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Lovely Lacy Straw
By AUCH ALDEN
LACY WEAVE STRAWS ride atop the prettiest heads this sum- mer, Here is sirnw`light as a feather, pleture-proity, and just right for town of country wear, Recording to the design and adornment.
This dramatic plature that of lacy natural straw, a John Fred- crica design, has a softly curving brin set up on a bandeau of black velvet Pink silk roses cluster under the brim at the hairline, and are also placed above the right side of the brim for a nice balance,
SHEILA IN SATIN
Speed Drill
In School
By GARRY CLEVELAND
MYERS, Ph.D.
ROM what I can gather from recent survey, the practice of having children work against the watch at school has greatly won- ed in recent years. Yet, judging from the letters 1 receive, söine children in the grades are stil tortured with stop-watch drille and tests. The mother of strike writes, for fourth grade child example: "My daughter who got
and A's in arithmetic your got a D on her recent re- port card. Upon investigation 13 that all their: have discovered tests which they are graded on are speed tests. Trying to be ac- curate she can't seem to finish.
"The teacher has the children compete two by two at the board with arithmetic problems until all are eliminated but one. When? I spoke to this teacher of your opinion she said this is the only way a teacher can prove the | child knows what
have learned."
Spood Drills
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Attractive Buttons To Augment Autumn Charm
NTEREST in homo dreas either alone or with high-fired,
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making and continued burnished. metal trimmings fashion interest in buttons. Many of these. Imports have a for decoration, should com- hand-made appearance in their dellente Doral bed and morele bine to make the ensuing designs. This is especially true sonson a fashion highlight of coloured flowers on gold rim- for buttons. Topping these med porcelain buttons, while two favourable conditions is or fired with bold
crystals, jets and metais, etched gold or silver an autumn harvest of amart, lines, are modernistic, fashionwise designs in but-Mother-of-pearl buttons and
ton. Iines currently being nowem and other fanciful
aro cut In detailed
fonns, opened.
as well as in heavy, chunky | There are many first-time- ́ squares," which draw attraction since-the-war articles back on from iridescence. Black pearl has the market, among them fancy been done in hand-carved, Imports and jewelled pleces double buckle with leafy or which are dependent an the abstract patterns, as well as in aruficial stones made in Franco marry button shapes. and Czechoslovakia, As a whole. large, fat, modem types are ro- ported to have won outstanding preference and there are many of these available--with straight, definitive shapes and decor tions
Colours are closely allled to those prescribed by fabric houses, Some of the most noteworthy shades are the extensive ranges of neutral tones, such as taupe chamois, and dove gray. There Is a good deal of dark purplo and winey maroon in evidence, Reds tend to have rose or muyve tints. Yellow through mustard and including gold account for importance.
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Woods for Tweeds Buttons which blend well with tweeds and fallored woollens strike an up-to-the-minute nole, Atrained natural woods are dono
Rhinestone Sets Rhinestones are back and add tensive collection. The Jewels are a distinctive aparkic to the ex- done in buttons, clips, buckles and scatter-pins to match.
A small three-dimensional rhine stone button was one selected by a spokesman for the firm stated, while a large curled gray plastic set with rhinstone a Mangone choice for a dressy was
-Lone
A Good Skin Care Programme
Conetary Deterior
Lovely skin is doubly important on your wedding day. Before the ceremony then, use a good cleanser, follow by a refreshing lotion that, -"wakes up” akin. **
-By HELEN FOLLETT ERE is a good looks rule that ing her blood streams with the applies to every girl and groceries they need for building woman who is chasing beauty the various elements of the hu- lously clean and keep it cream her body cells. rainbows; keep your face scrupu» nian composition. She is starving
ed; it fends on cosmetic lubri-
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metal make news canta that are an insurance Physicians read a lot of facts their effects achieved by against roughness of surface. As
the complexions of their combining dull and shiny gold long as there are chimneys and patients. The skin is a barometer or bright silver and gunmetal in chimneys chug out soot,
we'll that tells
about, the health big, flat shapes, Coloured plastics need to scrub our phizes with weather, whether #1 is good or have quilted designs studded soap suds; if
bad. brush is used, so
sunny or clouded. with seed pearts and an import much the better.
The generation that is being have Cloisonne type centres in ed group of "French Miniatures"
born now may not be in need of The really handsome complex- cosmeties. There may be greater allgree frames.
don is a healthy one, of peaches interest in the future in physical and cream colouring, or of a education. Let us hope.
