WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 3

WOMAN'S WORLD.

DANGEROUS FEATHER BED. people seem to know the principal/reason why medical science condemn*' thq use of feather beds. lit is because leather beds are highly hydroscopic—-11 rather formidable word, hilt' one meaning simply that featb/fs very! readily absorb anil condena' moisture. The body is constantly uirowing foil' waste matter through tlie skm ami (the lungs. The feathers in the bed will absorb this waste matter as readily as i'l will simple atmospheric moisture. The) feathers retain the waste matter during the day when t'lie bed is cold- | eveii when it is aired, unless also warmed ty sunshine during the time it is exp«ed to the air. Al night, when the body of the sleeper wariJis the bed, the feathers renew their hygroscopic action, and throw off the wasto mutter absorbed the night before. The-Jsusceptible body of the sleeper is soon {surrounded by a dense and highly poistiious atmosphere, the accumulative ell'ecf' of which cannot help but. be very I injurious. ,

I The skin, like the lungs, is constantly breathing, and is very sensitive to external influences!. Hence arises the need for air baths as well as for 'ivater baths. The entire body should be exposed to fresh air every day for as long a time as you can make possible, und all beds shoultj be thoroughly ventilated.

I HOME, SWEET HOME.

To make home the happiest place on earth, k-ve should be paramount, charity and hospitality are essentiali- a wellappointed table—not ni'cessaij ? expensive, but spotlessly clean,"anuVpresideil over Ijy the loving housewife who will rcecivi) eqch member with a smile, and also wt'lcome thc^wcasionul.guest. The happiest jlionie gives freedom to its inmates;! invites friends of e; K h member, and nijlkes the place in gentyal so pleasant thtit'ime is loath to leuA-e it. Y-'.'Jw not onl£ allow! but asks. Ixtlm tisS/nSfcaJ|iejvish!.>s,. and says file West.room" is foFTrre-ti.e of the best,'people—" our own dear onfcs " more than for company. Aj happy home hides within! its portals the faults or mistakes of, its memlers. and draws the cloak <jf charity over; those it cannot extol. ,

Woman, who is generally the foundation of the happiest home, carries about with/ her an atmosphere of roses, ami can-make, if she will, "Home, sweet lioinfe.'' Be charitable, lie pleasant, be hospitable, be neat. Remember, it takes two jto make a quarrel. Guard your actions, bridle your tongue. All goodness! emanates from within, and tlie Icwliiest cottage can be happy as any prince. ,

--' j THE Fink' MEKTLVG. A.iman needs ;much more in a wife thai the pretty fa.* or the graceful figure j which at fus. attracts his fancy. There must be time in the lives of every married couple vhen the most beautn.ll woman'who ever Jived could be no more to !t.-r'husband_lhan could the most honiflv; if she have nothing behind that beauty, no sterling qualities of head and (heart, slm may well lie far less.

Hfc needs a helpmeet, in the old sense of the word, ;l companion who can meet all fn's needs for 'human help and sym- !""#. v !-wl'o wHv-Jio-a. sweetheart, cOniidilite, and faithful partner in his joys a nifsorrows: a comrade who will believe in'ljim, encourage* him in all good, stand by turn in storm as well as in sunshine, and ; who, loving him, always will make the; best of him to herself and others. How can any man, even though he were a prophet ,dr the son of a prophet, at first sight as do men; first, because they attach less importance to personal beauty in men than men do to the same thing in women; second, because they diviiie that, a woman is fitted for so niuyh as one of. these roles at their first mej'ting? (She may be pretty and have whirling ways on the surface, yet be selllsli, spoiled, and shallow to a degree. None" fif these qualities is apt. to appear in the [first ten minutes or the first hour of acquaintance, but given six month-:, unless he be blind wilfully, lie ought to linV.e discovered her leading eharactcristds,. both good and bail. Wojuen do not so easily fall in love are tjinght frdu their youth up that the mini must take the initiative; that no w/.li-conducteil woman is permitted to I'alj in love until she is properly invitijil so to do. Of course, there are exceptions.-and inexperienced girls oflcn umluc significance to casual conrtcsiesTwhich mean uolhini;. I •*: ! f USIfUL IILNTS.

