The hair and teeth should also receive the utmost attention. The skin of the head should be as white as that of the hand, and the hair thoroughly brushed and kept. So, also, with the beard of men. It should be adapted to the style of the face, and carefully attended to, or it will become offensive to its wearer. A man may be as cleanly in all respects at the table with a beard as without one, but not without care and attention.

This matter of cleanliness extends to all articles of clothing, under-wear as well as outer-wear. Perfect neatness is a mark of true gentility.

It is to the toilet that beauty resorts for these purposes. There also the lessfavored find the means of simulating the charms they do not naturally possess; and though the sterner sex are not supposed to "sacrifice to the Graces," a modern Valentine would, without attention to the toilet, soon degenerate into a veritable Orson.

Every lady owes it to herself to be fascinating; every gentleman is bound, for his own sake, to be presentable; but beyond this there is the obligation to society, to one's friends, and to those with whom we may be brought in contact. If I request a lady to honor me by accompanying me to the opera, and she presents herself with tumbled hair, a questionable face, an ill-chosen dress, badly-fitting gloves, and an atmosphere of cheap and offensive perfumes, she does me a positive wrong; she becomes an infliction which I am not bound to suffer. So, again, if I make an appointment with a gentleman to walk in some public place with him, and he appears in the condition of a man who has slept in a stable, with shaggy hair and beard, creased clothes, soiled linen, and with an odor of stale tobacco pervading him, I have a right to resent it as an affront. Duty, therefore, has even more to do with attention to the toilet than vanity; we owe it to ourselves, and we owe it to others, to turn to the very best account, and to preserve every agreeable quality we may have been endowed with to the latest period of our respective lives.

The Lady's Dressing-Boom.

In treating of the lady's toilet, it may be well to endeavor to convey some idea of the general arrangements and requirements of a lady's dressing-room. This room, of course, in many instances, is her bed-room as well; but that will in no way interfere with the general application of what we have to say.

The walls should be decorated with a light-colored, lively paper, the window curtains and furniture covers being in harmony therewith. A few choice prints or water-color drawings may be hung on the walls, and one or two ornaments may occupy a place on the mantel-piece; but it should be borne in mind that the room is to be used exclusively for dressing and the toilet, so that anything interfering with these offices in any way should be studiously avoided.

In addition to the ordinary furniture of the room, there should be a dressingtable, light and portable, so that it can be placed in different parts of the cham ber to command the best light. On the table, which is generally adorned with

fancifully-worked muslin cover descending to the ground, should be placed an oval looking-glass, with lights on each side of it. On this table should be arranged the lady's dressing-case, her jewel box, pin-cushion, and such articles as may be needed at the time. The hair pin-cushion should form a prominent article. It is made in this way: It may be round or square; the sides of wood or card-board. It should be loosely stuffed with fine horse-hair, and covered with plain knitting, worked in single Berlin wool with fine needles. This cover offers no impediment to the hair-pins, which are much better preserved in this way than by being left about in an untidy fashion. In addition there should be a tray with various kinds of combs, brushes, hair-pins, and frisettes; bottles of various perfumes, and pots of hair-oil and bandoline, with boxes of lip-salve and powder-puff.

The washstand should be furnished with a large pitcher and basin, a smaller pitcher for fresh water, a tumbler, mug, china tray containing two toothbrushes and nail-brushes (hard and soft), sponge basin holding two sponges (large and small), and tooth-powder box. On the right of the washstand should be the towel-horse, on which should be suspended one fine and two coarse towels, together with two very coarse or Baden towels, as they are called. Beneath the washstand should be placed the foot-bath.

On the wall there should be hooks and pegs at various convenient distances, from which may be suspended cachepeignes, dressing-gowns, dresses about to be worn, or any other articles of general or immediate use; indeed, there cannot be too many of these conveniences in a lady's dressing-room. An easy-chair should be placed in front of the toilet-table just of sufficient height to enable the lady to brush her hair, etc., in front of the looking-glass, sitting. One or two other chairs may be placed about the room, and a sofa or couch, if space admits thereof.

Between the windows should be placed a cheval glass, with branches for candles on each side, in order that the lady may be enabled to take a full-length view of herself. A wardrobe-the larger the better-is an indispensable addition to this room, and it should contain one compartment extending its entire height, so that dresses may be hung up in it.

The Gentleman's Dressing-Case.

The gentleman's dressing-room is naturally simpler than that of the lady, unless he be a married man and share that of his wife. He has in either case his separate wants, which must be provided for. There should be a good clear mirror, small in size, which can be set on a table or hung against the wall, for shaving. Only the clearest and best glass should be used for this purpose, as a dull glass causes many a cut of the razor. In addition to the glass the gentle. man needs razors, shaving-brush and soap, razor strop, and a small tin vessel for hot water. Brown or turpentine soap should never be used for shaving. It dam. ages the skin. A good article of toilet soap or shaving cream should be used.

In addition to the shaving materials the gentleman requires a comb, a stiff hair-brush, which should be kept clean, a tooth-brush, and a good dentifrice. Tooth-powder is the best dentifrice. Liquids used for this purpose contain acids which injure the teeth. Cologne water, bay rum, extracts to suit the taste, a flesh-brush, a good clothes-brush, blacking-brush and materials, with a box or stand to rest the foot on while blacking the boots or shoes, complete the gentleman's outfit.

The Bath.

The Bath is a necessity not only to cleanliness, but to good health. In nearly all town houses, and in many country houses, there is a separate bath-room with hot and cold water, and every convenience for the bather. Where this is not the case it is well to have the bath-tub placed in the centre of the dressing-room or chamber, on a piece of oil-cloth or India matting to prevent the carpet from being splashed.

