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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1959.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
WOMAN'S PAGE REPORTS FROM TWO CONTINENTS
Two meals for £58
so I am having the bills framed
MERICANS never tire of pointing out that the difference between America and Europe is that in the States, things happen. Take New York, they say. It really moves.
Move is not all. It positively rocks. The air jiggles with heat shimmering up from the pavements and bouncing back from solid glass skyscrapers.
Book-stores epill Monster, be-finned taxis buildinga
over will hurtle at top speed and and replaced by more glass boks called Peace of Mind, How To Relax, Danish Truston, squeal around corners on and aluminium expanses and Serenity Wo Help You two wheels.
rising 40, 50, or more Live Longer, Almost overnight storeys above the street,
DAHLING
Where
are
torn down
DID YOU
GET
IT?
Everyone buys cm, reda them, comparce them. Bu n one does anything the books soy. They are all to busy mov- Ing.
"Why?" I asked # New Turker who goes to both a psychiatrl-1
л and
peace- Inducing Yoga expert. "Why the rat race? Why the books? Why not quit smo and never nce the other?"
A dreary, old, afl-asked que tion. And an even drearter
answer.
"Money. Yo golia have moury to livr. And ya gotta kill yourself to pet money."
Everything costs
my. That's true. And almost every this costs much more than it
hould.
та
man's
by
DEE
WELLS
After years in London, an American catches up on life in her own country
lobsters. Grouse, souiffe. Wine, Coffee,
Chocolate
The bill? I stretched my neck to get a look. But, as fast arih ammooth as a pickpocket, tha head waiter whisked it away.
"Come on, tell, How nisch was it?"
"Tomorrow." sold my billes. fully rich tycoon. Tonight we'll eat in the next most ex- pensive restaurant, Tomorrow I'll get both bills framed and you can have them instead of a sable stole for Christmas."
vlouba overcoat t
HATE to say it, but when it comes to clothes
American women make no sense at all. They'll buy orange-ruched chiffon shoes with carries a tag sending £200. A rhinestone studded heels. They'll sink a fortunecklat dress, just eatin, just a in mad hats.... leopard bags.... Paisley-printed nylons 48-row bibs of river pearls they'll livored, £40. buy anything that's interesting so long as it's only
an accessory.
When it comes to clothes themselves, they'll spend a small fortune. But only on clothes that look and are Jike every other American
woman's clothes.
In fact, they don't, strielly They spoaking, wear clothes. wear uniforms.
Fabrics vary with height of Fahrenheit. n the line never changes,
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heath, Sleeve- There Is the leys, swurtner and winter both. Almost always black.
There is
Be shirtwaister, Billowy and scoop-necked for evening. Crisp and man-tailored even to button-down collar by day.
There is the trusty two-pirer. The summer standby is narky coloured, squiggly print. The winter version is stiff and rust. ly. Usually black,
dres
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Dinner was flaming madness, Everything burning bright day kinding wood.
Dressed as
gladiator
a
150. A pretty flowers. complete with vase and de-
This restaurant was a deMilic- A doll that walks, talis, and Bus Ice skates, all for £35. type extravagimea based loovely Tuss in another £50 and she an ye alde anciente, Rome. Caeser 'mosale does it all in a genuine mink Busts of
walls coil,
... a kontonder dressed up as a pincator waiters An cawi-necked sackcloth ler- kins...and a mama na big na the newspaper you' are rowling now.
Money did not
matter
for sure. Lynx, Wolf, Racoon). And inest of H, what "New Yorkers call Fawx.
Silver Fawx, Resi Fawx, Bine
I careered from excess lo execsy Fawx. Any old fix
thead by lunch-time money didn't out thing to t
and sling
mean a thing. Price Lugs were mound your neck.
Just pick-u-number-any-tkunder And fold. It's gold every-
figures. thing.
A H-carat gold-plated even- og heket paired with matching kl-length sinky skrt. Worn by a blonde with gold-washed hair and gilded eyelids.
