WOMEN’S NOTES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 194, 16 July 1935, Page 10

WOMEN’S NOTES.

KNITTING. (By Miss Mary Tallis.) A sleeveless cardigan.—Patterns for sleeveless cardigans are many and varied, oiten requiring much counting and close following of directions, in order to produce a change in design. Here is a cardigan that is knitted in one piece, with plain knitting throughout j the varying of tho needles alone gives the attractive design in the front. For largo size use needles Nos. 9,6, 000 (j). For smaller s-ize use needles No. 12, 9, 1. .rust over 3oz. of wool is required for the large size in 4-ply, and 3oz. in 3-ply for the smaller side. To make (large size): Begin at hack. With No. 9 needles, cast on 74 sts. Work border 2ins. deep. Change to needles No. 6. Work 2ins. Increase 1 st. at beginning of each row. Knit 4 rows. Repeat last 6 .rows four times more (84 sts.). Continue knitting until work measures lOins. (including border). Armhole; Decrease at beginning of each row. Knit 2 sts. together, k. 2 sts together, k. to end of row. Repeat 9 times more, making 10 decreases each side (04 sts.). Work (Sins. Shoulders; Knit 20, cast off 24, knit 20. Work on one side only, putting off other sts. on to knitting safety pin. Work 5 rows. Front: Increase 1 st. at neck end of row. Knit 3 rows. Repeat last four rows until there are 32 sis. on the needle. Knit 2 rows. Armhole; Increase at underarm only 2 sts. at beginning of row until there are 42 sts. on the needle. Knit 2 rows. Open pattern; Use odd needles, No. 6, 000 (}). Work alternate rows on odd needles.

Decrease at under-arm only 1 st. on the No. 6 needle row, until there are . 37 sts. on the needle. Continue work-j ing in fancy st. until side seams equal j hack (12 rows of open st.). Waist: | Change needles, No. 9. Work 2ins. Cast off loosely. Work the other side' in the samo way, beginning at the' neck end of the row. Border: In thick wool (4-ply) work edge in crochet, as follows: Begin at waist, right side._ F’ix points for button loops. Top loop at, V of neck, bottom loop at waist, other two loops at even distances in between. Work round in treble, making 4 ch. for loops, at places marked. Continue round neck and down front. ; Then completely round again to make firm edge. AI ork armholes in same way. Sew a strip of binding under left side to take buttons. Border in finer wool : Use No. 9 needles. Cast on 7 sts. Work 2 in. Tc make buttonholes: K. 2, cast off 3, k. z. K. 2, cast off 3, k. 2. Work 3ms. plain knitting. Make another buttonhole. Work Sins. Make another buttonhole. Work 3ins. Make another buttonhole. Continue knitting long enough to carry up front, round neck and down other front. This band is best put on slightly stretched as it keeps the edges in_ better shape. For armholes : Gaston i sts; work sufficient to go round armhole, seam under arm. Sew buttons on in same way.

n r,/\ u I n • Dangers of slimming.—Doctors are familiar with many causes of ill-health and even of disease that result from unscientific attempts to reduce weight. Scientific slimming treatment aims at correcting the causes of overweight, ot which there are mainly twei:—Overeating: Which means lack of correct balance between food consumed and the output of energy in muscular and othei work and loss of body heat. J lie error may he one of quantity, although the diet is well balanced ; or one oi quality as when moderate quantities of food are taken but too big a proportion of starches, sugars and fats. The worst cases aro those m which both these causes are combined. the indication of over-eating is an increase of weight above that which is normal to the individual. The diet which is adequate for an active woman taking daily vigorous physical exercise is grossly excessive for the same woman taking practically no exercise. Almost all food which Is not burnt' up (oxidised) in the tissues, to supply energy, is deposited in the “fat depots” of the body and layers of fat neon mu In te under the skin and around the internal organs. A correct slimming diet should be a properly balanced diet, containing the right kinds of foods in the right proportions, and it should he adequate to meet the special needs of the individual. This diet will vary with the ago and occupation of the patient. More heat-forming foods (fats, starches, and sugars) are needed in winter than in summer. A correct slimming diet is novor starvation diet. Glandular Irregularities: The chemistry of the body is controlled partly by the various glands of internal secretion which work in harmony. If one of these glands is “out of tune” the result may he inability to burn up the food completely, leading to disposition of fat. Women —and usually women who are quite small eaters—are more commonly afflicted than men. 'The treatment always requires the judgment and supervision of a qualified doctor, since the dosage of the appropriate glandular extract must he carefully regulated. While slimming, the wise woman will consult her doctor. She will not risk the results of a starvation diet—anaemia, lassitude, depression and lowered resistance to disease; nor the grave effects on the heart, nervous system, and general health of tho wrong use of such potent remedies as the extracts of the glands of internal secretion. If the heart muscle is weakened by infiltration with fat, it is most unwise to undertake strenuous physical exercise. Exercise should be graduated according to the condition of the heart.