THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1956.
PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
Knit While You Relax
Classic Cardigan
MATERIALS: 802.
Next row: Bl.1, (k.1, p.3.)
Birdar Majestic 3 ply wool, 1 times, leave these sis, on 1 pair each of
No. 11 end a safety pin for the border. Abat. Change to No. 11 needles Cont. and p. to end of row
13 kuitting needles. 10LM.
MEASUREMENTS:
$it up to 34 inch Bua.
TENSION:
1 inch.
To
to work in st.st. and ine. 1 st.
at the Ride edge every following 8th row
unti!
8 stitches to There are 66 sts. Cont. with-
K.
ABBREVIATIONS: knit; p purl; st, stitch; M. turking stitch; inc, In Tog crase dec, decrepso Cogether; rep repa', mint, hr. beg beginning.
BACK
- No B membe- cast
Work ink 121 44
pkhr fuels. 4 hang
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www.
1 t
out
nhaping until
work
measures 12 inches ending
at the side edge. Shape armholo:
1
Cast off 8 ats, at the beg. of the next row, then dec. 1st at the same edge on the next 6 rows. Cont. with
it shaping until work me. BUTYA 17ches from leg. ending at the front edge.
Ca-1als, at the ex
No 13 meeles and crit of the next row, then dry
Ist at the same edge every remain 36 xts. raw until Cont. without shaping until 19 inches work Tram heg ending at armhole edge. Shape shoulder:
utk in both pads of every ing 8th Tow until there
with are 138 sta of shaping wafil wol ne suren 12 inches from bey. Shape armholes:
Cast off at the beg of the next 2 rows, Then dee
at both ends of every 11
ameful 119 S
row
Du asures
10 No 11 needles and beg mugondo etu! to buttonhautes.
at
at both enils of the next 8 rows. Now dee. 1. at the beg. of Tvery row until 48 sts remain. Then der. I st. at both ends of leave diese sls. on a safety pin every row until 22 sts. remain,
Cast off loosely.
Next row: P to the lost 13 sts.
for the border
in t.si
work 30
*
NECK BORDER
Why Bother About A Sunday Roast?
VERY
E fool
• Helen Burke presents some practical alternatives in the third lesson of her SCHOOL for BRIDES
with
To-
Add two
Fra in foz. butter for more than a minute. tablespoons of stock and, if you like, a few drops of Worcester shire sauce, then stir in a small carton of double cream
We reasoned bride soome to sisted of several parsley stalks, Remove all tissue and cut the mincing-machine,
stripe. the meat with a little salt and that she is duty a small tay leaf, and a sprig of meat into very fine
and dust freshly milled Season it to taste,
and
· pepper thyme, Hed together
formed Into flat round cakes bound to produce a roast on long piece of string. One end of with a pinch of flour.
the But frankly I the string was hung over Sundays.
not of approximately 8oz. each.
I pointed out that the meat it. advise against
The edge of the pan for easy
patted only roast worth having is movel later on. I also added an
should be very lightly onion with a clove stuck in i
together with the least possible the pan à large one; for two people we covered
tightly,
pressure. If it was firmly pailed, ment
Closs the hamburgers would be close for 14 this would mean too much ammered the meat loft over for mono- hours (in ail) and seasoned it than a quarter of a pint). Get and dry Instead of being tender
the mixture bubbling, sprinkle and molet. tonous re-heated dishes.
told the girls; Veal, lke all in a little chopped parsley and
serve with plain boiled rice. So when my class assembled other meat in stewe, must be for
third thein
jesson very gently simmered, remem- announced firmly that they bering that "boiled mest
until spoiled meat.” could safely leave coasta they had large families to cater I would for. In the meantime show them how to produce ex- citing dishes for two.