Teen- golden cast, or that pinkish-prim. apers can't bear to listen to in concave circles with -metal Roughly hawn buttons gain a eyelets and knurled metal rims, hand-made ceramic appearance the petals of a tea rose.
roze shade that reminds one of health tolks, yet appearance is Just about the most important of in built-up squares with gold from their chunky shaping and finished sew-throughs. A plastic enamelled surfaces strike
There is no loveliness in a pale subjects to them. autumn
leaf is naturalistically novelty note. Many are crest or complexion; it suggests lack of To have a fair; One-textured
and mounted with coloured
shield motifs with scatter pina vitality. No make-up can hide, complexion girls.need nine hours little gold pumpkin and a large to match the buttons. Others pollor. Circulation is sluggish. of sleep every night and a diet Is done in bright colours look like authentie Spanish du- The pale girl should get out in that has the proper proportions black markings..
bloons and antique coins with the open every day, pump her of protein, carbohydrates
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Motal trimmed plastics have Kreat variety. There are those with gold or liver Buddhas, flowers of classic profiles in ra.. Ulet
on flat plastic ovals. A mechanically minded set of de clans have bits of coll springs or chains on coloured backgrounds. A he should
"large"asortment of French and Czech buttons has been as- sembled: Facot cut jeta sparkio
In answering this mother' I 'ex- pressed regret that those chul- dron must be tormented by speed drills. A better way is to help the child at home to memorise in the basic uddition, subtraction": and multiplication facts so as to know them without counting or hesitating. A good way for a child to manorise them is to study a few of these facts on
When the child-knows-al these facts well he is the belter afmed for victory under speed pressure at school. Any parent One of the ravest dresses at has the multiplication facts and the Snakepit premirr....candy can make cards of each, prefer- striped top and panniers, slipper ably out of order. She also can natia kiri. And the Jewels make cards of the 100 addition Sheila Sim wore to co with 1 and 100 subtraction facts. were pearlsa five-strand choker
and seven spoi carriņrs,
-(London Express Service)
Don't blame
the nagging wife, but...
By JOHN. L. RAINEY
Detroit.
One of the reasons for much of
the marital stew these days may be that the little woman is cook ing the vegetables too long, nutritionist said recently.
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Ceramic Look
highly polished surfaces.
Campaign Aimed At
The Hatless
is a struggle going on
Fashion Note T in Britain between the many
From Britain
woman seems one
in
short Loose
women who sul persist in going about halless and the mlilinery
and lungs full of fresh air, have mild fats so that it will be balanced. exercise that will create a nor- They also need to carry their mal appetite. She is not supply bodies beautifully. -
industry which is equally de- Eat
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Sensibly on a Train Trip
Dinner
that they per- suaded to return to the fashion Colour contrasts. In moters fold. With this view groups of 0 and had plenty of time to fours when physical suivity recent-train trip sparingly used on extended In Britain a grey dress and Arms regularly show
incx- observe the food "habits. of the is so limited." belgo coat, for example; but con-pensive models, modelled on passengers. trasting Jackels and dark dresses how they can be worn,
exclusive designs and show
The Chet felt very sorry for selling well. This is quite a
and
Some brought their food with the young mothers. He suggested cards, one fact to a card, putting new departure and it is likely to this canipaign, prices have been bables and litle children brought Here's the recipe:
on what occasion. As a result of them. A number of mothers with mothers bringing their own food. emphasis on accuracy.
have its effect on autumn styles. gradually coming down; and al-all the children's food except the Another point which is interest-rad Ing buyers is that loose coats still high for model hats the average station restaurants when
dough-they-are sull-extremely milk. Several "grown-ups ate of remain much more popular than
pos- nited styles-In fact, every other woman finds that chea and sible, filing out with sandwiches
to be wearing of her purse.
pretty hats are well within range and fruit that they bought of Tomato Silce Salad Heated Rolls and many.
that time. Others ate in the train. Smoked Tongue Raisin Sauco jackets have been sold,
For example, for morning
"The shopping, for the office, the fac
dining compartment." Boiled New Potatoes and Carrols
Fruit Cocktail Crumb Plo Another revival is the after-tory or for travel anywhere, a observed the Chef, "Is Uic most
Hot or Ired Coffee or Te noon-cocktail dress which we simple little straw hat is sug popular on the train. There is
Milk (Children) men have ignored for years and gested. This has an upturned not much to do, and it is very which as a result designers did brim decorated with massed pleasant to enjoy three good not bother much about. But now loops of checked taffela ribbon | meals.” there is every possibility that they on one side. Many teachers
will sweep info popularity, espe still greatly emphosiso sperd of reading. While some pour readers in the upper grades and high school de Geem to improve at reading by working against the watch many others are greally hindered by If the learner such emphasis. were to hold the watch on him- self the results would be far bet- fer, but when the teacher does the timing, the slow reader, especially as he sees some other students far faster than he is, may, feet hopeless.
