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CHARM OF EARRINGS.
handed down for many years in the female line, was sold at Christle's in 1906 for £550, and is now in America.
- REFRESHING BATHS.
It is amusing to notice how,
Nothing so soothes the nerves faithful women remain to the ear- ring, even when it has, as in the
The sixteenth century certainly and re-energises the tired body as very newest millinery, to be attach- succumbed to the charm of the a bath taken lefsurely. The really ed to their hats instead of their pear-shaped pearl. Those were ideal bath consists of much more heads. The reason is not far to worn by Tudor ladies, and by love-than the time actually spent in the seek, for only the earring has the ly, Mary Stuart (who had many charm of Independent movement, pairs), while Elizabeth'a "two water; the drying, which is a great The very breathing of its wearer pearls with very rich dropa" were feature so far as health and beauty will act it a-swing and a-shimmer,repeatedly noticed by visitors to are concerned, is included as well. while ring and necklace, and even her Court, Stuart ladies wore
Taken too frequently, the hot bracelet, le still upon still flesh.similar earrings, and the grace that It in this subtle beauty of move-pendant pearl and careless ringlet bath is usually a beauty spolier. ment that has endeared it to women lent each to the other lives for over A large bath filled with water and from the earliest times, except dur- in the portraits of Lely and the room alled with steam open the ing the Middle Ages, when heavy Vandyck. Earrings for men die- plaits of hair above the ears made appeared under the Protectorate, pores of the skin on face, neck, and the wearing of earrings unsuitable, however, though ears were still arma. These conditions are harm- Earrings are immemorially of the pierced to cure sore eyee, and sailorful, for they coarsen the skin, East, and were worn in Assyria folk wore rings in their ears for
The next damage is the "touch of and Egypt. The Khorsabad monu-many years. ments at the Louvre show them. The wider feminine fashions of powder" dusted on while the pores And Egyptian earrings of the XII. the eighteenth century favoured are still flabby. The powder dynasty exist, very similar in type the girandole type--three pendants to the Parisian earrings of the from a central ornament. And blocks them up, and when they are moment, small beads threaded on eccentricity again appeared in Re-not acting properly the complexion fine wire. The legendary cost of volution times, miniature guillo-soon takes on a muddy look, and Cleopatra's earrings, £161,457 intines being worn, or fragments of our money, is well known.
Bastille stone act as earrings. But before long the face becomes un- Earrings unearthed at Hiasarlik, with the Directoire the elongated healthy looking. If a little vaac- the traditional site of Troy, may drop returned, and survived as a line is rubbed on the face, pro have been worn by Helen or graceful finish to dress of extra- Andromache. Hera (In the ordinary elegance until well into tection will be given against the "Ilad") wears them, and the ears the nineteenth century. To this steam difficulty. of the Venus de Medici are pierced period belongs David Wilkie's
Bran baths are excellent for the for rings. And while Greeks and pretty picture, "The First Ear-
skin. Make a cheesecloth bag Etruscans wrought their perfect ring," in which the small girl bits of goldwork, bridegrooms of clings to her, mother's hand as the about five inches square and fill nomad races were giving their piercer, a spectacled lady in a mob it three-quarters fall of ordinary brides heavy golden earrings. "of cap, operatos on her little ears.bran. When the bath is filled with half a shekel weight," as Isaac did A certain heaviness marks the water, drop in the bag. Move it
about and squeeze it well. Rebekah. And in far-off India for- Victorian styles, but they are gotten goddessen gleamed in swing charming workmanship, and have out the bag and keep for use an- ing jewels; "n trembling pair of more to recommend them than the other day. Be careful not to have are the bath water too hot. By using earrings touching her shoulders rather repellent snakes that
warm, not hot water, there la pro- diffused brilliancy," says a Jain becoming so popular.
