The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-04

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small you are yourself
All other things being equal. /, Is
the person who doesn't fuss that ac-
snallT keeps his temperature lover.
besides preserving the appearance Of
cool serenity. which Is no small mat
ter.
How cool you lock. Is greeting
vesy pleasing 10 feminine ears. es-
peciaily during the warm summer
months. Don't fuss and you'n look
cool Look cool and you'1l come very
near TO feeling cool And for the rest
well. {, is a matter between your
self and the ice man
II used 10 be thought that a large.
feshy person must be warm and I'm
comfortable during the hot weather.
while a slender body wouldn't feel the
heat All stuff and nonsense. ! know
two women who live in the same
house One weighs something ike 40
while the other taxes the scales at
about 40 The big woman freezes
all winter while the little one rev.
els in cold weather and actually re
quires very much less artificial heat
10 keep her body warm When sum-
mer comes conditions are reversed.
The stout woman thrives when the
suns rays are most ardent, and then
the slender woman Wits. I could men
ton dozens OF similar cases. showing
that the influence OF heat and cold on
different persons is matter OF some
thing besides adipose tissue.
Maybe It is a matter of tempera-
ment Whatever IL is. ones mental
attitude toward a warm day will have
much to do with getting through that
day comfortably. whether II be spen,
in the house. on the street. in the of
fee or in travelling on the cars.
But first there are some natural
conditions to be considered. II the
doors and windows be left open all
day long with the notion that one
must have fresh air. there viii be
fresh air in plenty. but after the early
morning hours ii will be hot, drying
and burning. and the whole house will
be Ike an oven. On the contrary. II
the house be closed and darkened
early in the morning the hot air viii
be shut out. and to one coming in
from the sunshine that house will
seem like an oasis In the desert This
is not a theory. but well tested fact
In Arizona and other hot places one
closes the windows and blinds all over
the house before sunrise The win
dows have been open all night. the
air is cooled and this is the only way
TO keep that bit OF cool comfort
II. however. one lives In a little
house exposed to the glare OF the hot
sun. or in the top story Of a building.
il is perhaps better TO let the hot air
circulate through the house rather
than to suffocate with the heat. But
there seems no good reason in Cali
fornia why even the humblest cabin
should be exposed TO the suns hot
glare all day. Trees grow with so lit
tie care. and hop vine will furnish
a screen against the suns rays in q
ing through green vines seems cooler,
because the eyes are rested by that
refreshing color.
For the same reason a shaded room
seems cooler. even though the tenn
peratHre be as high as In an adjoining
room with shades pulled to the top,
This shows that keeping cool Is a
matter Of something besides the Their
mometer II depends somewhat on
keeping harmony within ones self.
color which rests the eve contrib
utes TO that harmony. White is not
only cooler 10 wear than any color.
but Il looks cool A woman in thin
white frock Is nearly always greeted
with How cool you look. and the be-
holder actually feels more comfortable
20 be near her. while he would turn
with shudder from woman gowned
in red under a July sun.
Bus even a dainty. thin. white frock
becomes hollow mockery II II har-
muslin beneath It's folds. Think what
Utl4tluA< We WOMEN were N0tI Oaf
almy. soft. white null gowns were
supported by three or four stifgiy
starched Wamsutta muslin under
skirts. You may laugh az that my
little sister. out IL is only very few
years since we all were guilty OF that
offense against harmony and dog
days--and you may be q few years
hence But ! hope not The light
weight silk skirts. and the lace
trimmed. foamy looking creations Of
soft. white cambria OF the day. while
they may seem like extravazances are
really phiianthropists 20 their wear.
ers engaged in the art Of feeling and
looking cool and so Of contributing
10 warm weather harmony
kept for map or Tor = period
Of complete relaxation. the corset
less ngare Is rareiy as comfortable
as the one wearing IN open. mesh.
thin. summer corset Every woman
knows that she was good deal
warmer on those DAYS wien she
lonnged around en- fiishabilie th<n
when she kept herself fairly trim.
But keeping trim does not necessari-
" mean stiH linen collars. or ribbons
swsthing the neck even unto the
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