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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1955.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
SOME FIX-IT PROJECTS
By Eleanor Ross
N her own wardrobe, as matted. Rub gently with very
If it is available-then brush
her domain. it's the little carefully to fluft out the pile. things that try, the patience of the housewife. But with - a few simple tricks, her lot
can be made easier.
Can't afford a new hat? The old one can be made to
*reat new hats with care. Never, never neglect to all the crowns with Issue paper and
SPECIA OCCASION
OR this luncheon-one
softly anringe the vel over 3 Fearing Italian-wards
tissue paper,
too. Curved yer et brims should be plumped out-Eileen Ascroft and I in- with tissue paper and the hat vited Diana Churchill, the look like now. First. look placed carefully in a hat box, at the veil. If the veil. Household aids that make life actress, Mary Reynolds, a imply for you will give better member of a Cookery Club, service if you give them a little
looks wilted, it will detract from your appearance-no matter how well the hat becomes you.
TO FRESHEN A VEIL To make it look fresh,
care:
with Leslie Hardern, founder and chairman of Place mats serve their purpose
Television's Inventors' Club, weli but en difficult to store to select the wines. The idea Try fastening a 6-inch spring is, of course, to prepare and clamp inside a kitchen closet for nd tog the mais from give the sort of meal needed
it. The spring action makes in a Special Occasion where
cover it with waxed paper cry to remove and replace the normal budgeting does not thegy ever it lightly with is and prevents edges from ર. steam iron. Steaming creeking er bending, Use it for
over
a ketile is a good the mats you use every day.
BRASS AND METAL
restorative, Low,
of
To spot-clean hats straw, fabric, pique, lace er
with gauze
count for so much.
As on the first becaslop, the "preparation of the main parts of the first course took place well in advance; the sweet was made an hour or two before the meal: man course to leaving the
ccelve attrition just before the Again, too, our guests arrived.
unknown guests quantity as far as food and wine were concerned, so Mr Hardern and I decked on a slightly dif
were 31
"gferent plan.
Most brass cbjects are covered with a clear lacquer to prevent sik, use carbon tetrachlo tarnishing. Eventually, the Lac- ride, as most designers and quer wears off and then it be hat workrooms do.. The comes necessary to remove the trick here is not to soak a entire film Wear rubber gloves for this chore and apply the piece of clean gauze
with solution with a brush or cloth the liquid
To make the solution, use
half gallon If you remember, we came a dampen it. Using too much ozs. caustic soda to of the cleaning liquid willt water plus a little soap. This slight cropper on our choice of
will soften the coating so that it! sweet mean that the dirt will is easily rubbed
guests liquefy and sink like a dye After removing the film, rinse found this last wine much too into the material, leaving it brass piece with cold water. Then sweet and one preferred cheese So this polish clean surface with any to a sweet in any case, worse than before. So standard metal polish. Rinse and
time we agreed to have no wine with a lightly moistened dry thoroughly.
with the sweet and to follow the Continental custom of serving the cheese after the main course, with the sweet to follow it. This worked out well.
the
of
Next apply a thin coating gauze pad, start from centre of the spot or stain good transparent lacquer with and work outward lightly a pressurised spray tin. Two coats may be needed. But for beyond its edges.
articles that are handied often, wax may prove a better protec- lion than lacquer. It's much easier to remove, too.
Do the work in a well-venti- lated room. Give felt hats a good brushing, if very stained
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and wine at our Two of the women
The aperitifs
Arst
For our aperitiis, Mr Hardern chose a rich vermouth which, 1 am pleased to say, was greatly appreciated by our guests.
I myself found it a little bitte at first, but quickly liked it, too -much. think, to his relief. He knows his Italian wines as ew British people dn, for not only is he a gourmet but he also lived in Italy, This particular vermouth-Purt e Mès (Car- pano)-cost 259.
a bottle, but should be charged against the meal at 129. 6. because there was half a bottle left.
