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THIS

What a Yawn!

MIDGE

This little chap teas

up too late last night.

He is precting tha

day with a

Instead of a smile.

-Up too late last night!

HIS little man has had a busy day-because the sum- mer sunshine makes the garden and the park a glorious place to be in he plays an hour longer every day.

But look at the result.

the

He is a tired boy in morning--although he was in no hurry to go to sleep the night before.

Mothern write asking me what to do with children whose routine is upset by the longer days.

Some have difficulty in getting youngsters off to sleep, others may their children are becoming pale and listless because they are using

ADVICE ON FAMILY

PROBLEMS

by

Our Nursery Expert

up too much energy while dashing around in the spring sunshine.

The problem of getting children of to sleep in an acute one in many house- holds.

Unless the younger members of the family have settled down quietly thero is little chance of the parents having an undisturbed evening. Yet it is im- portant for mothers and fathers who have worked hard all day to have a few hours' relaxation.

Hera la n case of thin kind sent to me by a worried young mother, who says her evenings are being spoilt.

Do You Know Keeps Awake

Yourself?

My toddler used

drop of to sleep

immediately he was lucked up for thi night but when he goes to bet there nights, it is still light and he just atta up and plays to its cof. We have no peace in the evening.

HE other day I was in the com- THE

pany of a woman who had sub-THERE can be only one line of mitted herself to the camera, anci who had just received the first prints, or proofs, of the result. She is by nature shy of cameras, and faces the photographer with great reluctance.

Her remark as she glanced at the proofs was one which most of us have heard in such circumstances-"Do 1 really look like that?"

It is a fairly common observation because, I suppose, most of us can have only a vague or an entirely in- accurate Idea of how we appear to the eyes of others.

Of course, there is the mirror into which we look at least once a day, for even a man cannol dispense en- tirely with a looking glass. That reflects our image, and so we ought to be familiar with our aspect.

Yes, we ought to be, and so we should be were it not for the per verse Instinct of munkind to argue with facts when he finds them un- palatable. I have heard men declare that the mirrors of tallors and hair- dressers

have some malevolent quality that makes the reflection stimulant to trade. The mirror of the tallor, they say, malces one look shabby: the glass of the hairdresser mukes one look ill-groomed,

How far women are convinced by their mirrors, I have never been able to discover; but I cannot say I have found them more ready than men to accept distasteful foris.

Idealising Ourselves

action, Artificial darkners must be provided an it is the dayhht utside that is making baby wakeful.

It is a good plans to stretch a plece of dark blue duck or casement cloth ever a ght frame; this can then bo clamped to the ankle of the window frame after the window has been opched for fresh air.

Take baby into the darkmed hed. room and he will fall asleep as soundly as he would do a mid-winter.

Late Hours

I have two children aged ten and eight. I notice that, though they kept At on the whole during the winter, they They go to bed one tend to pet Bstics and pale as the and a half hours later in summer than spring advances. they do in winter.

E trouble is that the children are getting less sleep. Children

of

this age play energetically all day long. uning lungs and muscle and making very nevero denians on their energy,

Because of insuficient sleep this lost chergy is not being properly replaced,

Actually, children need more rest and not less during the warmer months of the year. If the children are too old for a stay nap. they should be trained to rest quictly for at least halt an hour after the mid-day meal and bed time should not be altered by more

than half an hour.

Tired Out

un

My son of 11 plays games twice a werk ni school and loves them. And, however, that he is "done out those evenings, and he finds it most dificult to pet of to sleep-Doncaster.

The trouble is that most of idealise ourselves. Ench of us car- ries about a subconscious picture of himself or herself and, as it is a pic-ROM other remarks in your letter ture of his or her own painting, it is usually more flattering than the one offered by the mirror.

Thus it may be that we never quite sen ourselves as we nze.

I gather that this boy always has had a tendency to over-excitement and a display of "nerves."

You should report the present state of affairs to the headmaster, because too much strain is being put on the our friends.

This is likely to have unsatis boy. factory resulta inter on.

I can recommend a good nerve tonic for him if you will write to me. Let him have a warm bath in the evening (not hot), and turn on the cold- tap to cool down the water before he gets out. This treatment is soothing, and will help him sleep.

Refuses to Eat

My little girl of jour has begun to attend a kindergarten class in the morning. She likes it, but is so er cited that she often refuses to cut her dinner.

Sometimes slie looks terribly weary and heavy-eyed at bedtime. What's Dest7

AB your four-year-old only goes to school from 9 am, to 11.45 a.m. there should bo time for a qulet rest before het dinner.

Bring ber-home, take off frock and any other garment that is likely to re- strict her, and let her lie down in her dresstag-gown la a darkened room.

