1926-03-27 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY MARCH

ACTOGEN

THE BEST

START

IN

LIFE

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

FOR

YOUR

BABY

Пастасту.

Pictured above is Miss Milne who is the only daughter of Sir George and Lady Milne. Sir George was recently appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British armies.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

RASPBERRY PUDDING.

FASHION'S MODEST MOOD

Every spring brings forth its now favourite colours.

In the forthcoming spring deli- cato shades will be in fashion, powdered, faded, or smoked. Harsh colours will no longer prove acceptable to the majority of women,

The motive for the change it easily to be explained. The face has to match the dress; the more pronounced the colour of which the more pronounced became the make-up. And so we had an epidemic of vamps, and even women whose appearance was unsuitable to the role forced themselves into line with the rest.

A COMMONSENSE HEALTH DIET.

LOUNGE FURNITURE.

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The lounge is the modern successor to the one time, It is a room for use; a room of lour," and the lator drawing room. comfortable chairs and pleasant pictures. It has to be all things to all people, for it serves so many purposes.

hardest wear, so delicate hues The oarpat is subjected to the and plain felts that show every mark should be passed in favour of the thicker piled varieties such as the Indian carpeta which al- most wear themselves clean.

FROCK OF NET FOR BABY.

The latest fad for a smart slip of pastel coloured silk. baby is a net frock worn over a

This net model is ornamented with braid embroidery of the vary fine silky order, and worked very much as it is on our own clothes match is, of course, quite essenti- in little ridges A bonnet to al, and the inlahing touch is a cost of fine cloth to match the colour of the slip.

for the sake of the deep luxurious

It is better to forgo many things HOW MISS 1926 WILL WALK. chairs and chesterfield so neces sary for comfort. If the room is too small to permit of soveral What is the walk to be this upholstered obairs, the number year? That is the question in may be made up with the attrac-every woman's mind before the tive room woven chairs that are

year's fashions are launched and which goes bast made in various bright colours.the walk They neithercreak nortearclothes. with them has been definitely

as do wicker chairs, and they are designed to give roal, comfort, ex-besides adding a pleasant note of

colour to the room.

[BY A WOMAN DOCTOR.] How many housekeepers, oellent cooks though they may bo, have the least idea of what

the diet of a healthy human being

should consist?

In most instances the young wife models her meale on those she used to have in her own home, like mother always did." Bul-mother may have erred!

Without being a food faddist in any sense of the word, there are a few elementary rules that every housewife should bear in mind.

"EAT MORE FRUIT." For instance, in how few of our modern households does fruit figure on the breakfast menu, And yet the morning is the ideal | time for eating it.

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Light braakfasts should. ncjurage, abolishing (if the head of the house will permit) thei time-honored bacon and eggs. Substitute a good plate of porridge in winter, and some lighter coroal preparation in the summer, to be followed by brawn bread and butter, marmalade, and always fruit. Eat mora fruit!" should be our daily hymn.

The housewife should remember thut strong tea and coffee should never be drunk with heavy mac meals: This "indiscretion" is one of the commonest causes chronic dypepsia, and-dare I IN THE FASHIONABLE HOME write it ?-red nose.

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and wholemeal

She should avoid pure white broad, from which most of the The latest beds are reminiscent nourishmont has been removed of an old-fashioned divan with a by excessive refinement, Two teacups bread crumbs, 1[deeply.curved top. The whole provide brown toacup each chopped suet, sugar, affair is made on very low lines, instead. raspberry jam, and milk. Mix with the end curving outwards. well, then add the whites of 2 Gilded wood is well to the fore, eggs beaten to a froth, and mix and brocade or tapestry is re- again. Steam for an hour and a sponsible for the upholstery. half.

A wary long bodice con- trusts its slimness with a most #fly-away skirt that is made of three thicknesses of chiffon.. The bodice strikes a pete nite by its upward curve towards the Front, The bow and bindings are pansy coloured velvet that accents the deep lavender of Biserke he frock shelf,

'BOILED TO DEATH!" No meal is complete without either fresh fruit, green vegeta- bles, or salad. But in many Bedspreads covered with tiny homes such greens as are provided flowers and ribbon are popular. aro ruined by overcooking. Do Novelty clocks are holding the not boil your vogotables. Always jowellers attention at the steam them, so, that all the moment, A design of two valuable salts which they contain crystal pillars-supported a black may not be thrown away with enamel clock set with diamond the supposed “refuse." hour and hands. Another de- They are not appetising or sign was supported on the tacka nourishing after they have been of a pair of Fea-green porcelain boiled to a mash, and should be: dolphins, complete with ruby served whole so that a fork-dan eyes. The clock itself was an just be inserted into thetu. oblong piece of crystal, with the If steaming is impossible then' hours set in diamonds arranged the water should be kept for soup in a straight line instead of in or gravy, thus avoiding the waste the hitherto unchallenged circle. of good material.

A novelty is a special baby's

TOO STARCHY. washstand, a miniature affair Many people partake in their which can stand on a table while diet of too much starchy food, in use. A gaily painted wood is and it is generally the fault of the most in demand, with a small caterer for not balancing her china basin, jug and soap dish meals more carefully.. designed to match. There are. After a steak and kidney ple two drawers to hold toilet acces- and much potato, she will serve sories, and another small let-apple dumplings or a boiled down one at the side for pins, pudding, thus incapacitating most &c. A cupboard under these can of the family for the rest of the be used for clothes, or any odds day. A light sweet such as a and ends.

