1937-04-02 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. 'FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937.:

SPRING TIME Quartet

Suit

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 new and sunny from heal to foot."

And surely I was not the only one to feel that way. For fura and heavy, dull winter coats dis- appeared all of a sudden from all the shoulders.

by

HELENE

GORDON

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

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

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 suit you will certainly love to wear that deep- red wide coat (second from right), It fits the nivell clately, and the black- velvet lapels and collar you see vo the design are those of the suit.

Afternoon frock and cape In

black and blue contrast.

Tailored suit and coat with velvet collar and lapels:

material. This one is made of that over it--Black-velvet-slippere-to- lovely "bachelor blue" shade either match,

in wool or silk. It is both becoming

When you want to wear this smart, feathers, one black, the other red, and practical. stylish coat on any other dress, you complete this out.

ean tie around your neck a velvet scarf of two shades of blue, if your dress is bin or tack ing-tittnin scarf.

A boa made of fox tails, put end to end, one black 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 closely fitting to the neck, both com-

fortable and original ideas looking at it: black lace, or tulle

not too

THE next frock is more dressy embroidered with spangles, for ustificait to have made nor too es (left-hand picture). It is a cocktail party or an informal dinner, Pensivet A kind of fur necklace that Red leather gloves, black shoes, perfect afternoon dress, and shows will certainly look very feminine and will look charming on any dress or smail fell bonnet, remindful of Scotch one of the new idens of the spring chic. -advise you to use any kind uit. caps, trimmed with two tricky. Lashion-clashes of colour and of pt pretty stuff you might have.

Good Cooking

By Ambrose Heath

Rice for Curries

Don't be ever afraid of rot "follow-

ing the fashion": the chief thing is to be your own self, and adapt all these suggestions to your own taste.

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

A YOUNG friend of mine recently. At a quarter of an hour, between wool material, I love those hand-

complained that hnedly any a few grains and test them between some capes, so graceful if you are where, even in his own home, was be your fingers: it may be cooked before slim, so comfortable, too, able to get the sort of rice which the 18 minutes are up.. aught to be served with curry, ench grain separate, a good white colour,

and, above all, hot.

A purple afternoon dress with a ruby-red girdle, pockets lined with the same red and very short red scarf in the shape of a tie around the neck.

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

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BUT we must Bol be too frivolous. Let us speak of more serious things now. Here is a The one in the pleture is entirely good recipe for a fruit salad. Take RAIN the rice at once in a lined with the bachelor blue wool wo bananas, half a pound of sliced sleve, 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 it to your taste and needs and personal this season. tise 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 rids put the plate at the front of the oven itself of some of its starchiness. The with the door open) and leave it black following simple instructions ought to there for about 20 minutes, turning crown produce perfect rice.

the grains about now and again with black. Use Patna in preference. Wash a fork. the rice in tenid water, rubbing it between the hands. Have plenty of When the rice is wanted, take it slightly salted water boiling rapidly off the plate with a flat skimmer or in a large pan, ruin 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 boils again. Then do not touch member, do not do this unt!! the rice and there. it, but keep it bolling rapidly, and is quite hot. After slimy and soggy uncovered, for 17 or 18 minutes, rice, nothing is worse than half-cold no longer.

rice!

BITS

Orange Wine

TAKE twenty Seville oranges

(pow in season). Cui in

slices and pour on a gallon of bolling

TO

Cockroaches in the. Kitchen

QPRINKLE the floor, skirting boards, and crevices with

The large-brimmed felt hat is or blue. The seams of the are lined by either blue or Tussels carelessly tied at the

back.

AND now here are some of the charming items picked up here

... A black velvet evening bag with several glittering stars scattered

CUT

Make Hiking Shoes and Boots Waterproof

Cut them all into. little squares, And leave them to soak in kirsch mixed with half a pound of sugar these measures are given for two pounds of fruit approximately), Leave from one to two hours in a very cold place.

Then serve this delicious salad in champagne cups, with either cream or dee-cream spread over H.

