MATTERS FEMININE.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 616, 15 March 1921, Page 7

MATTERS FEMININE.

DO’S FOR GIRLS. Do be cheerful. Do be sympathetic. Do be tidy in dress. Do be good 10 the poor. Do be kind to old people. • Do be courteous t.o strangers. Do be careful in selecting friends. Do be sure never to backbite your enemies. Do be good-tempered with children. Do be firm in your resolution for good. - ' CURE FOR PALE LIPS. Deep breathing is held up as a cure for almost every ill to which woman is heir, but its latest benefit is said to be to the pallid lips, which are so ugly and unbecoming. A giri who went to a beauty sp»cialist for help in colouring her lips was told to go home, stand before an open window with a mirror in hand, and breathe slowly and deeply for ten or fifteen minutes.

“If, at the end of that time your lips are still colourless,” said the specialist, “come back and I will talk to you again. I shall be much surprised if I see you again. Let ma know results, however.” In the course of a few days the girl sent off an enthusiastic letter to tell that, with the first experiment in breathing, her lips had taken on a rosy hue. She continued the breathing exercises several times a day, and already her lips had lost their pallor and she felt In better health generally. DON’T HAVE SECRETS. Why not? They are so delightful rnd exciting, you will say. Yet all the same, the advice is sound that declares it better to have none.

It is so difficult, for one thing, to keep a secret. The lips may be honorably locked, but who can prevent truth from peeping out of the eyes? —those mirrors of the mind. And if once we are suspected oJL : possessing a secret there will be a feeling of soreness with some of our dear ones that we can endure to own anything in which they may not share. Perhaps “they’ in this case should correctly be “he/' So it came to pass that the luckless little confidence for which we must likely never asked, becomes a positive nightmare to us and a cause of coldness between us and a loved one. Decline secrets, therefore, if you can; keep only such as Nature gives you, and you will be the happier and your mind the lighter for so doing, WHY BE LONELY? One hears painfully often of girls who are absolutely alone in the .voi Id, who have no chance of making friend?.

That is fad. sadder than almost an;, thing in the world; but in many a tune it is a tragedy that need not happen. Ho'.v can it be avoided? It is not possible to lay down rules that will tit every case, but here are some hints. Don’t go about with a forlorn expression; try and be bright and interested. If you work with others, as do most girls, then be on the alert to discover someone who will suit you as a friend. Do not cultivate a stand-off air, or, on the other hand, a too effusive manner. Just let the girl you know you would like see that you find her attractive, and it is certain that an opening will offer itself that, properly managed, will lead to acquaintance. Be obliging and kind, but not officious. In fact, be bright, pleasant, friendly, arid self-respect-ing, and someone is sure to “discover” you.

BRIGHT EYES. There is no surer give-away of age or indicator of ill-health than the eye. It has been called “the window of the soul”; it might more truly be called the barometer of the body and its habits. Many a woman who has a soul above reproach has eyes that show her body to be all wrong. If one is fatigued, is over-fond of eating, or is over-strained the eye will be dull, heavy, and lifeless. When the eye is not bright and clear, especially if it looks puffy, keep a sharp watch for your health. It may be only biliousness, but, whatever the cause, it is time to discover it. This is a far wiser plan than to take anything to keep the eyes bright. There are some women as foolish as to put drops in the eyes to give them lustre. Why tamper with our most precious possession? Never use anything in the eyes without consulting an oculist; it is not safe to take risks with a delicate organ. If nothing else deters, the fear of glasses should teach sense. Should the eyes feel heavy they may often be freshened by bathing with weak salt water, either hot or cold. This can do no harm, and, by relieving strained conditions, will frequently improve the lustre.