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LONDON FILMS PRESENT Robert Donat
in
"The Winslow Boy" GALA PERFORMANCE
at
LEE THEATRE
on
Thursday, March 24th 1949 at 9.30 p.m.
In aid of the H.K. Society for the
Protection of Children.
Under the distinguished patronage of H.E. The Governor and Lady Grantham. BOOKINGS AT MOUTRIES.
By Courtory of the Leo Theatre & London Films Ltd.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, . TUESDAY, MARCH
1949.
WOMANSENSE
THE IDEAL
HOME COMES
WITHIN EASIER REACH
London.
▼HAT very reliable baro-
T
meter of British skill,
1.
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craftsmanship and in- BY PETER LOVEGROVE genuity in domestic manu-
facture, the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition.
the 26th
edition of which opened nt
lar fenture of the show.
room flats, all of which can be incorporated in three-storey development or in blocks of new Bats.
པ་
fort and enjoyment of the mand was for repairs to blitzed call on
of "Build for me on these specifi-
home-a progress which can homes and for new houses nt last be measured in com- the three-bedroomed type. parison with pre-war stan- dards of quality.
roof,
All these houses contain many Innovations. Ono has a gloss wool blanket under the Another a couting of aluminium foil behind the wall surfaces for
The
heat insulation.
"DAVICS" is entirely lit fluorescence, and the contains
-0
by coltago
electric variablo
bc "urned degrees to
П
inimp which cun down" various night-11ght.
New labout-saving devices 'which have been catching
the
n
at such a height that it is not necessary to stoop to see
In and which opens with a
with-
a foot
Olympia on March 1, does have always been such a popu-"two-room flats and bed-sitting not merely register "Set
The housing section is symp Fur." Nor does, it only give practical and encourag- tomatic of these improved con- itions and progressing aton- ing proof that Britain is derde. When the last flying Another sign of the times 15 eye of housewives include
of that for the first time since kitchen unit with a plastic top rapidly outgrowing the Age bomb and the last rocket, of Utility and Shortages, World War Two had fallen on 1930 there are houses for sale. to withstand the heat of kettle
n with a transparant door It eloquently spotlights the Britain, almost one-third of the The time has not yet coine or saucepan; a modern coofter great advances industry has country's 13 million houses had when one can freely survey
either been
destroyed or housing estate, celect a house The imperative de- and say: "I will buy that," or made la improving the com- damaged.
a builder
and
pedal; a combination cations," but the houses on clollies-washer; an illuminated these mushroom" for durning, which view can be built for Now that some 230,000 war- able
obtain ក building shows every strand of the sock
means under repair; a hygienie hot- damaged houses have been re- licence which, mainly, paired, converted or adapted, those who can prove to thele ale dryer in which the house- hands, dis- new homes local authority their need of a wife can sink her
with hand-lowels; The centre plece of this ex- and some 8000,000
157,000 "lem- house and their capability to pensing
pressure cookers haustive and exhausting show (including
with a three-way compartment cream building poraries") have been built, the obinin one which meets the re- double-decker is an elegant
silk, draped Ministry of Health is turning gulations of the present day. roofed with glass
for separating foods; furniture on which the chil in crimson plush curtains and its attention to the claims of
Scribble without fear lighted by crystal chandeliers, more diversified housing and to
large Modern Cottage
dren may best build larger houses for and Ailed with the very
of reprimand; hot-plate serving that is being produced today families, and smaller dwellings
wagons which keep raeals hot ble for young married couples, old thick Frey Wilton carpets,
for late arrivals and stay-abed olectric toaster Royal
ser- people, and the bachelor Worcester dinner
folk; and an which nutomatically ejects the vices, gleaming Sheffield silver, spinster.
two slices of bread when they have, been cooked according to inste.
a host of
Dr
to
to
a
F the two contrasting designs, the larger has a modern with cotlage look,
high pitched roof, rustly brick, a pro-
porch, a pic as jeeling canopy is turesque chimney stack, and a of loggia running
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nursery
Choosing Rouge and Lipstick
Courlany. Richard ludnut After choosing the right shade of range a harmonize with your skin, apply it very sparingly high on the check; Then, using fingers,
sure,
blend.
BY HELEN FOLLETT
11
+
Stand
sult FF on a cosmetle binge, you
clart. rouge
and pinch at the
the counter toiletries before
they glow. cheeks wutl your counter, look over rouge com-
Nature may give you the per- pucts and lipsticks and you see
All kinds of red! Your fect answer to your problem. red! mind is thrown into a state of You can choose a liquid, cream What to choose? or compact rouge, whichever confusion. How can you guess? Getting you like.
synthene, the Axinga for
The compact, of course. Is the Brierley crystal vases, hand- One way they are going
complexion is often a tough job.
