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Forget the trimmings for once and see yourself in silhouette-

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Drawn by ROBB

-Choose the

outline that

flatters you.

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How Do You Look Yourself?

By Mary Benedetta

THEY'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO

LEARN HYGIENE

By Vera May Mwashed, but by using a

TANY children dislike being

Uttle strategy, they may be in- duced to really enjoy their daily toilet, especially if they are allowed to perform the duty themselves.

A quaintly shaped sponge will often encourage zealous washing, or a face-flannel, with pictures or the owner's initials sewn on, will make washing a delight. Soap will prove attrac- tive and will be used generously if each child's piece is in as different shape, (animals, birds, fish, dolls and "teddies" in 80111 jare easily obtainable and quite cheap), a different colour, and has a different scent, to be varied with each new purchase. Towels, too, should be as indivi- dots, possible, stripes, dual us

designs, all being different. These are small things,

squares, colours,

but they mean

child, and are

a great deal to

B

the simple means

wheraby bath-time is

from a dull.

transformed

weary, routine to an hour of amusement and joy.

This, First Thing

THE

THE cleaning of the children's teeth

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is an important item of the daily tollet, and should never be omitted. Many children loathe this task as much as any, but too h brushes with

handles, and pretty, coloured supply of tooth-paste or home-made teeth-cleansing powder, all to himself, will give a child much more interest but necessary tiresome

in

business.

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It is best to allow each child two one for use in the tooth-brushes, morning, and the other at night. I the handles are of different colours, there will be no confusion, and each at the proper brush will ta used time. With two brushes in use, dry, clean bristles are ensured for each initials owner's cleansing. The painted on the handles will allow ne mistake in Identity.

Choose the Looth-brushes carefully. and The bristles should be hard curved, so that they will penetrate Into the crevices of the teeth and re- move all particles of food.

For Perfect Cleanliness

WHEN not in use, the brushes THEN you look in the WH W

should be hung, bristles down- mirror to criticise your wards, by an open window, to allow own appearance, how much do the fresh air to dry and cleanse them, germs, and

personal hygieno

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you forget? I could point out thereby destroying all

keeping them sweet and wholesome. countless people who scrutinise The children themselves should hang their faces very carefully. They them up in this way after using may even see that their hat and them.

A bowl or dish containing each clothes are put on nicely. Then child's tollet requisites-soap, sponge. "She will keep her sleeves straight and plain, and, they consider the job is done tooth-cleanser, and so on-will give KIMMING through fashion pages with

she is wise, will carry her neckline down long If only someone could film them the owner much joy, and make him the idea of picking a style for your and the that de

narrow V (flattering to everybody, and partiru- walking along the street and realise

The greatest pleasure of all, how- ker hips; any pockets will sit instead of tap, set i

they would go

their everid

will be the fact that he is al- below her waistline. Seams on her skirt should curve.

deal lowed to carry out the good work himself. This will make all the dif- "Those fur lapels," you think to yourself, (le take away from the curve of her hips); fulness might mirror and find

come from a pleat at the back.

more to think about.

ference in his cutlook towards bath- "would look good with my new fur cap, and I

time. Instead of rebelling against Huddle can have them made from last year's silver fox." Broad-Shouldered

being washed, he will enjoy his ab- No matter how smart your clothes lutions, and with very little training are, If you stand or walk badly will become expert at the task. Even sit in a huddle, their effect the child who is most averse to water spoilt. Everywhere will not resent using his own speciat completely 1132

and feeling grown-up Take a

and important into the bargain.

by some cunning bit of trimming.

But choosing a suit for its trimmings is put

ting the cart before the horse. You can do a lot

Slim and Young

The girl with over-wide shoulders and too many inelies round the bust would

or

back to

a 'great

Pearls In Clusters

with trimming, certainly, but the real success of do better to choose a full-length coat than a jucket. your clothes, particularly your tailormades, will She should go for a deep pointed collar to break you go you can see examples of all belongings. depend on whether cut and line-the framework up the neckline, keep the bodies of her coat quite sim-kinds of bad deportment. of the thing, so to speak-fit and flatter your ple and concentrate all interest on her skirt. by means good look at them one day, and tell figure.

of seams, flurcs or pleats. Belt should be fairly wide, yourself you are not going to be one

of them. Let's take the most usual types in detail; and tailored.

