MATTERS FEMININE

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 614, 8 March 1921, Page 7

MATTERS FEMININE

•WRINKLES. The best treatment for wrinkles that have been brought about by illness, care, and anxiety, is nutritious food, out-of-door exercise, congenial occupation of the mind, the cultivation of an ag'rceable temper, and an equal spirit. The latter two especially are warranted to be the best preventive of wrinkles ever discovered. Let every woman cultivate a serene temper, and keep a guard over her emotions. She will soon find that her wrinkles will disappear without the aid of any cosmetic or lotion.

Any woman with a little extra care can efface the tell-tale furrows from her face. She must be patient and persistent, for spasmodic efforts at improving the appearance are always futile. The first step is to was!) the face thoroughly with hot water and a pure soap.. After that comes a twenty-five-minute massage treatment with a simple cream. To dispel the wrinkles that have come' through illness and are produced bv flabbiness of the skin, it is a good thing to wash the face overnight with a pure olive soap and hot water. When the skin is thoroughly dried apply a lotion for closing the pores. WHERE MARRIAGE IS REGULATED. In West Virginia a man may marry his deceased wife’s sister, but is forbidden by law to marry her stepdaughter. In Massachusetts a man may marry his deceased wife s sister, but is prohibited from wedding he: grandmother. In Maryland whites and negroes or mulattoesAvho intermarry are- “deemed guilty of an infamoiv crime.” but if they go across the bor der into Pennsylvania and get married there and return to Maryland they an not breaking the law. In Utah nr epileptic woman is permitted to marry after she is forty-five years old, but not before. ROSES AND VELVET. This would be very charming for a little girl of from lour to eight years. Flio brim is of stitched linen, and the full crown is of all-over embroidery. A pale pinl-f rose is tucked in at each side, and the join between crown and brim is hidden under a velvet or silk

ribbon, which is .simply knotted at the back, the long ends being allowed ro hang down. This is a delightful feature, and gives great distinction. It us an easy matter to slip the ribbon ofi and on to let the hat be washed, and the roses may be tacked on (using strong thread), and securely fixed with pearl headed pins. lIOW TO KEEP YOUNG. Beauty and youth come and go with health. The bad habits and false conditions which destroy the latter renier the former impossible. Youthful ness of form and feature depend upon youthfulness of feelings. If you would retain youthful looks you must do nothing that will make you fee! old. Here is the great secret of youth : to lead a normal life; to enjoy living and doing; to keep on thinking young thoughts and doing young things—exercise, dancing, and singing—and above all, do not utter the expression, “getting on in years.” That very thought is ageing. Keep happy by making others happy round you. EVILS OF TIGHT-LACING. Do not forget that a bad complexion Is often due to unconscious tight-lac-ing. Any tightness presses upon tim Stomach, which cannot do its work properly, and a spotty skin is the result. Wear loose clotiling so as not to impede either digestion or proper next the skin all the year round, breathing. Wear a woollen garment Sometimes a girl’s complexion is blue and pasty because she habitually wears too few clothes in cold weather. Perhaps she suffers chronically from cold feet and warm stockings and shoes sn such cases are more effective measures than any . toilet applications.