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THE CHINA MAIL.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1933.

AGE The Woman's Page D

THE PATTERNS ON

CRETONNE.

Learnt From Early

Civilization.

The world has learnt a number the umbroideries, of things from carpets, and pottery of the paat, which have become the priestess treasures of the present.

-China, Egypt, Persia, India, and our own early civilization hava left' us marvellous pieces of fabric each of which tells a story. Why do the tree, the blossom, and the bird predominate in the designs of to- day? And when the artist has

finished with them why does he go back to the stripe, the spot, and the wavy line?

"WASP-WAISTS" IN FASHION.

Absurd Insistence Of

New Mode.

TOO MANY BELTS.

a foolish move "It does Begum on the part of some dress designers to be so insistent on the "pinched" waist," writes the Hon. Mrs. Forrester in the "Daily Telegraph."

in

Although very few of our prace; tical young women will really at tempt to squeeze themselves in-

latest phase ternally, the fashion gives an appearance of attain the ance- struggling to jadmired "wasp-waist."

As a matter of fact, many of our attractive young women are able The tree is the symbol of life, to take a "pull" anywhere, without a refuge from death. In early dire results, so the and thin are fabrics, the tree is shown growing they. That is, no doubt, why we mystically from the sand, drinking hardly notice the way belts and upwards and the water of death which flows saahes are moved beneath the surface of the earth, downwards in all the variety of but its trunk soars upward, and tailored frocks and more elaborate its leaves drink the air, the pure evening dresses. We shall see the element of clernity, In ancient tightly-fitted corsage pulled into a times, all worship was conducted solid sash, with absurd little puff- beneath the trees, buriais also took ed sleeves. This is all very Vie- but place in sacred groves, and the forinn, almost Edwardian, maypole was set up in the spring much prettier le either the higher to testify to the mysterious re-Empire effect, or more of that 1860 newal of life.

line with a freer shoulder-width and a movable draped waist that dips down and up again, so as to give "line."

THE PROGRESS OF THE CAPE.

Slimming Effect Furthered.

MENU SUGGESTIONS FOR TO-MORROW.

This new idea of accentuating every line of the figure, oven by a silken and lace-mesh in lieu of the old buckram and steel, is not al- ways a happy or easy mode, The very suddenness of a hint at dis- tortion spoils the grace of a modern gown that has otherwise dignity and charm. Personally, I consider Everyone marvelled at the deter- this too-violent attempt of amined progress of the cape, the Head fashion change at any price will

shaped collar, and the wide berthe): ~ pass quite quickly.

There are already too many belts-limming in effect below the and ruches, also it must be remem-walst, but always adding to the bered that it is by no means every shoulder line.

woman who wishes to have cach Feather and fur are used in lay- line of the figure followed and re-!

vealed: The pinched waspy-waist ish manner to further this object. is likely to be a movement on the When, late in the summer, the fea- part of certain famous dress ther boa appeared for the throat, It} artists to create a mode that is quickly dropped on to the shoulders difficult and therefore exclusive.

widened но

them that

MIXED FRUIT JELLY.

and

Oyster Cocktail

Roast Beef

Candied Sweet Potatoes

Asparagua Hollandaise Sauce

Currant Jelly

- Rolls

Lettuce

Butter

Russian Dressing

Cheesed Wafers Pineapple Sherbet Little White Cakes Seven Minute Frosting Coffee Salted Nuts

Candied Sweet Potatoes..

1 cup dark brown sugar

teaspoon cloves-

1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup boiling water

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

4 teaspoon pepper

6 pccled sweet potatoes

Boiled sugar, spices, water and

oven.

it soon became first a stand-

away collar and then Q cape, The marabout, ostrich salt four minutes. Add pepper and One and a half pints calves-foot and coq's cape are DOW being pour over potatoes which have been placed in shallow pan. Bake or wine jelly, mixed fruit, ayrup, supplanted to a considerable de-150 minutes in moderate one glass maraschino, cream. gree by cloth or velvet, trimmed Turn to allow, even baking and

Melt the jelly and run some of with borders of fur, or a cape en browning. When mon began to weave, and women to embroider, the tree was it into a fancy mould, coating the tirely composed of fur. Soft short- naturally the first form of decors-mould thickly all over. Set on ice haired pelts like ermine, chinchilla, tion they thought of. Later on, to cool. Prepare any fruits Insable, and sealskin are worn for they set the bird in the tree. The season, put into a saucepan, cover night, and, always the objective is bird represents the soul of man and with syrup, add the marasching that widening shoulder-line. la always placed in the branches and cook for a minute or two. Re-

Astrakhan, caracul, lynx, and fox

never near the straggling. roots move from stove and leave to cool. are worn by day and are always am- which are doomad, like the body, Put a little of the mixed fruit ployed to give the wide shoulder to death. Sometimes love in the in the mould, pour over it some effect.

Hollandaise Sauce. (For cooked vegetables) 3 egg yolks.

6 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons lemon juice

23 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

2/3 cup boiling water

IDENTITY BRACELETS PARIS VOGUE.

Worn By Children,- Men And Women.

Paria-Identity bracelets aro having a great vogue in Paris. They are slender gold chains, with

a tiny gold plate in the middle, either oblong or oval, on which is inscribed the owner's initials.

Their popularity is not confined to women, for many men have adopted the fashion, too. Even in- fants are made to wear them by some fond parents.

Mile. Suzanne, however, has put her own original interpretation on this new fashlon. She wears one.

on her right ankle, the fine gold chain just showing through a gos- samer silk stocking.

A fork should never be stuck into, ju steak or chop that is being fried

or grilled, as it lets the juice out.

Beat yolks in upper part of

form of a woman, probably a god- more jelly, and leave again on ice It is clever, this move in the double boiler: Add half butter and dess, gat in the middle of the tree. to set. Continue in this way until fashion world, because the modern cook slowly and stir constantly one As the design became less primi- the mould is full and the fruit and dress designer discovered that he minute. Add lemon juice, and tive, the tree became too large to jelly used up. Just before serving, could not stress the slenderness of then add salt, pepper and water. form a good pattern; so only dip the mould into warm water, the new and graceful silhouette ex- Stir constantly. Add rest of but- branches were used, and the bird turn out the contents carefully on copt by contrast, for the smart wo-ter and cook until sauce thickens took refuge in these,

to a fancy diah, and serve with men who do full justice to well-cut a little: Serve at once.

In some of the old designs, the trea bore blossoms of four petals. These flowers were often the rose and the lotus, and they word drawn with four petals only bo

cause four was a sacred number

.forming the square meaning par

fection, and evidently

with the four elements, connected

fire, and water, due dat

Stripes represent the upright trunk of the tree, spots the sun, and the wavy line is the sex,

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Seven Minute Frosting. for a moment be, uncomfortable!} -2 cups sugar The pinched waist and restricted

2 egg whites. movement may have been endazad

by their uncomplaiping, ancestora,

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, Mixsugar, egg whites (un- So it is that Fashion and com- in

but it is not for them. mon-sense agree and work with very of doublend water-In upper part

pleasing results, for the wider ing water and beat with a rotary shoulder. It suits the modern girl beater until frosting forms in better, for, as a rule, she is built on penke. It will require about seven more generous proportions than the minutes. Add vanilla. Beat frost- girls of the last generation. ing until cold and frost cakes.

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