KEEPING COOL

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 17, 14 October 1933, Page 15

KEEPING COOL

Women with children can save themselves a good deal of work and worry by dressing their youngsters in the minimum of clothes during the sunny weather. For garden wear and country wear little sun suits should be quite sufficient; very young children who are used to being out of doors a lot will be ideally happy clad only in little trunks, which can be bought verj' cheaply in most stores. Otherwise swimming suits for play wear save a good deal of bother. They can be rinsed or washed in the ordinary way when necessary, but they do not need Ironing. A swimming suit and a light, shady hat is enough protection for any child who wants to play in the garden.

Diet is tremendously important in the hot weather. Most people are best with a rather light meal at midday. One or two meatless days a week are advisable, and meat, when it is taken, is best taken in the evening. An ideal lunch is one of egg mayonnaise or scotch eggs and salad, or tomato, cheese, and brown bread and butter, with a banana and cream or fruit and ice cream to follow.