She will probably drop off to sleep. but, if she doesn't, she will be resting

"You can't see me-I'm looking awful this morning."

mind and body. Get her up just before her I p.m. dinner-time, wash hands and face and then she will prob- ably sit down and enjoy her meal.

The afternoon can be spent in quiet play in the garden with a short walk before she goes to bed.

Only Child

I am worried about a small nece who is an only chlid. She refuses to companions play with any chuld

though there are two nter children of her men doc firing nert door. She just hangs round the greach-ups, lis. tening to their conversation and often offers her opinion on the subject under discussion,

THE child's parents should deal with this problem by refusing to dis cust anything before her. If there are matters that must be inked over before the child goes to bed she should be Bent out of the room.

She should be clearly told that grown-up conversation is nut for chil dren's ear3. Once this is done the child will be forced to make friends Sho with children of her own age.

could be encouraged at first by her parents giving a little party end in- viting other children to meet her.

Spoilt Boy

spent air My three-year-old son months with its grand-parents solito was away on a business trip with my husband. I now And that he refuses to play by himself and expecta to de amused. Unless i arrange games and play them with him, he does little else but loll about or else he will deliber-

kis toys. ately break up.

YOUR son has got into bad ways. You must be frm with him and check the demands lie makes others.

ол

A spirit of destruction is best cor- rected by fostering the child's construc- tive efforts. There are many simple toys which will teach him to build up and put together.

This is sometimes best learned with the simple objects chosen by tho youngster himself.

High Heels Or Low?

EXPERTS DISCUSS WOMEN'S INTERESTS

for und

BREAKFAST BRAIN- WAVES

"NO

O appetite for breakfast" is a common complaint of our hurrying age, and it is opt to be worse at this time of the year.

Yet for active people, breakfast in a meal that should not be neglected. It need not be large, but a certain amount of nourishing food should be included. This is particularly im- portant where growing boys and girls are concerned.

Many of them are not fond of fried bacon by itself, but will eat it with attractive accompaniments.

Slices

of apple or banana rolled in flour and sugar (or salt if preferred) can be fried in the fat and make a plea-

change Bant

from fried bread. tomatoes, and potatoes. Peas left over from dinner the day before are also very good feled in hacen fat

Bacon and prune rolls are a reall cook prunes, novelty, Soak the them not too well in unsweetened water, remove the stones and roll each one up in a very thin rasher of streaky bacon. Keep this in place with

П tiny cocktail stick or a skewer; bake or grill the rolls, and serve them on toast. Some people like them better still if an almond is put in each prune k place of the stone.

Fish Dishca

Fish makes a change from bacon, and haddock and egg melange is different from most fish dishes served for breakfast Bake a medium-sized baking-tin with smoked haddock in a

pat of half

a pint

pint of milk and butter.

It will take about twenty minutes

in a moderate oven. Flake

it, after removing the skin and bone,

stir the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1088.

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Is this YOUR

baby?

Everybody loves a healthy, smiling baby. There is no reason why your baby should not be as attractive and lovable as the one in this picture. Health and happiness should be the birthright of every child but some parents unthinkingly neglect the simple ailments of childhood which may lead to more serious disorders, Castoria is made to correct colic, diarrhea, sour stomach, indigestion and constipation. Castoria tastes so good that your child will love to take it. Absolutely harmless, Castoria can be given safely to the smallest baby. Inexpensive, too, a bottle of Castoria con.

and put it into a saucepan with the MRIND milk in which it was cooked. Add two well-braten eggs and mixture over 21 low heat until it Chickens. Serve on sllees of hot but- tered toket,

for

disla Another unusual flah breakfast is made with cod, apples, and grated cheese. Have the fish cut Into small cleaks, arrange the pieces" in a buttered ple-dish and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and lemon; juice.

Cover them with grated cooking apples, sprinkle grated cheese on top and bake the dish in a brisk oven Put for about twenty-five minutes.

top and a few pats of butter on brown under the grill,

This may sound a strange mixture, but most people who try it are sur- prised to find it delightfully tasty. W. B.

Books As

Decorations

MODERN book bindings have a

decorative value in our sitting- rooms, and the day is long past when all the books in the house relegated to the library,

were

aur

the

The recesses on either side of the fireplace may readily be fitted up with built-in bookshelves. Often the shelves are painted. to match iden is not practicable, then white woodwork in the room, but if this or cream painted shelves show up the colours of the books in a very pleasing manner.

