MAKE
THEM for HIM
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1937.
Have you seen
the New GIANT MACLEANS?
MACLEANS
OTH PASTE ROXIDE
By Susan Gay
S
INCE this weekly
I've and de-
feature started suggested
scribed all sorts of patterns
that will make a
woman
look smart and attractive; quite a few that are service
able and pretty for
children; and,
once,
the
layette for the new baby..
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It seems to me, therefore, that it's time I gave a thought to the men-especially as winter is here, and we're racking our brains for bright ideas for warmies for male friends.
So I have looked out three patterns, any one of which, made up, would be an excellent gift. And they are all quite casy to make.
If your husband or boy friend does the arms where
a lot of travelling then make it in a often to split. Paisley-patterned foulard or a dark
the jackets scem 50 ordinary English style, with
almost waist-length opening. Or If you want it to be an extra you can make it in the American spotted shantung, so that it will pack nice present, make this pattern up coat shape, that is, opening all the in washing silk. It gives a lovely way down. And you have a choice of two types of collar, one with up small and travel well.
NEAT design was used for the feeling of luxury and yet it wears points and the other with rounded ends, as shown in the small sketch." pyjama suit shown in the centre and launders marvellously.
for collars have a much harder life
AKE the dressing-gown for example, shown on the third of Angrave's of the illustration. This is a paril- #TWIE shirt shown here. is a good suggest you make two of each, raglan-shaped choulders that lapt themselves so accommodatingly to a for the front can be buttoned right ant thing about a shirt is the neck than the rest of the shirt.
Invisible Men. A good comfortable style. Easy to slip into with its curly good style for winter wear,
man's figure, even if he's the very square-shouldered type.
up to the throat on cold nights.
that
atlow
The sleeves are set plainly into Make it in some warin but light-weight malefiai, a checked cashmere, for instance, one of the new wide-striped woollens or a very soft tweed: fairly loose armholes Or you can find some interesting brocades in the soft furnishing department plenty of freedom of movement, lessening the strain at the back of that would be admirable for this pattern.
BREAKFAST IN BED
OR ALL that early-rising and salt pots shaped like liny fruits help to improve appetite and out-- Spartans may say to the ar vegetables. Some sets look like looks. contrary, breakfast in bed polka dot muslin in white and dark
benediction, A
refuge from
un-
10 take
Tray cloths are no longer needed blue, and the Rockingham pattern, with these attractive trays, but finger
can be rejuvenation, a pleas:mt realities and a mild healy, with its multi-coloured peacock and napkins and tea and egg cosies are fresh green design would make an made to match. Here, again, it is imposing service with silver for an those with green applique or en Often there is no argument cure. when doctor's orders are
broideries which help us to meet the breakfast in bed at least once a for- important guest.
Soft green is a favourite colour for morning with happiness. night.
Hard-working women who can the early morning. On a tray as once a week recline for an hour over green as a inwn, the plates and cups morning coffee and rolis or rasher look merry with their graduated and toast ought to raise this Indul hoops of green.
gence to the level of n serious ritual,
Begin with a iney wool or frilly satin negligee, a hot-water bottle and then one of those six-way cushions As their name to prop a inzy back. implies the cushions--which are made in fifty different colours-are shaped like a rounded wedge to fl into the small of the back and to support the shoulders.
Alternatively, get a white quilted satia cushion or a modern lee satin ono which has the frosted surface and bluish colour of ten, but is very caressing for a languid head,
Breakfast trays can be, and should be, bilthely informal, gay and fresh. Its preparation must allow for a serve-yourself meal in homes where breakfast in bed is not conducted by a maid or buller. (Better without elther, a doctor would advise.)
Flowers, if any, can be arranged in a squat Venetian glass vase, or pattery pot mnde so low as to be sectire against tipping.
The tray should belong to the breakfast set and be in colours to woo. the "breakfast" mood, The 'finnicky WOMAN can match them to the
colours of her bed-linen, elderdown, or walls
After a sleepless night, ceroni and
cream would look most inviting on
Breakfast in bed for those people who would like to get up but are not able-also for those who are able but
do not ke is best served on an
tollored style. The most import
fifling. Make sure you measure. the right size and then you will find the product will be a great
You can make this pattern in the tray..
finished
AUCCOSS,
Cockaiful.
tray painted in a dusty gold creain The centres of modern trays are adjustable standing bed-table which
spraying has a combined book-rest, Ils spread-
with gold points. The bone china made hool rosiating by designed for it is of cream with brond three-ply wood with Bquid colisione, ing chromium toes roll noiselessly bands of apple green and fine gold and in the case of one most attrne under the bed and the table can be scrolls. The shape of the teapot, the tive type finished with glass-like adjusted to a perfect position for clever hot-water plate for poached sheen the centre resists heat, fire and self-service, Bod tables made of eggs, the dainty cereal dish are in spirit. All are mounted with wood-find painted in bright colours themselves alds to good humour,
chromium-plated frames and liontics: or finished in walnut cost very little, To this set could be added a butter. On a sycamore tray, breakfast and are indispebble for the perfect
case and art femenin dish, and knife of glass and pepper pottery in dark blue or green would horizontal position.
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You will probably also have enough material left to make a second pair of cults, ready to stitch on when the original ones begin to
Useful Chutneys
Good Cooking
By Ambrose Heath
THESE chutneys are particularly useful because they can be quite easily made and the ingredients are easy to get..
Chutneys often make all the difference to cold meats in winter time, whether they are home-made or some of the excellent proprietary kinda.
Banana Chutney
PEEL and slice with a slain-
Green Tomato Chutney
CHOP up finely five pounds
less steel knife t dozen
of green tomatoes, sprinkle bananas. Chop finely a pound of them over with salt, cover them and cooking apples, half a pound of let them stand all night. onions, and six ounces of seedless
In the morning drain off the quid, raisins. Put these with the bananas into an enamelled saucepan with and put the tomato, into- a stewpan half a pint of white wine vinegar, with two pounds of apples and s pound of granulated sugar, pound of onions cut up, a pound of a dessertspoonful of curry powder, brown sugar, a quart of vinegar, half salt, cayenne pepper and half a ten-pound of treacle, and some cloves, spoonful each of ground ginger and allspice and pepper-corns tied up in
muslin bag. powdered cinnamon.
Simmer slowly for two to three
half a
Boil all together until the tomatoes
hours, being careful to stir to pre-. are tender (about an hour), take out vent burning. Cool and put into pots the bag of spices, pot and cover when like Jam...
colti.
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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. THE SOCIETY ASKS FOR
$25,000
In 1937 to continue its work for sick and destitute children.
Hon, Treasurers:
Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.
c/o Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.,
P. & O. Building.
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o Banque de l'Indo Chine,
Hongkong.
November 16, 1036.
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