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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
One outfit
FRIDAY,
Two versions
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Half the art of dressing for every woman, whether she has much or little to spend, is to be mean about quantity and as extra- vagant as possible over quality. In other words, one really good outfit will much more than double the "output" achieved by a couple of cheap suits. Hence this winter wardrobe from one three-piece: it will save endless time and trouble by forming two distinct outfits with a mere change of accessories.
In the first sketch, the suit by it- self: neat, well-finished, beautifully cut, in a lightweight soft woollen, with the new long-length jacket and pleated skirt: The small tip-forward felt hat with felt bows and underneath a candy- striped chiffon blouse make the outfit elegant enough for any formal occasion.
On the other hand, the same suit, WOPH with its accompanying check tweed swagger coat and a yellow felt. hat becomes the complete country, working, or travelling outfit.
A word about the luscious cross fox clutched by the girl in the town outfit: I chose this specially because, if you will re- member, cross fox is not only fashionable this year, but specially good value. This particular one is a magnificent double skin, in yellowy gold colour, with the dark cross on it beautifully marked. Remember that a natural red fox tie is also O.K, this year. and a better buy than a poor silver fox.
DECEMBER 9, 1938.
CONCERNING
the bath
'A--h, that's botter!' you'll say when you're put a few drops of Scrubb's in the bath water. Scrubb's is a luxury that costs so little-it softens and purifies the water, refreshes your body, removes all traces of perspiration (and incl-
prickly dentally relieves
best (00). Sonk In
blin with
Scrubb'st
It's always safe to use
SCRUBB'S
SCRUBBS
AMMONIA
TRY IT IN YOURİ BATH
LONDON.
Look for the Signature
A coquettish young lady
named Anne,
A Glamour Gown in the New Motif
This gotun carries on in the new trend for high necklines with dering decolletage in a very clever manner. The bodice of the crepe dress is low- cut buit continues up to high neck with a wisp of revealing net. The decol- letage is trimmed with buple-beads in flower pattern. A streel-length glamour dress for cocktalis and restaurant dining, says Charles Armour,
its designer.
Jams And Jellies Oatcake Porridge
well worth the ranking:
Parents-Don't Fuss!
reinem- The boy is right; it was just an fight of misfortune.
PARENTS light to re day accident. No child tears his clothed are naturally rune. A school they
that childhood is the time for purpose. It's ridiculous for there football match with fortitude, but to be impatient words. It's much what a puzzle it must be to a boy laughter and happiness. We better to laugh it off with an "it who is "grinning and bearing" must try to be light-hearted can't-be-helped" altitude.
defeat to come home to a mother who with our children.
walls about the mud on his shorts.
Some of us are terrible offenders when small accidents occur; we let
most
trivial
tragedy stalk for the
I don't awean eut knees and bumped foreheads. We
are enough to exclaim then, “Up get: why, that's nothing.
Acid Test
Spills Tea
in
your
home
cheery
Happy Spirit WHAT happens W when
Mary. enthusiastically IOW different he would feel if she wise describing a hockey match, sweeps just laughed at his horrible
you over her cup of tea? A nasty mess. appearance and Have
of course, but angry words or pained “better luck next week" to his Im- reproaches won't help a bit. Do try portant news. la dismiss the accident lightly.
When our children grow up and QUT what do we do when David Let your enthusiastle daughter sit put in the world they can have no
tears his best trousers? That's before a stain for the rest of the protection greater than
Father is faced with week. She'll dislike that stiff brown py, joyous spirit; a courage that extra experise, Mother with un patch as much as you do, and will takes life as it comes, and makes the
hest
of everything. They won' wanted needlework; and poor David. Temember to be more earcful in whine if asked to do a little extro confronted by his indignant parents, fature, but she won't have the secret worit, nor sulk when they are re-
eiterates patiently: "I didn't do it thought. "Mummy docs make a on purpose, really. How was I to fuss."
BUT
the acid test.
know the nail was there?
see it."
Winter
that of a
proved for making mistakes. Life will be just grand-its "ups" thor-
make treated with philosophical grins.
I couldn't It is such a help to children if they oughly enjoyed, and its "downs"
are encouraged at home to
Vegetables
TOW that summer is over we have
Now
a very welcome addition to the
IF
Fresh Ways With Flowers
you are anything of an experi- on the hearth, and the whole aspect mentalist in flower decoration, of the room will be lightened.
you will have learnt long ago that
list of available vegetables-celery, it is skill in arranging flowers which
so delicious eaten raw with cheese,
bul excellent also braised and served (uchieves the perfect vase.
hot. Try cooking en ensserole with bacon. It is very easy to pre-
pare.
