THE HONGKONG EGRAPHE
JULI 164 1949%
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
THE SUCCESSFUL, HOUSEKEEPER.
By MARION CLYDE MCCARROLL
GUNNING
GER BAYS
A house," Mary Davis
Gillies, "is much more excit
ing business than working in an office, a shop, a tea room or a business of any kind."
Why? The answer's cany, Bo- cause when you're keeping "a house, you're also making home, creating a background for you and your family, enriching your own life, adding to your own pleasure and convenience, as well as demonstrating your power over things."
Know any job in the business world that's as entisfyingly many led from ก personal standpoint as this?
If your home-making fin't bringing you these satisfactions, Mrs Gilles belleves, It's probably because you've never learned the true lecimique managing a house and
family,
of
of weaving together all the varied aspects of the job into "a comfortable, smoothly running routine."
are.
Because she is shrewdly sure many women whose homes, families and personal lives would be happier if they learned to plan, to organise and to systematize
house-
their keeping: to assemble and cor- rectly use the right tools for particular purposes; Mrs Gililes has written a book to show the new home-mäker how to start right from scratch, and the older one how to remodel her proach to the business of keep- Ing house..
Running
Ap-
Over Our Stain-Chart
By ELEANOR ROSS
UMMER is here 20 why not
talas
# run- through of our stain-removal chart? Seems that
WHEN PUTTING FOOD AWAY, be careful not to overcrowd the refrigerator, warns Mary Davis Gilles, author of "How To Keep House." Fow women rate high in arranging food storage systematically, she says,
Advocates Banning The
Bogey Man
By JOHN ROSENBURG
LFRED WALLACE, producer
should
A of children's pl producer lieves the "bogey man" BLU-
be eliminated from entertisin- ment for small fry.
He advocated that such classics as "Hansel and Gretel," "Snow White and the
Seven
mer is sin time, what with grass stains, fruit juice and other beverage stains, Iron rust and mildew stains, nail polish and paint stains, and so on.
To remove grass stains from white cottons or linens, rub with Ercase (cooking fat or oil) and wash in hot suds. Bleach any remaining stain with hydrogen peroxide. Rinse well. For wash- able coloured or fine fabrics, wash in lukewarm suds. Treat stubborn stains with diluted alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. Rinse well.
To remove grass stolns from non-washable fabrics, sponge with benzine.or dilute alcohol. Test fabric first to be sure solu- Ilon will not change fabric colour:
To remove stains of fruits or frult julees from white cottons or linens, pour boiling
water
from height of 2 to 3 feet
Dwarfs" and "Cinderella" bo banned for young audiences be- cause "they feature a 'horror' type of viitain.""
"The villain who makes chil- dren scream with fear has no place in
their
entertainment," he sn'd. "Children are extremely Impressionable and have vivid Imaginations. Many villain parts
plays for youngsters create a fear of the dark and the un-. known and stimulate had dreams."
A
He said some parts warp child's attitude toward the aged and persons who are not perfect physically,
Too Many Witches "In
many plays, elderly
-through--stain.--- If -stain--Is-not-women are depicted as witches,"
removed. usc hydrogen per- oxide. Rinse well. Do not use soap at first, It will only set the stain.
Rouge Stain
To remove lipstick or rouge from white cottons or linens rub with lard. Wash in hot suds. If colour remains, bleach with hydrogen peroxide. Do not use soup Arst; it may set the slain. To remove from wash- able coloured or fine fabric, sponge
carbon tetrn-
clitoride.
with
Wash in warm suds. stairs with
Treat stubborn
hydrogen peroxide,
For nonwashable fabrics rub with lard. Sponge with carbon tetrachloride. If stain remains sponge with dilute alcohol.
To remove nail polish from white linens or cotion sponge with acetono or nail polish re- -mover. Wash in hot sixls. Re- move any remaining colour with bleach.
Same Method For washable coloured or fine fabrics use same method, unless stain is on acetate
rayon. In this case sponge acetate fabrics with carbon tetrachloride, apply a drop of banana oll, and re-
dissolved
he explained. "They kill little; chlidren and even cook them and devour them, according to the story.
That's not a very
healthy psychological diet for a child. This
character often type of causes a child to Identify elderly women
with
witches." Wallace, supervisor of Wallace Puppet Productions, sald he has been giving children shows for 12 years prod
has
AN "ACTIVITY ROOM" TO BE used for play, entertaining biz parties, Iraning, sewing, hobbles, study or whatever, ts a valuable asset in any home..
Distinguishing
troupes touring the United Colours By
States,
Canada and South
America the year round. Smell?
