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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY
JULY 28 19512
PRACTICAL
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR
HOMECRAFT
Washing Gloves ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
By ELEANOR ROSS
as soon as IMMACULATE gloves are the is done
they cok mark of a well-groomed woman. wizes for emodded soil is Any cortome is improved by hard to remeve. Plenty of m gicven that lock feesh, eslap and scapruds for the washing and dean, regardless of the quality, citar, Tukewarm water for the Bester, for better a quite incx- rinsing is all that needed, pensive pair of eaten geve that are fresh and crisp than a solled sair expensive deskin. Siner some of the fater leather gloves are washobe, is pobble to have a comprehensive wardrobe
fa-washable gloves.
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COLOURED GLOVES: Wash celoved gloves quickly, Dellcate fabric gloves which have faded be after several washings can
though, here again, there are me that wenn by spried glove washer. But everyone grces that the gloves should be patted towel to remove out with a mtorture,
FADDISH
revived by adding a litere REDUCING
dye to the final inse, Don't win or wing either fear or father
gloves when washing.
W leather glovce get too dry be 10:e you have a chance to Anger press the leather, then he's s ged, tip. Meinch your finger
ps before puing on the gloves, onto the casing them gently band.
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INJURIOUS
TO HEALTH
1
By Herman N, Bundesen, MD
THERE is no doubt about the over- Importance of avoiding welgh; because the piling up ef excess fat on the body does con- stitute a defini'e health hazard, On the other hand, attempta reduce, "all at once," often carry
LEATHER GLOVES: If your wash ble made of gieves are leather, pus them on and wash. as though you were washing your hands. That is, unless the leather be chamois or doeskin, which we best washed off the wards. Gente squeezing in tepid
with hom their own dangers. water and a blowy lather cr
con- mild soaprods will dislodge scil particularly if they are and perspiralien. Himeve the inued so long as to bring the gloves and at the same time turn individual to a state bordering them inside cut by relling tomon starvation. the wrists, then wash the inner wface wh fresh suds.
After several elases la tepid water,
excera Towelling to remove moisture comes next, then gaves are eased lalo shape and puffed up by blowing into the Angers.
PLASTIC
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The body must have food, not only to sustain life but to per- form is functions effetently and needed
BEFORE THE BROOKS did the room over, hodge-podge. of conflicting styles. The fireplace
window breaks up the wall space. 3.
By: JOAN O'SULLIVAN
TS It time for a change? .
If furniture is sudden ly showing signs of wear, if you're conscious that the carpet needs replacing, that draperies look dull and dreary, now la the hour to start redecorating.
It's a job that's just got to be done and it's tough one. so seek some advice.
The photographs on today's pages will show you some of the wonders that redecorating works.
Mr and Mrs Charles Brooks had a problem when they were married (picture ut left). Each had. furnishings for the now home. Hers were formal Victorian. His were
massive modern. Ai
a result, the liv ing room was a hodge-podge of conflicting styles.
is a god trek to generate the energy swish the gloves through 1gh for llving. Recent studies clean suds, and the leather will
clearly illustrate what may remain, salt and pliable,
hoppen when a person, ignorant of the body's basic needs, Ects enthusiastically. on a out tro faddish reducing programme.
EXPERIMENTS SHOW
Thirty-two persons volun- GLOVES: While teered for these experiments in com wemen use plastic glove semi-starvation. After a period forms for the washing chore, of three months, during which others prefer washing the gloves they had a complaicly adequate on the hand. Gloves should diet containing the necessary be dried indoors in the shade, amounts of proteins, vitamins, and from me to time gently and minerals, they r months. were placed kneaded to make and keep the on meagre fare leather pliable.
This diet contained potatoes, Gloves made of cliamois, doc- cabbage, turnips, and cereals, gray and a bayberry· gray car- skin or fabrin, wash clean in with ап extremely limited twinkling, provided the washing amount of animal proteins, such Mrs Brooks bought, two
milk, meat,
eggs. modern love-seats, slip-cover- diet contained only ed in a floral chintz on a gray of the riboflavin, ground with accent colours of vitamin B-complex, and vitamin rose, yellow and dark green, A usually recommended,
At the end of a six-month
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The half
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Decorating advice gave them “ ing their belongings. some good pointers on "blond-
Walls were painted
pet was purchased.
pale
THEIR LIVING ROOM needed doing over, ehnhby - and lacked sparkle,
the
It was Larsons
decorated.
06.
THE TRANSFORMATION, Was completed at small cost, because the Larsons did much of the work themselves. Wall-to-wall carpet makes the room look larger. A plant trough adds charm to the stairway..
