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THE GEOimilAH’S MAGAZINE PAGE e © The Making of a Pretty Girl & § T X THEN a girl Is between twelve and sixteen she is said to the ungrareful age Personally. I think It the first dan serous age, and there are e«ve- al others, for a woman does not stop at 4<l. as heroine of a famous story seems to believe The impressions gathered bv ihe child at this ungrateful age are deep and not easily effaced It is now that she gets her first ideas of her own future, and stje begins to set a standard so; herself, according to the influences which are brought to bear upon her Potwwen twelve and sixteen a girl gets an idea of her own good looks, and she begins to try and enhan< them Her vanity develops Often this vanitt Is like a hothouse plant stimu lated ht rhe constant attention she re ceives ft m the members of her family, who don-' hesitate to say. How pretty Dorothv is getting to be." right before her. as if she had no ears to hear, or brain to grasp the significance of the remark go many girls are spoiled at this age that in other families the budding eharms and beauty of the young girl are neve' remarked upon, and Isabel is frankly told that It is quite ugly while, on the contrary she is slowly evolving Into a very pleasing, natural young girl. I think it is just as wrong to harp upon a girl’s physical shortcoming, j during’this abnormally sensitive period I BP it Is to tell her that she is going to I be a beauty. The Family to Blame. Many a girl who. at fourteen, was awkward and lanky, and at fifteen de veinped a frightful crop of pimples, has been made desperately unhappy by the garcnsm of her family, and as often ns I not. a girl like this will develop into a raw-boned, self-conscious young wom an. when, with a little help and encour agement, «he could have overcome her physical awkwardness and learned to care for’her skin, and become tn time a graceful a.nd attractive woman. The physical readjustment which goes on in the young girl, between twelve and sixteen, and which often lasts till eighteen, is accountable for the poor complexions and especially for the pimples and blackheads, which be gin fa show themselves on some sub jects after the fifteenth year Where a child is anaemic you can expect blank heads to appear about this time, and there is no tier trying lotions or salves. The anaemic girl simply has not force enough In her system to throw off the impurities In the skin The blood doesn't circulate properly, and it is unelens to expect these spots and blotches to disappear until the root of the matter has been remedied. In our svstem of education the hard est part of school life comeg just at the time when a girl needs regt, quiet, and the tnost care No wonder our best scholars are nervous or anaemic and break down at examination*. If ths pretty girl’s parents want he tr get through her school days without losing the vitality and strength which she needs, th«v should see that she gets plenty of fresh atr, the most wholesome and simple kind of food, enough amusement and healthy recrea tion, and is in bed early every night The average American girl of this age does not get enough sleejy She is al ways trying to keep up her end socially, to go to parties, to entertain, and she feels that she is much abused if she does not get her share of theatergoing All this with her school work is a tre mendous strain on her nervous srvstem, end it is no wonder that foreigners who WIFE'S HEALTH RESTORED Husband Declared Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Would Re store Her Health, And It Did. Ashland, Ky. " Four years ago 1 seemed to have everything the matter ■ —■ with me. 1 had fe- maleand kidney trou ' ble and was so bad off B I could hardly rest W 7 day or night. I doc . A ' * torch with all the < z : A Jjt. f best doctors in town and took many kinds -gW = medicine but noth- i r >ng did any good un i'MWi ;■ /i *’l 1 tried your won- '// ■/' derful remedy. Lydia ■ 11 1 E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. My husband said it would restore my health ami it has.” Mrs. May Wyatt, Ashland, Ky. There are probably hundreds of thou sands of women in the United States who have been benefitted by this famous old remedy, which was produced from roots and herbs over thirty years ago by a woman to relieve woman’s suffering. Read What Another AV Oman says: Camden, N. J. —"I had female trou ble and a serious displacement and was tired and discouraged and unable to do my work. My doctors told me I never could be cured without an operation, but thanks to Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I am cured of that affliction and have recommended it to