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SATURDAY, JUNE 1932.

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The Daughter In The Home

Little girls nowadays take a great, towards one eye and with a jaunty interest in clothes. Perhaps they feather stuck in one side. Both are I always did, but, years ago, when it worn well at the back of the head.

was impressed upon the child that All the frocks have belts.

she was to be seen and not heard,

The day or school-time ones have

one had less opportunity of finding}a slight V-neck and no collar, but out her tastes. Children may be are decorated with a flat crossway permitted to give their opinions in band ending in buttons at one side. matters sartorial, but, it by no They have skirts with a centre: means follows that they should have panel and side fares and long plain their own way, A taste for dress, sleeves.

Smocking.

A Bathing Suit For Baby

"Mater" Tells You How To Knit One

The following. directions will tellistitches from the end of the row,

you how to knit a very neat turn.

little woollen bathing suit for Baby, Next row, Purl to within 20 which will no doubt be of great use stitches from the end of the row, when you take him to the Swiraming turn,

Club or if you are one of those Next row. Knit to within 26 lucky ones who possess their own stitches from the end of the tow, swimming pool, quite a lot of people turn.

on rubber estates do by the way. Next row. Purl to within 25) The original design was intended to stitches from the end of the row, fit a babe of one to two years old, turn,

but the clever knitter could adapt Now work across all the stitches, the size to fit any little child. The and work 10 rows of 1 plain, 1 purl. colours used were yellow for the Then join on the yellow wool (atili stripes across the back and front working in the stocking stitch) and and blue for the rest of the gar- work 8 rows in yellow, then 8 in ment.

blue, 6 in yellow, 6 in blue, 0 In yellow, 4 in blue, 2 in yellow, '2 in

Materials and Measurements The suit measures 11 inches from blue. the shoulder to the lower edge, and

Next row. With the right side

10 inches across the bodice. To of the work towards you, cast off

for the neck. Knit 24. stitches, cast off 16 stitches, knit 24. Then knit on these last 24 stitches, decreasing 1 stitch at both ends of the work every other row until you have only 10 stitches remaining. Knit од these for 8 inches. Now, at the in- side edge of the work increase 1 stitch at both ends of the work) every other row until you have 24 stitches on the needle. Break off the wool and join again on the in- Bide edge of the other side and work) the same thing to correspond.

When both straps have been worked to the same point, east on 16 stitches in the centre for the front of the bodice part. You will

ke everything else, has to be cultivated, and few children can be For party and best frocks the all- expected to know what is good acround flared skirt is most favoured. cording to older standards. A few with sometimes two hip frills, and fal lals in doubtful taste might be the round neckline is softened by a permitted in the home circle, if only wide cape of some soft material to get the taste for them out of which falls over the shoulders. make it you will require 2 ounces of now have 66 stitches on the needle. their systems, for culture in that, Sprigged and spotted silks, mus-blue 4-ply Crocus wool (Paton and Now work 2 rows in blue, 2 in RETIREE4244101||||||$25 as in other things, will come illas and cottons are most popular, Baldwina) and 1 ounce of yellow. yellow, 4 in blue, 4 in yellow, in time. Combination of colours, and and if the material is plain it is You will also need a pair of No. 9 blue, 6 in yellow, 8 in blue; 8, in suitability to the occasion, should sometimes shirred at the top of needles. The work is done in one yellow. Cast off. receive direction from the mother, the skirt where it joins the bodice. as that is of educational value to a

There is smocking on, nursery girl.

frocks.

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Like Mother's, Juvenile fashions are a big item in many of the shops and the trend at the moment is for them to be modified replicas of their mother's clothes.

Take coats, for instance; the smart line is the straight one with a alight waist, but most children's coats are straight without the waist definition. Many of them have the circular yokes which are so attrac- tive to youthful chubbiness, and little turndown Peter Pan collars.

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coata, particularly the soft face cloth ones, there are tiny capes finishing just over the, top of each sleeve. These are most useful if detachable.

