BOUQUET OF ROSES

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1076, 13 September 1930, Page 21

BOUQUET OF ROSES

TAUMARUNUI BRIDE WEARS IVORY AND SILVER JENNINGS— HUMPHREY Tho marriage was celebrated at the Vncrlican Church, Taumarunui, recentlv of Thelma Sarah. second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Humphrey, of Taumarunui. and Gordon John, (if son of Mr. E Jennings, and the l.tte ivf r c Jennings, of Otaki. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Mr. Scott. . , . The bride, who was given away by her father wore a frock of ivory crepe do chine and silver Her ve °£ hrnssels lace fell in graceful folds Horn j„ coronet of orange blossom, and she , carried a bouquet of roses and maiden j I bride P, was bridesniaid! i : wearing a frock of pink crepe de chine | | and silver lace, with a hat to tone, anu . * she carried a bouquet ol ro.. _ i maidenhair fern. j. rl nil * I I r . t. Maaterson earned out -n-j duties of best man.

: WHEN YOU VISIT AN INVALID DO NOT Look too serious or mournful, but ; be careful not to look too perky and full of beans. Take grapes and eat them yourself in an absent-minded manner. Forget to gather all the news you can concerning the doings of mutual friends. Invalids love a little light gossip. Tell harrowing tales of other people’s illnesses. It is better to avoid the subject of sickness altogether. Ask questions when you know the patient is not supposed to do much j talking.

Take lilies’ Endeavour to get j bright, cheery flowers for invalids. Select the tragedies In the paper, j if asked to read. Concentrate in- j stead upon what humour you can | find in the columns. j Talk in a whisper. Speak low by all means, hut don’t give the impression that you are in church. Dilate too muen upon what a WON- j DERFUL time you had at some place i or other. Invalids cannot help feeling a little j jealous of those who are in possession ! of health and strength. Question the nurses should your in- j valid be in a hospital. They have ! their orders, and. you must respect | the regulations.

EARLY TO RISE : I Few things are more harmful to I the health than the habit of rising ; j late- in the morning. Those who j sleep naturally and well will wake I at the time when it is best to get up, aud the thing to do then is—- | get up! The hour may seem too 1 early at first but, as a matter of I fact, early rising will gradually prolong sleep on succeeding nights till I the rest you obtain equals your physi- ; cal and mental demand for it. j If you would have a clear complexj ion, bi’ight eyes, and a healthy diges- : tion, you should rise early and spend ; | the extra time before breakfast doing ! J some kind of out-of-doors exercise—- | swimming, running, gardening, playing tennis, skipping, walking, according to inclination and opportunity. The exercises mentioned are active j ones, beneficial to the healthy, j

robust woman. If you are not particularly fit, it may be better to commence with what is known as passive exercise—driving, sailing, undergoing massage, if you can afford it. In either case, do not overdo the early morning exercise; have a quarter of an hour at first, gradually increasing to half an hour, and never exceeding three-quarters of an hour. To continue until you are hot aud weary is not only unwise, it is harmful. Rational exercise, on the other hand, stimulates the digestion and does not unduly heat the body. A good appetite for breakfast may be regarded as proof that full benefit has been obtained.

THE NEW BABY’S WELCOME When a new baby arrives, the way . in which he is received by the other ' inmates ot the nursery depends very largely upon the attitude of mind which has been created by mother I or nurse. , Stupid people love to crack the ancient joke about little noses being ! “put out of joint” when another baby appears. But to the child who has reigned supreme iu his nursery world, surrounded by adoring parents and , a devoted Nannie, the idea thus presented tomes as a shock. He may react to this shock in one of several different ways, but in each one the dominant fact in his mind will be 1 that the baby is an intruder, the usurper of his rights and privileges. If he is a sensitive, highly-strung child, he will probaoly brood in secret over his fancied wrongs. And. unless someone with sympathy and understanding can get him to unburden j his mind, this state of affairs may go from bad to worse, until he becomes a regular rebel in the nursery through the sheer misery ot' feeling unwanted and misunderstood.

The child with the passionate temperament, into whose brain has been implanted the idea that the new baby will take liis place in his mother’s affections, will probably show his resentment in a more open manner. Therefore, the cause of the trouble is mole likely to be found out and dealt with satisfactorily. The danger, however, is that resentment may tak« an active form against the unoffending infaut. The thoughtful mother and nurse will pave the way for the newcomer by arousing the older child's interest in him, pointing out how they can help to take care of him. and what fun it will be when he is old enough to play with them. Most children show a protective instinct for the weak things of the world, and it is this instino* properly directed and coupled with loving suggestion, which will make the new baby a welcome visitor instead of a hated intruder