Of one
thing you may be most popular because it is con- embroidered Irish inen, finely meet these claims, as for
the checks venlent to carry about with one, carmine for carved mahogany Chippendale town-dwellers are concerned,
and bright red for the lips are easy to apply. Cream rouge is aud furniture
other through a modern version
Liquid old stuff. Not
been very luxurious articles which recall the three-storey
has never terrace,
You rouge moment. the splendour
the bullding at the back, while Fascinating Gadger for the modern subtle enough best for the dry skin. of the stately whole section of which has the "Davis" house is of more
popular, but women who use it mansions of two centuries ago been constructed at Olympia. traditional design, with large
ND it's not only the house-must find more delicate tones. attractive Alves
and lipstick can be Rouge
are loud in 11s praise because windows, altied to the inventiveness of Where and is senrce, as In bay
who are being helped.
retouching divided into three classes; the there need be no up-to-date applled selence.
bullt-up areas, building in three gable and covered porch.
Even men will now be able to
thanks truc
the during the day. reds, like geranlum: storeys has special advantages,
There is also a shock for enjoy their week-ends and it does enable larger fami-
eereds with a blue undertone like 15-ib. elec- reds 13
and those Freedom Of Design es to have a house and
those who still think of "pre- to the "Ladybird," 01
tric lawnmower,
raspberry or wine: the
that have a golden cast like an private garden Instead of fabrication"
Hedge Trimmer-electric too- glorified Nissen
The high huts.
I ຄາຖ assured
Oriental poppy. Which one you cuts living in a flat.
select depends upon the char- Hawksley House looks like
05 hedges ten times as fast
neler and colouring of the skin Its disadvantages in the past traditional brick one-but it hand-shears,
an electric and to housewives the tiring work planned on unusual lines.
its plane.
that can range from the palest the staller incomes are
gardenin to sallow or beige. also with long dark staircases whole interior comes in ready-
But the prize Oscar gors to a widely catered for at Olympia, climb and descend, to
made sections from the factory and the
vast.
crowds thronging and carpet, the difliculties
Into which fascinating electric gadget of shells of walls its 23 acres have been quick to
10 keeping the place adequately concrete is poured on the site ed all gadgets; it cleans cutlery note how the new freedom of
be and silver ware, polishes brass Inruely
been and the outer walls have Warm-
Plasses, sharpens brick design and, the casing of re- eliminated. There will be
or stone. Again, concrete and table strictions have allowed the Bri- shorter stairways, no atties and column and steel beams with knives and cleans shoes. But fish manufacturer to use hits no basement, and up-to-date outer walls of special concrete as it costs some £40, most of
PUT if this pavilion must re- B
main only a dream palace for most of us, the simpler tustes,
creative ability to the full.
to
clean
hefiting and a roof terrace are some of the best features of of The de-rationing
many the new type. fours and the down-pointing of others has enabled the re-intro- Included in the sune exhibit duction of gift samples, which are two-storey maisonettes,
ferme In
can
of
15
US Unity elbow grease
ነብ
the
' will still have to stick slabs have made House the speediest ever con- Jooks
plays such an structed at Olympia: Il
Steel, which like a countryhouse with gay Important part in the modern window-boxes, but it took only home, is featured in the largest working model ever made. This three days to erect,
ceplets, on a space about as big ns a tennis court, a complete motlern steelworks in full ac- tivity, working, steaming, glow- ing with the fierce red, heat of furnaces and rolling mills, and white hot metal, with the clamour of hammering, ing, and hissing. operated, everything is perfect to a scale of 12 inches to one.
The new Paris fashions
Just released
ore these outline
ikelches
of
models from Paris.
Three figures on the
shaw
trends from the
Jacques Fath col
lection Right: Pierre Balmain
DOWNL.
HE
would make ENGLISH
FALLACY
thut
T Women dress to plense husbands frown
men was exploded by Alison
Settle, ex-editress of Vogue,
at the "Design in Fashion" lunch in London.
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real e
Elo
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If you would experiment with this type of factory blush dip a pledget of cotton in water, press little it nearly dry, pour on of the red liquid, brush over the Hightly. Place the cheeks colouring high to give accent to At many beauty shops and the eyes, freshness and vitality cosmetic counters you can con- to the face.
