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THE TIONGKONG TELEGRAPII, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1937.

CUP and SPOON

Baby Sits Up to

SE

His First Meal

OME months ago I met a de- lightful baby with the name of Leander; she was then ten days bid, and her mother and cheerfully taken to the rond laden with Leander and a heavy basket.

Yesterday I anw Leander again, a thumping no girl, aged eight months, with four teetli, clear of eye, straight of limb.

"Still nursing her?” I inquired, but was delighted to receive iho reply. "Only partly. Baby gets tastes of lola of things now, you know."

The "taates" Included spoonfuls el broth from the family pot, crusta

actans of cooked vegetables and stick chunks of lightly cooked meat out of which baby sucked the Julees, after which the residue wen thrown away.

To mather was actually following the method of weaning which is now

modern

baby- recommended by aprelnints, though in this case the with siruply carrying out the rules which common sense dictated.

The subject of weaning often pre sents great terror to mulhers who re- gard the change as upsetting.

Actually, if weaning in a cradual process and if sulitis are introdured st the right tage, it should work out smoothly. I nin replying to queries on this important subject this week.

Country Mother

ine for from the Welfare Centre, but last time I was there Nurse told me to begin weaning Baby when she was seven months eith, forgot to usk with which feed i should begin,

Baby doesn't miss his bottle but takes happily to a spoon.

slightly sweetened with sugar, at D am. and 5 pm. dally.

At Ave months introduce one ounce of bolled mlik in two of water with a level teaspoonful of sugar before the

p.m. feed preferably. This will ke the pivot round which your weaning process will revolve inter; it can be given will cup and spoon.

STAMPED d addressed eve lopu would have brought the prompt reply which this query re quired.

I understand the dimcultles of the country mother, for the distance between home and ellule may be very arent and one cannot always remem, er the necessary queries at the time. My first weaning chart is specially Intended for babies who have been gaw994118515111111111 nalamily fed and for whom weaning

At six months Introduce a table- spoonful of good bone and vegetable soup before the 10 a.. feed; this can be replaced by a tenspoonful of steved green vegetable in one of boiled milk and one of water to give variety.

has been ordered.

By following my three weaning charts you will have Baby on a well- balanced toddler's diet with meals in the place of baby feeds by the time she is 11 months old.

Gradual Weaning

I want to make no mistakes when trenning baby, who to four months old; birth-neight Gb, present socight Nearly 12lb.

EXPECT you have already hatro duced fruit juice into baby's dietary. If uol, give two teaspoonfuls of orange Julee or four of strained tomato juke equal amounts of cool boiled water

Before the pm, feed give a ten-

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MIDGE

Consults

Her Mirror

"Have I

really vot a

bution

TIME

spoonful of the white and yolk of eng benten well together. At seven months you could start with my first weaning chart, but continue the extras in con- Junction with this.

By our Nursery Expert

about. Also, keep his dinners on the dry side, for dry food is far better for him now.

Vary the Flavour

Afu frat child, aged four, is faddy about his meals. I want to avoid this trouble with baby, whia is six months vid,

YOUR nim must be to necustom Baby

early to all kinds of tanten. Olve her plenty of variety in the tastes of

various food,

Now she is six months old, vary the fruit-julee, for instance, and persevere pallently until she comes to take all flavours nicely. Provided you are sati- fed that the fruit la clean and sound, the more you vary it. the better.

Do the same with other fouls as sho teaches to various stages; never keep to the same kind of cereal for pud- dinge; avoid giving the same kind of dinier C100 often potato moistened with gravy or else eng) every day.

Many mothers think because older children generally have acquired a aweet tooth, that baby's foods must be on the sweat side to be tempting. But imby has a king for savoury foods, 100. The gravy from a freshly cooked joint is specially good for him.

HOMELY BEAUTY AIDS

A GOOD remedy for roughened

Hands or face is mutton fat, but very few women know how this should be used. A piece of mutton suct should be chosen from near the kidney, and melted in an earthen ware vessel. When It has dissolved,

add a few drops of

aps of Eau-de-Cologne, or any other favourite perfume, and pour into an egg cup which has been previously made wet. When set, it wil caulily come out in the form of a ball, convenient for

for usd on skin after exposure to rough, v

wlads.

the

To clean underneath the nails when. soiled, use ordinary vinegar. If this does not do the trick, add one of ammonia to one table- teaspoonful ispoonful of soft senp, mix thorough- ly on a plate, and apply to the nail. Ink stains DA the nagers will wually yield to the juice of tomato, and this is also useful for many other stains of which the origin is unknown.

oil

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Castor rubbed thoroughly into the scalp, is excellent for helping to darken grey hairs.

If your Jar of baih salia in emply, thut is no reason why the

usual beauty bath should be omitted. The [convenient kitchen cupboard can

furnish Ave ounces of tartaric acid, three ounces of rice flour, and four: ounces of carbonate of soda. The soda Ix crushed finely, and is thoroughly raised with the other two ngredients. Transfer to pȧ air- tight lar, and add a few tablespoon- fuis to the bath Immediately before use. To get the full good from this preparation, it should not be added too soon after being made.

A. W.

Petskom Beauty Of Hands

Teething Problem

My baby is nearly nine months old and rendy jur weaning, but my neigh- bour has toarned me not to begin as Duby is teething.