OIFFURES, corsets and crino- "A Flower on a Tall, Slim Stem"

But apart from the beauty of their lines, powder and paint, and

"We say that the flat base of the high heels-arguments

of our books within reach against these vagaries of fashion date foot is artistically designed to stand coloured bindings, we like to have Sa we sean find almost from their arst appearance in at right angles to the vertical body.

certain exercises, such ns toe danc-favourite chair, the history of clothing.

ing for example, the right angle is that one of the most suitable places for storing hooks is near the fire- Nike

a place. For the purpose of examining the merged into an unbroken, vertical question of high heels I called to- line and the body appears gether a council of three; a doctor, beautiful flower on a tall, slim stem. an aesthete, and an historian. My We have no quarrel with that. But aesthetic friend was something of a walking discloses the unsuitability and the ugliness of the high heel. woman fashion expert.

The few inches which the Naturally, I asked the doctor to gains in height are dearly paid for speak first, and this is what he said: in the loss of a graceful wall.

"I think our other friend here (the

"Not long ago I compared the man- aesthele) will have more to say about this subject than 1. After all, what ner of walking of some fashionable dees it matter if women want to ruin women of Bukharest with that of the their Icet. They will not die from Gipsy girls who were selling news- that! Doctors have grown weary in papers in the streets. In the one I their light against the dangers of sow a painful, affected, stilted style, The velvet. soft as fashion and the eternal woman never und in the other a graceful glide, full

of rhythm, helps, but always hinders us.

natural movement of feet of the gipsy

blended with

the

graceful "From the opinions of many ex girls

Helen Wills perts nowadays you would think that rhythm of. the body. If you have high heels have become a necessity seen a Lenglen or a

to the modern woman. But we can- Moody gliding over the tennis court, be so dis- you must have been fascinated by the not allow our judgment

Κοιν that the grace of her movements. when twe torted, human foot is being made into a

The high heel, In our opinion, may travesty of itself. The high heel

certain occasions, shortens the base of the foot, while be excused on the front part in crumped and too when wearing evening dress, for in much weight is thrown upon the ball. stance, or in certain styles of dancing, The toes are often bent; they slip but for walking-never! When or forward and are even forced over dinary everyday clothing is being worn, the high heel is an aesthetic and under one another.

offence. Many women have known that for a long time." Historical Influences

Unsightly Feet

In bedrooms, or in small sitting their way, single, bracket shelves rooms where but few books find.

These shelves may be of wood, or make a good resting place for them. in some instances, they are of rather thick glass, with chromium supports.

Where fitted shelves are not sutt-! able and there is not much space, book shelves may be combined with other pieces of furniture. Under Round Table

Thus we see small round tables, which have plain, circular tops, and books. There are also combination one or two shelves fitted beneath for pieces of furniture which consist of a desk, drawers, and bookshelves- all taking only a small amount of

space.

We also find "streamlined' radio or gramophone cabinets which have what might otherwise be waste space "The big toe is pushed out of its thus causing natural position,

and This brings us to the historical side underneath, turned into bookshelves. muscles bunions, unnightly

Then there are those very useful movable bookshelves, which you can sinews are contracted, and the heel of the question. "The origin of the of the foot hardly ever touches the high heel," the historian told me, "is

high heel makes to be found in the eternally pathetic obtain in units-each portion being

being to ground. The graceful walking impossible because strivings of the human look a little better than we arc, we have echoed his longing, but I do not the foot cannot move naturally, and appear greater than he or she really complete in itself, or equally sultable

some women-those who favour the Is.

We deceive ourselves before the glass, and, even when the photo- grapher has done his best when with

Burns sighed for the power "to see Others his cunning devices he has made us oursels as others see 115."

have recessed

to another similar unit. for Axing to ano Some of the most useful of these "When the Roman aak, incredulously, "Do I really look thinke many have achieved it.

emperora shelves are the type which utature of sliding glass doors and like that?"

That it is beyond mortal capacity very high heel-might be walking on A medium low heel is neither The fictions about ourselves which for a voman to see herself as she stutst

But it re harmful to health nor does it inter- wanted to increase the

their questionable personalities they handles--thereby carrying out the

Agnes Allison most of us cherish extend beyond really is, I do not believe.

used to wear very thiek sules. But "streamlined" iden. personal 'oppearance. They embrace quires more courage and a greater fere with graceful movement. our characters, and the impressions love of truth thinn most of us possess.

"The harm done by high heels, the high heel came into prominence Onlooker which we make upon the minds of

however, may be relatively small, with the baroque period, an age of It all depends upon how much you extravagant architectural design and Use your feet. A certain American an epoch when tite luxury demands woman, who always walked with the of the lalgnificant human nid of sticks, and in any case finds were not always wisely made. That walking dimcult whether in high was the age of long wigs and high hoels or in shoes with no heels at all, heels, once said to me:-'Oh, I don't walk much. I always prefer to get about

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