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TUJULY 151950
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
Tropic summer makes for
Outdoor Living
By Eleanor Ross
★ SHAFT of sunlight On a closed porch, a more re-
points the way to sum- brings with it mer, and thoughts of outdoor living It is high Hmo to get busy with that project of building a little terraco in. that sheltered comer, or turning that sun.
Farage deck atop the attached into an outdoor living room. And if that tiny
apartment porch in enclosed with windown, it will be ready to serve as nice little sun room.
Last year we admired 50 much home-made terruen, bullt to the side of the back kitchen entry.
floor of coloured stone slabs, second- hand porch furniture painted a dazzling white, colourful bushes in gaily painted tubs that had once been beer barrels, hang- Ing wire flower baskets, and a gines and wrought iron dining table, and there it was! A pretty for and practical outdoor room family and visitors to enjoy, ond the whole job done at a modest ench outlay.
You can make an attractive porch with leftovers from other rooms, or odd pleces, if you paint the pieces one colour and choose a single fabric in con- trasing colour for upholstery, either plain or patterned.
Slipcovers are out of place on and any re- an open porch, covering hould be in water- repellent and sun-fast materiala. of which there are many.
Married twenty
years....
YES,
AND IN SHOW
BUSINESS
Anne Edwards Column
TOU must do a story
"You
one
about them," every- been Baid, "they've happily married for 20 And," they always Veurs, added, "in show busincas, too."
It all
started 21
years ago.
when n vivid, dark-eyed girl found herself bored all through a dinner party by a young man who
never stopped about himself.
talking
"I thought he was very con- ceited," she says. "I'd been in me time, and I'd got to Alms some the
where stage
didn't one talk about it any more. But he kept telling me who ho wis
Orsi
and what he was going to do... and all he'd got was his contract with M.-G.-M."
*
even
∙laxed feeling
nchieved af furniture hasn't too much fabric, with pillows and tit-ons a sure bet.
A sun-deck, especially has a view, deserves a bit of luxurious treatment, ani is well worth a litle splurge for Fomething special.
apot
by SUSAN DEACON YOUNG
Colours and clothes that MATRON'S
make you look cool
WELTERING
at 88 degrees in the shade Is something British women do not bargain for when buying summer clothes.
A
go the
less you are lucky enough to find a fine black etched or cool coloured print,
Avold strong colours if you wish to look cool. Therefore,
Choose greys, most shades of
green, tha lighter
We are spi to, think of summer wardrobe in térms of cotton for evenings and Luxurious ration pieces, up-
weekends, and ne
of worsteds holstered to take the sun ond wee
gabardines for town wear. the rain, a good grass rug, some We never really expect it to pretty Incidental pieces, beauti-
be hot enough for us to ful plants and hanging flower
result, baskets combine 10
without a cont. As a make a charming
for outdoor first day of a heal-wave finds. living.
the shops crowded with
hot,, rushing to perspiring women buy cool, smart town' clothes,
One of the biggest demanda recently as for linen-type fabrics.
A simple linen dress or Sult with matching accessories, is probably one of the smartest outfits you can choose,
Made good daylime use of a sleeping porch.
Dress up mattresses on built- in bunks with gay awning fabrie: put in a utility table, an extra chair or so, and there you have an outdoor siting room, a nice social or work centre.
As for furnishing any out- door room or porch, you'll find that wood, metal and rattan pieces can all be nicely har- monised, and colourful effects easily achieved...
In one such porch, we noted that the colour but had been supplied by a BAY kiring of Fourds, the colours reflected in the yellow
table
the green rettee and two red chairs, with multi-coloured floor tiling to add to the galety, and white wallo to tone the whole thing down and make a good background for the warm colouring.
From her ears-gilt globes
Hulle gilt globes, cars dangle each one n perfume container. You unscrew the two halves, saturate chain (which she wears as a necklace or a belt), Ол which two larger perfumed bobbles are hung.
Other tricky ideas are a gikled English penny set in a bracciel nd given her for luck before she And scatter pins made of left, #Ingle inrge pearls or rhinestones,
I DID IT TOO'
WHAT Ike about....
THE KING....the way he seos, the King as others are hini. "i know what waiting on parade 12 like," he told Trevor Howard, who had been standing in line in I wasn't interested in who for 20 minutes to be presented,
don't
Ler." he confesses.
remember "The fact
was talking to-only who 1 "I had to do it for my father.” was talking about. I've been trying to Anish that conversa- tion ever since
her
ANNA NEAGLE....the way
she tries to behave like a typical la star at a premiere and brings the blue mink along, then behurves like herself and forgeis to take it home,
WAS
But be sure that the material lightweight. Many linen-like fabrics are heavy and hot to
WORT.
