COOL SWEETS FOR WARM DAYS.
Rhubarb and Orange Fruit- sitad,
INGREDIENTS- sweet oranges, lib, rhubarb, 3 sponge cakes, custard made with eggs or powder.
METHODS.-8plit sponge. 'cakes, and spread with raspherry jam,
HAVE THE BATS A SIXTH SENSE?
J
1
Just now at dusk we may see bats flying hither and thither round our houses and over our gardens. As we watch them it
casy to understand the old name by which
the bat was called, the "fittor mouse.
put together again, and placu in bottom of dishj pour over them halí Of course, the animal is not n teacupful milk and allow to stand¦ mouse at n}}, but it certainly fit. dae hour. Cuck rhubarb swooten-ters. The renton for its constantly ed, to taste, and cool. Poel, and changing flight is that it is chas- Blice oranges across, and lay over ing insects for food, spoongo cakes. Add rhubarb neatly, and cover all with the atard. Whipped cream can be piped on desirable.
Sea Foam Pudding. **INGREDIENTS.~~] packet lemon jelly crystals (or 4th. loose crystals), 1 lemon, I pint water, 1 small tin unsweetened condensed milk.
METHOD. Make one pint of jelly, add juice of lemon. When nearly set pour in the unsweetened milk and whip up lightly. Leave till cold. · Decorate with ratada or
macaroons.
Devonshire Gooseberry Pudding. Ling a well grensed mould "with squares of bread about an inch square. Fill inside the bread with picked gooseberries, add one cup sugar and cover with aquares of brend. Tie on a well-floured cloth and steam for two hours. This is especially delicious made with black or red currants in place of goose berries and can be served hot or cold with custard sauce.
AMERICA'S WRONG NAME.
Have you ever thought what a foolish name it is that America
There ara fourteen different kinds of bats in England. The commonest of all is the pipistrelle. which, like its relations, alceps through the winter, but is now very tive. This is the species of Eat that flies low down houses.
near .our
A large bat is the noctule, and this is seen in the evenings flying more swiftly and at a greater height. It has the queer habit, when it has caught a large innect, of bending its head towards its tail and using the latter as a kind of dish from which to ent
Bats are strange creatures, and it is not surprising that people think them somewhat uncanny, although, of course, they are very harmless indeed. They seem to have a sixth sense, for even when they have lost their sight they will fly quite swiftly in a room, Acress which threads aro stretched in all directions, without striking a thread,
SEASIDE RHYME.
THE JELLYFISH.
bears? On May 10, 1497, Amerigo The jellyfish is round and meek, Vespucci, an Italian adventurer, He has a shiny, quivering cheek, ailed from Cadiz on his firstAnd looks a trifle cold,
voyage to the New World.
He
If there was ever anything un- fair in history it was the naming of America after this food contrac tor, who was not even a szilor. never went on some of the voyages he professed to have made, and faked the dates and accounts of the others. It was Columbus who thought of the great idea of going to find land on the other side of the Atlantic.
Yet because of the false and fan- tastic stories Amerigo Vespucci told, men called the New World after his Christian name, America.
He never has a word to say
On where he's going, or which way,
But does what he is told.
When tossed by thoughtless waves
to high,
He utters neither moan nor cry,
Nor wrings a wobbly hand; But sits all tremulous with fears, While shiny, briny bubble tears-
Dissolve into the sand, Now-do not kick him if he be Upon the sand or in the sea;
Apart from other things, And reasons I might call to mind, It is not good, it is not kind, Besides, he sometimes stings.
Fruit
Salad
and
Fruit salad may be delicious. and it may be very good for you. But fruit salad with pure cream is doubly delicious and twice as good. Keep a supply of Nestle's Cream in the cupboard and use it whenever you have, fruit salad. Nestle's Cream is pure and rich, and always fresh.
NESTLES CREAM
should be very glad to send you a copy
"or writs. Lo Neolles
Bor 851, Hongkong.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1931.
WOMAN'S PAGE
BEAUTIFUL HANDS.
FIVE MINUTES' CARE A DAY.