ก milky fluid which is hymn to the goddess Srl, of the But the earring, like so many duced Bixth century B.C.
things subtle and lovely, came firat soothing and restful and also has Under the Roman and Byzantine from the East. If you would see a whitening effect on the skin. By Empires earrings
extra-it at its beat, go to the Victoria mixing the bran with sweet scent- vagantly worn. Pliny tells us of and Albert and look at those won-ed substances such as almond meal Roman expenditure in this matter, derful Persian earrings in enamel- flower, powdered orris root, or and Byzantine mosaics show great led gold fringed with pearls and sachet powder, a truly luxurious, rings fringed and jewelled, many golden leaves; or the great tur-bath is obtained. Another beauty inches long. In Gaul and Roman quoise earrings of Tibet, brought bath is provided by the use of a Britain earrings were still popular, back from Lhasa in 1904-tur-cheesecloth bag filled with almond and also in Saxon days. But in quoise settings, holding jewel work meal and the shavings of castile the tenth century they practically of emerald, ruby, sapphire, cornel-soap.
Movement disappeared, to be charmingly and ian, and lapis lazuli. permanently revived in the six-
teenth.
were
of
USES OF LACE IN BLOUSES.
Take
A
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1927.
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
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HORIZONTAL. (Cont.) 84-Engles
HORIZONTAL
1-Chief
·B-Ta masAUTO
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10-Treachery
|41-German for age
10-Part of verb "to be" 42-To inter
12-Be allowed
14-To put on
16-A orlaket
18-Quick to learn 2D-A seaport, 8, 8.
France.
. 22-Even.(conte.) 23-To turn maldo 28-Mongrel dog 26-To rebutt 27-At a distance 28-One of the churches
(abbr)
'29-Abraham's early_
name (Bible) 30-A high naval officer
(abbr.) $1-Principal Egyptian
goddess
32-Small place of
ground
33-Away from
|43-To make pubila
45-A drink
¡48-Into
4
| 48-Intense feeling, an
of love
[49-Personal pronoun |50-in the lowest degree]
51-Boente
VERTICAL
1-To skeps metal with|
* hammer 2-Conjunction
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4-To test -Dolty
6-Presently 7-8. State (abbr.)
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VERTICAL (Cont.) 15-Country of Central
Amarion
17-To breathe in and
out
18-A broad street,
(abbr) 119-Translation (ebbr.) [21-A person in charga of a museum 28-To humble 24-Rams down 23-implement for
separating grain by beating 86-New England State
(abbr.) 80-interrogative Interjection 38-8ymbole |40-5mali drafts
42-To ylald
44-A rodent
145-Also
47-Point of compass
(abkr.)
(abbr.)
13-H. central State of 40-Period of time
|11-External aspects
U. S.
.
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
Then
Carbolic sonp is also valuable and colour at their loveliest, in- for the bath, removing rashes, deed!
eruptions, and pimples, where there Renaissance Jewels,
Is no internal cause for them, This revival was partly due to
few drops of carbolic acid added the artistry of the Renaissance
to the bath will cool and heal jewellers, whose lovely work `ean
sruptions, and frequently after two no, lumps form. Continue to add The blouse has firmly returned be seen in such paintings as
or three applications drive them water very gradually, until quite Bronzino's portrait of Blanca to fashion.. Even the waisted away. The odour of this soap and a thin solution is made, using Capello, in the Pitti Gallery, from blouse is once again permitted to acid is not particularly agreeable, about two tablespoonfuls. whose twice-pierced lobes hang two be worn under the skirt; but older but it soon disappears, and its pre- carefully add a few drops of or- rings, supporting a pendant of or stouter individuals will do well sence may be concealed by the use dinary solution of ammonis at a pearls; partly to the Spanish vogue to leave this mode entirely to of a perfumed toilet water.. A time, until one ounce has been (a heritage of Moorish days), youth. Fashion has for long done stimulating bath, especially com- added. The preparation must be which Royal alliances brought to without the walet, and the effects forting for tired feet and legs, can stirred the whole time. Then add the Court of France; and partly of curves and broken lines are only be prepared, by adding one ounce water three or four, ounces at a to the Russian voyages of the for the ultra-alfm girl. But the of borax, one ounce of sea-salt, and time until the mixture measures English explorers, who found blouse always permits of many in-half an ounce of alum to a gallon one
pint. When this cloudy there "no Russe woman, wife or teresting variations, and for sum- of water. The ingredients must ammonia is used, you must not add mayde," without them.