CHECK
THE
SIZE
We started off
Blon- with quette of Veal, Well done, this in a dish that any bride can be proud of, and it is a good re- Telpe to have up one's sleeve for
visitors.
to taste.
pan
We
In another
gently cooked 7-8 small round onions in a Httle of the stock and bull-
water. Ing
then transferred them 10 the veal. To the same pan we added 3-4 thickly alleed unopened white-topped rooms and a good sQUEEZE lemon juice and bolled covered, for three minutes.
THE
mush-
ut
them.
SAUCE
the We turned
mushrooms We had 11b, shoulder of veal
would (although breast
do and their stock into the veal, equally well) cut into pieces then washed and dried the pani weighing about 2 to 3uz. each. In which they were cooked, In it we put 1oz. butter, added an I placed them in a pan just equoi amount of flour and the cooked them together until off- large enough and covered
All meat white. Away from the fire, we meal with cold water.
be placed into a pan added the strained stock from should
otherwise the veal ond whisked the mix- which it fits closely. too much liquid has to be add-
ture over a low heat until the ed, and that spoils the dish.
flour was cooked. We poured this sauce into the veal, tasted the mixture and added further
I brought the water to the boil, then drained the meat and Work washed both the meal and the This brought me my fire!
Cast off 11 st. at the leg. given for the left front but with opposite Alvanphragg
Joan the shoulder seams, Then of the wx row, then cast a
Inner with the right
side Join woul to the the cetgts of off 12 sis. at beg. next alternate rows, Join edge of the 13 sts left for the
of
Cont. without shaping unth wool to the inner edge of the bonier and work in rib making fueing you, using No. 13 needles
Shape shoulders:
Traile
pan
fire
KNOW-HOW
Miss Lee asked: Aren't you going to adi beaten egy.to hold the meal together?
A. No. Eu means moisitere. and that toughens meat which dish is quickly coured. These ham
but burgers are very quickly cooked
costest These are the that any bride can cook it is sometimes difficult to find indeed. out how to do it well.
"You never get this kind of
re-
thing in a cookery book," market Mrs Parsley, who had
Q.
Will they hold together?
A. They will. You'll see. We melted a little dripping in
not been very successful with the frying pan and quickly fried
the simple hamburgers she had the tamburgers made.
on both sides,
were
In a few minutes, they ready-juicy and tende..
Next week the girls meri for
We had minced 1b, lean top aida beef. Because it is lean and without tissue, it is economical a lesson on the sweet couTSE,
сплу to pass through Д WORLD COPYRIGHT REGENVCD
artd
The Dell Of Orchids At
Ideal Home Exhibition
WERE
Britisher con- pass along a curving walk under spreading their lotty palms demned to make Π
Bled some broad, leafy fana home for himself in the green and patterned roof over- most sun afflicted area of head.
seasoning.
beat Next we
together two tablespoons double cream and ift across the 13 sts. of right question:
them an egg yolk and stirred
This
walk k broad and further bellonholes as before front border, pick up and k.32 Why do pot do this?
into the Banquette. We stirred the Sahara he would, before work mon STEEPU 19 inches 13 sts. leit for the border until 7 in all have been
ss up right sale of neck, k. up
few minutes over a low anything else, plant at least spacious so that visitors passing beneath the palms may enjoy To get rid of dil uitle bits of all for across back of neck, K.
one hard-wood tree and in the sight on either hand of 74 needjes allowing for the 8th ballonhole and using No. 13 Term beg.
nock
Jeft kide of cooked albumien
form hem the sauce must not boll) which 32 st down to one in centre of the
was ready for ICTOR tro work in rib until border is
Do not break off wool
the small shade cast by the glory of coloured orchids bedded a darkish scum and would and the dish border.
neck, then work in rib Jength as fruit and wove sta 4421 the same
Work in rib for later spoil appearance of table. With it, noodles or plein A safely pin.
ft border sls.
boiled rice or plainly bolled young canopy of leaves and in the mosa, fibre and peat in 13 rows tuking the 8th button sauce.
small potatoes go very well
tendrils, tempering the heat which they thrive. edge. Leure sts, on a safety
SLEEVES
hole in the 8th and 0th rows.
