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WOMANSENSE ****** Have Lovely, Graceful Hands

Dress Sense

by ROBB & ANNE EDWARDS

PLAIDS and checks nre fashion news. They are smari in nil kinds of material-taffeta, tie-silk- and at all times of day. At recent dress shows, they turned up as jackets, skirts, collars, limegs, petticoats, hats, gloves, and even spats and galtern. Two main points on making SUCCCES of ida and checks; (1)

plaids Knowing where to stop; an all-check outfit isn't just dazzling-it's blinding (2) Contrast the check will solld colour. Have mnas of paltern, and resisi the temptation to add

held any anywhere.

more

check

one

Examples: (left) Black and white check Jacket over plain black frock, which has a band of check above the hem; (right) Pluln navy silic jackel worn over navy and white check skirt.

Child With Night Terrors Needs Care

By Horman N. Bundeson, M.D.

FEW things pre more alarming

to parents than to watch a child through what is called an attack of night terrors. The child starts up in bed, cries out in fear, and gives every evidence of being completely terrified.

The underlying cause of night terrors is almost always to be found in some unhappiness or insecurity. In the child's life, though there are a number of more definite things which may help bring on the at- tacks. These include infections in the tonsils and adenoids, digestive upsets, and constipation.

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It has been noted in some cases that there is a lessening of the sugar in the blood, and in these instances treatment by, the giving of

a glucose or sugar solution at night has been found helpful:

The

attacks

usually occur in

Caroline Fox gives you tips on . HOW TO BE SMART

AND SAVE MONEY

N the matter of

good travagant. But they could be made dressing, idens still count at home, without looking in the least more than money.

home made, for a matter of shillings. A novy suit, for instance, may be No woman in her senses enlivened with revers and gloves of would deny that it must be fun red and white checked taffeta, n to be able to sign large cheques slim fold of the same taffeta en- in light-hearted payment for

eircling a prim navy sailor hat. someone else's itens..

But how much more satisfying to *use her own ingenuity in place of

copital.

This season's clothes, being pre- dominantly feminine,, are a blessing to Imaginative women, for they lend themselves to the addition of highly Individual toucher in collar, cuffs, sash, gloves, blouse, necklace. .

SIMPLICITY

But not, oh not, an umbrella and bootce tops to match. Without them. i is 'perfectly balanced, wearable.

For

sune

With them, it becomes a musical comedy outfit.

suit-the freshness- or the of white pique revers and blouse-newest with an or linen. gloves. indolent Byron collor undertled by a narrow havy bow.

High-necked afternoon dresses are prettled with throat and wrist

BUT the foundation must be simple, frillings of white organdie tied

as in Molyneux's beautifully around with narrow velve! ribbon understated clothes, which he shows in a muted blue or pink. with enchanting accessories...

black wool sutt with pink and black spot printed blouse, ploves and even bows on the shoes.

black dinner dress with long gloves of flaminga pink satin and deep jet necklace fed with a flamingo bow

misty blue dress with morning new neck-bow, Eufs and ploces of white spotted organdle.

London and. Paris designers alike show detalls that look wildly cx-

Degas Dress

By ALICE ALDEN

Others have frothy inbots, high at the throat and also velvet tied. A few low-neelted format trocks clasp limp silken roses or tulips at the bosom, repeat Ürem

on hata whose veiling loops around to frame the face, and' tie beneath the chin or high at the side.

CHOKER

BEADS

PRACTICAL "let's go shopping," dresses have charming Ble Toby collars of white pique, linen, or Broderie Anglaise.

Λ black suit is made rather grand

Hand cream should be applied once or twice a week.

By HELEN FOLLETT

woman

“T【ANDS na soft an dove's down." life the cuticlo gently with the

The orange wood stick. Sounds pretly, doesn't it? poels bave had a lot to say about

Diet Deficiency Every beautiful hands.

Brittle nails are a common trou- wants them. And it doesn't matter much about size or shape, as long na elency or the use of sonps that are ble, probably due to some diet de- the skin surface is smooth and while, harsh, Soaking the finger tips in hot

There is hope for any and gloves. and a straight-worn, polished.

then may do more good than man- wide-brimmed' hat with a single woman, even the one who is fussing saging with cream.

