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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY
11. 1949
Natural Look for Eyebrows
WOMANSENSE
Helpful Decorating Ideas
¡By ELEANOR ROSS
PILED us nicely for use today,
a batch of interesting suggestions called from various room display shows,
stic
One friend tells of a ɑne job worked out for a studio
I couch bed on which a convales- cent would have to spend long hours, To make it comfy for reading. n-heavy, pillow-size piece of plywood was hinged like a drop leaf table to a sturdy bedside shelf which held books, a. radio, clock, a bell and other necessary items. A strong wood- en arm was attached underneath so the rest could be pulled out and placed at a comfortablo angle. Nicely upholstered with foam rubber, cut to fit, with leatherette tacked over with coloured tape for a neat finish, here was mal comfort at reasonable outlay, The patient felt much less confined than
han if in bed, more apart of the house- hold, and at the same time had comfort and the necessary rest,
New Benches
Another reader who uses her dinette a great deal, had some new benches made. The benchi tops are hinged and open, and there she has a fine place for storage. In fact, they are ro- ceptacles for the children's toys. She likes to trundle things about and to make things easier, the hat whoes fitted" to a sturdy stepstool and also to her new aluminium Ironing board. Makes things cazier all around-the-
says.
If there isn't sufficient paper to do the interior of the bedroom closet you can cut out appliques to adorn the closet wall and then bordered the mirror on the back of the closet door with
band
of the paper. It tied up beauti- fully with the room, especially when she used cut-outs for a waste basket. Lampshades and screens brighten easily when treated to some wallpaper appli- ques, and a floral border will do things for that kitchen window. -But do save out some paper for
possible repairs.
Fino Idoa
There is a fine idea for cur- ioining a bedroom window. The decorator-had-used-beautiful rumed Priscilla curtains "nylon in a siever, arrangement- The curtains wash in a known Jiffy, and are very durable. Such attributes offset the price we
think, and make the curtains an investment.
There's The Vogue For Summer Furs ur's
DIFFERENT HOURS-Allyn McLeric, left, musical comedy star, chooses a black moire cocktail dress which features a decollete shawl neckline and draped skirt. Radio actress Ann Summers, right, wears an afternoon dress of grey broadcloth. The bodice is fitted, the skirt flared and an artificial flower graces
the waist.
Indispensable
closets with
space-saving devices
T
This
with
A Common
Type of Anaemia
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN
ANAEMIA
in getting to be quite a popular word with people these days, but only too often they do not know exactly what it means
Anaemia is a condition in which there is a.
a. lessening not only of the amount of colour- ing matter but usually a reduc tion in the number of red cell
In the blood stream. Since there are a number of different types of anaemia, the type of anemia must be determined and its cause found, if possible, before any anpemla - can be properly treated. Elimination of the cause is iraportant. In the treatment. A study of the blood tho
is, of course, helpful in diagnosis.
The most common types of anaemia are:“*
Inck ot
(1) those due to a iron-containing foods In the
diet:
Courtesy RKO Radio Piéturss When plucking your eyebrows, work slowly and remember that every hair counts, says Movie Star Jeff Donnell, Pluck from underside only.
By HELEN FOLLETT -
a little oil (2) that due to loss of blood D you use
or ever. have been distorted, lifted from bleeding and
pomade on your eyebrows, too high by plucking just along
(3) anaemia due to Infections,
The est condition is com- monly known
黏您 #r
tron
is
deDelency anaemia, and
rapidly improved by ministration
or have you tweezed them until the lower edge, or taking on there is nothing left? Better crary
put your mind on the matter two
and let them grow out a bit. Any overdo it.
zigzag patterns. પત
Tweeze carefully and don't good looks speciallet, will tell The eyebrows of one person
the nd you that natural lines of the would not harmonise with the
of Iron in some forehead, seimilars make for a features of another, Individual; forn. It is important that an much more youthful eye than they are as distinctly a part of ample quantity be given. It those that have been plucked the face ag the! eyes, the pose may be taken in the form of to death or accented too much and the month, must conform ferrous
sulfate, ferrous car- with crayon,
in shape, size and colour to the bonaic.or
of course, moderate
or ferric ammanlıyım With a normal growth this is general outlines-of-the-count- eltrate. According to some phy- the best way to use the eye- enance. sielans, no Iron preparation has brow brush; put a little bril- The ideal eyebrow is moder- proved superior to ferrous sul- llantine or mineral oil on the ately wide in the contre, tapers fate with regard to economy
bristles. Sweep upward at the gracefully, to a point at each and emelency.
