1937-10-21 — Page 2

BABY

How to make this matinee

T

coat

HIS baby's coat and bonnet set is knitted throughout on the diagonal.

The work begins at the edge of one sleeve, is knitted up to the neck, then the front coin- pleted and finally the back.

The second half of the coat is made in the same way

and the two pieces joined down the centre back.

The stitch is a simple one, and ut intervals lines of contrast- ing colour are introduced. The original set was in white with blue stripes and was tied with blue ribbons.

The set is planned to fit a haby six months old. For a smaller

Alze use needles one size smaller than those quoted.

YOU NEED:

Zozs. Kamada baby wool, 3 ply, in white,

loz, ditto in blue or any colour preferred,

A pair of No. 10 Viyella knitting pins.

A fairly fine crochet hook.

114 yard of ribbon.

MEASUREMENTS

Coat: Length 12ins.. all round under arnis

20s.

Sleeve from neck to lower

edge Bina.

Hat; Round hend 1ins, depth. Fins.

ABBREVIATIONS.

K. Kalt; . purl; st, stlich; ton, together; inc, merense; des, decrease; beg, begin- ning; ins, inches.

Begin at centre of lower of sleeve, using while 3 sts.

cel, cast on

1st row: K 1. k 3 into centre st (by knitting into the front, back and front of the same st),

2nd row: k 1. Inc in first st (by knitting Into the front and back of the same st), k 1. p 1 till t remains; inc into Inst st (7 sis). 3rd row: Knit, inc in first and lost sts and kn ting. 3 times into centre at (11 sts). th row: Knit. inc Into first and last ats (13 sts). 5th row: Knit, inc In frst and last sts and knit- ting 3 times into centre st

sts).

Repeat the last twice more (41 sts),

4 rows

Repeat the 2nd row once (43 sls),

Join on blue wool and re- prat the 3rd and 4th rows

(40

sis). Join on while wool and repent the 5th row (53 sts). Repeat the 2nd to 5th rows inclusive twice more (70 sis).

The straight edge of the knitting is the lower edge of sleeve, and the sides of sleeve are now begun.

27th row: Join-on-blue wool and knit, knitting 3 times in centre st..20th row: Knit, der (by taking 2 sts together) af beg and end of row (79 st).

(the

The work now continues in the following twelve row pattern

.shaping La given after the pattern 80 please just read the pattern rows through, then pattern rows through, then work as directed immediately after). The Pattern.

-and here

1st row: With white, knit, ́- 2nd row: With white, p 1, k 1

all along.

3rd row: With while, knit,

4th row: With white, knit.

5th row: With white, kajt.

Gth

row: With white, p 1, k 1.

all along.

7th row: With whlie, knit.

8th row: With white,knit.

0th row: With white, kalt. 10th

row: With

allite, pl, k 1

11th row: With blue, katt.

Now proceed in the pattern just given out, keeping edges of work straight to form under arm of sleeves, and ine at centre as follows?———-

Work the twelve pattern rows twice, knitting three times into the centre st. In the first and every alter-

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Mothers tell their babies

nate row, and dec ut both ends of every row until two remain. Intermediale rows.

off.

when

first

smiled

HAD not been on speaking terms with my neighbour for some time before my baby's birth. A few weeks after the child was born I was sitting in the gar den with my baby on my lap. Sud- denly I saw his eyes go right past me and a broad smile spread over his face.

I looked up and there was my neighbour, leaning over the fence behind me, making silent gestures to my baby, and he had smiled back at her. Needless to say, we both spoke then and have been friends ever since,

(Mrs.) M. F

Mushroom

Dericacies

HER

novel ways

of

remove

ERE. are some

cooking mushrooms, which will prevent them becoming monotonous.

To prepare mushrooms, the coarse part of stalk, peel outside skin, beginning at the edge, then wash them. The iriminings may be boiled, and the liquor used to flavour Bauces.

Mushroom and Tomato Toasts

4 lb ntushrooms.

"One to two tomatoes.

1 oz butter.

Salt, pepper, cayenne.

Small rounds of fried or toasted brend.

Cut the mushrooms in pleces, and cook with the butler and seasoning five minutes, Pect and cut up toma- toes, add to mushrooms, slew for

few minutes longer. Arrange on loust and sprinkle with parsley, Serve hot.