It's worth try- yellow raxe.

with her garden. She will have to ing anyway if they prove stubborn, And with almost any low-necked wear garden gloves or heaven help Some young girls have old look- dress-cotton or silk or wool-are her. Her hands will look terrible. Ing hands. These cases need special worn chokers of many rows of

care, extra creaming, extra profec- twisted, coloured beads, tied with a The lady who never lifts a finger tion against dust and grime. They ribbon bow. For evening (and except to hail a taxi has few hand should be kept out of hot and cold evening only) are chokers of jet or troubles. She lives a fullle existence, water as much as possible. They crystal

any Edwardian-loved toddica lo the manicurist every arc an Inheritance. and that's

week, and that's that. Even so, i tough. certain amount of homework is no- Graceful movements of the handa cessary. She should use a hand 10 contribute to their, charm.

Fingers tion faithully.

or twice asume attractive poses.

should be limber if they are Once

to weck she should apply hand cream muscle bound, as happens when one If yours feel UP Not just spread it on, but work it in. edges along toward forty, . once by a woman who had She should thumb the emollient in them far apart, bring them into the tucked a rose into a black velvet to her knuckles. She should friction palms of the hands with n strong band Around her ankle-thereby it into the flesh that surrounds the muscle pull, Let them fall at your diverting # taxi-driver's

fingernalls, after which she should sides, gò limp and twist your wrista. oye..

with a tea-rose yellow satin blousethe nails perfectly cared for, nently mineral oil for ten minutes now and

stone.

Fostscript. These good ideas re- main food only when they are firmly restrained. It's dangerous to let them go too far.

I have seen trafe heli (and chaos but narrowly averted)

BOYS AND GIRLS

Simon Stood. On His Head

-He Wanted to Seo Where He Was Going-

By MAX TRELL

INARF and Hanid, the shadow- KNARE

urned-round

names, found their friend Simple Simon standing on his head in the middle of the road.

As this seemed very unusual and odd, even for Simple Simon, they asked him why he was doing it.

"Why," he answered, "It's a very wise thing to do. Everyone tells me I don't know where I'm going. By

can see ex-

children between five and cight THE ankle-length dance dress is standing on my head. years of age and come on unce or 1 stil twice a week. They develop during evenings.

favourile for big little actly where I'm going. And besides," Front Adele Simpson's he added, "when my feet are up in

the period of deepest sleep form new collection we cull this black the air. I can't trip over them. So. around-a-half-hour to two and a crepe beauty, inspired by the paint-you see that it's just what I ought half hours after the youngster goes ings of Degas.

Designed in black to do!"

to sleep.

It is rare for more than crepe, the dress has a slashed one attack to occur a night.

up.

Different from Nightmares

collared neckline that can be worn

a

on or off the shoulder, and has lace-edged Airt petticoat

WOMEN AND DRESS

The smart wealthy Parisienne Is

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A Foolish Thing

"No! It's a very foolish thing to do, Simon!" Hank erled, trying to push him back on his teet "Some- thing will come along this road! You'll get hurt!"

MAGAZINE

"You'll get hurt.” Hanid told Simple Simon.

Batter Upside Down

spread

Make your Own Compact Desk

By JAY W. WORTHINGTON

(Cont. from Yesterday)

The diagram shows approximately where desk and support will hang on a wall if the writing surface la 30 Inches above the floor-con- venient height for a growing teener. This surface should be lower if it is used only as a typewriter desk. It's a good idea to begin assembly of this desk by attaching the Icg-hinge to the wall. Then you can test the

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It is necessary to tell the night black tafela, terror attacks from nightmares. In

wanted It. And you'd never have to nightmares, the child is asleep and

be careful about falling down the dreaming, but the child suffering

At that moment there was a rum- cellar steps, because the cellar would from night terrors appears to be awake and is actually in n state of

ble of wheels, and the Pleman camo always be high up out of the way!": semi-consciousn:ss, in

along pushing his cart. "Pics for which his phantasies take the place of reality.

sale! Home-made ples for sale he The nightmares, as

called out. Then he stopped to look a rule, occur

Just then Simon wald to the Pie- during a period of light sleep und

at Simon's fert, waving in the air.

man: "Your cart would be better if, afterwards the child usually wakes still the world's best dressed woman, gires" he said to the feet. Then he wouldn't have to push on the wheels.

