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By M. B. Pickon
Middy Blouse
ITTLE girls 3 to 10 like middy
L
blouses-and why not, when they are so easy to wear? Boast- ing handy big pockets, they en hance any simple skirt, and when It's cold they can go over a dress nicely.
Corduroy ur broadcloth in 30" width is a good fabric choice for this type of blouse. For the blouse itself, you need one length shoul. der to waistline. plus 5".
pockets, for
sleeves. audi allow an additional half-yard for a little girl 3 to 4, yd. for 5 to U, and one yd. for size 7 or larger.
fabric. Straighten
Tear off this blouse. Fuld length tur lengthwise, bringing selvages to- gether a centre is at A, B is lower left hand corner, C. is armhole plus 2" to right of B.
Chulk line straight up from C. D is breast plus 1" Trum C. F is 4 breast plus 2" from E. Mensure above B and to the right of B 1/6 neck plus ". G. is 1" to right of A.
Challe neck and shoulder lines; front underarin from selvage to D and over to F. Round under-
дет.
Cut front neck line and shoul- der to G. Cut from F through underarm curve to selvage,
Shoulder to Waist
+
J
Fold
Back
Front Fold
Fold front over back section
along selvage edges.
matching
folds. Cut back same as front, except neckline.
"Cut-back-neckline-down-only-
$5. Cut between selvages to separate back and front.
Mark Peter Pan collar around
tissue paper over outflac, trace collar and cut out. Lay this pat torn on folded fabric, shoulder edges together as at K.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1951.
WOMANSENSE=
FISH PUDDING
SIL BAKE A FIGH PUDDING FOR A CHANGE
HOW DYOU DO THAT THEN?
CHOP ÚR GNOUGH COOKED WHITE FISH TO MAKE
A GOOD Tb
Paris goes gay
"MIX IT WITH 2oz GUET, A GOOD DESSERT SPOON OF FRESH BREAD- CRUMBS
SEASON
WELL, AND
MOISTEN
WITH AN EGO BEATEN WITH
43 PINT OF
MILK
GREASE A PIN DISH WELL, AND SPRINKLE THE INCIDE WITH
NOW PUT
IN THE FIGH MICTURE, COVER IT
BROWNED BREAD-WITH-A
CRUMBS
New Angle In Medicino
with spring Getting Up After
hats
From EILEEN ASCROFT
Although Paris more austere this
Paris. clothes aro spring, hats
and accessories are as ever.
fre
gay as
An Operation
By HERMAN N. 'BUNDESEN, M.D.
a few years ago, the patient who had NTIL
undergone a major operation was kept in bed until his incision healed, often a matter of two weeks or longer.
Pierre Balmain chooses wood for a boater hat and turns
Today, all this has changed in the majority olgar box into a handbag. His of operations because we have discovered mumy up and black
gulling such patients and white mink stoles | advantages reversible and he pins a about as soon as possible; usually on the day following operation. Pluster of white water-illes on the elbow of a navy wool suit. Jacques Griffe fixes a lorg notte to the handle of a long binck umbrella.
Schiaparelli shows
beach
once
Known as "early ambulation," this practice Involves more than merely routing the patient out of bed. It is a process which must be pre- yellowpared for, assisted, and carefully supervised,
Within several hours after operation, the sock-slippers with each "Hoe separate like a 'glove. Other patient should be turned over at least
doop iders are
sunglasses every two hours and reminded to take amusing
minutes. The legs should with enormous plastic cye-breaths, every five
This Inshos
or with Jutting frames be excrcised about 20 times in each hour. like binoculars.
consists of having the patient extend and bend his feet and toes, knees and hips.
HEEL HEIGHT
Slippers
Jel
are of and her hats
Evening slippers
the patient should wear plastic or
During walking. have material chignons. Caps shoes with heels of the same height as those If a woman. are made of black plastic hair ordinarily worn before operation. with buns, which look remark-used to high heels, tries to walk around in dat able on blonde beads.
slippers, there may be a strain on certain mus- cles of the legs. This may lead to inflamma- tion of the deep leg veins.
Her buttons
are enormous, curved and graduated in size, with some
as big as coffee saucers. Others resemble giant chocolate drops.
Carven
buttons and Thaker bells of cork and Jaques Heim likes bright blue cornflower buttonholes and vivid. lacquer- ed pillbox hurts.