mer can be delightful in laces of all be crushed to a fine powder and it to the bath water until just you These great days of the earring one or two patterns. It is best to must have dissolved before the step in. One, two, or three table- were marked by eccentricity as adhere to straight jumper lines, bath is ready. well as charm, Men, copying the with a little easing over a long Spanish mode, wore them as much waistline, which is achieved by a
Henry II. of France suft kid belt or swathe of satin or A moderate temperature and s A few bath crystals to soften the affected pearl earrings, but Henry moire sash tying at the side. III made the earring definitely a black crape de Chine can have a
water are all that are required for Court fashion, and exacted
tub, which should be the deep yoke of pink georgette back the daily sacrifice of piercing from his and front, on which we can use followed by a really hard scrub- courtiers. And not one piercing either cream or fine black lace, pre-bing down. Scented bath crystals Arrange it so that are easy to prepare. A simple only. Two piercings were fre- ferably real quent, to hold two jewels in either the edge forms a V-shaped neck- formula is this: Take one pound let the cuff of a long of soda and spread it out to dry ear, or, more usually, one pendant line, and swinging from two rings, as in sleeve in crepe de Chine be, finish in the oven for about six hours.
And the ed in similar fashion. The same The oven must
too hot. the Bronzino picture. ultra coxcomb submitted even to model can be of all-white lace, If. Break up the soda when cold and three piercings, as can be seen in we happen to have plece laces or put into a large battle. Add half Jerome Wieux's engraving of very wide insertions that can be
an ounce of oil of lavender and leave uncovered for about an hour, Henry III-not because the ear-joined together.
Striped Effects.
Then cork down and use as want- ring was a love token, as is some-
ed.
as women,
Scented Crystals.
not be
:
spoonfuls may be used, according to the amount of water in the bath.
times conjectured. but simply be- Another good way of securing cause fops and degenerates, such an effective blouse or sleeveless Effervescent bath salts make the the last Valois king, exaggerated front to wear with a smart black bath refreshing and stimulating. the prevailing fashion to absurdity. coat is to join yards of real To prepare them, take four ounces The opposite extreme was the laces in strips, alternating with of carbonate of soda and crush it fine powder. To this wearing of a single ring or pearl black velvet ribbon. Sometimes down to in one ear only, a fashion there there are several yards of real, add five ounces of tartaric acid, has been a quite recent attempt to or good Imitation, laces, and this is and mix the two well together. revive. In England these were a very good way of utilising them. Then add three ounces of rice much worn by man, and portraits Different ways of getting some flour and thoroughly mix the A perfume. of Shakespeare, Raleigh, and the value from treasures in lace can be ingredients together. Earl of Southampton, among suggested, for the family hoarda of may be added, if desired. The others, all show the single earring. this material are often a very per salts must be kept in a tin or bottle Some women affected it, too. In plexing problem. Lace in itself is
having well-fitting lid... When Gabrielle d'Estree's inventory of lovely, but, unless it is skilfully the bath is ready, and just before jewels there are many single ear-worked into a definite scheme of it is used, a few tablespoonfuls dreas it is apt to spoil, rather than must be thrown in and the water rings and only one pair.
beautify, a garment... Historic Pearls.
GOOD FOR THE WHOLE KORUNA FAMILY.
· Mothers
well stirred. A
But the most famous was the
Cloudy ammonia, another de- lightful addition to the bath, can pear-shaped pearl worn by Charles 1. in his left ear, which he gave
be easily prepárad." Take one ounce of soft soap, place it in a to a faithful. follower on the scaf fold, and which, is now in the
always, give Chamberlain's scrupulously clean mortar, and possession of the Duke of Portland Cough Remedy for croupy coughs, pour on to it about a teaspoonful It ranks, perhaps, with that of colds, difficult breathing, bronchial and of water. Stir the soap well for influenza, roughs. It is good for the a minute, add a little more water, poor Marie Antoinetic-a drep little ones and grown ups too and pearl hanging from a bouton top every one knows it, contains, se nar- and stir again, forming a smooth" surrounded by brilliants-which, cotics. Sold everywhere.
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