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WOMANSENSE
Brocade With Mink
“Tho designer
calls this a
Chansom cab”
design; the gent who in- ¡vented thos carriages, like the sleeves,
was VictoriaH,
Andre Ake
By PRUNELLA WOOD
VERY good entrance frock, this dressy late afternoon model, ready for special oc- casions such as the wedding re- ception, the pay-back-every- body-you-know-tea-party.-
WOMEN'S NEW CRAZE
FOR WIGS
By PATRICIA CLARY
HOLLYWOOD. VERYBODY is tearing out his hair in postboom Hollywood and there's a serious shortage
Japie to put it back in.
of
The movistown now has 80 ex- perienced wigmakers wiring together the toupees with which no leading man I complete
"They can't keep up with ordera much longer" an
our expert hair-restorer, said
I Hollywood leading copio are order
worriedly.
Conditiurts
ing holroleces every day. Co are bad."
He thinks, the more that studios try to save money, the mere they'll have to spend on wigs,
Worry over options drives men - to the falso forchead class. Women stars buy wigs because the studio no longer pays for the two hours a day It takes to get their own hair fixed.
The trouble is that these days not enough mothers are teaching their doughters to make wigs.
Wig-making School
"When this department was first set up la meet movie studio hair needs 30 years ago, every girl had learned her trade from her mother." said Fred Fredericks, wig depart ment chief.
Since mothers no longer do their part. Fr
Fredericks has started a school in which apprentices are being paid Kindred to learn wigmaking and
31 students who hair arts, The some day may rescue a bald movie industry won't make a wig for three
to seven years,
Teeth Need Regular Care
Realising that nice teeth are an important beauty astel; Movie Blar Terry Moore gives hera' good care,
By HELEN FOLLETT
girl's teeth are white about the only hope we have for, INLESS
and shining, in perfect condition, keeping them in good condition. You her smile is a lost asset. Your good should have two brushes, so that a'i look reporter hears that Hollywood dry one will be available each day. dentists, whose patients are connect Bristles must not be too firm. They ed with the movies, are dated up must not be forced against the gums. weeks ahead, that every lovely girl Place the bristles close to the roots the teeth, sweep downward, Inces 1.2 well.
at
Now they just learn and practise, knows how important it. is to KCD Scour inner and outer and biting mur-
a tricky little knot, done with a gadget like a crochet needle, that fixes wig hairs, one by one, into a fine lace mesh "scalp."
the teeth in fine state. The slightest le corrected. And don't imperfection think that these celebrated stars neglect home care. After every meal and at bed time, teeth are brushed, Not Just whisked over, but thorough ly groomed.
This Hollywood wig department has the staff now to supply complete colitures for seven or eight period costume pictures. They haven't had Much might be written about the a job doing that, however, since In-connection between teeth and health. grid Bergman made "Joan of Arc." A sensitive tooth means that food is
The Ingrid Bob.
not properly chewed, or that 'thew- "We had a terrine battle. 10 years ing goes on only on one side of the ago doing over a thousand ermale mouth, denying the other teeth and wigs for Marie Antoinette," Fred- other rums from the exercise they ericks said. "But we did double that need for well being. Then enamel and deterioration may ret in. That means number for Forever Amber". even more for Joan of Arc with no that cavities will form or infections strain."
To meet the requirements of "Joan of Arc," Fredericks styled Miss Bergman's hair into a very short bob. It's unfortunate, he said, that
women are copying it. "They're
going to get bored," he "because the minute you cut
warni. very short you limit the
your
number of things you can do with It Miss Bergman would bot have had her hole cut unless the story.
absolutely demanded it.".
great many women, actresses and otherwise, who fell for the short haircut now are rushing to Fre- dericks. They want some new hair to cover it up.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR
for repairs.
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
By ELEANOR ROSS-
If there is difficulty in reaching the back teeth with a brush, it may be necessary for you to change to a smaller one. The size of the brush for
your particular mouth is Im- portant,
If food lodges between the teeth' and you must use dental dess, be wary and gentle. To saw into the flesh is to cause a wound; any to enter and wound invites garms set up housekeeping.
After brushing, use a lotion to flush away foreign matter. If you don't happen to have a preparation nt hand, dissolve one half teaspoon- While dentists acknowledge that ful of calt and one half teaspoonful even clean teeth may decay, it re of baking soda in a glass of warm, malas a fact that the toothbrush is water and use treely.
mav ensue.