A plain material is generally cooler-looking than a print, un-
Child
Problem
Cultivating Habit Of
Cleanliness
EVERY
Intelligent mother would like to succeed of teaching her child lo good habits of personal cleanliness,
well for. nesthetic reasons as for health reasons. It fakes eternal vigilance and pan It's well to centre the
дя
on the child's washing his hands Just before
meals and always after toilet functions. The former is. obviously, much
than
more easy
of attainment the latter. Also it's desirable for the child to learn early to keep his hands away from hla mouth and face.
In a companionable
family atmosphere the child over five or six can see the reasons for all these ways of cleanliness, He can see, for example, that any dirt from his hands can easily get into his mouth or on bis face if he often leis le hands and flagers go unccessarily. Also he can rec that not only the solling of his but the mere fingering of
blo
213 there
face his face is unattractive to other persons or even repellant to kcm. Teachers greatly admired by their children could talk with them effectively on Such matters,
Good Example
Parents
be can
potent through good personal examples. expecially if they and the children feel affectionate and companionable toward one an- ather. For good health rea
reasons, parent does not kles the baby or older child- on his lips bul on the cheek or forehead. Very early the child can thus learn 10 chow affection and tenderness to other persans In like safe ways and even miny Influence playinates to do like- wise.
Unfair Judge
A few weeks later they met of a bridge party. She was a first-class player, and he was She culled "Foun partner. no trumps." "The first card
RICHARD TODD....the way he played
unusual i wns so said to myself,
he has made enough money to "This guy's
periodically. Then I realised he'd furnish his new West End fint Cenlus. never played the game before with good antiques, but isn't too In his life. He made only three tricks."
ан
Now they've been 20 yearя
and to go on using a clover woollen ten-cosy knitted by his
mother-in-law.
Of course. It is easy for one to be a hasty and unfair judge. Clean faces and clean clothes of children don't always bespeak clean labits in general, in these children. Parents can employ servants or
or assign them. selves to clean up the children
Nor do
untidy clothes, hands and faces always mark children
na undesirable playmates.
is danger There we measure by a few few mboli
Nevertheless, We
children who constantly como BEST hot weather party I into our homes and play with
sha acquired fairly clean hobile
happily married-and in show MAKE YOUR OWN have reasons to with that those business, too. What's the se- cret?
"I've learned
1w0,"
a thing or
home in a really mean mood.
went to wás a buffet where
There were
he Kays. "Say I come the hostess let you make your tell my wife "That's a lousy own sandwiches,
she Files of rendy-buttered brioches hat you're wearing—if
and rolls and brown bread. argues there's a row, it sho
our children
says nothing I get mad to shu ings, like ham, and tongue and says, I've been thinking so chicken. And dotted around
There were pinles of sliced fit Parents
myself."
*
"Pve learned a few things," she says. "The Arst time wa went to n party together and my husband Bald: "Look. there's a pretty girl, I froze him. *Listen, honey,' he said,
werd aliced salads, dishes of garnishings, and plenty of Fouces. Guests made up their own mixtures.
MARRIED CABLE
„THE FORMER LADY STANLEY, as everyong
"When I tell you I've seen ♫ pointed out on her return is the
pretty girl there's no need to fady who married one of
worry."
America's most eligible men
have
Blamed
If Comics Corrupt
from
Norman, Okla. Parents probably are to blame If children get bad ideas comic books, a University Oklahoma librarian contendo,
Mrs Mary H. Marable, associ ate professor of Ibrary releneu and a mother herself, says the effect of comic books
Lo the
It true that happy mar- (CLARK GABLE) at the age of juvenile delinquency rlages are rarer in show busi+ 44. ness It may be. that in Holly- wood wives often carn
than
What's so astonishing mora their husbands and that that? upsels masculine ideas.
BEN
"Isn't Ben
time...
#1
on
shados
bluo and
mauve,
or
primrose yel- tow.
Patent
leather
belts
and accessories do not look as hot as suede or skin
Wedr snow- white glovca white Ince handker- chief,!
or
Never went real Bowers in the heat. They wilt quickly
We have had skirts In tiers, rached skifts and hares skirts, but this sn skirk, with slashed multi- coloured petals, is 'some- thing very new. The model has "alternate red, greets, grey, and blue petals nine In all, and worn with a Jellow off - the - shoulder sweater. Yellow pantees are worn to match. Copy It for the beach, in cotton, or linen.
and make you look hotter, Crisp white artificial flowers help you to jock fresh,
Care of feet
HIVE special attention to your feet in hot weather. Sonk
Short hair styles are perfect for the summer. This sophisticated style would be good uniler a dick- ing cap and easy to manage when damp.
them three times
a week in - warm wator to which
is added a hand- ful of salt.
Dry, dab with surgical spirit. This hardens the Massage skin.
with a little skin food, then wipe oi the cream
and dust with talc.
Do not usa
a
heavy make-up In the heat-it quickly goes greasy and
Use rakes. light make-up and a pale pinky lipstick.
