1940-07-11 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1940.

Bringing Up Father

THIS CERTAINLY IS

A LONESOME

TOWN-

*Copr 1943, King Featurra Synditate, Inc., World rights reserved.

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BY-GOLLY-HOW DID OVERLOOK

THIS P

HEV-CORPER- WHERE'S 'FIRST

AND FRONT STREETS?

WHAT DO YOU WANT DOWN THERE? THAT'S A TOUGH..

NEIGHBOR-HOOD-

000

By George MacManus

THEY ARE SERVING CORNED BEEF AND

·CABBAGE AT JIM'S RESTAURANT-

OH YOU ARE COMING ALONG TO PROTECT

MER

I AM NOT-

I'M GOING

TO GET SOME OF THAT CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

MYSELF-

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE JIM'S RESTAURANT

FIRST AND E FRONT STS.

407-440DANIE

FOMCHA

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

Make Your Children Self-Reliant

"The number of chil- parent can follow in developing way that the child, in satisfying

dren, particularly those are:- born of well-to-do par-

children. self-reliant

"First, The important end

accomplish

efforts

some-

Here they his desire, will also

through his own thing which in itself will increase]

in of his sense of power dealing

with difficulties.

accom-

"Sixth. Never

reward the

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ents, who reach adult sta- training is not to have a 'good' ture and intelligence, but child, but to develop in the child

the feeling that he can whose home training has plish his ends for himself. child for failure. If his desire is strong enough, he will try again, caused their spirit to die

"Second, It must be remember-perhaps with another method. The through malnutrition and ed that the child learns what he value of perseverance can never be appreciated if the child learns starvation is very large practices. Practice is doing.

to give up after a single failure. and growing constantly Third. Nothing is ever done Parents who use a little thought Deliveries to all parts of the Colony larger," said Dr. Chappell without some motivation. If the in the application of these prin-

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are many, and these can be put ed young people are little "Fourth. The child's desires to work, "When a boy wants a more than spectres and and yearnings will become suffi-dog or a cat, let him earn his pet, the adult world is their ciently strong to cause him un- buy it himself, take care of it,

dertake their satisfaction if the feed it, train and exercise it," he|| hell..

parent does not do it for him. said, "If a little girl wants a doll, pay her a few coppers a day for ar- doing errands, washing dishes,

a taking care of the baby::

to

"They are taught to depend on

"Fifth. The parent should their parents for everything and range circumstances in such so are robbed systematically of the sense of accomplishment thr- ough individual effort and are kept

irresponsible infants. This pro- cess continuous until they have arrived at an age where their par- ents, secure in the belief that they have given the children every ad- vantage; demand now that they automatically become self-re- llant, mature adults. Unfortun- ately, many skills, psychological and emotional, as well as physi- cal, are required to be an adult of even mediocre maturity.

Remember children's yearnings.

Modern Bride More

Practical

By Amy Bonner

into one

The modern bride is just as an-, How simple to transform this "Such skills are developed only xious to have her home exquisite formal luncheon table through the kind of practice in every detail as her grandmoth- for an informal porch repast! For which is withheld from the vic-er was. But she is far more prac-the Wedgewood.ware, simply sub- tims of paternalism by over-in- tical, according to Miss Marie stitute pottery; for the damask, ap- dulgence and over protection." Coudert Brennig, who has devoted pliqued linen, gingham, organdy, or other her career, for the past decade or rough textured linen And the tragic denouement, says more, to advising brides on details countrified material; for the rock Dr. Chappell, is not a pleasant of their homes.

crystal service, colourful glass- thing to contemplate: "An adult

ware in raffia holders, for the body, a set of infantile attitudes, "When the modern bride is buy-swan centrepieces, rock-garden values and accomplishments; and ing a set of dinner dishes, for in-flowers or pottery fruit. The Nep- a world demanding mature be stance," said Miss Brennig, "she tune-patterned, silverware haviour these are the circum-will choose a set which is just as still be used, it is so simple. stances that kill the spirits of our expensive as her grandmother's young and leave their bodies wan- was; but one which she can use These smart luncheon dering futilely through the world." for various occasions. The heavy were exhibited as part of a new gold-encrusted dinner service of service for young homemakers re-

may

tables

While Dr, Chappell recognises out grandmothers day served only cently installed in a Fifth Avenue

*** shop.

is a

it is not possible to lay down hard for formal occasions." and fast rules applicable to "all children, he points out that there Technically every bride

When a large fruit cake carries are certain principles that any bride for a full year. And one the hopes of the careful cook, pre- of the important ways in which cautions must be taken against the bride entertains is by means burning it at the bottom and on of the formal luncheon,

the sides. This may be avoided by placing the caketin (with un- In her smart table appointments cooked cake in it) into a larger for these luncheons, the young tin, which has a good; even layer home-maker follows the tendency of salt on the bottom. Then pack of the modern decorator to choose the sides with salt. A little extra designs having a family resem-trouble. but well worth it for a blance but not identical.

special cake, and you've still got your salt.

H

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by "Ühe Bell Sunfuckte, tur.

An optimint is

a blonde

who thinks Old Man Sol will tuen her skin from white to anything but rosy-red.

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An extremely smart luncheon table for the modern bride's for- To set drawings, take three parts mal entertaining, a table as beau-of milk to one part water. Place tiful as anything her grandmoth-the drawing face upwards upon a er might have chosen, demon-tray and pour the mills and water strates these modern tendencies in completely over it. Then hang up design. The flat silverware in a the drawing to drain. You will find simple, almost severe modern line, that it will be as secure as a print. shows a wave pattern on the shanks; and has the new fork If moths are in a carpet spread with three 'tines."" The English a damp cloth over the part and rock crystal service repeats the iron: it dry with a hot iron. The wave motif; and a large rock cry-heat and and steam will destroy stal swan, flanked by two pairs of the worms and eggs. smaller rock crystal swans, serves

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as a centrepiece; Wedgewood an The correct way to beat an egg: tique silver Iusterware, in the The whole egg with a fork, the Runnymede pattern, has its col-white with a knife, and the yolk ouring emphasised by the silvery with a spoon. gray satin damask with its woven

IN

Chinese or lacquer-red modernis Eucalyptus Oil on a piece of cot- tic deer-and-woods design. The ton wool will remove machine-oll Jopen salt cellar is used.

on fabrics.

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