The menu Pune e Mes (Carpano) Valpolicella
Uova Soce cal Sprinacci (Stuffed eggs) Pomidoro col Tonno [Stuffed tomatoes)
Chianti Ruffino
Scaloppine Di Markala
"(Escalopes of veal) Zucchine Trifolati al Šalto (Baby vegetable marrows) Tagliatelle a Burro (Hoodies)
Framaggio (Gorgonzala' and Bel Paces)
Zabaglione Geffce
yolks, sieved
"י
MISS CHURCHILL takes
the
recipe home
HELEN BURKE
holds the second of hër lunches for the hostess who wishes to be different." This time she tries the Italian Touch...and something different with the
wine.
Parmesan, flavoured with grated from the giblets and bones of nutmeg.
the previous week's chicken and The pulp was removed from stored in the refrigerator), the halved tomatoes. (It went quickly reduced them to a nice into consomme, next day.) A essence and poured it over the 70%. tin of tima was sieved, veal in the platter. beaten with thick mayonaise, The unpeeled baby marrows seasoned with pepper and salt, were sliced and fried in butter.
the 10 tomato Fortunately, all my guests de and piped into "sheils
Those were served on cided to have just a touch of the crisp, separated leaves of the garlic with them and, of course. heart of lettuce..
chopped parsley.
The Valpolicella, a dryish red wino was chosen because it was light and fragrant, a comple- ment to the first course. Every- one' liked it very much.
Around the table: Diana Churchill. Leslie Hardern, Helen Burke, Mary Reynolds and Elleen Ascreft.
what the Italians call -eri, al dente state that is, chewable, I drained them, washed them in cold water and drained them arian
VERDICT
by Diana Churchill
⚫ The lanch surprised me. It was so light, yet so sustaining. I must say the vermouth was bit too bitter for me, alihouch once it was down it felt much more pleasant.
I am one of those people who know nothing about wines except whether I like them or not- and Mr Hardern· seemed to have the most astonishing ability for choosing what I like.
But It was the Zabaglione that made the lunch for me. Served cold, it was sheer perfection. Now that I have the recipe I am ready to spring this sweet my husband. We're rivals in the kitchen bui.ho will find it difficult to beat this.
on
For each guest (and ourselves, can see how important it was of course), I allowed one egg to break the sequence of the',
extra, faveur with the cheese." yolk and added one
making six egg yolks in all. For
I then melted a little each yolk, I allowed a good butter in the cleaned-out pan, teaspoon of caster sugar and &
spirit
turned the noodles into it and hair egg shell of Marsala (which Dry Wine Adds Zest shook them about so that each is approximately a strip was well glistened with the measure). To the lot I added To Barbecue Sauce
butter,
Zabaglione
I beat a tiny pinch of salt. these in a bowl, just enough to
The Chianti Ruffino needs no mix them, placed the blowl over
New York. ́explaining. To many of us, it is à pan of hot water, but not Want to give the gourmet a supreme Italian red wine. We touching the water, and whisked touch to barbecue sauce? Try all applauded its choice, and wisted until the eggs had adding wine, preferably one of whites. Here's one especially as it also went so well swollen to almost three times the dry
recipe, developed by the test with the cheese fat Corgon- their original bulk.
kitchens for the Bordeaux wine zola, which the ladies did not take, and the Bel Paese, which
As I wanted to serve this producers.
Bordeaine cup. sweet cold, I then stood the bowi
dry white they did.
in a pan of cold water, reaching wine; cup salad ali; 1 sea halfway up the bowl, Fur spoon vinegar 1⁄2 cup minced rounded it with ice cubes and anion; 1 teaspoon salt; tea- The Zabaglione, a favourite, I beat again until the mixture was spoon pepper; 1 teaspoon dry cold. Into it, finally, I beat mustard; teaspoon rosemary and 1 clove of garlic, split in alike, is one of the "safest" 4
balt. sweets, we
Diana grand marnier, can serve.
the whisk fart"
Combine. all unfl Churchill, whose favourite it is, was particularly pleased with it. With the zabaglione, I served stirring until the salt dissolves, "Tuilles" which I call vanilla Let stand overnight, Remove I served it cold, and, it seems,
over steaks, the garlic. Use she can no longer get it cold wafers.
