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HONG KONG DAILY PRES
IDAY FEBRUARY
1932
AFRUIT jelly is ar
ways a welcome. delicacy. Cerebos Jelly Crystals are made from the purest ingredients-the juice" of ripe fruit and the finest sugar. The result is always perfect sweet.
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VALENTINES.
How It Started.
The curious custom of sending love messages on the 14th inst:,- St. Valentine's Day-dates back to the earliest days of Roman history. In those day's all kinds of festivals were held in honour of Vanus during the spring,
TO-DAY'S RECIPES.
WOMAN'S PAGE
DEBUTANTE'S
DANCING DRESS.
BRIGHT COLOURS MORE BECOMING THAN WHITE.
The all-white dress scheme of the season, unless very carefully car. ried out, is by no means good for sweet soventoen.". Children and older women wear white to far better advantage. So often either. a too plump or too angular, im mature figure has its bad points accentuated by the wearing, of whita
A point against the débutante's white trook is that so often white rejuires a good deal of colour on the face and lipa, and this is not Buitable for the teens."
So many of the hat" début- antos make their appearance at the New Year parties, without wait-
A good stew for a family of four to six people. Since the flavour of the meat is what is mostly want- nd, the following makes a thorough- ly economical and nourishing healing to be officially out." and
One and a half 1b, of beef from the abin, 1 quart of water, 4 small tomatoes, snall onions, small
amongst a crowd of jolly school boys and girla bright colours in country houses look delightful. Holly-red, green in every shade,
carrots.. 0 mall white turnips, and the new blackberry tones all eelery cut into small pieces (re-fit in with the winter decorations. serving inner parts for other pur poses). potatoes according to re- quirements. pepper and eat to
tuato.
Melt some dripping in pan and brown beef and cook onions for about thron minutes, then add all other ingredients and ook very slowly until beaf is quite louder, Add a little thickening of brown ed flour if thought necessary or a tablespoonful of pearl barley cooked with stew will thicken and. be very nourishing.
Jellied Apples
Peel and coro 1lb. apples and stow till tender with a little water. Drain away the juice and make it up to half a pint of liquid with boiling water. Cut up half a larion jelly square and dissolve in the juice and water. Mash up the apple and sweeten it to taste, add the dissolved jolly, mix well and pour into a wet mould'te enLI
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE'S
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NOTEBOOK.
In making an apple tart, add a little treacle instead of sugar. greatly improves the flavour,
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Instead of tediously cutting up candied pool with a knife, rub it on sunt grater. Nice fine ayun slices will rosult and time saved.
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When shopping auct, sprinklo with ground rice. It will not stick to the knifo, besides chopping sacior.
If a pinch of baking soda is put into the water when cooking' greens, there will be no odour.
Both "scarlet and flame-colour bhades admirably suited to bril liant youth, and much patronised by the modern girl, who adds gold or silverad shoes, and a posy of name-colour.
For the very fair girl with coza: coloured hair there is no prettier selection than stiff white taffeto fashioned in picture style, to which can be added a pale gold ansh and shoes, and possibly also a doral trail of white-and-gold flowers. Black and silver can be equally effective for the brunette type."
Another exploded theory is that black is only for the fair; we now realise that the dark beauty can
faint-
now wear a softened air that
WHEN KIDDIES RULE THE ROOST.
"Don't want to wear my naw hat want my old one, scowla Billy....
"Bat, dear, you look nicor
in your new one, eoaxes mother. “No! Want my old one," mys Billy decisively.
Most childron, develop such whims. unless the babit is nipped in the bud. Sometimes Joan will only ant from a favourite plato instead of from the one put beforo' hér. she must be seated at a cartain shair; she cries when forbidden. bo have a second pisce of enko,NAPO Baby may insist that mother should bath him and buck him up in bed; on another occasion he de- olare. It must be father. At break- fast the sugar must be put on the porridge before the milk (or vice persa) Everything must be just so, or there is instant rebellion.
walms are Habits in the Making...
What does it meant Children ara" oreatures of habit. They are so impressionable that they form babita after doing the same things only two or three times. Whims are habits in the making, and should be regarded as such.
Besides possessing the tendency at an early age to form habits. tho childron are learning to use their wills, and often are more adroit at this than at anything else. They are learning, too, that continued protest almost invariably brings its own reward. With the knowledge. that they will get their own way if they make snough fuss, they rapidly develop into lash little
tyranta
As a rule, young people should avoid the misnamed "art" shades The clear, clean colours of to-day are definite, so although we eat rejoice in cheerful seasonable colours, there nood not be any sug gestion of crudeness. Even the old Victorian greens, blues, and pinke Whima should never be encourag- renders them very becoming, sod, but they may have to be tolerat- pecially to the more youthful types.ed, copecially if they are innocent.. Ags in these days has little bear-You cannot expect children to form do better justice to black than the ing on the question of colour. The dosirable habits all at once. They have to learn and unlearn, grow new shade of parma vielot, which, and outgrow. like everything in the purple- mauve category, was formerly re served for the much older woman, is now worn by the débutante It is one of the most becoming colours to the fair girl, and in tulle or georgette, with silver shoes, is quite youthful-looking, Such shades, however, must be attempted only by possessors of clear and good complexions.
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fair Northern types.. colour is lovely for the girl.
New Sienna Shade.