This
"party plece."of the sun, he would dig and No. 11 pin.
Cast off ribways with Using No 13 needles cast on
needles. Work in k., p.1, rib for 02 sts
No. 1 3 inches. Change to
work needles and cont. se stat, and ine. I st, at both ends of every following 0th row until
Cont. with there are 108 sis." out shaping until work measures 17 inches from beg
Cast off 12 sbt, at the neg, of the next 4 rows, then cast off 11 xts, at leg, of next 2 Prow, Cadoff remaining is
LEFT FRONT Using No 13 needles cust
72 48
Next row: S1.1, k.. pl. rep. from to last. k.1
Rep. The last row antil work measures 3 inches.
RIGHT FRONT
13 needles cast on Using No 2 x
Work in 1. pl. rib for 4 rows.
ist buttonhole row: Itil 4 sts. cast of ta, rib to end of row. 2nd buttonhole row: Rib To
+
TO COMPLETE
Press the work on the wrong side under a damp cloth with a hot iron, avoiding all ribbing. Set in the sleeves, Join the sleeve and side scaras. Sew the bordern to the front edges. Stw on buttons to correspond
with buttonholes. Press
the last 4 sts cast on 4 xi, rib Shape top:
for 3 bution- Casi usta at the beg. of the Change the next 2 rows, then dec. 1 st. reams.
to work in r Cont inches making further hulen 21 inches apart.
CASE
PILLOW
INSERTION
MATERIALS: Mercer-('rochet Grum). 2 balls 1 Pillow Case Croche Hook workers coll hook and thitht 211
TENSION: 1
Coats Chain 3rd Now: 5 ch, tr into
No. 20.
Ir, 2 ch, repeat from * (20 ext
into 3rd of $ selected colour etaling with se Milwords Steel ch Festen off.
No. 3 (Slack
No. 3% No workers A
e-in (2.5
15
* in MEASUREMENTS:
ABBREVIATIONS; cis-chaing slip stitel. se double crochet, Tr--treble. rouble treble; sp-spater,
EDGING
First Motif
<l[z}
Commener with 13 ch. joth with ass to form a ning
of
1st Row: 4 ch. 2 dh tr inta ring leaving the Inst loop each distr on book, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (eluster nade), 5 ch ta 3 dbl tr cluster into ring 5 cho 7
into timea, $$
tin of Arst cluster.
SCALLOPED EDGE
Ist Row: Attach thrend to Best free food of any motif on opposite side of edging. 1 de into same loup,
ch, 1 de into 1x1 out. 5 ch, a joint cibi tr Over Best 2 joined Jooz, 3 ch. Ide into next loop; repeat from
• ending with 3 ch. 1 ss into first cle
2nd Row: Into next loop with (3 dr. 3 ch) 4 (imes und
die, 5 de into each of next 2 in, repeal from ending with 1st Arst de, Fasten off.
INSERTION
Work exactly. is for Edging. emitting seniloped edge and hending on each long such of motifs.
Pin insertion in place. Cut off material in back of insertion, leaving 14 in. (.3 cm.) for hem 2nd Row: into each sp work un each side. Sew hems and insertion neatly in pince. Sew edging:
pluce, In
Damp
and
1 de 7 ch und de, 1
first de. Fasten off.
Second Motif
NR into
Work as for first motif until
first row is complete
2nd Row: 1 dc into next sp,
3 ch. ss into any loep on first
matit, 3 ch, 1 de into same place
on
as last de on second motif, i de *Into next sp, 3 ch. 1 se into next loop on first motif, 3 ch, 1 de
de into some op og last second mollf. Complete as for first motif (no more joinings).
number Make necessary motifs to go round pillow case, jelning as second motif W08 jolne to first motif, leaving 2 loops free on each side between jainings. Join lost mollf to first 4 motif in same manner.
