting in a shining row. “Atop my pantry shelves. You know, They’re pretty, even as they grow, But prettier, I'm telling you, When winter comes! “But stoves are hot in summer, .‘0 There’s many hunts the portico, And fans themselves, and takes the view; (I understand their feelings, too)! The same hot stove's a blessing, though ' When winter comes!" SECOND-DAY SANDWICH ES. When sandwiches have been left over and have become slightly dry, place them in the toaster and toast lightly on both sides. Serve at once. The heat will freshen up the sandâ€" wich as good as new and will make a tltbit, (iten more appetizing than the sandwich was in the first place. One point to observe is to serve the‘ sandwiches in a very neat and attracâ€"f tive manner, perhaps cutting them, into triangles. If there has been lcr-i tuce in the sandwiches, this should be removed, and if it is at all wilted, replace with fresh lettuce before the toasted sandwich is served. KEEPING CURED MEAT. When hams, shoulders, or other pieces are taken out of the brine and? dried, sew each piece in a taut cover- ing of cheesecloth, and brush it all over with melted paraffin. When taken out of this covering, the meat emerges clean and there is no loss of meat or time in getting the paraffin out of the crevices. THE MAGNET CIRCUS. For the boy who has outgrown blocks or for the convalescent, there is probably nothing which will furnish, more entertainment than a large pow- erful horseshoe magnet and a box of assorted nailsâ€"preferably of the smaller sizes. , With the nails may be built swings with tack children swinging in them, and trapezes for the most exacting acrobats. On the top may be built an Indian Wigwam with weather vane atop, and a horizontal bar with its crew of acrobatic actors. Even cats and dogs may be made with tack legs and ears, a nail body and a shoe-tack tail. THE KITCHEN SHEARS. Keep a pair of clean, sharp shears hanging on a convenient hook in the a kitchen. You will find them the great- est possible convenience for many un- expected purposes. They are much better than a knife for trimming off the rind of bacon. They are espe-| cially desirable when snipping up1 marshmallows for a salad, and often save getting out a chopping knife and bowl when only a few pieces of green pepper or other garnish is to be cut in strips or small pieces. The shears should always be wiped and hung up where steam will not strike them to cause rust. PAPER LIGHTERS. The little old-fashioned paper light; crs are convenient when using a gas or oil stove, where you can light one striking a match every time. Cut a flame from another, and they save ‘newspaper into strips an inch \videl and about a foot long and start at one corner to roll diagonally. Turn over the top when done. They must be rolled tightly. We always keep a lot of them handy. IT SAVES MENDING. It always worries me to see the corners of tablecloths, sheets or 2 strong wind, for I know it means that , these same corners will be frayed and Eworn. On a really wnidy day, I al- ' ways double these large pieces length- iwise and pin the four corners to the ., line. ...._.._+.___ At the foot of the Monument in London. is an order forbidding the beating of carpets against its base. -“ Fourvhand playing is not an uncom- mon thing in Canada. Yet it has never attained the vogue it is entitled to. The reason for this, no doubt, is thatl piano pupils are not given sufficient encouragement to play duets by their teachers. Yet, think of the entertainment pos- sibilities of four-band playing. This, of course, docs not prclcnd to infer that ordinary plano solos are not as rich in entertainment value as duels. Many solos are indeed soul gripping} and heart grlpping. Put. duets, wbcn‘ properly played. have the added charm ‘: of novelty Often on a program there will be solo after SOiO'.‘blll, when a. duct is announced, there is usually, found to be more interest evinced by. the audience. The idca of hearing. two play at once introduces the idea of novelty. Now, while compositions for four“ hands on one keyboard seldom demand the digital dexterity of solo pieces. according to a writer on musical: topics, they require in an oven great; or degree real mnslclansbip. Duet1 playing is capable of as fine artistic effects as a string quartet. but needs to be not less assiduously practiced. Timekeep‘lng. though the foundation, is only the foundation. The perform- ers must be so in sympathy that every shade of expression is followed as by. a single mind. But even this is not enough. The} balance of tone is as important as in an orchestral performance. There are ‘ melodies and phrasesmnot always ml the treblevwliich must, stand out above the accompanying parts. and to i this end the touch must be constantly! modified. Too often the bass player; forgets that the lower part of the piano has ‘greater power of tone than the upperlpart. Playing alone. one naturally and almost unconsciously makes this modification; but with two players this subordination of accom- paniment, no matter in which part. is too frequently neglecéccl. (1 Good pedaling is as necessary to ar- tistic effect in fo‘urvli-and as in solo playing. The position at the piano of the bass player gives him better con- Pieno Duet Playing. ' i l r .trol of the pedals, while the turning of the leaves is more easily done by the one Who plays the treble part If the corners of the alternate leaves are turned up it will be found that they do not stick, and there need be no fumbling or slackening of tile tempo. But for a finished performance some m -â€"-AND THE WORST lS YET TO COME Q '- v 6 pâ€"â€"-____â€"____..