1959-10-24 — Page 10

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1959.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

Cotton in the sitting room.

A drawing by Jack Whitsett.

Whitett

Accent on colour

NE of the nicest things

ONE

by ELIZABETH DICKSON

blankets.

Whiteley's have sets, 70 x 100 size, in pink, yellow, or blue and white at 794, 6c thự SEL

o

Or, if you are already stocked up with plain white collon with pat- experiment sheets,

Sets fornod plow-cases. two pillow-cases, with a design

Also Whiteley's.

IN PAKISTAN "THANKS” MEANS FLYING

GIRL named "Thanka” is Pakistan's first relatives of the girl came to Meanwhile, she still pedris her woman commercial pilot, but she owes her odd them responsible

them and threatened to hold biryele down to Lahore airport

name to being last.

Ju

if she were to put in her flying time, and

already has become an institu

She was named Shukria ("Thanks" in Urdu) as a mother's prayerful hint to God that Divine ence, logged 220 flying hours, generosity was overflowing. It worked-Shukria of 12 hours, 35 minutes in the Niaz Ali-is the last of 14 children.

Shukria had obtained her private

But in little more than a year, tion at the flying club.

Shukrla, 24, wangled her first fight through her tròince brother at Lahore airport. When the pilot put the craft through its roughest neroballe paces, the fying bug hit her hard.

in a country where many women are still veiled, it was a daring ambition.

Shukria bedgeted her folus

tant parents until they allowed her to join the Lahore Flying Club at her own expense. When the club restricted her 010- fifth the free fiying time offered maid members, she took school teaching to pay for her afternoon lessona.

up

Over a door there is mounted

a damaged propeller, memento and set a club endurance record at a crash-landing Shukria mode

early in training. air.

The diminutive pilot does her Her next goal was a commer- flying without any special uni cial conce.

form, sticking to the traditional Entering a 62-man training Pakistani "Dupata" (scart), group at "Karachi, she was one "shalwar" (pantaloons), and of four who presed the rigorous "kami" (blouse) course.

Shukria's long-range ambi- With her new licence, Shuk- tons allow for several years of rig hopes for a co-pilot Job commercial flying. Then she with Pakistan International wants to teach other young

Some instructors refused to Airlines, Eventually the wants Pakistana women to follow ira take her up after heavily-veiled to command her own ship. her high-flying fooislepe-UPI.

ROYAL RECEPTION

AWAITS

NEWEST BUNDLE FOR BRITAIN

In the following dispatch, Margaret Saville. noted esporter on the British royal family, provides the first details of how Queen Elizabeth II is making

-ready for her third child.

By MARGARET SÅVILLE

Londoni.

pastel colours, and the same The royal sentiment, taking furniture used for the Queen's the long view, is that when the other two children will come out, new prince grew up he would of storage to be used again." The be able to share the many official picces include a small applewood duties which require a man's at-

Without table with two chairs to match,, tention.

A brother a large bow-fronted chest paint- Prince Charles is going to have ed white (in which all the baby's en excocdingly busy life. clothes and eccessories can be kept), some comfortable chintz- covered chairs, and á small, low,

nursing cheir.

that has happened to Britain since the war is the way the houses one knows have suddenly, colourfully,

A sitting-room scheme, be- could try swathing the windows come to life.

cause a sitting-room decor offers underneatly with yards of white

PLANS for the arrival of a baby in any family The

the toughest challenge as well coton ninette volle-washable,

And it's no different in play-it-safe school

create excitement. The cotton slwink-proof, and a natural for decorating-beige carpets, foods as the most scope.

satiabuctory drapes and swags-at 3. 11 a of pastel butterflies, cost 37 Buckingham Palace, where there is a flurry of fabrics chosen are on all

design, yard. counts good

Finally, to add a dash of preparation for the arrival of Queen Elizabeth's occasion Now that linen has moved up washable Interesting cours, Anishes reasonable prices.

Into the luxury class, roiton has luxury to a bathroom, try * third child, expected in January. become the backbone of most deep cotton plush both linen cupboards And the range considerably

of

of cream paint, practical cutours

is on the way out, Everyone is suddenly perimenting like mad-painting doors

purple, celling black, covering walls with maltress- ticking, using Welin blankets as rugs and rugs as bed-covers, Or they are trying out all- white

roorns, zebra striped

Bold design

OR the room (neutral back-

ground colours-pale grey

towels, polka-dot cheels, cunib- Ing junk-shops for souvenirs of, walls, whe woodwork, polished

Brighton to

floor) the curtains are in

"humanise" their superb new Liberty gaze cotton. Scandinavian coffee tables,

The design is a bold enlarge-

jumbling styles and periods as ment of a Paisley motit, in hardly DS

experienced an hostess mixes her dinner-guests, muted orange, sharp yellow and

green on a white ground.

