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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1937.

WOMAN'S PAGE

Ellaline Terriss, 44 years married,

Y secrets for pre- serving -people

the looks

M

are kind

enough to say I possess-if they can be called secrets-- are, perhaps, a little old- fashioned.

Happiness

is a great

beautifler

and particularly a happy marriage. I have been married for 44 years married uli and to be successfully

that time there must be a great deal of "give and take." This is speci- ally necessary if a wife in acting in her husband's ploys and I have always acted with my husband.

In this way one acquires balance and serenity, Nervous tenslot leaves marks on the face; so does serenity, hut one is bad for the appearance and the other good.

WHEN I was acting, and Wine, une at my destruies

has been an hour's

sleep every

afternoon. I used to miss a lot of fum because of the afternoon sleep, but I am quite sure it helps to keep the face young

Most of the girls and young women

to-day do not get enough rest-

though, of course, it is not possible is the water in which potato parings for everyone to take an afternoon have been

Н boiled. Every day my

nap-d this resticasness, which is daughter, Betty, and I drink it in the one of the faults of the times, anything but an aid to beauty.

I have great faith in hot milk. always acted un hot milk, starting work on it before each performance and, if I felt I needed li, there was more hot milk between each act. is soothing and sustaining,"

I drink a lot of water, too. But

une of my favourite remedies for

morning.

and we think it just us

Rand as soup. I This is how it is made for us. The Potato parings are thoroughly clean- ed and washed and then siminered so that all the mineral salts, which are just beneath the skin, are cx- tracted.

R

Still Lovely

V

COSMETICS? Well! on the E AND here is something else

stage, of course, But old-fashioned for you. I

unt 15 cleansed

and muscles and circula- pretty as the short hair fashions for and do some cooking,

This teaches me to be tolerant, for have always washed my face with would you believe it, I never used

girls who lead busy lives. I don't believe powder in everyday life

I find out just how difficult it is to Koup and water!

But now years ago.

I do and a tion kept in good working order. Inany women do that now,

little lipstick as well.

That is why I feel that many of

THEN one must be interest get everything cooked properly and

ed and busy to preserve served to time. But my daughter says I don't put the modern beauty treatments are

And this, although so simple, s This rather good. All sorts of people, who didn't one's good looks. I've a little place properly. on the lipstic pole up for being bother much about absolute cleanti- down at Lancing and sometimes all I can tell you about how I have

muses me, us

ness in the old days, now have their when I'm there I send everyone out fought my little battle with time. for so my You Which I think has hair

Another thing

washed regularly and helped to preserve my looks-l scrupulously clean. I used to won- though

I am probably lucky enough der at the little French shopgirls Some people prefer cabbage or to have a naturally good skin and who saved up their pennies to spend st the hairdresser's. Now every spinach water, but my speelal brew complexion-is theatrical make-up.

Grease paint nourishes the skin, working girl does it in this country, i and so it is always clustic. When too. the grease paint is removed, as it I don't like long hair. It doesn't has to be, the skin is thoroughly seem so easy to keep clean or so

keeping the skin clear and the com- plexion good is to have the water in which vegetables have been bulled served as a soup.

LAUNDERING LACE

qu

WASHING old and fine lace calls

for gentle Angers. Put your luce into a large glass bottle nearly

full of warm

warm sulpy Jille

CLEANING TIPS FOR SILVER

water and a keep in perfect condition

bottle up and stake it gently until once a week. The various cleaning all grubbiness has vanished. Then utensils required include a medium rinse, using the same

do not

Hot Milk "Nightcaps"

arc

NEW CURTAINS MAKE A

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TIERE are so many new fabric front of the pelmet, The sides are designs that you can make any made in the same way as for the room look as though you had re-bow window scheme. Another treat- decorated it simply by putting upment for this sort of window also new curtains-in a new wny.

has those side-pieces, but the front The pelmet is the most important of the pelmet is different. thing of all. It gives character to three festoons, but they are la room and makes a window a thingpronounced, and the folds in them little separate box-pleats are fixed idea! of "once the head of beauty, even though there is a are rather loose. Instead of sleeves, touches the pillow-off to sleep" drab view outside.

If you have a bow window you over the gathers. method. A thick chamois tenther, a good polish-is not always realised. Hot drinks squeeze of the blue bag in the rin- ing cloth and a brush with soft, fine of all kinds are taken in the hope need an ordinary plain pelmet board Using an Old Gadget sing water for white lace will keep bristles. These should be kept in aof inducing sound sleep. But fre- with square edges. The pelmet itself

any other

You can make use of the old- speelat box separate from

quently easily digested nourishment should be of the same shude as the it a good colour.

household cloths so that they [house Pressing is a defeate job.

contrasting shade of painting it the colour of your reom Bury come into contact with any grit or added to a drink provides sufflelent background of the curtian material.

