IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 23 November 1907, Page 4

IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

TO PREVENT COLD FBI7T. If you-have cold fee), don't increase the thickness of your the size of your shoes. The most important rule to follow to obtain warm feet is never to be tightly shod. Boots or shoes that fit closely prevent the free circulation of (he blood by pressure; but when, on the contrary, they do not embrace the foot to. firmly, the space left between the s.ioe and the stocking bus a good supply of

Tt > second rule is never to sit in d in p shoes ' isoften supposed that unless slues ■ir positively wet it is umtrvsij.'y lo them while the feet are at tut. This is a great fallacy, for, when the least dampness is pretient in the sole, : n its evaporation it absorbs the beat from the foot, and thus perspiration is dangerously checked. This can easily be proved by trying the experiment of neglecting the rule. The feet, will be found cold and dump after a few minutes, •<•■ hiking off the shoe and cxamin tg it, it will appear to be quite dry.

VENTILATION OF SLEEPING ROOMS. The proper arrangement for the ventilation ol sleeping-rooms has perplexed nil. One thing, however, is certain. It has been proved, by actual experiment, that e layer of air lies against the walls, which is subject to very little movement, everwhen there is a strong circulation i the middle of the room. It is, therefore, im portaut that a bed should not lie ■ . c d close to the wall. If kept there during the daytime, it should be moved, at least, several inches out into the room at night.

Alcoves aud curtains should be avoided. In an alcove enclosed on three sides a lake of air forms, which may be compared to the stagnant poote are unruffled by the current. While placing the bed, especially the head of it, where it will be shielded from the strongest draught, there should still be enough motion to the air in that vicinity to insure fresh suplies constantly throughout the night. The prevailing lack of appetite for breakfast, as well as many cases of anaemia and worse diseases, arc due to the breathing over ami over again of the same air in restricted bedrooms, where beds arc too often placed in alcoves or aro shielded by curtains, which are far too seldom shaken out in th efresh air.

AUTISTIC HOUSE FURNISHING. Much depends upon the taste displayed in furnishing a home, whether it is to appear pretty and attractive, or otherwise. In the first place, the uses to which the various rooms are to be dedicated must bo considered; then wall-paper, carpet, curtains, and suite must harmonise with each other—to remain for long in a room where such is not the case is absolutely painful to a person of artistic ideas. In a drawing-room or boudoir, for instance, many ladies allow their fancy for knicknacks and curios to run wild; but if they have not combined taste with selecioti, even after crowding into the room all sorts of costly odds and ends, they cannot but view the effect of the whole with a curious sense of disappointment. - Others err in the arrangement of the furniture. Some set it all round the four walls with military precision; some leave only the heavy pieces of furniture to occupy this position, and fill up the centre of the room with chairs, little tables, footstools, fern-stands, etc., until it requires the utmost finesse and dexterity to be called into action before anyone can pilot his or her way among them without causing univereay destruction.

Both extremes are to be condemned. Whatever articles of furniture stand about

i-e middle of a room, they should be placed far enough apart to allow of their being passed between without rousing a feeling of apprehension in the breasts of visitors. The chairs need not be all arranged in stilt-looking rows either. Draw the cosiest of them a little way forward, put big cushions in some, and dainty antimacassars on the backs of the rest, and it will give the room a more inviting appearance at once.

TO GET RID OF FUKCKLES. Freckles are of two kinds, those thai come in summer, aud which, perhaps, we may call ephemeral ones, because they come with the warm weather, and clear off gradually when the cooler weathercomes on; the other hind, which remain all the year round, are called winter freckles, aud as the Weather, whether hot or cold, windy or otherwise, never affects them, they may with every reason "be called chronic. For the first-named there are many lotions advised for use. The first tiling to be borne in mind to prevent summer freckles from appearing is that the face should"never be washed immediately before going out of doors, both sun and wind wilT"~attack the skin muc.i more quickly immediately after washing, which is probably the reason why people who are staying at the seaside, and indulge in that most delightful of all pastimes;viz., bathing, usually get so very tanned. Fair people freckle and tan very much quicker than their darker sisters, so that it behoves them to take special precautions, and always during the sunny days to wear large shady hats in their country excursions, and when staying by the sea, and gauze veils, these kind of veils forming a much better protection for the face than the other kind. It is well also to carry a sunshade; one lined with green throws ,i cool protecting shade over the face.

There is one thing to be said about freckles, that, although they do not improve the appearance, they give no annoyance, and have not any bad effects. A good way of getting rid of them is to sponge the skin over every night and morning with a lotion made of a solution of chlorinated soda half an ounce, glycerine an ounce and a half, and water ten ounces. This should be mixed up and kept in a bottle and wiped over the face with a handkerchief. The following lotion may also be used very effectually: The juice of fresh lemons and water mixed in equal parts, with a few drops of ammonia added, in the proportion of about five drops of ammonia to every ounce of lemon-juice and water.

There are various other recipes of lotions which can he made up at home by those who prefer to do so. One simple ono is composed of one teaspoonful of salammoniac (powdered), two teaspoonfuls of can de Cologne, and one pint of water. This should be used every night and morning, wiping- it all over the face with a soft handkerchief.

