1940-10-28 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1940 Bringing Up Father

:

YOUR MOTHER IS SET ON MAKINA, ANOTHER TOUR – SO I ASKED YER HUSBAND

IF HED TALK TO HER AND TRY TO DISCOURAGE THE IDEA IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE-

DON'T WORRY-DADDY I-KNOW MY HUBBY WILL WIN HER OVER-AS HE

DOESN'T CARE TO GO-EITHER-

WELL-OLD TOPPER- THAT WORRY IS OFF YOUR MIND-1 CONVINCED HER A TOUR WOULD BE

FOOLISH-T

SO. YOU. CONVINCED HER-SH?

Page 11 By George MacManus

YER-LGOT. - HER TO BUY A YACHT :

INSTEAD-

1940, King Yezemes byndicate,

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN.

To Make A Child's Bedroom Slippers

The instructions will produce a pair to fit a child of about fiva years old. At the end, will tell you how to adapt them for a tiny baby, or for an older child.

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You will need about 2 ounces of double knitting wool, and pair of No. 7 needles. Start the toe, casting on 16 stitches. Work into the backs of all stitches on cast-on rows to get firm edges, Do 14 rows of garter stitch (every row K), then turn, and pick up 7 stitches down the left side of the work. Cast on 18, turn and work back to the other side of the toe, then pick

up 7 stitches, purl-

added to keep the shoes on baby's little kicking toes. To do this, after you have joined the heel edges, pick up 4 stitches on each side of the seam, then cast on 16 stitches. Work back, and cast on another 10 stitches. Work 2 rows on these 40 stitches. Next row make a buttonhole, thus: K 3, wool forward. K 2 together. K to end. Work 2 more rows, and cast cft. When making the second ankle strap, reverse the posi- tion of the buttonhole by knitting to the 5th stitch before the end of the 3rd row, then doing the wool forward, K. 2 together, K. 3, 35 explained before. Sew સ tiny button on the opposite edge of each strap.

For a bigger pair of slippers, wise, down the right side of the

start by casting on 18 or 20 toe piece. Cast on 18, turn, and the sole, very

stitches, using double knitting neatly. You can wool and No. 7 needles. Work 161 work back across the 66 stitches.embroider a flower posy in gay rows of garter stitch, pick up 81 Do 8 rows, oth row K 24, K 2

coloured wools on the toe, if you together, K 14, K 2 together, K 24 like. Make the second slipper to (64 stitches). Now shape the match. heel, by decreasing 1 stitch at both ends of the following 5 rows, then cast off the remainder.

To make up, the heel edges, and the seam down the middle of

By using 3-ply woel and a pair of No. 12 needles, and following the same instructions, you can make a pair of shoes for a small baby. Ankle straps should be

Stick-to-the-ribs SOUPS are comforting on chilly days

Dorothy Greig.

WHEN there's a bite in the air and the family looks in with that pinched blue look, that's the time to offer the warm- ing comfort of hot soup. It chases chills.

stitches down each side of the toe, and cast on 20 cr 22 stitches for each side of the slipper. Then proceed as explained. When you have finished the 8 rows (or 10 if wanted deeper) for the sides, K 19, if you've cast on 20 stitches or 21 if you've cast on 22 stitches, K 2 together, and K 16 or 18, ac- cording to whether the toe has 18 or 20 stitches in the original. cast on row. This sounds a bit complicated, but it isn't really. When once you have tried out the instructions, you will see how easy it is to adapt them.

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Peasant Vegetable Boup for a cold day.

Servo it thick, generous with water and cup of milk. Heat, but meat, and vegetables; itu, aroma ajdo not boll. Serves 6-7.

rich promise of the hearty goodness foneath. The two soups suggested Hero oro.just such soups. They will fortify young and old alike against the sharpness, of fall daye.

Peasant Vegetable Boup 11-can condensed pea soup

1 Dan condensed vegetable soup\ van water, using soup can fer

Bootch Broth-Indienne Style

teaspoons butter

4 teaspoons four

1 can condensed Scotch broth"

can, water

35-1 teaspoon curry powder.

2 tablespoons Wafer added) Melt the butter In a saucepan. Then add the four and cook until frothy. Add the Scotch broth, bring to a boil and simmer.coveral, mid- utes until thickened. Stir in the the pon soup. Then add one can ÒE).curry, powder and servo, Sorvos 3-4;

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Combine the végotable soup with

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