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THE " CHINA MAIL,” SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981.

PRACTICAL

SUITES ARE BACK-BUT

NOT UPSTAIRS

London.

WHAT kind of kit

do you like

best gleaming and clinical or homely and warm. The problem is baffling the experts at the moment. They can't make up their minds what we want.

At first we all want- ed the slick American- style kitchen with its easy-to-clean cabinets, built in fixtures, and no- where to sit down. Then reaction set in, und we

were

demanding the home-spun look with old-fashioned open dressers and windsor chairs to make the place look more human,

Now we've found out, alas, that open shelves make for much more cleaning, that checked ging-

by

Jane

Rogers

up, it by electricity

und

which never need cleaning, and geandfather clucky powered with electricity, the old-now look is gaining a hold.

Complex

E1

But it just doesn't seem the

somehow, it gives me guilt complex.

The trend in Kving room furniture which was once stark- ly Scandinavian, and then or. nate, Italian fashion, has gone

bacit to the simple look.

Though I wouldn't give you a thank-you, for the dining room table that has legs like scaffold poles, I heartily up ploud the settoo that has wash- ham cushions and curtains off, the chairs that are covered Ablo covers that zip on and need frequent washing to in a fabric that can be scrub- keep them crisp, and that bed and sponged there was something to be minule,

clean In a

said, after all, for the super- The trend in chairs to relax modern slick kitchen.

In answer to our pleas, the in is now the three-piece salle, designers are frantically turn-

which has come back Into ing out Izinsled plastic work invour with a bang. It seemed ing tops patterned to look terribly smart to have a col- like seasoned teak, washable lection of assorted arm-chairs wallpaper to look like pine, and and settees but, as with wear- even old-fashioned rag rube ing separates instead of a suit made from

or a dress, meny of us found of nylon.

that we simply ended up with a serap-heap look.

brand-new scraps

Complete with 'old' 'copper' moulds en the walls, raade from aluminium, Victorian-style brass

Smartest of all is the three- plece sulte with a settee that

BEAUTY HINTS

Take your cleansing cream along when next you visit your halidresser. Before going un- der the dryer remove all make- up and cream your face wall, The warmth from the dryer in conjunction with the cleansing cream will do wonders for your

skin.

and cross thern seissor fashion, Begin with ten, gradually in- eressing to 25.

converts Inte a day-bed, use-

ful for putting up the unex- pected guest.

The trend in bedroom furni-

ture is away from the suite Ideo, beenuse many people find It dimeult to choose a suite. where the bed is comfortable and the wardrobe the right, de- plyn.

Comfort

aro

More and more people appreciating the comfort of king-size instead of standard size beds, and at last bedcloth 28 to match are coming into the. shops at prices that do nɔt make you wince.

The trend in dressinglables is for an off-centre mirror or ano thus completely detached and can be hung on the wall at: the height you want. The

triplo mirrored dresslugiable is becoming a thing of a part unfortunate for women

who like to see what the back of their hair looks like, while they are combing it.

now

Many dressing tables drawer. have 1 special cosmetic lined with plastic

to withstand the ravages of things like perfume and nail varnish,

The trend in wardrobes has swung towards perfectly plais styles with a built-in Tools about them. Some have 'up- and-over roller blind fronts for easy access, others have built-in mirrors. The unit Idea is catching on too, and before long you'll be able to buy a whole wall section of sevaral wardrobes, each with a slight- ly different interior.

Carpets

for

22

The trend in corpots has gone away from itsey-bitsy patterns and paisley designs. For the Arst time you can buy carpets and rugs patterned with ab- stract Impressions and colours that are vivid enough stained-glass window, Scene of them look good enough to hang on the wall,

The trend in wallpapers is towards longevity. A new line of Swiss designs is now on nale in London complete with

n guarantee that they will last for five years. They your feel with eau-de-colorne are completely scrubbable and --- before going out In the mornings | fadelers, but for

Even the dryest skin needs waching, but to avold the dry- ing effect of soap and water, sendwich It between creaming

•

For shapely legs, ile on your

Feet tend to swell and become back and stretch your legs as far tender in hot weather, Spray

part na possible. Next close

ALE-II

SO MANY FEATURES, SU IDW A PRICE

Sale Agents!

• Samioca 1/20 so

mrn fully 20).

ធ្វបុរ correctal anastiginal lens,

noter.

from duil.

und sprinkle an antiseptic pow-One range has a surface that der between the toes to counter looks exactly like moire silk. any tendency to perspire,

But even with wallpaper you can't please alt the public D}] the time. One glant combine For quick pouring. punch

which spent thousands ut two holes

opposite edger į pounds building new show-

קט

4

Instead of wasting time

• Butti in light orcaming butter and sugar for cakes, bout cres, add sugar, milk, then dry ingredients and lastly the butler which has been melted.

of the tops of tins of evaporated rooms round a courtyard with milk or those containing juice. a fountain, with a huge stain- ed-glass mural, with comfort- able senta for the customers and vast numbers of displays are getting complaints.