HEADING
of
1st Row: Attach thread to first free loop on any motit," 1 de into mme.loop, * 5 ch, 1 de into next loop, 5 éh, 1 dbl. tr into each of next 2 joined loops leaving the last loop of each ön hools, thread over and, draw through all loops on hook (joint. dbl ir made), 5 ch, 1 de Into next loop; repeat from ending with 0 ch, 1 sa into first de
2nd Row: 5 ch. 1 tr` into next sp, 2 ch. 1 tr into next de, 2 ch, 1 tr into next sp, 2 ch, 1.fr into next joint dbl tr. 2 ch; repost from all round JOL with a s itto 3rd of 6 ch.
press.
EDGING AND
the
I returned the meat to the pon, well covered it with water and added a quattered carrot and a bouquet garni. This con-
Dizziness
Various
。
Though Bilet steak is used, one can buy the thin pointed end, which should be less expensive.
And Its
Causes
By W. W. BAUER, M.D.
plant to make a garden.
There will be 200 Cattleyas, Cymbidiums Cypreperiuma and Miltonies, and 50 species of various genera, appropriately set off with nearly 100 exolle follage plants.
He is an inveterate and de- lightful gardener, Is the inhabitant of these islands; alt and every of him, as the legal A vast majority of people say. those hurrying figures whom This Tell of Orchids will be you see crowding the great the work of Mesara, Sünder of London termini during the rush- St Albans and Bruges who have dressed to Buit their exhibited orchids for 80 years, hoyr, calling, so that they almost It is hoped the Dell will encour- wear uniforms, are not, in the ago the
of orchids, long day periods of the year, many of which, though few rushing home to their wives and people seem to realise the fact, chlidren, no, they aro hastening can be successfully grown in a to their gardens.
cold house.
growing
Elven varied and beautiful gardens will stretch before the And so, since 1908, no section eyes when emerging
ONE of the oldest is where in childhood experience. It of the Daily Mail Ideal Fation even of visitors
hos bedry
more
more
In ono garden thero will important be a contemporary garden room
will be bullt where it is hoped visitors will bo able to see 瘟 chicken, roasting Dn P spil, during the show,
and into this room a barbecue
the
and with obscure source some-
should not be ridiculed. Neither Exhibition that of the man who com- should persons who suffer from beautiful plained of being dizzy after it be forced by companions who than the huge space devoted to he had been up and about have never experienced it into the Gardens. for a few hours, He was dangerous situations.
At the 1956 Exhibition, which Another frequent form of diz-opens on the March 6 at given the most complete of
several ziness troubles people with low Olympia, the Gardens have been examinations in
when
Never before they made more striking and inviting
have pressure, clinics and medical centres, blood
In previous gardens at the Daily Mail Ideal His blood pressure was ob- change too suddenly from the than ever before. served, his blood cells count. lying down to the sitting or to year visitors entered through a Home Exhibition been so help-
the standing position.
nicely wrought gate into the fully planned, or more enchant-
Gardens. This year they will ingly entered. ed and blood chemistry per-
Dizziness involves the organ formed. He had electrocar concerned with equilibrim. These diograms and neurological are the eyes, the joints and Atudies. No cause for his muscles, the ears, the rear-brain dizziness wns disclosed, or cerebellum and certain nerve nuclei in the lower Finally he went to his own groups or
brain or brain-stem. Dizziness family doctor, where he is often associated with nystag- should have gone in the mus, which is a rhythmis flicker first place. This man took of the eyes from side to side. a brief look at him, and or with ear-noles and deafness "Of as in the symptom-combination remarked, bluntly
known as Meniere's discase, course you're dizzy-your collar's too tight.”
