WOMAN'S WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14302, 23 February 1910, Page 9

WOMAN'S WORLD.

THE BABY'S LITTLE STOMACH. One of the chief.errors into which wellmeaning mothers and nurses are apt to fall is that of over-feeding the baby of which they "have charge, .either by giving the child nourishment at too short intervals or by giving too large quantities of food at the stated intervals. The stomach of a new-born baby is not much larger than a hen's egg, ,and at the end of six weeks if is about tin? size of the turkey's egg. It is not possible to get more than three tablespoonfiiils of : water into a hen's egg, or six into a turkey's, so that this gives us a practical, if rough, idea of the amount a baby can take at a time. The amount of the feed for each age is readily remembered, because it follows the age of a child. A baby will take the number of its month or its succeeding month, in ounces, for a feed. Thus a child of three months will take from ooz to4oz, while one of six months old will require from 6oz to 7oz, an ounce being two Lablespoonfule. — ' Bubyland."

HOW TO STAND. If you would know your own natural posture when erect, stand up and. without raising your heels from the floor, make the. effort of rising to look over some obstacle, allowing the shoulders to droop naturally and : keeping • the thin at an easy level. When you, have risen to your full stature hold 'the. position and riot ice what it is. You have- not; consciously posed the different.parts of your body, yet your chest is finely rounded, your shoulders are thrown'back, your abdomen is drawn in, and your back and neck are as straight as you can get them, all. tho parts"of' the body falling without effort into their proper '■■ positions, now that (ho whole has been correctly poised. You have a'strange feeling of separation in every joint, while an astonishing distance has sprung up between your breastbone and your hips. : To the eye' you are at least, an inch taller. If you have any doubt on this last point, stand"before a minor in your former posture,. and note how high * the reflection of your ;■ head comes on the wall behind you, or, if the mirror is low, at what point your imago is cut ; off. Then take the upright position as before, and. notice the difference.

-' SEE IF IT CREASES. Before ' deciding on. a new evening-gown it is. a good plan to squeeze a tiny piece of the material in your hand, to see if.it creases.easily. Some soft materials, crease more easily than others, and if one is pressed for- time, it -is a great nuisance to have to iron one's frock'every time it is to be worn. -..■ •

, COMPANY MANNERS. Some people keep all their lovable '.ways for outsiders. ,- , • ;> . ;i They don't think if'necessary to put on an" interested manner when the home people are talking. ; ■'■ , ; ■ > . What is said ' goes in at : one ear; and out at the/other"—so that it really seems scarcely worth while to tell them things.. They know how to be sympathetic—but they don't practise it at home. •.-.:,* •' They ' would agree that: ■■'•.' To lie , trulv kind is to do and say,' . -. The kindest thing in the kindest way.: -,

But the kind things they do at home are 'generally done grudgingly and of necessity. :: ;■'■•/>.■ :-.?.-/' '-'■■■ :-.'•■:'•-■:-.■■;■.-.■ ~. . They make an effort to be'-. interesting and amusing away from home —but no effort at home. ■■ That sort of thing . never pays. - -v.;-' ;.- ; : -.- : . "' .- Pleasant manners and.pleasant talk need practice. If you put them away like the talent in the' napkin you'lltbe lucky, if you : find .them in. any sort 6t working order when you want them.;. Whereas .if you ; use :: them they will grow. ;.-,,- , a :

DON'T FRIGHTEN CHILDREN. A Children should' never be;. frightened, into obedience. *-*',"■."■'•".' Many. timid, cowardly man owes this defect in; his character : ; to / unwise 's treatment in nursery days. It is -positively cruel! "for-'instance,'. to tell a child that the black man is ; coming to take him. away; or anything' of a like nature."" It is not to be wondered, at if .a. child brought up in ; this terrifying atmosphere •" grows up timid and shrinking, and quite unfit to fight the battle of life for himself. - ■ ".;

