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1949
Do You Get Enough Exercise?
Queen Of Once Upon A Time'
by
Victor Thompson
by
the
F you have no children "I am a bit concerned," she told Before long it has been acted out
the shadow know how
children, Enid and do not borrow any me, "lent people who
eyes and produce will think Blyton opens her many books I body else's, you may never
my work musi come before my typewriter begins to click. have heard the name of Enid home. The opposite is true. The Blyton, but if you are'a parent only reason I can publish so much you will know. at once whom I is because I write so fast."
mean.
Simplicity
WHATEVER the plot, you MAY
tain
W be sure that it will not con- .Certainly she writes at an envi-
anything able pace. With a portable type-
frightening Ilko Enid Blyton is the best-well-writer on her knee aho will eit in Grimm's witchics, nor anything ing author of books for boys- ́an armehair and, with two fingers, vulgar, nor any suggestion that. and girls. She is more than that, peck out 2,000, words an hour. Crime, sometimes pays. Jamsicalera nover get away with it in Enic for she has become the idol of her readers, who send her an
Blyton stories, average of 1.000 letters a week telling her so.
"But first," sho
It may be a tale of the Faraway
all with closed eyes and wait for
sayo, "I Just my Imagination to start operating Tree, where the Little Folk live, what I might call my privato cinema.
It is a very well-trained and up which good children may sometimes climb into Birthday Land or
the Land of Goodies, I
'To them sho ía the wonderful imagination." person who is never too tired to TrThem a Story, and during last It is, indeed. After a minute or may be Ctistmas Santo Claus received two. It begins, to produce moving thousanils of requests not merely pletures behind the closed eyes, for A book, but on Erud Blyton Little children
appear and Book.
and quarrel. She hears their voices. She knows their navnes.
Girlhood
gossip is that this BOOK trade
popularity carms Enid Blyton between £50,000 and £00,000 a year, but the real figure 1 "only" £10,000, or. twice what a Cabinet Minister gets.
This eminenca has been achieved without advertising and publicity campaigns It would be pointless to try to "boost". Enid Blyton be-
children дго cause
impervious to Public Relation blandishments.
Ія
What sort of person, then, this Queen of Once Upon a Time? She is a tall dark woman with a ready smile and the brightest brown eyen you ever saw. She is the wile of n famous surgeon and she has two girls her own, one seventeen
and one twelve.
We sat by the are in her home. nt Beuconsfield and sho talked of her phenomenal success, which still bewilders her somewhat.
"Even as a Bttle girl," she said, "I used to make up stories for my brothers. At the age of eight I was already determined to be a writer of children's books when I grew up."
come
Her parents wanted her to br
A musician and sent her lo the Guildhall, School of Music. For years she studied hard and did four hours of practice every day, but all Ure time she went on scribbling.
Semi-colons, Not Quavors
was seventeen
WHEN She
she
told Her father she would always prefer seml-coton to semi- Quavers. le, win man, agreed to
let her have her way.
To find out all about the minds
of young readers she did three years as a student teacher in kin- dergarten, schools,
While she was still teaching her first book was published-a col lection of stories she had written while still a child. Since then she has published nearly 230 books, and still found time to be a wife and mother, to run a home, to do all the shopping to work for hours "I ̄her gardẹn."
Household Hints
When you are using a double boller, It is best to fill the bottom part about one-third full If too little water is. used, it may boll away before the food in the top part has finished cooking.
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Strain shortening that has been ured for deep fut frying through three thicknesses of cheesecloth be fore storing. Keep the covered container In the refrigerator until ready to use again.
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To keep white paint glossy, wash
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play
Then behind them forms the setting for the new story-all with out conscious effort on Enid Bly. ton's part.
children
n
a school talo for older or another instalment of
serini.
Before I left she showed mo a fan-letter.
"Dear Miss Blyton," it ran luv yor now seral seril pernil and 1 hope you wont dle until yove finished it"
Certainly Miss Blyton is a power in the land.
Spring Ensemble
Renal of Parie
BY PRUNELLA WOOD
1922 HAD NO WAISTLINE
By PATRICIA CLARY A
Courtesy Warner Bros.
