THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1946.
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Clothes Back In The Traces
Relax, now, and settle back, Autumn collections shown in the 28 houses comprising the the New York. Dress Institute give ample evidence that for the time being, at least, no- body is going off the deep end
in fashion.
damask or antin theater sults to jacket with fuld back fullness the mood of pleasurable excite-achieved by rear box pleats which ment such occasions demand.
worn either. belted or mny be Featured in many of the collec- loose. ions as an important item in the dress.
This is worn over a one-piece wool dress of a bright colour, also
rat.
This accents a snug bodice
with Inward pointing trimngles over a skirt of a different mate-
inset at the waist to give a slim line, and at the same time, stress the back fullness of the skirt. It is butioned to the waist in front from a high round neck and Finished by a small round collar,
Clothes are back in the traces, content with having kicked them over last year and nway with the bit in their teeth.
If any hint of straying from the established mode lifts its head at the moment, it is the pointed Trend towards the long slim lino barking back period,
to the Empire
It
This finds expression in a num- ber of different collections, and In both con's and dresses, announces a return to the high waistline, often princess in design, the narrow skirt, narrow shoul- ders, beltless waistime, and the high collar-all of which accent the long look.
It also plays down and ban- ishes the prominence of hips, which are gradually receding us a fashion accent, and plays up the Importance of back fullness in skirts, which is considered
highly fashionable.
Bock fullness is subtly intro- duced, aften with a deep godet or by "rudder** fokts, and by plents. In the Empire styles, it aften falls in a straight line be- tween the shoulder blades from n high yoke, and is very much controlled, particularly in conts.
Sleeves are important because. of the way they are set. This line often accounts for the only ornamentation in a
Necklines
a costume. are generally high, giving a muffled effect.
Ascots, holding up high pointed collars, are used, also "frivolitics" nade of taffeta in highly-keyed colours which wrap the neck with snug, smart air and do well by wenrers who have long necks.j let me ndit,
These show the trend toward
the high collar.
At the other extremne you will find necklines wide open and ne-i cented by striking Achus duchess collars which set off the face like a frame.
ur
Not all collars stand high. Callars bright with the blaze of rhinestones embroidered on white or pastel satin or velvet key black
TWO RECIPES Fried Crumbed Chochos
4 chochos. 1 egg. 1 oz. SOM- soned flour, breadcrumbs, fry. Ing fat, paraloy.
Peel the chochos thinly. Leave whole. Drop into boiling salted water and cook until lender. Drain.
Cut into thick elices and
alice
into
A designer who predicts the return of both the trotteur and the redingote la Trigere. Bne designeredingots of black striped satin with an Empire collar and A flared skirt
and uses it ever a black crepe drom. Suits begin with daytime and on, increasing in richness and Attractiveness, inte the small hours.
Practicnt features come to light with such idens as the wide-belt- cd "swashbuckler" sult, ready for double duty. The Buit has
red-up look this season, in con- Everything tends to the cove-
trast to the bare look of last year. Skirts and their varying length world's conversation pieces. no longer constitute the fashion
at 11 to 12 inches from the floor They are pretty well stabilised for daytime, 10 inches to eight inches for after five and Informal dinner; dresses. Several coller-
tione tions show only evening dresses,
anke-length,
In theater sults, the feeling in for the tapestry Jacquard dam asks: black stiff satins, as where an off-shoulder satin ankle-length dinner dress will have an
tile satin jacket; or black velvet one, fanciful little
If the winter turns out a coll where one sees a snug little Vic breeches made of wool jersey, Je "Blue Boy" torian jacket coming to the forein some cases of striped damask for restaurant and even formal evening wear.
to match the 'sult blouse, and fastened #1 the knee with jet Black velvet pipings, blacknost practical of fashions!
buttons, may turn out to be the Intricately wrought braid, also in the Victorian mannor, & touch of glittering jet on navy sults, and satin waistcoats give auite new meaning and new Interest Be does the drass with the amart, snug-fitting fittie waistline Jacket, many of which
Aro shown.
