Matters Feminine.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5488, 16 May 1917, Page 1

Matters Feminine.

■ » A FEW “DQNT’S” FOR GIRLS. Don’t be dissatisfied with your lot unless you have it in your own power to improve it. Don’t envy your friends because they are able to have what you can’t afford. Don’t imagine that you know better what is good for you than your mother does. Don’t think that because a man hangs round you and pays you compliments, he is in love with you. Don’t tight-lace; if you do; you will ruin your health. Don’t cover your face in powder and paint, if your complexion isn’t all it ought to be; sec to your diet, and taka plenty z{ exercise in the fresh air. Don't cultivate the habit of looking on the black side of things; there is always a white side; try and find it. Don’t giggle, or gossip, or say things behind a person’s back which you would be ashamed or afraid to say face to face. Don’t forget that a man wants to marry a girl who can cook and mend his cl^bcs. Don’t neglect to save up for the “rainy day.” Don’t be “bosom friends” with half a dozen girls at the same time; choose one and stick to her.

KNOCKABOUT PINAFORE.

This is an indispensable garment f or the growing baby, for nothing ii>s the clothes more quickly than

ft awlinp about the floor. The “Knock' about” pinafore takes IV yards of 36-in wide material, or less still for a baby under two years. Dark-toned fabrics are the best, as they do not show the dirt, but in an\ c:a.-,c, a ronper should never he made o." a material than cannot be cas'iy washed. A PL E A SANT li AIR- D R F.SSI NG. A nice cooling wash for the ha.tr.. Mid one which has also tonic qualities, is composed of oil of geranium, five drops; liquid ammonia, one drachm; glycerine of borax, four drachms; tincture of cantharides, one drachm; spirit of rosemary, two drachms; water, vight ounces. This should be sponged upon the seal]) every night. It iv wonderful wlutt an improvement it * daily use has upon thin, weak, and faded hair. Of course the hair should be xrcll brushed tf'er each application,