As there was marsala in both chops and any other red meat, elsewhere. Here is the recipe
the veal dish and the sweet, you Yield, 3·1/3 cups-United Press.
I gave them a nice sprinkling of beileva, with men and women gint cream and wh
Tagliatelle
These are noodles in. wide, I boiled them in lots of salted water, just long enough to soften
Escalopes of veal them, but still leave them in which I gave her.
For these I went to favourite Continental butcher, who cuts the meat from the leg of veal in thin slanting slices. Be flatlined these out still fur- ther with the side of his cleaver: The Bve escalopes cost me 10s. 6d.
I fried them on both sides, quickly in butter and trans-
French
Hip-Length Sports Sweater
The halved, hard-boiled eggs were Alled with a mixture of the ferred them to a heated platter Materials:-10 (11) (12) ozs. spinach, To the pan I added a little mar-Emu Botany 3 ply Fingering in cheese and grated sala and chicken stock (saved White, 5 (5) (6) .ozs. Emu Botany 4 ply Fingering in Black,
Sieved
coting
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Fabrics Play A New Role In Home Decoration
New York.
Another room-this ant
Rows 1 to 4 complete pattern. Continue in pattern until work measures 15 (15%) (16) ins."
3 (4) (5) ozs. Emu Botany 2 ply
Shape Armhole, Dec. 1 stitch Fingering in White. 1 pair each at both ends of next and every 04 No. 11 and 14 Knitting following alternate row until remain. Needles. 29 (30) (31) Inch open 158 (164) (170) sts. end zip,
Continue in pattern on these sts.
work unti
measures 26 (27) (28) ins, from, beg.
Measurements: Bust: 34 inches, 36 inches, 38 inches; Length: 25 inches, 27 inches, 29 inches; Sleeve seam: 18 inches, 18 inches, 18 inches.
Tension: 91⁄2 sts, and 91⁄2 rows
FABRICS are playing a housing a grand plano featured to 1.sq. inch over pattern.
.D.
Shape
Shoulders: "Cast off 1 sts, at the beginning of the next 6 rows and 11 (12) (13) sta, at Beg. of following 2 rows, Cast off remaining 70 (74) (18) sts, for
neck. back
RIGHT FRONT
covering from floor to cea
Abbreviations: K. knit; brand new role in home,
ing The top of the covering purl; st(s) sütch(es); ins. inches; decorating.
was of cafe length sheer cuntains, dec. decrease; beg. beginning: Once used primarily for to admit light through high strip tog, together; w, white; b. black.
Using two Ne. 14 needles and curtains. draperies and slip windows, combined with heavier,
Note: These instructions are 2 ply wool, cast on 72 (77) (82) covers, they now help to standard length drapery parien control light, heat, sound to cover the hard surface of the given in three sizes, stitches and sts, and work in k. 1, p. 1, rib wall and improve sound absorpsirements for the smallest for 4 ins. Make a hem as In: and ventilation, to conceal tion.
size being given in the ordinary structions for back Change to daws in architecture, to
way and stitches and measure No. 11 needles and 3 ply wool ments for the larger sizes being and proceed in pattern as given serve as room dividers, even
bracketed
the New for light and sun control
following for back until work as "frames" for pictures.
