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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, MAY 10, 1987.

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CENTRO.FAQNT

MOST interest in the

world is centred, at premature date, round

dress

HANDY WITH YOUR

NEEDLE?

HERE IS A

BLOUSE

THAT'S EASY

CHEMITZS

TO MAKE

OF MATERIAL CENTRE BACK

to A

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You simply cannot "jump"

wardrobe to chic, this colour-muddled

but you can add gay blousea early sound colour foundation. Blouses summer wear. Suits hold first curry all the detail interest. place there is no doubt about more plain and straightforward the that and they must be tailor sult, the gayer your blouse can be. made.

The dressmaker two-piece will, of course, be worn, but for a well-knit gure it is the classic tailor-made or a redingote, if you prefer it.

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You see, you do not add a severe ly tailored blouse in plain or striped washing silk or satin but use all sorts interesting materials. saw, worn with tailor-mades, this past week, blouses made of two square sports scarves. One, in soft fine wool, was Then there is the short jacket with in an "all the King's horses"

print. fullish or boxed back which so nde- Another, in tie slik, had tiny circus

gures dancing over its surface. quately disguises figure faults.

Some blouses, for dressy afternoon Now. a tailor-made is a lasting thing. It is built that way. Wie wear, were in finest net with frilly women do not buy one in gay colours Jabot fronts or pastel crepes lit up but add, for colour, a gay blouse. with gold silver threads.

The recipe for early spring chic

is the perfect tailor-made (with no The blouse illustrated here to-day whatever is in palest cloudy blue. It is very "gadgets" about it), In

Let a clever and so easy to make. line suits you best, made in material which will not date and in me tell you why. Study the draw- #tone which inks up your season's ing. What looks like a raglan sleeve colours with bogs, gloves, shoes and is merely duets. It is really n Mag- hats.

yar blouse sloped off at the shoulders

These

whole egg dishes make a meal

"ATCHFUL housewives have been quick to adopt egg dishes with the turn in weather and prices, and I can well imagine, these mornings, what a boon they are.

1 like Oriental Baked Eggs, and feel sure you would enjoy it, too, When pressed for time. the freshly baked eggs, in a "peppy" setting, would go down even better than hard-bolled ones. Here is the recipe,

Oriental Baked Eirs

If one likes a really savoury dish, and doesn't mind spending a little. time in its preparation, I can well recommend this.

For the foundation, which can be prepared and partly cooked well

in front.

full

Cut a slit five to six inches long down the centre back from the neck. Have the edges picoted and buttons covered in the material of the blouse. Fasten with buttonhole stitched loops.

paper pattern from a rectangular the blouse can be made a tuck-in sheet of paper, the size required for instead of an over-blouse, cutting out. Mark in the darts and try the pattern against yourself in looking-gloss. front of

To cut out the collar, mark it out with

a plate (about the size of with long darts to con- breakfast plate) for the outside veri It to Ц

Get the sleeve ends and the lower reglan shape. Place it over the front plece sleeve And shoulder and cut out the neck, following the edge of the blouse picot-edged. This durts to shape it well curve of the neck-line on the blouse, gives a much nicer Antly-Anished Cut two sinshes to form the V'd hem for turning back. To finish the cut-out sections. The edgen are neck buy narrow bias binding and In the pattern joy-out

sew it over the joining of the collar (the diagram), there are either plept-cured and clip-sten to the neck as well as round the

turned in for back or Just

a tiny instructions 40-11 hust

mensure. The collar goes

round.

This blouse would make up well ment, which takes the top and not only to the shoulder neck itself. full width of 30

There are just two seams in this in antin, ripply crepes, crepe de material. For 32 blouse-thom joining the front to Chine, crepe lames, and such in figure, 28

are set for the teresting prints as alphabet, "stuck in the back. Darts material would be suf- shaped bust line, raglan sleeve line pins," Uny dots, thumb marks, tiny back and front, and niso to shape all-over pattern of 1937," and the Actent..

Stretch out your arms the waistline. That square pieco in crown and thistle, rose and sham-

front need not, of course, be cut and rock-all new and inexpensive. and get soincone 10 mensure you straight across the front to the H length of sleeve you I want, Actually, 30 in. material for a 32 bust is about right as this allows enough to turn in at the sleeve ends.

10 30

In.

For a 40 in. Agure, the 30 in. material is folded down

the centre, lengthwise, and cut out according

.lo the diagram. Make a paper pattern first if you

have

no cutting-out fair.

For

For a 32 figure, fald the material lengthwise, having the narrow side 15 In. wide. You con tear off the 6 in. strip, but this is not necessary for Brures, 34, 30 and 38. Simply measure across your wide-spread arms to, the length of sleeve required.

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You must measure from the top shoulder to the lower edge the length of blouse you want. Figure 32 nerds a yard and à quarter. of material or even less, according to height.

I would advise you to make

O

out.