Roading Spood
shift of emphasis from speed to Fortunately there is coming a selection of reading materials Interesting easy enough and
enough for the learner to read with reasonable case and speed. "Take potatoes for instance," sald Dr Royal Lee, President of Moreover, many a college teacher the Lee Foundation for Nutri- will tell you that he wishes tional Research in Milwaukee, his students had learned to read Wisconsin Bolling potatoes is thoughtfully instead of roading bad enough, but mashing them on the run.
in what hurts.' All the vitamin
"C" that's left is lost within 25 seconds after the Missus starts mashing.”..
Lee, who attended a menting
of the Michigan Start Osteopa
Household Hints
thie 'Society, said that, lack of Keep slip covers tron trom vitamina is one of the main ron dust by brushing frequently with: sons why people become irrita able,"
The Reston Why':
soft brush or use a hand
vacuum. Give attention to comers. of chairs, pleats"and. folds
"We hear a lot of talk about tension and high-speed living in divorce courts these days," he If a clothes closet seems snid, But frequently the real damp, place an electric fan In trouble is the nagging wife and the open doorway. If the closet the grumbling husband" has a window open it; it not Nutrition experiments with the fan will prove a help in animals and with humans have driving out the dampness. shown --- that Irritability is
fuerensied
greatly when the diet
is restricted to cooked foods
which have lost all or practically you and defrosting the re- all their vitamins, be midgefrigerator, or home freezer, put little raw meat would make the vacuum cleaner blower to
us, act a lot more like civilsed work to hasten the process. You persons ✨ und” Ions~like quatrol know how low molts in a delings suma savages “iba, said.
The bonnet cloche is another "A little too much self-inluig-
clally the type with a shawl col-shape which promised to be po-ce," I answered. "Three big lar framing the face and folding pular; this is in shining coarse meals a day without exercise are Perhaps it is because this mock-brim in navy blue, trimmed with down into deep front decollete. straw with narrow turned down too much for most people.".
“Would you skip a meal, ine is particularly becoming and, navy and while ribbon. The older then?" said the Chef. da a rule, easy to wear.
is urged to wear one of
woman
the first post-war bak straws "No, it's better to keep regular Printed cashmere dresses are with a gently upturning brim meal-time hours. But order sult also selling well yet another which does not leave too much able foods. Bread and starches
All Beasurements ́are" Lævet ;
· Recipes Serve Four
Tomato Slico Salad
Wash, but do not peel, farge ripe tomatoes, Slice crosswise 14 in. thick Cover with a spread made of cottage cheese sensorred with chopped chives or scallions and blanter pasts. Serve on let
Ing...
'indication that women in Britain of the brow exposed, and dipa of all kinds should be sparinettuce. Spoon over French dress-
are determined at last get out of quickly down at the sides. The eaten. Whole wheat bread, bran the fashion. fut into which turban seems to be returning mutina and shredded wheat rationing had forced. them. This swathed, sometimes with or cercals are the best choice bo- Hivellness is likely to have a goodgette or jersey ending in a scarf cauas they are bulky and help effect on everyone, designers, which can be thrown round the intestinal action. Pastry and cake retailers and clients included. neck and shoulders.
| should be entirely avoided.”
Before
And After
For year ayne Rodney hair long curly (aft) Lut equipment paved way for Lancaster The boy hald uncut: becau and curl
band's
wore his
baseball:
rber at
Fresh Fruit
Fruit Cocktail Crumb Pia
Line a 9 in. pla plato willi plain American pie crust or use” a-mix: You will need half the usual recipe. Fill with 2 e tin ned apple mixed with 11⁄2 c, any kind of berries or red "But you know, Madame, the nnd pineaple or
of any kind dining system, is very dine of left-over
freak or Catewed Plenty of fresh fruits are always frulis. Add
cinnamon and LED available."
c. sugar. Spread in the plo plate: then cover with "crum These are suitable desserts," which have been prepared. In
1
$ agreed. "Naturally, fried foods meanume. Place in 'n hot oven are taboo. Simple soups, brolled 400 E. for 10 min, to set the or roasted meat, fish and poultry, crust. Reduce the best to 315 7 are excellent Plenty of green and bake 35 min, or until the vegetables, fresh relishes, salad "eru
"crumbs"? bowls, cheese, and tomato and
are golden brown
choice.
fhap. butter But what about the young n
unill creamy. Add Children, naked the Chef cinnamon and tbsp. brown
is very difficult for, the mothers Cinn
to take babies and little children. Wi
work together with
to the dining compartment fingers until well-bler
Perlumba
"They can bring plenty of Sprinkle evenly over small" - jars of--"purood foods and the ple and finish. baki fruit juices and suitable émekers directed
or rusks," I suggested; "get the the
porter to set up a table and bring Trick Of The Chef:-)ời milk, and the children can bo
fed in their regular seats Of
course unfinished jára, én tins of For a fine sandy ich paste from pursed food must be discarded, left-over tongue but if throd unles
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