WOMAN'S WORLD

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 319, 19 February 1910, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD

ILL-TEMPER AT THE UUEAKFAST TABLE. Many of us do not feel our best in the eai-lv morning, and it is to be feared thai l.o'-Ji mother* ami fathers often ui.iuc the breakfast a very unpleasant bum;, instead «f the bright, happy time it should be. They exhibit disagreeable trait-, and give harsh orders, whilst the children, following the lead of their paieiiis, are often rude and quarrelsome. 1 have been in homes where the children seemed fairly to dread to go to the breakfast table because the father wai so cross and the mother so fractious and peevish.

It is a habit in many homes for the members of the family to talk over all <>:" their troubles and worries, and to express their anxieties and fears in regard to the day at the morning meal. I have sat at breakfast tables where no one seemed to feel under the slightest obligation to contribute to the pleasure of the occasion. All the members of the family sat down at the table in careless, even slovenly, dress, especially if they happened to be in a hurry. The father would busy himself in a paper, the mother would scold and nag, and everybody seemed to feel at liberty to be as cross and disagreeable as he liked. It ought to be a principle in every home to keep all unpleasant things away from the table, especially at breakfast, and to make the meal hours the happiest occasions of the day. The children should be reared with the idea that they are to appear at their very Taest at the table; that they must never bring a sour, gloomy face to it; that each gathering round the family board is an occasion for good cheer; that no note of discord will be tolerated at these meetings. ! TOILET NOTES. In carrying out the business of home manicuring, the skin round the nails should be carefully pushed back with the bone instrument provided for the purpose, but must never be cut, as this results in the disfiguring "hang" nails, »so much to be dreaded Another point in the care of the hand which cannot be too much insisted on is that a pair of scissors or the blade of a knife should never be used in cleaning the nail, making it much more sensitive to dirt, and necessitating the vigorous use of the nail-brush. If the nails require treatment after the hands have been thoroughly washed, they should be rubbed well with lemon juice, and the fingers of each hand soaked for some minutes in a bowl of strong soapy water, an orange stick or bone instrument then being employed to remove whatever dirt still adheres. The process of brush ing with a stiff brush quite spoils the •hape of the nails, and should not be adopted by anyone who can afford to give a little time to the care of their hands. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Candle Shades.—A dainty set of candle shades to use on the table are made on water-color paper with water-colors, using a design of pink roses and leavas and tinting the paper so that it runs' from white at the bottom to pale pink at the top. A band of gilt may be used , on each edge. These are made to fit on the frames, and when used with pink candles and flowers the effect will be charming. Silk may be used instead of water-color paper, if one prefers a more elaborate shade, decorated with the hand-painted flowers. Sunburn Lotion.—While the skin is irritated from the sunburn, first bathe it with hot water, then apply this lotion-.—Milk 1 pint; carbonate of soda 1 ounce, glycerine 1 ounce, powdered borax % ounce. HUSBAND'S REMARKABLE RULES FOR HIS WIFE. Mm. Minnie Root, who is suing her husband, a music publisher, for divorce, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, cited in court fßays'"the New' York correspondent' of the Daily Express) a list of commandments that Mr. Root laid down for her wife at the time of their marriage. The commandments ere:— " 1. Thou shalt wed none but thine own true love, neither for money, nor itocfel position, nor because thou art !azy. £*That shalt look with one hundred eyes upoa a man *efore thou marriest ninaf, but thou shalt wear blinders after marriage. fl. Thou shalt accept thy husband aa be is. He is a good fellow, and the man thou dreamest of >does not exist 4. Thou shalt beat upon the cymbals and proclaim thy husband muter. ' 5. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's costly gowns, nor her diamonds, nor her sable coat, nor her silk stockings, nor her complexion, nor her husband, nor anything which is thy neighbor's. ' * 6. Thou shalt not run up bills. 7. Thou shalt not waste kisses and affestion on a cat, nor take to thy bosom a dog. 8. Thou shalt not commit thyself to such follies as the festive cocktail and the insidious cigarette. 9. Remember wash-day, but send the shirts to a laundry. 10. Honor thy husband so thou shalt aot dishonor thyself.