This year furs were used up to June, as the weather remained cold till then; but there was not enough sun to do them harm. Nevertheless, I lean to the idea that they are best left off early, both for the health of the furs and of ourselves, many people being inclined to wear them too long. In the present month they will need attention—shaking, airing, and beating, and a general careful looking-over. [Illustration: THREE NEW GOWNS.] One of the most frequently remarked peculiarities of the present day is the kind of wobbling way adopted by many women and girls when they walk. They go from one foot to the other just like a duck. Now, I know I have said this before, but I am desirous of saying it again, because I am told that the matter is even more serious than I fancied, and that there are many more operations in the hospitals now than there were for various foot troubles. Also I have been informed that the number of chiropodists has trebled in London during the past three or four years—really since the pointed-toe shoes came into fashion. There is no doubt, as we look at one of these ungraceful walkers, that the reason lies either in their present or their past foot-gear. One of the most usual sources of trouble is our universal fashion of wearing too heavy shoes or boots, with too thick soles. In fact, they are altogether too thick and heavy for warm weather. A lighter shoe would be equally good and serviceable, and even if it _did_ get damp and need changing, we could manage this easily on our return home. Follow two rules in the choice of your shoes. Choose those which do not compress nor curl your toes under when wearing them, and remember that a shoe is as bad when too large as when too small. A thin stocking is better than a thick one; and I have seen many people recently who have obtained ease and comfort by dismissing merino, wool, and spun silk, and adopting cotton for winter, and thread for summer. I think a thick cotton stocking quite as warm as a thick woollen one. [Illustration: TWO LONG TUNICS.] The linen collar is far less used this season with blouses than it was last year. Instead we see lace ties, and lace and silk scarfs. It is wonderful how pretty an effect is produced by using a lace scarf and one or two paste brooches or pins, which look so well in the filmy folds of the lace. The lace has a far softer effect than the plain severe collar, and this is a question that every girl must consider for herself. An easy way is to have a long lace scarf, not more than five inches wide, and to put it on from the front to the back, crossing it there, and bringing the ends to the front, where they should be long enough to be tied under the chin in a lightly-knotted bow, in which may be placed some paste pins, or the tiny brooches so much used at present. [Illustration: A POINTED TUNIC.]