more than one of my friends with the best results. ” —Mrs. Ella Johnston, 324 Vine St, If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi dential) lynn, Mass, four letter will be opened, read and answered by a ftuuuu and held in strut cvulldenve. By MARGARET HUBBARD AYER ' ■ JUr AM T I ~ML JW By W7 w mSv < / \\w ?' V • \\W i Cv , r _ WHEN SHE IS SWEET SIXTEEN. come to our shores Insist that we have no young girls In America, only chil dren and women, for the average high school girl dreaseu, acts and looks at least five years older than she is. and at present she affects styles which oven her mother would consider rather ad vanced. When you realize how small a part the American father plays In the mak ing of our pretty girl. Its a wonder that so many of them grow up into charm ing and lovely women, making com paratively few mistakes In a grown-up world for which they have In no way been fitted. The Father's Duty. To be pretty and well dressed and have s good time—that Is about the only’ Ideal that the average mala par ent has for his daughter. His son Is taught from early boyhood that he must DO something, and to accomplish hie share of the world's work he must have a high standard of honor, honesty and industry. The boy gets this knocked Into him one way or the other; the daughter is supposed to imbibe a complete understanding of morals and responsibility through that famous feminine Intuition which only begins to be understood and appreciated after ex perience and mistakes have taught her their dreary lesson of caution. No matter how sweet and intimate the relationship between mother and daughter, there are certain things which go toward the making of our pretty girl that she can learn more quickly and easier from her father, If he has gained her confidence and has done something more toward forming ber character than paying the school bills. There would not he one painted or | -. Up-to-Date Jokes It was just after spring cleaning. She was reading tn a low, thrilling voice: When the packing begins In earnest ” s< t >ms as though there could he no ' “!» ' 'ii the earth’s surface unshaken.” He roused himself from a somnolent otitude in an easy chair. ‘Who wrote that, Maria’’ He’s been •'rough it. whoever he Is. 1 wonder i w oom he married?” ■Why. you great stupid.” said she; ‘ i s Amundsen writing about the ice.” Mi Keb ham How is jour boy get ting aiomc at school? Mr , r.utem Splendidly epiendid '.' ’ I Just ’.•■ I you. my old friend, that ; of >r. will make his way in tile ■or : ■ ■ you f. ar T»n-Iriu the eight pears hi s been going school they I have h i examinations, and he's I managed to dodge ex erv one of 'em Landlady <t" student lodger) Do you know 1 dreamt iv night that you 1 paid up »‘i • 1 • ■ i -.ou owed me” Student is »». .• la. n p;i kindly | trouble you fol re.elpt. powdered school girl face if Father ob. Jected rationally, quietly and with a sensible Illuminating explanation. Rut when he is not too busy to notice the makeup at all. he merely rages As one girl put it to me the other day, "Father Just threw a fit when he found T used makeup. He said he'd throw me out of the house If I ever put pow - der or rouge on my face again. I don't see anything so had about it; all the girls use powder, and I’m so pale the rouge makes me look much nicer. Now, I wash my face before Father comes home, so he doesn't catch me at it. I don't see w hy he made such a fuss ” Why He Objected. Os course, she didn't understand, be cause Father carefully side-stepped the real reason that he did not want his daughter to paint and powder, and look like anything but the sweet and pure girl that she is. He did not want her confounded with a class of women of whose existence sh« is entirely un aware; on the other hand, he could not den' that many of her friends and that her own mother used powder occasion ally. Sweet Sixteen, unfortunately, takes to powder as a duck to water. Our pretty girls often look like little Pier rots. with their whitened faces and chalky noses. The\ think it is grown up and becoming, and thev do not real ize that every vestige of powder and makeup takes away the beauty of their youth, the sweet innocence and candor of their faces. Powder, except when ft is absolutely necessary, makes any fare look older, and it makes the young face look hard. As for paint of any kind. I think the only way to frighten Sweet Sixteen out of it is to tel] her that the slightest vestige of paint makes every imperfection in her skin show up as if under a magnifying glass, and the use of these artificial aids to beauty will eventually quite ruin the texture of her skin and make it yellow. For really pile cheeks there Is