"I've discovered that chlidren
learn the so-called 'moral' of
stories much beiter by laughing
at their character," he added. TWO Yale University scientists
"It is absolutely unnecessary to frighten them.
Conflict Needed "Naturally, the element of con- Alet has to be present in every story. But why make a deformed person, a person with an im-
is
proved to a distinguished gathering that the lowly cock roach can smell colours, and can emell black in particular, May- 12, they think humans can, too.
Using several large cock- pediment in speech, or one who roaches, a coge, an aluminium ugly, the villain of the checkerboard and some lamp- pieces?"
Waller Miles and He said villainy could be por- black, Dr trayed without scaring children Lloyd Beck demonstrated the and still be effective "from the theory that colours affect the lesson standpoint."
sense of smell through sudden "Selfishness, polish with
untruthfulness,
heat-loss in the smell organs. uncleanliness and stupidity can, and should be substituted for the usual type of villainy," he sold..
I
move .clothi
To remove mildew stains from white cottons or linens wash in hot suds, moisten with lemon Juice and salt; dry in sun. stain is old, bleach with hydro- gen peroxide. Rinse well. For washable coloured or Ane fabrics, if stain is fresh, wash In suds. Old stains are warm. difficult to remove, and seeming- ly can't be removed; from fina fabrics.
Wallace said he thought the five best plays for children were:
"Uncla Remus" dramatise tions,
"Naggedy Ann." "Peter and the Wolf."
Tubby the Tuba,"
Toddle, the Railroad Train."
Home-Study Girls Have
Better Marriage Hopes
BEREA OHIO Collège co-women
out of 256, were
The checkerboard wos, tald out in alternate squares of un- painted aluminium and lamp- black, which has na smell, and the cockroaches were placed
on the floor of the cage, half an the checkerboard, WAS especially equipped to conduct heat.
inch above The caga
4
The lights were
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN
Health Within The Budget
HOW much of your household budget should be spent for food for a family of two?
The amount depends come- what on the size of the income, but it must always be enough to provide good meals. By "good" I do not mean meals that are necessarily expensive. But they must be substantial, contain the esentials of a bal- anced diet, and have that glamour touch that suggests luxury.
If the
table allowance is limited, steaks, chops, centre euls of Jinin and other expen zive meats "and"
Out-of-season luxuries are definitely out. The less expensive meat cuts, and asli, dried beans, cggs
and cheeso
can be the busin of deltelous dishes. You will
Just have to do a little more cook- ing... Learn to use your pres- sure-cooker. li can
best friend. You must more cooked cerenis, Interesting desserts
1'll tell you in onc singlo buntence:-
Each meat must Include one protein food, one or two starchy food, ona sweet, one fut, ono or more vitamin foods, plenty of bulky food and liquid.
to
This may sound complicated und expensive. But stop think it through, and you'll sco that the simplest meals can be balanced, entire wheat bread and butter, a baked apple and milk mako up a balanced meal. It's 03 casy as that.
For more elaborate meals, take a more time for planning.
You will be repaid-in family good health and a much greater chance of happiness If you will learn how to balance
your
meals.
Dinner
little
Split Pea Soup (Tinned) Flicts of Ficunder
Baked in Milk
Pickles
Baked Potatoes Spinach Casino Citrus Fruit Cup
Squares of Chocolate Calo
(On hand)
Coffee, Tea or Milk
be your LESC
B. eggs and dry skim milk are
prepare and
maky your own cake and ples, Re- member, too, that a good grade of margarine can be used in place of butter, and that grade
1.
2.
Put filets Start potatoes to bake.
of flounder
to
suitable for cooking. And it's less expensive to buy. season- able vegetables and the locality.
bake in heat-proof serving elish.
3.
Clean and cook spinach.
fruits of
4.
Prepare fruit cup.
5.
If you have time,
ice the
cake for a change.
6.
Start coffee.
But if you are a career bridle with u full-time outside job, you can spend a little more if necessary. To save time, oc- casionally you'll buy the more expansive meats that can be broiled, and quick-frozen vere- tables
All Measurements Are Level -
Recipes Servo Two
Fillcis Of Flounder Baked In Milk
Dust I lb. lets of flounder, other fresh or quick- Ash, with salt, pepper
to
and fruits. However, or any pressure cooking will enable frozen you to keep the food bit down, and 1 tbsp. flour mixed by quick-cooking stews or gether. tit quick-frozen de- ragouts from the less expensive frosting TS TROT accessary) meals, as well as delicious fried Place in a well-oiled shallow chicken, Ash chowders, shrimp beking dish that can go to the Creole and countless other table. Pour over 11⁄2 c. milk dishes.
miwd with 34 c. Dot with 1 tbsp. butter or mar- water.
garine, Bake In a moderate oven, 350-375 F. until the sh is flaky, tender, and slightly browned on top, about 25 min. Citrus Fruit Cake Arrange sections of and grapefruit attractively in large sherbet
KTORSCS. Pour over the julee lemon GR line mixed with 4 tbsp. honey and chill. Top with a straw- berry, jam mint leat halved date as a garnish.
