MATTERS FEMININE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 515, 6 November 1912, Page 7

MATTERS FEMININE.

SOM-ti GOO'D kul-ES; Scene of the primary beauty miles i'bcoinmeucled by an authority en beauty are the following : To succeed in keeping a youthful contour of face see that the line of the jaw remains as thin as a knife edge. Should the nose look red, use hot compresses on it. Bathe the eyes to keep them brilliant, using a small eye-cup for the purpose, aud plain water in it. To avoid a double chin, sleep with the head low.

To refresh a dry and withered skin, bathe it in water as warm as can be endured.

Criticise yourself severely in the looking glass, and when it tells you that you are not looking well, take immediate rest.

Worry causes the skin to wither and produces fine wrinkles. Cultivate a cheerful disposition, and try and look on the bright side of life. Happiness is a great wrinkle, banisher, and if circumstances are not as you would wish them to be, it is necessary to cultivate a philosophy which brings in the sunsliine in spite of overwhelming difficulties.

A WATCH TIP Most people who carry a watch about with them will, if they do not use the hunter variety, have had the misfortune to break the glass, and accidents have a way of happening when least desirable. Putting the watch in one's pocket without a glass stands for probable damage to the fingers, no matter

how solid the resolve to remember the damage when pulling the watch out. Our tip is, having removed all fragments of broken glass, to place a piece of thin tissue paper loosely over the face of the watch, then close the rim firmly down upon the tissue paper, as shown in our inset. This will ensure a certain degree of safety till such time as the watch glass can be replaced. •

COURTSHIP IN KANSAS. The Parental Surveillance Association of North America, whose headquarters are in Kansas City, has been formed to protect the daughters of the members and to provide suitable husbands' in the manner described in its articles:— "The character of all men who call on daughters of the members shall be secretly investigated, at the request of any parent, and a full report made to said parent. If the parent then decides that the suitor is not an eligible one, said suitor shall be warned by letter to cease his attentions .

"If he fails to heed this warning the parents shall have the full backing of this society in ejecting the suitor from their home if he calls again. Any suitor found eligible who calls too often on the daughter of a member without proposing to her shall receive warning by the following letter—"Dear Sir, —We wish to have a word with you in regard to your courtship of Mr. 's daughter. Whether or not your intentions toward her are serious we have been in doubt for some time. If yon mean business, say so. If you■ a'.e not serious, then cease your visitGiaze on other pastures. Hi'x daughter's welfare must be protected. —Yours truly, Parental Surveillance Association of North America." CALLING ON ROYALTY. It is etiquette directly the season begins that all who are on the list for their Majesties' entertainments should leave their names as soon as the Court comes to town, either in February, or, at all events, at the beginning oT the real London season. Those who do not appreciate the attention to detail that obtains in royal circles might think that writing one's name in a book, even though presided over by a Royal footman resplendent in scarlet and gold, would be a detail too unimportant for their Majesties' notice. Yet it is a fact that the book kept ju'st inside the eastern entrance to Buckingham Palace is submitted every day for inspection by the King and Queen when they are in residence. This was also the rule in the days of Queen Victoria, who always found time to look through her visitors' book, however pressing the cares of State might happen to be. All the other Royalties with residences in town have books in which callers inscribe their names instead of leaving cards. And not only is it necessary to go through this formality at regular intervals when one is acquainted with any member of the Royal Family, but it is also a matter of strict etiquette to write names at once should it chance that one has been invited to meet a Prince or Princess or has the honour to be presented to one. 8