Beauty in many cases is only a question of remembering to care for what you have and artfully, sug gesting what you haven't.
Let us consider the question of arms and hands. You can do quite a lot to improve their appearance.
Hands and arm packs are now used as regularly as face packs, and are easily made and applied at home. White of egg, lemon juice, milk, glycerine, magnesio, medi. cinal mud are some of the simple ingredients which will make the hands soft, white and supple again,
HEALTH IN THE HOME.
HEAT RASH.
to
Certain people are very liable come out in a rash in hot weather and this is particularly common in children, The rash causes intense itching-ab that it may keep the child awake a lot at night and, by making it scratch itself, start off infection of the skin..
various precautions may be taken,
To avoid this unpleasant disease
First see that the clothing is light thick underclothes merely aggra vate the situation. It is extra-- ordinary, how many people onc sces in this hot weather wearing underclothes which reasonable people, would consider too heavy even for the winter.
Secondly, drink plenty of water: and if you already have a rash a A home-manicure is a simple and drink of a teaspoonful of sodium pleasant business, especially as the bicarbonate in a tumbler of water shops are so full of tempting, infance or twice a day will be a expensive...aids to finger beauty benefit.
five minutes a day is all that i Grown-ups should cut down the required to keep the finger-nails amount of meat they eat in hot clean and bright.
The Daily Treatment,
a
weather and also avoid eating too much sweet and starchy foods
Plenty of fruit and green vege- If the nails are properly filed tables should be taken; except in price a week the daily treatment those occasional cases where is simple enough. Work from the patient is sensitive to some parti corner of the nail towards the cular fruit like strawberries and middle, and never rub the file up comes out in weals on eating them. and down the nail, but lightly and
But one must be careful that the in one direction' all the time. fruit is not over-ripe.
All you need do smooth the For the actual itching cooling ails with an emery board, wash lotions should be applied to the them well in warm soap and water, skin. Calamine lotion and evapo- pressing back the cuticles while the rating lotions are particulatly hands are wet to shape the rims soothing. If there is a tendency to ipto attractive. ovals, and apply a cxcessive perspiration a light, dust- little good liquid polish to make ing powder can be applied after them shine like jewels.
bathing."
Avoid constant work with an But the main things are:-Eat orange stick. This increases the leas, wear less and drink more. space between nail and finger, caus- ing the nails to get dirty quickly,
Hands and arms are invariably "arglected, even in these no-sleeve daya. There is no reason why they should not be creamed and powder- - just ofter and as carefully the face The arms should cer ainly have their share of anti-sun-
| burn and anti-freckle lotion.
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE'S
NOTEBOOK.
IN 19TH CENTURY
ENGLAND.
HOW WOMEN KEPT PACE
WITH FASHION,
To the present generation of women, accustomed to a multi plicity of fashion chroniclers and illustrations of dress, it will seem scarcely credible that 100 years ago there were very limited opportuni-
WASHING LACE LINGERIE.
GRAYS YELLOW
LANTERN SHOPS
Alexapdra
Building.
Lacs on lingerie requires very careful treatment when washed or it loses its original delicacy. Conra Ince should be washed in warm, soapy water to which has been added a little borax or liquid ammonia. Allow it to goals in the water for about ten minutes, then squeerca it up and down in the wntor with the hands. Rinse in'w similar
way, adding a little sugar to the water to give a crisp fresh- nesa to the lace." Never strain or rub laes or it will became shape- less and the thiends break. Diz:-}|| | coloured lace may be restored to its Peking Jewellery original colour by adding a good quantity of borax to the, washing water, and a little of both borax and blue to the rinsing water.
Just Received New Shipment
of
ties of gleaning information in Always wrap the lace in forel Jade and Crystal
print and pictorially on the on- thralling subject of clothes.
Of course, there were some ¿sources of inspiration, Every month
a journal called la Belle Assemblée made its appearance. It was pub- lished in London, and had for its sub-title Court and Pashimniable Magazine. But, apart from this, followers of the mode had to do- pend upon information from the dressmakers und hatters, who pro- vided snippets of materials, and in some instanyes sent round to cur- tomers, for their notice, dolls dress- ed to represent the newest styles
A Friendly Act, “.