noth ing so good as deep breathing. Then a cold sponge bath in the morning, fol lowed by a brisk rub with a crash towel, will bring natural roses to the face. Don't drink tea or coffee, if you are a little "pale face.” and try and give up cand yand substitute fruits. If there is any way that it can be done, arrange to sleep out of doors; a sleeping porch for people who live in the country is worth the price of the investment in the Improvement to the general health of the family, and the exodus of City people to their roofs for sleeping purposes has brought out all kinds of new bedstead- swings and hammocks at moderate prices. Earl> hours, out-of-door sleeping, simple food and exercise, those are the secrets of good complexion for the girl of sixteen. Her complexion u-oubles are due ilways to nerves, bad circu lation and Indigestion, and it is by cur. ’ng these that sh> an get back the peachlike b'oon to her cheeks w hich is j the charm of youth and health. Getting On In Life By THOMAS TAPPER. i. THE novel* of Charles Dickens may be called, in one sense, the orig inal moving picture idea. Dickens has the faculty of throwing his pictures on the screen of the reader’s mind so sharply that he needs no other ma i chine to see and enjoy them. Os course, the faculty that Dickens i had which enabled him to do this as a , writer came from his habit of looking I at the world about him; of looking at it hard: of seeing it clearly; and then of making a man tn New Zealand, or In dia. or Labrador see it by means of a printed page. Any one who wants to get on in life should cultivate this habit of looking at ; the great show that goes on about us forever an ever; of looking at it hard, seeing it clearly, and then getting from it all its particular meaning. It is a great habit, and a great help, for it teaches us to draw conclusions from what we see. But we should see much and draw few conclusions until we are sure of drawing approximately the right ones. It is impossible to overestimate the value of the life about us. as a means of education. We look down at our feet too much, and not enough about us and above us. The telescope man in I’nlon Square will never get rich, even though he Is doing business In a city of some mil lions of people Why" Because few of us know what a privilege it is to look up above our heads and see what is there. For a ten-cent piece you can see the ring' of Saturn and its moons, or the craters and mountains of the moon. It is true that Saturn itself looks about as big as a pea. and its eight moons like pinheads. But it is a wonderful sight, nevertheless; one ’never to be forgot ten. one that will brace up the mind in many an odd moment of foolishness or sorrow. Anyone who is out after moving pic tures not miss this one. You would be surprised to know what can be seen In the heavens, even with an opera glass. The moon, through an opera glass is such a glorious sight i that you will never again think of it as a cause of good luck or bad luck, ac ceding as you happen to see it. 11. The fact Is, we do not see what is ' near us. A student of Professor Agas siz of Harvard tells us that w'hen he . went to Cambridge to study with that l great scientist his first task was to I look at a dead fish and report what he saw. Professor Agassiz left him and came back in an hour. The young man han dled the dead fish as any one would who thinks he sees everything in about one minute. He reported and was In formed that he had not even made a beginning. Agassiz gave him two hours for the next report. The fish was becoming more and more hateful to the young man Suddenly, however, he thought he would begin and draw it on paper Then, he said, he really began to see it. Agassiz came back after a while, and this time encouraged him a little. "But you have missed the most Impor tant thing Look again." And s'o it went on hour after hour, day after day. until finally the young man actually began to see what he was looking at. He afterward said that one lesson made a man and an ob server of him. It convinced him that HE COULD NOT SEE THE THINGS BEFORE HIS OWN EYES. Agassiz taught him that fact, and convinced him of It. Few people have the ability to state things exactly as they are. They do not see them as they are, and. natural ly. any report they rtfake must be wrong, or partly wrong, which is just as bad. Any one who can look and see what he looks at and tell the facts and noth ing but the facts to some one else, has learned the one great lesson of getting on. So the moving picture show of life about us is a great opportunity for training the mind and getting it on a business basis for facts and exact ness. DO YOU KnOW- German