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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY: 5,

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

BETTER

HOMEMAKING...................

NEW CARPETING HELPS COVER THIN SPOTS

By Kay Shorwood

GOOD

news for brides

who are feathering their nests on pinchpenny budgets is to be found in some of the recent improve- ments in home furnishings.

Most notable, perhaps, is the ¿vidence in forniture and flour Coverings that smart style and good quality can be reasonably priced.

A few years ago shopping for budget-priced furnishings, espe clally rugs, usually turned up a limited selection in a narrOW colour range and old-fashioned patterns; the most we could say for them was that they probably wouldn't show the soll.

ITS POSSIBLE NOW to com- bine that practical virtue with lively colour and high-fashion

styling. And you need not soar off into the high-altitude prices per square yard.

cr arca

Textured, room-size rug, in tweedy mixture has its own ́pad of treihane foam honded to the back. Rug complements Y-chair in blue and white and sets off glass-topped table,

to

IS KNITTING 3,000

By JOHN FALKLAND

YEARS OLD?

Trench tradition was concerned pots which can be seen in Con- chiefly with bosiery knitting, linental museuras contain DA using single-coloured yards. to many da twenty to thirty produce, fine Jace fabrics that colours. All this work had to bo

Knitting is one of man's oldest crafts. It is quickly became the eavy of the completed: In thirteen weeks. practised internationally. No one knows Courts of Europe. When Mrs To protect the guild's good

Montague, a lady-in-waiting to name, heavy penalties were im Where knitting originated, but relics reveal queen sizabeth 1, copied, a pair posed upon any craftsman who of French hose she became the violated the rules which govern- how it spreads from country to country, founder of the housery trade in "ed his calling. Ha could be

England.

heavily d for stroddy work J. (and, in extreme circumstances, The colour tradition thrived expelled from the Guild. This

ײן י;

knitted in

TOBODY knows where socks two or three centuripe

fit fa many. centuries old shaping of the toe and heel im In Florence, and, in museuns in could be a serious matter bo- plies that tila was the final various parts of the world there cause the Guild controlled tho phase of a long evolution, and are exquisite specimens of sale of file work. that people. were knitting per- Florentine coats hapa 1,000 years before Chris-wools, Indeed, kaltling' flourish- Centuries. ngo knitting tianity begin.

ed wherever Ita weeds were done by men. The women would Arabic colour knitting was 'n planted. In Austria and Germany sit in their homes and spin while parallel development with the heavily, čabled.... „and knotted the shepherds and fishermen, sandal socle. This, too, contri- fabrics were worked in natural who were probably the Anst buted greatly to the develop- "wool, An intriguing development knitters, took the wool on, to ment of the craft down the of the Austrian and German the mountainsides nod in their centuries. Discovered at Fostat knitting is still to be found on fishing boats to make it into an ancient city on the site of the Isle of Afan off the Donegal garments for themanives and Galro—the only specimen `of' const............. There they produce their families. 'It is not known Arabic knitting in existence is shermen's sweaters In Aran at which point this homely tratt an diaborately patterned fabric knitting, resembling very closely became orgonised into one of worked on a tension of 30 the embossed knitting of Central the craft guilds, that thrived in

mediaeval Europe.

the

ENGLAND. TOO

Its earliest traces are among the nomadic tribes of the Arabian Desert,

It is not so difficult, how- ever, to speculate on how the craft arose. Man saw grasses Interfaced by the wind and this prompted the Idea to weave. Technically, knitting differs from weaving in that the former You can find quality ruge in a

is the outcome of a single low price range, and backed by

yarn, whereas the latter stliches to the toch Pointing to Europe. the reputation of manufacturers.

the two-needle technique so well Available room-size rugs The pattern is supposed to Truly versatile tables are needs two thirenda, For brides and young home-

Holland adopted a more sober one known today. It doubtless in- makers, room-size rugs or small- and as wall-to-wall carpeting, have been suggested by the cob- boon. There are tables, for ex-moving horizontally and the spired Spanish and Florentine approach to kaltting. An em-

ruga are particularly this is shown in a colour tangu blestoned streets of old Italian ample, with two sets of folding

knitting.

bossed tradition developed in appealing because they can be of solid sandalwood, green, pew- villages. The overall effect, how legs-one set raises the top to other vertically.

