Woman's World

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 102, 23 September 1914, Page 6

Woman's World

MOTHER AND HOME All the little tilings in life count very fflucli, but few are of more importance than those that are a part of a woman's attire. If a woman exercises care with the little tilings pertaining to her clothes, the result is that she is well dressed without much effort or extra expense. Extremities are always the most noticeable, so that shades are a very important factor. Itun-down heels are not only unsightly, but hasten the wearing of the soles of the shoes.

WATCH YOURSELF. Sympathy and consideration for others seem the natural heritance of some women, who find that love begets love, and their influence spreads. Women who possess this precious gift seldom have children who quarrel. They grow up in an atmosphere of peace which they carry to their future homes. Sometimes the school teacher gives unconscious lessons in love to tiie children who come under her charge. They take awiy her sweet doctrine and iind the world a brighter place to live in. So watch yourself, and remember how great your influence may be in the %orld if you learn to be loving and gentle to all with whom you come in contact.

HOUSE LINEN. If you arc a housekeeper constantly on the alert for holes in the linen you should make a business of inspecting the contents of your linen shelves at stated times. This will not be so frequently necessary if you can give ten minute a week to a. casual glance at the linen actually in use. When you are stripping the bed to change the sheets look over these for possible tears, Jlany a sheet I.as the lictn or selvage whipped into tatters on the line, while the rest of the material is unbroken, and sometimes these accidents have been overlooked by the laundress and are only discovered after the sheet is in use. Mend it before it. goes into the wash again, for the second time it will come out in far worse condition.

SIMPLE AND ARTISTIC. The taste for simplicity is spreading. On the outside of a building it is thought well to have no unnecessary ornatenoss of decoration, while the simpler the interior of the house, the more perfect from the standpoint of the artistic. Each room should be furnished with only the requisite pieces of furniture, while every table and shelf should hold only the actual necessary "useful" ornaments, and not be weighted down with a collection of boxes and frames, which, gathered under the headings of knick-knacks, are certainly unnecessary to comfort, and under the new ideas should not be allowed to encumber a small space. WRITTEN' IX WUIXia.ES. Nothing is more damaging to beauty in woman than worry. The worrying woman invites the liaiul of time to write plenty of wrinkles on her brow and round her eyes and mouth; to tint her yellow, and give dulness to the eye that no artifice can brighten. Worrying, moreover, is quite unnecessary, and ii a total wasta of energy which could He employed in doing something useful. Everyone knows the worrying woman the moment they see her. Iler character is written in her face in wrinkles which apparently nothing short of a miracle would obliterate.

UAKIXCi AX INVALID. "It is all very well for mothers to take great can; oi tlieir children," said a trained muse, "'"lit caro very of'.'mi develops into fu.-ir-injr, ami tliis in turn tends to make torn i-invalids. .Somn mothers are always trying new diets >inon their children, under the impression that it isn't good for them to eat tie-, that anil Hie oilier tiling'. Mole often than not the process completely destroys th"ir digestions. If half of tlioio juvenile invalids were sent awav to soir.' 1 good school they might stand a chance ..if growing into sensible, healthy children, instead of developing into hyslwical imaginary invalids, a nuisance to themselves and a care to those around them.'' Till-: I'Uitt'l-: Ul- JCX.VML'LK. K\ample is the -i hind at whir!, the child lcariK nil the vital lessons of lis life. V.'ars of !jin-l,.aini ii!4' amount lo nothiiiLf against. a single trait inculcated from babyhood hy menus of imitation. '<iv'■ the child g "iiius fur imitation, a good i x:i in]i!i' to draw upun, and hi; character U ninde. It is indeed dillicr't to lind anv h'ltcr. niii'. !.,-r or 'luring way «.f imparting to the ii:e\;>-'. ieilci'd tho-c lessons !ipun w't ich dcveh'jimciii il.■]n-iid-. and it is lo lhe child, an-

pi' iM.lit-i-il, Witrin nii-1. •v«ji.>nHVe, t:ja; tl:c \[\\no i.\ c'::rnn!,. so «■!■« ; ,t f) oi ail inllui-invs juh'clium'.} hr im •;;*<';»* or ImMouv.l rendy-made, in l!u» fiii-'P-' oi mooKs, s<Tmon.s or ad- ) i]-,ir:ir! ;un without example i\- ( ; wyy. \,ry lUt!<\ _llx;nii with ito nilicr in-ti iirtion i» tu ii»r;u a child's ehai'a. i<T fur ever. L.V'K (iK Fi,']ii:S!(,llT. It i- >o ca.-.y I<» 'iliiitti l Yale wh'MJ £o with us. Tim jr.-in who i 6* not a su<rr-s will always Icll you (li- 1 world is riinst him. Tin* woman who does nut do *»»>od puts iiie ld«imc on oilier people. Yd in most cases a critical analysis <>t tiu» circumstancewhich led to defeat will invariably s-Uow that some lack of foresight was the cause.