SERIOUS CASES
and other
|PLACED FOR BEST
SOUND
By ELEANOR ROSS
TOW that suites of furni- job, say the experts. And they
Now
rules also
pro
When there is faulty trans- I remember an incident when
of to-called muscle- my oldest son was a small boy, mirtón
apply to ratios. fushlon, there's no He got something in his eye, sense impulses, which keep the of
brain informed as to the posi his
But carpeting im't récom- Standing behind him, with head bent, backward over a tick of jointe end muscles, there definite rule about placing
tables or sofns. mended for a plano, since it chair,
started to turn his may be dizziness: this occurs chairs, eyelid back, when he fainted, mainly in discases of the spinal Furthermore, it's fun to tends to deaden the sound, That
is why concert platforms Unwittingly I had exerted pret- eord such as locomotor ataxia, move the pieces around like invariably just bare wood. Thicke
tight collar) on perlelous anaemla
a chessboard in drapery on the wall nearest the the alde
conditions in which the large pawns on of his neck over seldom-mentioned structure, the nerve bundles in the spinal order to play a winning Instrument is not desirable, but But is recommended for the wall game of decorating. carotid Binus,
into cord are impaired, set
when it comes to sound opposite to eliminate the un- action which
desirable "bounce." a reflex
Among the causes unconscioumess with or causes of dizziness are those in producing equipment, that's without dizziness. As soon as the brain itself-tumours, strokes another matter. this prezure was released ho was all right.
sure (like
motion
#
SLIGHT ATTACKS
serious more
To Protect a Piano
or abscesses. Head Injuries, and
In order to get the utmost In
A fie piano should be placed in particular concussion, may
as to avold temperaturo cause dizziness. This latter is of quality of tone and round, there ro
possible, following are certain rules about placing changes as much as special importance follow a plano, radio or television that which means that it should be Ordinary dizziness may be automobile accidents; anyone
to simple fainting or who is dazed or even slightly should be cbserved. Experts kept away from air conditioners, "blacking out. This may be clos
be disoriented following such an or-hare worked out thest rules radiators and windows. An in
under and they do not vary.
tide wall is best. caused by fatigue, weakness currence should
duo
during
Papered or Plain Walls Record players workchest when
As for the television set, It usuntly should not be placed near a window for the contrast
viewing of intense light adjacent to a darkened wall makes
should
convalescence, prolonged mikichi supervision for several fasting, or psychic factors such days. So should anyone in any as extremes of emotion, feat or kind of accident involving a hard torrow. Such dizziness is usually
ally blow to the bead whether there single experience, not re are any immediate symptoms or placed in a corner against paper X-rays may be advised, ed or painted-not draped So 3190 is the typical peated. diziners
popularly as and such advice should be walls. Drapery can be used on more difficult, The room
darkened known biloumess,
due
to "digestive followed. The effects of con- the wall directly opposite the not bé artificially ilsturbances. Occasional attacks, dussion are not always im- player. The plain surfaced wall during the day. At night the
will cause the
**branco" Bound to
should be softly. difused if the cause is quite plainly mediately evident.
back into
It and placed behind the viewers, room giving apparent, are of little sign when things go round and its full quality while the Exports say that na matter reund and won't stop, or when drapery which should be of a what the size of the set is, woven fabric on the seating, should be eight to text
ficance:
tho
· 'Dizalness· Is 'common in some you feel as if yous yourself, were low wall will, hop, koup. It feet away from the screen,*
people when they look down spinning like a top, the immeal- from heights, especially when the thing to do, of course, to within the room, they stand at the edge of alle down. If this helps, and clitor - krunding where the experience is not
|converging-lines to the bottom can 'probably' ba ja Wood "carrieg" baso tones and of the network stationski
And
derpite the trend to low the the The floor should be covered position of the screen, engine
table with
MADY amplify them many times, favour placing a set on a Buange the height. Looking werely, But if it happens again, A thick rubber mat under the or of twenty inches high, wwway Lally building”) may have a physician atrould be consulted, record player for the table, on The Mane rules that; apply, to Drob"-TE", Chences are 11.1w something which it sets is ideal. Wall-, record player vand radio wound
to-wall carpariling down sign00% KISH SUBYEN SEVIREME
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