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WOMAN'S WORLD.

FOP. THE HOUSEWIFE. Ok all . goods sold ' m kit-wool there 1.1 not one-tenth genuine. hi the greater par; the maiu component is cotton. The test is simple. All that i.« necessary is to. pull out a":few threads. and apply .a lighted match. Cotton will go off into a blaze woof will, shrivel up. To distinguish true, pave linen from,''the counterfeit article is even easier. The intending buyer- need hat wet her finger and apply it to the goods. If they be pure linen the moisture will pa** ' straight through. The snot touched will be soaked at once, and almost immediately one side will be as wet as the other. Frauds are mote numerous in sills than in any other fabric, but here also the material of adulteration is cotton. Its presence can readily bo discovered. Draw' a few threads out, the pieces of cotton will snap off short when pulled, while the silk will stretch and permit a considerable pull before breaking. NOVEL ACCESSORIES. It is, after all, the small diets accessories which help to make 'the whole scheme a signal success. One of the latest is the new tie which is fashioned simply by means of several strands of thick floss silk in two or three- shade.-, which are plaited lightly together and tied an inch and admit 1:010 the end, so as to suggest a little silk fringe. This tie. encircles the throat ;ost below the high collar band, being fastened in a loose* knot, aud falling half-way down the front of the corsage, the colour chosen representing the harmonious contrast to the materia! of the costume. Another' novelty in this connection is the beaded eruvnte, the design being usually worked on foundations of net or canvas, the intricacies of the pattern resembling a delicate lace work in emerald green, old rose, or other tones, several shades of one colour being often employed to match the gown it accompanies. It the reverse side of the net its not embroidered, the cravat c is lined with silk or satin. in some cases a ribbon is used instead of the net groundwork, little Georgian bouquets of bead flowers being worked on a surface of silver grey velvet, while ties of narrow velvet in geranium pink, lizard green, or chicory are fancied as accompaniments to pure white gowns.

HEALTH AND BEAUTY NOTES. It, is impossible to Loll any one individual how much fruit to eat. Some stomachs are alkaline, While others contain too much acid, 11! an acid stomach gives distress, a little baking soda—a small lump in a tablcspoonful of water—will give relief. If one is uncomfortable after eating a pasty dinner, especially where meats, gravies-, and pastry lias been eaten, in almost every ease relief is found in an acid drink. Schoolgirls and office workers suffer with the most torturous., forms of headache. It is impossible to think, much less work, with a painful headache. This is mostly caused by disorders of the stomach, brought about by lack of exercise, close rooms poorly ventilated, and the noonday luncheon -of pickles, cakes, : and undigestible foods. Where the teeth arc discoloured with medicines, go to a dentist and pay to have them cleaned. If you cannot do that, use a good tooth wash, which will clean them, but will not remove tartar. ' A mixture of lemon juice, water and borax, if rubbed on and under the finger nails, will bleach them. A woman who suffers with any form of nervousness should never take a . cold bath. A hot bath is soothing, but weakening, and should be .taken at night, just before retiring. Briiliautine is used in all of the beauty ! shops to give a gloss to the hair alter it ;i* dressed. It is made of olive oil cut with alcohol and scented with some delii cate perfume. Shake well before apply- ! ing it to the hair. Put' a ,little in Ilia palms of tiie hand, and brush lightly over the hail- with a soft bristle brush ; a, line baby brush is used in the shops. Eating parsley will remove the bad odour from the oreath, even killing the j odour and unpleasant taste noticeable afI ter eating onions. I If the hair is dampened with equal j parts of alcohol and water before it is braided 01 put up on rolls, it will remain in curl much longer. Form paper • rolls a little thicker than lead pencils, making them with newspaper, and roll the "little gilTs hair on j them. Turn back the points, pin, , and v, hen the curls are taken down, tear off one end "of the paper roll, and gently draw tin- curler 'out. Do not dampen the hail, but dampen lirst the comb, draw it through the hair and enough dampness will insure the .hair curled in almost one hour. Where the hair is dampened, then combed, it lakes a half-day or more to dry out. ' Only distilled water should be used as ait eye wash and all oculists decry salt baths for the cy^. .Salt baths tone the skin, and one-fourth j teaspoonful taken in a glass of water, : every morning for a week' will certainly j clear a muddy complexion. I The lackadaisical girl who stays at j heme and does not exercise is the posset.- ! so. of a. rare yellow complexion, pimples, J and often is decidedly stoop shouldered. j _ Father Time takes time to chisel the j I little frowns you make while frowning, i j distorting the lips or elevating the brows j j while talking. . Every little chisel mailc I leaves art ugly wrinkle. Olive oil promotes the growth of the j j eyelashes and brows. But it takes weeks I !to effect desired results. It pays, however, to make the attempt. i Coffee drinking at night, loss of sleep, I worrying and crying, are. the chief promoters of miserable morning headaches'. Health is a trust fund and you want to belong. Galisthenic exercises must be regularly taken or the body will never be accustomed to the different ones: and no good results follow the physical culture training. Tooth washes, are made of pure alcohol, aromatic oils and usually a third amount of peroxide of hydrogen. Rough elbows will be smoothed if they j are rubbed with chamois'and treated with ! cold cream. j .Silk openwork stockings, low shoes and I winter! Nothing but common-sensl! will j | cure your neuraligia headaches and I ; cramps. i If the feet are always: cold during the ! J winter, it is due to poor circulation of the i I blood. It the feet perspire freely, it is ! necessary to have two or three pairs of ! shoes for general wear and change them ! daily. | Prematurely grey hair is caused by lack of nourishment at the hair roots. Stimulating the hair with gentle massage and a good hair tonic wll prevent a.too rapid growth of white hair. Saffron tea is given to very young babies to clear the yellow complexion. Eating almonds is a. certain method for a mother to enrich impoverished milk { for the nursing baby. It also increases the quantity. I Children who bite their nails must be j treated for nervousness, and no amount ] of scolding, whipping, or coaxing can ' overcome the fault where .it is a physical breakdown. Any kind of acid will destroy burns caused by alkali. A cleansing cream is made of equal ! parts, of melted cocoa butter, olive "oil, one teaspoonfui of lard and cologne. If a. bad wound is held over burning raw sugar, the smoke will act the same as if the wound was cauterised, and little pain will be experienced. •