engine-drivers are given a gold medal and a sum of money for every ten years service without acci dent. Counting both steamships and sail ing vessels of 100 tons and upward, their total in the world’s mercantile marine exceeds 30.000, Miss Mary Woods, of the Brooklyn navy yard, cuts the patterns for all the flags made there. She has been making flags for the United States government for more than 30 years. Besides Miss Woods, there are 29. women employed in the Brooklyn navy yard making flags at the rate of 24,000 each year. A modern ship’s outfit in the American navy consists of about 430 flags. A Japanese doctor never dreams of asking a poor patient for a fee. When ever a rich man calls in a doctor he does not expect that he will receive a bill for medical services. In fact, no such thing as a doctor’s bill is known in Japan, although nearly all modern practices are in vogue there. The strict honesty of the people does not make it necessary for the doctor to ask a fee When he has finished his visits to the patient, a present is made to him. just as much as the patient can afford. The I doctor then smiles, bows, thanks his { patient and the transaction is settled. e e What Dame Fashion Is Offering ■WB Mli iff " I w'l I v V v * X* A W Ml llt ■b-a .■ ■ 'wGG-« \ J \ilh i I MF I'wE > S ‘Mail BK’* " I'7'' vlil : H WL.-G- 9 s II /s 9Hs&ll Bb * z > Hi I lOfe ( i a fill I JS iV ■ X IS r < • k J'"*. * I n l tlF’ a H Ml '-x ik . S ‘ “/I PS « Wk> j m V 11/ /I ff 1 \ I - /' -g IX 1 ' (1) Cream voile de laine is here • / (3) A simply cut satin dress is ' used over liberty blue satin. It is ,—>— * here effectively trimmed with black S embroidered almost to the knees ; I chantilly lace., which is charmingly ........... , , < > draped over the shoulders and falls z with rich silk braid, and further em- ' ( ; r i ■ x al i -a > ... . , . , , . , (2) This dress is carried out in a ; m a graceful point over the skirt, bellished with rosettes of braid, , . ghade of . ose taffetaSi The skirt ig < ? The skirt is embroidered in two which give a charming raised effect, j 1 cu j straight. J square panels on the front. ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN ’• By Beatrice Fairfax | RETURN HIS LETTERS. Dear Miss Fairfax: 1 am 23 and have been keeping com pany with a young gentleman two years my senior, who has been paving considerable attention to me. and has proposed marriage. This gentleman was called to a different part of the country on business, at w hich place he has been stationed permanent, and in our cor respondence there was a misunder standing. which caused considerable feeling. He asked for tlie return of all his correspondence, which I refused on the grounds that I thought there would be a little reconciliation, but he has not written nor have I heard from him since. E. W. Return his letters, asking that he return yours. If you A.ere In the wrong In the misunderstanding a frank, friendly note to that effect will not be out of place, and I am sure will not be misunderstood. Rut don’t let it express any love or anxiety. LET THIS END IT. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am seventeen and have been keep ing company for the past year with a man one year my senior. For the first six months everything glided along smoothly, and for the past six months we have been arguing constantly. Now he is angry and we have parted, and for the last two weeks I have not heard from him. I love him very much and he told me the same many times, but of late he has become very cold and does not seem to care anv more for me. E. H. P. C. Arguments before marriage become fierce quarrels after. You have always given in, you say. Doesn't this presage a married life of humility and oppres sion? It seems to me you are well off. because there has been a "last" quar rel. For you own future peace, see that it remains the last. THEN WHY NOT YOU? Dear Miss Fairfax: I am sixteen and was going with a girl two years younger. One night we had a disagreement and have not spoken since. 