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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1997.

KITCHEN

MEMORANDA.

OVEN

HEAT

By Ambrose Heath-

A reader has asked for the usual |oven temperatures for hot, moderate and alow ovens, and this suggests that a few noter each week an what may be termed the elements of cook- ing might be useful to the young bride with a "raw" cook to teach and to others of us who may have some- times to cook for ourselves but lack the skill and experience of older cooks.

It is soon possible for the amateur to tell by the "feel" of the quen whether it is the right temperature or not, but in these days of modern leitchen appliances the use of the oven thermometer is perhaps more certain..

if the thermometer is a movable one, it should be put on a'shelf about four inches from the oven floor and about six inches inside the door..

As soon as the pyen temperature is qulle steady, take a glance at the thermometer, and read it again a few minutes inter to make sure the tem- perature is being sustained.

want to look fairly quickly at it because, as soon as the oven door is

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quite quickly. Above all, don't take the thermometer out to read it!

Design for an

APRIL BRIDE

collar. Simple belt (red or green) nently stitched and square buckle.

Shoes for the evening must be) either of the same colour as the dress i or the colour of the trimming. But: silver or gold leather sandals go with everything and are always smart.

Now we come to a very dim- cult problem-bridesmaids.

They must all wear the same dress. But what a trying thing it is

QUITE a pile of letters addressed to me-last-week-to-find-one-style-for-three or four Letters asking me any number of different and girls who have nothing in common interesting questions.

I

with one another.

I saw about a weeks ago, a very

Slow Outn

Moderalc

ilor

Quick:

Very Hot

Degrees F.

250-300

300-350

350-400

400-450

450-500

For those who have no thermo- meter, a simple test is to put a small bit of white kitchen paper on the oven shelf, lease for three minutes and, if it is

Braum, the oven is about 150 deprecs

Russet Brown, it is about 100 degrees,

Dark Yellow, It is about 350 degrees,

Freshen up

your furs

for the Summer

T

REAT your furs carefully if you want to keep their good looks. Marks and spots ruin their ap- --pearance.--Here-are-some ways of giving your fur a freshener to face the warm bright summer days.

beautiful wedding. All the girls Clean Them Like This

wore white organdic dresses. In

spring nothing can look prettier or This is the safest way of taking oil, jam, or paint spots off any younger. You can have them made fur except a white one. Spread the fur on a table, and sprinkle it Rub the sawdust in lightly with in white trimmed with a delicate fairly thickly with fine sawdust. or shade of green, for instance.

Some of them I answered direct, but as others are asking my advice on problems which will certainly interest many of you, am answering them here.

Would you please suggest a style for an One question was: April bride, and also something which would suit either a tall

your hand in each direction, shake the fur well and then beat it The skirt must be very wide in-softly. Do this several times if necessary. deed (but be careful; if the brides- A white fur should be treated with atarch. Mix two table- it cut narrower), A large strip of spoonfuls of starch in a saucerful of water to a smooth paste. pale green organdie at the bottom Brush into the fur and hang up to dry in an airy place, but not of the full skirt, opening an a close-in the sun.

a short bridesmaid ?"

If I were you I should choose the bride's dress on the ex- treme right made in two picces, either in very heavy crepe de-Chine or satin. Long skirt with a train, short bolero, narrow sleeves.

Have a pleated lace jabot made to wear under the close-fitting bodice. Very feminine long lace cuffs.

If you have no lace or find it too as the blouse, carelessly attached at expensive, very finely plented tulle the waist and failing down in grace- will do just as well.

ful pleats at the side.

maid is rather plump she must have

fitting silk underskirt, long sleeves,

bunch of flowers, made in delicate When dry, beat out the starch and shake well.

shades of self stuff. The large straw

In the summer hang it in one of these hat is made of several layers of tulle To Defeat Moths stitched on to each other. Very small

In a dry cool place after first giving crown, pale green ribbon. (Picture A light beating is a great help in it a good shake and beating. on the left.)

keeping turs free of moths. Lay the The little girl has the same type beat a light tattoo on it with two

fur on a table in an airy place and Two. Warnings of dress ns the older ones. It is also thin canes, not too hard, just lightly Never clean fur with petrol and May I suggest two or three other white and trimmed with pale green.

never dry fur near a fire. Should worn off the forehead, and long tulle transformations? First of all, part The small bonnet is made of green and rapidly; then shake well.

you get your fur wet, shake and with the train.

Have it made velvat.

Mothproof bags and boxes are one brush it with a dry brush and, hang many into a cape, or into a short coat Ca

of the safest ways of storing a fur. in a cool, dry place. I chose this dress among others because it in young, feminine, cape is always more dressy and suits modern, and can be so easily altered only tall, alim women).

Small bonnet made of stiff lace,

or laco vell.

inter

dress.

on into an elegant evening Then I should inke off all the but- tons and have a low decollete cut

But the other bride's dress is quite down the back. Have a short jacket a different style, and might suit you made for a change out of stift white

What about the bride's mother? She must look young, stately, and elegant. There can be

better. It is more fragile and muslin (organdie) or patterned mus- nothing better than the combination feminine, and perhaps casier to wear. in, in yellow or pale blue, with very of heavy silk and light lace.

wide pleeves, wide cash to match.

For the alteration of the first bride's dress. I would suggest adding a blouse made either in

a gay flower-patterned chiffon or in gold tame. Sleovca cut to the elbow, with Very wide sath of the same material with

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(A Nice Cup of Tea. F.T. coats will be very fashionable. She 8994 (On Your Toes. F.T. should wear one in pale beige Inge

F.T. (At the Balalaika. Here in another suggestion. over a dress to match made of heavy

BILLY COTTON & HIS ORCHESTRA. Have a short White coat made silk. from your train and line it

8986 (May I Have the Next Romance. F.T. Nigger-brown gloves, shoes, and green or blue crepe-de-Chine

(Cone. F.T. wide lapels and small tailored large straw hat will complete her

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