Boach coats
Maggy Rouff has intriguing beach 'coats of brilliant felts, trimmed with mull-coloured brald.
Paquin and Dior fasten dia- bips, mond brooches at the while Jacques Fath pins them on the shoulder and tucks dia- mond stickpins in the hair.
-(London Express Service)
Getting out of bed should be done in such a way as to put the least possible strain on mus- of the incision. After being eles in the area turned on the side in which the operation was done, the patient bends his hips and knees so that the lower leg is brought to the edge of the mattress. Then he is assisted sidewise to a sit- ting position,
SHORT WALKS
The patient is allowed to walk 20 or 30 feet and sits in a chair for the few minutes needed After another short walk to straighten the bed.
This process is re- he is returned to the bed.
three times on the first day. peated two or Walking about improves the circulation in the legs and helps to prevent blood-clot formation. After the fourth day the patient is usually able to get out of bed without help.
BOYS' AND
THIN LAYER "OF WHITE
BREAD- CRUMBS
PUT ON THE LID OR COVER WITH GREASED
PAPER
AND BAKE
IN A MODERATE 'OVEN FOR 40-MINUTES- TAKING OFF THEYLIC AT
HALF-TIME, TURN OUT TO SERVE
Paris Latest
This original evening gown is in red taffeta and represents one of the latest fashions to emanate from Paris.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
When you storċ glasses, place tumblers Make the rows from and goblets upright.
to front to back, so you won't have
reach over the small glasses to get the tall goblets.
Seams on linoleum floors can be success- fully sealed and smoothed over by running a strip of transparent tape down the full length of the crack. If you shellac over the tape. the surface will hold up for an period.
indefinite
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Knarf Visits-an Old Friend
Jack Tar Gull-Lived-By-the-Sea-
their masts. Sallors and steve- By MAX TRELL
dores were loading bales and aboard NARF, shadow-boy, with boxes and huge crates
neckline as at I and J. Lay Khed-about game, was Rome of the ships. And some of walking down by the harbour. It them just rocked gently in the was a fine, bright day with a water, tugging and creaking as brisk brecze blowing. There they strained against the enor- were long lines of ships moored mous thick ropes that held them. to the docks; and Knart, stop- ning and looking at them, won- dered where they had come from and where they were going to
Mark for half of collar. Cut 4 collar pieces, Mark for pockets qs at L. if desired. Stash from neck down centre back fold about 5 for neck opening, as at II.
of
It was while Knart was look- Ing at one of the ships that he suddenly heard ☐ whirr wings behind him. He turned his head. It was his old friend Jack Some of them had strange for Tar Gull, the white sea-gull, eign names as though they come who had been swooping and and from far-off lands. Some of them diving out over French-seam shoulder
the water, and had strange clipping underarms together,
flags flying from had spied Knarf standing on underarm curve after first silich-
the dock, Bind or face back neck
"A good-morning Ing.
mate!" Jack Tar Gull said, "I opening.
see you're looking at our ships." Knart nodded. "I was wonder- ing, Jack, where they all come from, and where to when they sail aware ging
"Ah,"
Make " hems in bottom of Make 1" hem on bot-
aledves.
tom edge"
Lay right sides of 2 collar pieces together. Stitch around outside edge, clipping curves. Press seams open. Turn right elde out. Press. Make second half of collar same way,
Turn "hems in top of pock- els. Turn pocket edzes on three sides and stitch to posilien on blouse.
neckline and Stitch collar to Anish with bias facing. Use worked loop and button at
centre back to close.
AMARGE!!
Knarf and his friend.
to
you.
Rupert and the Blue Firework-10
Ruper does not like being marched off so suddenly, "Where are you taking me?" he aski shakily. "I'm not going to hurt you, little bear." says the man.
but you've seen too much already and if you want me to explain what is happening you'll have to come and help me finish my work. Look.
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in
there 16 my house. 1 boit it specially for what I'm doing." the bollow of the forest Rupert can anga curiosa square building with alf its windows high up. In a few minutes he is inside. The house is filled with a low buzzing sound and machines of different shapes and sizes are in every root..
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er the other of these ships, At first it was quite easy. The sun The water would be shining. would be still. From up in, the the Jack,
I would be able to see "they've air across many & long mile sallors moving back and forth of water, and they're going just about their business on the deck, as far."
come
sald
"I wish I could go with them
"Yes, for the first day or two everything would be smooth and easy. But then--" Jack paused and shook his head.