..1
Let's Eat
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
A Jewel Tart Is Easily Made
style,
ONE of the most fashionable resmi er make up a pint of any
taurants in New York City. think cooked
filling and located
opposite Central
vanilia Park, Davour with
07 almont. specialises in desserts, pastries, and Cool.
Topping: Choose fresh coffee content yere because it well-drained lined its stor reminds me of Paris," remarked the trasting colour, that will make an It is made of brown brocade.
attractive pattern. The centre might ET'S go over small electrical ap- porcelain. The removable enamel Chef, with narrow skirt and high pliances today and offer litle well should always be in place when
Pastry Tablo
be blueberries, red cherries or black- waisted bolero top; the buttons suggestions that will help in making the roaster is in use, and it should "Look at that
berries. gorgeous pastry be
Next might be a ring of are mink, suggesting d. tie-up these useful servants stay on the job be thoroughly cleaned, together with table" I exclaimed. "Nut layer cake, small balved apricots; then one of
to tako
border edging time out the lid, when the roaster in through petits fours, decorated eclairs and ripe red plums; for with your best winter coat, and without having
For
we are told that use. When the brolling unit is cream pufts, French pastries of all choose drained, tinned, whole green: mink also aro the melon muff brand-new post-war appliances al- cleaned, be sure to remove the heat-kinds. And what is that gorgeous To Put the Tart Together: Cool
Digs. and ribbon trimmed cap. This ready are having to be fixed, mainy. Ing element first. And, as is
Το the big pastry on the high pedestal in case with every appllanice, always the middle?"
the
almond pastry shell. Spread in is the silhouette towards which because of carelesa handling. And we are drifting, and it is prob-apart from this, a tile care should disconnect before cleaning.
"Let's go
go and look," said the Chef, the cooled cream filling. Arrange the keep table appliances sweet
close range it was even more fruits on this in a pattern and at. ably high time you saw your clean, no! greasy.
beautiful. It proved to be a huge once pour over a glaze, previously corsetiere about the whole mat-Th
tart, topped with various kinds of made and half cooled. Dust with 3 ter.
Never, never immerse electrical scasonable fruits arranged in a pat- tbsp. chopped toasted almorida.. units in water. Be careful not to bend
tern like a mosaic, and held together Fruit Glaze! Combino 4 cup or break the fragile wire in the
by a transparent glaze that made water and 1/3 cup sugar, with the heating units. Don't use sharp metal them glisten like jewels.
rind 4 lemon, and boil 2 min. Add tools to scrape the appliances. Clean
“Garcon, a piece of that fruit tart 2, tbsp, cornstarch, or arrowroot 1 tbsp. cold water; only when the appliance and heating for Madame,"
the Chef ordered, blended with unit 15 or 11 ang is required, "also a piece for me, and plenty of cook and stir until boilding rapidly tions to the letter.. follow the manufacturer's instruc- cafe creme."
all over, Strain. Half cool and pour.
Household Hint
A lamp to be used on table or desk should be about 15 inches from. the table to the bottom of the shade. II it is taller, the white lining of the shade may cause glare in the eyes. A chort floor lamp, about 45 Inches from the floor to the bottom of the chade, is usually better than a taller lamp.
RENOMMEE DRESSES
New Shipment Of COATS & AFTERNOON DRESSES
and
The toaster requires a good brush- off with a nice soft brush or cloth. And it doesn't want to get the life shaken out of it trying to get rid of the crumbs. So, many of today's toasters are made with a slide-out tray to take care of the crumbs, but it seems
that often the tray stays just where it is, as though it had been fixed.
Fragile Wire
Dinner
This fresh fruit tart tosjes on over the fruit. Keep appliances well out of the good as it. looks," I said. "Let's alvo The Toaster
way when not in use. With these the recipe to our readers. I'm sure Sliced Tomato Flatter Rye Bread Don't stab a toaster with a fork few simple rules and a bit of proper they'd like to serva it for afternoon
Glazed Chopped Beef Patties Mushroom Bauca caught in it. because a crumb or ralsin geis are, your electrical appliances, both or evening refreshments, or
Potatoes O'Brlen That practice is often big and small, should give long years special dinner" the cause of a short-circuit and the of good uninterrupted service. fork-wielder will be due for a shock..