Beltless Coats,

There are no belts on the little girls' coats at all; they hang per- fectly straight from the shoulders, flaring slightly at the hem.

Three or five buttons are always at the top.

The older girl over ten is given

which are Large, Soft and Natural a slightly more grown-up appearance Aristic Finger and Marcal, Waves, Oil by her short stand-up collar with Treatment, Shampooing, Henna. Pack (any colour), Hair Catting and Man revers in front and two buttons at care for Ladies and Gentlemen. Can the waist. These coats are general- metentions, Artistle Work by European ly in tiny patterned tweeds. Expert, Mr. Alexander.

Jaunty Feathers.

CHARGES MODERATE.

A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.

Hats are of the skull cap variety

or the glengarry type with a sectional crown pointed in front

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plece beginning at the waist-line in front, which is, afterwards joined at

Join the front of the bodice to the lower edge of the bodice part. The stripes of the top are graduated the centre of the knicker part, and in width and the drawers are plain. join ap the sides. Press on

The Front.

wrong side with a hot iron over a

Cast on 66 stitches and work. in damp cloth.

the

ribbing (1 plain, 1 purl) for ten I think you will find this little

rows. Then work in stocking stitch suit is well worth the trouble of

Cookery Notes By Mater

"Boiled Beef And Carrots'

Most of us are fond of this well-1 dumplings arranged all round, and

(1 row plain and 1 row purl), in- knitting and the wool required known English dish and it is both boiled potatoes are served separate- creasing 1 stitch at both ends of the should not cost more than a dollar económical and a pleasant change by Send in some of the liquor in work by knitting into the back and at most,

from the usual week-end roast a sauceboat, the rest reserve for

front of the last stitch, every sixth [row, until you have 80 stitches on

the needle. At the beginning of{ the next 10 rows cast off & stitches, which will leave 20 stitches in the centre of the work, Work 1 row across all the 20 stitches then at the beginning of the next 10 rows calt on stitches. Now continue in stocking stitch, decreasing one: stitch at both ends of the work every sixth row until you have 66 stitches on the needle.

Shaping the Back.

With the right side of the work towards you, knit to within 10 stitches from the end of the row; turn (always slipping the first stitch).

Next row. Purl to within 10 stitches from the end of the row, turn.

Next row. Knit to within 15 stitches from the end of the row,

turt

Next row, Purl to within 15 stitches from the end of the zow, turn.

Next row. Knit to within 201

By J. MILLAR WATT:

Being salted beef it need not be soup stock. .... cocked so quickly upon arrival as

"Beef Salade," fresh meat and it will last for several cold tiffins and so give the beef twice for tiffin you will very

When you have had cold bolled- mistress of the house a little rest probably be glad not to see it in from thinking out the usual tima.

Ingredients. For Two. 2% to 8 lb. best Corned Silverside.

Beef

that form again so this little recipe may help you to be rid of the, re- mains so that the joint will have been a really economical one in somuch as every scrap will have use it for tiffin again the following been esten. If you do dot "With to

method will be equally useful for Be sure you have a nice joint of making an appetising, hors d'oeuvre tender grained meat with very little dish.

2 or 8 carrots and turnipe, A little suet paste for douplings.

Method

fat on it. The joint is put into one Method....

cold water and carefully brought to Trim and cot the beef into small the ball, then it must be allowed to cubes, leaving out any fat or gristle. simmer only for half to three quar Put the cubes of beef into a salade ters of an hour, not more. The bowl. For four people you require vegetables must be peeled or scrap about two breakfastcupfuls of beef ed and added to the Joint to cook in cubes. Then peel and cut futo cubes the liquor as soon as it is put on one apple, two tomatoes, chop three one side of there to simmer. fillets of anchovy and shared half Twenty minutes before serving an onion. Mix all this together make four or five duet dumplings with the beef cubes and season with and add to liquor around joint salt and pepper and dress with The meat is served on a hot dish mayonnaise sauce or with a good with the carrots, turnips and salade cream such as Heins's

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