"For lunch I want to go to the most expensive place in town,"
sald.
Leg of baby lamb with sauce of two lively lilies! I couldn't balleve it, but that's what wo had.
Far sweet, he had Crepes of the Mod NETO, 1 had Peaches of the Bluzkatuy Popparp.
Frugally, we got by an ang battle champagne. And topped off this snack with two thimblestul af coffee.
My Amiable, rich American friend halle: a cub. We lore framed.
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Today we took the billis to be I plcked a ittle,
More Fawx--this time a 12-hell for leather up Park Avenue quietly-elegant gill frame for the newest of new sky my trophies. I'm going to hang long bou, white, liberally dusted to
stuff Strepens. Its 40 moreys rose them over the kitchen table. With gold-dust sparkle Dust, silleu-treated, won't cool, svelte, as leanly symmetri- And all next winter in Lon- shake out. Tominga, longcal as a model girl.
don, while I sit, calling besīb». inden etseroles, I'll be able to look up and see the proof that once I had two tests that cost
immer sheath of white ain The dining room? Acres big, The earrings? Milky white with squashy broadloom ander Duris a
golden big as Kob-stoppers, fout and
stalactite I will admit the look is good. And real. Wow!
brising kow? In cely-crafty but humoganetus. So very Fashion is at your baby, how Jarangements from the ceiling. uniform. Outside of Russia
about the latest thing Fa Thirty windows, each 50ft I've never seen so many women eutlery? This is in palladium light, inang with chains, Golden looking to much alike. AND (plalliam's first cousin and just ehning, millions of them, each
LOVING IT.
atly) et with diamonds as thin as necklace, gently Not counting New York City deaned neros each window. Lax Or the stomach-settler I
£58
To set eight dinner places In) We had two drinks aplece, had to have in a drugstore on this would cost you a good, And a heavenly hunch. Baby the way home,“ round £15,000. Another thou- sand gets you a tiny, matching, inkling bell to summon your claves.
At one party I raw two and star sapphires. women, each wearing the same stained-glass print sheath. They fell on each other with whoops of joy.
"Where did you get yours?" ..."lau't it divine?" ".. " loue, it so, have it in black too,'l
The other loved It too. She had the same dress in black, white, and a printed wool fur winter.
About town... AMONG the things that have
my eye ...
PARIS
YOU'LL BE SEEING BALMAIN'S LONG LINE
* A
Yorkers
in being
delight
around Identical clothes.
There' chance that Londoners MÁJ meet in this "long line" sulta dark browo bezoly striped in black.
Our picture shows the ar1gionl by Pierre Balmivaln in Paris.
But Debenham and Freebody bas bought the madel te copy in London
PICTURE BY JOHN ADRIAAN
1776 HOMEMAKERS HAD TRIFLE AND CAPERS, TO0
And coming koản, though not yet in production, are matching ashtrays and salts' and poppers. Į „ke
Also-and this surely die TN 1776 important baking nousense to end all nonsense- such as yeast bread, there are diamond and sapphire pics, cakes, cooldes, beans Mladded napkin rings..
Who, who, who # these and jars of applesauce was people who can afford all the done in a brick oven.
on having Saturday was baking day
not insist
Shaggy dog furs, Well, per clean rapkins at cach meal? haps not dog, but shaggy, that's
By Veronica Papworth for the week.
•ACKEN
Pare
LADY ✪LUČK
your
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
AQUARIUS (January 21- reailantion of a very long
February 19): After an . felt denire.
„counter, with a well known
personality you will come VIRGO (August 22-Septem- away with an ardent desire ber 223: When being too also to become famouA.
critical of others, remember the proverb about people PISCES (February 20- who live in glass houses.
March 20): Although the past week has been one of frustration and disappoint- ment, try to forget your worries and enjoy the week- end.
