Tuesday:
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 17, 1939. T
Cheer that dress up, too Swan, Culbertson & Fritz
THERE has always been onu
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practically infallible outlet forja woman during troubled times and that is for her to do. something about her clothes. I don't think any of us feel very exponsive, but that is no reason why we should't do our own up.
Here are four suggestions for altering the neckling of laat year's frock. They are little, trivial alterations enough, but they use up moments of time which might otherwise be put to brooding.
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round neckline, try altering Lace In The Home
Let Us
.
Be Sociable
11 If you are tired of your high,
fit to a low, square, Fill it in
COCIABILITY
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carriage. Even on the country roads, people pans each other with n stony response. store or an air of studied difference,
with a quick and smiling
In places of public entertainment. Room for Improvement where one would unturnity expect sn
of utinomphere geniality, there are
It goes without saying, of course one.
friendliness and
decoration
with a panel of uct of contrast- FEW years ago lace was rarely virtue more spoken to me 7" "Why, that is very coloured silk. Make the opening A thought of beyond curtains where praised than practised sociability, sirunge," he replied. "And have down the front, laced over with the attractive details of home trunish- funt is, in its wider, fuller sense, as you never spoken to them?" "Cer-in. velvet ribbon threaded ing were concerned. To-day there expressed in trunk, spontaneous, tainly not," came the quick answer. affability, not only towards those in "I would not presume to speak fest. Criss-croan, and ending in a bow. is hardly any department of house in which British luce our immediate circle of felends, but
does not #gure. Pride, or it may be shyness, too Bind the edge of the neck too.
American women have given a also towards those with whom we often blocks the way in friendly in- come in contact in the ordinary ex- tercourse. And yet, when we manage 2 For an old V neckline cut denne lead to British houswives in to overcome this reluctance to ex- in contrasting material, as the use of lace tablecloths. Probably periences of the day.
We are all aware, for instance, of change, civilities with strangers, how round yoke, opening up the back eight out of every ten housewives the general air of aloofness that pleasing (usually) is the reward. eith a coloured planter zip there use luce cloths in tones ranging marks people travelling together in How pliasunt to find that our modest fastener. Gather the bodice of from oyster to deep mushroom for the same compartment of a railway slutillon, nine times out of tens the dress into it.
breakfast, luncheon, and dinner.
When cloths are not in use they meets
13-You can make this neckline have sels of "shawls"-the Amerlean name for a·Ince runner-with-match- from almost any shaped olding table mats. These are made Bind it with velvet and in a rectangular shape large enough dinner plate, drinking gines, al times, not that friendly or just polite advances finish with two clusters of borce, for awanting signs of actual hostility to strangers cannot be made indiscrl-And play up the medieval effect knives, forks, and spoons to rest upon
minately,
them. Bu though, instance, with bound sleeve edges and among the audience.
one could not politely plute stranger own. when passing along Princes Street without the risk of being thought queer, it does not follow that one 4 [ you're tired of a high should adopt forbidding ale uf plain neckline, then cut the aloofness, nor when deigning to bodice down in a V shape, buy a glance at passers-by, is it necessary to "freeze" them with an ley stare! stiff white pique front with It cach of us, in our own sphere. tailored collar to slip in, and And though, within recent years, would do our little bit towards break fasten down firmly with press anuch has been done by active church ing down those dividing walls that studs. organisations to bring members and convention, and habit, and pride, and young people together in friendly laziness have reared between mem- Intercourse, it cannot be denied that bers of the human family, the cfforis not a few of our city churches still made would undoubtedly help to oll retain that air of cautious reserve the wheels of life, and would go far and aloofnss that damps the spirits to lighten the burden and smooth of lonely worshippers and strangers the path of wayfarers everywhere on within their gates,
life's highway,
In churches this lack of soclability tus long given occasion to outsiders to indulge in criticism regarding the so-called inconsistent existing be- tween the profession and the haviour of church-goers.
An Air of Aloofnear
Suggestions For Saving Gas
A well-known city minister has In this connection a line of Barrie's THE British Commercial Gas As- kociation makes the following told how, when visiting his members, may be approriately quoted:-"Those an old lady sald to him"Do you who bring sunshine into the lives of suggestions which will be valuable know that though I've been a member others cannot keep it from them-, tu housewivest of your church for over twenty years, selves." not one of the members has ever
1. C. M.
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An Autumn afternoon dress that will grace any gathering is this one in wine-colour rayon crepe "featuring a slightly flared skirt and full, sift three-quarters sleeves.
The Association reminds con- summera that it is imporant on hearing an air raid warning to turn off all taps and pilot lights before switching
On the central runner ure placed a vase ut flowers or a pusy bowl condiments, and butter, It is smart
nowadays to place several small vases of flowers in a row.
crease
Lace tablecloths do not after they have been used once-u great advantage.
Two forms of lace net bedspreads patterned Bee are popular. The spread and the spread made of plain or patterned lace net and droped over coloured blankets.
Wall lights and dressing-table lamps have had speelal ince shades planned for them. A single floral design for each sconce lamp shade, clipped neatly on to an electric candle is effective in parchment against a parchment painted wall. They give a soft and mellow light to dinner table and an air of elegance to a drawingroom.
SHORT CUTS
colour
off the gas supply at the main cock, RUBBER bathroom mat may come and to remember to relight plot rather shabby and soiled after fights, &c., when the main tap in a few weeks wear and tear, but turned on again after the "all clear" they can be successfully renovated signal.
To reduce
I treated like this:-First brush
| to remove all surface dust. then wash consumption with carpet soap, and rinse in cold which is to be rationed except in water.
special-erses to three-quarters of the |--If-a-bedside-clock-ticks--loudly. amount used in corresponding quar-cover it with a glass tumbler, and ters of last year-these hints are time can still be seen without the Riven:-
clock being heard.
Turn off the burners the moment you have finished with them.
Never let gas flare up round the sides of utensils; the tip of the flame should just louch the bottom of the saucepan kettle.
Never put on more water than you netually need healed.
Points About Utensils
Keep utensils clean and dry-dirt means wasted gas..
Don't, if you can avaid. It, use un- covered saucepans: they take longer to heat.
above the
Never waste the heat #riller when you are grilling. If you can, put a saucepan от kettle of water over the top.
Immediately a pot boils lower the gas until it is just sufficient to keep it boiling.
Make one gos ring simmer several Pots. If you put the browning sheet from the oven over one ring on the hot-plate you will be able to keep several saucepans hot on it.
You can manage with Jess hot water in your bath and wash basin,
Never run a hot water tap Ut- necessarily, and do not let hot water inps drip. A dripping tap wastes gus.
Scrape plates and wipe cutlery before washing up; you'll need less hot water because there will be les grense.
Turn your fires off and on us you wish so as not to wasto fuel. Never ›********** | leave a gas fire burning when it is
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Always lower the fire as soon as the room has warmed up.
Lises
Don't try economise with the gas refrigerator. A refrigerator very Hillo gas and it saves so much food waste that it will be a valuable help to you.
Use the oven of the gas cooker well. For example, when you are roasting meat and potatoes you put In two ples in the cooler part of the oven. One plc can be served hot with the meal you are preparing, the other
be served cold next
When a stocking begins to ladder, apply a drop of liquid nail polish to the bottom of the run, and it will go no further.
A bolero dress in novelty alpaca, embroidered in rhine- stones, the neck edged in white bengaline with white rosette pin.
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