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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 28, 1940 Bringing Up Fathor

YOUR MOTHER IS SET ON MAKIN ANOTHER TOUR- SO I ASKED YER HUSBAND IF HE'D TALK TO HER AND TRY TO DISCOURAGE THE IDEA-IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE",

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

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WELL-OLD TOPPER- THAT WORRY IS

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Page 11 By George MacManus

YER-1 GOT HER TO BUY A YACHT

INSTEAD-

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

To Make A Child's Bedroom

The instructions will produce a pair to it a child et about five years old. A. 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 punees of doubly knitting wool, and pair of No. 7 needles. Start the toe, casting en 16 stitches. Work into the backs of all stitches un 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 loo, then nick up 7 stitches, purk wise, down the right side of the toe piece. Cast on 18, turn, and work back across the 65 stitches. Do 8. rows, 9th row K 24, K 2 together, K 14, K 2 together, K 24 (64 stitenes). Now shape the heel, by decreasing 1 stitch at both ends or the following 5-rows, then cast off the remainder.

Slippers

the sole, very

neatly. You

can cnibroider a flower ppsy in gay coloured wools on the toe, if you like. Make the second slipper to match.

By using 3-ply wool and a pair of No. 12 needles, and following the same instructions, you can To make up, join the heel edges, make a pair of shoes for a small and the seam down the middle of' baby. Ankle straps should be

Stick-to-the-ribs SOUPS

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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 slitches, 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 cff. 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, as explained before. Sewi a tiny button on the opposite edge of cach strap.

For a bigger pair of slippers, start by casting on 18 or 20 stitches, using double knitting wool and No. 7 needles. Work 16 rows of garter stitch, pick up 8 and cast on 20 er 22 stitches for stitches down each side of the toe,

cach 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 10 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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Serve it thick, generous with water and 3⁄4 cup of milk: Hent; but ment and vegetables; its aroma, a do not boil, Serves 6-7)

rich promiso of the hearty goodness beneath. The two coups suggested herò are just-auch soups. They, will fortify young and old aliké against

the sharpness of fall days.

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I'can-condensed vegatabio noup“, 1 can water, using Boup can for

measure

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Sootoh Broth-Indienne Style,

4 teaspoons butter.

4 teaspoons Bourdie

1 can condensed Scotch broth'

1 can water

141 teaspoon curry powder.

(2 tablespoons water added) Melt the butter. In a saucepan. Then add the flour and cook until frothy. Add the Scotch broth, bring to a boll and simmer several mid- utes until thickoned. Stir in the curry powder, and sorvo, Sorvos-3-4;

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