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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1951.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28
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WOMANSENSE
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BY ALICE ALDEN
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A treasure to use and enjoy is the well-handled tweed coat, an Inji, peasible
country the cousin and now a s torial star in the town fashion panorama. Seymour Fox has created an ex- ccedingy well-bred coat of fine black and white tweed and has given it what he calls the Key- stune lhouette, the front the back with fullness
Dot, falling
subtly from the
the shoulders. After all
the deep turn-back cuts it is nice to see something different, as with this cabochon sleeve, a series of oblique tucks controll- ing its fullness. The coat may եր rapped casually or with a dre- matic flair, but whatever the
line. the collar remains impres- sive.
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By ELIZABETH TOOMEY
This, according to the re- turnovers in a hot oyen, 425 de eggs until light and fluffy. Add They can sugar gradually and beat well, cipe experts, is the leftover grees, for 25 minutes.
be served with sliced olives as a Add flour mixture to egg mix- season. But holiday left- garnish, and the irregular bits lure, then fold in mincemeat and make extra nuts. Bake the cookie dough in overs can be fixed so they of dough left will
a greased by 18 inch pan in a get more than a warmed- biscuits to serve at the meal.
moderate oven, 350 degrees, for the reception from
A new desert is a wonderful 30 minutes. The recipe makes family.
and The second
meal of left three dozen bars three inches, Here is a third meals from the ori overs.
recipe for long and one inch wide. mincemeat bar cookies which ginal turkey may lack some
will
use up the last
FOOTNOTE: Important cup of of the trimmings, but none
mincemeat and not give
the vitamin C is contained in the of the flavour.
slightest hint it was created from peel of an orange as well as the pulp and the juice. Government a leftover itself.
nutrition experts suggest adding
way
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MINCEMEAT BARS ratings of peel to sauces and
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INGREDIENTS: 11⁄2 cups desserts to give both orange cially for use with soft afternoon shreds
to tuck sifted Bour: Is of turkey
Leasp, baking flavour and nutrition. dresses and sulls. It is nice turkey and cranberry sauce in powder; 1 teasp. salt. 3 eggs; ↑ Another food expert suggeste bridge between the leather side triangles of biscuit dough cup sugar; 1 cup mincemeat, and adding four teaspoons of grated handbag and velvet. Coblentz Turkey turnovers. made with
1 cup chopped nuts.
favourite orange peel to your METHOD: Sift together flour, chuerdatu does a really handsome and im-standard biscuit recipe and une
fudge recipe while Beat beating. pressive bag of faille, smartly and one-half cups of turkey, will baking powder and salt. sectioned, and easy to live with, serve four.
Roll out the biscuit dough one-fourth inch thick and cu into four
squares measuring Place about four by six inches. the turkey meat, cut into bite- size pieces. and one tablespoon of cranberry sauce or relish on half of each square. Then fold
ACCENT
every ful, rather than A simple rule is that
colour scheme slimulating. satisfactory
needs a dark, a light bright colour, the latter used only in small
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the
with with fingers, and prick the top fur green
off each turnover with a fork. draperies and bed-spreads white with a print of various Pour two cups of hot gravy aver touch of the turnovers after they've been greens and just
Use cherry red used for upholstery placed in a baking dish.
of turkey bruth to mise the gravy chair
Then bake the on a small slipper
if you have tufted satin
to be doses as an accent, unless the room is un- usually spacious. First tu con sider are the walls and
they because the largest areas of colour.
When doing a bedroom, the effect should be soothing, rest-
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29
CAPRICORN (Der. 21-Jan 20) To anticipate to much today an be fatal. Take what comes groteful-
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CARD Senses♦
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TODAY'S QUESTION
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
The Cats' Singing Society
-Their Meeting Was Very Dressy-But Very Noisy!-
A
By MAX TRELL
and grey cots, and tortoise-shell cals, and cats so black that all them in the you could see ni dark were their blazing eyes. never in my whole life saw such a large collection of cats, and they all came wearing their best clothes."
"Clothes exclaimed Knarf "Cats don't wear clothes."
amiled. "They Christopher
66 AST night," Christopher Cricket said, "the cats had a party. It was long after every- one was asleep-except me and the owl and the frog. All the guests met at the bottom of the of the in back wooden fence garden.
Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about don't wear clothes in the daytime Christophes when they have nothing better looked at to do than to lie dozing on the porch or cow for a saucer of have a milk. But eats don't really care in the daytime. Hanid what happens
They really start coming awake
names, 10 whom Cricket was talking. him in surprise.
"Why
did the rats Christopher?"
party. asked,
"Wos it a birthday party when it gets dark. asked Knarl.