A satin ball dress in straw shade, cut on very simple lines, had n deep berthe and top alceres of old Ince. A successful touch appeared in the shoes and gloves, which werp of palest green.
Girls of the Burne-Jones type can choose the new burnt sienna and deeper yallow-ochre shades. They can also wear brown, orange, and sometimes a tomato-red tono with the most effective results..
A MENDING HINT.
Colours should be chosen with dus reference to "type?! not only in, colouring, but beight and gen- When a dress is made at home eral type. The brilliant girl, how- or by a dressmaker, it is a wise individuality, and she will carry material that may be left over, ever young, can express colourful plan to keep any pieces of the well certain bizarre alliances, such not only for possible renovations na gold and orange, red and green, but also for mending pur- and yellow. Our leading dress poses. It may be that the frock artists de their best to select shades that are a good background for the face and figure, and to endeavour to accentuate the pleasanteet points" in complexions, eyes, and hair. The ethereal types they may clothe in white or grey, to add an air of mystery, and allurement.
THE CHILDREN'S CORNER
Valentines were first popularised in this country by Henry V., who! heard of them through a French prisoner imprisoned in the Tower, of London.
"The old ceremony lasted a uumber of days, and" began by a lottery being drawn among an equal num ber of maidens and men on Febru- ary 14, on which day the birda were balieved to choose their companions with whom to build a nest.
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THE LONG-EARED OWL.
If we are passing near a fir wood at dusk or after dark we may bear a sound that is not unlike the slow beying of a distant hound. When wo stop and listen more losely we realise that the noise comes from a nearby tree, and on looking up The names of the maidens werd drawn by their man companions. We may catch a glimpse of an owl, Each girl thus became same one's with what look like ears at the top Valentine. There was an exchange of its head, sitting bolt upright. of courtesies for several days, and It will probably be staring down
at us with fary" yellow eyes” “
tours in some conspicuous place. No sewing silk or cotton, however closely the colour may match, con fail to show, but if a few threads are unravelled from a piece of the same stuff and used, in a needle, for drawing the tear together the result will be almost invisible.
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crow and magpio, or even in the HEARD IN THE UMBRELLA droy of a squirrel. Before laying it repairs the old nest and lince it with feathers and down. It feeds in small birds and on mammals like rata and mico, but also cate many moths and bettles.
It is rather a beautiful bird, the plumage being various shades of yellow, buff, and brosu harmoni ously blended, making it look, something like a tabby cat. In the dusk it has rather an uncanny appearance. Long-eared owls are
the man, ustially presented a gift. L This bird is the long-eared owl, gregarious; that is several of them
Samuel Popys, the famous seven teenth century chronicler, refers to hia wife's Valentine in his famous "Diary.
By early Victorian times the ocre many had become merely a custom of sending cards to friends or onemies of the opposite max.
These cards were very elaborate and over-ornamented, and contain- el many declarations of affection which would now cause nothing but mirth, but, if we are to believe his tory, were in their day an accepted form of weeing,
Legend has it that Bt. Valentine was martyred in Tomo on this day, but this saint's memory does not appear to be related in any way either to the religious or frivolous oslebrations of St. Valentine's Day.
though it must be remembered that are often found together on one what look like ears are really erot-tree- tufts of feathers. The bird in rather shy and retiring, and while
it is less conspicuous than the white barn owl it is less noisy than the hooting brown or taway owl. On account of its being less noticeable it is often regarded na rather raro in Britain. As a matter of fact, it is much mOTO common than is supposed, and is fairly woll distributed over the country."
Stealing Squirrel's" Nest, The long-cared owl is rather smaller than its two relatives, and lays its round white eggs in the nesta of other birds, such as the
The black umbrella in the stand Was jealous of the sinshade. She wenre no "many tints,' she
aighed,
*** Whilst must keep to one
shada"
glee, She planned a plot with wicked
(But taking care to hide it). “How' nice,” said she, 14the rain
**** "pan" be m
You don't know till you've tried
it.
Why don't you go out next wet
day!
It's pleasant, there is no ques-
tion."
The sunshindeach a simple woul- Said: Thanks for the sugges.
tion,
And went with Betty in the
rain..
The plot worked very neatly, For in the shower the sunshade
found
Hur frock was spoilt completely
A dripping mass of paper raga
Was all she looked like after,
The bad umbrella's gles was such":
She broken rib with laughter 1
JOAN BURR
Don't Discuss Their Pads,
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Children's fads should never be discussed in front of the children. When the youngsters find their whims do not create a sensation, it
more than likely that they will forget them. Naver allow teaming by the family, either. It will only make the children more fussy than mreviously.
Heavy-eyed?
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Partial constipation More subtly dangerous than complete constipation. Its victim may, feel little discomfort-notice no Irregularity. But the heavy eye, the sallow skin, the coated tongue show that unremoved waste is spreading poison throughout the body. To correct this all-too-common trouble, there is only one remedy which has had the approval of doctors for over sixty years-Eno, first thing every morning. It is known and trusted all over the world. There's nothing else so safe and pleas- ant. co cake which at the same time can do you so much good. But make sure you get
ENO'S
'Fruit Salt'
For me in three sizes at all Chimlate and Compradons Shops General Sales Agents:
HAROLD F. RITCHIE & Co., Inc.,
Prince's Buildings, Hong Kong,
The words Eno and *Pruit Salt' are registered trade marks.
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