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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937.

SPRING TIME Quartet

Suit

by

PARIS, Wednesday. THERE must be some- thing wrong with the weather and the seasons.

I don't know what it has been like in England this last week, but in Paris it has been absolutely impossible to remain indoors: sunshine, blue sky, mildness: hopeless weather for work and finance.

The kind of atmosphere that sends you out rushing through the sunny streets and jumping into any shop, with the feeling, "I want to look now and sunny from head to foot."

And surely I was not the only one to feel that way. For furs

and heavy, dull winter coats dis- appeared all of a sudden from all the shoulders.

WHAT do you think of these young girls? I met the one on the right walking down at the Champs Elysecs, and the other at t very elegant concert.

the

Can you imagine anything more young looking or smarter than that black tailor sult? (Picture on right). The lapels and round collar. are made of black velvet. And so are the stripes all down the seams on both sites of the skirt.

Don't you think it is a very good way of arranging an old jacket and skirt of yours before the bright days definitely return? Over this sult you will certainly love to wear that deep- red wide coat (second from right). 1 fits the neck closely, find the black velvet lapels and collar you see on. the design are those of the sult.

HELENE GORDON

Afternoon frock and cape in black and blue contrast,

When you want to wear this smart, feathers, one stylish roat on any other dress, you complete this outfit.

can tie around! your neck a velvet seart of two shades of blue, if your "dress" "is" "ble--or tuck in a little for

scarf.

Tailored suit and coat with velvet collar and lapels.

material. This one is made of that over it. Black velvet slippers to lovely "bachelor blue" shade either match. in wool or silk. It is both becoming

A boa made of fox tails, put black, the other red, and practical,

end to end, one bluck one, one white I'leave it to your consideration, for one, one black one, one white one, I know you will have any number of Sipsely iting to the neck, both com- not too ideas looking at it: black lace, or tulle fortable and original. THE next frock is more dressy embroidered with spangles, for a ficult to have trade mortex pensive! A kind of fur necklace that (left-hand picture). It f

a cocktail party or an informal dinner, Red leather gloves, black shoes, perfect afternoon dress, and shows will certainly look very feminine and will look charming on any dress or amall felt bonnet, remindful of Scotch one of the new ideas of the spring chic. I advise you to use any kind ult

two tricky fashion-clashes of colour and caps, trimmed with

of of pretty stuff you might havÓJ

A purple afternoon dress Don't be ever afraid of not "follow with a ruby-red girdle, pockets lined ing the fashion": the chief thing is to with the same red and very short red be your own self, and adopt all these scarf in the shape of a tie around the suggestions to your own taste.

A

Good Cooking

Rice for

YOUNG friend of mine recently

By Ambrose Heath

Curries

At a quarter of an hour, take out complained that hardly any a few grains and test them between where, even in his own home, was he your fingers: it may be cooked before -able-to-got-the-sort of rice which the 18 minutes are up...

ought to be served with curry, each

grain separate, good white colour,

and,

above all. hot.

THE long narrow cape (second from left) is also made of black

wool material. d. love those hand- one capes, so graceful if you are. slin, so comfortable, too.

neck.

Colours that make one think "little block Sambo's" slippers.

of

tvo

of

BUT we must not be frivolous. Let us speak mare serious things now. Here is a The one in the picture is entirely good recipe for a fruit salad. Take DR RAIN the rice at once in a lined with the bachelor blue wool two bananas, half a pound of sticed

"

Cut them all into

little squares.

steve, put the sieve under that makes the top of the dress, pineapple, half a pound of pears, and I believe that one of the principal the cold tap and let the water run But, of course, this also you can adapt any other fruit you might have in obstacles to good curry rice is the through the rice freely. Drain to your taste and needs and personal this scuson. use of too little water in boiling it. again well, and then scatter the style. Ample must be used so that the rice grains on a plate or large dish, and in being quickly tossed about rlds put the plate at the front of the oven The large-brimmed felt hat is And leave them to soak in kirsch itself of some of its starchiness, The (with the door open) and leave it binek or blue. The scams of the mixed with half a pound of sugar following simple instructions might to there for about 20 minutes, turning crown are fined by either blue or (these measures are given for two produce perfect rlee.

the grains about now and again with black. Tassels carelessly tied at the pounds of fruit approximately). Use Patna in preference. Wash a fork.

back.

Leave from one to two hours in a the rice in tepid water, rebbing it

very cold place. between the hands. Have plenty of When the rice is 'wanted, take it slightly salted water boiling rapidly off the plate with a fat skimmer or In a large pan, rain in the rice and slice, so as not to break the grains stir it with a wooden spoon until the more than can be helped. But re- water bells again. Then do not touch member, do not do this until the rice and il, but keep it boiling rapidly and is quite het. After slimy und soggy uncovered, for 17 or 18 minutes, rice, nothing is worse than half-cold

rice! no longer,

BITS

Orange Wine

TAKE twenty Seville oranges.