Coptic Caps which have been which dowers, birds trid home ter and so on,

ever, is ās interesting with mod-card table height, the other ret transported readily from

Known as Sprang,

relles of brought to light in 'Africa and animals were worked

In the reign of Queen Eliza- ern as with, provincial furniture. permits it to be lowered

worked, in fabric in reverse stocking stitch, beth I, hand knitting suffered a to home.

fabric marking the transitional Europe were also Colour combinations, such as coffee table height. natural on walnut, and blue or Lamp tables with hinged lids stage, from weaving to knitting patterned designs. Most probably The craft travelled from Holland blow, The Rev. W. Lat, a mini-

in the sixteenth sten of the have been found in northern traders took these from Egypt to Denmark

Reformed Church, natural on gold or turquoise, for concealed storage-some are

frame hitting suggest that this is a much more large enough to hold bedding for Scandinavia and certain Viking to Spain, giving the Initial Im- century. Presented with a pair invenite

tombs. Excavations, too, have petus from which Spanish knit- of knitted hose, the King of machine. From this simple de- expensive carpet than it is. the sofa-bed combination are yielded fragments of needle ing was derived.

Denmark was so delighted he vice grow the machine-knit ANOTHER AREA in furnish-gaining in numberă.

decided that his subjects should hosiery Industry in Britain and knitting of the ancient civilisu- Low tables that combine din- tion of Peru. ings design where improvements

FROM SPAIN

learn to knit.

"the rest of the world. have been made that should ing and serving or coffee table prove valuable and interesting functions include one, with

specimens 'óf

A number of Dutch knitters From Spain, the craft's po

After Elizabethe reign, hand in early craftsmanship form part of heavy glass top 42 inches to young shoppers is tables.

throughout were invited to settle outside knitting declined.Bonewhat We need tables for a variety diameter set on a brass base. It the natural evolution of knitting. pularity spread

In the later Middle Copenhagen to teach Danish quickly, on the. Continent. But They also supply a rough idea Europe. of purposes but floor space is is Alted with large, easy-rollingos to its age. The descri nomads, Ages knitting guide sprang up women to knit, When the King in England Band-knitted hosiery

bross casters.

for instance, were making sandal in Paris and Norence.

Issued an edict that no one other developed into a staple Indjisizcy than himself and members of his of the Yorkshire Dalds, ... One court must wear the 'Anely famous product was the Cavo- kultteil høstery, the burghers Her Boot. Hort. The shaping of antrily, protested. As a result, 'a this fabric neflected, the master- second cdlet "ellowed them to Ar way in which Edglish knit- wear rotten hose. The peasants tens were learning to ply their then took up the cry mid a third heedios. edict permitted the use of coarse wool hose.

The value of a rug pad, which usually is modestly priced to prolong the life of the rug and to give a more luxurious softness underfoot should be remember- cd

AN INNOVATION of Interest Is the permanent bonding of a cuahtony pad to the rug back- ing.

One example: a loop-textured, solution-dyed carpet backed by urethane foam.

Tweed effects combining belge and off-white or black and white are also seen. They look more interesting to me with modern furniture than the solid tones.

Another good example of new carpets beamed toward young budgets and youthful tastes is a wool item which combines, na- tural white wool yarns in a co- blestone pattern against con trasting tweed backgrounds.

often limiled.

A Baby Anchor That Sets You Free

BIGGEST success stony

for the nursery I've

By JOY. MATTHEWS

tion.

..

shope-completely simple

with

shoulder straps, a low, low back and a special friset bra,

SECOND: Short, short shorts

These bloated

Let's Eat

DA BAILEY ALLEN

Chopped Chuck Steak Now In Glamour Class

"WHA

The

AND PARÍS

In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, these Dales craftemen found knitting a 'pro- Káble, odetipation, Merchants collected their products, where They were did... of Kendal The mediaeval guilds helped to Market. Finely-knitted hose foster and safeguard the craft of would sell for as much as £3 knitting. The Knitters' Guild of pair, As the Taveliza, "knitter each Poris, for instance, fully pros could make two pairy teated the standard of work, week, these, caftsmen Were After an "Apprentice had served earning the equivalent of EB to three years in which he learn £10 weekly by present stand- ed the fundamentals of knitting ords.