___-\. l t l l STORIES OF WEI...»I L KNOWN PEOPLE l =___.._____.___.2l A Royal Corporal. I Monarchs frequently wear the uni- forms of foreign nations, but King Al-, fonso of Spain is probably the onlyI reigning sovereign who has held the rank of corporal in the irregular, forms of another country; l Corporal, however, is the highest rank in the ltalian Fascisti, of his con- nection with which King Alfonso is ex-l ceedlngly proud. I When dressed in his Fascisti uni-: w. // "L «‘7? 7 al/ is? poor boy left his native town of Los- siemo-uth for Edinburgh, and endeav- ored to abtaln employment in the bakery of Messrs, McVitie and Price, the biscuit firm. The foreman told the boy, whose name was Aleander Grant, that there was no vacancy. Grant called again, and every day for a week he left a not in which he stated he could make better cakes than any one else in the firm. In the end his persistence was re- warded with a job. Toâ€"day he is chairman of McVitie and Price; he re- cently gave away $500,000 to charity, and his wonderful career has now been crowned by the bestowal of a baronstcy. Sir Alexander‘s greatest friend is Mr. Ramsay MacDonald; they were poor boys together in Los- one else should turn the leaves; or, ‘ few“ the King of Spain. who, by the'sicmoutb. better still, both performers should‘ memorize a few notes on either side' of the page, and turn the leaf. only] when a rest or pause provides for an} instant a free hand. Good foin'rlinnd pieces, piaycd wEth intelligemc and a certain degree of‘ artistic llnisli, provide an attractiw‘; variety; and if two congenial players} have frequent opportunities of prac-l tising together, it will be found quite worth while to make a specialty of such performances. This can be done with much less expenditure of time and energy than is necessary to mas- ter satisfactorily even a small reper- toire of sole pieces. .__fl.;.___.__ Quite Some Traveler. Teacherâ€"“Who was the first navi- gator to land in America?" Bright Pupilâ€"“Noah.” Teacherâ€"“What! Did Noah ever visit this continent?" Bright Pupilâ€"“I thought he was ai steerage passenger in the Leviathan.”| 'â€"‘â€"°â€""' 1 The stump speaker is living proof‘ of the fact that no political machinei can be run without gas. l way, celebrated his; thirtyclghth birth- day recently. wears a tunic of greeny<l grey, open at the throat to show the? black shirt. His headgear is a black fez. with. embroidered upon it, a large rcd caglc. Lipton TCok the Tip. How he once earned a shilling tip‘ is amusingly told by Sir Thomas Lip-g ton. ! When I was crossing over from America a few years back (he said) I was gazing out to sea and thinking of, nothing in particular, when somebodyi touched ‘me on the shoulder. Turning round, I found myself con- fronted by a man in clerical attire. “Look here, steward." he said, “I want a deck chair put in that corner‘ spot." I got a deck chair and placed ltl there. and he said, ‘Here's :1 bob for: you." Being a Scot (concluded Sir Thom-l as) I took it. The Boy and His Job. One day. a number of years ago, a .â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"-â€"-â€"â€"â€"7 .; ' that Meredith A Bonfire of Meredith M53. The manuscripts of famous booksâ€"« and even the briefest letters of fa- mous menwbeve a high value in the collectors market. But it need not surprise us to learn from Mr. Walter ’l‘. Spencer‘s Fcrty Years in My Book- shop that Geoge Meredith. the novel- ist, thought little of such relics and _s: glued to deplore in others the kind of sentiment that presered them. No one with such light, dry, astringent humor would be likely to attach value to a bit of the material universe be. cause it had been in contact with some worthy either of art or of the church. George Meredith. says Mr. Spencer, placed no value whatsoever on the manuscripts of his novels. Once when he said so to bliss Nichol she answer- ed teasingly that ir was mock modesty on his part to say such a thing. To merely instructh her to make a bonfire of his manuscripts at the end of the garden! “But,” she added, “can't I have some of them as keepsakes?" “Yes,” he answmel carelessly, "Lake whichever you like." She selected several of the precious documents, single :l‘rretr‘: on pinch he had written out his slorl poems. Miss Nichol led us down i::m the vegetable garden, and there. n black lirrle heap of ashes. luy all that remained of liluliu.<cl‘ipts worth who knows 'bow lunch! A Futurist. "When is that artist actually going to paint your portrait?" "(‘an't sayâ€"he's a futurist. you know." 9+ New Varieties of Apples. Seven new varlmics of apples were blankets flapping on the line in 3‘ originated in {he horticultural division 'ur‘ the Canadi'ln Department of Agri- <.-‘».;lzure during 1922. ' ~_ .-_A A mun too busy to take care of his h 7 1h lS like a mechanic too busy to ink: care of his toolsâ€"Cicero. - An idea of vlto size of {his pair is obiflnel lo . man in the picture. The larger is a lung, a lake trout of 241-; pounds. Bath with many otlzms were 3;. early this season at KC‘Il'JT‘d. Out. on Lake of {be Woods. ‘; l" (l [:15 young 3.3 pounds lll we the smaller, . . 1, ml 111 one trip. Let them laugh, as long as the thing works well.