Bned with the lace in a soft towel and squeeze dust. All the articles to be cleaned food to promote a long restful repose. Just now plain heavy satiny material, fashioned thick brass curtain-rod by it carefully. Whilst it is still damp. should be spread out on a flat toble

The dual role of "nightcap" and the same material, is popular. You and draping your pelmet over and about two feet deep round it in the middle. For this you need a strip abou pin it to the ironing board face- which has previously been covered

sustainer during sleep is fulfilled by eut to fit the length of your bow need only a broad, straight plece of downwards. Use a warm iron for with newspaper.

a glass of milk heated to a palatable window. Line it to match the cur-lined material, and there are

that it fits smoothly gathers or more complicated orna- nnd see pressing and a damp cloth to cover

When a cleaning powder is used, temperature, but not to boiling tem-tains, the inee.

along the pelmet board. Then layments to make. The side-pieces are it should be mixed to a creamy cun- perature.

flat surface and nake made in the same way as the pre- if you prefer other tactics for sistency with a little cold water. It

Who among us does not occasion- vertical gathers at intervals (accord-vious ones.

along it. nil cleaning fine lace Instead of washing should then be applied to silver with

Those who prefer to have to your window) it, try shaking

a little powdered a soft piece of material and rubbed ally suffer from a rough throat in ing to magnesia into it and roll it up. After in lightly with long sweeping strokes. As the pot pret a elesing Never rub roughly or in a circular the mornings? This may be cased so that when it is nailed over the pelmets over their curtains can make As the powder contes away you will motion, and be particularly careful by drinking a glassful of hot milk, pelmet board it will hang in graceful curtains less ordinary by choosing And the lace remains fresh and clean. of hall-marks and dellente raised to which has been added one tea-festoons. When you have nailed it interesting material for them. Ruch-

curtains drawn back. Tall pieces of silver such spoonful of honey. Blackcurrant tea, up see that each festoon has the ed silk blinds make a bedroom soic

effect will not be so good. Euch cautious

A good treatment for a very broad soaked before washing in cold water rubbed lengthways,

while round

milk to which has been added onc

To cover the gathers between the

make little

sleeves window is to have a ruched pelmet to which a pinch of borax has been objects, such as howls and goblets teaspoonful of blackcurrant jam, is

festoons you added. Wash it by squeezing gently

nbout six inches in diameter. Cut trimmed with tiny tassels all along the edge. There are no side pleces in a inther of mild soap flakes. Loaf should be cleaned with horizontal another cure.

For those who do not find hot the bottom ends of the sleeves on

and pelmet A thin film of powder should be milk palatable by itself, a drink the stant in such a way that when to this pelmet, and it is made of attractive can be they are lined and made up they rather crisp material with a satiny left on before the polishing begins. which la

contrasting lining surface. Both curtains addition of other will reveal the by the A light brisk rubbing with the made

ruching

needs Hot milk to which aThe sleeves are nailed on after the are lined with a lighter shade of the

same colour. The chamols leather will complete the ingredients.

Cut out your careful measurement, uny process. It there are

small dosh of pepper and salt has been festoons.

hot-

Then you come to the sides of the straight piece two feet deep and line Wherever gather is to come If you want to get a lovely creainy tracks or intricate patterns from added appeals to many, or

are also lined in

half on

inch unt. dip the lace in weak tea, and which the powder connot be dis-milk drink can be grently improved for a really yellow lace, use a little lodged with rubbing, they can be by the addition of one of the many pelmet, which

quite easily,

the apart. Insert a piping cord in each with the proprietary food preparations on the contrast. The front of each side make two vertical seams

piece hangs half-way down saffron in the water. A good belge removed

nearest festoon and is then carried pair of seams between the lining and shade can be obtained by dipping the special brush. lace in culd black coffee. Let your

If it is remembered that it is For chills and colds in the head, some distance below with a slanting outer material, and sew down at the iron be cool, and press the lure on

brisk rubbing. not elbow one's temperature must be reduced.edge so that it shows the lining and bottom end of tire pelmet. Put on the wrong alde lald on a thick cloth light,

ready, use the piping cord to draw to bring out the pattern.

greuse which produces the best Try hot milk into which has been hangs down in a point. The effect the trimming, then, when you are results, the weekly silver-cleaning stirred one teaspoonful of treacle, or is both dignified and original.

Plain long windows are simpler. up the gathers. Another useful method for laun-ritual should be a pleasant one. hot milt In which an onion ins

Mary Benedetta A single festoon covers the whole G. W. dering white luce is to soak it in un- bolled lukewarm milir, for a couple of hours. Then press gently with the hands to loosen the diri. Change the milk and keep the lace soaked in it until clean. Rinse in warm water in which caster

(one table- BUKIT spoonful to two pints of water) has been added.

Lace which does not call for quite surfalesticks and vases should be which consists of a glassful of hoiame number of folds in it, or the more cosy if you want to keep the

handling should be

Mas

sugue is very effective for that slight stiffening which is attractive. Add it to the last cold water.

Changing the Shade

A beauty treatment for black lace Is to dump it down with hot water to which a few drops of ammonin have been added.

Never wash black lace. Then roll it up in a cloth and press on the wrong side on a Basnet pad while silil damp.

Silver lace can be given a groom- ing with benzine. It is wise to do this job outside. Dip it in the spirit and

clean. squeeze until it looks Leave it to dry in the open air. An-| other refresher for silver lace breadcrumbs and powdered washing blue. Shake the mixture on to the ince and leave for a time. Re- mave it afterwards with an old piece of flannel. You will feel quite proud | of the result, for the lace will look quite new again.

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The total Expenditure up to October, 1037, on behalf of alck and destitute children is estimated at $25,000, ogainst which the Income to date is $20,000.

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