Don't try to make greasy rund-
This
at a
to
wiches in a toaster. It just doesn' Accent On Waists have been added. It is baked in ail-
work. Got a sandwich cooker and
keep
It nice and
and fresh Only too
often the sandwich grill is taken out, put to work, and then put back. without being thoroughly cleared of ull grease traces. And after a while, stole crease starte tot emell funny. The same thing goes for the wame iron. It becomes greasy and dis- coloured if it isn't properly cleaned. It should be heated to the
a leequired Thin wiped off temperature first, after each use and kept wide
opain
to cool. If waffles burn, scour the grid with a good stift brush. If not, there'll be wadles that pilclt, and the iron will get the blade, and then will start the poking land shaking that will wreck It."
mixer clean
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mix too much dough don't at one time, a cause of motor strain that eventually loads to a motor brenk-down. Those not famillar with a mixer should study long and often the instruction book and abide by the rules".
our in the air vents on its motor
Rosstar
Keep an electrical roaster clean.. Use a shallow roasting pan to cook: a roast instead of, placing it direct- ly in the cooking well, That way you just sérapo the pan clean. not the bottom of the cooker, which is of |
The summerbund · waist-fa highlighted in 'gold studded em- broidered leaves on this Nosam
· Unda Gilbert evening 'dress and again, below, on a worsled .plcnlod-skirt day dress by Her-
helle.
Spinach Jowel Tart A Hot or Iced Coffee or Ten Milk (Children)
All Measurements Are Lenet Recipes Serve Four
will not be difficult make" remarked the Chef. "The pastry shell is made of French, tart pastry to which chopped almonds
vance. Then in the tart shell
Glazed Chopped Boot Pattior spread a layer of cooked cream fill-
Inch thick. And ‘on top- ing about 1/4
Rub a qt-sized mixing bowl with the fruits are arranged in a pattern and over them is poured a thin soft cut section of gorlic. Put in I lb. keep them from discolouring chopped raw beef but through the Plaza to
grinder twice, Add 1 tbsp. water.) from the air." -
"Like many other gorgeous den 15p, salt and 1⁄4 tsp. pepper and mix bly. Shape' into: round cakes. serts, this is really quite simple," I observed. "And if seasonable incx-in thick; brush on both sides with pensive fruits are bought, it can be kitchen bouquet Fry gently in o heavy skillet containing to even within the budget."
melled beef fat. Allow 10 min. If to
plain UF with brown mushroom «
thoroughly.
How To Make Jewel Tart Direction for making this delect- be well flore: 0 min. if rate, Serve able tart consist of three parts, ale mice. mond pastry; cream fling; and fruit topping.
Almond Pantry
2
"
Brown Mushroom Sauce: Melt 3 tbsp. margarine or butter and stir In 4 tbsp. flour., Cook and stir until Blanch and put 2 oz. almond blended. Slowly add 2 c. brown coup meats twice through a nut chopper stock, (or use 2.c. water and 2 bouil- or fine blude of a food chopper. fon cubes), Bring to a boil, then stir. Add to 2 c. flour, e. pifted pow in 1 (3 oz)rin sliced mushroom stered sugar, 1/3, tsp. salt, and the caps, stema and⋅ liquid; add 1⁄2 top, grated rind lemon. Heap in
Season in the liquid rays seasoning. bowl, making a "well." Into this tasio with salt and penser. put pur C
and 2 margarino
CER
Potatoes O'Brien Chop and mix in with a pastry blender. When the mixture is the tons, add 14 tbsp, cath minced To. 1 at. peeled, diced whità, pola- consistency of coarse bran, gradual, parsley and onlon, 4 minced medium- ly add 1⁄2 tbsp. cold water. Rogized green and red peppers, 1 tsp. V in thick. Line 14
810" plo plate
with it, pressing the pastry lightly salt and lap. pepper. Melt 4 tbsp. Into the bottom and up the siden; Vegolable fat in a large, heavy skil-. Is it down over the edge. Prick lot, Turn in the pointo- mixturez in several places with the teeth of low-fry until the potatoes are golden n fork Bake in n hot oven, 400 to brown and the poppers tender.
F. until
* Trick Of Tho Chat, 1425 Fun Hight golden brown For a special favour, for spinach, Cream Fling Uso à prepared add a little pickled carrot and vine- (vanilla dessert and make with frint; gar to BERBOJAS
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