When bad weather keeps her indoors, Movie Star Penny Edwards does Imbering up exercises at home,
By HELEN FOLLETT
NEW women take enough exer- terested in outdoor sports. They F
cise to keep their blood streams take no chances on their protty travelling. Most of them know that figures going to seed; that terrible fact well enough, especially when state of affairs would put them out they find that the waist line isn't, of business in a hurry. If you the neat little equator that it used admire them, do us they do. Spare to be. Many make resolutions, do at least ten minutes every day for
faw bending stunts for several n
a muscle work-out., Stand before, days, get bored, and that's the end an open window, draw in the fresh of it.
air.
Here is another exercise, one that will give help to the poor dear who is lamenting because her · hips are widening, thighs and calves thicken- ing!
There is no reason why exercise4 should be compilented or exhaust- ing. Let us suggest the "Windmilll" which, at any rate, has a pleasant, interesting name that suggest" plenty of activity.
Lie on your back on the floor, toes Stand tall, spinal column stretched hooked under a heavy
piece of to the limit. llave the fest tea or furni
furniture or a radiator.
Fold your twelve inches apart, arms horizontal arms across your chest. Riso slowly on a line with the shoulders. Then, to sitting position. Back slowly to in a long, downward curve, touch first position. The first movement your left toes with right hand, being may not be easy, the second one careful not to bend at the Imees may be impossible until you have Do the same movement with your strengthened the muscles of your left hand, reaching your right toes. back." Keep your eyes on the outstretched hand.
The old stundby-touching the floor without bending the knees- Movie stars have their favourite is still a favourite with many women exercises. Many of them are in- who would retain youthful contour.
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Chicken Cooked Spanish Style
enough to serve
eight guests.
"CHEF I'm planning to have a bet tave the cofee in die living-
eight persons, And I'd like to have room, and I'd Uke to paas some thin chicken for the main dish."
sugar wafers with ; we can serve "Poulet de Bresse would be excel- thôse we made yesterday in 'the test
kitchen.
fent, Madame."
"And Madame, we shall have a
"You mean fine brolling chickens baked in lots of butter in a sealed de luxe dinner inside the budget. casserole."
go nów to make the required
"Or we can have your American shopping." fried chicken Maryland with the
bacon, and
mushrooms for a for.
-"Yes,"yes" "go"o5~~"
Dinner
Grapefruit Juice
Chicken Paella en Casserole "Asparagus and Cucumber Sulad Celery Cheese Sticks
"Or it can be the young chicken breasts on sliced Smithfield hom Frosted Pineapple-Strawberry Cup
with mushrooms boked under the
Sugar Waters
glass bells." The Chef folded his Coffee or Tea arms. His eyes gleamed with anti- cipation.
Oh no,
we'll have cirlcken. But
we are not going to use broiling or frying chickens. We are going to be thrifty and use one big plump stew-
per
cheapund; It's
"Then what Madame wants 1
Milk (Children) All Measurements Are Level <
*Recipes Serve Four Chicken Paella en Casserolo Purchase a 3 to 4 lb. plump hen. Clean as necessary. Tweeze out the
Ing hen: it costs ever so much less pin feathers; scrub with mild sonpy almost a fourtir water; drain and rinse thoroughly. Then cut into sections as for tricas-
Clean
and add the giblets. Add see.
boiling water, c. sliced onion; 1 section garlic, crushed; 3 tsp. sall, over closely; bring to boiling point, 4 tsp. pepper and 4 bouillon cubes. and simmer from 2 to 3 hr. or until the chicken is tender. (Or pressure rook 35 min. at 15 ib. pressure, us-
ng only lot. of water).
Next, in a
plain chicken fricassee," the Chef remarked in a flat tone.
"But Chef. we're going to make it more glamorous than that."
"How?
have chicken Paella," 1 an-
"Oh, the Chicken Paella!" he echoed. "That is the Spanish style
large separate uten- sil
1/3 c. margarine or of cooking chicken with the golden measuro
other cooking fit. Add $ c. unwash- rice and the Spanish_sausage"
"And the clams," I added. "Don't ed, packaged, dry, white or conver-
ted rice, and slow-fry until it forget them. Those steaming hot gins to turn yellow, stirring con- be-
Spanish Sausago "This will really be a chicken dish
dinh
baked clams on the half shelf. all around the edge of the casserole stantly, about 2 min. To this add the chicken with the broth, and 1⁄2 look positively sensational."
sliced and add the chicken giblets. Add' de luxe," said the Chef, his spirits sp. powdered saffron, and stir
ly. Turn in thoroughly.
