FOR WOMEN FOLK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 236, 15 March 1915, Page 6

FOR WOMEN FOLK.

■" BY EILEEN."

" Eileen " will be glad to receive items of interest and J Ttlue to womei for publication or reference in this column. I

THE FROWNING HABIT. I have seen so many frowning women (in thr streets lately that I have wished I it;t<i tlii' apostle spirit in me and conkl gather tlioin all about mo, right tlii'n and there, anil ti'll them exactly what they are tilling to their face*. Worry ami hurry are making Jgly anil unnecessary lines iind wrinkles in tTicir faces as well as in their dispositions, commeiits a writer in an exchange E.spECUU.Y VYIIEX SHOPPING. I liave seen a really charming woman start out to ilo\i morning's shop- ; iug, and eome home so unattractive that sh- hated to look at herself, and so cro.-s (hut one dare.l not speak to ln-r. <>, i the other hand, 1 know, a woman who can spend the entire day in town shopping, not only for liei'self liut for her relatives in the country—everyone knows that there is, no more trying task than to shop for out-of-town relative* —audi wh>'ii she com-'s home at night she is just as cheevin! and as charming as when sWe Icrt. Tlie first woinii.n hurries and worries. The second one does neither. She takes her shopping as interestedly but as unhurriedly as she would an afternoon i all. 1; by any chance she has to hurry, -he lets her mii-clos do the hastening, not her nerve*. She has no ugly, deep Hues as a memento of her day. As a niattri' of fact, she accomplishes twice I as much as the other woman, for she does not use up every bit of her nerviou.s energy worrying about things. Look around .yon. Don't you see many face-, that vould otherwise he execed- | intrly attractive, M-arred by deep frowij inir line* in the forehead? Don't many ■ of the womiri you meet look as though J they were burning to catch the last I train home? There are a lew unavoidable hastening in life, but they are. so rare as to he almost negligible. To-morrow you 1 can do the shopping that you can't get j donu to-day. To-morrow will do not I "just *»! well,'' but much better, if finishing your shopping to-day costs i you a wrinkle. I Till: RTIMTY OF WORRY. I It is tlio most foolish thing in the j world to worry. Xo matter what the j trouble is, you can't help it by worryj ing, and down in your inmost hearts you all know that is true, don't you? The more yon worry, the more you will vorry. When a woman allows herself to begin worrying, she starts an endless chain of worry, and she begins to worry for fear that she will not be able to stop it. To worry about such things as to whether you will be able j to match a piece or silk, or to waste nervous energy on deciding black or silver tassels for your new frock, is the worst extravagance a woman can allow herself. Banish those two bugaboos of shopping, hurry and worry. Make up your mind that you are going to do your I shopping yourself and not let them do lit for you. You will he much more satisfied with the things you buy, and j will be spending only your money, not it your beauty. .Start to-day to remove the traces of your former worrying and hurrying. , Devote yourself to the rejuvenation of 1 your good looks. As I have said many 'times, a woman owes it to herself to look as attractive as she possibly can, and she cannot look charming if sh.. frowns wrinkles into her face. THE GROWING UP OF PRINCESS MARY Xot tile least interesting of the events for which the war is directly responsible is the sudden development of Princess Mary from a schoolgirl, but little known outside the Royal circle, into a calm and dignified young woman, la the words of a prominent member of the household. "She has grown up in three months.''' Though she has not yet made her formal debut at Court—an event fixed provisionally for May next—the Princess is now seen about unite frequent- '. v i Usually aw'.-rrrpanied by her governor, Mile. Du-siu, and she has also travelled with the King and Queen to the various hospitals where the wounded are lying, charming the sufferers therein by her unaffected manner and keen sympathy. The -tory of how this Royal girl of 17 hit on the idea of her soldiers' and siih.rs' Chri-tmas fund, is, of cour-e. now ancient history. To see her sitting at her writing table in RuekingIt.im J'alace in her simple dress of mourning for the late I'rince Maurice of battenherg, going through all the'' pii-' of papers in front of her and writing, iimntlcss letters, j, m kes it almost impossible to realise that one js in the i'l'o-i'jico of the daughter of a King, She rccmblos rather a keen young woman of business who deals carefully and methodically with all that is placed b-fore her.

the greatest interest in this work, and has made surprising 'progress since she began her eoune of instruction. Before her formal debut at Court, the Princess it is planned, will go about a great deal with the Queen, and she is expected to be present at several of the more important social functions that may take place. For many years she l'.;\s been her mother's almost constant companion. The likeness between them also seems to be increasing, and there are, both at Buckingham Palace and York Cottage, photographs of the Queen at IS, that would easily pass for her daughter today. DRESSING THE HAIR !f you have a small face, good features, a::il a low forehead, the sinipie -t\ les of hail-dressing will best suit you. A modified Grecian hairdre-sing is the most becoming for this type of face, hut a great deal of the ell'ect will depend upon how the hair is dressed in front.

Use either a side or centre parting, combing the hair back loosely eacli side of the parting in such a way as to form a natural wave in time, and then fix in position with hairpins at the side. At the back the hair can be twisted into a knot, if there is sufficient of it, to make a good thick one, or, if it is too scanty, brush it over a very light pail. The simple Grecian style is unbecoming to the round-faced girl with a re-troii-se no.-e. It she has curly hair so much the better for her—it sets off'her particular type to iTTTvaulage. If not, she must do her best to cultivate a natural curly ell'c:d. In these days of permanent natural waving and other curling proces .s this should not be difficult. The round-fated girl should never wear her hair strained tightly away from the temples. For her a modified pompadour effect is the most becoming, whilst at the back a high style of hairdressing suits her best as a rule. Remember that to achieve the best results, whatever style of coiffure is adopted, the back ami front portion of the hair should be dressed separately. Separate the front part away from tho back by parting with the comb from ear to ear. FURNISHING BY DEGREES. The young couple of the present day are very wise in many ways, and one is their discernment in matters connected with furnishing. They make the excellent rule theirs of furnishimr by degrees, and so securing really beautiful and worthy household goods. The sales help them considerably in china and hardware, linen, carpets as well as in tables and chairs. Putting by a little every quarter towards repairs is a good policy. Vigilance is the price of many things, an-attrae-tive home among them. 'Repairs are nece-Miry. if one wants to appear to til* best advantage. A can of paint goe< a long way in the path of beauty, and furniture polish wipes away a multitude of disfiguring marks. T know women who scarcely ever have new furnishings, yet whose homes are so bright and shining that an appearance of newness perpetually radiates from them. It costs something in time ami thought to achieve this result, but it pays well.

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