MATTERS FEMININE.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 106, 14 November 1918, Page 3

MATTERS FEMININE.

BEAUTY SLEEP. j No&mjs" asres a woman so quickly is late hours. You should sleep eight bours at the least. As you grow older you can do with less, but there is nothing like refreshing sleep to keep Khe eyes bright and the complexion fcresh. If you find it hard to sleep 'after daylight, tie a black cloth lightly over your eyes. An old stocking is hest, as it is soft and pliable. The fcrkls who . work all day and go to three or four parties a week are bound to show the result, very quickly. WOMEN OF ONE TOE. «" Everybody has heard of the small feet of the ladies of China. But it is not so generally known that they commonly have but one toe. This is, however, the fact. The great toe of the females of the first rank, and of some of the inferior classes also, is the only one left to act with any freedom; the rest are doubled down under the foot in their tenderest infancy, and retained by compressed and tight bandages till they unite with,' and are buried in, the sole. BAD TEMPER AND WRINKLES. Wrinkles are in many cases caused .by bad temper—especially in a woman. The average man prizes physical and mental comfort above the glory of possessing for a wife a beautiful, attractive creature with an uncontrollable temper, for he knows that peace and content and a bad temper walk not together. The assertion from a , woman that she has a bad temper, and proud of it," has kept more than one * man from asking her to be his wife. The woman who can control herself •under the most trying circumstances is the woman who holds the strongest power in the home: and amiability is not only power, it is mental progression, health and happiness to the possessor thereof and to the lucky ones Who move in her orbit. A PRACTICAL OVERALL. The overall depicted here is very simply made up. with or without a sleeve, as desired. The hand-em-broidery round the ner:k and cuffs

gives a very smart finish to this design. Allow 35 to 4} yards of 36-inch-wide material, with sleeve; without sleeve, allow 3J to 3| yards of 36-inch-wide material. THE ART OF MANICURE. Much has been said about the art of manicure, and every girl .will agree with me that it is an art not to be despised, but very few girls out of their scanty pocket money can afford the fee of a professional manicurer. However, a girl with a steady ■ and light hand, after a little practice, can manicure as well as most professionals. Necessary Instruments. —For the result to be satisfactory, the nails should be well and carefully manicured at least once a week, and should be polished daily. Here is a list of necessary instruments: — Polisher, cuticle knife, cuticle scissors,! nail scissors, ivory nail-presser, steel file, emery boards, orange-wood sticks, nail paste, nail powder, and cleansing fluid. A manicure case is a very expensive article indeed to buy ■—that is, one properly stocked with good instruments; however, all instru-, ments can be bought separately, and I should suggest that this be done in preference to purchasing a cheap manicuring case. How to Use Them.—l. Cut nails the shape desired, file them carefully with steel file and then with an emery board, using the coarse side; now give a few downward strokes to the extreme edge of the nails with the fine side of the emery board. This removes any unevenness that may have jbeen caused by the use of the steel tile. 2. Immerse both hands in a warm .soapy lather for a few minutes; dry, 'then gently loosen with cuticle knife [the cuticle adhering to the nail; Ishould this be long or ragged trim {carefully with cuticle scissors. 8 Dip an orange-wood stick into the cleansing fluid and moisten round and underneath the cuticle; this fluid removes all stains from the nails of finger tips. 4. Use ivory presser, beginning a! tfie edge of the nail and working round, carefully pressing back the skin. 5. Apply a little paste to each' nail, i and on to this dust a little powder; polish lightly and quickly;; «i