(now in season). Cut in

slices and pour on a gallon of boiling

TO

Cockroaches in the Kitchen SPRINKLE the floor, skirting

water. Add 3lbs, of sugar per gallon, a mixture

boards, and crevices with

of equal parts of

castor

AND now here are some of the charming items pleked up here there.

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A block velvet evening bag with several glittering stars scattered

CUT

Make Hiking Shoes and

Boots Waterproof

Then serve this delicious salod in champagne cups, with either cream or ice-cream spread over it.

If you have neither of those a little champagne poured over before serving will be just as delicious.

OUT

Painting Tip

WHEN using enamel paint stand the tin in a basin of DEFORE wearing pour into hot water and keep it hot all the cach shoe a small quantity time. Then the paint stays thin

BEF

Sleep for ten days, stirring every day, sugar and borax, and see how thee of olive oil and put on one side for enough to spread nicely without add-

Spread a slice of toast with 140z, of yeast and leave floating for cloven days. Strain and pour off into cask.

A Swedish Plan Against Sallow

cut

Skin

run!

a few days. All the oil will be ab- ing turpentine, and it has a better What the French Do sorbed and the shoes will be water- finish when dry..

WHEN the family is down

light.

Don't Throw Away -(a) Sprinkler topped brillantine or a tin of pears and scent bottles. Fill with water and let .drain them from their them stand by on Ironing day.

(b) Cracked stone hot water bottle. Suction draws the skin. The glass syrup. Arrange them round side up

Pink Prickly Pears

TAKE with a lighted taper,

with bronchial colds they take a small thick glass like a little brandy glass, burn up some of the oxygen inside and clap it on to the back or chest.

is

.

left on till this has happened and in a shallow glass dish and slick in Fill with salt and heat in the oven. Is applied all over the required ex-

blanched almonds split in Salt retains heat for ages and so is panse. Began as an old wives tale; all over

a little useful in the sick room. realised half. Boil the syrup with emelency and choopness

મ EL (e) Hock bottles. Keep during the war, now prescribed by all lemond juice and sugar and colour French doctors and chemists,

with cochineal.

decorative change from jugs when on the water cart.

Tear-Saver

TAKE several ripe tomatoes, them in two, and squeeze out the juice, Add to each

When cool pour over the pears and tablespoonful a dozen drops of eau de-

DON'T cry when you're peel decorate with a small dab of whipped. (d) Coffee or treacle jars, Good Cologne. Put this into your bath

onions. Pour boiling

for bath salts or to replace' button (pinked with cochineal) on box so that you can see what you aro water. It will make all the differ- water over them before you begin. cream

each pear,

dipping for. This is what the onlon picitiers do.

ence.

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Hors D'oeuvre

Suggestions by X. M. BOULESTIN

TORS D'ŒUVRE arc

Husually connected

with hotels and restaurants, but there is no reason why they should not appear successfully on the table of a private house.

In this case there should not be more than three of the most-say, a salad of sorts, some sardines or tunny fish in oil, and radishes or salami; that is if we are satisfied with the simplest kind of hors d'u

d'euvre The other simple (but expensive) onca are cavlare, smoked salmon and raw ham from Bayonne, Parma or Westphalia, cut as thin as paper. And, of course, the best country but- ter should be served with these.

Valuable Remnants

Then we have the extremely good hors d'œuvre made with remnants of boiled beef, fish, fowl, mixed with vegetables and seasoned plainly or claborately; the collection of "but ferg

mode

with sarding, cod-rob or anchovy: the stuffed eggs of all kinds, and the tomatoes filled with all sorts

of things.

There is really no limit, and the cook can display her inventiveness.

hors d'oeuvre will spoil Too many our appetite for the main dish to come and an hors d'oeuvre with too strong a taste will also damage our flavoured palate for the delicately dish which may follow.

In fact, they ought to be an attrac- tive prelude to the meal, but no more than that.

They must not be given an Im- portance they were never meant to have, though I understand that in Scandinavian countries they are n meal in themselves "washed down," as they say, with one (or several)- glasses of strong spirit.

Spare the Sauce

There is another thing we must every avoid that is, mothering salad with that ghostly pale mayon- naise sauce which, in cheap restau- rants is kept going by the addition of Bechamel sauce,

The usefulness of hors d'œuvre is undeniable, for apart from the fact that they help to make a short meal longer, they also help the cook.

She knows that she can give her thoughts and her time to the dish she is preparing, which will be then ready at the right moment, while the guests pass the time pleasantly toying with a savoury mouthful.

are

The following hors d'oeuvre good and fairly unusual without being freakish

Mushrooms Tunisienne

TAKE some mushrooms, wash

them well under the cold tap, and cut them in quarters.

Put in a flat saucepan two table- spoonfuls of olive oil (for half a pound of mushrooms) and one and a half of tomato purce, a little lemon Juice, a bouquet of thyme, bay leaf and parsley, sail and freshly ground pepper.

Have the mixture fairly hot, put in the mushrooms and cook an a quick Are, with the lid on, for ten to twelve minutes.

Remove the bouquet and serve cold.

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