*
Both of the models illustrated above are trimmed with bows, a type of garniture much in favour with Nicolo do Parla. They provide octour and often height. Kending from left to right.
A brim dipping in front and lifted and manipulated at the sides, in fashioned of black saturn braid, black or pastel ribbon arranged in
a series of foops and ends across the front.
Next is a railed disk, of pale French blue linen, with bows of pink grosgrain,
Knitting Hints
Busy Women
For
Friday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
March 1, 1940,
Eyes are
Worth Minding
THE PRESENT war has bf all cinnses is regarded as a wise made women in Britain national safeguard and is becoming
rapidly more common. more eye-conscious than formerly. Unusual condi- ourselves to care for our precious their life or work. This fact has tions and unaccustomed vision. And how very curelessly we news value for us, tasks (such as ambulance- In certain occupations Parlamen- reading, writing, stitching, watch- Near vision work (whether it be driving and muni- tion work) bring the subject of the normal everyday
nomadle tribes headed the list for fine vision,
These threa have one thing in IN adult Hte naturally it is up to near vision is no constant part of common-converging the eyes for
do it at Ummen!
by Dr. Mary Anthony
eye much, into dis- cussion and make us sharply how essential healthy vision is to modern
making, etc.) should be held below but not directly below, the level of the eyes, and about 16 to 10 Inches away. If you and this
realise tary laws, social conscience and the position and distance uncomfortable sound, like have stepped in to protect the it would be wise to consult an eye
life. Worker's eye. Emery-wheel workers, apecialist without delay.
furnace Then, steel hands, glass blowers, tinplate workers etc., all do Eyes that tiro caslly, "sand-paper" bard- well to shield the eye with glasses, eyes resulting from chill winds and working eyes, the question arises: The acetylene welder uses sige-green city dust, smoke-troubled eyes, and how can we respect the vision we goggles possess?
and the electro-welder eyes with "itchy lashes: these are glossen with blue-ruby-blue lenses.
home-remedy" eyes, and they can
Then, In all
eye-safety.
fairness to
on the delicate
be
Mutton Hams
Good sight begins in the nursery. But there are many occupations he soothed and strengthened by a Direct sunlight (or a bright art still where protective goggles might lille simple treatment at night. fleini light) should never be allowed help to prevent repeated mild irrita- 10 piny Леreely
tion of the
eyes--for instance, maturing eyes of the infant, Tree-workers in fine woul, woodworkers dappled shade for out-of-door sleep- and motor drivers out constantly in big, and a wide-brimmed hat for all kinds of inclement weather. out-of-door toddling and romping interesting question of the normal or ham muy prove a sultable subs- Talking of motoring brings up the THE suggestion that mutton bacon brilliant sunshine these are im- portant points for the young child's e's reaction to night vision. It is titute for ordinary bacon has the spice known now that from the moment of novelty for many people, but in we enter the dark our vision sensiti-some places incon or ham cured from The eye muscles governing near vity mounts steadily for about 10 mutton is quite commonplace. vision are very unstable in the first minutes and even increases slightly years of life and so little toddler and after that.
Commenting on the fact that in pre-school allowed to use them too continuously, to lang about in the dark for a few a letter-writer to The Times quotes
folk ought not to
Scotland many years ago, This suggests that it would be wise hams used to be very well known, mutton Toys must be large, Stringing of minutes after leaving a brightly lit curing recipes from centuries-old small bends, stitching of doll's gar- or rather thou attempt to take cookery books. The following recipe occupations to be belearning are un linmediately the wheel of an is kory a book the following
niphabet-learning over kindergarten years.
or undertake any other responsible night tosk.
Haif a pound of bay salt, a quarter Then the plain pedestrian would of a pound of brown sugar will do dangers for the young cyc. The gets you nowhere. If you wish to are very large allow half an ounce SCHOOL years also hold their do well to remember that peering three or four mutton hams (if they modern schoolchild has a right to see an object mure distinctly in the of saltpetre to each ham), one ounce sure to kmit the Inst two slitches of a wool should always light-coloured insist: that the desk at which he dark look slightly to the side of it) of Jamaica pepper, two drops of spends about one-half of his waking your dark-vision eye ecils (the cloves and a nutmeg or two. Beat hours be of such a height that he need "roda," not hang his eyes right over his situated on the periphery of your salt and sugar.
