LADIES' COLUMN.

Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 488, 16 September 1899, Page 2 (Supplement)

LADIES' COLUMN.

HEALTH AND TOILET NOTES'. For a greasy skin there is nothing liko an oatme.l bath. Tic up eome oatmeal in an old handkerchief, or piece of soft cambric ; lot it soak in the water awhile, then rul) over the skin with this oatmeal bundle just aa if using soap. Oatmeal is wonderfully cleansing, and good for the skin ; many ladies u«e it instead of soap. For a greasy skin you must also give attention to your diet, avoiding all greasy and rich foods, curries, swots, much butter, and cheese. You must also give attention to your sleeping apartmeut, which must be thoroughly well ventilated, and beyond this, take plcuty of outdoor exercise. Tired Eyes.-Bathe them at night in water as hot as you can bear it. This often give 3 great relief. Another plan is to dissolve a little boracic acid ill the water. The acid removes any liifhmnation there may be. The eyea must be thorouchly dried with a soft towel after bathing, Blackheads are cm?ed by tho pore 3 of the skin getting choked, People who livo in towns suffer far more than those who live in the country. Soap is Setter not used in such cases, but, instead, borax melted on the flannel when washing. . Nothing is more ugly thin to see the skin round the fingernails covering the nail. A little lemon juice should he kept in a bottle on the dressing table and well rubbed round the nails at night. With the addition of a little honey it will keep much longer. Often change your position when you are doing a day's sewing. Every position, even the most comfortable, be oines tiring if maintained for long at a time, and you will find an enormous difference in the matter of fatigue if every now and then you make some little change, if it is only from a rather high chair to a low one. A Home-made Toilet Vinegar.—Half a pint of the best white sugar, half a pint pale rum, one drachm each of bcrgamot, rosemary, and marjoram, and one pint of tistilled rose or elderflovm wat«r. Mix the perfumes with the spirit, then add the vinegar, and lastly the rosewater. If it is not perfectly clear it should be strained through blotting-paper. To Procure White Hands.—Those whose hands are red and rough should try the following recipe:—Put a few drops of lemon juice iuto tho beaten white of an egg. If lemons ire cot at hand a little alumwater may be used instead. Rub some of thi» mixture on the hands at night, letting it dry on. Some claim this to be the best lotion known for making the hands white, soft, and smooth, It is equally good for the face and neck-

TO COVER AN OLD UMBRELLA. An old umbrella can often be covered with black sateen at a small coal, and will do quite well for a child to take to school, or for use when an extra umbrella is needed. Get two yrds of sateen of the best quality, and from it out as many pieces us there are sections in the umbrella cover, using one of the old ones for a pattern. Cut the new cloth a seam smaller than the old, for it will stretch, and it needs to be very tight. Stitch all the sections together, and then hem the edge, and the cover is ready to sew on. Slip it on to.the frame, aud tack it, und if it is not quite right all over, remove it, and take in larger seam? at the loose places. TIDINESS AT HOME. We all know how some women, after a year or two of married life, get carelese about their dress, says a lady novelist. They seem to think that their fortune is made, and it isn't necessary to arrange the hair becomingly, and put-on a pretty gown, just for their husbands. This is all wrong, and it is an error that arises from Izaiuess. Men like to see their wives look pretty just as much as they did when they were but sweet hearts. Take a woman's advice, *nd if you can have but one attractive gown, let that bo the one to wear indoors. Endeavour to have daintily-arranged hair, and a neat and simple costume for breakfast. Have well-fitting boots or slippers, as the case may be ; aud, in fact, study to make youself just as winsome after the fish is lauded as when you were not so sure of him. THE ART OF PLEASING. The first essential to pleasing is not, as it has often been said to be, a desire to pleace, but a desire to make your companion pleased with himself. What pleases us gains an ascendoncy over us, and nothing really pitas 8-that has not some relation with ourselves, something iu common with us, an<i drawing us on to a Letter opinion of our own merit* than we had before. For one of the supreme dcanvs of human nature is to see itself graciously reflected. A man endears himself in proportion as he shows that he is guided by the motives aud opinions we understand aud like, only carrying thorn out more agreeably and successfully than we are competent to do. £o it uppears that the secret of the personal charm that makes some men und women delightful b not marked superiority, but Mattered likeness to ourselves. Whether («ays the N. B Advertiser) we imagine the likeness or whether it really exists is no matter so that the illusion is brought about. And the ability to bring it about belongs to the nature that is gifted with power to divine the feelings of others and sympathise with them. RECIPES. Feather Cakes.—Cream jib of butter with 6oz. of flour and 4oz. of castor sugar and a pinch of salt. Heat up three ogga with a cupful of new milk and a small tablespounful of soda, then add a few washed currants aud a tablespoonful of essence of uliuonds; beat well. Butter some rouud tins aud bake in a moderate oven for 20 miuutes.

Milk Biscuits.—Tut ouo gill of milk into a saucepan with one ounce of butter. Mix half a pound of flour in a basin with ono teaspoonful of baking powder and half a toaspoonful of salt. When tin milk and butter are quite hot, pour them into the middle of the flour and stir in, making a smooth and very stiff paste. Knead it well, flour on a board; roll out tho paste as thinly an possible ; prick it all over with a. fork ; cut it out into neat rounds or ovals with the top of a tumbler or a cutter. Slightly greaie a baking sheet, lay on the biscuits, bake in a moderate oven about 10 to 15 minutes, until each is a pale straw colour. "Whan cold keep in a tin, Euus a la Paymannb.— Put half a pint of cream into a dish on the fire, and when it buils break in six fresh eggs. Season with a pinch of salt and six wholo peppers. Let it cook for two minutes and then set it in the oven for three minutes so that the egirs got a good golden colour taking care th*y do not harden. Remove oven, and place on a dish and ser*)i 4 Ham (Jake.—The following is an ex. cellent dish for breakfat-t Mince three times through a machine one and a half pound of cooked ham. Beat it well together with a large slice of bread which has been boiled in half a, pint of milk, and add to it a well-beaten raw egg. Wet ii mould and press the mixture into it, and bake till a rich brown colour, which, with a very hot oven, will take about one hour. Serve hot with gravy or cold. Railway Cake.—One cup of flour, one cup of brown sugar, a teasoopnful of baking powder, break an egg into a cup the -amc size as that in which the flour was measured, whisk the egg and add to it sufficient milk to fill the cup : add thia to the dry ingredients, mix bri&kly ;

pour into a buttered tin and bake in a quirk oven. Spread caotor sugar over a sheet nf paper, turn tho pudding on to it, spread with raspberry jam, as tor Swiss roll, and roll in similar fashion. Serve hot, with cream or sauce ; or cold, cut in slices, with custard. I f doublo the quan - tity of flour is used, double tho other ingredients to correspond, using two CoouanijT Pulding.—Wash carefully four tablespoonfule of tapioca. Hmco it iu a pint of new milk, and lot it stand all night. Then place it into a doublo »aucepan. and boil until perfectly tender. Remove from tho fire, and when coot add tho beaten yolks of two eggs, one and a half ounce of dessicatcd cocoanut, and sugar to taste. Four into a pie-dish, and bake until sot. Meanwhile, beat the whites of thoegrsto a stiff froth, and when the pudding is cooked cover with the whipped egg put on in rough pieces. Sift sugHr over, return to the oven, and brown slightly.