1 know she still loves me. but she does not want to speak first. B. C- " ■ You, being the man. are supposed to be stronger. Show it by being the first to surrender your own way and will. Tell her vou are sorry; take all the blame on yourself, and I am sure that your spirit of fairness will awaken a similar spirit in her'and all will be will. WHO IS AT FAULT? Dear Miss Fairfax: I was keeping company with a young fellow whom 1 love very dearly. About six months ago we quarreled and part ed. As I love him very dearly I can not forget him. If you were the one to offend, tell him so. But If he Is at fault and has maintained a stubborn silence for six months, it doesn't seem to me he is the man to make anv girl happy. I beg of you that when you apologize you will not be too humble. If you are. you will find yourself in the position of always taking the blame. TRY ANOTHER PLAN. Dear Miss Fairfax: I have been going with a young gen tleman for nearly three years, and he gave me a diamond engagement ring over a year ago. He is working in the SOME OF THE LATEST PARIS STYLES IN DRESSES. city and he gets $5 a day. Don't you think we ought to get married, as 1 live In a lonely town and would like to get married this June? Don't you think a girl has as much right tn set the date : as tile fellow? I am afraid he takes . other girls to theaters, and I think if he loved me as he says he does he would not go with others. He is tell ing me he would like to save a little more money; but I think that we can . save more if we get married. VIOLET. i It is the girl's privilege to set the date I when the man wants to marry, but when he favors a delay, as in your case, such action on Iter part makes her appear overly anxious. Them is no doubt you could save more, especially if he is spending money on ?>ther girls, but no argument to that effect •an convince him. Men are such stubborn creatures a better argument would be your absolute indifference. If he knows you want to marry lie will not be anxious to name the date. FOR MANY REASONS. NO. Dear Miss Fairfax: I am sixteen and made the acquain- A Remedy No Family Should Do Without No matter how healthy a human be- ein. It is a liquid laxative-tonic, mild. Ing may be, it is safe to say that not and never gripes, is effective on robust many months are prised without some people and can be given with safety to obstruction of the bowels, in other an infant. Children like it because of words, constipation, even if only tern- these gentle qualities and because it is porary The bloating, the dull feeling pleasant to the taste may start after the evening meal. If a It Is the best all-around remedy you laxative is not taken that night It is can have in the house for any disorder > certain that sleep will not be sound, and of the stomach, liver and bowels, and you will awaken unrefreshed. many people like Mrs. Lydia E. Thomas, Hence, it is Important for you and Calhoun. Ga„ and D. H. Harburg. 381 —--mm for all the members of your family that W Wade St., Charlotte. N. C.. say they a good, reliable laxative be always kept would as soon be without the necessl- In the house for just such emergency ties as without Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup I It Is sure to be needed, and when need- Pepsin, ed you »ant It at hand No family that Any one wishing tn make a trial of Is careful of its health can do without this remedy before buying It in the reg such a remedy. But the question of ular way of a druggist at fifty cents or which remedy to have on hand is also one dollar a large bottle (family’ size) of vast importance can have a sample bottle sent to tho The laxative most highly recommend, home free of charge by simply address ed by the majority of intelligent Amerl- ing Dr. W B Caldwell. 405 Washing cans as being best for babies and ton St.. Monticello, 11l Tour name ami grown-ups is Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pep. address «n a postal card will do. DIAMONDS Reasonably Priced Take our word for it or ask any one of our many cus tomers. The economic features employed in the purchasing of our stock enable us to sell them as low as they ean be bought anywhere. Dur stock, though always sufficiently broad for selection, is extremely so at this time. We want you to see our selection, exhibit to you tray after t.rav of these beautiful ornaments, explain the z different points of values, and have you judge of their merits for yourself. (FVGENE Vfl AYNES Co) 37 WH.T feHAL|L j lance of a boy two years my senior It ft j looks as though the boy does not care for me. As I like him very much, should I keep going with him? SUSAN. Ts he does not care for .you, you are wasting your time. If he does care for you, you are too young to “go” with any man. A girl of sixteen has much to learn from books before she puts herself in a position to learn more pain ful lessons from life. SEEK THE REASON, Dear Miss Fairfax: T am in love with a girl and she says she loves me. The last time we were out she acted coldly toward me. OTTO. Perhaps she had cause, and It Is only your just due to know how you offended so you may explain. If she acted indifferently for no rea son than that she is a creature of moods it w ill not be to your happiness to mar ry her. Women, and also men. who are as changeable as the weather are very uncomfortable creatures to live w-fth.