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for your pity-or-
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offos worker Wild has dropped in Ledge and headings (which will appear in Deg stoler for bedside
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thy favourite soloso, aho is just written the stories: Bird-Watcher embarrasses rook turning the tall,”
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with tram Serious chargo against
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Mouse trapped by steel' spring
The Muswell Hill Are brigada were called to Queens-road rester day where A. Mouse was trapped by his leg in a
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YOUR BIRTHDAY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
By STELLA
Since your ties of family and kin IF you are born today, you have
that rather rare combination of are strong, your homb and loved business ones will always take first peace in artistic creativenews and
your, affections. You will probably ability that should bring you to a
be happiest if you wed someone fairly early material, success and a
under Capricorn. Bcorpio or spread born may which
easily fame
own Cancer, for your temperaments will beyond the confines of your
With the proper devo--find-a-common mesting-ground, and community.
your companionship will be lifelong. lopment of your talents, your re-
You should never try to live alone. nowm likely to live long beyond
for you definitely will not like it the span of your own lifetime.
While you make maney quite Just and fair in all your dealings
also know how to have excellent easily. you with others you Judgment and may be called upon to spend. Be sure that you have mediate in Important matters upon next-egg put away for the proverbial Your natural "rainy day." 12 you do, the chances countless occasions.
To
wit makes it possible for you to are that you will never need it.
And what the stars havy SE for tomorrow, select your birthday star and rand the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth:- day star be your daily guida,
sugar-coat the pill of advice. You are an
excellent host or hostess store when you wish to be, and you can become the life of any party that Interests you.
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21-Apr. 20)- (Mar. ARIES Good will and friendly co-operation may bring new acquaintances of im- portance to your future.
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VIRGO
24-Sept. (Aug. This must be a practical day. Don't waste your time or efforts on non- essentials.
(Sept. 21-Dot. 23)—
21-May (Apr.
LIBRA
TAURUS A favour, granted today, can prove Your own affaire should be kept to Important to your tuture welfare, yourself. Don't talk too much about
them. Be sure it will be reciprocated.
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SCORPIO
GEMINI (May 72.Jan dealings Envy unworthy of you. Ence yeu
a Cincinnati correspondent. ""This withs
Make
a large corporation. little tragedy brought about plans carefully develop them wise much weeping and walling and ly. gnashing
of teeth-especially
22-July 13)- CANCER (June shoe East-West scored the rub- Let your heart lead the way today. ber on the very next handl
You can bring joy and happiness to someone you love right now.
"South bad visions of a grand slam when his partner made a jump bld in clubs and then showed a very strong preference for spades. How-
over, the lackwood four no-trump BARBS
get a response of only Ave hearts, showing two aces; and South had to be satisfied with a small siam contract.
By HAL COCHRAN
ESSIMISTS think that every
season comes at the wrong.
"West opened the see of diamonds dropping South's singleton king. Be then continued with the Ave of
tiatonda, South played the ten time of year. from dummy, East covered with the jack, and Bouth rufted,
"South then led a low trump from hkhand West made haste to put up the nine of spades in order to force out dummy's king of trumps. (lle didn't really expect Bouth to take a fancy trump dresse, but West _BAY__NO_JORson to take a chance
against a; slam contract.) Thal war the end of course. Bouih had to lose a truma trick, and he was therefore set one trick.
“South claimed that he thought West had opened a long diamond suk. In theƐ__case_it_ won a žilo mate Bikely that East would have long trumps than that West would have long diamonds and also long
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and wind up running storma.
Shock restored a Louisiana
trumps. Was there anything in the man's voice just what divorce! reasoning? In any case, was Bouth does for a lot of men. mors to be pitied than blamed for losing his glam?""
I'm sorry to say that South de- sorves more blame than pity for | booting this slam. It was hard fuck, of course, to find all the tetange in but South might. "have one hand. delved a little more deeply into the opening lender's psychology.
WHEN does a good player lead an
contract? ace against a slám Very sadom. It họ has an ace, ho will usually try to set up a trick cash that other tree when his ow is knocked out.
in a different suli so that be can
However, a good player will lead an see if there is great danger that he will love it if he doesn't take it at once. And a good player will lead an ace against a miss if he
one of these days," said Knart. crates and trunks, coiling up. The water would grow' dark has prospects of a trump, trick.
thinking of all the adventure that he might and in those far- off innde. "I wish I were a sallor, Jack."
