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THE MANICURE ESSENTIAL

THAT HAS

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ITS

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1954.

PRACTICAL New Floorings Offer Attractive Durability

By ELEANOR ROSS

room seems to gleam with a soft

blue lustre.

HOMECRAFT

On A Small Scale

By Joan O'Sullivan

two houses shown

Ton today's page offer a

short cut to good living. "They're small homes, attrne- tively designed and planned to make every inch of space count.

THERE'S been a revolu- TH

tion in flooring!

Quarry tile is another durable Gone are days when the flooring worthy of consideration. floor was simply something We found it attractively utilised Design L-4801 is squared Lo stand on and to be hidden in the big entry hall of a re-off, and has a low line. It's from sight by rugs as much nie, glazed or unglazed, te hav-family or an

modelled farmhouse. Ceramic the perfect home for a smali possible. Now, three ing a run of popularity.

older couple surfaces receive as much ing these surfaces mokes for planning to retire. The all- attention from designers easy maintenance and attractive, on-one floor plan makes for and decorators as any other finish.

convenient and easy living. part of the home.

10

Material used for flooring

longer confined to wooden plaking We lint every kind

E sulestunee sh moder machuting arabait, vark, or plan,

Concrete, murble and air also popular for

The te

Terrazzo

Buoritu

handsom glazed

Polished stour m colours or even un paving brick are other material utilised by smart de-

State, Bagstone

paving materials--formerly seen only on patios, terraces or gar den walks are now fournal In Imaginative entryways, halts, laving

fl all-season parches

When the surface uf these mittal fortzurs is well polish

their natural colours [7 *ቲካ enhonend Householders ter terested in texture contrast will is that these pelated surfaces

make a roc with sleek walls

(more interesting in appearance.

Wax-

Floor brick, smooth-glazed and i

about one inch thick, makes a Wonderful Wall Space

charming floor for kitchen, hall

or foyer. This is a particularly

Step inside the front door

good choice for the big kitchen and you're in the living which is practically an auxiliary

living room. The rich tinting of room, a charming area with the belek ves the whole room a full view pletüre window homelike warinth. Copper and and wonderful wall space. brass utensils highly polished,

a perfect in such a setting.

At one end of this room,

1 doorway opens to the kitchen, a spacious, family

Terrazzo has been described room with a work area laid poor man'a marble, but it is.out to save steps. Right from being inexpensive. It outside the back door, is a consists of about 70 percent weather-tight and casily

1

durable

surface.

From the other side

of

YOU CAN ENJOY comfortable living in a small frame house, which is designed along low lines. This plan features a spacious living room with

picture window.

a

full ́view

murtle chips set in concrete accessible storage area. a rough mosnic style. Ground and polished, it makes a hand-

me, highly It is impervious to the attacks the living room, a hallway of termites, and resistant to leads to the bath and steep- musture.

ing quarters. The front This surface should be sealed, bedroom has a roomy closet. Fot never with varnish 电话 Jacqeier. Like a concrete floor, plus a storage room."

should be aged about

base-

1x months, then sealed. Wax- Planned without a ing is recommended, since the ment. the house has D We saw an old bluestone floor stance Alla in the pores and heater room located next to that had been made beautiful makes a smoother surface. Any the bath. with wwx Such

a floor can type of wax may be used, If a make a room. A bowl of blue jolishing wax is employed, hyacinths on a window it. or suld be applied in a very thin a piece of Dresden china in at put and buffed thoroughly strategic spot, and the whole make a hard, dry finish.

Restraints Are Essential

FOR CHILDREN'S

SAFETY-

By G. C. MYERS, Ph.D.

You have read and heat some early inhibitions.

Tow

10

learns

T'he plan comprises H27

are feet.

Designed along longer lines Than the other house, Plan No. -4302 13 also planned without Б basement. A convenient heater room under the stairs provides cold weather comfort.

Glass Brick Partition

The living room is a bright area with a pleture window. A gloss brick partition separates it from the dining area, which is part of the kitchen. Appliances und the work area, however, con be screened off when the family entertains,

Accessible from living room and dining area, is a hallway to the bath and both bedrooms. Wide windows highlight the sleeping area and a closet wall the accident some early inhibitions, his edition, there's

I makes for super storage. In ad- Kinen closet, prone adult. You also know guney of being hurt may be

storage area about

Also, it may be low if he plus silli another the child who is as a rather calm, non-excitable

in the garage. "always getting hurt." child. The

Tho house

$25 more littery and

comprises On the other hand, there exeltable he is, of course, the square feet. are some children

more he needs to have learned who.

some basic inhibitions for his! through childhood and

safety. adolescene almost never get

The wholly unrestrained child hurt, even though they used all sorts of tools over these of two or three, especially if he is very oxcitable, is naturally years.

inclined to rush forward with- Sometimes, the baby begin out pausing or looking. Ho ning to walk gets most bumps wildly chases another child or whom older persons urge him is chased by him through doors, to walk and insist on helping down steps, against furniture or him.

It's after the tot can and run about that he

often be hurt.

