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Diary Of
Of A Lady
By ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN
Monday Sometimes I feel like can buy and buy to my heart's con- tho man who always got up at tent and never really spend a lot, the crack of dawn. Said he, "I've But even more perplexing is my got just so much sitting to do, so penchant for Woolworth stores in I may as well be up and at it." It's foreign countries, You'd think I'd nice to just sit once in a while and concentrate on the cathedrals and get organised. And it's a grand way palaces. Or at least on the odd un- shops. - But - I'm always; to pull a room together. Try to stop usual at odd minutes during the day and gravitating to them-in Berlin; sink down in a comfortable spot London or. Tokyo. And where the and study a room objectively. More same gim-cracks are sold. I alibi good ideas come then.
by saying that it gives me an idea of foreign household needs and customs, which it does. But Pa probably go anyway. I blush to admit it, but there you are.
BOYKIN J-21
Just so much sitting to do.
Thursday Looked at bedding to- day and yearned for all-over flower- ed percale sheets and pillow cases. And fine, fine white wool blankets. Friday Finished up the needle- point for a low long bench to go in Vic- front of the fireplace torian garlands of flowers with a soft blue ground, and very pretty, say I modestly.
Saturday-My sister brought me the nicest present this morning-- Tuesday-Went out to a very modern house. Meet a demure little an old Dresden china clock that. thing who takes a lot of pride in really keeps good time and chimes her gardening, and a little girl, in the quaintest tinkle, besides be- Hesper, who has golden braids andling charming to look at. It's my brown eyes. I enjoyed their iced ambition to have a clock in every
room in the house. tea because it was made with green tea-try it sometime for a summer afternoon. Nice with rye bread. In making cake, sour milk may Wednesday--Never can figure out be used the same as sweet milk, if the lure of the universal stores. I one-third teaspoon of soda is added haunt them. Maybe it's because Il to each cup of sour milk.
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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 30, 1938,
GIRLGACS
ROYALS
(Copyright: 1938, by The Bell Byzılımate, Y-5.)
"Usually the guy that fills the bill," says Reno Ritzi, "can't pay the bills."
Flowers Gain Popularity
Paris, A flower in the pocket, is And- worth two on the shoulder. daisies rank over orchids as far as Paris 'dressmakers are concerned.
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-PICNIC VEGETABLE SALAD
tomatoes.
2 cucumbers. 1 onion.
1 head lettuce. French dressing.
Not since the 1900s has the use of artificial flowers assumed such im- portance as a decorative detail. Flowered prints are definitely giv ing way to stripes and geometrical be- designs, but separate flowers
Perhaps come better than ever. Molyneux should receive credit for starting the boom on the flower mar- ket, for it was he who brought the lily of the valley to the front and it was he who slung huge flower boas around the necks of his summer patch pocket which stretched nearly evening gowns.
Peel and divide, tomatoes in eighths. Peel and slice cucumbers and onion. Wash and separate lettuce. Mix all ingredients with French dressing, put in glass-jar and chill until ready to go.
Edith; M. Barber,
varicoloured tulips into the large
across the front of a pale yellow circular skirt. The same versatile But now the blossoms are slipping designer strung a row of dainty into pockets. Molyneux put six.
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The mentally sketchy girl- friend thinks when an autoist, re- turns home and, reports" ho's: had a blow-but he means he's been din- pd and wined, in the best manner.
white daisies across the top of pocket on a black silk dress.
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Deep red roses blossom from the diagonally slit pocket placed high on" the bosom of a pale blue backless pique dress by Vera Borea..
Maggy Rouff modifies the flower bon, by making a collar of lilac blos- soms fastened firmly to a black din- ner jacket which buttons down the front to an almost tunic c length. When the jacket is taken off,ā. delicate crossed spray of lilacs is left on the dress to mark the low- very low-decolletage. Tiny white artificial blossoms form a veritable bandeau around another Rouff gown.
To iron any lace, stretch the la and place it still damp and wrong side up, on a piece of soft, thick, cotton material. Then cover with a clean dry cloth, and -use, a moder- ately hot iron to iron with.
Individual, fruit salads are, most attractive and delicious when served with
ball of 'cream cheese sprinkled with cinnamon,