TEETHING does not come into the

question. If you walked until teething was over, baby would still be waiting to be weaned at the age of two years, when the cutting of milk teeth is normally completed

I suggest that a baby of this ngg should be weaned on to my second weaning chart, which I will forward to you on receipt of a stamped and ad- dressed envelope. Ho is too far advanced for my frat weaning chart.

Poor Eater

And Feet

Are So

So Essential

toe-nails. Then, and this is most

feel.

IF it is your ambition to be and press the cuticle back from the perfectly groomed from important, before leaving the bath Mu toddler refuses reuclabics top to toe, you must give a run the cold water on your

The first shock over, you will And this douche produces a delightful, glowing feeling in the feet, closing the porca,

bracing the muscles and! stimulating the circulation. Trim the nails rather short and round.

mashed with gravy, and is not keen ons milk puddings, Arcd 14 months. Three teeth only.

You are, perhaps, making the mis

take of giving baby too much sloppy food; this should be avoided, as should the habit of mashing up the

faateless muze oir bis plate.

little time and thought to your extremities. Before you expose your feet in toe- less sandals, remember that

child's dinner into an unpleasant, painted toe-nails do not im-

prove but only attract at tention to malformed toes.

Keep the various things separate. and let baby have mouthfuls turn

Max Factor's Postbag

DEAR Mr. Factor:

I have a small beauty problem,

but one which takes on tremendous proportions to me in my efforts to appear-

. put forth a well-groomed

ance. My eyebrowa won't le down. They stick up in just a few minutes after I have finished making up, and

spot an otherwise nice make-up.

3

have thought of plucking them all

Beauty

Problems Solved

aut and just pencilling eyebrows as just as you put them indefinitely. In they should be. Would you re- time this technique will train them commend this?

to le smoothly.

Sincerely,

LUCILLE WRIGHT,

Dareti. Never be so foolish as to pluck

all of your eyebrows. In fact, o

many. Tho modern trend finitely away from over-plucked eyebrows. You

Dear Mr. Factor:

me exactly what colour

her eyes,

blonde. She has blue

cyes and a She

medium complexion. brunette powder, blondeen

Wears

For tired and aching feet there is better than a witchhazel nothing bath-this inexpensive nstringent tones up the feet miraculously.

To strengthen instep and ankle Apart from appearance, gen-muscles, nothing more strenuous is eral well-being depends to a required than standing barefoot, greater extent than most people heels together, and rising on your realise on foot comfort. I defy toes, stretching the fool as far as possible; do this simple exercise any woman to preserve her regularly daily-t preserves the physical and mental poise-if-she urch-of the-inatep-and-keeps....the is suffering from a pair of ankle joint supple. aching, mis-used feet. Here are a few simple, practical tips.

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woman of her colouring.

Dear Mr. Factor:

farmony

It looks like a million dollars," but And don't stop at the wrist-- that doesn't apply to shoes, so spend think of your elbows. Times with- see women, faultlessly

Although I am a housewife and a little more on shoes and less on out number do all my own work, I have always hats, unless you want ot ruin your turned out by their dressmaker and tried to take good care of my hands temper, spoll your walk, and impair coiffeur, exquisitely made-up, and They are never red or clapped, but your digestion.

much of my effort goes in vuln be- cause my nails break off so badly.

may, as

your

or

with beautiful hands, but their! whole appearance spolled by wrink- led, rough, and reddengo elbows. I want to ask you a question just Is there anything I can do to keep you

I do, love high-i The neglect of years cannot be out of curiosity. I hope you won't them limber and prevent having heeled shoes, but if you

find remedied in a few minutes; but you Yery careful never to pluck too mind. I am 13 great admirer of stubby-looking fingerst

your feet ache after wearing them can do a great deal to Improve your Gratefully yours. Madeline Carroll. Could you tell

for a time, give them a rest and elbows simply by rubbing in a little

hand preparation LOLA ADAMS,

વા change

to low heels. Low-heeled of Hermosillo, Mexico, shoes are no longer the monstrosities greasy cream every night.

Nothing that on occasional, visit to If you take consistent care of they used to be. Really beautiful

an expensive beauty expert, chiro- your hands It Is logical to assume shoes can now be obtained with low

podist, or manicurist can do for you that you use a good hand lotion or medium heels, DOLORES MIRANDA,

after you have had them in water.

your bath scrub the feet is half as importail as the expendi- Rancagus, Chile. This is an important factor in briskly with a stiff brush, rub gently ture of just a little time and thought Carroll is a definite avolding broken walls. However, with pumice stone any places where fovery day in the matter of hands the bandoline is dry they will stay blonde, and may I add a natural they still break easily, soak them in the skin shows a tendency to harden, and arms, and feet.

can solve your hair and skin, are? What are her problem very easily with a small

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Sincerely,

bandoline and brush your eyebrows into the shape you want them. When Madeling

Not too young

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Yours very truly,

JUANITA GERRARD, San Fernanclo de Apure,

Venezuela. Those who wear glasers must alter with their make-up to harmonize them. If you will be very carefur not to apply your rouge so that it comes within the range of the lensES it wr лов look artificial. The lenses

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Wil Also I have recently started wearing glaringly obvious. You glasses. I never had any trouble have to alter the line of your eye- putting my make-up before, brows so that they form a neatly

Dear Mr. Factor:

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but now my rouge looks unnatural, tailored line just above the tenses of spectacles and follow thic although it is the same shade that your

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I always wore. My eyebrows don't general

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