scen for years: the baby The hospital matron who Jullelle Mills, 16-year-old chair that clumps down in vetted 1, sald: "It's a wonder- daughter of John Mills, is start-Italian, cut in diny gingham the bath with powerful suc- ful Idea-hut whatever happens ing her career on the boards cheeks of pink, blue or mauve,,} tion cups so strong that babies should not be left sitting next week in a Gielgud produc- lined with collow,

MAKING UP even the heftiest baby can't alone in the bath,"

"I've always wanted to go on No fears about restricting the move them.

baby. He can splash much more the stage I've written plays WITH A PAINT-BOX

the baby too.

I didn't even bother It's the only thing I've seen happily sitting in

Certificate," N TICOLE MAUREY, fellno that allows a mother both hands anchor then he could before. lake my General

French actress, is artistic 66HAT cut of beef do Mix in 1e, whole bran, Let he was sent abroad for a fur to bath her boby instead of one I is on sale in the shops now: she said. "It isn't the money

....Daddy has formed a com- bout make-up. "But yes,"

ther period. of three years to The birth of the machine age hand permanently holding the price 228. 11d.

pany, and everything goes to the said, "truly artistic. I use

you consider the stand 10 min,

Add 11⁄2 Tbs. iwice ground acqúiro. knitting techniques witnessed the decline of hend babe's head above water.

him. I get a

set allowance the paint-brush and the paint įmost glamorous, Chef?" I chuck or beef (or use good which had developed in other knitting of a home industry in

asked.

England Urtil every year for clothes not box.

the Nearly quality, twice-ground.bam- countries.

eighteenth century, the time- much I'm afraid."

Miss Mills doesn't

"For day I only use ipsitch, "The filet mignon, Madame," burger) and mix thoroughly.

At the end of the six-year work knitters trad worked main→ The replied. "Especially when Form into 8 1 in, thick pay period he had to submit to an ly, in feir homes. Now they cushiony seat, and an adjustable DONT put your daughter on strap that has alx different pop- the stage doesn't apply to know much about the future. t at night I let myself go.

sliced

bacon, ties. Wrap a full-sized strip of examination by the master migrated from London, to Noi pers to allow for bulging tum- the families who know the what will happen use a stick make-up and then wrapped with

"Can't think whing why dab it with cold water. Then broiled and topped with lemon bacon around each and secure craftsman of his own guild. The tinghamshire, where they form- mies.

It makes with wooden picks. this. I have speak to powder like a clown and brush or chives butter.

family off with a little brush,

glamorom, tasty service,"

Broll 9 in, from the heat until work he had to undertake, was ed themselves Daddy about it," she said.

to kalt a carpet measuring eight group which later oormoliftated Miss Mills is just one of the ordinary red crayon, and then "My lips 1 outline with an

the bacon is crisp, about 10 min feet by twelve foot, a woollen themselves into manufacturers EXPENSIVE DISH

Turn ones.

o of machine-knitted haaléry, daughters of actors who are I paint inside with an ordinary

Arrange the "mignons" in their, a beret and a pair taking the rocky road to fame.

I keep my I added. "Why can't we model o

"But it's also expensive, Chef, middle of a platter. Top with woollen socks with clocks.

litle butter, Border with

IT HELPS TO HAVE The chair itself is made of A STAR FATHER pink or blue plastic, with a soft

FLASH!!

business.

first shipment of

refrigerators all sold in 3 weeks. Orders now being accepted for

new stocks coming forward.

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Purchase Terms to suit YOUR Convenience

headlines in

to

seem

you

to

Shotgun.

"It is not the family natio that

helps when started," she told me. It is thu people your people know who matter. I got my first part because mother met Lynx Fontanne at a party. It was a big part too."

LOOSE TALK

I

with

*

-

....

The carpet had to be of an extremely intricate design bulli

round a conventional treat ment of follege, birds and How- ers, and specimens of these car

Sarah Marshall, 25-year-old sable paint-brush. daughter of Herbert Marshall P-sticks in a little paint-box, service on it, using chopped duffy Spanish rice. and Eana Best, is making the and mix the colours on my lips chuck steak made Into pattles

Velvet with the

brush-just like on and brolled?"