- A BEAUTY TONIC.*' \ -.". Rain; according to a beauty expert, is an excellent tonic for the complexion. It is, however, one that must /be prepared for :in order to.get.the most benefit from it. When taking a beauty-tramp in the rain the clothing must be warm*,, and ; the skirts of a length not to drag wetness about the ankles/ for nothing will give cold more quickly : than the constant slopping /of wot garments {about ..the feet. The walking costume" for wet weather consists of a thick.arid warm, but not heavy,, short skirt. A thick flannelblouse and 'a short jacket are best for the -upper portion of, the body. A soft felt : ' hat of-a colour; to. match the , suit should be trimmed* with one: or;' more wings and a band of soft silk. Water, unless;:floods*:descendJ-' : will not hurt V it, and ; thus the carrying of an umbrella is ' obviated.' -'■' Thick •; boots must, /of course, be worn. .'Clad in such fashion,'the risk of dampness; or chill penetrating to the skin is almost impossible. ; ; '" But to derive benefit, -it is essential that the ; exercise shall.. be rapid. ',' Just ten minutes' brisk' walking in • a steady downpour will; make .the. blood circulate with vigour,' and'put the pedestrian into a delightful glow. However, it is absolutely imperative to keep moving rapidly as long as one is out of doors; and the.length of time'one walks in the rain must be regulated /by individual strength as well as by inclination. To become-over-tired is too often the means of contracting cold. Constant motion of the muscles is the only thing . that will prevent/cold.

THE CRAZE FOR EMBROIDERY. J There are times when one sighs for the. ' happy days 3 when ; the dressmaker did not add a guinea; for every few; inches of embroidery, and when a trimmingless gown was, not looked on. merely as a " simple little frock for country wear." It is, of course, on account of the hand needlework that - the dressmakers' billets-doux grow. longer and longer, and there has never been a time when embroidery—as a hobby had more value. It is not.to be denied, however, that to embroider with filoselle or; lustre thread is mere child's play, compared with the difficulties involved in working with floss silk. For floss work the hands should bo kept perfectly smooth, perfectly clean, and perfectly soft. A rough piece of skin round the nail may catch in the edge of a finished motif of.embroidery, and in one second ravel the whole leaf into a hopeless tangle of frayed ends./ Professional embroiderers are as careful of their hands as a prima, donna is of her voice. When not actually'; working they wear chamois leather gloves, and night and morning pay so much attention to manicuring that there is no fear of hang-nail or any other roughness?, which is so apt to spoil amateur work. Beforo beginning to embroider an expert always washes her hands in 'warm suds, softened with, oatmeal/powder. -When dry, half a cut lemon ; is rubbed over the fingers. Afterwards, a little honey and -glycerine is worked into the-pores, so as to make the skin supple and velvety. In large towns white work necessitates frequent washing. It is astonishing; how .the. soot-laden, air soils .the hands even: while working. In hot} weather a bowl of talcum powder is kept /close at hand, into which the hands arc dipped now and then to rid them of the stickiness which is '• fatal to good,. work. . : .Needles are also apt to become sticky, when-in use, arid .an empty cushion • is necessary through ' which to pass ', the needles _ every now and . then; Itis;, besides, a , great mistake . to use long •■'- threadful6 " of . silk; The best length to ..use is that of .the width of. the skein, cutting the latter at both ends.If. this is done each skein should be wrapped separately in tissue?2a^er- or, as ail alter;,

native, professionals often use a hollandf' 1 case, made double, and divided by stitching] into narrow compartments.- Tho ; silk .is-! threaded before it is cut by means of a ■long) hairpin. Where, the silk is not divided a' good plan ie, that- of winding it round pasteboard, using a large visiting or an vita-;, tion card for the' purpose, and rounding the edges with a '.sh'asj) pair of (scissors, so as to prevent the .silk from catching, i The naino and the shade of the silk should he written on each card, so that in the event of working by artificial light no mistake may bo made as regards the colours.