A new Baby is coming
MARTHA BLOUNT chooses her 1936 layette
FOR my baby I have chosen a fine light- weight silk and wool material for the first garments. Some of them are illus-. trated here.
First will come a hip-length silk and wool vest. Napkin with dostructible pad will be pinned on -each hip to the tapes of the vest.
Then the simple sleeveless petticoat illustrated. And the 20-Inch gown. Petticoat and gown fas- ten with ribbons down the back and can be put on together.
Over the gown will be worn a knitted matinee jacket, bootees to match, and fingerless gloves of similar design for cool days.
You will notice the gown is simply
- smocked. This has two purposes.
grows, the top grows with him, because smocking is elastic. It is also attractive, and can be tho means of introducing colours into the layette.
For the first
-six Months
FOUR sets of gowns, petticoats, vests and Jackets will be ample, and they should last for a good six months with the exception of the vest, which may have to be made thicker or bigger according to the scanon and baby's growth.
As baby
First garments should be light-weight, simple and all-white.
Nightshirt
in the Summer One interesting garment I have If you want something partien- larly lovely for special wear, the not mentioned is the little night- little smocked gown carried out in shirt I am having for baby. This white washing satin is the most is to take the place of a night- becoming garment for baby,
dress for the summer months, Baby will wear a short vest and Keep to all-white materials for napkin, and then the hip-length the first three months. The gar nightshirt and very
open knit ments shown here aro made in socks to the knee.. Nursery Vinylka.
ΡΟ ΕΜ
Shall I compare thes to
summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more
tomperato:
Rough winds do nhoke the đôr-
liny buds of May,
.
“And summer'a lengo hath all too
Short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of
Heaven skincs,
And often is his gold com
plezion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair some-
time declines,
By chance, or nature's changing
course, untrimm'd;
But the eternal summier akall
not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair
thou awost;
Nor ahul Death brag than samler at in his shade, When in eternal lines to timo
thon prowest;
So long to men can broathe, or
eyes can see,·L
So long lives this, and this
vivox life to theo,, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Menu Suggestion
For your
Dinner To-night
Herring Roce on Toast. Veal Scallops with Pineapple -Frittors, Buttered Beetroots,
Potato Chips... Choose Pudding.
SAUTE the roen lightly in butter. and curl on rounds of hot but tered toast. Garnish with parsley.
Simmer the veal scallops in a Ittle water until tender, drain and
In this way I shall avoid a layer of wet clothes' round the legs dur- ing the night and it will be easier. and simpler to change the nap kins without disturbing the child. There will also be a considerable saving in washing.
Napkins are a large item in a baby's outfit. It is a good idea to have the usual knitweave towel- ling napkin, plus a destructible pad folded inside. This will save a large amount of washing, and
Nan Taylor and Petar Ferguson, that werk's winners.
Hello Kiddies;
Hero's another week flown by and another competition de elded. Every week more and more of you are entering these competitions: this week, for instance, there were well over 150 entries didn't think there were that many bright children in Hongkong!
"Finding the Tg" competition proved a really popular one. Quite a few of the entrants succeeded in pick- ing dat over 50 words beginning with the letter T, and after carefully going over theas entries, I have deck. ed to give the prizes this week to
Isobel Morrison (aged 12), 7 Egat Block, Queen's Road (Senior), and
Jill Stokes (aged 9), 199c Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, (Junior). So you see, girls are again the win- ners. So far, only two boys have succeeded in besting the girls in the competitions run on this page..
you would only need three dozen altogether,
Stay smart
all the Time WHETHER You are still work- ing in a job or living quietly
WI
at home, your personal appearanc
few
Eight in your lucky number and your flower is the wild pahay, while you are having a baby will be of vital Importance to you.
Until the fourth month modern, energetic women will find any need for differently filting clothes. After that it is wise to have one warm und ong cooler frock that will be attractive and smart right through the remain- ing period.
Choose dark colours and dull surfaced materials; navy blue and dark green are more slimming than black. A small broken pattern for a dress with a three-quarter full coat of plain material to tone makes outline less conspicuous than a two. pface of the same material.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH BATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1996,
When The Mercury Starts
To Soar
THIRST-QUENCHERS
WE are constantly bold, that wo do not drink nearly enough, liquid of the aqua. pura type, of course! Why not then, this summer,' establish the habit of drinking lots and lots of cool and refreshing Haulds? Pure fruit drinks to start the days are best; the more versatile beverages can be introduced Inter.