There is the girl who, from always they will give you the idea even if you don't fit Too many Curves

being in a hurry, walk with her body. bent forward. She looks us if she any one of them exactly.

The girl whose measurements go the is going into the teeth of a stiff gale. other way round-narrow chest. broad Subconsciously she thinks the post- 1 The slim eighteen-year-old can hips-must bainnee them by the cut of her coat. She tion makes for speed,

Occasional tiredness after the day's take a suit that is built on her n correct her narrow or sloping shoulders by having

built-out shoulders on her coo': a collar with wide work sometimes makes a girl take to

DEARLS are definitely "n" this figure and follows her own lines. She can go all rounded lapels will give her width; a belt which goes sitting in a permanent huddle. Ot-

season. They are used in all the way with the new fashion for high necks; she half but never all the way round will give her a waist- ten women think it restful to stand can have shoulders built out and sleeves set in line without accentuating it. Skirt should be plain as a with all their weight on one leg; then sorts of new ways. Several strands they begin to go about with bent of small ones form the "bracelet" right to the neck. Her narrow waist can be long plestaff, and straight.

kences. Only the people who use the part of a wristlet watch. whole of their legs to stand on from and moulded, her jacket short (no need for her Matronly

Others again, even smaller ones, the hips downwards look well in to start worrying about her hips yet).

1s no: are grouped together to form a thick For the same reason she can put pockets

5.The matron who complains that modern their clothes. After all, it

of the same kind of dead on her waistline, and keep her skirt abso-

aren't possible for her can much use having nice clothes, if you rope bracelet. There are clips to

put them on an ugly foundation. match, made

pearls clustered together to form a lutely straight and plain, giving it a little fulness wear them perfectly well it she keeps to these rules. They never hide what is wrong.

stur-shaped design. Coat should be a little shorter than her skirt in the hem for movement, perhaps,

frills or fancica to soften the neck... sleeves should be

Clusters of pearls are also rewn pisin and coat double-breasted (more flattering to a fullUT this is not meant to be a lec-along pieces of ribbon to make "hol-

gure).

ture on department. I am really ter" shoulder straps for the tops of The girl with the slightly fuller figure, Scam lines can sweep backwards to give a swing to writing to advise you how to gain evening dresses. must look for lines to give her the the skirt. a few darts at the back shape the walst. good deportment. It makes a won- alliness that she's loguing fur. No emphasiard shoulders or set-in sleeves for-her,

L. M.

Not-so-Slim

clothes

Now I know why

smart women use this cream My complexion flatters me as never before

How surprised and delighted you will be when you see how the daily use of Daggett & Ramsdell Perfect Vanishing Cream improves your complexion. Just spread thin film of this crean over your face. See how velvety it makes your

and what skin See what apedect powder baseites

smooth finish it lends to your make-up, preserving t for hours But it does a lot more than that Doggeli & Ramsdell Perlect Vanishing Cream protects the mos delicate skin from the ravages of sun, wind, rain and dust And here is a fule secret for you Perfect Van- ishing Cream conceals skin blemishes and other fille imperfections that sometimes mar a beautiful skin. Keep your complexion looking its fovellest by the daily use of Perfect Vanntung Cream

Look your best with DAGGETT & RAMSDELL

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Wonderful Basis

derful basis for your whole pearance.

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My suggestion is that you go and polish up your ballroom dancing. Thero la nothing better for teaching you to hold yourself well and move gracefully than the ground-work of good ballroom dancing. It makes you straighten out your knees and have perfect balance.

Three-In-One

AVENING bags are often. amusing

WATCH FOR

KAY FRANCIS ERROLE

this season and very decorative. One seen the other evening was a most attractive affair. It consisted of three little oval baga made of

velvet-one black, one emerakl green and one ruby red, says a Lon- don correspondent.

The tons of the bags were drawn un by gill rings, and through these rings a kill chain was drawn. This was clipped together to form a long handle.

FLYNN

Another Dawn

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