As a rule, an inner end, go straight along in, end, the outer
point improvement in the condition the
the centre, then brush the.
far- being
A sharper. is noted within ten days after end fuzzers downward. This arch is considered more beauti the iron preparation is started.] practice imparts n pleasing ful than a ver
a very high one or the This amount of colouring mat-contour, much like the picture almost straight line that one- ter in the blood gradually in- of a bird in flight.
sces occasionally. A matchling creases until it becomes 'normal. The brows are designed by line of single hairs, due to the nature to protect the eyes and devastating tweezers, gives, t Unfortunately, many of these to add beauty and attractive woman an insipid, expressional Iron preparations may have anness to the face and features., bcpect irritating effect on the lining It is a pity that they should charming: -membrane of the stomactr-and-
bowel, producing
ness at the
stomamps
sick-
and diar rbors. In many instances, these
reactions may be warded off by making sure that the iron is taken promptly-after-a-meal.
ather
Minerals
It does not appear that sup
plementing the iron with other
that is anything but
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY, ALLEN
minerals of vitamins will speed A Cool Kitchen in Summer
| up the absorption' and 'utilisa-
tion of the iron or increase its
Dinner
effectiveness in the treatment TN spite of the hot day.. the the dishes rest till dry," So this of the anaemia.
Chef looked cool and im- Chef has, no dish pan hands, HE same house may be side Instead of the end.
However, in
many patients maculate in his white coat and called by some a five-.
in intended for closeto
with annemia
there has also high bonnet, as he worked in the Garden Salad been a deficiency of other sub-taste-test kitchen. The small, Casserole of Lamb with Spring Toasted Rolls hard-to-reach corners. room type, by others a two- Rack for trousers
the diet, such as electric fan, perched on a high' or skirts stances in
Vegetables bedroom. But to
that can hang од the closes Vitamins, and.
there shelf opposite the range was Spinach Pudding Baked Potatoes. of course, many
should ba- pole or from a door hook 1%,
administered not gently purring the hot air out
Coconut Rice Pudding: women_it_js_a_five closet wood frame with five slots in but to Improve the patient's the top as well as at the bottom, Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)
only to overcome the anaemla the window which was open nt...
Top Cream →→→→ which to slide garments. A general condition. Hence, and equipped with a full length curved metal-bar-holds the frame steady on the closet pole should always be given to
well-balanced nutritious diet screen. or wall hook.
house.
furriers by a
soft furs like ermine and squir units in measurements to At is hidden under another.
tie has its own bar. Not one it is quite helpful to give it
man
All Marirements are Leval Recipes Serve Four
Garden Salad
Fine-chop enough crisp cab- thin-sliced raw carrots and toss bage to make 3 Add 14:
individually on crisp cridivo or with French dressing. Arrange Place a green pepper ring on each salad. Put 1 heap- Ing teaspoon mayonnasie, or
the United Kingdom, the In
So Important is the closet
"It's quite cool in hero," I re- that we doubt that anyone to-
patients who have anacrnia. marked, as I sipped the glngs of developing rapidly. The in-day would dare build a house
honey lemonade he handed me. troduction of stotes
If you know anyone with 48 probably without one. It could be done
As a rule, it is not necessary "Anything 'cooking?" accentuated st, but
building partitioned cabinets rack that will hold them. Each Into a vein, although at times over" he said:
one les, there is a 14 by 3-inch to give the iron by injection "The whole dinner is in the now are alro using light-weight
series of wall storago
"Wise n". I approved rel for loose capes and enped luggage,,
equipment, same rack is good for holding some disorder of the stomach heat in the kitchen."