GENEROSITY. : Oms who hut, the Uttit roay.be. $1 Reiserons as on* whs lia»: the. must, for 'it is cot a quest as to the smc .of lite gift, : but rather the heart of the giver. Some-; times those who are mo,*l gejfcwou* with, what, belong to <u"mtber ■$}*& very. grudgingly of their own po.« sexton a. No '. ma'tter.iiow much' w« give- ©1 other' things, ■ we are stotgenerous M longs* we wilflihold out* selve*.- : ' ."■." ...■■; " Generosity show.* -it,**?] I in the '.thought?, quite as much ft*- .10 the arts: ami generosity is not real if 'it . springs*. ■ from any thing beside unselfishness, We should try t> make someone happy; help a less for-' innate «stes\ if only with a few bfviftg word*. Loving word* ami kindly *mit** g » so far towards helping, other* 'to bear then- burden. ".-•■ :

THE CORSET QUESTION. r . i If girls wore trained from youth '" hold ] the, figure erect, without the*. of steels and whalebones, the muscle* of she leek ! and chest would, grow strong th?m*«iv£s, j and very little "" would b« said about '" necessary support'' in alter yearn. I 1 would recommend any woman, who I was '< skive to the corset (writes Marie Blanche-' in flood Health) to reraove, mm at a time, the bone- horn the pair she ■ is wearing. Say that >;u temov<r& one.'. hone each week till only the two broad'' side steels arc left, ami; of course, th<> husk, In about sis mouths' lime- she will be wearing a practically boneless coraot/ Sim will not have missed the support of one bone or cane at a ion*', she will have reduced both weight and pressure*, and she will gradually realise that rhe can get along very comfortably without. • It is ffuitu remarkable how some women labour mulct- the delusion that a figure cultivated to the requirements of tight-lacing is one that must command 1 admiration. Some of them will starve themselves to reduce- the waist an inch, and many women will suffer gladly the disfigurement of a red nose, and the "pain* of indigestion cheerfully if they have the doubtful comfort of knowing" that they can boast a si.xieeii-iueh waist. I — :"-. .; "..' I NAILS. .;- s _ If the nails get too thin the-•■"following paste is advisable :—.Mastu- oil, ioa; pulverised colophony, &•? drachma; white wax, 2.] drachms; pulverised alum," I j drachm. 'This is dissolved over a slow-: ! lire, and mixed up to the thickness of .id : : ! ordinary paste. Nails too hard, breakj ing in comoquenec of their hardness, are ■ best softened by 'the use of the glove.Tin- } gt-rs, well imbibed with eremo dentitive, j and worn during the. night at hast a week lor two. If a thorn or splinter get under 1 the nail it must be removed immediately, even if it is not painful, since it is very likely to produce inlhunmalioii, which, way result in the total less of the nail. In case of a needle being run under the f nail, the latter must be pinched till a I drop of blood appears, and at let Wards dipped into fresh oil, If the nail has I been pared too short and the finger in consequence is throbbing, it is beet to dip it into some arnica, and to wear a deerskin glove linger foe a few days. - The nail, when badly hurt', has redblack spots, the coagulated blood tinder it , shining through. The linger then burn* with throbbing pain. The following very . good remedy must be used very cold ToV compresses. Di.st.iUed water, "'i ounces; : sulphurated zinc (Julius mui), ,J drachm; ' sa'lnrniuiu vinegar, 8 drachms'; laudanum, 10 drops. The fingcf is consecutively, dip- . ped into this fluid, which, being very cold, prevents the congestion of lie blood and works ns a dissolvent upon the connotated " blood spots, which would spoil the tudl for weeks, if not attended to immediately, causing exceedingly painful fluxions, ? that would end with tho falling off of the ,'< nail. , But, in the, ease tli.it iallaimuattoii;M cannot bo prevented, and the finger be- : comes suppurative,, the only means to save the nail is to file it down carefully, to extract the matter by pressure, and to 1 fill up the, little cavity* with a 'Kii.iall'infc*:J I of lint dipped into tho" purest almond oil. ' This done, the linger is dressed, with a V strip of linen tag, and a glove finder I drawn over it to prevent it being hurt. ■

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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 9

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WOMAN'S WORLD. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13766, 3 June 1908, Page 9

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