MATTERS FEMININE.

Waipa Post, Volume VII, Issue 329, 10 July 1914, Page 3

MATTERS FEMININE.

WELL-KEPT FINGER NAILS,

Twice a week at least a woman should, thoroughly attend to her nails. First they should be filed to correspond with the half-moon at the base of the nail, then soak the tips of the fingers in warm soapy water for five minutes. Now that the cuticle or scarf skin is softened, take the orange stick, and with >a sideways motion work it carefully back from the nails; never do this so roughly as to break it or form an unsightly roll round the nail.

FRUIT FOR THE COMPLEXION

As every woman desires to have a good complexion, she should remember that the benefit to her skin from any cosmetic or lotion is not to be compared with that to be given by the use of fruit. This should be eaten as a staple article of diet, and not as a luxury or delicacy.

Grapes and apples are among tlies most nutritious of fruits, and these generally agree with , even the most delicate. A baked sweet apple with cream is both nutritious and good for the skin. Strawberries enrich the blood and contain a large percentage of iron. Oranges, limes, and lemons are of groat value in improving the complexion, and a couple of oranges eaten before breakfast will often clear a muddy skin. Those who suffer from acidity should not eat acid fruits with farinaceous food. Fruit, such as cherries and plums, should be thoroughly masticated, and the skin of raw fruits should never bo eaten. Stale fruit is unfit for use. Many persons suffer after eating fruit because of swallowing a multitude of germs, which always swarm upon the surface of the fruit, and multiply under favorable conditions afforded by warmth and moisture.

Here is a delightful design for afternoon wear, and could be most successfully carried out in deep blue thin sedan cloth. The fastening is in front, the sash hiding the skirt fastening. Not that it is necessary for that purpose, for it may be dispensed with al-

together as the skirt is made to come two inches above the waist. An effective colour scheme would be dark blue with violet sash and embroidery on lapel. Three rows of narrow braid finish the neck. Only 5 yds., of double width material required.

CHILDREN’S APPETITES.

To promote children’s appetites there is no bettor plan than to give then plenty of outdoor exercise, fun and frolic, make them regular in their habits, and diet only upon plain, nourishing food, and they will seldom, if ever, complain of a lack of appetite. Never, however, keep them over-task-ed in school, or confine them closely to the house after school hours, and frown down any attempt at play. If children are fed upon rich or highly seasoned foods, nuts, etc., or allowed to eat between meals, it is hopeless to expect them to have an appetite for their proper meals. Don’t allow them to study too much, and especially keep them from reading the “penny dreadful.” Sickness is tile most expensive auisance in the world, and although there may he ca-ses where it makes people or children bettor, it generally makes them selfish and misanthropical, mean and miserable. Hie best way to make children happy and good is to keep them well. v

DON’TS FOR TALL WOMEN.

Don’t choose the smallest chair in your friend’s drawing-room. It may suit your fairy like sister to sit on a stool with her hands' clasping her knees, but you should cultivate the stately. Don’t choose the shortest person in the room to talk to, and so call attention to your undue height. Don’t when choosing a new frock, select stripes, or those with a trimming from waist to hem. By wearing a well cut wide skirt, trimmed round and round, you can take at least an inch off your height.

j Don’t crown your heads with lofty hats or high coiffure. Dress your hair rather full, and coil it fairly low. Wear moderate sized hats that have no upstanding plumes or tip-tilted brims.