ere and mix all together with the bay Work (and so cause congestion in
Thrust your finger inner eye): that his classroom be well
retina the
well down the hole of the shanic and Two useful hints for eye-comfort❘ stuff lighted from behind and over his left in required take a similar garment and the hack of every stitch with Aner Shoulder (so. that the page is well alter with time. Your glasses may same and then rub them over with '
it well with a "black-out" would refer
the salta and spectacles and food. Eye
in spices. Illuminated and yet no glare falls on
defecis
Rub the hams well over with the the
on therefore eye to irritate it); that he be given a few minutes at regular Inter-changing, and so a renewed visit to common
urgent need of
salt. Pack in
trough, vals for distant vision-perhaps & run your ocultat indicated.
turning them every other day for in the garden
Secondly, it is highly essential to fortnight, and then hang them up (this to give a breathing-space as it were to the keep up a generous ration of the and smoke for a week.
(Cover the hard-worked focussing eye muscles). night-vision vitamin (Vitamin A) in tough to keep out air when salting.) your winter diet. This "blackout"ll hung meat is best smoked with Homework, of course must never vitamin is to be found in the follow-wood: Juniper wood is best if you be allowed to carry the brunt of ing foods, fish-liver oils, fatty fish, can get it. education, for studying by artificial fish rocs, milk fat (cream, butter, light after a hard day's work is cheese, clc.), carrots, oranges, apri-book of 1810:
Here is a recipe from a cookery asking too much of the young eye. cote, peaches, yellow malze,
vegetables, suet, etc. nation of the eyes of schoolchildren Happily, nowadays periodic exami-
IF you are a knitter who is also a all over your work, which are made
busy housewife, and find you have by haphazard tying. to jump up for something or other It avery few minutes, remember this a bed-wrap, which requires two wools ( you are knliting anything, such as tint. When you have to leave your to be used together, you can prevent work in the middle of a pattern, just the skeins getting tangled by slipping knit on to the needle of the new row the ends through a close-fiting bead the number of stitches of the row you and
down as you are doing. Then on returning to Unravelled wool can be made quite your work, you can carry on without straight for knitting again if wound any tedious counting.
round a bottle that has been filled When casting off, always do so with hot with the wrong side of work towards few minutes in the steam of a kettle. with hot water, and then held for a you. This makes A much better Leave for some hours to dry. finish on the right side. Also, be Kaliting made of row rather tighter than usual. This white cloth or handkerchief, so as to be kep in a clean makes for a good firm edge to the keep it clean and fresh. Curment.
To obtain
very neat, firm edge for When knitting socks or Jumpers, to any knitted garment, cast on to a esumate roughly the amount of wool coarse No. 7 or 8 needle und knit into needles, as 10 or 11. This will pro- In knitting stockings, when you duce an edge which will "give" or reach the heel, put half the stitches stretch, when or where necessary, and on to a safety-pin, and continue la also very neat and firm, Knitting the bottom half of the foot after you have done the heel. Next. do the top half of the foot and then senm, neatly up the sld 29.
welch
When the stockings need refooting, unpick the seams, and just, knit the hool and underfoot. The top of the Lool seldom wears This nuthed of
Y. IL
Save Worn Sheets
knitting socks and stockings reve time sheets should never be dis- and money.
carded. Always keep one in the place the ball you are using in an acet wears thin in the middle, emply for with a wide neck. Lethowever, it is best to cut it down the the stand near your feet, and the middle and then ream the two sides ball will unroll inside it, saving it
Morether, Instead of patching it. from getting soiled or, out of reach. Making a Jołu
When you are knitting, always tag bag for patching other sheets,
Washing Knitted Garments
Don't
for
as they are called)
be in
green
showed that sailors, surveyors and A census of eyes taken in America
Modern Hair Styles
Then the outbreak of
in
VITALISING
THIAMIN*
needed by
everyone EVERY DAY
Present in generous
quantities in delicious Quaker Oats, it aids growth,
energy, digestion BUILDS HEALTH
Quaker Oats is Nature's most perfectly balanced whole grain health food. Along with Thiamin it abounds in four other important essentials-protein for muscle building-iron for rich blood-phosphorus for strong bones-food energy for stamina. Yet for all its benefits, Quaker Oats is not a medicine. It is a delicious natural food stored with all the goodness of nature, a food you will enjoy eating day after day. Quaker Oats is eco- nomical too and easy to prepare ia many different, delicious ways. Give it to your family daily. Buy a tia of this whole grain food today..
*THIAMIN (Vitamin E).
is a food element that nourishes the nerves, promotes caergy, aids digestion. Vital to perfect health,
it must be resupplied to the sys. tem daily.
