THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2381, 23 December 1908, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

TEACHING MANNERS

“If certain men lack manners it is altogether the mother’s fault,” was the reply given to a woman who complained that a man had talked to her in a room and kept his hat on in her presence. “A boy who has been allowed from infancy to wear his hat in the house when his mother and sisters are present cannot be expected when he grows up, that it is an uuchivalrous mod'o of behavior. A boy should be taught to wait upon his mother. Don’t rush wildly to wait upon him. Let him button your shoes and perform little acts of service for you. Train him to go on errands to your friends, give him messages and notes to carry in order tlnyt lie may learn to be at ease when he has to meet strangers. A boy' who has been early trained in the practice ot manners that spring from real consideration and thoughtfulness, will find himself provided with a valuable Ijp-asset in after life. There are few iv-omen who do not appreciate the small courtesies of life. And as wo- , mail’s influence is subtle and farreaching, it may often happen that the young well-bred man may realise practical benefits as liis reward. Teach your boy to 'have a standard of his own. Show him that coiirteous manners help him to keep his own self-' respect, and that when lie is boorish and rude, he, too, suffers spiritually from liis own lack of politeness. ‘ln my business life,’ said a Avoman wageear nor, ‘I meet two types of men. iOiie makes me feel like a duchess, the ’other like a woman of no importance, la the first instance my self-respect is maintained —in the second there is a sense of real pain and hurt.’ , If all boys were trained in the art of manners from their childhood no woman would ever have to lament the lack of chivalry in the present-day young man.”

DOMESTIC TIT-tBITS. As a dentifrice common salt may bellied on. By its judicious use. the tgpPr/z arc kept white, the gums hard, and the breath sweet. When the gums are spongy, the mouth should be washed out twice a day with salt aiul water. Gas Mantles.—Before using new gas mantles soak them in vinegar and hang them up to dry. When quite dry put them on the burners. In this way a brilliant white light is obtained, and the burners will last twice as long as usual,, even in draughty places. A point often overlooked by mothers and nurses who have charge of babies is the fact that too often the/f crying and restlessness are the result of thirst. Pure cold water never does a baby any harm, if no more than a teaspoonful be given three or four times in the dav.

In sewing on buttons the knot should never be left on the under side of the material, where it may chafe the skin, besides producing an unfinished effect. Professional dressmakers always place the knot, on the contrary, on the right side of the ma-' ferial, directly under the button.

Mending Boots.—A cheap and easy sole and heel boots is to get threepenny worth of old rubber tyre from a cycle shop, cut it to size of sole and heel, fix on with cycle solution, and well nail all over with shoemaker’s brads. You will find this cheap and quickly done, and more than leather. - T&? Massage Roller.—The massage roller is the latest device by which woman is to make herself beautiful. Be she too thin or too plump, out of sorts, or suffering from headaches, the self-revolving massage roller is the simple and fashionable means to <%mge this state. With this roller tSe- head or body is rolled and massaged lightly or heavily, according to ■the desired results. Hatpin Fashions.—The evolution of ■the hatpin is quite an interesting study. From the old-fashioned blackheaded specimen despised by modern women have grown the artistic and aesthetic hatpins of to-day. The latest fad is for miniature-hatpins, and among the frills of a Charlotte Corday chapeau the tiny miniature of a Watteau shepherdess may frequently Ball-lieaded pins are releto the past, excepting, of ccWfe. those fashioned of rare china or enamed.

Picturesque Coats.—One of the. most picturesque of. the Directoire fashions i.s the coat with lapels crossing the front held by two buttons above the waistcoat, in contrasting color with that of the goivn itself. Below the bodice the fronts are cut sharply away, falling three-quarter .length at the sides and back. At the waist at the back there are again two buttons. Robespierre lapels* and “Ong, tight sleeves are other features i^W 3 vcr f .effective coat, which oiuyWieeds a jabot in front to recall the period from which our English tailors have cleverly adapted it. PosSI V?P: we may see our pretty women a-uunig a further touch of the same period by wearing their hair low on the neck, tied with a black silk ribbon.