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a watch or clock has to be kept near an invalid, cover it with n glass tumbler, for it can then be seen without the icking being licard by the patient.
After cleaning suede shoes with a rubber brush, rub thent over with n piece of velvet, for R will greatly enhance their appearance,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 8, 1939.
These months there is a great
Should the crown of a hat become tienl of entertaining, dining out to stretched as to make the fiting loo easy, substituto a mirip of velvet) for the usual silk lining, for the hat jean then be worn without discom-
fori, even in a strong wlad,
Paint spots that have been split on woodwork can canlly be removed by Jubbing them gently with a cloth dipped in warm vinegar.
and family parties. So before you are overwhelmed by pre- parations, my advice is-give your new dress careful con- sideration, especially if your measures are above the average.
It's not just a question of choosing a style with lines going down If you are plump, and never wearing all-round stripes. More important is the fact that your
Scorch marks on chair legs are best treated by tuking two pads of cotton- wool and soaking one in sweet oit find the other in methylated spirits, Rub with a circular motion, first with the spirit and then immediately with the off, repeating the operation
util the heat marks have dis-dress uppenred.
Itul new picture cord with beet wax before fixing, it to the picture and it will render the cord rot and damp proof, so avokling any risk of it breaking.
Use blotting paper for Hining the shelves of a medicine chest, for any drops that yun down the bottles wi| be obrorbed, so leaving the shelves quite vienn,
G. G. T.
must be becoming.
the inches off your figure much Softening lines will help to melt
more effectively; then, too, choice of material plays a large part.
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Soft ring velvet or a satin back marocain are my choice of fabrics for No. 1219. That
Australian Cheese angled seam in the skirt from
Scones
THESE SPones are very tasty:-
Sleve 2 cups of flour with 2 tea- Capoonfuls of baking powder and a pinch of nlt. Rub in a small piece of butter and add 1⁄2 cupful of grated Lehere.
Then stir in 1 cupful of buttermilk to make a fairly soft dough Mix quickly and cut out the scones.
the waist will slim the hips, and the one-sided rever dresses up the bodice without giving a broadening line.
For a more dressy style you cannot do better than choose the lace and georgette dress
sleeveless coat, on with
the
Place them in a greated sheet and right; No. 1220. bake in a hot oven.
B. M.
Why Not Keep A Homework Chart?
is a good iden to measure your children's progres at school by keeping a special chart on which to record the amount of homework that they do each evening, the number of marks that they gain in various exer- thes and examinations, and other useful data which will prove both or interest and value in many different
ways.
The chart should be quite easily
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Note the panels of lace on the skirt, which are also re- peated in the bodice, where
pointed V, so that there is no they are gently eased into the
feeling of plainness or strain.
Sleeves are of lace and the sleeveless coatee of georgette cut to well below the hips en- hances the slenderising line.
I can see this party dress
Inade. On a sheet of stout cardboard.looking most attractive in royal print a list of your child's school blue, dahlla, and the new valley subjcets, and opposite each draw a
long, horizontal culum. AL the green.
right-hand side of the chart leave a vertical column for additional re- marks.
. Remember each evening to write up the amount and type of home- work that your child has done. For example, you may write up "History. pages 41 to 44" or "Reading, pages 71 to 75. In this way you will have a complete record of each term's work, and this will be especially use- ful when examination time appro- ches und révision becomes acces- sary.
will
You should, of course, let thej children know of the chart. The knowledge that their scholastic pro Fress is being put on record make them much more eager to do well at school. It will also show them that others in addition to their leachers
Interested
their work.
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Onion Souffle
DOIL slʊ medium-sized onions
with ♫ carrot, Drain the Onions well, and pass them through a steve..
Put the parce into
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MARY
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MERINGUE PIE
part and stir in an ounce each of PUT a layer of meringues, broken
butter and flour, Season to taste and simmer for quarter of an hour, stirring well.
Then stir in the yolks of two cpps, one at a time, taking care that the mixture does not boil, When it has cooled a little mir in lightly the stifly whipped whites of three cogs.
Turn into buttered souf! dish and bake for half an hour.
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up roughly, in the bottom of a crystal dish and cout them with a
1219
1220
Two preity frocks.
The lace and georgette frock with sleeveless coatee 13 in turquoise blue, Left, the single draped rever and angled seam in the graceful skirt are slimming fashion paints.
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Then add another layer of merin- There are women who have gues and so on till the dish is full, sense of smell themselves and pour For the woman who has keen ending with a layer of
on perfume indiscriminately, or those senses and good taste, as well as good whipped
who mix their scents wildly-violet manners, pertume can be an afd to cream and chocolate. Sprinkle the faicum, lavender soap and a dash of haro But only when it is good top thickly with
chopped, roasted eau-de-Cologne behind almonds.
cars, perfume, made by a good firm, and The Then they go into warm dining- not too old. She chooses it carefully rooms where food is supposed to have first of all, and keeps it in a cool
flavour
and wine a bouquet, and place with the bottle firmly corked. wonder why everything is just a con- She applies it only to such things fusion of perfumes and tastes! as can be washed next day-to her
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· fabrio makes the coal, middle, which, fáa aire- camel colour Anouns. It completely lined mòvábie short-sleeved bolere bordered with black with clan plaid for extra warmth..
In the last generation, and right skin, her handkerchief, and maybe a up to the merry days just after the touch on her hair. She never pours war, perfume was supposed to be an
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