"Would

you care for some pies, it were upside down. Then you but, because it takes all the money Epileptic attacks may also occur she has just to eat, she is tired and nat I won't

rubbed his eyes and

exclaimed: They'd spin just by themselves." at night, and the symptoms of such thin and undlashing.

sell ples to a pair of

"He's right" shouted the Pleman. attacks may somewhat resemble English girls are far better turned shoes!"

"He's absolutely right!" "It's Simple Simon," said Knart and there, he tipped the cart over, So, then these which occur in night terrors. out, en masse, than one would think to the Pleman. "He's standing on upside down. The next instant de However, in an attack of epilepsy possible, and comehow manage there are convulsions, and the child retain their famous complexions, in his head so that he can see where ries fell out of the cart! usually falls into a deep sleep after spite of food problems.

he's going."

"Oh! Look an attack. Furthermore, in night!

Make him get up before he gets shouted Hanid in dismay.

what's happened! " Clothes are largely utility, terrors, convulsions or spasms of

hurts! urged Hanid. the muscles do not occur.

nowadays are keenly assessed for But the Pleman said: "Well, may- But at that second Simon celzed While the exact cause of night smartness, suitability, and durability.be he's right. Lots of things might one of the ples, and the next second position of the writing surface. terrors is not known, it is thought Shorter daytime hair styles, be better if they were upside down he was dashing down the road with the latter is too high or to low, you that they develop because of some makeup colours are nolleeable

mostly down-dos, and lighter instead of rightside up. Take apple it--not on his head but on his feet!

can move the single lower hingo psychological disturbance.

In trees, for instance-"

"Come back! Come back with my more easily than the two or three, Children who have such attacks the transition stage between winter

"That's right!" Knarf said, sud- ple!" the Pleman cried. But Simple upper ones. Don't get absent- are usually described as being nerv- and spring.

denly wondering why he hadn't Simon was gone, and so was the ple, I meded and put your hinges on the ous. Thus, in treating the condition,

At night there is the fiesta-effect thought of that himself. "If they The Pleman sighed as he set his wrong eldes, on attempt must be made to adjust of hair-pieces and gay headdresses were upside down you'd be able to cart the child to his surroundings that his feeling of insecurity and other ornaments in the hair.

feathers, ospreys, paradise plumes, pick the

the treatples without climbing up trick to get my ple, without paying unhappiness is eliminated. giving of sedatives or quieting drugs Or, the, coiffure may be inted is of little value.

palo mauve, very dark nuburn, or "And It must be remembered that sooty black streaked with platinum were built upside down." these attacks are only a sign that in exotle design beginning narrow at "Why?" asked Hanid. something is wrong in the child's centre brow broadening out over

"Because then you'd never have environment which should be cor- each car and ribboning down to a rected for his normal development. polat on the nape.

RED RYDER

43

The

WE LOOKED AT DONNAS HOSS, RED/

ITAIN'T THE ONE THE GAL BANDIT

USED

but

"Exactly!"

(Continued Tomorrow)

If

upright again. "It was all a

penny for It! That Simple Simon said the Pleman. isn't always as simple as you think. Rupert helps Dr. Lion—-40 would be better if they Sut I still think that upside-down apple trees and upside-down houses would be a great improvement."

And with that he went on egal, to walk up stairs to get to the attic., pushing his cart and calling: "Ples It would always be down where you for salet Fresh home-made plest"

Cleared---Temporarily

YOU'RE. SATISFIED?

THANK YOU. MA'AM, AND IM SORRY/WE HATED TO QUESTION YOUR BUT IT'S OUR DUTY TO FOLLOW UP EVERY CLUE

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BY FRED HARMAN

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AND DON'T

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