NOTES AND NOTIONS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1664, 20 January 1904, Page 24

NOTES AND NOTIONS

BIRTHDAY FLOWERS. The jewellers have for many- years catered to fashion's fancy in the selection of gems for the different birth months, and now the florist will 1 work hand-in-handl with him, for th© latest fad is birthday flowers to he worn according to the following dictates: For January the snowdrop to he worn with white onyx. For February the primrose and! amethyst. • • For March violets with the bloodstone. April gives us the daisy and the diamond. May the hawthorn combined with the green of the emerald. ‘ Junei, honeysuckle and the pearl. The water lily and ruby for July. August the gorgeous poppy and the moonstone.. In September the blue of the sapphire combines with the morning glory. October hops arei worn with opals. November brings the ragged chrysanthemum which blends its amber hue with that of the topaz. And December has the Christmas holly worn with the torquoisei. WAVING THE) HAIR. An excellent way to waive the hair without the use of a curling iron is to braid it in three braids leavmg one strand of each braid email and the other large. Braid loosely and when the end ofrSrbraid is reached hold) tee small strand tight and! push the others u®

towards the head, pin these into place and leave it over night. This method gives large, natural waves.

SUPERSTITION.

Steel belongings, such as keys and knives, get rusty by instinct and in spit.® of all efforts to keep them clean and! bright when some kind soul is laying up riches for their owner.

To have a spider on your clothes: indicates some money is coming to you. To comb your hair after dark, . Will bring sorrow to your heart. Sweep after dark and you will sweep away your riches. Unlucky in cards, lucky in love.

Begrudge not a sip of liquor to the busy, curious, thirsty fly that drops into your glass—for he brings good luck ( to the glass and the drinker, toe. Sing in bed, the devil’s at your head. Lies are being told about the person who mends a garment while wearing it. A QUAINT COLONIAL LAW. A most peculiar law which was passed! in the State of Connecticut in the old colonial times and which is said never to have been repealed, inns as follows: "All women, of whatever age, profession or rank, whether maids or widows, who shall after this Act, impose upon, seduce, or betray into matrimony any of his Majesty’s subjects by virtue .of scent's, cosmetics, washes, paints, artiy ficiial teeth, false hair or high-hueled shoes, shall incur the penalty now in force against witch craft and like misdemeanours.” HINTS ON THE BATH. Never hatha within two hours after a ru ; oal. Never bat ho when exhausted or in illhealth. Never bathe when overheated. If healthy a person should take the morning bath before breakfast on an empty stomach ; if delicate the bath! should come two or three hours after breakfast.

Never take! a cold bath if chilly, or when the water makes you shiver. Never prolong tliei bath. Dry the body quickly after coming out of the bath, and if the Turkish towel i 9 not used, a dry bath brush should be used all over the body to stimulate the circulation. Dress immediately to avoid becoming chilled, and in cold weather on© should not go out for some time after a hot hath.

TO AMUSE THE BABY. When mother wishes to sew it is often difficult to amuse the young child but one mother seem® to have solved! part of the problem at least in a most satisfactory way. She took a . sheet of rather heavy paper and copied or drew om it the outline of some animal, preferably one which is familiar to the baby. Then she took ?J coarse machine needle, had a large stitch, and without any thread stitched around the outline, and when finished there were the holes, through Which the bright thread in baby’s needle could be drawn and baby was more tlia,n satisfied for a time because she was doing the same as mamma.”

BEAUTY v. WHIST. Does it pay to be pretty and attractive? The "Columbus Dispatch" thinks it does and in connection with the question cites the following instance of a woman’s feelings if not her life itself, being spared on account of her beauty. S'he was playing whist at an evening party, and it was naturally supposed that she understood the game, and she was so distractingly pretty that every man there wanted to be her partner. Her first remark was that she just loved "'‘Let me sea. is this strictwhist or just a little social game? Then came the inevitable remark. V liat is trumps?” "Hearts.” "Hearts ” "Oh, do you lead trumps?” "Lead from your long suit. t "Bub I haven’t any. There isn ta’ long suit in my hand. Oh, is a king worth more than an ace in whist? How much do .spades count Ive got the right bower, is that any good? .How do you signal,—by opening and hand? Oh, what a goose, J,{- r ]ok playing whist. Partner take that , I haven’t any more don't know how"to plly? 3 Wh;Vs U that? Tramped my partner’s ace? goose.” joyed it.

Plothes which nave been Tiept shut Jfa * tower or bmr te some time Xnlive a musty smpll ;< SPiM, 22? net disappear after .they have S exposed to the . air take soma nieces ofeharcoal, wrap wiem in paper, SSy them in the folds pf the garmenta* ' ,