WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16721, 2 January 1920, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

The Lady Editor will bs pleusd to receira for publication in th* "Women's Corner" it«ra* of social or personal neirs. Such items should be fully authenticated, and engagement notices must bear the signatures of both parties. Correspondence is inritea on any xnattsrc affecting, or of interest to, women. Miss 'Cunningham (Wellington) is staying at the Clarendon. Mr an<l Mrs A. V. Row© (Invercargill) arc visiting Christchurch. Dr. and Mrs Pattie (Invercargill) aro visiting Christchurch. Miss G. Baylpy (Havrke's Bay) and Miss M. Baylcy (Wellington) are staying at the Clarendon. Judge and Mrs Alder were amongst tbo arrivals from the North yesterday. Mrs Hntt'on has returned to Bangor after a stey in Christchurch. Miss Heni .Scott is spending a holiday at the Hydro Grand. Mr and Mrs E. Finlayson rci> have eone to Akarca. after a short stay in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs 11. Grrw (Oaniaru) are in town. Mr and Mrs A. >S. Evans (Tahiatun) have gone to Akaroa after a stay in Christchurch. About six hundred Maoris from Tn.ll- - kotorua, Mnljetu, Otamarakau. Matata, and Whakatane visited Motiti Island last work to axtond the colebration of four marriages on Christmas Day. The visitors were entertained in a lavish manner, large quantities of provisions of all kinds being supplied by the island natives, who are regarded as ono of the most prosperous Maori communities in the Bay of Plenty. During rccent vears photography has advanced by leaps and bounds! "Sketch" portraits—a new feature in phonography—were recently introduced into Christchurch by the Millard Crown Studios, and, judging by their popularity in exclusive circles, they have come to stay. Visitors to Christchurch should not fail to inspoct the many beautiful examples of "sketch" photography at the Millard Crown Studios. 209 High street. 8 TOUR COMPLEXION. The coming of warm weather is often trying to delicato skin*. At this tirw> th<> complexion requires particular attention. A course in face massago poon softens and invigorates the skin, prevent* tho formation of wrinkles, and a!«o remove* all impurities from tho skin. Before coins out doors in warm weather it is advisable to use Mrs Rollwton's Special Face Cream. This guaranteed preparation is an admirable protection for tho complexion; moreover, its regular use whitens and softens tbo skin ty a wonderful degree, and is a real skin food. It coats 3n 6d and 5s 6d per pot. Call or write to-day. Mrs Roileston, Dominion Buildings, Cathedral square, Christchurch. Ka:o-2 PURS. GOOD ADVU:E KKoM COLWILL, THE FURRIER. Do not wait until the busy season, and then have to wait for weeks. Fnro and Fur Coats Remodelled. Your own Skins Tanned and Dressed and made up in the latest dosigns. A Large Range of Fur Coats in Stock. No Fancy Prices. COLWILL'S FUR STORES. High street. C 3 ELECTROLYSIS For tho Removal of Superfluous Hair, Holes, Birthmarks, or any Facial Blemishes. Twenty years tho largest practice in the Dominion. All work guaranteed porfect. If you havo any blemish, if your hair or complexion is not (stisfactorv, get a freo consultation. Mil H. W. HAMMOND, SPECIALIST, j HjH2 273 Cashel street. City, Christchurch.

THE RIGHT WAY WITH THE NERVOUS CHILD. (By a Physician.) In tlie present practice of medicine there are many diseases and disorders which aro directly or indirectly traceable to the abnormal conditions of the last five years, and not tho least interesting of tnese is tho effect of these -difficult years on children. There is little doubt in the minds of those who make tho study of children their special interest, that of late there has been a great increaso in that class of case which may bo justly labelled "nervous?" Reasons for this increase are not far to seek; in so many instances children have led a nomad life, their fathors have been serving, and their mothers also often enough have ■spent much* time doing war work, so that tho children havo been left to the | care of nurses, jp-andparents, and ; othors, the result being that the peaceful influence and routine of home life have often never existed for them._ There have been leaves and holidays with the parents, often enough days of excitement and much spoiling for the child. Gradually these children havo drifted into definite manifestations of an ill-balanced nervous system, loss of appetite, great restlessness, uncontrollable passions, twitchings, and habitspasms of all kinds. These external signs are .now becoming a source of great worry and anxiety to parents returned from the wars and settling down again to family life. In so many cases parents quite unconsciously, in their efforts to check what they rightly consider to be a serious condition, do harm rather than good, for their efforts are dirocted chiefly to correction and reproof, and by bo doing thev concentrate the child's attention on himself and his peculiari- j ties. It is the aim of physicians to become acquainted with the environment of these nervous children, and to try in their treatment of such cases to correct : the attitude of the parents and nurses rather than to resort to medicines, as , was once the custom. I Modern medicine tends more and more to forego the old-fashioned drugging. and to focus more on cures on physical lines. I The early treatment of nervous chil- \ dren is of the utmost importance; for j if neglected, the conditions rapidly grow ' worse, and the children grow up to be tho sensitive, neurasthenic, hypochondriacal men and women with whom everyone is so familiar. | Nervous manifestations arc as much i disturbances as measles and scarlet ! fever, and need equal care in their treatment. The first consideration in dealing with these children is to prevent them from realising that people, especially their parents, aro particularly interested in or worried about their habits, passions, or whatever it may be. Subconsciously the child-mincL comes to know it is attracting attention, and to enjoy the fact: it likes being the centre of the picture, to hear remarks as to its behaviour and how worried people are; and it soon realises it is an interesting personage. ° The course which should bo adopted is for the whole household in which the child is placed to cease to comment on j the condition and habits of the child in i its presence, until, as the child improves ! bv generally building up its complex ! nervous system, it begins to realise that \

the little tricks which once causctl so much comment no longer create interest. The general health of tho child should be strengthened by careful and nutritious diet, by regular hours of rest in the daytime, bv preventing undue mental and physical fatigue, but alwavs by daily exercise mid plenty of fresh air. Suitablo companions should be found, so that healthy games may be played ; for a nervous child takes much longer to get well in an adult household. As tho child improves, much inay be done by judicious remarks by the parents as to how much better the child is—remarks which the child should hear, and which will impress it, so that probably it will begin to get interested in its improvement, and to onioy tho occasional marks of approval which it brings. Parents will find the treatment of their nervous children on these lines a fascinating one, and they will he amply repaid for the care ami trouble it may involve. TO-DAY S RECIPE. Muffins. —Muffins r.ro easily made from this recipe:—To every pound of flour mix one ogg, one ounce of butter, and two tahlespoonfu'.s of yenst. Melt the butter in half a pint of "milk. He-it the mixture thoroughly and set to rise for two hours, l'orm into cakcs and bake on a girdle. "When baked underneath turn an<l bake on' the other side.