Small Boys’ Needs.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 957, 4 July 1890, Page 4

Small Boys’ Needs.

While boys are from two-and?a half to five years of age, one can make down and over for them ; but beyond that age the trouble of dressing them increases. Their kilt suits may be made of one of mother’s plaid or plain dresses for the kilt, which comes well to the knees and has a three inch hem, with one wide box-pleat in front and kilt pleats the rest of the way around, which "are pressed firmly, but not tacked,, and sewed to a silesia underwaisfc. The blouse is a closefitting jersey, loose sailor-waist, or a belted Norfolk, with three box-pleats back and front. Knee trousers or drawers to match the skirts are worn as soon as the kilts are donned. As contrasting skirts and waists are worn, it gives one a chance to use up parts of gowns, whioh cannot be used for older boys.

Behaviour Towards a Sweathe?.rt.

When he comes to see you, let me give you a few hints as to yonr treatment of First of all, my dear, don’t let him get an idea that your one object in life is to get all you can out of him. Don’t let him believe that you think so lightly of yourself that whenever he has an idle moment he can find you ready and willing to listen to him. Don’t let him think that you are going out driving with him alone, even if your mother should be lenient enough to permit this. Don’t let him think that you are going to the dance or the frolic with him ; you are going with yonr brother, or else you are going; to make up a party which will all go togather. Don’t let him spend his money on you • when he goes away, he may bring you a box of sweets, a book or some music ; but don’t make him feel that you expect anything but courteous attention. ,

Don’t let him caii yon by your first name, at least not until you are engaged to him, and then only when you are by yourselves. Don’t let him put his arms around «cu and kiss yon ; when he put the pretty ring on your finger it meant that you wore to bo

his wife soon, ho gained a few rights, but not the one of indiscriminate caressing When he placed it there he was right to put a k'ss ou your lips ; it was the seal of your love ; but if you give your kisses too freely they will prove of little value. A maideu fair, is like a beautiful, iich, purple plum ; it hanas high up on the tree and is looked at with envy. He who would get it must work for it, and all the trying should be on his side, so that when he gets it he appreciates it. You know the storj of the man who saw a beautiful plum on a tree, which he very much wanted. Next to it hung another plum ; it seemed as beautiful, and it was apparently jußt as sweetaa theone be wanted. The seeker for it stood under it for a moment, looked at it with longing eyes, and, behold, the plum dropped into his month. Of what value was it then ? It was locked at and cast aside. Now take this little story, and make it point the moral that I wish it to.