Have you ever thought of using the Juice of tinned fruit for a drink? Holl it with a littlo sugar for a while. Add any other flavouring you like, and serve with plain or aerated water.
Fresh fruit juice can be used in the sante way. frult is seedy, strain well, cool the liquid, and chill well before serving.
AFTLEADE
Four apples, 2 cups bolling water, 1 tablespoon sugar, rind of
lemon.
Wash the apples. Do not peel. Cut into thin slices. Put into basin with sugar and rind. Pour over the boil ing water. Sur sugar in dia solved. Allow to cool, then strain. Add more sugar if necessary. Chill. Serve in email glasses,
+
GINGERADE
Four tablespoons lemon juice, 1 cup water, teaspoon ground ginger, 2 tablespoons sugar.
into a saucepan. Boil till n ayun. Put the water, ginger and sugar Stir in the lemon juice and leavo till cold. Strain. Serve with feed plain or aerated water.
.
ORANGE PIZZ
Four oranges, 1⁄2 cup ginger- ale, 2 teaspoons sugar.
Squeeze the oranges, and sweeten with sugar. Divide into 2 glasses, and add half the ginger ale to each. Serve with chipped ice. LIMEADE
Juice two limes, soda water, broken ice, sugar to taste.
Place the broken ico in a glass. Pour over the lime juice and sugar.
at
once.
10 BEER
line with neat trimming to just
Generally speaking, a high neck-Fill with water or soda water. Serve below the waist is much younger. and smarter than a low Awathed neckline. Get your, dressmaker to adapt u fashionable outline to your needs.
Name Chart Comfortable
SHEILA
Symbol:
A monbeam shining on
a streping chilä THIS name signifies sensibility of mind, love of poetry and music: Your lucky day is Saturday, and the hours of 11 .m. und 6 p.m. are the best. The 17th day of the month will bring you happiness.
The colours that are mo in har- mony with your nume are misty blues and soft shades of purple, and your gem is the amethyst.
and Practical Yo
FOUR underclothes will be the same unless you wish to wear a special corset.
It is possible to get a light maternity belt which does leave you comfortable and does not pull down at all.
The ideal belt is one which is tight round the lower lips and comfortably loose above that up to the waist. Suspenders should be on the side and not the front Lof-the-icg-for-the time being.
Girls' and Boys' Corner
The VOICE IN THE FOG
"Do come on, Dick, we'll be late for tiflin." Pam Tennant tugged at her brother's sleeve. but Dick was far too interested in the postage stamps in the shop window.
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collection of stains. I wonder how. 4I say. Pam, what a rippine much they want for that old Canadian Washington on it, one with the portrint of George while I pop in."
Wait a minute
was
Dick dashed into the shop, and it fully five minutes before he reappeared, and rejoined his cousin."
"Jingo" he exclaimed, looking about him. "There's a fog rolling up. We'd better hurry."
The winter dog was getting thicker and thicker, and soon it was imposs bla to see across the road, and people loomed out of the for and disapeared again like, apparations, and befora Pam and, lek long nobody seemed to be about but
In the end Dick haul to face the
The following lels and born are highly commended for their entries, which Just missed wlaring the prizen: Sybil Roure, Kenneth Sully, Bernard Pemery, Roseline Mok, fact, Mose, R. A. K. far. T. Drawn (Seniors) and Ronald Cameron, Lealta Glies. Nan Taylor. Ellen Andrew and R. 8. Dex-(Juniora),
Alongside this letter you will see a Now for next week's competition. stirring short story which many of you may already have read. If so, I want you to go over the story again very carefully, in it Bre several error errors in spelling, in punctua blon, in grammar and in statements of.
"Pam, we're loat. Perhaps if we bearings," he added. go back a bit we might find our..
stepa, and
"They retrased. their passing a pair of iron gates on which there was a name-plate, Dick stopped to road it. Ho startet in surprise. coat in egg and breadcrumbs mixed facts. Find as many of these mis" He broke off, and listened
"The Grangel Then we're not so far with herbs and reasonings. Fry takes as you can, explain in as few lightly in buttor. Mako the fritters words as possible what they are, and asked."