EXTRAVAGANT WOMEN. A shop girl ia a big fancy store has been giving her experiences of the extravagance displayed by some of her customers. She says: "The women who are always in debt arc those who indulge in eleguut accessories of fashion, such as scents, expensive soaps, hairwashes, complexion concoctions, fancy hose, jewelle:! buckles, etc. I have watched customer!! who have spent money on these tilings for years and who never look Well-dressed, while another woman who buys really good dresses, hats, furs and lingerie, spends half the money and always looks elegant and tue pink of perfection."

L'SEFL'L PRESENTS. When you are thinking of giving a wedding present, think, of a girl's needs in your giving. It is folly to give the girl whose husband's work will necessitate them moving from town to town and living in boarding-houses heavy furniture or household belongings for which storage must lie paid. l''ar better, ill such a case, to make the gift a brooch, a chain, a little real lace or a fitted travelling case. There are other brides, too, who do not care for antiques. They would ' far rather have a brand-new pieco of furniture whose glossy surface does not show a scratch the rarest piece of Sheraton you can pick up. ft you are giving to a girl of this type do not try to mould her tastes; your rlforta will be wasted, likewiso your gilt will not be appreciated.

DONT'S FOR MOTHERS Clever Children: Don't worry became your child i-s not elev er at lessons, l'jrhaps he is clever at putting watches together or mending electric bells, and he'll be all right about his book learning later on. The world's work isn't all done on paper. Loam by Experience: Don't prevent your child .from learning by experience. If he will touch a hot bar or a jug of boiling water when he has been told not to, let him do it—once. He will not try a second time. Of course, you mint not carry this principle too far, so as to hurt him seriously, but let him gain experience for himself whenever it is possible with safety.

Stomp Collecting: Don't neglect the educative possibilities of the stttmp collecting mania. A boy may become quite an authority on geography through this side interest.

Breaking a Child's Will: Don't try to break your child's will. If you insist too much upon blind obedience and continue to exact it long after it should Imve been relaxed, the child has no opportunity of acquiring self-control or initiative. This is why children accustomed to too great severity and restraint often turn out badly when they have to act for themselves. Either they are broken-spirited, or, having felt too heavy a hand on the reins, they rush into excesses.

Weight and Height: Don't forget to measure yoi'ir children regularly. If they grow less than 2in in'a year they are not doing well; if more than Din, they are liable to outgrow their strength and must be carefully fed. Get a table of comparative, height and weightweight for age is not any use, as children vary so much in size. ]( your child falls more than 71b below tlio average, h> needs feeding up.

"Xaughtincss": Don't assume that n child is naughty out of pure "cusssdncss." If he is in pood health he will t>e good-tempered nine times out- of ten. Generally bad temper means mistaken feeding, bad management, or disease. Occasionally a child who mopes, or has unexplained fits of crying, has unequal balance, and should lie watched very closely and tilken to ti doctor if the trouble continues. Scowling: Don't let your children acquire the habit of scowling. If be perpetually knits hi- ;»r.nv>, bo. pr<da!',ly has eye troubli'. or headache, or adenoids. I'he Sidkj Mother: Don't sulk with your ch;!ilreii. id iliry have de-eT'.vd chiding, say what y<>u have to hity to them and forg"t it. Sulkin:; is as bud as nagging. Deafness: Don't be too certain (hut it is tliroiijli inattention Hut your chili! dois the wrong thing. Mai;,: sure that bis hearing is nil right. Infectious dis-

"uses, Mich as scarlet, fever or diphtheria. often leave den due to inflammation of the throat, anil the tube, connecting it with the mr, Adenoids ere also ». common cause oi deafness in children. Home-made Tofl'cc; H;ei*t. the of niahmg ti HVc at home with biiUcr and brown sugar. Yon know jvintf is in t if rou i!2:ikc it vourseH. S'uri: Unn'l, itl'lrVf*t a flight oJ' •I'lil't Oil liu'-v'-.. lit ad. ii IiIAY lu'<>»V.)e Kith unlit allii/ unsightly in a v.'ry short tim-\ r.-ual!y. it the soap ill his lift; 1 >rf>m > : jn!.] y rij]M-<l nil'. Mo c 1 ■ iji i' \viJi fi)l'm, Imi it tl ■duml'l a I'.Mle rn'Med on at will nuficn it. ami it u ill wasli a:v\ m-ij-Ji oir coniplricly next morning.