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'THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1987–

This is

the time when

it's useful to know

M

How to get on with

children

OST of us like to dress or hair or hands never

think that we are

success

como

amiss in making a good impression.

with Choosing a Gift

children; this is the season of the year when we are put to the test.

You may want to take the.

child present. Be sure that

at your gift is of the kind

works. Monotary value is of little Importance to any child, and aesthe-

Somebody once said children the taste docm't matter until a child

and dogs were the test of A Don't, then, give, something that looks is about 12 or 13 years of age, man's character. With the first nice, but give something that the any parent will agree; with the child can manipulate,

second it rather depends on the dog.

How to Behave

Dre

For the very young take bends to thread, craft games to make, colour-

etc,

to

10-

few facts. Children day much prefer fruit to cakes and they like small quanlities of helpings al a party,

0

Little individual jellies with fruit salad, oranges, peeled and quarterl and arranged in patterns with cherry in the middle are remembered by children with great pleasure when large, expensive leed cakes are for- gotten. See also that in an easily accessible place there is an unlimited

you

your

el bricks to build, and so on-not Children can discern good, bad, large dolls and stuffed animals or indifferent intentions in an adult please your own eyes. For the next within five minutes of first meeting age take such things as miniature bore you to tears, but even the tough- supply of cool fruit drinks complete them. They know at once if you greenhouses with tiny pois and est are trying to Impress, trying to "play packets of seeds which will grow, child will enjoy these games, so go

go-to-the-cinema-once-a-week with large numbers of straws. young." or just trying to keep them chemical

outts, needlework

sets, ahead and get them organised, Read to Them quiet at any cost."

See that every child in the room The one way to a

There are always IF you are a week-end guest child's heart is treated fairly.

some wha

will push to the front,

may read to is to give it a gift that will supply but If you appeal to them they will nephews and nieces in bed, assist WHEN YOU meeting interesting occupation for a long

children for the drat tine leve) that in mind when you take it quite happily and you will with their bath if you are invited,

still be popular.. time, shake heads and say, "How do want to be a success. you do?" just as you would to an Give your present to the chik If you are an uncle you may make and visit them with an early morning ndult. If you want to kiss them, when you are alone or just with just as much an idiot of yourself as apple if this is allowed. You must its either shock or bead, and please the parents. Just put it casually you like in the way of dressing up nut enter their rooms when they are do not expect them to kiss you down and say, "This is for you. I as long as it is part of a game that not there, look through "there's no reason why they should. hope you will like it." Don't Insist the children may join in. If you are

Don't gush over them, or make on having it opened then and there. pretty young aunt, you may not cupboards, cr compare their

Perhaps you remember how em don't like seeing mothers and gunis you know.

For some strange reason children aviour with that of other children personal, Battering remarks about barrassing it is to have them in front of others. Don't say parcels in public and express looking hideous or doing silly things.

A final hint: Say and de nothing how big they are, or how small mediate and suitable inkwell, An uncle may be wild and woolly they are, or any of thoun foolish child can feel embarrassed too.

hear and carry the children around with a child you would not do with remarks which many adults consider

on his back; an went may not, a new adult equaintance, and do please try to talk to them and not Tips about Food

at them. It is safer to ignore a child han to gush over it, and it is best SOME time or other you will

you are callerl

to to be truthful at all times,

even play I

help to advise over party over your own age if you are asked

remember

am: correct in front of the very Points about Playing

young. Treat them as

your dearest friend.

you

would

to

10 ue cafted upon

opm

im-

If the child is shy, put it at its with children. There are two points food and drinks, ease at once by asking it to do some here. First, children are very con-- small job for you, such a show you ventional and old-fashioned about] where to leave your hat or take you games; second, they have a sense of to see the nursery, You needn't fair play to highly developed that no challer all the time, as children don't adult can possibly understand its im- mind silchres at all-in fact.

Also their sense of humour prefer them to incessant small talk.

they parlance,

is entirely different from ours, You may fatter a child when you All old favourites such as musicn! are alone with it if your Battery is chairs, drop the handkerchief, hide! genuine and sensible, as the child and seek, oranges prid lemons never will like it. Remarks on, a child's fail to please children. They may

SNACKS for Six O'clock

By Countess Morphy "Appetisers" for cocktail or sherry parties should be light, dainty and very tasty, and easy to handle. Here are a few suggestions for Home casily prepared and. novel-tit- bits.

Anchovy Fingers

Parties

Salt Caraway Sticks

Cream 2oz, of butter with the yolk of 2 eggs, add Goz. of four, 1 Iablespoonful of warm water, a little less than 150z. of yeast dissolved in Roll out some puff pastry very a little warm milk, and 1 heaped tea- thinly and cut in strips 2in. long spoonful of salt. Beat the mixture; and just over lin. wide. On each till smooth. Stand in a warm place put a strip of boned anchovy (in oll) for several hours till the mixture and roll the pastry tightly around has risen to double the original Into It, damping the edges, so that the volume. Roll out thinly, cut edges are firmly stuck together. strips, and roll into the shape of a Brush over with beaten yolk of egg thin pencil. Cut into 3in. lengths.

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pastry is a light golden colour. and let stand again for 30 minutes. Fox Star, using Max Factor's

Tunny Fish Sandwiches with salt and caraway seed and baka

Brush over with yolk of egg, sprinkle

to a light golden colour in a moderate

.. This is a most tasty "open" oven.

sandwich. With 11⁄2 in. cako-cut-

ter, cut out thin rounds of bread. Spread with a layer of unny fish.

Paprica Biscuits

These are made in the same

worked into a paste with a little but manner on the devilled biscuits, but ter and chopped capers. Decorate with small plain unflavoured bis- with a neatly arranged pattern of culls, using paprika. (the mild Hun- Korian variety) Instead of curry powder.

capers.