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Unusual Apple Pie Recipe
Ta
THE days were getting shorter Flaky Potatoes
and the
nights brought a
tinge of frost. 11
was time to
"Geranium"
Sharp
put the garden to bed. Only Caffee or Tea the hnedy chrysanthemums, remained marigolds and asters
I
ng-room bay-window. There
Creamed Kala
Apple Pic Cheese
Milk (Children)
All Measurements Ara Lovel Recipes Serve Four
with mild soapy water,
Express trains race through to welcome. បទ at the door. it, main line freight trains dis- Some of the plants I dug up Chicken Braised with Onions charge homeland ores, coal, n-d potted to arrange in the Singe n plump 4 lb. fowl, limestone and scrup. A foreign dining-room sip at the quayside discharges were wide, shallow galvanised remove the pin feathers, clean, iron ore, and a tug fussed trays on the window-sills which scrub thoroughly and drain. about the harbour.
to match rinse white The acted
to match Rub inside and out with 1 Чер. materials-travel-
woodwork, and filled with powdered – washeries, blast-furnaces, re- pebbles from the beach to powdered ginger. Dust with fineries, melting shops, then on provide drainage. The plants I sult and pepper. Slow-fry all over in a heavy kettle in 4 e to cogging and rolling mills to put in ordinary earthen pols. be flattened and sharped and the kind with a hole in the fat. Add sheared and borne away by bottom. Then 10 dress them white onions. magnetic cranes as plates for us, I covered them loosely the shipbuilders,
_through
the
2 lbs peeled, mild and 2 c. boiling and simmer on Cover. with
water. aluminium foil that I pleated 10p of the range 2 to 3 hrs. the chicken is fork- or until the tops with tender; the onions will be com- pad tied onto
I finished silver card. Just as
disintegrated. (Or so putting some pots of trailing pletely
3/4 c. water and pressure cook in the wall
Mako 35 min. at 15 lb.) THIS steel-town model, which philodendrons
includes even
tho from travy
remaining the workers', brackets, the Chef came in. home town and a tramway ser-
Nylon Guises
vice, took eight months to build. "What a cheerful and pleasant liquid,
As for Nylon, that substance room this is, you have made in
of coal and air and water, itt a dining-room conservatory!" steps out of sheer stockings and
parachute lingerie into a host
of
new Huises-filmy night-
Lovely Plants
Creamed Kale
Esser-gowns and water and a little plant food, tsp. salt and 1
and
*
An
Pick the fresh, clean leaves from 11⁄2 lbs. kale. (Cook the to 115C In dresses, knitted tricot edmi-"Yet, these lovely growing stalks separately
the leaves 1 bolling water. brassieres und corsets, plants demand only sunshine, salad) Add to
workers.
laces Misy
ribbons, and they will last all winter, Cover and slow-boil until ten- and
about 20 min. Chop and "A woman can gloves and hair-nels,
I saldi. Asking-
adde undiluted evaporated always be placed, providing lines and tennis shoes, rackets,
geraniums you margarine, blended
milk: stle in 114 tbsp. butter or with 12 she is capable whatever her climbing ropes, soils and swim- age."
sults, ending up with an Nylon bedroom.
for
women
By Eileen Ascroft Hughes says:
"Married women certainly do not dress. to please their the husbands," says Mrs Settle. "If they did they would all look like timid mice."
dresses will ever be re-
peated..
Dress, news QEENSUCKER evening dresses Best-seller
-110 Ironing necessary. Tworld
MOP-SELLING SKÍRT in the are here again.. amusing has ú new Kangaroo pouch pocket on a How true that is. Most wives variation....a special model draped crepe gown by Cilve
dashing hat, for know that the
children's mother-to-be. Made Duncan.. the
party
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Englishmen do not take The skirt was first shown by fashion seriously. That is prob- a professional model in next ably the Tebson why the black and white checks. Then spring cations are British fashion, industry
mothers-to-be, does threo
ven the Queen and bables In not reedive the backing it ing their
monitis deserves and needs.
showed the skirt in clericul grey
•
seven
test. the
"I like
the
der.
all have spotted among the other
plants. They make a nice bit bso. flour, tsp. pepper, and of colour." He bent down and a few grains nutmeg. Cook and
stir until thick and creamy. sniffed. "Ah. this
rose geranium." he remarked.
Covered "Geranium"· Apple shall inke
and a lent now then to add to the filling for flavour in my apple pie."