How Much to Buy

AM often asked what quantities are best to allow when catering for moderate numbers. Here are a few items for an average menu, to give you an idea of the amounts yout should order!

Soup

Patatoos

These are apt to be deceptive. Can be estimated at a gill for When, full-sized, old ones, allow each person,

two for each person; new and moderntely-developed ories, four or five each person.

Fish

Either a moderate sized filet, or allow from G-Boz. a head-the larger weight for whole fah, or when there is bone.

Meat

with

For a joint allow from 5-doz. raw weight in accordance the bone and "wastage."

For entrees, 1b. meal will be sufficient for four people, as rule.

Green Vegetables

Those which have trimmings) and wastage to. be allowed for, allow about 151b. a head. They: in. generally reduce considerably, cooking.

a

Sweets Whether 'steamed, baked or int

fruit salads, or the form of moulded creams, allow a pint size for four people-or a gill head.

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Five-Day Beauty Week... 3rd Day

N Friday you washed your face mixture into the roots right along the partings and neck until it was all so clean that you make,

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When you have gone well over the roots, use Now you are ready to start on your hair. It the remainder of the mixture to soak the ends. needs a real dusting. Not the sort of dusting Leave it on for about five minutes while you get you imagine, but a removal of all, the surface dust your hot water, and then thoroughly rinse your before you attempt a shampoo. Brushing your hair in the water, hair not only removes surface dust, but also' im- You will be surprised at the dirt which comes proves the circulation of the scalp.

off and at the lovely silky feel your hair will have.

is the best way. Up from the nape of the Not just two or three strokes, but try to one hundred strokes with each. hand before you If you are going to set-your-hair-it-is-a-good- idea to put a little brilliantine on to it before it is give it up.

dry.

I wonder how many of you brush up? That When it is dry it will look more glossy than before neck, too, because the alcohol and the eggs together work count such wonders.

beforehand, then heated through when required for the meal:, Two small A scalp specialist once told me that brushing.

onions, a small apple, a carrot, a banana, a small handful of sultanas, the hair vigorously up helps to untangle tight A really easy way to set the hair now is to a tablespoon Mango chutney, a teaspoon curry powder, 4-pint stock,

2 tablespoonfuls finely chopped cooketi ham or chicken nerves and soothes nervy headaches. When you put it in curlers, not only at the back, but con- have really brushed so much that there can't be tinue right round the sides, too, so that you get a

seasoning,

is

optional), butter for frying.

(this

the

Melt the butter in a casserole, add

onlons, linely chopped. Fry lightly. Add the apple and banano, sliced small; the carrot, finely sliced, the clutncy, raising and c

Curryll

senson

Then

der, and mix thorough clents and cover the

with -pint of stock and cook gently un- til tender (about one hour). add ham, thicken slightly, for the foundation for the eggs must not be 'runny. Now, allowing one egg for cach person, break them carefully on to the savoury mixture, which should be placed in the dish (glass or oven- ware) in which the meal will be taken to the table.

Put into the oven long enough for the whites to set, and serve Immedi- ately with plainly cooked and well drained rice.

combina- ITERE is another HER

tion ot good flavouring, under the name of Creole Eggs. Remember it when you want some- thing specially new for the week- end.

Creole EggS

I have passed this recipe on to several of my friends, who all agree that it is delicious.

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Six eggs, three rashers of fat bacon, b. sheep's liver, lb, self- retaing flour. ib. lord, three red tomatoes, one onion, peppers, breadcrumbs, pinch of salt.

Make a short crust by rubbing the lord into the flour and adding pinch of salt, then mixing to a stiff paste with cold water. Roll out and Ine a piedish with the crust, Place in a hot oven to bake, While bak- ing mince the liver, also the bacon and the onion. Chop up the red peppers and add to the liver. and bacon. Softly boll the CEES for three minutes. Boll the tomatoes till they pulp.

When the pie crust is half-done take from the oven and add the liver and bacon and onion, sprinkling over

little salt. Return to the oven for

75 minutes. Sholl the eggs, place these on top of the liver, and cover with a tomato pulp, sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and place under a grill to brown. Serve in the usual way with any cooked vegetables.

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a particle of dust left behind, put your fingers continuous line. When your hair is dry, take out through your hair and scratch your head with the the curlers of pins and comb ali the hair into a roll figure tips, not the nails. Do this all over your right round. It looks so new and is very easy to scalp until it really tingles.

keep tidy,

Now it is ready for its shampoo, but for a Washing, ironing and dusting all done, you change you aren't going to put any soap on it, really deserve to go out tomorrow, because your face und hair are all ready to make you look your Give it an omelette shampoo.

Get a little drop of rum and whisk it up with best.

Arrange to go out in the afternoon, and we'l two eggs-just as if you were preparing an. omelette. When it is all well mixed together put call it half-day out, but allow some spare time be- a little on a wad of cotton wool and apply it to-fore you actually go out, so that you can take extra your hair. The best way is to keep parting your pains with your make-up. hair in different places and rubbing your omelette

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