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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
7
A columnist offers exercise guidance to slim hips and improve posture for gowns. The routine emphasizes regular movement, clear ventilation, and wearing loose clothing, with steps including running on all fours and controlled torso rolls. The aim is natural slimming without starvation and a healthy appearance.
A columnist addresses reader letters asking whether facial creams can cause hair growth. Skin specialists say no cream will induce growth. friction may irritate skin enough to grow a small fuzz, but regular nightly use is unlikely to produce noticeable hair. Readers are invited to share experiences.
A reader with dark sallow skin asks for a effective softening and whitening lotion beyond peroxide and lemon juice. They seek a recommended remedy suitable for both hands and face and sign off as A A.
Readers seek tips on lightening dark hair puffs with peroxide washing and proper drying. A Worried Girl requests eyebrow growth and darkening methods, with a walnut stain recipe and cautions about eye safety. Helen suggests facial massage to reduce a reddened nose, plus hair stain guidance and theater dress etiquette. Ambitious asks henna use for hair, while another writer seeks under eye circle remedies and a facial whitening lotion with zinc and mercury compounds.
A girl with a rapid temper suffers skin trouble including red spots and dryness linked to anger. The advice urges self control before cosmetic remedies, suggesting to examine temperament as the cause and address temper before treating the complexion.
A reader explains how to apply Bloom of Roses liquid rouge to prevent visible marks. Use a small drop on fingertips and rub in a rotary motion until the color looks natural, then remove excess with cold cream. The method emphasizes rubbing to blend with the skin and avoids harm.
A reader requests a way to keep hair ends in place and Mollie provides a recipe named Brilliantine. The method involves rubbing a few drops from sweet almond oil and alcohol with glycerine onto the hands to smooth the hair, claiming a single touch will hold the style. The recipe lists sweet almond oil, alcohol, and glycerine with specific measures.
In a vanity column, the author jokes that high shoes reduce ankle thickness and low shoes cause swelling. For a high forehead, the proposed fix is a tiny bang under a pompadour, with hair pulled through and pinned to create a half round fringe.
Practical guidance on how to refer to husbands and relatives, urging first names for strangers and full names for familiar or formal contexts. It warns against excessive praise or complaint, and suggests clear identification to avoid misidentification in social settings.
The piece advises acknowledging congratulations with thanks, using full names on visiting cards, and not listing addresses. It adds guidance on greeting patronesses at events, curtseying if they avoid handshakes, and notes that modern women may forego greeting everyone with a handshake to stay comfortable in social settings.
A diner objects to companions speaking French at table and deems it rude since they cannot understand. The remark implies insult and social tension over language use during a shared meal.
The writer asks if a woman should initiate conversation with a man after a brief meeting. She fears appearing eager if she speaks first and suggests a woman should always let him speak first, else he may misread her friendliness.
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