Better dyes

The upholstery, in a wem- texturod cotton chenille by Edinburgh Weavers (less stip- pery than chintz, or ancoll col-

RUINOUS? Impractical? Well, ton), repeats the curtain coloury

180.

it might have been 30 years in a quieter key-grey-green,

primrose, terracotta.

larger

Juth

than the

of new colours and designs has standard bath mat and just us never been more rypetising. absorbent, Belge, red, pink

Try candy-striped sheels in turquoise, at 25s. each.

which match smur

-(London Express Service). colours

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

4

Cheaper Cuts Of Meat

Are Just As Good

But with today's technical Deep-bile Tunble-Twist col- improvements (better dyes and ton for the rug (polished floors Anishes, fabrics which can be and rugs are in) in deep olive tubbed regularly without green Liberty's stock Tumblo- shrinkding or fading, carpets Twist in every imaginable colou which stand up stpically to coup and will make it up in any size. and-water treatment) colour is

The cushions are in cotton

is "IT my considered to control the food bill by something everyone can afford. natia Olive, yellow, and pini

opinion," observed purchasing And the Good Fairy who has for the one aituly discordant the Chef, that even in quantity of meat,"

helped to bring about this bright new look doméstically is our old friend the cotton plant.

nule.

fabrics These

arc

from prosperous

Cotton is the logical answer to the urge for experiment. You can wash it safely, so that lemon-yellow slip-covers and all-white bedroom decors perfectly feastole.

Cotton fabrics are Inexpensive, which allows for a bed-covers. It costs 65. 11d. lot more freedom in planning

print, for losace, cost 529 2 of Sudan cottons. The Paisley

and in 30in wicth.

excellent budget-priced cottons.

insufficient

When It comes to the layette for the new baby, the Queen wil almost certainly use many of the tiny garmenti which served Princess Anne and her brother. Queen Elizabeth very likely The garments, 11 years old now. will use the same cradle used all have been carefully preserved

it was trimmed with Exquisitely knitted garments frilled white muslin over silk were given the queen in her ear- end decorated with fibbon in the Her maternities by members of shado of the Nursery Nurses Association,

club to primrose yellow. Such trimming the

thic

as Elizabeth tic, and wealthy chlidren all belong. The nannies probably Elizabeth's Intimate friends will be making another set or report

that

Prince two for the new baby. All the Philip will welcome either a clothes Bre tr white. The boy or girl. Bat other members Queen prefers white until the of the royal family are said to children are a year old and both royal feel that a boy would make them of her's followed this

traditiba.

twice before: On each previous and are in excellent condition.

which

The Queen, in a recent stay at Buckingham Queen's favourite Pala, decided on a big, airy third-floor room as will make it "sultable for either "Nannies" of Britain's aristocra a good location for the nursery. This floor is a boy or a girl,” where the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne ha ld before. have their rooms.

The

overlooks nursery

the the guard from one of the front palace gardens, Constitution Hill windows. and St James's Park with a The royal infant's room will view of the daily changing of be quite simply decorated in happiest.

STORIES FOR

Inside A Hollow Tree

-Willy Shows Kuarf And Hanid His Automobile-

By MAX TRELL YOU JUST come with me,” art and Kanid, the Shadow "You

Willy Toad was saying to Children with the Turned- About Names. "I've got some-

Into the lock of the door and opened it..

Knarf and Hankå rushed in- side,

"Well," asked Willy, what do you think of it?"

"Why, it's a little automo-

exclaimed

"But thia economy is homes, many L.berty's higher-priced collection persons do not get enough good meat protein is available ridiculous, Madamel Plenty of at moderate coat. Take fresh to eat."

"Survey studles support your and smoked poris, for example But the range also includes latament, Chet," I replied. A rcast loin of pork is fine thing wonderful to show you." bile" sald Hanid.

"We know that many home- ceting. So is the less expen="

Kharf and Hanid followed "It's a beauty!" are Like the sturdy dark plaid eat-makers back vitamins and cal- sive fresh rolled shoulder of Willy around to the back of Knart.

ion which bed-sit, owners have clum; that teenagers are thort pork.or a stuffed fresh ham.

the tree. relatively

"Homemakers should investi- been wolfing up to make tailored on milk, fresh fruit and vegeta-.

bles and sometimes protein. gate

of the lesser-used cula adolescent athletes get meat, learn to cook them, and too little protein and far too, increase the size of the por- "I keep it in here," Willy ticns, for meat protein is sold, pointing proudly to a door essential to supply material for that seemed to lead Inside the

tree. It was a hollow tree. growth, repair and energy."

