Evening star., 1924-08-29


drer is important. Many
small girls love cleanliness.
They d like to have their
hands dirty or their dresses
soled. Others never seem happier
than when they are in thoroughly
grimy state. Such children are often
The despair Of their mother
1t is a good idea 70 give Il little
girl who has grime-loving tendencies
present "f a miniature manicure
case and show her how to u it.
This often a"ts an incentive to
achieve cleanliness and helps to in
rulclte a little "f th::t personal VAN
ity which is so necessary. Natural
ne s in children should. however, he
encouraged. and care must be taken
not to substitute fer. it artificial
habit. and studied ways.
The Convale~cent Child.
4 child must, he lively. active and
contented 4 healthy baby is always.
when awake, kicking his legs and
heating the air with his arms. This
sprinsilie&S is one of the most inn
portant signs of thriving. He should
crow and kick ard spring up with
vi-or when you lift him out of his
cradle.
When 4 child re""T"ring from an
iiIne'- rea.htS Il certain stage in
Il
q dill 'ult '.r"'-Icm nrrtimes'. The
chi'd'S mind has outriiStanced the
weakened !! y and is eager for en-
plovm-nt but the muscles are still
unequal 70 the task of handling heavy
toys or o. following normal pursuits
without undue fatigue At such
time a cupful of dried peas that have
been soaked overnight in warm water,
a box of tcothpicks. some paper, a
.,iS ND q n
paste Will furnish occupation for
nany happy hours, The materials
weigh next to nothing. and the work
of combining them into various small
objects is so easy and simple as to
tire neither hands nor brain.
One Of the many possibilities is the
making Of furniture for the paper
doll house. The child first forms the
fame of a chair or other object by
fastening the toothpicks together
with peas The next step is to cut
the solid parts. such as chair seats
Or table tops, from paper, to fold the
edges over the toctlpick frames. and
10 fasten them with paste. "ide
paSsepartout binding, made to imi
tate mahogany. il excellent for the
purpose. Cold or silver paper will
do for making drawer pulls and for
covering picture frames. Besides
making toy furniture, wholesome and
absorbing employment may be sup
piled by making small fancy baskets,
geometrical figures, tiny houses sur
rounded by orna mental fences. wind
mills. bird cages and email lanterns
with panels of fancy paper.
Helpful Hints.
through. and so fails to protect the
bahys chest. and bibs of the towel
variety are undoubtedly ugly. A good
idea is to add to the wrong side of
the dainty bib an open pocket of
similar material. into which can be
slipped small piece of towelins.
This can be changed when necessary
without removing the bib.
Crawling rugs can be made from
buff -colored army blankets which
have been made attractive by the
addition of amusing motifs copied
from a child's book of stories. These
motifs should be cut from black vel
vet and then appliqued onto the
rugs.
Following is q new arrangement in
cradle draperieS: The curtain should
be PLACED over an arched top. fixed
lengthwiSe on the cradle and hung
down one side only. The curtain may
be made of any preferred material.
Used in this way. it affords protection
from bright light am yet does not
shut out the air
shoes and Stockings
A few years ago. when the war
caused the cost of mending shoes to
increase, d man in a Chicago factory
began cobbling on his own account.
A pair of shoes which he was mend
ing had an accumulation of black
paint on the soles on account Of con-
stantly walking over the floor of
paint factory. To his surprise, he
discovered when scraping away the
paint that the leather underneath
was not the least bit worn.
The treatment is simple, but re-
uuires time. Buy from any paint
dealer a can of ordinary black paint
with a hard finish. Apply a first
coat, allowing two days for it to dry.
This will sink into the pores of the
leather and he scarcely noticeable.
The second coat forms sort of jelly,
and should be left three days to dry.
The third coat gums the surface. 1t
will he ready the next day for the
fourth and last coat of paint, which
hardens perfectly in four days The
most important thing to remember
is that each layer must be thoroughly
dry before the next one is applied.
Test the shoes on paper before walk
dollars in families where there are
children who wear out shoes rapidly.
1t is also worth while trying to
make expensive shoe strings last as
long as possible. Much may be done
In this way by changing the position
Of the strings in the shoes from time
70 time. They wear out first at the
top holes. where the greatest strain
is put upon them when tying. Occa-
no
over again. pulling the strings just a
little to one side another. This
need only be a fraction of an inch,
and it does not show when the bow
is tied, yet it takes away the strain
from one special place. Thus is
avoided that continual strain on one
part, which is sure to result in a
break.
School children constantly wear
their stockings into holes, and there
fore it is good plan to cover the
heels and toes of new stockings with
close, even darning before they are
worn at all. 1t will be observed that
in time the darning will wear away,
proving that the life of the stockings
Is heightened in this way.
The school Lunch.
The box lunch for the school boy or
girl should be planned with consider
4Se care and thought. A cold lunch
should not be unappetizing or less
n9urishing than the home meal. The
Yh.nstay of the lunch box, of course,
is s\ndwicheS. The sandwich alone
offers many possibilities. with fill
ing of meat, fish, eggs or cheese. 1t
forms a substantial background to
the box meal, but alone it is not suffi-
cient. 1t may afford building mate
rial and be energy giving, but there
should be in addition something fresh
and Juicy. Give a variety of fruit