Dress From Head to Toe "To tell you the truth," said
"Then," Christopher went on, Christopher, "I was never able
they keep their to find out just why the cats did "they slip off and go to the secret themselves have this party. It may have Places where
and dress clothes been a birthday party.
from head to toe. The gentlemen
It may
Bi
Here Knarf interrupted to ask Christopher what a singing so- clety was.
Meet Once A Week
to
ask what apals were.
covers you
button
wore
"The gentleman cata hats and frock derby and spats," said Christopher.
Glasses Are a Gay Accessory
exnaments
a
highly-
Courtesy Fifth Avenue Speci Specs like these are no longer a grim necessity but a gay acces- sory. The frames combine black with royal blue or crystal,
By HELEN FOLLETT ̧· take your places. They all took
THINK of the millions of you will take the advice of the them," said Christopher. "They
"My goodness," sald Hanid. workers in this crazy' world of oculist who knows a thing or ull sprang on top of the fence."
ours who are contributing to- two about what is becoming, "What happened next?"
hapward the pleasing appearance "The next thing that
Should it happen that some ancestor has handed down to have been a wedding party. But cats at the party last night wore pened," said Christopher, "wes of the members of the frall sex.
Textile makers turn out lovely you a nose that you consider a think it was just
noso a singing black derby hats, frock coats, that the big tem cat gave each
patent leather of the other cats a sheet of music. fabrics with which the feminine bit too long, a low-set party. The cats, you know (or
form
is draped. striped trousers,
Milliners plece will make it look, shorter. 'Sing!' he cried. And then they maybe you don't know), shoes, and spats."
strive for new, becoming effects The short nose puts up a better CHESS PROBLEM Delong to a singing society.
Here Kharf interrupted again all began to sing."
Christopher shook his head and to create chic. Perfumers gather appearance if there is
"It wasn't pretty fragrant oils and herbs from far arched bridge to give it length.
Jewellers design "Spata," said Christopher, "are sighed.
ex- There is the set-away bridge for over your singing," he said sadly. "In fact, places. quisite
Lor our the sassy, impertinent nose. » ! decorative efforts. And DOW shoes. They're very stylish. Cats if you ask me (and if you ask all the neighbours, including the like spats.
the makers of eyeglasses have For plump faces, angular That's a rhyme," said Hanid, owl and the frog), they'll tell joined up, producing modele lenses are recommended. High "A singing society, my boy, is
was loud and screamy and wally
shadow those that are not s are straight sided. and screechy and who like to Bing. They generally added.
said and howly like #ghts tao,"
good..
For sportswear our experie scratchy and after
meowy....and and meet once a week,
"They like spats they've all met, they all start Christopher.
If you and that your eyes and comfort are essential, so anyway you mean them! And the simply awful. But worst of all, singing.
rimis. aren't as strong as they have they recommend sheil and flats," "Of course," Christopher went lady eats," he said, "wore long their singing was full of sharps
don't green silk dresses, silver slippers, on, "singing
Knarf interrupted a third time. been and the specialist orders Tinted lenses are best for girls he said to you to put on specs, take plenty who are athletically inclined, "Sharps and flats?" usually meet in the middle of the and they all carried fans. But
else is none of them wore hats."
Christopher. "Why was their of time when selecting frames love outdoor life. The folding night
"Why not?" asked Fnarf. asleep. But cats are different."
singing full of sharps and flats?" and lenses. You will find a oxford, with engraved white Hanid asked: "What kind of Tom Cat the Leader
variety of items that will in-gold rims and chain is the nifty. "Cats don't like bats-at any Christopher simply sighed terest you. If you are wise, number for the theatre, cats came to the singing society
Well, as again. "Cats like sharps and purty, Christopher?"
rate, lady-cats, don't. "All kinds." replied Christo- soon as everyone had arrived at flats,"
There were big pher,
cats, the bottom of the fence, a big And that was all he would say there were
cats, there- black tom cat; who seemed to opbout the singing, party that thei were fat cats and there were be the leader, said in a loud cats held on the old fence at the 1, Kt (Kc7)-Q6, any; 2, Q, R, lean cats. There were white cats, voice: Ladies and Gentlemen, back of the garden.
White, 9 pieces.
White to play: mate in two.
Solution
problem:
B, or Kt mates,
to yesterday's
Check Your Knowledge
h. What doen 'the' prefix
Mac" on a name mean?
2. Name the most important
seaport In England,
3. Cilla are better known
4. Apart from fish, what
does red herring" mean?.
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'societies
when everyone
little
"Cats
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WRONG PRESENTS
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