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Show Treat yourself to a few pretty cottons that can be dumped in the weekly wash. Choose designs de-signs and patterns that do not require too much fussing over the ironing board. Dresses that open down the front, gathered or tie-on wrap-around skirts are built for ac easy to care for Good grooming begins at home. care how you lo you can hardly people to care hc-them! SUMMERTIME TIPS FOR HAIR-DOS BY MRS. MARGUERITE M3CKELSEN N A S Home and Food Editor YOU might thrive on the outdoor life of the good old sum-mer sum-mer time, but your hair needs special pampering when it cornea , face to face with that happy old sun. So, before your tresses become a hot weather casualty, heed these wise but easy precautions to protect your beauty's best friend. An all-over permanent gives your hair much more body and makes it easier to manage. Then, too, it will last through many more trimmings. ' actually as a homemaker you combine all these talents and more, and if you face your day looking crisp and efficient you will probably feel as important as you really are. That personal experience reflects re-flects your state of mind is a well known psychological fact, but it can also work the other way around. Look good and you'll feel good. If your hair s well groomed and your makeup make-up fresh, you'll feel much better than you would if you let these things go until after you'd finished fin-ished your household chores. It's hard to be bored or tired when you know you look well, so don't make the mistake of wearing out old afternoon dresses while doing housework. The new spin curlers make it easy to roll curls right up to the scalp. And now midget spin curlers help you catch and curl those wispy neckline hairs that can be so difficult. These little lit-tle curlers were especially designed de-signed to fit into the curving neckline section, and give you a good strong curl where it is most needed. Make a gay scarf or sun hat part of your beach, gardening and picnic equipment. Don't let too much sun make your hair dry and brittle and streakd with cleached strands. Rinse your hair thoroughly with clear water after a swim in salt water or a chlorinated pool. Don't let these minerals , be "sun-baked" on your hair to leave it lusterless and 'gummy.' j Give your hair a "dry cleaning" clean-ing" between shampoos. Don't let excess oils and surface dirt take away from natural hair highlights. A piece of cotton saturated in your favorite co- j logne will do a very fine freshening fresh-ening job on your hair. Separate Sep-arate small strands of hair and wipe them carefully from the , scalp to the ends with the cologne-saturated cotton. H o t, humid days and "hatlessness" I call for more frequent shampoos. sham-poos. Roll up a few strategically placed pin curls at the beach if ' I you need them, but don't make a public place your private beauty parlor! You can be attractive at-tractive while your curls are drying. Whip up a special set , of pins by anchoring daisies (or whatever suits your fancy) to bobby pins with a bit of florist ! wire or strong thread. After your swim, roll the curls and . secure them with the flower ' pins. I Remember, hair must sparkling clean, brushed . gleam and neatly curled to ue ; really lovely. It may be more work in the summer time, but when you slip into one of your ' pretty summer dresses, you'll be glad your hair is pretty too! DRESS UP YOUR JOB AS HOMEMAKER When you get up in the morning morn-ing stop for just a moment and imagine that you are a home economist, a purchasing agent, a nurse, a child guidance expert ex-pert or a professional decorator. Then dress up to your job. For |