Won
BBC.
Judy Gainford, who, as Mia Australia.
trip to Europe, Canada and the U.S.A., took part in the BBC's pro- gramme "In Town Tonight", and appoared before the tolo. vialon cameras during her visit to England. Miss Gainford was a fashion-model and radio announcer on a commercial radio station in Sydney, New South Wales, before she entered and won the Commonwealth-wide contests which £100,000. for charities.
Falsed
Amusing Game:
Re-Modeller
An
The
Once upon a time there
Macaroons
And Frostings
A recipe for a tasty new pro- duct comes from the University of California College of Agri- culture. It has been worked out by food technologists, of course, but does not require a college degree to make a reasonable facsimile thereof.
The new product appears to be An easy-made mix to make mix- ing and other things easler. It' is a free-running powder, 64 per cent sugar and 36 per cent ments.
Directions for making the con- coction are set forth as follows: Shelled almonds are peeled by acaking them in hot water until the skins loosen. Grind the al- mands medium fine in a kitchen. size food grinder. Then mlx 12 ounces of ground almonds with 74 ounces of powdered sugar. Regrind this mixture through the food
I chopper using the nut-buiter attachment.
Now add 14'. ounces more of powdered sugar, mix well, and regrind again.
For making macaroons, accord- ing to the recipe, bent one egg white until stiff, add it to 5 ounces of the powder with a few drops extract. Stir well, and almond exer bake at 350-375* F.
Just mix the power with whole milk for a
of
add
rich milk shake, they
Say. Or
a little honey or table syrup to a
to a cupful of powder, mix well, and
use to make fondant- type candy.
Allings
Frostings And enke
evolve from mixing the powder with whipped egg white or syrup, plus a little water if needed. It is also recommended for use in marshmallow and divinity fudge recipes.
Instead of serving beet-root People used to boast about their just as an addition to salad, try Hepplewhites - and Sheratons.
t hot with white sauce. You will
remove the seeds. Dip each. # } lived....a_very_eccentric house Today they can't wait to swing/find it a welcome change In the into seasoned four-then- beaten egg, and toss in bread-wife. She used her frying the conversation around to 'how vegetable line. crumbs. Firm
the crumbs on pan to fry in. She used her they turned grandmother's wash- with a knife and deep fry in carpet sweeper to efcan with. stand into a wing-backed period boiling fat until golden brown. She went to the retail store plece with hand-quilted slip- Serve hot garnished with parsley and bought new furnitures to overs
Royal Cake
Afuraish her house with.
5oz. augar
8oz. shortening,
402. plain flour, 40% rice flour, If you can believe it, this 1. level teaspoon baking pow. housewife never painted her
der,
3 eggs, 3 tablespoons her skillet apple green and weed it
1⁄2 to spoon vanilla, 2 teaspoon cinnamon, "mock for a silent butler. She never cream, chopped walnuts,
Cream the shortening and sugar. Separate the whites from the yolks of cggs. Add the yolks to the creamed mixture and beat well. Add the
sherry and vanilla. Sift together the flour. rice flour, baking powder and cinnamon, and add to the cream-
By
Cynthia Lowry
D
adisemboweled
het
carpet-
If they are really Ingenious, they can write Picces
about their ad libbing for the mapa. zine.
1
Beginners usually start making coffee tables. A coffee table is
The waiter had suggested several times, that the diner try the acup, tomer countered with, "Is it ob-
Impatiently the cus ligatory?"
sir-it's mulliga- |
"No, Indeed, tawny!""
rebuked triend Niagara
any four-legged piece of furni- Weedlencok had 'successfully, ture with the legs sawed off, countered the aggressive roofing The lower to the floor it is, the salesman's arguments that the Weedienook roof needed renovat- more chic you are.