Butter Cake Icing layer)
(Enough to cover half a cake
Now, let's think through that phrase "the balanced ration."
The balanced ration is the combination into three meals a day, of several types of es- sential foods planned to meet need of the body and keep it going. Here they are:-
Including
meat
every
Pi, milk, cheese, nuts.
fish.
dried beans, peas and lentils.
ENERGY FOODS: Including cereals, bread, potatoes, and the spaghetti family, as well as all
sweets and all fats.
WATER:. And plenty of it; cool but noticed, in addition to tea, coffee, Julcés, milk, sott drinks, elc.
mineral-
orange
or Д
Cream 1 tbsp. butter or mar- MINERALS: The
garine until soft. Gradually work in y1 C rich foods include, milk, 33, fectioner's sugar, 4 tsp. vanlila sifted соп- cheese, whole wheat bread,
and tbsp. hot milk. Then brown
salad rice,
planta, and sur in c. additional sifted fresh,
tinned and quick-frozen confectioner's
When sugar, ruits and vegetables.
smooth, spread over the cake. VITAMINS; All essential vitamins are present in nature, food, including fruits. vege- tables, milk and milk products, eggs, ment, nuts, salad plants: and whole grains. If you plan ja balanced daily diet including milk, cheese, butter or mac- garine, whole grains, citrus und other fruits, vegetables proteins, vitamin supplements will not be needed unless pre- scribed by your physician.
und
"But how do I bulance the neals," you ask.
IF THERE ARE CHILDREN, dogs or happy-go-lucky adults in your family, don't,, select fragile
upholstery, is another practical suggestion,
or light
Household Hints
Don't
Follow
--Decorators
Pet Theories
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McCluskey, are the colouring of the woman and the hobbies of the man.
Mrs McCluskey, an attractive young woman who has been de- corating swank homes and apartments here for 10
ycars, surrounds herself with lavenders and blues.
pinks,
"All women look better and feel better in certain colours," she said, "so those arc
colours
their home.
the
should have In
If the man of the house has a hobby, it should Occupy an
equally conspicuous place. She planned one living room around collection of authentically- dressed toy soldiers from dif- ferent wars in the world's his- tory
Double-duty Idea
Another of her double-duty Idea is a "coffee table stool.” It doubles as a table and an extra roat, too. She uses the tables in both provincial and modern designs, with covered sponge rubber cushions mado -to ft, the squate tops,
Without the cushions, the low tables oro perfect used alone or
in pairs 10 make a long coffee tobic.
holds
A slightly raised edge
tho square cushion in
Smooth leather shoes, should cabinet, desk or work top in place to make extra seating turned out, be polished before wearing for for the many hobbles and col-space in a small home or apart=" and when the test was over the the first time. A coat of good fections that are sa important a ment. cockroaches were directly over wax polish starts ghdes-out:with, the black
protection against spots; Part of a hoy's life. Built-in heat-absorbing stains and scufing. The same cabinets are good. A work top squares. The scientists ex- plained that the cockroaches holds good for smooth leather can be hinged to the wall, and were drawn over the black purses or pockét-booka.".
dropped out of place when not
...
aquares because of heat flowing from the smell organs to the lampblack.
"extra"
Asoiled dust cloth-is" worsn
than no duster at all, because it soils and scratches, as it duste
An ordinary short-legged kit- foyer telephone stool, covered chen, stool becomes a stunning with gray silk faille. The top "Is padded and tufted, and the Boor-length, faring skirt is; eut; from: » circulari› plecs of the fabric. Chenille fringe in pink and maroon li used to trim the edge of the stool and the hem of the skirt
All of these less are impor-
only
Teds who Paludy, their home · married.
economics along with ancient Nation-wide statistics, based The aluminium, they said,
A household bleach which can history have nearly a 20 percent on the 1940 cords, show that threw back heat, and caused no Avold the use of heavile olled or be made at home is called better chance for marriage than only 53 percent of all women heat loss to the sense of smell damp dusters. The oiled cloth, Javelle Water Mix 19 pound college women who sick to college graduates marry that, at the cockroaches. Because will leave a dust-catching fim, washing soda in omo quset of tant to Mrs McCluskey purely academic fields, a survey accordingly gives, the home of nose-but-loss, Bit Milles sald, the damp one may cloud the surasicold water Add one-fourth they create a home her clients
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