ARIES (March 21-April,19): In order to enjoy your holi- day to the fuli, try to clear up al unipished business before you go.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Today would be a good lime to tidy up a number of odds and ends which have gradually accumulated.
GEMINI (May 21-Juno 21): An apparently insoluble problem facing, you could be a challenge for you to show what you can really do. CANCER (June 22-July 21); Although you' are polling for a fight with a certain person, think twice before you net. The result may 'mean humilation for you. LEO (July 22-August-21): .... In spite of an overwhelming urge, you may be compelled for a while to postpone the
14BRA (September 23-Octo- ber 22): A compięte change in your daily routine will be only to the good, and you should not feel too upset about the things you have to leave undone. SCORPIO (October 23. November 21): Do not bank too much on the realisation of a dream you have had, as it may only be prompted by wishful think- ing.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): You may be forced to tell a white lie to a group of friends, but since you are protecting an absent member you cannot do otherwise.
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): This ought to bon red-letter day for you, as you will receive recogni- tion for some excellent work you have done,
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JACOBY BRIDGE
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nine.
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THE TODAY'S QUESTION
Since spadės break three-wearer wants to go on you are ha has no further problemes black peppers, 1 tsp pretea about the small aọm. He trumpa horse-radiah, i (1-la.) stick his low diamond, geta bark 10 cinnamon, top, celery seed, hid hand with the queen of whole cloves, 4 top. muslard clubs and suns cut all hle Bood and 1 tbap. brown sugar, trumps and the seo and king Bring to boiling point; bolt of demonds. min. and strain.
Let's Eat E
IDA BAILEY ALLEN.
tin slices
Bread was baked first. When it was "drawn" (or removed by means of a long- handled shovel-like device), border with candied fruits or tomon alternating with capor the other foods in rotation sweetened berries
were put in according to the temperature which Was regulated by the rate the Loven cooled Beans were Inst and were baked over- night.
Heap with whipped
cream
'CRAB MEAT DINNER
Escalloped Crab Meat with Capers Cucumber Saladoties Mashed Potatoes Broccoll Trillo 1770 Hot or leed Coffee or Tea Milk or Buttermilkk
All Measurements Are Lavo!
It was quite a chore to heat the "brick oven, 50 during the week most home- makers used stewed fruit or soft custard desserts props medhan-thick white sauce.
Escalloped Crab Meat: Make
Add 1 Lap, Worcestershire,
Border with
and parsley sprigs. Serves 6.
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THE CHEF TAKES A CAPER FROM 1776
Copers were a dellency im ported by the rich in 1778. But did this stop the hot-so-epitby homemaker From pròparing) dishas calling for capers? No,
Indeed! Instood of using capers, aho pickled nasturtium ecede from her Bower garden. I plan to do likewise.
Pickica Nasturtium Seeds!,
pared at the open hearth top sait, a drops Tabasco and Dissolve c. ordinary salt in
fire.
Trifle 1770: Make and cool 3 c. this soft custard.
1種 tb.op sherry flavouring (optional).
Beat and sur 2 egg yolks and 1 b. fresh or canned crabs ment Arrange the rifle as follows: Into the sapee.
Jon glass bowl, put 2 lady- Transfer to an oiled low cas fingers out in squares. Sprend gerole. Cover with 35 c. ginted with 1 caft custard, then bread crusube mixed with 1 with a thin layer of current then melted butter or mar Jelly, Repeat suntil the pustard garlic. Bako 20 min. In a Takh diyotkunsts have damn muininjalyf hot oven, "375**
used."
109". F, or until light brown
1 qt. cold water, or coquch, tọ fluut an egg.' Add'l'qt' wrastięst scods. Let green nasturllum stand 24 hrs.
Drain Cover with pickling vinegar and bring to a boil.
Ightly pack the nasturtium seats in, small Jary, cover with the vinegar and gert.
Fickling Vinerarí- Combina 1 pt cider vinegar,-1 tap, whole.
Ho discard's pil, dummy's
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