Beach Queens
In Calico
"Fine, Chef. We will call 1 geranium apple pie-and-"
onc for "We'll have
cha
Our
you ure course
Pia
Π
Make 1 recing plain Ameri-
or use ple pastry, mix. Cut in pleces. Roll ono piece to in. thickness and Sprinkle line a 9 in. ple plate.
tbsp. flour the bottom with mixed with 2 tbsp. sugar. Then'
Industry skirt kept its crisp line and NE of London's youngest such as nylon net. Infteta unish for fruit cups," I observed. - washed ·
rose
gay new pstick or coloured with attractive wrap-over side frocks from which the odd spot nylons will be Trowned upon at panels, an fin expansion can can just be wiped away
New York-Beach queens in home, though greatly admired be achieved simply by moving detachable draped basque, with calico will cavort on American elsewhere on other models. a button,
tiny train, worts either back or sands this summer, If Claire dinner dessert." he said, laugh-
on front.
violet wool frock McCardell has her way.
ing at my enthusiasm.". (Rahvis)
colour for new
Old-fashioned fabrics use in
peel, care and thin-slice enough fart Mint Sauce
Park cooking apples to make cherry plak strictly new-fashioned ways are expert and Shetland blue, chosen by highlights of her new collec-
heaping cups. Mix with granulated sugar: 4 tsp. salt, Princess Mar- tion, as of many others of the ."And of
and 1 tbsp.. water to three weeks' time.' garet for the Australian tour. top designers. Alpaca, calico, rant in sauce for lamb, a little 15. cold
outter or margurine. prewar singh and
Pongee chopped up in n tossed salad, melted
Sprood half the apple in the The Frenchman, who takes thannel, brown tweed and pinks :: Cut, prices
share honours in many collec- in fruit drinks, and as a crust-lined plate. Lay on a an ardent interest in every- beige, wool.
tions with ultra-modern fabrics
geranium Jenf. thing his wife puts on, views, Throughout the
(Omit I not at hand and add designers, Paul de Lange, marquisette, shantung
"Oul. Mudnine, and as to the Is trying to bring haute couture and handsome allk and
wool parsley, it is indispensable. In tsp. cinnamon.) Add remain
ing apple cover with a
top clothes
rench of mixtures. within tho
the fish,. In the salads, with raiddle-class incomes. By cut-
Me-soups, sprinkled over the veret. crust. Press the edges together of a fork, arid with the tines for ting down on elaborate over- Cardell makes her biggest news,ables,
parslied potatoes. trim off the crust with scissors. the garnish for food THER PEOPLE'S PROB heads and leing his own cut as usual, with bench and play and as
Slash the top in three places welt as designing, he clothes, The
the platters. By the way, do you LEMS are the job of Iva ing es
to sell in the £30 diaper swim sult, of
several not think the
people make a to let the steam escape. Brush
tanke. with milk to
the crust Hughes, 6 grey-haired busi- manages
years ago approuches the bare mistake when they leave their wit Finding ness woman.
sock region.
brown, Dust with 1 tbsp. this season with parsley on the plate?" darners for bachelor, homes for If he keeps up the quality of bright Kreen cilk
granulated sugar. Bake 10 mln. shanlung outst consisting of "Indeed ONE woman who liken to buy difficult elderly women, alles, his spring collection he should bathing
they do, Chef in a very hot oven, 450 F. Then her clothes in Paris is goncy cooks for dinner parties, find a big clientele.
pleated brief bloomers and Parsley
valuable food. reduce the freat to 350 F, and coloured lancer Katherine Jobs for foreign malds baby
amali bake 40 min. longer. Duaholn, whose company is minding, walking the dog and
the French fashion
very seriously indeed. As nove- perfect hang. list James
In his reply
Laver pointed out
to Mrs Settle: The French cook well and make good clothes, because take both serlounly. L'estomac et L'amour,"
they
No repeats
All the answers
ing the Palais de Chaillot sitting with Invalids, are all part Perfection, 1949
Through her tiny office pasa DERFECTION
every night.
of her day's work.
The youthful
minimum
Claire
author of
tafetn
bra consisting merely of two | Although, we eat only discs held on by a narrow string amounts, every bit bontributes Mint flavoured apple plo
Incongruously. Miss McCardell to our good health."
with measurements shows
her
super-brint My Parle correspondent tells over a hundred problems a given to me by a beauty swim suits voluminous "Mother me that, Pierre Balmain has weck. Most difficult to place of enecinlist for the new clothes: Hubbard" boach coats..
is in bold plald cotton. designed an exclusive ward the job seekers are the men Height 5ft 4in.; waist 24in.: such
worn with a matching sull. robe for her, and that none of over 45. But here's good news bust 34in.: hips 35in.
One
is very good. Just bako a sprig. Dinner
of fresh mint in the 'ple. And dust the top crust before baking Citrus Fruit Cup with Mint with a little. Ane crushed mint Chicken Braised with Onions candy for a new finish.