One friend, too, would help an other with the latest decrces of The Tyrant Fashion" (na that mythical being was then mischie vously called) by pinning tiny bits of silk and trimming in their letters, with a little commentary: "This is a piece of my new after- noon gown, and a few details ofi how it was designed.
In La Belle dakemblée coloured plates illustrated the letter-press of the fashion writer whose pea-name was Eudocia," and actual ex- amples of the newest fabrics were fixed to the pages so cleverly and securely that even to-day they stay in their places. Those snippets must have been of the utmost in- terest to the woman of that time:
At the Court of Georgs IV. Dress cannot be said to have been very picturesque" when George IV, was on the throne: though it certainly must have been striking, for bright colours were very much à la mode. La Belle Asemblée tells of a full" dress of satin de Japan, Brightly gold trimmed with blond lace which shades the bosom" and worn with a gold crêpe beret profusely ornamented with long white curled ostrich fenthers, beneath which hanging low, wero
a number of corkscrew ringlets! Massive gold ornaments were, after the taste of the day, added to the
rapiendent whole.
Floral Shades Were Popular. We read of lavender-bloom, çar nation, purple, rose and various shades of green, being, modish and of an English edition of the fashionable French Chantilly blond lace called blond de Cambray.
Morning Caps for the Bride, .. A sight of the "nuptial part- phernalia of a young bride of high distinction reveals the fact that bewitching-looking "morning caps" were modish at that period. One of white lace-decked satin, with a sprig of lilne placed on the border next the face, and a mixtura of flowers and loops of ribbon to ornament the caul" must have been uncommonly pretty......
Headgear, as a whole, was por- tentous, if judged by present day standards. Precariously perched on a most elaborately curled coil, fure, hate had big brims turned boldly backwards and a positive medley of plumage and flowers as trimmings in addition, to a long lace veil turned over the brim.
Redingotes were worn, and both day and evening frocks ware of modich ankle-length, showing in some cases Just a peep of frothy whito underwear of the pantaloon and petticoat description,
·To Overdress Was Fashionable. It was fashionable, evidently, to overdress Such a wealth of fur is depicted heraming the cout, such cascades of net, such, ohtrusive frills and extravagant furbelows. Yet the volume that features" these fashion displays also lovely reproductions of the beauties of the day, and we see that sweet simplicity queened it in art, both ns regarded the dressing of the hair and the person.
When washing new curtains soak A young lady of the period, in them over night in cold water" in
her, high-waisted softly girdled which a good packet of salt has gown, her unadorned dark hair Massage and Exercise. been added. This will be found a curled carcissaly (no corkscrews great advantage, as it takes out here) is a charming example of the Massage and exercise do as much most of the lime and dressing in manner in which fashion has always towards beautifying hands and them. This applies to new cotton been bent to the will of the artist arms as the other parts of the body, materinks also.
in limning his sitters, when Madamo la Mode has proved, vulgar,
had results are more quickly ap paront.
*
If when putting ́ ́oilcloth
on
Skin food should to rubbed well shelves or anywhere you use small into the Laude and arms every drawing pics instead of tacks you night, the movement extending will find it much easier, and, they from finger-tip-to-shoulder with will not split the wood.
special attention given to the elbow.
A fow Fibbling premetits of the
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DO YOU KNOW?
Mustard will not discolour or
arms, made while you are dressing Before putting up now curtains harden if milk is used in mixing
in the morning, dropping and sew a length of broad tape scross it instead of water.
raising of the wrists, bending and the top; this strengthens the part
straightening of the elbows going for curtain pins.
Arough the movements
motorisp a fond signals is an excel. In
end exercise will keep the hands
and areas wpplo and shapely:-
H
making a suet dumpling if it
and carpets rub well with half'
of Gold it will be much lighter.
of a clean” rig
is mixed with hot water instead lemon, then finish off with ammo
until almost dry, before ironing with a fairly hot iron.
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