Inte

some dangerous walk Standing by you on the side

may walk, he may dash into

Early Inhibitions

if he learns early and with out doubt that there are certain

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he

THIS TWO-BEDROOM DESIGN has a frontage of 43 carport.

the

feet, including It's a homey looking house with a picture window wall to the right of

the entrance, shuttered windows to the left of it.

Seasonable Dishes For Informal Meals

object.

the

may

H

дго

By Alice Denhoff

street. street.

Even while alone.

ITERE

Add 3 tusp. French dressing. some buffet

2 tbsp. lemon juice, tbsp. grated rendily run into objects, stumble 11 luncheon or supper over them or fall from them. specials that

onion, 1% isp. cait, 11⁄2 tsp. each find you'll Unrestrained, he explores many useful and good.

ground black pepper and garlic dangerous things and places and

powder, tap, curry powder; at marinato 30 min.

until Coming into favour tampers with tools and gadgets before he has learned

potatoes meals use informal"

are cold. Blend in 1% is the

c. diced celery, c. diced them safely.

healthful idea of a curried

2 green pepper,

diced hard- The child who, at. two or salad bowl, charming cooked eggs and % c. mayon- three, is always rushing

here notion especially for the mate

to

and there, "never looking where

or

he is going," will probably have growing army of waistline Serve on bed of crisp loftuce

more accidents, dropping more watchers,

and garnish each serving with a things, bumping into mere For this trent, put any dash of paprika and parsley things or stumbling over them, combination of crisp salad sprig. when he approaches or enteri Adolescence.

greens in a large bowl. On LUNCHEON ATTRACTION We should be very patient a separate tray, place a

with the young child. He is good selection of other Creamed Eggs and Shrimp In growing so fast and may have salad ingredients, all ar- Fresh Carrot Nests is a good poor co-ordination, But If, in earlier yeara, he has learned ranged for self selection and special luncheon attraction, and some caution and self-restraint, service. For a fine array, either, since it has a company It won't be spurned at supper his falling over things during there are onion and green look and flavour. his early teens should not be so

#pepper ringa, tomato frequent

wedges, cucumber slices,

Helpful Manner raw carrot slices as well as tour; remove from heat. Add

addl-

To serve 6, meit 3 tbsp, butter in saucepan. Blend in 3 thяp.

such items as sliced hard. 14 milk gradually, stirring All also being equal, the cooked eggs, cheese strips, until smooth after each more nervous and litery the olive slices, ham and chic- tion. Cook to medium thick- child, of any agé, the mora accident-prone he is. Thereken thin-sliced or any other oss, stirring constantly. fore, from the early years of desired, foods.

the excitable child, we need to

strive

hard to calm him down.

We need to work on ourselves

SNAPPY DRESSING

Stir in top, mult, 1⁄2 tsp. each black pepper and powdered dry mustard, 4 tsp. minced

ontor.

6 herd-cooked eggs into

as parents to be serene and to For a tangy French provide him with a caint, dressing, combine and shake, cubes and, add to cream- exciting, satisfactory atmosphers of love and unrland well in a tightly covered jar, ed mixture, with 11⁄2 c.whole

family standing As you and I know, 4 c. salad oil, Vec. vinegar, cooked shrimp. Heat thoroughly. a lot of Jitteriner comes from tap, each fresh lemon juice within sind lot of it is contas and sugar, 1 tsp. salt, shredded fresh carrota (raw of

Arrange

plates 8 glous. Sometimes, we need the tap. each ground black pep braid) in raste on toast, and physician's help for caiming down ourselves and the child per and onion salt, tep. All centre with creamed mix- Our quier marmer and our garlle powder, 4 to 1⁄2 tsp ture, Garnish, with fresh barsley qalet tones can be helpful. Then curry powder and stap. A whole särimp or was silće. think of the thousands of WAYE

we can make good suggestion paprika. Makes about 1 c With fanud words. Kenseigne dressing

We can racion needtour natiu | A musrond Potato, Maisa" and limit the jittery child's exe nice cold water dift too Bosure to exerting programmer that the renfolk enjoy. on the radio. One of the ban: recipe förlo MONE

to chalet si citable child Coolertil fæ:davano encourage him in quiet, a nons dioeck maleverj | MAKING OFFRElva fin Klone and tap, clire

COORT QU

shlidren too.

STORAGE

BATH

KITCHEN 11:10% 13-0"

THALL

HTR

BEDROOM 10:3% 10-8"

CL.

CL,

STOR

LIVING RM. 13′-0′′ 17-0"

BEDROOM 10:0 ̃x13-8′′

A WEATHER-TIGHT storage room, outside the kitchen door, is one of the features of Design L-4801 which is pictured at top of the page.

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

HALL

THE DINING ARE the kitchen Th

the

DINING

STORACE 33210-1

LIVING ROOM

of Design £4862 in:part area can be screened off when entertains company.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

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thewraving trick for the

The bus

and

Głkarware owns a' ahiti), brightly, such

bowls or chandelie poll

con mixture, can be

iamringe and

as, lintless clot