Buttermilk is at all unics good f„r the complexion, and is a line preventive both of sunburn ami freckles. Therefore I advise its being used whenever it is possible to get it fresh; it must not be used at all stale, or it will be very unpleasant; and as at all times it is apt to make the skin feel a little sticky ami uncomfortable, after (lie face lias been bathed with the buttermilk it must again be rinsed with plain water. If the buttermilk is u.,cd at night, it should be left to dry into the skin. When it is thus applied it. uoee so much more good; or, again, instead of being used alone, it can be mixed with the water, and le skin bathed with it for live or ten nibi'ites.

TO KEDI'CI-J OBKSITV. The best method of reducing obscily is not by taking the medicines advertised for this purpose —which, although they may agree with some people, often prove, very disastrous to others—but by resorting to ordinary means, such as by taking plenty of exercise, especially walking, using dumb-bells in moderation in the morning when unencumbered byclofhcs. Theee should not be heavier than from two pounds to four pounds, and should be used for about ten minutes. Turkish baths are also very useful things to take when it is desired to reduce adinosq tissue, and. t

a cold bath every morning is a very great help. No heavy meal should be eaten imciudiately before going to lied, and at all times things of a fattening nature should be avoided, such as pastry, sweets, puddings. All these things with many others, tend to make flesh, and they arc, therefore, better left alone altogether. A meat diet, at any time, is not nearly so fattening as one composed of other things; bur if the diet is restricted altogether to meat, the probabilities arc that, although the body may lose in weight, the complexion will suffer, so that it really becomes a question of which it is bes* to do; and this is best settled by avoiding extremes, eating at regular hours, and not taking food at all times and at all hours. Many people will do this, and the result is that they never eat a proper meal at the proper hour, and by never giving their Btomachs any rest they 6uffcr from indigestion, and also lay up a store of adipose tissue which afterwards they may find very difficult lo dispense with.

WASHING NEW FLANNEL. This, and also new blankets, must be soaked for two or three hours in cold water to draw out the preparation of sulphur which was used to whiten it. After this precaution you need have no fear, but may wash it in the initial way, which consists in putting the flannel in a tub of warm, not hot water, to which you have added one tablespoonful of cloudy ammonia to every gallon of water, wash it in this as ejuickly as possible, rinse in tepid water, pass it twice or three times through the wrngor, and dry at once, in the open air, if weather permits. When perfectly dry fold smoothly, place tinder a weight, but do not iron or mangle it, unless there is any frilling or trimming in which case the trimming only is smoothed out with a warm iron. When hanging flannel garments on the line peg with the heaviest part uppermost, so that the moisture may drain down from that portion.

MISCELLANEOUS HINTS. The Preserve Cut Flowers.—A bouquet of freshly-cut flowers may bo preserved alive for a long time by placing them in a glass or vase with fresh water in which a little charcoal has been steeped, and a small piece of camphor dissolved. The vase should be set upon a plate or dish, and covered with a bell-glass, around the edges of which, where it comes in contact with the plate, a little water should be placed to exclude the air.

Apple Tapioca.—Soak half a pint of granulated tapioca in a quart of water for half an hour; then add a pint of boiling water; cook slowly until transparent. Havo ready an earthen baking-dish halftilled with apples that have been pared, cored, and <|uartered; sprinkle with four tablcspoonfuls of sugar, and pour over the tapioca, Sprinkle the top of the tapioca with sugar and bake in a moderate oven for thirty minutes. Serve either hot or cold with milk or cream. To Polish Brass.—ln the care of brass bedsteads, no polishing powctcis or liquids should be employed, the brass requiring nothing mote than a rubbing with a soft rag or leather to keep it bright. After the lacquer is broken by the use of powder, it will be a task to keep the brass in anything like good condition. The lacquer with which these bedsteads are finished is not meant to bo disturbed, but it is intended to protect the brass from tarnishing through action of the air. These remarks apply equally as well to the braßS liandles and other trimmings to be found on furniture and fireirons. Should the handles tarnish by moisture from contact with the hand, they must be relacquered at. email expense to look as well.

HOW TO CHOOSE A HUSBAND. Choosing a husband is really a more important question than deciding on an invitation to a dance, or settling one's mind about one's new summer hat. Don't choose him because lie is the handsomest man you know, and all the other girls are wild about him. Good looks are not, by any means, always a sign of a good heart. Some of the worst scoundrels the world,,lias ever seen have been remarkably handsome.

Don't choose him because he dresses well. That is his tailor's work, not his. At that rate you had better marry the tailor, for then you would always be gratilicd by the sight of well-made clothes, whereas your husband and his tailor once parted, that special claim to your favour may no longer exist.

Don't choose him because ho dances well. You won't spend the rest of your life in the ball room, and there is a prejudice in society against husbands and wives dancng much together, so that you won't get much benefit out of the fact that his step and yours suit each other exactly. Choose him because he has a good temper and a kind heart. These outlast all the good looks in the world, and are worth a thousand times more when troubles come aud sorrows threaten there will be more comfort to you in a man with a tender and kind heart, aud a temper that bears a strain, than in the handsomest face on earth and the best dressed figure. Choose him because he is good. That will help to make life with him happier than anything else. The man without principles cannot make any woman happy, avoid him if you don't want to be a miserable wife. You have nothing to lay hold of in a man who has no principles. Choose him because you love him. Money may go, but if love slays, all is not gone.