Spanish Rice: Melt B thap. Zat oritat-until I get the right "It certainly is possible, Ma- or meal drippings. Add 1 small colour."

dame, I'll soon and out, and green pepper dleod, or 1 chopped we'll taste-test for lunch." canned chili pepper, 1 silted

In less than half an hour, the good-sized onion and 1% c. -In- | ** Chef knocked on my study door, stant pre-cooked rice.

"Luncheon is served, Madame," Cook-stir over a high heat The announced,

wide until lightly browned, With u The loose silhouette may be [sweep of his high bonnet, förk stir in 2 c, hot water or with us for 10 years, says de signer Larry Aldrich. "I will exist as a 'period' in fashion until designers have made every. possible variation. And the LASY to wish and needs a possibilities for variationa, scom Troning that's the new most endless, from the trapeze Dry Hairdo that ́nas (and cocoon to a high-waisted been dropping and drying to floating shitpe, fitted front and way all over, the Californian loose back, and so on," he said. beaches.

Aldrich was one of the first promoters of the chemise,

THE DRIP-DRY HAIRDO ARRIVES

Drip

[

It's the wave that's all set for the wayes--nest as a pinhead, pretty as a magnolia, easy to wash as a plece of nylon. Once Il's done li resols. Itself,

St Louis designers go for double-duty styles. They show aøkirt with godet insets in con- First you start with a really trusting cotton. The godet can good cut. No zereams at the be worn sipped shut for sight of sclesola: the hair tallored effect. With the zippéri must be cut right into "carved open, the skirt becomes full at fout as if it were wood! -- to the side.

tapering, no razors, but cut

A

chunkily all over to a steady Terry cloth gets the glamour two or three inches, The trick treatment for the beach It' is to have it longer in the front shows. In earongs, playsults, than at the back, the last layer, Bonchos, hooded jackets, and ib.

traditional beach robes.

at the back being shaped.

Then, if you need it, a perm

Lastex now goes into T-strap shoes The materiel Elves, a texturest look to the straps and

AN INEXPENSIVE entrée there

- Baconized Chopped Chuck "Mignons,” With 'Spa

The

rice.

| The softest possible ya the big- gest rollers. If you do your own perm see that the curls all face the same way to the front, helps them hug the instep. Ita

bacon-rolled "chopped heet bouillon, 2 (8 oz cons sea- After the perm set in big pin also need to band Vames on chuck, mignona" were, so dall-"roded tomato sauice 1⁄2 top curls, the size of a penny, not a summer casual shoes and in clous and succulent that we do no khm glutamate and 4 shilling, and brush Ino place, the new bool-like shoes with cided to feature them in today's crops Tabasco. Bring to a rapid Comba.... ure....... forgotten with bulky knit tops for nutanna, mens Drip Dry hairdo.

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DINNER

Toised Mixed Grama Bifad

Baconised Chopped Chuck MiefACKM Spanish Rice.

After swimming. Youghy 'dry. John Cobb, men's fashion de with a beach towel, then brush signer, says his treatment of into shape. Always, brush up- Ionther and fur comes from wirds and found—never 'brush, pioneer days. The men who downwards. Use a little creary roamed the plains to found the dreading before and after hallon mode goue of loather brushing.

and fe for pretient warmth and comfort, I havo merely brought them into the wardrobe. of the 20th century man,” Bald Cobb khớwn, a jackor told "sa belles.black. Tew for a gold South

west Atrinary – Persion lartby a Full-tengilr) Kevening cour Mongolises--onshimaro ( teimused: with... - Ports and Tüm 'Teneth Teather Boat.

TWO EYE-CATCHERS FOR THE BEACH DEAUTIES. for bathing D. better. Two naw Firelorus of the classic winners, FIRST: *: A: simple; suit of mithing „dress":

*4-Rhubarb-Pris“

Pineapple Cómpote Coffee Tea/Mii

"proportioned to quic

30 min, or unl the bite-tender. Thulf with a when franging; oft zihe

*fork

TRICK OF THE CHEF

into

Gradually, the Dales no longer prospered and the faiffters, soon found themselves lying 'In a state verging on poverty.

Machinery had come to stay.

Danish Table Setting

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