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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1987,

KITCHEN

MEMORANDA

OVEN

HEAT

By Ambrose Heath

A reader has asked for the usual oven temperatures for hot, moderate and slow ovens, and this suggests that a few notes each week on 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 wlio 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 oven whether it is the right temperature or not, but in these days of modern kitchen appliances the use of the oven thermometer is perhaps niore certain.

If the thermometer is a márabia one, it should be put on a shelf about four inches from the oven fivor and

about six inches inside the door.

As soon as the oven temperature is quite steady, take a glance at the thermometer, and read it again a few Įminutes later to make sure the têm-

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want to look fairly quickly at it because, as soot as the oven door is opened, the temperature will drop

| quite quickly. Above all, don't take

the thermonicter" out to read it!

Degreen F

NCECOCESS...CSSS.

Slow Ovča

SHANGHAI

250-300 ·

300-350

150-400

HONGKONG -- CANTON SERVICE C. N. A. C.

400-450

450-500

Moderate

Hot

Quick

Very Hot

For those who have no thermo- imeter, a simple test la to put a sinall bit of white kitchen paper on the foven shelf, leave, for three minutes

and, if it is

Brown, the Quen is about 150 deprees

Design for an

APRIL BRIDE

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

must be

Shoes for the evening either of the same colour as the dress 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 dif cult problem-bridesmaids.

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

Southbound

Russet Brown, it is about 400 degrees,

Too. Thur, Sat,

Station

Northbound

Wed. Fri. Sun.

Dark Yellow, it is about 350 Įdegrees.

6.30

Lv.

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AT.

15.45

1

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13,50

10.25

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10.40

13.15

Lv.

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Lv.

9.20

15.05

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HONGKONG Ly.

7.30

15.45

Ar.

Canton

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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. giris Clean Them Like This

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

with one another. interesting questions."

I saw

about a week ago a very

the Some of them I answered direct, but as others are asking my beautiful wedding. All

white organdie dresses. In advice on problems which will certainly interest many of yea, I wore,

spring nothing can look prettier or This is the safest way of taking oil, jam, or paint spots off any am answering them here:

younger. You can have them made fur except a white one. Spread the fur on a table, and sprinkle it One question was:

Would you please suggest a style for an in white trimmed with a delicate fairly thickly with fine sawdust. Rub the sawdust in lightly with April bride, and also something which would suit either a tall or shade of green, for instance.

The skirt must be very wide in your hand in each direction, shake the fur well and then beat it a short bridesmaid?" -

deed (but be careful; if the brides softly. Do this several times if necessary. maid is rather plump she must have

A white fur should be treated with starch. Mix two table- Il eut narrower). A large strip of spoonfuls of starch in a saucerful of water to a smooth paste. If I were you I should choose the bride's dress on the ex- pale green organdle at the bottom Brush into the fur and hang up to dry in an airy place, but not treme right made in two pieces, either in very heavy crepe. of the full skirt, opening on a close-in the sun.

Atting silk underskirt, long sleeves, de-Chine or satin. Long skirt with a train, short bolero, bunch of flowers, made in delicate When dry, beat out the starch and shake well.

shades of self stuff. The large straw narrow sleeves.

In the summer hang it in one of these Have a pleated lace jabot made to wear under the close-fitting hot is made of several layers of

stitched on to each other. Very small To Defeat Moths

In a dry cool place after, first giving bodice. Very feminine long lace cuffs.

crown, pale green ribbon. (Picture A light beating is 'n great help in it a good shake and beating,

keeping furs free of moths. Lay the The little girl has the same type fur on a table in an airy place and Two Warnings of dress as the older ones. It is also eat a light tattoo on it with two

thin canes, not too hard, Just lightly Never clean fur with petrol nad Small bonnet made of stiff lace, 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 tuile transformations? First of all, port The small bonnet is made of green and rapidly; then shake well.

Have It minde velvet.

you get your fur wet, ehake and or lace vell,

Mathproof bars and boxes are one brush it with a dry brush and hang I chose this dress among many into a cape, or into a aliort coat (a

of the safest ways of storing a fur, in a cool, dry place. others because it is young, feminine, cape is always more dressy and sults modern, and can be so easily altered only tall, alim women). later, on into an elegant, evening Then I should take off all the but- dress.

tons and have a low decolleto cut

If you have no lace or find it too as the blouse, carelessly attached at on the left.) expensive, very finely pleated tulle the waist and falling down in grace-

ful pleats at the side. will do just as well.

with the train.

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 better. It is

tulle

What about the bride's mother? She must look young, stately, and elegant. There con be fragile and muslin (organdio) or patterned mus- nothing better than the combination feminine, and perhaps easier to wear, lin, in yellow or pale blue, with very of heavy silk and light lace.

wide sleeves, wido cash to match,

more

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

a gay flower-patterned chiffon or in. gold lame. Slooves cut to the elbow..with Very wide sash of the same material with

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F.T.. should wear one in pale belge lace

(At the Balalaika. F.T. another suggestion. over a dress to match made of heavy Have a short White coat made silk. from your trbin and line it

Nigger-brown gloves, shoes, and green or blue crepe-de-Chine wide lapels and small tailored large straw hat will complete her

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Hongkong,

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“Love so glorious it was denounced as "sin"!

The director of "Mutiny.

on the Bounty" thrills

you again with this grand love-story of the courageous little "Maid of Salem" and hor fugitive cavalier.

"I'm a fugitive with a price on my

hoad...and I dare to love you!"

"My brathran, Sajan iti 10019

amongsi ulat, root him out!": "

"Soon we'll be togaihe:

without hiding and secrecy"

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"Tell us his namal".

CLAUDETTE COLBERT

and FRED MacMURRAY

in Frank Lloyd's

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