Cocktail Sausages Mince some cooked ham, both "fat" and "lean," mix-it ́in ̃a basin with

Devilled Biscuits Butter lightly some mall plain a small amount only of fine bread- cheese biscuits colery-flavoured bis crumbs and very thick cold white cuits are the best to use for this, sauce, Senson highly with cayenne prinidle with curry powder and a pepper, shape into small sausages little salt, and cook in a little hot about 1in. long, coat with, flour, batter, basting with the butter ini beaton egg, and fine white, bread the biscuits are lighly browned. Put crumbs, and fry lightly, in butter, on a piece of paper to drain, and Let stand till cold and skewer each when cold arrange nextly on a amall with a cherry stick.

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Face Powder Brush

Feb. 1st to 8th

Daily

10.30 a.m. to noon 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Advice as to individual colour harmony will be given by Miss E. D. Rocha, Max Factor make- up artist.

WATSON'S

-SNACKS.

Prawn Relish

Cut thin rounds of brown bread 154in. in diameter MITU spread with finely chopped or minced shelled prawns made into a pasta with a little butter. lemon Julee, one small chil pepper (the "bird" variety), and a pinch of salt.

Cream Cheese Pats.

* Work some Pommel cheese or any cream cheese with a Nttle butler, seasoning with salt and a few chopped capers. Roll into small balls, the size of a marble, and coat with paprika, Put on fce or in cold place 'till quite Arm and sel. Serve each pat skewered on a cherry stick,

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Keeps the skin smooth and soft. Its rare beautifying_property is largely due to Hazeline,'

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AUSTRALIAN SOUFFLES

Hot Savory Souffles

Fish Souffle

Ingredients: 1 gill white sauce, 2 exke, salt and cayenne, squeeze of lemon juice, some white cooked fish, about 1 cupful.

Method: Remove bones and skin from the flsh and break it up finely. Make a thick sauce by melting dessertspoon butter in saucepan, add 1 dessertspoon of Hour, mix well, then add 1 gill milk, Cook well for 3 minutes then add beaten egg yolks slowly, heating well all the time: Stir over fire for 1 minute without bolling, add the fish, and when fairly cool, fold in the stiffy-benten whites, Pour into prepared mould cover and steam, according to instructions for about 30 minutes. Turn on to n hot dish, and send to dable immediately with a suitable fish sauce such ร oyster or anchovy sauce.

Cheese Souffle

the

Ingredients: 214 tablespoons flour, dry 3 CRAS. 114 pints milk, 4oza. grated cheese, sal! and cayenne.

Method: Beat yolks of eggs well, add a very little of the milk, and add the cheese to this. Mix the flour to a smooth paste with a litle of He milk, then heat the remainder of the milk, Sür the flour moistened into the hot milk, and cook until the mixture is smooth and creamy and the four quite cooked." Gradually add the egg and cheese mixture, slir- ring all the time. Cook without boil- ing until the cheese is fully melted. Remove from the fire and allow to cool. Fold the stiffly beaten whites of eggs into the mixture. Pound into la prepared mould and stand in a dish of hot water. Blake in a fairly Serve immediately it is hol oven. cooked.

Chicken Souffle Ingredients: 144 cups white meat of a chicken, minced linely, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, pinch cayen- ne, i cup white sauce, 2 eggs.

Do you odolise?

There are still some who do nol, and you may be amongst thern. Try the Odal way-just a few splashes of Odol, the famous liqui anlisoptic dentifrico, in a half tumblorful of water will thoroughly cleanse and purify the whole mouth, penetraling all cracks and crevices in and between the tooth, permeating the gums and lining membrane, and exerting its antisoptic and refreshing powers, not only during the fow mo ments while being used, but for hours aftor. It is this lasting effact that gives to „Odolisers" the absoluto assurance that their mouths are permanently protected from tho bacteria and processes of formentation.

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Method: Pound the minced chic- ken and the butter together add salt, cayenne and sauce, having the bowl standing in hot water while mixing Allow to cool, then stir in first the yolks then the stify- well-beaten beaten whites of eggs. Pour into prepared souffle mould and bakce for about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve Immediately with a well-flavoured brown, or tomato sauce.

Spinach Souffle

of

This is an excellent method serving left-over cooked spinach, To feach cupful of prepared cold spinach allow egg. Separate white and yolk, and bent separately, Stir yoiks into the spinach, flavour with salt and pepper and stir over the fire until the yolk is 'cooked. Allow to cool, then fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Pour into individual moulds, half filling them, Stand in a dish of water and bake in a fairly quick oven 10 minutes. Serve at once.

Children's Colds.

this

How to Avold Complications. Simple colds, if neglected, quickly lead to serious troubles. A time of year, especially, wise mothers watch their children carefully for the first signs of a cold, and prompt measures for relief generally avert any sericus developments,

A safe and effcclive remedy which mothers should have always at hand a mild

is Baby's Own Tablets, for laxative gently to cleanse the intes

talce in

Unes

is the first step to

a cold. prescription of an eminent child-specialist, the tablets contain no

opiate, rarcotic or other harmful drug; they are pleasant in

taste, which eliminates the fuss 0 often associated with administering medl- cine to children.

The tablets sweeten the stomach, regulate the bowels, cool feverish- ness,

correct indigestion,. expel worms, allay teething pains, check colds and croup alop diarrhoea, relieve colle and stomach upsets generally. No home with children should be without this ideal health corrective for the young of all chemists,

Baby's Own Tablets.

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(Diyon Hits. No.. 9. Organ (Charlle Kunz Medley No. 23 (Millier's Daughter Marianne, F.T. (Just Say Aloha. FT.

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