1940-08-08 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1940

Bringing Up Father

YES-I'M A GOOD FRIEND OF YOUR SISTER LUCY- I'M GOING TO TAKE- YOU SIGHTSEEING HERE IN 'RENO - I KNOW THE CITY AND COUNTRY SO WELL-I'VE LIVED

HERE FOR TEN YEARS –

YOU'LL ENJOY OUR CITY- IT IS SO INTERESTING I'LL BE YOUR GUIDE-GET RIGHT IN - MRS. JĪGOS MY THAT'S A STUNNINO

HAT YOU HAVE ON –

I HAD ONE LIKE IT LAST YEAR: I'M TOO YOUNG-LOOKING FOR A STYLE LIKE THAT OF COURSE- YOU CAN WEAR IT-I GO BACK TO NEW YORK FOR CLOTHES- I DO MISS GOING TO PARIS

THESE DAYS-

By George MacManus

I WISH YOU HAD BEEN HERE LAST WEEK-1 GAVE A TEA-OF COURSE, EVERY- ONE OF IMPORTANCE IN TOWN WAS HERE- MUST TELL YOU ABOUT

„THE GOWN I WORE —

Obr. 1H0, King festures Syndicave, Ine, World tights reserved,

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Exercise Proportions

Figure

Would any woman be satisfied with a frock that was too long in, front and too short in back, tight in the wrong places and loose where it should be tight, if she could have a perfectly con- toured gown from a famous de- signer?

Certainly not! Yet when it comes to figure conditioning many women seem satisfied if the scales tell them they are of normal weight or below normal weight whether or not their figures are attractively proportioned.

Any one can lose weight though ik dieting: starving off pounds and leaving skin loose in parts where too many pounds disappeared. Women who so re- duce can call themselves slim, that is true, but they are quite lacking in figure glamour! They are pound wise and inch foolish, so to speak. They forget that figure appeal is attained not so

Lynn Bari gets great delight and relaxation from a fast game

of ping pong-which is an excellent means of pepping up a sluggish body.

much by dropping off pounds, as dress. A woman can put an un-

So you see corrective exercise

by properly redistributing exist-becoming dress aside, or give is required to mould your pounds ing weight. Frequently a woman it away, but she cannot hang her into a graceful, svelte silhouette. exercises are above the normal weight can be figure in the closet! Her figure And corrective

her wherever she given gradually. Too strenuous most attractive if her figure is goes with

exercises cause breathlessness, well proportioned and her mus-goes!

dizziness and fatigue. cles firm and her skin healthy looking.

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"Many women who seek to achieve figure appeal get off on Limbering Movements Tape Measure Vs. The the wrong track by dieting tool

Scales

tape measure is a

than the scales.-

strenuously. Diet alone cannot cure figure defects. Sensible eat-

First

You should begin with limber- learn that the ing habits involving moderation ing movements and when your Women must truer means rather than deprivation will limit body becomes supple, you may of determining figure perfection weight, but it fails to deal with concentrate on the specific areas specific figure problems. After awhich need correction. Your up- A director. of a slenderizing long regime of food deprivation

woman with heavy buttocks per arms may be too fleshy, your! salon, Monty Maclevy, stales the

might end up with a slim waist hips too rounded. If such is the case you may devote five minutes case this

"Figure-con- .way.

and a flattened chest but her a day on exercises which are de- sciousness is really more funda-buttocks will still be too large signed to correct these figure in proportion to the rest of her faults, but you must limber your

body first.

mental than clothes-consciousness, for an unattractive, figure is more of a problem than an ill-fitting

figure."

EngagingPersonality

I believe so strongly in correc- tive exercises for creating health as well as beauty of figure and face, that I cannot urge girls and women too strongly to get busy. and adopt specific exercise pro- grammes and to be loyal to them. So much pleasure is

becomes confused, within our grasp if we are

physically and mentally at that it

A child is never too young for pressed. He proper personality guidance. It is scared and resentful.

The child should feel confidence seems worthwhile to devote some during the first few years of life

are in his parents at first. Later he time each day or week to per- habits that fundamental

confidence in his fecting our bodies.

I not formed which fashion a person- should have

school, teacher, community, coun-right? ality.

As he matures he should de- velop confidence in himself.

These are the primary essen-try. tials of training:

He

A baby needs proper food and should never think he is infer- general care for an optimum phy-ior to anyone.

sical development.

Parents normally think their the children are the finest in

A baby needs affection of pro-world they should convince their| per quality and opportunities for children of that fact.- emotional gratification. If these

are not provided he will develop Be Confidant to Child ·

anxietics which later give rise to

a distorted personality.

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Parents should convince a child

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Security is the most fundamen-that he has their confidence. No One cup cooked carrots, sliced tal need of a. baby which can be matter what he does he should be Julienne; 1 cup cooked green given only by parents or parent able to discuss it with his parents beans, sliced. Julienne; 1 cup substitutes. At first security without fear of criticism, humilia-cooked fresh or whole kernel can- Geese supplied largely by the mother in tion or punishment. Instead of ned corn, 1 tablespoon chopped giving him food and gratifying his taking advantage of his parents, parsley, 2 tablespoons butter, emotional requirements. Addi-

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tender, Prepare as directed. Make bed away from all, and not dis- Children should be allowed to cream sauce. Add the scraped stand on their own feet and solve onion and seasonings. In bottom Parents should recognize the problems up to the limit of their of greased casserole, arrange layer danger of forced feeding, painful ability. Thus they develop self of carrots, then a layer of cream enemas and appliances to prevent reliance which is a sure sign of sauce, then beans, more cream thumb sucking.

normal growth. Assured of Se sauce, then corn sprinkled, withi It is harmful to "break" chil-[curity, confidence and self rell-parsley, and lastly, cream, gauce. dren from a habit or into form-ance, a child has the essentials to Sprinkle grated cheese over, top. ing a habit. When a child is grow into an engaging adult, ca- Bake in moderate over. (350 deg. "broken" his initiative; original-pable of meeting difficult situa-F) for about 25 minutes, unti

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