It's never cricket, however, Justing. "Why," continued the sales- to saw off the legs of an oldman, "even a fog could Беер luble and let it go at that. through that roof."
"Not Everybody who is doing this
40," ed mixture. Lastly, fold in the sweeper, hung it on the wall thing has to refinish the
Weedlenook; #even plece stiffly-beaten egg whites,
Pour and grew grape ivy in it. She whether it needs it or not. One
couldn't penetrate heavy mort- Into two Well-greased
gage on this house sandwich tips and bake
Grinch never haunted storage ware-rule in the game is to disguise
in Rhouses looking for an old kit- the original purpose of the ar-ed the hostess of the little guest. Did you enjoy the meal?" ask- moderate oven, temp. 375 deg. F. chen table, which was really. ticle as
as much as possible. go 325 deg. F. electric, for 10 under 808,
"No, ma'am. I chewed. every. minutes,
magazine then reduce the heat to Chippendale,
piece about how une young me to."
thing slowly, like my mother told temp. 350 deg. F. gas, 400 deg F.
couple (young-marrieds, they call
Inta
the
paint,
Chinese
Currently there's
electric, and cook a further 20 to But this housewife lived a long them) practically furnished an 30 minutes. Turn on to cako time ago.
entiropra
cooler and allow to
coal,
Mix 2
apartment with an old- fashioned dining-room table they
second summer?
Husband: "My dear, the seeds tablespoons of chopped nuts with Nowadays an American house-bought for US$ (in a second-ordered won't flower until the some of the mock cream and wife can't look at a simple thing: hand place). spread between the cake. Spread like a wheelbarrow or an empty
First, of course, they cut off Wife: "Oh, that's all right, i remainder of cream over the top medicine bottle without figuring the legs and made a coffee table, ordered them from last year's of the cake and sprinkle with some way she can turn one or
With the left-over pieces of lags | catalogue."-Wall Street Journal. chopped nuts.
both into homemade objets d'art they produced (this wasn't too clear, to me) a very expensive- looking lamp-yes-lamp.
・Cm Temple
It Has To Be “We'
I know he is weak and easily influenced, but I am strong myself, I think I can make marriage with him a success if look after him.
I'm the only one who does think so. Relatives and friends are against it. Zan't this a matter for my own judgment only7-- NETTA.
Then they took the left-over leaves from the table and made those into a dining table.
It might have been easier to
use the leaves
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for • coffee
table and eat off the dining. room table, but it wouldn't have been a magazine piece. They'd received • cat
for a wedding present.
This young couple didn't have any suggestions on how to use old cow bells, discarded nail kega, or coddled egg cups. They If you can judge impartially. adult looking after a very trying sheets for use as drapes.
did, however, dye some old There could enally be a touch though quite nice child."
So many who bave written to The other
a newspaper day
Renommée
dresses
503, VICTORY House
of wishful judging or a blind me on this problem have found asked readers for suggestions en spot set up by other people's, that though they could put up what to do with six old tennis opposition. Criticism, spoken with weakness in the man as a rackets. Answers rained in, such or unspoken, in these matters ness in him as the father of their to frame pictures."
husband they found that weak- as making a "elover leaf design ncis that way on some natures. children brought endless trouble. I am dubious about this be When you are in love you
Nobody even suggested re- cause you use the singular pro- naturally think you can succeed stringing them for tennis, noun: can
'make a success where others have failed. Love
All this is fine, but what about. of-it" It has to be "we" As gives that confidence. But don't the
second-hand industry? one of my readers puis It, writ-ling OK objections without People are afraid to throw any 1-ing from her own experience examining them. Your connas thing-away-- Now....aven-old tin THE LIFT IS INSTALLED.
"It doesn't work having one ence will carry you doubly for cane can be used to grow siznw= trolling · after the other, one if it is not blind.confidence.. | berries in-Associated Press.
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