DANCE DRESSES.

jolly or fruit would be much more suitable, as avoiding too much strain" проп the digestive

organs..

Too groat an abundance of meat is another fault. Once or at most For evening wear, fluffy little twice per day is quite sufficient; petal dresses, which dance with and the usual proportions of meat every movement of the wearers, and vegetables, served in a accompanied by the inevitable restaurant should be reversed, scarf, are very much in fashion. halving the meat and doubling

the vegetables.

In black, they are very chic, and Lastly, everyone should be the Parisienne knows so exactly encouraged to drink between how 10 manipulate the accom-meals or aftor them, and abolish panying scarf to her advantage, the practice of eating and drinking that the msemble is fascinating at the same time, to a degree.

Those black chiffon dresses. These few simple hints are the make a charming background for foundation of a health dieta the ropes of pearls which the based upon commonsense, tin girl of to-day winds round her their pratical exposition by the arms and body, in a manner taxt housewife abre may be found a fait personelle

the table top covered with plato Take the precaution of having

accidentally left, no damage can glass. Then if a cigaratte is

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outlined.

For the walk. is just as im portant as the clothes, and the trained mannequin 'knows that gown she wears and not only she must match her stop to the

her step but the carriage of her whole body,

Dalicate vases and orna- This art is one worth cultivat- mats are out of place and willing by any girl or woman who prova a nuisanos.

wishes to appear smartly dressed. And upon it will depend a much greater dagroo of the admiration she excites than upon the mare clothes she wears.

Let the cushions be many and gay and not too expensive.

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Taé fatas have decread that this year we must carry our heads high with the body erect. This suits the freedom of the present styles. The short skirt leaves the legs unhampered, so that an easy, graceful walk is not only possible, but desirable. It harmonises. with the frankness and simplicity of the modern girl and her clothes, but there is an ease ant grace about it which gives no suggestion of stiffness.

For many reasons it is infinite- ly preferable to the "droop" and slouch." we have been the victims of for so long. It is healthier. There will be no more round shoulders and hollow chests, and lungs will have pro- per room for expansion.

It will be more elegant and graceful because it is natural, and though dignified, should express no disdain. For those who can acquiré it, it will mean an added charm and a "polse essentially feminino.

YELLOW FOR BREAFAST.

Buttercup yellow or bright orange is the right colour for the breakfast table, when nerves are

Miss Helen Doty, Dallas, performed the Charleston before a big audience with 72 pairs of stockings made into the costume shown above. The whole costume cost about $150, and has 31 different shades.

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A LAMP-SHAPE IDEA.

The chintz should be cut în a

CHIVALRY AND NAIVETE.

Effective and Inexpensive

Now instead of the face 'match'- lampshades are easily made from ing the dress, the dress is to match pleated chintz. Pick out a frame the face again; and the ensemble and wind the wires with narrow is to match the season."NE silk binding in a shade matching Consequently, spring women the colour of the chintz.

will look very feminine and very modest; their endeavour will be strip two inches wider than thu to resemble the tender spring height of the wire frame, and flowers of the woode.

Pale pink three times as long as its bottom with the pink sunshine and pink will be everywhere, harmonising circumference.

clouds of spring, ba Bind the top and bottom of the

It is significant, this return to chintz with flat ribbon in one of innocent and angelic shades." its predominating tones, or, if Women are a trifle tired of sop you prefer, a contrasting tone.histicated colours and make-up, Have the strip accordion pleated, and begin to sigh for the com and a small hole punched through pensation of naivete, for a little oach pleat, about one inch from chivalry and sweet hypocrisy.

They want to be idealised again.

the top.

When a small silk cord of a

on edge, and the senses crave for colour to match the ribbon bind- sunshine (says a Daily Telegraphing is run through these holes, writer.) Breakfast is the meal the shade can be shaped to the that really needs the most care frame, the cord tied to hold it in in preparation though it seldom place, and the ends of the chintz gets it and lukewarm tea, bacon lapped over and fastened.

as little as glass, and flabby Then the shade is ready for a foast are too many people's coat of shellac, and, when portion. By lunch time most of throughly dried, for usa,

us are feeling brisk and business- like, and at dinner the lamps are

it and a pleasant evening looma

THREE BEAUTY HINTS.

ahead: but breakfast has none of theso artificial aids and must succeed or fail on its own merits. While the day is still untried, all

Before dressing for a dance one's work and worries still to massage the feet and ankles with come, the mind is peculiarly open a few drops of spirits of camphor to impressions. More people or eau de Cologne. Then dust than admit it feel a sense of with a little talcum powder before dread or nervous apprehension in putting on the stockings. This the morning which breakfast can will remove all traces of fatigue do much to sooths or aggravate. and keep the feet cool and fresh Bright yellow is not only cheer all through the evening,

ful in itself, but has a mysterious. Hands that have a tondongy to reassuring quality very grateful

to the nervy temperament.

become hot and molet during an evening's dance should be apong- A white breakfast-cloth is colded, especially over the palms, and cheerless in the early morn with very hot water to which a ing, but a checked white and few drops of toilet vinegar have yellow is gay, or a plain orange and rub all over with a little been added. Then dry the hands linen. A jar of marigolds adde a

further touch of brightness to the very finely powdered orria root. table, and the breakfast service Before applying, complexion should harmonise, There is a powder, sponge the face, neck and great variety of china in yellow. arms with a litt

or orange. One very attractive, allowing th

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