TOMORROW'S DINNER

colour-schemes-it that porticu-

lor shade of weld green turns out disastrous,

you moed not live with your mistake for the next

ten years.

yard.

For bedrooms

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And, best of all, cotton fabrics [THER good Sudan cotton are now as handsome in design and texture as anything on the market.

To prove my point I asked our artist to sketch

furnishing spheme.

buys I noticed: At White ley's, a lot of pink ned grey roses on black sheen cotton for 7s. 11d. a yard.

Muny

much starch and sugar.

HEARTY LUNCH

"And if it weren't for the fact that he usually cats a hearty lunch, the man of the house pften would not have enough protein, For home ment por- tions are likely to be skimpy, bedroom curtains. And you becauso most homemakers try

all-cotton This would make. attractive

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Greek Salad

Ham Sweet Potato Bake' 7-Minule Cabbage Piquant Boston Cream, Pie

1 Coffee Tea Milk

All Mequirements Are' Level

Recipes Proportioned to Berna 4 to

Greek Salad: Combine

fine-diced celery, 1 minced seed-

ed large, sweet green pepper,

allend ripe olives, and 3 chopped hard-cooked agge, with mayon

Point To Door'

"But what is it you've got in there, dear?" Hanid asked Willy. "Is it really as wonder- ful as you say It Is?"

from

BOYS

and

&

GIRLS

four pennies. And the rubber tyros are rubber bands, And look at the steering wheel. It's made of the blossom and the stem of a daisy."

Wonderful Workmanship

Knarf and Hand walked around Willy's automobile guy- eral times admiring Willy's wonderful workmanship.

"We never knew you were so clover, Willy," said Knarf

Henld gave him a kiss. Knarf shook Willy's hand.

Made it Himself

"Made it all myself, beginning to end," Wily re- all go for a ride." peated.

"Oh dear," said Willy.

“Thank you, thank you," said Willy..

"And now," said Knarf, "let's

Knarf and Kanid walked slowly around the artomobile Hanid while Willy explained how he made it.

1.

"Fell," nalced Willy, "what do you think of it?"

"What's the matter?" asked doesn't go! That doesn't really matter, does 11?" he added the next moment. "There's nothing to stop us from going,"

And

Forgot Something

"The outside is made of an acorn," he said motor is "I forgot to tell you some- “It's terrife," Willy said, "and made of pins and needles and thing,” mid-willy,

with that, Willy took Knar!

and Hanid looked Kharf and Hanis by the mm and they all went out, leaving

I don't want you to forget one tacks and springs and screws thing: I made it all myself," and

bolts and bag bearings startled.

By this time, Knart and from an old pair of zåller skates "What did you forget to tell the beautiful - automobile Hanid were so eager to see that I found in an empty lot." us?"

that wouldn't – go sitting in

what Willy had inside the hol- "You're wonderful, Willy!" "Just one thing," said WOly. Willy's garags inside the bollow low tree that they could hardly said Hamid

"My beautiful automobile tree. wait another minute.

Knarf Is Impatient

"All right, Willy, open

the

Willy told a 'wooden key out Bake: of his pocket. He tied the key

naise to blond, Servo in lettuce door Kaurt said impatiently.

berty.

Elam Sweet Potato

Cut 2 lbs. hair, sliced 3⁄41⁄2′′ thick, Into serving portions. Brown lightly on both sides, Flace in u wall-buttered

margarined

low 2 qt. casserole.

Over top arrange 6 medium- size pecicd, elled sweet potay toes. Dust with salt, pepper and 1 tbsp, mugar. Dot with 2 tbsp, butter or margarine. Pour around 1 c. hot water or cider. Cover

Bake 45. to 50 min. in mode [©wet), 875" F. Remove cover the Last 10 miles to brown potatoća. 7-Minute Östbage Piquar Fino-shret 2bs, white cabbage. Riney with cold water. Place in acepan. Add 1, tap, milt and boiling water to half davor." Boll rapidly 7. maiates, os until, me asbbugo, looks, taunalugént. „AT Sprain sur in 4 c. chopped

and serve.

"I know I am," said Willy, - smiling modestly. "And look at those four wheels."

They look like pennies," said Knarf,

That's what they are, my friend," said Willy. They're.

Rupert and the Whistlefish-

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