LOOK FOR THE QUAKER FIGURE ON EVERY TIN TO BE SURE OF GENUINE QUAKER
QATS
QUAKER OATS
COOKS IN 2% MINUTES
weight, let it be cut in ham shape THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE muiton of twelve or fourteen pounds Choose a fine-grained leg of wether
and hang for two days,
Then put a stewpan half a pound of bay-
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN salt, the same of common salt, half The Society arts for n pound of coarse sugar, two ounces of saltpetre, all in powder, mix and make it quite hot, then rub it well Into the ham.
Making The Most Of Eggs
Bind the worn edges strongly, and your sheet has a new lease of life.
Use the best parts of a clean old sheet Do you just knot the ends of wool and sleeve boneds. Cut a plece to fit re-covering your ironing
THE war has caused a revolution bruched in shadow-waves across the together when you want to make a the board, turn under the edges and years hair styles have become steadily for wearing with uniform and
in hairdressing. For the last few back, join? tiere is a much better way, fix into place with tape and drawing more elaborate,
All these fashions are suitable day. At the end of four days put Turn the ham in the liquor every Knot the ends of wool, but at the Arst pins. or last stitch in a row, then when
until the simple casy to keep tidy.
are two ounces more of common salt, shingle of ten years ago evolved by throw you scam up the garment untle the Several thicknesses sewn together coigeur, which, though similar in bath the night before It is shampooed, t is to be used in slices with: stewed
awny the scraps. various stages to the Edwardlan
In twelve days inke it out, dry it, and knots and sew the ends into the seam.will make an excellent kettle holder. egeet, was much more difficult to The oil should be massaged thorough-cabbage, mashed potatoes or eggs.
Hair should always be given an oil-eng up in wood smoke for-a-week. This avoids the "thick" pince made by overlapping and also unildy knots in possible to make one or two un-
From the best parts of an old sheet manage.
ly into the sealp-the longer the dercovers for cushions or pillows death to any hair style which meant sink right in before the hair is wash- War spelt massage the better-and allowed to These prolong the life of your cushion masses of curls and special hos, ed. covers and pillow cases.
Women were leaping ino uniform and Have you some old, worn blankets wanted something neat and sat be allowed to grow out completely which
A permanent wave should always too short for comfort? Watch are
Try which did not need much arranging before the hair is re-permed, so that SMARTLY-kultted sweaters, suits, sheet about 12 inches wide on the end.
lengthening them
by sewing strips of and cinnstant visits of the hair- dresses are seen everywhere. These will provide ample length: for
the same hair does not undergo the Sometimes they seem to soil Bike tucking in at the bottom of the be-1.
Experts on colgure are now hard process twice. black magic, yet it is possible to wash
at work devising the ideal war-time Sew up one end in and shape them to original perfection. hunger snugly, leaving a slit in the curve to fit the First of all test the colours for fast-middle to take the hook. Leave the ness. Sook a sample of the wool in
other end of the bag open and slip lulcewarm water for five minutes. Or, the cover over dress and hanger to-
you have no sample, test an incon-gether. spicuous portion of the garment- from the under part of the alcove, for instance. If the water is only a trifle discoloured, wash the garment with a
conscience.
clear
outline next, like this.
Vypin n plece of muslin or a
sheet
to a heavy pad. A heavy turkish towel under the muslin makes. It more absorbent. Then trace, on the atretched muslin, an accurate outline of the garment that is to be washed.
Wash in lukewarm, soapy water by squeezing
# the garment gently
through
the sudawools mat and shrink it rubbed. Very solled knitted clothes may need
treatment.
a second Бодру
Rinse
in lukewarm water three or four Umes Squeeze out as much water as you can; do not wring.
Knead out all the excess moisture by laying the garment on a heavy bath towel and rolling it up tightly.
Then
knead on it as though you were
dough! This hastens the drying process. The more quickly you dry it the legs
there is of chance shrinking and loss of colour. ---Shupe the wat garment to the out- line you have traced on muslin. But be very gentle with it! Enso it care- fully into correct size, as shown by the tracing, handling as little as posible. Fasten securely in pince with rust-proof pins. Dry in a tem perate warmthavold extreme hot or cold temperatures,
Press them for a professional filén. Lay a dampened cloth over the wrong side of the garment, and use only a moderately warm iron. Allow the atonin to rise evenly by Uling the iron from place to place. Ribbed designs may need pressing on the right side.
...