The that way. However, if there is "Saves fuel, and keeps down the coats which can be worn over the linens, cleaning
supplies, sew belts. Wood frames are avail- most fragile dress without any inz
accessories, clothing
al- or bowel which interferes with danger of crushing it.. We may all
and able for those who prefer then the absorption of iron, it may the rest of it. Sleeping in fact look back on 1949 as rooms would have one well Also for, belts is a 12 by 2-on of whole blood into a vein of lamb and spring vegefabica, ring.
be necessary to give an injec- the year when the revival of devoted to storage units. There inch plastic rack with six pegs the stole was an outstanding would be slide-out trays, shal reminding one of pegs cowboys influence on the fashion of the low drawers,
momen!.
A stole needs to be graceful-
by draped over the shoulders
hanging space.
shelves
and hang saddles over, This "same
-Castorale of Lamb
"I hate in the oven a casserole
some baked potatoes and two | puddings,” he remarked,
tack would be good for shout- BALLET PRINCESS, Puddings? How surpris-
der handbags.
All this would be possible, and unless a woman has found but we suspect people are the trick of it, it is not always afraid to be without a closet.
Once you have the door in easy to do this without consi- So you have a closet and you ed to keep clothing
use and the closet polo arrang- derable practice with a magni- are not planning on building gathering wrinkles, take a look £nom flcently rich fox stole which house. Then enjoy the closel does not lie flat. On the other you do have-why just torerate bedding will not
nt the shelves and floor. hand, a wide soft scarf of mink it? Put a ruffle on the shelf shelf
or crmine or squirrel benut edge if you feel like it.
fully enwraps the shoulders
and not only scis off a delicato
dress but acceals a well-coff-
fured shining head. This, too. gives a designer an opportunity 10 work with 'finely shaded
skins.
Tiered Racks
If the closet pole seems too short, unload some of its con- The stole, of course, is not tents on the closet door or try
These are goo every woman's choice, and the tiered racks.
for skirts, jackels and blouses
cape is growing in popularity that take up space on the pale
At on the consider
sider putting it under the bed. The cedar chest shown hero-rolla-ocally. It measures 7% inches high, is 47 Inches long and 22 inches wide. The whole to nicely made and ja fine for woollens.
Another Suggestion
Another suggestion for bed-
Hero again, stranded skins can but leave unused spaco at the ding or a, possibility for papers
used to perfection with UERY
border bottom of the
Une The closet.
be
bands of skin forming
coming to
romaine.
very thick cooked salad dress- ing, in the centre of each pepper
› Cassarola of Lamb With
Spring Vegetables. Buy 2 lbs, shoulder or neck of lamb and have it cut in large pudding is a savoury dice. Remove all orcem fata from spinach to serve as Then vegetable. And the other is for flour. Brown in 3 tbsp, bulter or roll the lamb in 2 thip, dessert. It's one of your favou margarine and transfer to a rites a coconut rice pudding casserole. Over if put 4 scraped And I also have in the oven bak- and diced carrotsj: 1:0. coarse- | ing. a. edsserole, of rhubarb. and a diced [pan, of your.
celery,,, : a shredded
American ginger- bread which tastes very good sweet green pepper, and 2 c. with it"
drained, tinned tomatoes mixed
use of oven heat?
..."That's certainly making full - Mit 141⁄2 tsp. salt, 1% tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. fine-powdered. "And it means also a cooler un Over, this place halved, pler peeled mild flavoured onions, kitchen lotorrow. As you see, Cover closely and bake in
am doing.some cooking in ad slow oven, 325 F for 14 hrs, or vance; it will then save the until the lamb is tender. Befora rush," he chuckled.
serving dust the top with a little "That's right. The more calm minced parsley.
and collected you feel when you and Chinach Puddin Aye 1854
work, the coolar you:keep," 1",
and valuables that will not fit
(3)| Aagreed.
uns of the point in the tiered rack for skirts consists any, other place is ʼn steel
the
the new
bo
than
norce
back
But even-
and more often
will
six-bara.