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

OU

Painting Tip WHEN

WHEN using enamel paint stand the tin in a basin of

BEFORE wearing pour into hot water and keep it hot all the shoe a small quantity time. Then the paint stays thin water. Add 3lbs, of sugar per gallon. u mixture of equal parts of castor of olive oil and put on one side for enough to spread nicely without add- a few days." All the oil will be ab- ing turpentine, and it has a better Steep for ten days, stirring every day, sugar and borax, and see how they

run!

Spread a slice of toast with 120, of What the French Do sorbed and the shoes will be water

yeast and leave floating for eleven days. Strain and pour off into cask.

A Swedish Plan

Against Sallow

tight.

Pink Prickly Pears

finish when dry.

Don't Throw Away

(a) Sprinkler topped brilliantine or TAKE a tin of pears and scent bottins Full with water and let

drain them from their them stand by on ironing day.

(b) Cracked stone hot'water bottle. Arrange them round side up.

Garden Table

THIS set of table and chairs for the garden is made of wood with a cellulose finish, easily kept clean and bright Table has two wheel for moving it about. Chairs fit in under ledge of table to, sayg; врасе.

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Hors D'oeuvre

Suggestions by

X. M. BOULESTIN

[ORS D'EUVRE are 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 bo more than three at the most-say, ai salad of sorts, some sardines or tunny fish in oil, and radishes or salami; that is if we bre satisfied with the simplest kind of hors d'oeuvre.

The other simple (but expensive) | ones are caviare, sinolted salmon and raw ham from Bayonne, Parma or Westphalia, cut as thin as рарег. And, of course, the best country bul- ter should be served with these.

Valuable Remnants.

Then we have the extremely good lors d'auvre made with remnants of boiled beef, ash, owl, mixed with vegetables and seasoned plainly or elaborately; the collection of "but- ters made with sardine, cod-roe or

and the tomatoes filled with all sorts anchovy: the stuffed eggs of all kinds,

things.

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

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

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

They must not be given on int- portance they were never meant to have, though understand that in Scandinavian countries they are a meal_in_themselves "washed down." as they say, with one (or several) glasses of strong spirit.

Spare the Sauce

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

The usefulness of hors d'oeuvre ja 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.

The following hors d'oeuvre, are 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 little lemon Juice, a bouquet of thyme, bay leaf. and parsley, salt and freshly ground pepper.

Have the mixture fairly hot, put_In the mushrooms and cook on a quick

are, with the lid on, for ten to twelve minutes,

Remove the bouquet and serve.

XHEN the family is down VY with bronchial colds they fake a small thick glass like a little brandy glass, burn up some of the oxygen inskio with a lighted taper, and clap it on to the back or chest.

Suction draws the skin. The glass syrup. is left on till this has happened and in a shallow glass dish and stick in Fill with salt and heat in the oven.cold. is applied all over the required ex- panse. Began as an old wives tale; all over blanched almonds split in Salt remins heat for ages and so is

a little useful in the sick room. realised halt. Ball the syrup with and cficiency during the war, now prescribed by all lemond juice and sugar and colour (c) Hock bottles. Keep French doctors and chemists.

etieapness

Skin

TAKE

AKE several ripe tomatoes, cut them in two, and

Tear-Saver squeeze out the Julce. Add to each tablespoonful a dozen drops of enu de

DON'T cry when you're peel- Cologne. Put this into your bath

ing onions. Pour bolling water. It will make all the differ- water over them before you begin.

This is what the onion picklers dö

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WHEN AT HOME

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decorative change from jugs when on the water cart.

When cool pour over the pears and decorate with a small dab of whipped (4) Coffee or treacle jars. Good

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guoli pear.

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BABY WATER

30 cis)

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ENSURES PEACEFUL SLEEP FOR BABY

THIS

the garden is made of wood with a cellulose finish, easily kept clean and bright. Table has two wheels for moving it about. Choirs dit in under ledge of table to save space.

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