They say there. aro too

to many wallpapers

choose from," one exasperated exccu tive told me.

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HOMECRAFT

Another way with drassingtabtes, designed mainly for mon-its simple dressing chost, topped by a mirrar fixed on the wall at the height you want. 'By G-Plan.

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AQUARIUS (January 21-may be unable to carry It

February 19): A promising

out.

Pago 11

THE TRAVELS

OF TOPOLINA

WHEN you're stuck.

W

in a traffle jam

in Cornwall, whom do

you blame? The Kids.

By Jill Butterfield

When the heavens open roasting like a chleken on a and you feel that the next spl (covered in oll, 48, 7d boat you will take must be clothes.

the Ark, whom do blame? The, Kids.

you

When you know at the sight of the next cattle pudding you will, throw that und your land- lady into the North Sea, whom do you blame? The Kids.

But for them, you reason, you would be toasting yourself on a comn-length of sand 10 St. Tropez, guzzling fresh-from- the port prawns, swigging iltres of the local wine for less than you pay for a pint in, a pub,

But it's as easy to transport a child to San Remo as it is to Southport. And when

you consider the cost of flights tor children (o child under two travels for 10 per cent of the adult air fare; under, 12 13r half price) it's pretty cheap too.

I

BOY-FRIENDS"

KNOW.

Friends who are Mothers with a capital M told me I was mad to lako. ny seven-month-old daughter to Italy, in August,

But I leave her far too often to abandon her to a parentless house. And at the end of the English summer, my craving for a touthem sun is insatiable.

Despite the Jeremiad or dangers I had to listen to, sha has returned as round and as brown as a farm egg -- 'with seven Ttalian boy-friends and the man who delivered the les to add to her conquests,

She has developed expensive lestes by English standards- dates on molon, green grapes, and ish still wriggling and wonderful vil of the sea,

SPOILED

September 22): Unless you!TIE hazarde, of course, were can afford to forfeit your there. Mosquitoes were a pla. atake, take a gambling tip gue but Kate was covered in a with a grain of suit.

baby-safe anti-bite cream (price LIBRA (September 23. 2 d.) and her room sprayed

with fly killer (3,8 (L). October 22): A friend whe

The milk tasted preity nasty has brought up a family even to me, but wo travelled successfully could give you with the carry-est packed with useful advice 011 the dried milk (3s. 9d. u pocket) handling of children.

and halled every drop of water. SCORPIO (October

Although the

Sun very

timed we strong

Idea for a more remunera- VIRGO (August 22- tive future should be 1 strong incentive for string- ent economy now. PISCES (February 20-March 20): The sign you are awaiting to lead you to success muy come from a wholly unexpected quarter. ARIES (March 21-April 19); Before placing the blame for a fallure on somebody else,

search

con- your science to make sure the fault is not yours. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will earn the gratitude of a comparative stranger. by a small but very kindly, gesture.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21); You will be surprised by a youngster's serious dedien- tion to a saless and most worthy cause. CANCER (June 22-July 21): If you look mora closely Into a controversial Issue, you will realise how pro- foundly it could affect your Ufc. LEO

(July 22-August-21): Don't pin too much hope on a friend's promise, na ho

by Barry Appleby

I DON'T LIKE ANYONE ELSO

IN MY KITCHEN

WHEN I'M BUSY

EXCEPT GEORGB

23- November 20: Be espe- cially tactful with your partner today when up- proaching him with L rather delfente request. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): The ex- pected improvement in your finances is likely to show itself early next month. CAPRICORN (December 22-

on a

January 20): A social occa- sion during the weekend will enable you to make an excellent impression person who can help you in - your career. LUCKY ENCOUNTER: If today la your birthday, a moeting with a man named PATRICK may have somo special significance.

Cooking Problems Solved

1

was her

and never even unpacked

She ate spaghetti.. She alo tomato sauco, She ate zabaglione. She ate.

her

And indeed the manly fly in the altriment (sunton variety

She was cuddled and co-ed over, 'fawned on and flattered.

She now answers only to her. Italian nickname of Topoling meaning Htle mousa.

She now.dcesn't thine mitch of tercal or beef broth or brown bread and butter,

in London the other day. They She spoke hor very first words

Cottrae) was the way, the clouded Just the "Bella, bella." mal Continentals spoiled her. J

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