MATTERS FEMININE.

Waipa Post, Volume VII, Issue 336, 31 July 1914, Page 3

MATTERS FEMININE.

- HIGH-HEELED BOOTS'.

Should our women-folk persist in wearing nonsensical, high-heeled shoes they will of necessity 'degenerate into indoor creatures; fit for nothing except to sit about and be looked at. Tho weight of tho body should fall on tne arch of-the foot. This is the decree of Nature. So Nature constructed there x beautiful arch perfect in every part of its mechanism.

Now, the high heel throws the weight of the body on the toes and ball of the foot. Those parts are not intended to sustain this weight. They are not adequate for tho purpose. Therefore, tho ligaments that bind the toes together laturally spread under tho undue tension, and transfer their strain tc the nerves. Of course, the nerves soon get out of gear, and the inevitable result is nervous trouble.

Nature intended that the weight of the body should be distributed in almost a straight line. The bones of ..he leg bear this weight, and the inus■les take the strain. The high-heeled ■boo throws everything below the waist ,inc out of poise. Of course, the straight line that Nature provided for is altogether lost. Hie muscles of the legs try. to accommodate themselves to the. unnatural irder of affairs, and as a consequence, ow out. Athletic sports become pracically impossible, and tho freedom of iiitdoor life ceases.

The shoe for a woman, as well as a man, to wear is the broad shoe with :at heels, and sensible, projecting oles.

With' sensible boots and a correct iosture, walking, liill-elimbing, and lair-climbing become a real pleasure, ut they arc a burden with the modern high-heeled boot.

THE DOSADSLLA FROCK.

School frocks havo to be thought ibout as well ns those for the holidays, ’.’lain, simple styles are best The Dora iclla. has a new featuro shown by lin ng the inside'of front b.rn hack, an i naking it look like a single rever, wi!h t row of buttons on its opposite side. The frock is closed down centre front with hooks and eyes, nit the skirt, which also fastens w Til l ooks and eyes, is continued down witlr three buttons

to harmonise with the six buttons above the waist line. Navy blue is a common favorite for 'school wear, with crimson flannel or cloth cellars and cuffs. A dark-haired child looks wejl in ‘crimson tones, with lighter shades for collars and cuffs and waistband. From •2V yards to 3 yards 42 inches. There 'are six parts above waist-line —front, back, sleeve, cuff, collar and belt. The skirt is in one piece, and fastens down side front, but if the centre back is preferred with a seam, tho same is optional.

MARRIED FOLKS WOULD BE HARRIER.

If they tried to be as agreeable as in courtship days. If each would try to lie a real support and comfort to each other. If household expenses were always proportioned to receipts. If each remembered the other was practicullv a human being, not ar angel. If men were as thoughtful for their wives as they were for them when sweethearts. If both parties remembered that they were married for worse as well as for better. If there were fewer “please, darlings,” in public, and more politeness in private. If wives and husbands would take their pleasures as they go along, and not degenerate into more toiling machines.

ABOUT TEA-MAKING

Do not use water, which has boiled a long time, and do not use watei which has not yet reached boilingpoint. ; Do not allow tea to brew for mort than five minutes. Do not make tea in a cold tea-pot ; rinse the pot with hot water and drain it well before placing the tea in tin pot. Do not allow the. tea to grow damp in the caddy. For preference, use a porcelain or earthenware teapot; tea experts tellj us that the fragrant leaf should never touch metal.