But Jack Tor Guil didn't say anything about that. Lots of times I've started following one
HAPPY SOLUTIONS
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TO YOUR WEEK-END
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Keillera Little, Chip' Marmalade.
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"Letona" Apricots
16 oz Tin 85c. "Letona" Peaches
16 oz Tin 85c. "Mynor" Fruit Cup 26 oz Bot $1.50 "St. Ivel"" Cheese per pkt. $1.75 Lemon Sole Fillets por lb $3.30
ropes, tying things down or, as, and the sailors say, making
was nothing absolutely sure about this case, but there wa a distinct possibility that West had pet a trump trick later. Because of fed his ace because he hoped to that possibility, South should have begun the trumpe by casting bila ace.
a irtamp
"Then what?" asked Knarf. ' Waves Would Riso "Then the painting, moving boxes
wind would blow
the great waves would
There them rise. Then the ship, which seems fast. Then the cook would come so big here at the dock, would out of his galley (or kitchen, as
seem very small and weak in Wo say), and dump a pall of deed. The wind would blow it, swoop down and pick things to times the rain would beat eat out of the water.
Sometimes the would dieiate on the decks. ice would cont the masts and through West. the ropes. But no matter how bad the stonn was, the sallora would still mové' about, doing their work, watching that the came to no harm (if they could. possibly help it), seeing that the proper lights were lit walking and running and climb ing and shouting.
slops overboard. And I would the waves would tors & Sen East's failure to follow-ult
BIRDS EYE
FROSTED FOODS
Cauliflowers
$2.20 ctn.
Whole Strawberries
$2.25 ctn. Sliced Strawberries $2.20 ctn. Blackberries $2.75 ctn. Blackcurrants $1.90 ctp.
KEEP
YOUR FOOD
BILLS
KOM
Your
Check
Knowledge
1. What sort of vehicle was
"It was not easy for me either, up in the air, continued Jack, a "growler?”
might sometimes and shelter
on the ship. But most often
when a storm blow up, I turned
2. What fraction of tho tall and flew back to land where energy liberated by the sun does storms, bad as they are, are the earth receive?
never as bad as they are at sea.
The
Iarto
ocean is large,
and wider and
Knark
3. Name naturo's. . strongest deeper hard rope abre. than anything you have ever
seen. You may look over the
land and see houses and people
4. The Treaty of St Ger-
and bills and fields. But when main was alened by what par- you are on the ocean, all you ticipants at the close of what coni see is water water for wart
miles and miles and miles.
Da hey
And so I never followed any of 5. Name thaso ships to where
must
wore gold But they have Callfomia?
got there yes, for they alwaya
comman kache, But maybe one of
the
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the capital of
What: lathe chief ingradl
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INTELLIGENCE TESTA
BEST OF FIVE
By T, O. HARE (WEBUTT and Hisas-Cannan known in our club as *B.Q" are undoubtedly cur two Dest billiards plaJEKU, Each has made a break of over 200, and, when they play one another, they are sqtially likely to
Bawheta match of dre gumas WES arranged between them, each game 100 up, there wHI & FOOD anal cheltement: the bota fald being the match began
roperly (UTS)
Ousbutt won he first came. What are now the odds on Tour winning the matchi asked ons of his supporters. "No idea," said Cusbutt should think about three to Much better. Shan i chat and Ka
Un you say what the odds
(Solution on Page 8).
POCKET CARTOON
....why. Diaz VOM, I OUTS Leden; remember back to
when this time of day:
may
achieve anything you want.
Just exert the necessary energy.
SAGITTARIUS (NọY, Z-Dec. 12) A fine day for bargain. Gat things that you need now, for the prices should be right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-8a. 20Jan -Losses may occur if you are not careful. Don't carelessly accept the wrong change for a purchase.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— If things BIC not going well. examine yourself carefully and then correct my Raws of execution.
CHESS PROBLEM
By S. DIKOS.
Black, placés.
White, 10 pieces. White to play and mate in two. Solution Vesterday's
problem:
to
1, R—KB3, any; 2, Q, Ror, Et mater,
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