#
Keep your hair chort and have it thinned regularly in hot weather. Rub a to
hair lotion into the scalp keep it fresh. Perfume is dry- ing and should not be used on the hair.
arc
The new doe-eyed-shaped attractive. glasses sun Glasses with too dark lens are bad for the eyes, rose-tinted than
lens green.
are
more restful
Do not use a heavy perfume in hot weather. Choose a light flower perfume In preference to the spley, sophisticated scents.
THE
Keep food cool THE problem of keeping food fresh is a worry to num- crous housewives.
Find the coolest place in the be the cellar home-It might or the stone floor of the larder, Fila pall or large bowl with water and add a handful each of household soda and salt,
Stand bottles of milk in this and it will keep fresh over- night without boiling. Place a piece of state in the bottom of the pail or stand the bowl on st.
'-(London Express Service)
BARBEQUE
PROBLEM
By H. N. Bundesen, M.D.
MANY women
experience
sudden, tremendous galn
in weight following the birth of a boby. In some cases, pound. age is piled on to rapidly that the mother hacomes too fat even for the maternity clothes she wore before the delivery of her baby. Sometimes, from four to Ave pounds are gained tach week for a period of seven to nine weeks, so that nah month larger clothes are required.
This mysterious and excessive weight gain may begin during pregnancy, usually between the fourth and the sixth months, I may occur after each pregnancy. UPPER ARMS
on
Most of the weight is located the upper arms, waist. breasts, buttocks, and thighs, la some few cases, the buttocks and legs become quite large, while the rest of the body remains normal in size. Now and then, a slow, siendly there may be. gain over a number of years,
In a group that was studied, half of the
women increased 75 porrent in weight and some more than 100 percent.
It would seem that this tend-
ning in families, ency rung in
of
Many
the women studied had ers who were also a great mothers
deal overweight. It has been
49
this rapid increase
suggested that in weight may be due to some disturbance of the part of the brain known This the hypothalamus. part of the brain has, as one of its functions, the regulation and control of body weight. Just what causes this disturbance has not been determined.
come
TOXAEMIA OCCURS However, It has been found that among women who bo- after fat
childbirth, certain disorders of pregnancy os toxnerala oflen occur, such ог polsoning, OT excessive vomiting.
It is also noted that there women secrete large amounts of breast milk, and that this milk secretion may continuo for some time after the baby bas, been weaned. Frequently, nizo give birth to they may birge Infants weighing 10 or 11 pounds. Such babies must be given special care,
When this rapid goin In weight seems to be occurring, prompt
the treatment
advisable to keep physician the weight in check through proper dietary regulation, and other measures if needed.
PICNICS?
They're. Fun, Says Lovely Valli
Something
-
In
by
you'll
strongest factor against them.
However,
"In she believes, about
good homes, children can take
different
Pan-broll when' steaks or leave the drippings, them in'stride. It in the neg-- Take a look at the ages of
and It chops are cut slightly thinner merely fry the meat danger that the
barbeque plantes a en- Of course,
In our case," other.celebrated women
when home
than usual. If meat is very will get that leathery, unpale Bald
dorsed by Valli, damorous in- collected LYON, happily, they
the most
lean, rub a heavy frying pan stable texture. Test by cutting | Mrs Marable belleves one of
Her bar- "Debe has been supporting me marriageable
of man
ternational star. Their
or tron griddle with fat.. This the major faults of comic books beque terrace is for years."
actually is the only time fat is used in
a small gash close, to the bone is that they "cheat children of sald ELIZABETH BARRETT was their herlinge of good literature. sweet?"
an outdoor
with a very sharp knitto. When kitchen, with a pan broiling: BEDE DANIELS. "He's always 40 when ROBERT BROWNING Youngsters today have no time
grill on top of the flames, so
Inside is the colour you want, cloped with her to Italy.
Bible, Assops Fables, she can use top-of-the-stove MAGDA
season and serve. LUPESCU was 47 for the
and other literary.utensils. whten Ex-KING CAROL married
-Valli declares pan brolling her. CLEOPATRA was 39 when
for venl chops-tell grow to -adulthood.
is ideal "AMERICAN show girl ANTONY lost his greatest battle.
your butcher to give you those opened her wardrobe for MAINTENON was 40 when she
to follow her.. MADAME DE Virtually illiterate, unable
comprehend even. Üle
with the kidney in-loin pork
steaks. papers, which are so filled with
chops, individual married LOUIS XIV.
terary BETTY
allusions." - United
looking for work for me.""
PERFUMED EARS
folklo
The
GARRETT, dancing Wife of–Larry Parks.- Fruza her ----{London Express Bernice). Press
to
now
Drop meat in pan with tongs without bothering to preheat pan. While cooking, himmeät A follower of the pan-brollar from time to me, Always school of cooking, Valli offers cook meats uncovered. and some worthwhile tips to the ways cook them BLOWLY," housewife who wants a
culent broiled broller heat
Güc- stoak rainus
Four of every drop of fat as even lamb steaks, all excellent it appears in the pan.It you meats for the barbeque rapper,
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