Mini' stains may be removed from Inn leather shoes by rubbing them with slice? iii raw pjdato. When dry, polish in tin l / usual ujiy. AViixn the feet are swollen and aching, mm-li, relief can lie gained by bathing tlieml iu tepid ivatcr containing a tablesptjouful of lemon-juice and a little alcohol).

Vie soap ami water to clean white furniture, taki.ig care that the water is iioft too hot and soap is pure, or it will dUculour the )aint. Polish well with an old" silk" handkerchief or a leather.

When ma'..ing up ii cushion, spread .1 thick sheet of wadding over it just under Hie outside cover, lacking it iloivu villi a stitch at. the comers and in the middle of the sides. The cushion feds snftev than it otherwise would do; moreover, the allows up the work, and makes even a plain cover look well.

If a hard brown crust has formed in a porcelain hand-basin from the alkaline deposit of hard water, it can lie removed with a paste made of fine wood ash and oxalic acid. The aeid will cut the crust, which, can then he easily cleaned off with a rag dipped in kerosene. If the liasin is washed and rubbed daily, however, the encrustation Bhould not occur.

The girl who lacks a plump neck need not despair, for she can fill out the hollows in her neck by rubbing the skin well night and morning with cod-liver oil or any other skin food. The tips of the lingers should be dipped in the oil, and, held somewhat stiffly, worked into the hollow places, the massaging not only nibbing in the skin food, but improving the .circulation as well. If a little butter is rubbed round the spout of a teapot it will prevent the lea from trickling down when it is poured out. New boots are sometimes difficult to polish. To make them shine easily, brush olf anv dirt that may be on them and ami riib them with lemon juice. Lei; this dry in, then black and polish them in the* usual way, and they will shine! beautifully. Art muslin curtains should never be washed in warm water, ilako a lather hot water, and when it is nearly cold wash the 'curtains. If these are green add a little vinegar, if lilac or pink a liltle ammonia, Salt will set the colour i i 'black and white wJslißi_->- . ' A-cbarniiDg set of b utoiv; for a Taee blouse may be made of frills of Valenciennes lace, gathered to the centre and stitched to a foundation of net, with a tiny button or llat bead on the centre of each to hide the joint. These are, of course, not intended for •■working butt- . ons", but only serve for dec-oration. If you have a tiny bit of gathering to do. a'nd do not want to fix the gatherer ' to vour machine nor yet to do it by • hand, place the material under the fool ' of the machine, and push the material " into gathers with a long darning needle i' as vo'u sew. This saves both time and trouble, and gathers quite well lor small spaces.

A way tu keep shoe laces tied js to make a* bow in the ordinary way, then insert a button-hook underneath the (.-ciitre of tlio bow and draw one loon and one eud through (underneath), thus turning Hie \iO\v practically upside down. Or draw one loop through the other and pull the "answering" end, so that the. loops are knotted. Corned Beef-Vic—Take the meat yon wish to use, free it front fat, and chop | it finely. I'lacc in a basin, moisten with some good gravy, pepper and salt to 1 taste. Grease a pie-disli, put a few breaderunibs over the bottom, then a. J layer of tomatoes, and then the meat. I Over the top scatter sonic chopped pick- j led gherkin, and, lastly,cover with mas- | lied potato. Wore, it over the top, au<l>< bake fur half an hour. \ Ithubarb and Orange Jain—One quart of finely cut rhubarb, six oranges, an.il , 1"/,lb. of loaf sugar, feel (rile Oranges) ! and remove as much of the white pith las possible: divide them, and take out I pips; slice the pulp into a preserving pan, add the rind of half the oranges,; cut into strips,anil (he preserving sugar. Peel the rhubarb and cut inlo pieces, Siatf to the oranges, and stir all Wgotli- . er over a gentle lire until the jam is done ! Knmovo all scum as it rises. Put into'; I * jars, -and when eolil cover down. This makes a delightful spring jam.