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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1987.
KOITI Don't laugh at d'child who is
Her Greeting
to the Spring
The breath of Spring is already in
brands here. Francis Drake, the arr screen actress, shows her style greet- ing to the season. She wears a navy, blue outfit cominned with white embroidery and big silver but- tons. The skirt has an inter- esting, overskirt effect at the front.
DO YOUR OWN IRONING
AND ENJOY IT
ANY people confess that they
stiff
Begin with the smaller parts of don't like ironing. Yet there the garment-cuffs, collars, frills are few household tasks which give and sleeves. Do not iron a
the sight of crease down a sleeve or you will more pleasure than
stamp your work as that of an ama- well-got-up linen.
tour.
AFRAID OF
THE DARK
off from
the she is shut' Every night for eighteen months when Helen had been marched upstairs, family. Put a light in the hall so put into her cot, kissed good-night. that the child will sense its dimly and left alone to go to sleep. For shining security. Leave the door the child will stay comforting
some reason her parents, who them-open-plat the
family will accom-
pany her into dreamland.
selves had been treated to a less in bed-so Spartan bedtime ceremony, took an voices of inordinate pride in the fact that their young hopeful always went to bed "by herself" in a "dark room.”
Then quite without warning one night as the door closed Helen let | out a scream of terror, and Mother, hurrying back to determine its cause, found Helen standing up in bed, white and trembling.
"Helen afraid!" she whimpered. "Why, she doesn't know the meaning of the word," her mother reflected. "We've never said the word to her. What on earth can have happened?"
INSTINCTIVE FEAR
An inadequate diet may be the cause of an orgy of imaginative fears. The child who suffers from a lack of the essential minerals is the victim of such fears. A proper diet and vitamin D medicaments. may remove the unaccountable night terrors.
Children who are living in homes where economic pressure, or mari- tal unhappiness, or illness is a real bogy mán are bound to be imbued or misery. by the parental fears Though we may never merition wor- ries to a child, he feels them never- theless. The whole emotional at- mosphere is menacing to his hap- piness and he reacts to it.
REASSURE FRIGHTENED CHILD
The fears of children are not to
Even if no one ever mentioned the word itself, no child could grow up in ignorance of such a primary emotion. Children cannot explain why they feel afraid, nor what we can do to erase it. So why ask be laughed at or ridiculed, yet too them? But for some reason sudden-mush attention had better not be given to them, or they increase ly the world seems a less benign along with our anxiety about them. place than they had believed it to be. The closed door separating them from the family; the darkness Give him a toy in bed or the light swarming with shadows, becomes suffocatingly sinister.
Arguments are useless. If we argue that there is no bogy man The three important points about
Table linen needs special care. we merely convince the child that good ironing are:- -(1) Correct dry- ing, (2) the iron itself, and (3) the It should be slightly starched and there might be, else why would method you employ. This article unformly damp before being iron-her all-knowing parent go around ed. Linen napkins, small mats and the room looking under beds and
Reassure the child. Remind him of your care and your protection.
of the open door until such time as his own experiences have proved to him that his fears are ground- less.
A Government scheme to supply free has been inaugurated and will cost £180,000, a year.
will guide you on all these matters.
Crepe
de Chine or pure silk tablecloths must be ironed on the into cupboards for what she says milk to New Zealand school children
first to bring up the doesn't exist? should not be hung on a line, or it right side
and gloss, then ironed will dry in patches. But while wet pattern fold the silk article in a towel and let it lie a day before ironing. Then use only a moderately hot iron, as silk easily scorches.
Handkerchiefs, too, should ironed very damp to produce glossy finish.
Bearer cheques to the value of £800 again on the wrong side until per- MAY BE LONESOME
It is possible the child is attach-were stolen by thieves who broke into fectly dry.
the premises of Messrs. Cooks' travel Pay particular attention to keeping the term fear to an emotion of agency at Lille and forced open the ing the hems straight and the corn- lonesomeness which attacks her safe.
be ers squares.
a
Net curtains can be very success- fully laundered at home if you re- Artificial silk and tussore need member to iron downwards with the to be fairly dry before being iron-selvedge. This will keep them in ed. Otherwise they will be streaky or will show marks of the iron. A GOOD' IRON
to
It is an immense advantage have one of the new labour saving electric irons.
shape and avoid an ugly
corners.
at the
If you have patience you can even eorgette wash and iron a satin frock with success. Only remem- ber that it loses its shape when The top is made of porcelain in wet, and you must bring it back to lovely daffodil shade, and the sole its original size and shape with plate is heavily -chromium- your iron. plated
close-gained
The final process of airing must
iron,
that it cannot tar- not be over-looked.
plate nish. This sole
80
on.
cast-
is als grave risks You can run
A
wearing
damp
grooved so that the iron can slip clothes. Besides this, your work round and underneath buttons, thus will be wasted carefully ironed ensuring that every part of the garments are put away. damp and:
become creased in a drawer. fabric is perfectly ironed.
Danish ships and 'planes searched for a Danish military plane which was
snowstorm missing in a heavy
The handle is designed so that it will fit your hand, and it remains cool to the touch all the time you are ironing. It has a thumb-rest Copenhagen. both sides, so that you can use either hand with equal comfort. THREE HEAT CONTROL -
Another point about the modern iron which you will appreciate is the three-heat switch at the back; this regulates the heat at an even temperature.
A skirt board is really invaluable if you have to iron blouses, frocks or anything circular.
Rear
Capt. John Cook, 46, of the Nigeriar Administrative Service, has been found dead at Eket, with a bullet wound in the head.
Mr. B. C. Newton, newly-appointed British Minister, in Prague, handed over his credentials to Dr. Benes, Pre- sident of Czechoslovakia,
The Nobel Committee has been ask- ed by the International Council of wo men to award the 1937 peace prize" to Ishbel, Marchioness of Aberdeen.
HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
Presents
"THE STREET SINGER”
A Musical Play in 3 Acts
AT THE
QUEEN'S THEATRE
APRIL 14TH, 15TH, 16TH & 17TH
AT 9.20 P.M. NIGHTLY T
PRICES: $3.30, $2.20 $1,10
(Children and Students Half Price)
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Only Four
Performances!