of a metal frame with clothes storage chest complete with the stole cannot pins on cach of the string of lock and key. It will not roll
Hang it over the on wheels but might it under- not the fronts are finished closet pole or on the door and your bed if there is no other In this way. But the
je Jacket stor
atinch-kiria Ping are "eleur" place to put it remains a compelltor to both pame in fexible enough to fold The rack may be about two plastle and the rust-resistant stole and cape because it needs πο management ........whatever. compactly if you
wish to take, inches high but, with shoes in Women who prefer it
If on a trip
it the height is increased. The choose the short full Jackof
wliale frame is 24 by. 32 Inches designed. perhaps,
Another rack for skirts is and moves on wheels with 0 three-fold back and made of
one that folds down somewhat carefully chosen, beautifully like the clothes rod. In a piece For anyone with overcrowd- of luggage. This one fastens to ed, dresser drawers, a divided the door. Pull up and the rnet tray with compartments
for Is Ant against the door. The hairpins. nail, polish and, wit frame is metal, finished in light manner of small objects that colours and is 17 Inches wide. roll around in drawers in sug Fine for skirt wardrobes, When, gosted..
shaded and worked skins,
Household Hints
..
If floor wax-thickens in the closed, it protrudes about three -can-put-the-can-in-a-large-con-- Inches from the door,-
tainer of water, and simmer on the stove until soft.
14.
Drain and, fine-chop leena fresh spinach cooked barely tens
add tbsp;
Fowar Dishes der. Addic.grated state bread. ---or-*-grated hard roll,-1-thrp” "Besides, several of these butler er pruned Cool Lhot Jep," sale
in which they are cooked, foods can be served in the dishes, and sp, on Julco beaten? that megs fewer time to with cre Mixghoroughly. And, Madame, I have a theory Transfer, to an oiled deep plans that many homemakers stay too of earthenware ple-plate, strow. long in the kitchen and get over the top with 1/3 c. conts healed because, they have go "crumbs mixed with 1 tbsp. heeft !! many unnecessary dishes to butter or margarine,, and wash, and because they keep, boke about 25 min, or until arm ... their hands constantly in the hot and brown, in 'a móderate évén
didi water while they do it. This 300 to 373 (F,GR: 24 raises their temperature and Coconut Rice Pudding also their tempers. It also gives Scald 3 el milk Add 2 e. odok them what you call dish-paned rice, 1 tbsp butter or mate hands that aro not attractive garine and Hiep all Cool D
always wash dishes with a dish in 2/3 c. sugar 1 tbsp. Tomion mop, or a handle long enough so
Juice and the grated find the 2 the hands do not touch the dishman Combines with the mille water. Most homemakers do not mixture. Addr2/3 o shredded realise that if the hands can be coconut. Mix well Transfer, to at Buttered at-sized baking dish, Mega Bar/death far put in dish water. It is The fat pleture of Princess Chough to cleansed agelakid the top with thep, co- folding ladder_to_the.Margaret Before Jeaving for her. dalies properlyjovaneconut, and bake aboutčas,
If, when-you-arp-all_through rearranging the closót,, and ̧ find Another tiered arrangement you cannot reach. the upper hots, alx blouses, in the space thelf without bringing in the You can grow your own and takes on the closet pole kitchen step stool, fastenin
.. parsley for garnish in your ki Blouse trees, as they are called two-step chen. "Buy a sponge, cut is in also can be hung on the backs door. half and sprinkle a few pastey of doors, as shown in the plea to find
coda avez cach hatte Kaap fury For owner of six binusardAnything a
tour of Italy) Picture"Ahows water should be scalding, ht or hill firm, and brown, Princess Margaret at the about 145. F. After washing, the moderate oven, 350.3. Serve lee Covent Garden Ballet, wouring dishes should be stacked-in cold with top-cream, of a-freili
kettierul of boiling way, TAYO MAJAL Trick Of The Chefernal.
them moist, and you will have and small closets they areˇtraty · dlošcts. By all means keep, this là: brocade crinoline; Irinized: ar dian" drainer, "and" scaled with nor tinnedųfruiti salica, (77 a pretty bit of green in your spabo savers a
window and fresh. parsley":"0f2arnish or for Newest gurment.
Kitchen
kallast, room; In; the houng- weeded out-for-your-
favouring for your dishes, design withs the opening on the robo--and enjoy it.
"Then a throw4:09%% a clean, leaves öf. apinkch, for å
ing: totich; to the gardent
---(London "Esprés Bervier).
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