∙15 (152) (18) inches from beg. are fabric window shades spaces. The versatility of "curtain foods" was stressed at a rerent rigged like bamboo shades to model, room exhibit of the raise and lower.
team:
11
AS SHADES
the
BACK
measures
Shape Armhole: Decrease 1
first
Д
trail.
ingredients,
14.
stitch at armhole edge on next (227) (237) Bts. Now work in for 4. Ins Cast off Double Using two No. 14 needles apd and every following alternate pattern as given in instructions neck band on to wrong side and Celanese Corporation of America. To conceal a poorly finished 2
2 ply wool, cast on 182 (192) row unti 60 (63) (68) sts. re- for hack decreasing stitch at hem to pick up edze. The 24 rooms were decorated by wall above a bed, the Brices (202) ste, and work in k. 1, p. main. Continue on these sta both ends of next 25 (28) (30) John and Earline Brico, a young hung a suilted fabric pandi, rib for 4 ins; Make a hem until work measures 26 (27) (28) rows, then on every following FRONT BANDS (2) New York industrial design from floor to ceiling the width by picking up 182 (182) (202) ins from beg, ending at side and row til 208 (109) (115)
ats, remain
Left Frost: Right skie of the bed, then repeated the loops from cast on edge with a edge. ?
Continue on these fabric in a bedspread.
sts, until work spare needle, then laying ŝthis j
measures 18 fog, work facing using No. NOISE CONTROL
Shape Shoulder: Cast off 11 from needle behind, rib 1 stitch from
needles and 2 ply wool, knit up armhole. Washable fabric also is Used
280 (290) (300) sta from top of The Brices said noise control make slat blinds which open each needle together all along sts at the beginning of the next
Next n roër (right Aide) K. 11 neck band id base of rib and is one of the major problems in and close vertically, rather that usedles and pool, and 11 (121 (18) sts. at beg of (18)(2), (c) 2 log, k 1 (1) work in l. 1, p.1.rib for 4.ing.
row. Change to No. 11 and following 2 alternate rows decorating today's homes, which like the venetian kind.
following alternate row. Work (2)) 27 times, ka tog., . 13 Cast off For Right Front band by carlier étandards are usually
ist row (wrong side) x P. 2, 1 row and cast off
neck
needles and 2 ply wool, and top of hetk band. Last 2 sts., p. 2.
work in its the by Do
COMPLETE
Pin oft each piece al gar (Right side of work
facing) ment to correct measurements Using No. 14 needles and 2 ply and press with a warm fron wool, kait up 20 (22) (24) sto, over a damp cloth. Turn tront right side of neck, 40 (46) bands and sleeve cuffs on By su across be wrong side and was to pick to Using a back stitch scam, join (22) (24) sts, down left side of edge or commencement of Tib
into position dowa: shoulders. Using No: 11 needles neck 80 (80) (100) sts Work Sew Zip and 8 ply wool knit up 217 in E. 1, p. 1, zib on these sta centre front,
smaller, lighter in construction nood idea any homemaker can ke 1, p. 1-k. 1, rep: from x tó (18) (20), sta foraining 18 (15) (5) Change to No.14 pick up siz from base of rib to'
and filled with such "Bolso do herself:
television ata Let a panel of fabric act as
makers" as radio, to na "Trame" for a dozen or so prints, 2nd row. K. 2, join in black
highfidelity
One solution to the noite The Brices showed a panel of wool, x x 1 b, k 1, w., problem: tever the whole wall pale pink cotton acciate D. 2. w, rep, from x to end with fabric,
which tones
down measuring approximately four
TV
3rd row. x P. 2. b p. 1. w. 29 it decorates The Erices by six feet atided to bras shower a living room, well of rods at top and bottoms, Various Pbp1. w rep. from x to built-in book shelves, TV set and size prints, many of them colour last 2 ste,, p. 2. by
al-fl, concealed with a luxurious photographs clipped from 4th row, Using white wool, pull curtain of printed fortisan magazines, were pasted to the xe 2, p.1. k. 1. p. 1, rep. from and rayon fabric.
W panel with rubber cemerit, last 2 sts., p. 12
LEFT FRONT
Work as instructions for Right front wering all shapings: at the opposite end of the row.
SLEEVES