THE LADIES’ WORLD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2466, 2 April 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD.

FOR THE YOUNG MOTHER

A certain amount of timidity is quite naturally mingled in the mother’s mind with, the --anticipation’ of her first baby • —timidity as to her own ability to bring "up the little one into a redcheeked, bonny child. Young mother, don’t worry. It is > V.— not a very complex affair, this retiring of healthy children. It requires no elaborate equipment, no long training, for mother-love is at once the surest and the gentlest of all teachers, and if yon add to this a little common-sense and confidence, the -way -will not be very •difficult. There are, one or two things that the finger of common-sense points out, and perhaps among the chief of these is the fact that the young mother often forgets her own health in her anxiety for the baby’s welfare. It is not selfish to look after yourself. Indeed, it may entail certain sacrifices on your part; you may have to give up visiting and other pleasures in order to store your own energy; you may have to leave the cosy room with its fire for a walk against the wind —exercise being a real essential to you. Everything must be >put aside at this time, or you are robbing your little one of a degree of health. Another mistake the young mother makes is to ’.worry too much about baby’s layette. It is all very well and very nice for baby to have-pretty things, x hut it is no-t:the most important thing. Do not stay indoors and burn the midnight oil in order to make these things. Live as healthy a life as yon can; It is far more important. .* Why, if necessary, a baby is all right for a time in a woollen shawl. It is not desirable, perhaps, but better that than you missing your sleep and avoiding healthful walks. One more hiut to you. Don’t think every time baby cries that it is hungry. Let its meals be regular, with the proper intervals between. Before you feed it out of its time and because at is crying, look round and see if there are any pins undone in its clothing, and feel the little one’s feet. Cold feet will make a baby cry ab much as hunger.

THE .COLOR TO WEAR, v Scarlet, yellow, eau.de nil, pea green, -**x, navy, and some shades of violet are generally considered suitable to the brunette. For persons with sallow complexions olive green, with just a dash of pink, is becoming. Also dark and light blues; red .introduced with judgment; white, if blended with old gold and yellow' ; black, with yellow green ; black and amber. Dark green is becoming to rosy •cheeks. Red or brown skinned ..persons should be careful to avoid delicate -shades of green; they can, however, sometimes wear the darker, shades. Rose red, dark, red, and light crimson, shaded, give a decidedly green tone to the complexion and turn the rosiest pale. Pale green, blue, and white' are generally found becoming to the blonde. Some are daring enough to wear yellow, but as this color often gives a dark,* unbecoming shade to fair skins, it should be used with discretion. Very pale skins should -avoid violet, for it gives a sickly look. As- a rule black may be safely worn by the. blonde, for it makes her fairness the more dazzling by con'trast. DOMESTIC TIT-BITS. A little borax boiled in the coffee-pot truce a week fifteen minutes sweetens and purifies it. This..is a Good Recipe for Neuralgia. —Light a piece of brown paper, blow' out the flame, and inhale the smoke through the nostrils. In five minutes the pain will have entirely disappeared, with invariable success. Regarding the Irons.—" When heating iijons by gas never place them on the . ring, but get a piece of sheet-iron, place it on the gas-ring, .and/then put the iron on it. This keeps the irons from sv/eating and then getting rusty and spoiling the clothes. When giving baby a bath, if mothers would place a towel in the bottom of the j bath it would prevent baby from slipr ping. Some children are afraid of the bath through this, and it- will not feel cold to them as it does when there is nothing placed there. A Useful Hint.—lf when making children’s dresses a double piece is placed under elbow's and under arms, a lot of trouble will be saved when the drees begins to wear, as the frayed edges can be darned down to the under pieces and The trouble of patching saved. Tonic for the Hair.—Brushing the liair night and morning should, never, on -any account, be neglected. It is the best possible tonic, and is absolutely necessary if one w'ould have bright, glossy hair; for without it it is impossible to keep the hair clean and peffectJy healthy. To Glean. Lacquered Brass Fenders, bedsteads, etc., rub with a little ordinary furniture polish on a soft piece of rag, and then polish with a flannel or old piece of leather. Tills makes the brass look just like new, and does riot in the very slightest degree hurt the lacquer like ordinary cleaning does. Pianos and Rust. —A small bag of un.slacked lime placed inside the piano will keep the swings from rusting. Rust may be removed from’steel by rubbing well witli sweet oil, allowing it to stand for forty-eight hours. After this it should he sprinkled with finely-powder-ed unslacked lime, and ..rubbed. Prevents Draughts.—Many people who would otherwise adopt the liealthv liabit of sleeping with open windows will pot do so because they -are afraid of encountering a draught. A simple way to avert the danger is to cut a piece of fine muslin the width of the window, and .about six inches deep. Fasten it to the top and sides of the window with drawing-pins. This- doss away with all fear of draught when the window is open, as the air is slowly filtered throirgh the muslin, which also keeps out the Glass.—One whose glistening glass-ware-always elicits admiration says that she follows tire, advice about.-clcan-•i /; 'ing glass given her by an Irish house'“SLwife. After she washes the glass she winses it in hot water and then plunges it into cold water in -which a generous handful of starch has been dissolved. She drains the glassware on towels until perfectly dry. A rub with a soft c.oti and the trick is done. Cut glass should be polished still further with a fine soft brush, which will get into all the cuttings. ’ - ■