in pt. cleared. rising again. "And if I cannot get loose clams, or use Lin whole the Spanish sausage, I will use the
the clams and liquid. Cover
closely; YOLOURFUL and with an Polish style sausage which is very bring to a boil and simmer 40 min. elegant cut, this wool en tasty. If necessary I can use some if the rice seems to be getung loo Unned clams, and Madame, if your dry, add a little boiling water and sumble for resort and spring readers would like to use
this put on asbestos mat underneath wardrobes combines a tweedlike recipe and cannot get the clams in the utensil. To serve,
transfer
to a TOLLYWOOD-It probably won't protested. "Couldn't, we cheat
the shell for decorating the outside HOLL
Д soft wool coat with a jersey edges, I would suggest some mussels lot. Arrange eight clams in their 4 qt casserole yes, this "makes a A do any good, but, women who little?" are slaves of fashion ought, to take Miss. Rhodes said firmly they wool frock.
or a few large cooked shrimp. This scrubbed shella around the edge, combination of chicken with set cover and bake 10 minit at 350 F a look at the fashion of 1922 to could not. She thought - 46o many, 1020 Inclusive.
.picturegoors would remember how The coat is a bittersweet food and rice is one of the most fa- or until the clams open and the
voured on the continent.
It is n It looks strange now but it was those sacks should be.
brown, crossed with a tiny char-for an
rice is dry and faky. Serves B. an high style then as the Intest
colour and delicato Frosted Pineapple-Strawborry." Hattle Carnegie today.
the same, Miss, Wyatt' discovered,
Cup A Husbands who wish to impress except that the skirts were up to flecked rather than a plaid flavour to the rice, I shall
touch, of saffron,"
Wash, hull and slico :30, straw- this morni on their wives should here Instead down to there. No effect; it is lined throughout That will be some dish," I said. berries. Add 14 c, shredded fresh- taka them to see Warner Broz, waistline anyway.
with chartreus jersey matching "It's the best way I know to make pineapple, 1 tbsp. lemon juice and "Task Force." Jane Wyatt is abso-
one plump hen serve eight per- 4 c. sugar, After 1922 and 1926, MIRS Wynit the dress, the lining showing a son
Then shill. (Or sub- -lutely--stylists—and- absolutely----ri-.
shown up
stitute-1-un crushed pineapple-for in clothes of 1031 and
"What will be the rest of the the fresh, and use inly c. sugar,) Miss Wyatt chares that opinion 1030, which at least permitted a fan under piping along the sleeve
Serve in sherbet glasses with a top- about her clothes.
woman to look like one.
Blants. The frock has collar menu, Madamė?",
"We'll start with chilled старо-
no ping of small scoops of lemon "What happened to my .walst- Dresses of 1031, Miss Rhodes sold, and sleeve in one, like the cont, fruit juice. Then comes the Chicken shorbet. line?" was her first question when had the same lines and silhouette and pockets similar to the Pain; no vegetables with it. For Trick Of Tho Chof
the box-like affair as the ones they're wearing these
the next course let's have asparagus designer Leh Rhodes whipped up, days, including a shingled haircut. cont's. It is belted with red and cucumber salad with your good plecrust pastry thin. Sprinkle with "I never looked worse."
"Men" Miss Wyatt opined, leather to which brass fasten- vinaigrette dressing."
a little celery seed and planty of fine Miss Rhodes assured her that it "have i much easier. They always
And ings and a pendant seal big as unico celery cheese sticka?".
for an accompaniment some grated sharp American cheese. Fold was exactly, the same garment that look the mme, 1928 or 1940."
over. Roll out again, cut, in strips, millions of women panted to possesa Miss Rhodes just smiled. She door knocker (small size door "They'll be excellent, Chef. For place on olled pans, brush with
didn't explain what trouble sho
dessert let's have frosted pineapple- milk, sprinkle with s
fow celery "But it's all the same width from had trying to get Gary Cooper into (knocker, we admit) of heavy strawberry cup, each topped with a seeds and bake. 10 min.
small scoop of lemon ice, a pint will oven, 425 F.,
The gowns of 1920 were almost treuse check which gives tiful cure. And to give a beat-
diculous.
in 1922.
on
shoulders to hem." Miss Wyatt a 1020, plealed-back jacket,
brass, are attached.
add n
To make the cheese slicks, roil
In a hot
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