LADIES' COLUMN.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 294, 28 May 1898, Page 2 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

CLUE LIFE FOR WOMEN. Cut. live for women (says a comtotn* pornrv; i> an established t'a-t nowadays and, in tho oiicun stm cee, it beh ves us to see bow the best of those imtiuuions are conducted. Muuj of tliete clubs are specially designed for the women with a mission, be it temperance, education, or the regeneration of man: ethers, iiirniii, are for the use of both men mid women ; while 3 et a third variety is devoted simply to supplying a want lodjt felt by the overworked society " butteifly." Naturally, in London at least, rivalry i* already rife among these clubs. Women have ceased to warble, "Who shall be fairest?' as they aie supposed to have c'one a century or ro back. " Who shall be the smartest ?" is the question that exercises most of them, and the new society clubs in part icu tar. Just at present the Empress, with its 2000 members, seems to bear the palm, and for the benefit of thoe desirous of knowing what manner of things these ultra-smart clubs happen to be, a London contemporary has seen fit to throw some light on the management of this particular one. In tho first place the fees strike oue as being partirularly moderate as compared with those our menkind here pay for the honour of being members of those particular clubs devoted to their special uses. Five guineas entrance fee and au annual subscription of a similar amount are asked of town members, while visitors from the country only pay about half.

It is tho housing of these clubs, though that women want to know about. The Empress Club contains a large drawing room, a dining room, music room and morning, and nearly twenty bedrooms, each one of which is most perfectly appointed, for the use of the members. Cateringjforms a siiong point. The day has gone by wherein a woman was supposed to thrive on tea and thin bread and butter, Moreover, she is at liberty to biing her man friends to join htr at any meal, and for tho honour of her club is quite determined that ho shall not go empty away.

There are practically no restrictions in the club. Given that jour social position is unimpeachable, you may make use of tho "Empress" from 9 a. m. to 11 p. m. every day of the week, Sunday included. All its privileges are yours for five guineas a year. For your visitors, of course, you are answerable, and if your own behaviour should fall bhort of that which is expected by the committee you are li-ble to suffer pains and penalities the of expulsion. HOW TO MASSAGE THE FACE. There is no better way of removing premature wrinkles than to systematically mas:agc the face every night, using a cream of skin food, and although wrinkles which are the result of advancing years cannot be expected to yield much 'to treatment, careful and persevering massage] will do much to prevent them from accumulating too fast, and inde. d, \vi 1 to a certain extent keep them at bay. I am so often asked by readers about the process of facial massage, that I intend this week to give a tew general hints upon the subject. Start from the middle of the forehead, and with the tips of the first two or three fingers make straight passes along the linea towards the temples, carrying the forefinger up a trifle. Tlrs is to take out the vertical and horizontal line 3 in the foreliead. The passes are made very gent y. At the outtr edge of each eye press the forefinger tip quite firmly upon the flesh, and rotate it. This is to tone up the muscle underneath. The pressuie reaches this, and yet does not irritate the outer cuticle. With the tips of all the fingers now make ciicular passes on the cheeks, rubbing from the mouth towards the ears, and so on round, pressing along from the mouth—never towards it. Tr.cie are quite gentle motions. With the tip of one finger, ano nt the up;.er lid of the eye, and also the under lid. These must be merely breath-like touchc, as the structures there are very delicate, and heavy hands will wreak ruin. For wrinkles forming about the mouth, and to eradicate the lino from the nose to the sides of the mouth, the forefinger is used to make motions from the mouth towards thb oar, but on'y reaching as far as the cheek bone. To assist in preventing or eradicating a double chin, the back of all the fingers are used to make passes from the middle of the under side of the lower jaw up over the angle.- The nose is rubbed firmly about the base, and finally is massaged between the thumb and forefinger. The lines in the throat are treated by crosswise pisses and rotary movements. A wee bit of cream is taken up on the finger-tips at a time, and it is worked into the skin thoroughly. WORTH KNOWING. The value of buttermilk is not appreciated as it should be. As a beverage it is highly esteemed ; a proper and constant use of it will greatly reduce, and sometimes cure, the craving for alcoholic liquors. It alone will often remedy any acidity of the stomach Lactic acid, needed by some persons, is supplied by it much more than by any other dr;nk or food. One vcy important effect of buttermilk is said to be the alleviation of the oppression round the heart fiom which many old people suffer. Dust from clothes. —Clothing should not be brushed in the house. Physicians assert that the dust of the street may, and sometimes does, contain dangerous germs of contagious diseases, and the greatest care should be exercised that the dust is not scattered through the house, to find its way into the lungs, and possibly to carry the seeds of disease. Garments should be either shaken from a window, or carried into the yard, and beaten and brushed on a line. To renovate plush hold it downwards over boiling water, then gently pass it over a hot iron. Th's should be done by two persons, one must hold the iron upright, while the other draws the back of the plush across. Kerosene oil is the best of furniture polishes ; it cleanses, makes a fiue polish, aud preserves from the ravages of insect?. To remove spots of paint from glass, make a strong solution of soda in hot water, and wash the glass with a piece of flannel dipped in this. Tin dishes should be washed with hot suds as soon as possible after using. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. An excellent hair wash may be made of threepenny worth of powdered borax and half a pint of good olive oil poured over one pint of boiling water. Let the mixture cool and pour it into a bottle and shake well before using. In bottling pickles or ketchup boil the corks and while hot press them into the bottles ; when cold they should be sealed tightly. If linen has been scorched and the mark has not penetrated entirely through, so as to damage the texture, it may be removed by spreading on it the following mixture, allowing it to dry on and afterwards washing out the linen : Peel and slice two onions aud extract the juice by squeezing or pounding them. Cut up half an ounce of white soap, add two ounces of Fuller's earth, and mix them with the onion juice and half a pint of vinegar. Boil this mixture well, when cool spread it over the scorched part and allow to dry. A good cement for china is made of equal parts of fine glue, white lead and white of egg, well mixed together. The edge 3 of the broken china must be clean, apply the mixture to them and press them firmly together. Any superfluous cement that is squeezed out below the join-

ing may be scraped off when it has hardened. A narrow hard bed is tho best preventive of bad figuies. If one can also forego pillows, so much the better. The inside of the skin of the banana rubbed on the leather of tan :-!ioes wiM clean aid p.!i h then, as will a? the regular dressing.