OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 April 1928, Page 7

OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

KNITTING GARMENTS Klin, 111- has . "ii" ’u;u 1; oVu fa'ieir again. \\ lu u silk pimpei's went cut <-.f la hum knitting ileelmed for ~ ijme. hut w unu ii v. li.. are i"t"j nl knitting rannut kewp lung away 1 11 m 'heir kint'mg tu’i’dle: I her- a’ r ah kinds .U a'! ra. t !'■ e ■" milhe ■ V, hu ll ran hr made a' ll.'tue. tl'.lil the .nupl- fireplug vc.U if ml' She'l, ll ;. 1 -■•. i• I ii i e I'imper .-an' knitted m line Vi;, ella A sl.'lf'll km*l • . .an Hu!,.' a ally g I |rh m -i jumper -mt i aid'gan '. un A ery attl’iieti'e -I!' - r! I-. nat'ir-li /’"iu'ireri pampei. ’, 111 1! e. 1 in wc'-dinm wunl ami hri-lu emvl vit h hand , .a . (ilmir ’,. match ui ha rmum.-e wit h the 1; mll ei| ■k l rt and cardigan Navy and I"d are ia.'hi"Uai,le . i,1 ,.:11 s. A mn \ ~ui; looks "ell with a navv and red stiiped jump er, nr. if pi'leried. the jumpei ran hr natuial iiilunred with hands of navy nr red. or liu’li. tlreen and grey is an utliei a'traitne ci.luur . i nil liinal nm. If a less ambitious pi.’re d work is re qmrci I. a little le-ilse i eat r. fa jrl y simple it. make and ev.i'tsliugly useful. Ted jackets are very etteu knitted u'jw a day s. and they |o.,k illy ehannne: knitted ui \ ery tit" w « ><>l tu pde -hade ■ ui pink, him.’ "i mauve, edge,] perltap.. with .sw a m-d'iwn or rabbit';, v.nul E',naii'l wide seam. . fur wearing with ..,'iir try suit., mi enid days are easy tu knit, aiid they are very useful. Many women tvlm feel tl"' ...Id like a soft bill light scarf. matt lung their lied jacket in idlmir, i- wind round their shoulders when sitting up in bed. Delightfully cold and warn) "undies can he made ft uni all wool, a mixture uf silk ami Wfijl. r.r Silk. Vests' nf silk in white m- pastel shades are ideal for evening wear. ( hildren. "f .nurse, can always do v.ilh knitted garments 'Vests, combinations. stockings, jumpers. gloves, scarves and caps'. I" mention only a few. Must men appreciate the I’onifrt’l "f h;nid knitted socks and golf stockings provided, of course, they are well done and expert!y finished—and pullovers and cardigans if they arc. m tunes to barnmnisr with their suits aim generally liked.

THE MAID'S BEDROOM Too many women do not. give enough thought to the. furnishing of the bedroom or bedrooms used by their maid or maids. Probably, if a little more trouble were given to making the kitchen and the. servants' quarters more comfortable, we should iioi hear quite so much about, the servant problem. The maid's room, unfortunately, is often a small room, unattractively decorated and furnished with odd bits of furniture, which d" not match. It mav be impossible to provide for the maid's’use anything but a small in,un. but It. can easily be made, bright, mid clean by distempering the walls and painting or'staining the woodwork, if the wood is new ii- is reallv belter fc* stain it. rather Ilian paint it. If the room faces tlm north or east- have. the. walls papered or distempered in a warm colour, such as yellow, buff or pink. The floor can either be stained and polished „r covered with linoleum: in either case r „g by the bedside, will he necessary. Oriental'straw mats, which are s o popukn- nowadavs. are nice, in a small room. The bed should be small but very com fori aide. A printed bedspread is cheap and pretlv. and a vug or extra blanket for cold weather is necessary. < Velonne coloured easel, lent 'loth curtains and cm i'i>* ; ,i r iirrit v ;nwl r;»sily whslipu. m cup boa rd can ' I"’ built, m there is mi I,p„| f,„-wardrobe. If neither of these convenient. perhaps a curtain ear, be contrived across a corner, with a she' on fop A combined dressing-table and withstand is very convenient in a small room, especially if there are good /haw rrs attached to it. Every girl should, of course, be provided with suflicicnt space for her dollies. An easy chair adds a (midi of comfort t" a room, and if there is enough space provide a small but steadv table as well, m order bat 'hr mav write her letters undisturbed. One or two shelves for books, a few P' 1 • tnres and a vase for flowers make Die room'borne like. In manv modern lm’use s the k-lfdien and scullery are often combined Even in medium sized houses p is now becoming customary "hen Hus is the ease, to provide a maids sifting room, but when this is out of Hu nnest ion eeriaiuly the bedrooms used !•> domeMie helos should be something m tlie nature of bed-sitting rooms.

FOR A YOUW BABY Manv babies who are naturally fed nre troubled with constipation during the. first fwo or three months <»i their lives This worries the mother and causes her to be constantly adm.nn. ering medicines’, with the result, that- the condition becomes chronic. The eanse ot the trouble is very often the tael that babv is not obtaining suflieient fat. A teaspoonful of unpreserved cream we mixed with a t easpoonful ol cool bulled water and a very little castor sugar is recommended to he given to a bub troubled is this way. U should be r in id wav between two lords regularly ~.-,>rv dav. Cod-liver oil. two nr three dvtm's after fA’ds in the 24 hours, is sug ,-fostl'll as tin alternative to nrnMde the rxira fat. but mav not be so successful ,s the cream rat.on. Medicines, miles, recommended bv a doctor, should nut be !. ivr „ ;i baby d they ean p-r-sibly be ;i voided

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\VI,-n Covers arc source and expenDno v ,.. ~‘ii want. make the most, we can r.f Hiem In fact., unless we are. blessed w-itb very largo ganle.ius wo need to be always careful with flowers. JTovido the flowers with vases or bowls big vn oll^ ll t„ hold them. Never overcrowd vom flowers. Change the water every day, ~r, if this is not possible, every othu dav If the weather be very frosty take ,o.'. .-hill nIT the. water, it not let the water he perfectly fresh and cold. A mw grams of salt, added to Hie wale, will keep flowers Iresh, and an aspimi tablet will revive them when droopm . . ut a tmy piece, off the -stems when you change the water. Do not place, ih.ucis directly under artificial light- or neat a lire.