Celery en Casserole
Carrot tops are used a great deal
in professional flower decoration. Why not try them with cut flowers Beautiful and uncommon effects in the house? The soft, delicate can be had with quite simple mate- little leaves make-an ideal filling for [rial if you are clever al arranging flowers which have not much folinge Or an interesting Wash two or three heads of celery flowers and use suitable containers. of their own. thoroughly, then cat lato three-inch As a rule, simple vessels which do wicker basket with a suitable pot to lengths. Melt 2 oz butter in a casse- not detract in any way from the nld water, and arrange in it some role, and toss the celery in it for a colour and form of the flowers are carrot tops. Then hang the basket few minutes. Add pepper and salt, best.
up from some convenient hook, and
In search of original effects, have
It will look cool and summery,
Do you ever All your vases with change from
and sufficient stock (or milk and water) to barely cover contents.
flave three rashers of bacon, cut these in two, roll up, put on a skewer, you ever cast your eye over the kit- and grill very lightly. Place the then garden for decorative material? mixed foliage as a rolls on top of the celery, put on lid, For instance, rhubarb flowers have flowers? A charming decoration can and simmer gently 1% hour great possibilities, Surprising as it be made with large begonia leaves, tender,
may sound, this humble member of maidenhair fern, and a few shor One vegetable which is not, per the kitchen garden, with its great stems of pampas gross. For this haps. popular In this country as it should be is the leek. We use it in rest of creamy white flowers, can arrangement choose gloss vase house quite with a narrow base and widened lip, frequently, but have you ever show itself off in the served it as a savoury supper dish? artistically. Try this. Leeks With Poached EpgR
An off-white or lettuce green pot- tery vase is the best container for the Trim off the roots of six good-sized big plumes, and for those enchanting baby tufts choose a silver sugar bowl
A Delicate Touch
0
Boy's love is a foliage which needs no flowers with it. It is a fascinat-
leeks, also the outer leaves and green which will make a glorious foll for green, very soft and delicate, and ends, and wash thoroughly, splitting them if necessary to remove all grit. the lace-like dowers.
It looks well banked in a paler green vase with the shorter picces in front is traded smoothly to the taller ones
unt the back.
Tie in a bundle. Put into bolling Ordinary potato blossom, too, water, to which a dessertspoon of lovely. Arrange it carefully la vinegar and a teaspoon of salt has glass goblet with one or two leaves been added. Cook
And from field and hedgerow can gently till tender for company, and let them trail over -30 to 40 minutes,
the rim of the glass. The decorative be had a grand amount of floral de- Have ready some cheese sauce, and effect will be most satisfactory,
coration. Even humble tile people two long pieces of hot toust. Drain
jike dundellons can look quite arrest- the leeks thoroughly, then put three
Another kitchen garden recrult for ing if placed in a pewter dial just on to cach piece of toast, arranged the flower vase is the runner bean. deep enough for the necessary water. prolific It can Add a few of the pleasant leaves and down the centre of a hot dish. Keep And as this plant is hot, while you pouch the eggs quick-be gathered without a pang. For a some "clocks," which will give a
Pour the cheese sauce over the table decoration, place the scatiet nice natural effect.
runner bean flowers in a white bowl,
THE following preserves will prove poul, some mille or water (or as the egge round, and serve and let the sprays, with their green While stinging nettles in a jade
Dmixture of the two), mut add at once. aufielent crumbled ontcakes to give the usual porridge consistency.
Parsley Jelly
Ingredients:Parsley and sugar. Wash the paraley very well, put into
a jelly pan, cover with cold water, i
of lecks can
A delicious pures
look most lendrils, trall on to a plece of mirror green pottery bowl can be
glass. It would be hard to find a effective. And do not neglect foutli- made by boiling some young lecks ng more delightful centre plece. directed above, draining them
ery grasses from the wayside. They well,
re pretty alternative to leaves and Sth well, and serve as ordinary and then chopping them up fairly Cabbages and Carrots in the Schene tert porridge.
coarsely, Put back into the mugs- pan with a small plece of butter, Equally effective material la found If you are near water, and have and boil gently for about thirty min- || This is a useful cereal for winter seasoning to tuste,
sprinkle in the brilliant yellow flowers of the the luck to capture and
ค water lily, utes. Strain twice through the Jelly- į freakfasts when time is short, and breadcrumbs over the top. Reheat, common cabbage, when running to pince It, with bag, add one pound of sugar to each se people prefer it to conventional and serve with le croutes of fried seed. These shed brightness and shallow stemmed fruit dish. The re- bud, floating in t pint of juice, and boil quickly for
bread.
Kately wherever they are placed, sult will be exquisite.) about twenty minutes.
Try a big shallow bowlful standing
Madge Willey
W. B.
Trobel
Said, "Do this to catch
any man-
Don't powder your nose But wear KAYSER hose. What
your face can't do --KAYSER can!"
KAYSER
HOSIERY UNDERWEAR
CHILDREN'S
YAJ
FANCY DRESS PARTY
in aid of
Chinese Refugee Children'
at the
FLEET
·December 22
CHINA
Y. M. C. A. December 29
Moutrics, Hongkong,
CLUB
3 to 6 p.m.
KOWLOON
3 to 6 p.m.
Admission $1.50.
Tickets at
Dairy Farm Company, Kowloon. (Or at the Door),
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