THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12068, 11 September 1902, Page 3

THE WOMAN'S WORLD.

THE SHAKE BANISHED. Ove of the prettiest possible remnants of chivalry lias been restored in Paris. No longer is it good form for » Frenchman to shako a lady's hand. Instead, he raises it to his lips and bestows upon it a reverential kiss. This form of homage many English visitors to Paris will have noticed at the smart race meetings this season. But they may not know, what appears to be the case, that ; there is a ritual of kissing suited to all deI grees of friendship. One versed in Parisian I etiquette asserts that a mere acquaintance i only just elevated above the bowing stage i is allowed simply to touch the tips of the ! lirsfc and second lingers with his lips. j Friends of a longer period of friendship I salute the knuckles and back of the hand. When the palm and wrist are kissed that J period of camaraderie has been reached that I may very safely be expected to ripen into love. Pew women would regret the banishment of the lund-shake as it is now. It is often affected, frequently lukewarm, and if neither is apt to resolve itself into a species of real torture. The more hearty the greeting the less pleasant it is. When gloves are being worn, and beneath them several rings, a hearty hand-shake is most unfortunately potent.

j DO YOU BREATHE PROPERLY? I No womau can have bright eyes, a beautiful skin, or an elastic step, if she does not i supply her lungs with oxygen. She can only do this by deep breathing. The iudolent woman regains her lost energy when she learns how to breathe correctly. The sallow girl, with the dark circles under her eyes, discovers that with correct breathing the congested veins yield to the stimulated circulation, the dark rings disappear, and the lustre reappears in the eyes. Deep breathing will reduce flesh in obese women because oxygen burns out carbon. Proper breathing means taking in a large supply of oxygen. Dee]) breathing will help to make curves I where there are angles, and it is a potent ''factor in the cure of emaciation, because it supplies oxygen to the wasted tissues and sets the machinery of the vital organs going, strengthening weak places and supplying red corpuscles to impoverished biood. It will promote digestion by quickening the functions of the stomach and the intestines, and promoting the assimilation of food. Deep breathing will cure round and i stooping shoulders. It will fill out and develop hollow necks and deficient chests. To breathe correctly requires certain conI ditions. First of all, the subject must be free from tight bands or restrictions of the | waist, throat, or chest. Then, standing '■ perfectly upright, draw in through your nose the very deepest breath you can, and exhale it as slowly and gently as possible. Do this for five minutes twice a day, either out of doors or standing in front of an open ! window. | REMEMBERj TO rub tough meat with a cut lemon. ! To use tender-boiled asparagus tips for a I nice omelette. To add a few drops of vinegar to the water for poaching eggs, to make them set properly, and keep the white from spreading. That stewed tomatoes, grated cheese, and a couple of finely chopped boiled sausages is I a fine sauce to" serve with fried eggs. ! That fried sweet apples are excellent for serving with liver or kidneys. That fresh eggs taken from the shell and boiled in half a pint of sweet cream, and seasoned with pepper and salt form a delicious breakfast dish. They only cook two minutes in the boiling cream. That an appetising mint sauce is best made from three tablespoonfuls of finelychopped mint, two tablespoonfuls of granulated sugar, and a teacupful of vinegar. Wash the mint and free it from grit, chop it finely, and put it in a tureen, with the vinegar and sugar, and cover closely for an hour. USEFUL HINTS. A pew drops of lemon juice will mitigate the pain of a bee sting. To revive the colours of a carpet use alum or soda dissolved in water. Where ants infest cupboards spread a thin layer of cayenne pepper on the edge of each shelf, and the pests will soon disappear. To prevent boots from squeaking soak the soles well with linseed oil by letting them stand on a plate. This also makes the soles waterproof. A towel wrung out of boiling water assists very much if you wrap it for a minute or two round all moulds of jelly or blancmange before turning them out on the dish. A piece of velvet securely tacked inside the backs of shoes will keep them from wearing holes in the heels of the stockings.^ Waste paper, cut up into small pieces, makes excellent stuffing for cushions and pillows. It does not get entangled and become hard, and when shaken up it is quite soft and fresh again. » To preserve picture frames from flies, boil a large onion in a quart of water; let it cool a little, and lightly wash the frames in the water, taking care not to wet the pictures, and the flies will not go near them.' Boots aud shoes that pinch in one special place may sometimes be cured by laying a pad or compress dipped in hot water on the place and removing it when cold. This expands and softens the leather.