Did you hear anything, he in the ordinary way and arrange send in your entry before pan on round the dish,
Woitnesday next to Uncle Eddie, Caro
"I thought it sounded like a cry of the Hongkong Telegraph. Keep
for help,' For the pudding, grease a fireproof each mistake separate and number
replied Sam, drawing dish, make layers of 4 pint each of them one, two, three, four and so on. grated cheese and
breadcrumbs, Thero will be two prizes, one for
HELP! HELP! senson with wait, popper and a little children ten and over and the other ronched them again, it came from mustard, and pour over 2 beaten for children under ten years of age.
They Hatened, and the falat, cry vaks mixed with a pint of milk.. Put
·Choerio, Bmal lumps of butter on fop and
somewhere within the, Grange. They. UNCLE EDDIE lookout, one another in dismay. bako for about half an hour,
..
nearer,
The Grainge had a sinster reputation. No one new much about the house except that a cross-grained old man lived there by himself. The cry was repeated. It was very, very faint.
"Had we better fetch someone," faltered Pam.
216. sugor, 2oz. bruised ginger, 22 gallons water,.2oz, hops, plut yeast.
Boil the hops and ginger in the water for about 20 minutes, stirring. occasionally and add the sugar and stir dissolved. Strain into à large vessel and when lukewarm add the yeast. Cover with a thick cloth and let it stand 24 hours. It is ready to bottle next day. Bottle and cork well. Keep in a cool place. It is ready for use in a few days' time.
CIDER CUP
One pint cider, lemon, 1 large wineglass sherry, 6 drops pineapple essence, pinch grated nutmeg, 1 tablespoon
sugar, 1 bottle soda water.
Mix together cider, soda water and sherry. Stir in sugar, nutmeg; lemon rind, Stand on the fee until essence, lemon juice and a strip of required.
and anxiously listened for the answering shout.
"It doesn't sound like voice," said Pam, nervously.
a human
"Oh, don't be silly," retorted Mick, "Twitch the light on by the door," came the eerie volce again. "I'm locked in under the stairs. The key's in the door."
So that was all that had happened, Dick sighed with relief and, striking a match, it the gas Jet. The light revented a wide hall and a massive staircase. Dick stepped forward and opened the doar to the cubby-hole, underneath, and a frale old man came out, carrying in his hand large meggaphone.
LOCKED IN
“Hulio, young people. Thanke very much for letting me out. Might have been locked in their for days. Lucky that old megaphone was In this room among the rubish, or you certainly would not have heard me. As it is, I've nearly deafened myself: Wind caught the door self-locking, you know," the old man rambled on In explanation, but Dick's eyes was not for him. His gaze was fastened on 'two large books, laying open on the dining room table,
"What a wonderful collexion of stampe, sir.":
"No, I'll go out. You stay here" happe keen on stamps, too?"
The old man's eyes gloomed But Pam wouldn't agree to that, and so the two children walked timidly up the unkempt drive, which was beautifully laid out with cobble stones and caged with roses in full bloon.......?
way" said Pam. "If Dick hadn't That's what made us lose our waisted time looking at stamps we have been home before the for
came,"
"/
that
But everything was dark in the "And I might have been fucked in. that?" she asked fearfully, as He walked to the door and looked garden itself and all of a sudden I'am clutched at Dick's arm. "What was Well, I'm very grateful to
collar till doonteday, ch. shrill, high-pitched whistel sounded out. "H'm. You can't go home. I'il you,"
from one of the trees. scornfully. "Coine on"
"That's only an owl," he replied that you're safe. Then we'll have telephone and let your father know tes.".
Pam trotted after him obadently. "But-" said Dick,
Holp!" There was no mistaking "Not another world now," the old the cry this time, for it was prcom: • man admonished, Dick kept silent panied by a vidlent hammering. It untill the old man had explained to sent a cold chill down Dick's spine, the childrens, father what had and he had to sum up all his courago happened. gingerley made his way in. Every ly only the first of many tons with to try the massive front door.
The door was unlocked, and Dick, unexpected adventure, and Incident It was an unexpected end to an thing were in complete darkness, the frall old man who was no longer
"Whwe'ra, coming!" he called, mysterious, no longer crasty!
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