If, when testing the sample, the colours run. wush the garment with lightning; speed. Then lay it on one towe), put another between the folds. and in 'Ulrd on top. Roll and knead out the moliture" quickly, because éxcess moisture-halove:nolosire (to) run.
Julles, Bandford
M. C.
This double-breasted-reefer of bright, red, wide-wale corduroy lo kmart... It labelled soross the
back, Buttons are of silver.
dresser,
are
Eggs always play an important part their vitamin value.. in the family menu on nectunt of
with
Don't be afraid to cetinue with your has been introduced, and three modi- permed; it won't hurt the wave and hair style. So far nothing very new nightly brushing after the hair is fications of former fashions
A simple and economical way of favour at the moment.
in is essential to keep the hair really using eggs is in conjunction
healthy. To be in first-class condi-potatoes. Just bake your potatoes In These are:-A sleek page boy bob, tion, the scalp should be completely the oven, cut them in halves length- with the hair cut fairly short and free from dandrug, and the hair live, ways (If they are on the small side, curled under round the ears and the shining and elastic. To nape of the neck, instead of falling to elasticity, take a hair from your head potato to an c), scoop out
test this only cut the tops og, and allow a the shoulders; two simple upwar and pull it between the tingers; it middles, which you mash for the next the curls over the temples and a roll at should stretch one-sixth of its actual meal, break an egg into each half, the back; and a style reminiscent of that it is too brittle, als shows sprinkle with grated on top, and
old shingle, with the hair nr ranged in soft curls in front and
cheese, potatoes back into the oven in Breased tin and bake till the eggs are set.
Savoury eggs are a delicious supper dish, very easily made. Hard boil the requirel number
of eges
and wrap a covering of savoury mixture round each.
Flower Care
and
proper
WITH a little 'care treatment cut flowers con be made to they would
last twice as long as
otherwise do,
When flowers are first put into water they drink up much more
than they do later, so see that the water is well up the stems.
Flowers with hard fibrous stems should have the ends of the stalks split and well hammered before they are placed in water so that they can absorb it more freely. Firm, thick stems should be split up about two Inches with a sharp knife.
with leafy stalita: soon Flowers
er. This causes the pollute the water. flowers to die. So strip the leaves from the lower portion of the stalks and have the stalks only in the water. The flowers will last longer but the water should be changed frequently and kept fresh.
Removal of flowers from a heated room to a cooler atmosphere for the night will prolong their freshncas.
They will also fast much longer if a little glycerine or, even a lump of sugar la ndded the water.""",
As aspirin tablet in the water will often revive drooping blooms." coin placed in the,water is also beneficial.. The decidental breaking of a flower stem need not mban discarding, the' dower on every occasion. Fist nid, rendered with a pleco' of adhesiva tape, and the 'flower placed 'amonst others so that the fracture? a not nalleed, will prolong its fo and thus save yet another bloom.
IL
R. H.
This long;facket sult is in high style and is generally worn will the moulded: middle - and back fatiness.
the
a
To make this, take equal quantities lof cooked alovod potatoes and Anely Idivided salmon. Bind together with
a little beaten egg, keeping the mix- ture really stig, and season with salt and pepper.
Coat the prepared eggs in egg and bread-crumbs, and fry brown in amoking fet.
till golden Drain well and cut in halves to serve.
Poached eggs are obviously most economical, but have you ever irled the delicious combination of poached eges on anchovy toost? Post your CEE lightly and place on top of pieces of hot toast, which have been ilber- ally spread with anchovy paste.
If you are cooking an egg for an invalid, place it in boiling water, cover saucep anwith a lid and let li stand for ten minutes near, but not over, direct heat. The egg is more castly digested when cooked in this way.
Cook your eggs carefully in order to avoid waste. Don't have the pan too hot. This makes the white of the egg bubble and turn brown. To prevent fried eggs from breaking and sticking, add a teaspoonful of four to the frying fat. This will enable you to produce fried eggs which are quite, whole.
„Finally, no many cooks are awar of the fact that the addition of alittle water to eggs that are to be beaten up for cake-making or tmelettes, will not only make them go further but also 'make' thom easier to beat
1
LIL.
#
$35,000
in 1940 to meet the Increasing needs of lek and destitute children in Hong Kong, against which the Income to date is $12,000 only. In order to continue its work, the Society appeals for the balance of $23,000 before tho close of the financial year on 31st October. A copy of the Annual Report for 1030 may be abtained from: Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.
c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,
P.&O. Building Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o The Banque de L'Indo-Chine,
Hong Kong Hon, Treasurers.
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