For ladies, the best form of bath is the ordinary hip-bath; for gentlemen, the circular sponge-bath. Where these cannot be procured, an old-fashioned washtub will answer every purpose. The water should always be fresh. Its temperature should be regulated by the constitution of the bather. Some persons can bathe once a day, others less frequently; but no one should be content with less than two baths a week. This is the minimum number for cleanliness.

Cold baths are invigorating to most healthy persons, but they do not cleanse the pores of the skin. A cold bath, from 60° to 70°, is about the most healthgiving and invigorating process one can undergo; but beyond invigoration it is of no great service. No one can preserve a purely clean skin by the use of cold baths only, though the purifying effect is increased by the use of rough towels, which help to remove impurities from the surface of the skin. Sea-water baths are still less useful in the way of cleansing; indeed, a warm bath is often found necessary after a short course of them. The same remark applies to the sea-salt baths now so much in vogue. Apart from the invigorating effect of the cold water in the daily bath, the friction occasioned by the rub of the towel is very beneficial; rough towels should therefore be used in moderation.

Shower baths cannot be recommended for use indiscriminately, as the shock caused by the sudden fall of water operates most injuriously on some constitutions.

Milk baths, and baths impregnated with perfumes, need not be mentioned. except as absurdities in which silly women have believed and indulged, but never with any beneficial effect. Nothing equals plenty of pure soft water.

The best time for bathing is upon rising in the morning. A good exercise with the dumb-bells directly after the bath contributes much to the improve. ment of health and development of muscle. Bathing at night, especially in warm water, is apt to throw one into a sweat after retiring.

Treatment of the Skin.

The daily bath is now the rule rather than the exception, and its effect is admirable. When we know that the skin is constantly throwing off fine dustlike scales, and that these, blending with other foreign matter, stop up the pores, and so prevent the skin from performing its natural functions, it is quite clear that constant bathing is necessary to preserve the health of the body.

Nor is a mere plunge into water, either hot or cold, sufficient. Soap should 'be used, because the alkali in it assimilates with the oily exudations of the skin, and thus a good medium for removing impurities is obtained.

It has been said that soap is calculated to irritate the skin and injure the complexion. It does nothing of the kind. Some of the finest complexions we have known have been regularly washed with soap every day. Care, however, should be taken that the soap is of a good quality.

If any unpleasant sensations are experienced after its use, they may be imme. diately removed by rinsing the surface with water slightly acidulated with lemon juice.

Of late years the practice of taking Turkish baths has been introduced, and is very much in vogue. These baths are the best thorough cleansers of the pores of the skin in existence. But no one should venture on them except after having first had medical advice on the subject, as there are many constitutions and states of health to which they would be injurious in the highest degree.

In all our directions with regard to the bath, it must be borne in mind that we only refer to those who are in a moderately sound state of health; otherwise they should consult their medical attendant before entering on a course of bathing. And this is of the most importance where sea-bathing is concerned. Persons in delicate health, or with certain constitutions, may suffer the most serious consequences from even a single plunge into the sea.

The Breath.

Care should be taken to remedy an offensive breath without delay. Nothing renders one so unpleasant to one's acquaintance, or is such a source of misery to one's self. The evil may proceed from some derangement of the stomach, some defective condition of the teeth, or catarrhal affection of the throat and nose.

The most sensible plan is to seek medical advice at once, as a removal of the cause of the trouble is the only way of effecting a permanent cure. If the teeth are at fault, the dentist can remedy the trouble. Careful and regular brushing of the teeth will go far to prevent a bad breath.

The constant use of alcoholic stimulants will, in time, cause the breath to become offensive. The remedy is abstinence from the use of liquors.

Many remedies are suggested for this trouble, but it is best not to attemp to doctor ourselves. Let a competent medical man ascertain the cause, and treat that. One may with safety use the following, however:

Take of the concentrated solution of chloride of soda, from six to ten drop in a wineglassful of pure water. Take immediately after dressing in the morn ing. If the trouble arises from a disordered stomach, this will prove efficacious. If the trouble arises from carious teeth, rinse out the mouth with a teaspoon. ful of the solution dissolved in a tumblerful of water. This will remove the bad odor of the teeth.

WITH regard to the preservation of the complexion, the following rules should be observed:

Rise early and go to bed early. Take plenty of exercise. Use good soap and fresh water liberally. Be moderate in eating and drinking. Avoid as much as possible the vitiated atmosphere of crowded assemblies, and shun cosmetics and washes for the skin. Some of these are harmless, and for two of them we give receipts elsewhere; but there are others in which there are mineral substances which are most injurious. They dry up the skin, and only

defeat the end they are supposed to have in view.

Violet-powder, which is so much in use, should be avoided as much as pos sible, as it tends to make the skin rough, and enlarge the pores.

Moles are frequently a great disfigurement to the face, but they should no be tampered with in any way. The only mode of getting rid of moles is be always attended with danger.

a surgical operation, and this is Freckles are of two kinds. Those occasioned by exposure to the sunshine, and consequently evanescent, are denominated "summer freckles;" those which are constitutional and permanent are called "cold freckles."

The latter result from causes which cannot be reached by any external application. Summer freckles are not so difficult to deal with, and with a little care the skin may be kept free from this cause of disfigurement.

Some skins are so delicate that they become freckled on the slightest exposure to the open air of summer. The cause assigned for this is, that the iron in the biood, forming a junction with the oxygen, leaves a rusty mark where the junc tion takes place.

If this is so, the obvious cure is to dissolve the combination, for which purpose this course has been recommended:

Prepare the skin, by spreading over it at night a paste composed of one ounce of bitter almonds, one ounce of barley flour, and a sufficient quantity of noney to give the paste consistency. Wash off in the morning, and during