Some Hints

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16906, 4 December 1922, Page 10

Some Hints

THE IDEAL NURSE. The frequent changing of nurses s perplexing to children. if there be a ' u'u-.c at all. she should bo a strong- I houl of love and trust, firmly estab- : Ji hed in their little world. i ho iuv< is largely answerable for th.- grow:! m d health of the children ! i’ -'’ i' ° r ’-heir moods and con- j dun. • as ihe seeds ot character, j the i.’T'iu. > i which her charges will reap i tJ.rou K kout their in-o, I trou.do should be taken to j sr- .»v nurse for one's children a ' woman possessing the right instincts, and ’. V ac the ‘.-uiMt- nnw, has rectir* n.i.Ml urn .- lu»sp‘ id -L.ndard of clean lil t - and order, both as lo her person an I he r surrounding*. Her mind should, however, be elastic and until? expanding nature.' of little children. She .should guard without coddling, lew without spoiling, and control without stunting. ft is often difficult for the mother to know what really goes on in the nursery. Children may genuinely Wo n tentioned. nurse. Some parent** prefer to the indulgence the children receive downstairs. There must be no bribery, virtue should really seem to be its own reward. Only a bad nurse will govern by alternate bribes and threats. Too much hospital training is not always advisable lest the nurse come to regard the children as chronic “ cases.” j Some quite ordinary “nannies” are, unsurpassed in their care of their little j charges 1 health. Finally, mother and nurse should al- | wavs ho allies. The children must never * i catch a glimpse of the green-eyed monster of .jealousy.—L. 13. Bate. SAFETY FOR HATS. “Mv new bat is ever so much larger than 1 thought it was,” said Mabel to } e *a the other night . In the shop it looked quite small, and now I find it won't go into that ridiculous cupboard of mine. Whatever shall I do? The shelves are only eight inches deer*.’" 1 ‘‘ Give mo a hammer, a uail and . paper clasp,” answered Vera concise , ly. “One of those clasps that you. I pinch to open.” “ What have such things to do with my hat?” asked Mabel. But Vera, had already acted. The nail was hammer j od into the wall, inside the cupboard. I high up, close under the shelf, the brim of the liat clipped into the paper clasp and the head of the nail deftly inserted through the hole in the clip. '‘There!' 5 said Vora triumphantly, iC And if you don’t like that scheme, make a * Hat pouffe.’ ” “How?” ' ct Get a firm, low box; round, if you like, but square is better. Get soma chintz or cretonne to cover it with . cut the covering large enough to permit of padding the box all round (wood fibre does for padding) ; fasten a fea ther-filled cushion on th© lid and tie a cord round the middle of the pouffe to give it a 1 waist.’ If you like, drop a loose dow-n-filled cushion on top of the fixed feather one. Fit the inside of th© box with hat holders and you will have a thing of use and a joy for ever. Even without fittings it will hold two or three hats.”—H.E.T.C. ANTIQUE FURNITURE. Many women have a liking for and take a great interest in antique furniture. Even if they do not collect it themselves they enjoy seeing other people's collections, and even a little knowledge of the subject goes a long way towards increasing their appreciation. It is also especially interesting to know just what is meant by the various names and descriptions given to precious furniture when reading an account of a famous collection. CARVED DETAIL,. Gothic is almost the earliest furniture, made of oak and carved with detail after the manner of the stonework

on our great cathedrals. The carving i is always deep, and no genuine Gothic J furniture has shallow carved decora- j tions. Renaissance carviug is deep also witc j arches somewhat resembling the Gothic, j but it makes more use of classic pillars with capitals of leaves and flowers. Closely allied to both these styles is most Elizabethan work. Jacobean styles have been so much copied of recent years that the twisted legs and linenfold panels are well I known—especially in the familiar j Welsh dresser. PADDED CHAIRS. I In a similar class are the Cromwellian ©hairs with low square backs, padded aud covered with leather and studded with nails. Another type of chair o c the period is the Stuart—a high. ; narrow-backed chair, ornately carved * and with a slender panel of silk, velvet, O! can© let in the back to match the scat, which is usually decorated with a row of fringe round its edge. Queen Anne furniture is mostly made of walnut wood, some of it very beautifully inlaid or decorated with designs in marqueterie. Cabriole legs are a feature of this period, used on chairs and also on the short legs of “ tallboys" aud cabinets. Boule is a name that puzzles many amateurs. It is the name of the greatest. of French furniture makers. Buhl was his process of tortoiseshell on coloured woods and cari ving it for inlay work. All of his pieces are very ornate and of exquisite work- . manship; they are inlaid with all sorts j of substances; silver, brass, mother-of--1 pearl, and ivory. They are carved and gilded and encrusted with ormulu. Boule cabinets frequently have the lovely quartered panels and many have marble tops. DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH. The various typos of “Louis’’’ furniture ar© rather difficult for the amateur to distinguish- Louis Xl\ . is pleasantly simple in general outline, while Louis X\ . is embellished with endless scrolls which break t-li© lines into bewildering curves and intricacies. Louis XVI. stylos, again, are simplex, reverting somewhat to those of Louis XIV. But all of these are much decorated with gilding and inlay, while lovely needlework and tapestries of

silk cover the seats and backs of thf famous fan toils.

HOW TO WEAR YOUR QUILL. Quills are not a new hat trimming, but they may be worn in such a way as to make them seem an entirely fresh style of ornamentation and derive their smartness from the angle at which they are placed. In times past the quill was almost always inserted from the front to the back of a hat at a moderate angle; nowadays, however, the “ back-to-fiont ” style is very popular and extremely effective. VARIOUS STYLES. On some hats the quill is thrust boldly through the brim, and hides a portion of the face, or else it sticks straight out- at the side of the sideback. Occasionally small quills are laid flat on the brim, coming beyond its edge. The quill is a trimming full of possibility. It i«. particular ly suitable for the 41 tailor-made 37 hat, and the more originality expressed in the way it is used the more up-to-date and fashion able will its wearer look. A single quill is often quite sufficient adornment for s r hat. Beautiful colourings may be obtained, as, for instance. a grey felt liat ornamented with a single quill of shaded orange. Milliners are cutting the edges of stiff quills and produce a quaint, rather abrupt line when several short feather* of this kind are laid on the brim of a hat and allowed to project over the edge, showing the tips of the quills i have been removed. An amusing illustration of this uncommon notion was afforded by the use of red clipped quills, which were sewn upside down on the edge of a black felt model, so that the tubes of the quills jointed out* wards. A SUITABLE TRIMMING. On millinery designed for wearing with sporting suits a quill of suede is considered a suitable trimming, and is certainly more durable than some kinds of feathers which one sees added to models intended for hard wear. Simulated quills arc also made of ; raffia*