She had her Victorian love- Walls were painted pale aqua seat and chair upholstered in and a new rug in, a groom-
period, all of the dieters had lost charcoal grey satin. The wood blue shude · was ... bought: "to]
about one-fourth of their body weight.
It can be seen that rigid diel- ing, even after a short perled of time, may contain some element of danger, and that serious harm can result from prolonged rigid dieting, It is important to re- duce, but it is equally necessary that it be done safely under the direction of a physician. -`
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A
WES modern chair
on these pieces was gold-leaf- make the room look larger.
Slipcovers and draperies car re- ried out the colour schemé upholstered in rose satin, which aqua for the sofa; persimmon was also used-for-pillows-for-for-the-chair, ottoman and the modern love-scals.
sofa pillows, and a warm' egg-. place was blocked off,
A window next to the fire shell shade for draperies."
ple- ture purchased for over the mantel and the room was soon transformed into a charming, restful setting for leisurely Ilv- ing.
Look at the Larcon home (pictures at right). The liv ing room was shabby, lacked sparkle and cheer;
Was
Serve Dainty Sandwiches
At Your Next Tea Party
-Summer is tea
By ALICE DENHOFF
party time. heavy cream and orange juice to The furniture was re- Somichow, the tea service and make a paste and. spread.be- arranged to "open up" the room, sliver, the delicate, linen, the tween lightly buttered, -thin giving an illusion of greater colourful flowers, the tissue-thin brend slices, space. Mr Larson built a plant dainty sandwiches, reom, more rough down the stairway, re-appropriate, more desirable Anished some of the furniture
then
at any other In no time at all, the room and the reformalion was com of year, So let's talk about a tes
อ decorative delight. plete.-
party, and set the stage and the table for a pleaset and sociable afternoon gathering
SOME HANDY TIPS
Something new in the hand cream line le a tinted cream that will, watch your skin tone. Available in live shades; it leaves; the skin smooth, sơ,L
WORK and neglect will put the prettiest, softest hands suf of form. It is not enough to keep them clean with soap and water. They must have the consolation of frequent applications: of soothing lotions all the year round; they must be creamed at least once a week.
Vestibule Cornmeal and Suds
akin looks drawn after soap is used, try another What you are using may be good for the average skin,
ime • For another spread that Is different and that is sure to make a hit, mix equal quantities of banana pulp and red raspber rics (fromen or tinned) and use cream, orange or lemon juice to Then there are the delightful mix to a paste. This is especially teas at home at which so many good on open-faced sandwiches, worthy projects aro hatched and or spread on alleed, toasted. advanced, teas thet rerge from buttered brioche, cut in half quite a substantial affair a sort ou
rounds. of high tea, to just tea with femon Frljoes and the, thinnest af • For another beauty, chop thin bread and butter, and poper: dalce, figs or soaked prunes,
of pound
And Combire with an equal amount
in our ten-drinking: 24 of chopped pecans or walnuts;
we have
come acros
***Udinis
lumps of singit von cloves, and 7
minktanfod prettily,
'n'
meisten with fruit juice or cream sliced and sweeten to taste. Spread on thin, soft white or browni bread.
four to making
to six layers Chili and cu Ih slices, giving a
a ribbon
but yours may be extrà sensitive, need "ovén bbländer prøz pišttérzi makes ci-nice change layer onko effect, Cambing with
brand. duct. Sometimes, it is a good plan, to rub in a cream before using soop and water. If there are dark lines in the knuckles, -as happens to gardeners add a little yellow: cornmeal to the suds. The tiny kernels, will dig, out.
content will, heal the sensitive test grime, the starchy.
When dressing up for the gala evening or the bridge game. It is a neat idea to rub a little cream into the back of the hands. The hands will appear soft and velvety-white, be beautiful background for perfectly groomed, and polishid nails and for whatever jewellery you are sporting
While was on the subject, a word", about they appear.
dingy cut a lemon In two, cup your them, rub round and round,
from the conventional lethon or
chopped, large prunes creami; telnip: | Cryslelised fruit, that have been soaked, an equi
rinds are rice algo, to add flavour
·lo terp
amount
A tray of tiny is always whe
where on
combinére
The skin on the arm hinges is coarser than the arms and that is why a little cream now and then won't don bit, of harm but will do a lot of good; Another beauty, task to add to your flettek
of crushed barana pulp, one-third as much chopped wal nuť.
add a little salt, and sandwiches ut, inoate,
brolsten with lemon becially
juice. Spread between
alices of white bread or serve round sweet savoury
crackers,
ye the
Lor
thin
cut into type should be served 100, 3 # Tweet variety. Com- capora with three delictour,
amount of minced Blend with creamed fantilles de pr
candied butter, scavened with paprika, Add cayehnoor celery salt and se or spread on rye bread strips,
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