THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2458, 24 March 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

NOVELS AND WRINKLES. Excessive ncvel-reacling is "said to b,e responsible fox’-the - bad complexions, ■wrinkled foreheads, >and sunken eyes of many young women. - . “Many young women cause prema--ture wrinkles to form on their foreheads by reading exciting novels,” says a well-known beauty doctor. Tlier sit for hours, often in an imperfect hght, their brows furrowed, and, if the book a thrilling one, expressing on their faces unconsciously the emotion© it excites. . i' j. L “I "should advise every .young; girl to oet up and look at her face m the glass after reading an exciting novel, bhe will not i know; herself.&s.bhe will look hve or ten years older than she really is. : “In a tube or railway journey one can notice the different expressions of a man reading a newspaper,' and a woman —or a man,- for that matter— -reading a aiovbl. The newspaper reader s. tace is quite normal; but the expression on the novel-reader’s face is quite different. . “Of course, people will read novels, hut I strongly advise them not. to read them for hours at a stretch. Pick up a novel and read it for ten minutes or so, then have a rest, and then continue leading and, above all, do not allow yourself to get too much exerted by the book' you are s " | THE “TREASURE TEA.” 1 The “Treasure Tea” is a- variety *in the way of entertainment that has been in favor in English winter resorts. Each guest brings the most valuable or curious article she posssesses—her husband if she chooses —with its history .attached on ia card. These are laid out for insnectibri,;. and each guest, being supplied with a. certain number of IreanSj sbe distributee them us she thinks fit, the object gaining the largest number of beans getting the pnae. It ..would be instructive, amusing, and interesting, and there is no woman-orgari who does not own some treasure that could take a place'in such an exhibition. A further variation of this might Joe a collection of old-fashioned jewellery and articles of dress—a reticule of a great grandmother’s'or a crinoline Oi a maiden great-aunt. Such things do. exist, “laid by in lavenders,” and they would form a very interesting show. ■ jv HOUSEHOLD HINTS. ; . - * Grease marks of any sort can be removed from t>rown boots by. dissolr mg twopenny worth of oxalic acid in one pint of hot water. When nearly cold, rub it well into the boot by means of a small nail brush. Then wash the boot well in cold water, and dry oft with a cloth. Brown boots may be turned a permanent black by treating them m the following fashion: Procure a pennyworth of shoe-ink, obtainable at any shoe-maker’s; Mix’ a little ammonia with some water, and sponge over the boots twice with it, taking care that no spot is left untouched._ Then sponge over the surface twice with the ink and then allow to dry. Afterwards iapplv - blacking in the usual way, aiicl ' polish. . I Paraffin oil is excellent for cleaning varnished hail doors, especially when they face a dusty road. A clean piece of .flannel shouldTe dipped into the Oil. .All the : finger marks and other dirt spots will disappear as though by magic. The door must then be rubbed with a clean piece of flannel. Paraffin as much better , than soap , end water, •as it does not injure the paint'. If uspd for removing finger marks indoors wash over with a clean piece oft-flannel, wrung out of hot water to remove the odor. Ear an outside door this is not necessary, as the wind soon all traces of the smell of the oil. • ■ Lamp wicks which burn cloudily should be removed in the morning and soaked for an hour or two in vinegar and water. See that the wick is perfectly dry before being replacea m the bu rncr. ... -j