. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . garments are warmer than heavy, close-fitting ones,affording more space for the non-conducting layer of air. Materials for Various Conditions.—For use in hotweather, cotton and linen are the best materials for outergarments; for cold weather wool is the best. The Influence of Color.—Some colors absorb and re-flect the heat of the suns rays more than others. White ab-sorbs the heat less and reflects it most; consequently g
. ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children . garments are warmer than heavy, close-fitting ones,affording more space for the non-conducting layer of air. Materials for Various Conditions.—For use in hotweather, cotton and linen are the best materials for outergarments; for cold weather wool is the best. The Influence of Color.—Some colors absorb and re-flect the heat of the suns rays more than others. White ab-sorbs the heat less and reflects it most; consequently gar-ments of that color are the coolest. Yellow is the next cool-est color and then come red, green, blue and black, the lastabsorbing the heat most and hence being the warmest and ironing close the air spaces in clothing, andby thus rendering it more impervious help to render itwarmer. Starched garments are therefore more com-fortable in cold weather and unstarched in hot weather. Constriction to be Avoided.—Skirts should not be sup-ported from the waist, but should be suspended from theshoulders by means of a waist or suspenders as shown in the.
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