Malroom Kromenkles

11⁄2 lb mushrooms

1 oz butter,

I nz flour.

One gi

milk.

Pepper, salt, lemon juice. Sikes of streaky bacon. (Balter:-

flour.

Quarter teaspoonful salt. Quaiter pint tepld water. One tablespoonful oli.

White, of one egg

Stew mushrooms in the milk 101

tender. Chop Anely. Make a thick

sutice will the butter, flour, and

milk the mushrooms were cooked in.

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To make batter, stir oll slowly in-

to measured flour. Whisk while of

egg stiffly, and, just at the last, stir

I very Hightly into mixture.

Remove rind from bucon. Put a spoonful of mushroom mixture on to cach slice and roll up neatly.

Dip FEG6

in butter, and fry smoking hot fat to a golden brown.

Mushrooma a la Creme

1b mushrooms.

2 oz butter.

One egg.

One bunch of sweet herbs.

Sat, pepper, grated nutmeg. Sices of buttered taast

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Cut mushrooms in three or four pieces. Melt butter, put in mush- rooms and herbs, and toss over a F852 quick fre till mushrooms are tender. Then lift out herbs, and pour off all F853 but a litle butter. Beat up the egg With the cream, pour into pan, and stir mixture over a slow hent till | F867

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Foundation Garments

CLOTHES nowadays, more

than ever, are tailored te the figure, and the slim-fitting-line which fashion favours for day and remain

BABY'S early facial contortions evening dresses is likely to

often resembled a smile, but

his first real smile was unmistakable.

My sister and I had taken him to the clinic, when he was about seven weeks old. We happened to glance down at him as he lay in my arms, and he gave us the sweetest smile imaginabic.

on

I looked at my had Alled simultaneously.

popular,

Every woman, of course, likes to achikye that "trim, tailored look," by chocsing her clothes wisely.

То

To look really well turned out woman must study every detail of her clothes and personality. In fact, dressing well is no haphazard bus!- ness; it is like doin mathematical you need is keep alert all the

sister; our eyes me, and go through the various!

(Mrs.) F. II.

stages of unravelling the problem from the facts know, you

arrive at the correct answer.

Needless to say, every woman_ls. not a good mathematician, nor does every woman dress as well as she

Many

things distract her

Issue,

which

MY baby was born in hos- pila?. She was not very strong, and when she was nearly a month old I was discharged, but had to leave baby behind.

Ten days passed before I was might strong enough to visit her in hos-attention from the real pital, but 1 well remember the even is to Bnd the most attractive frame ing my husband and I followed the for her personality. She is liable to nurse Into the nursery. When we "fall for an attractive dress or hal leaned over the cot, our baby gave she sees in a shop, forgetting whe us a most lovely smile, which seemed ther or not it will "it in" with the to say, "Have you come to take me other items in her wardrobe. home?"

Cast Turn and continue back to match

right buck. Work the left hall of coat as for, Now the side edges Increase to

When this is complete join form the side seams of front and right half until the 155 sts are on white wool at neck edge and work

Joft front match right front.

When

on this is complete Join white wool at neck edge and work Jeit front to match right front..

back of coat:

needle.

Repeat the twelve pattern rows Now work back of left hall:- once, knitting three times into the Join on white wool and work first centre st in first and alternate rows row of pattern on 16 sta.. k 3 tog. 'ond ine ball ends of the alternate

rows.

Now the right front Is worked as follows:-

Continuing in pattern, on first-row

ino in first st, knlt 50; turn, 2nd row: |

K 2.tog (this will be neck end), pat-

'tern to pnd, Inc in lost st.

Still continuing in pattem now Inc

Kill Kidney

Trouble Quick

(Mrs.) A. E..

The general tendency is, however, for women to choose clothes which

OUR baby's first smile was conform to the prevailing styles, and

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enhance their appearance Lo a red- for her father. She Just three months

sonable extent, but some of them do old, and every Ume she catches sight of him she

not pay nearly enough attention to the choice of a suitable foundation laughs all over her face,

We think it must

thesd days at be his bushy Karment. And in half, as he has rather a lot and hassleader lines and ilm.· attractive

a way of running his hands through Eures, a smooth-fitting foundation garment is all-important. It should, if anything be chosen more carefully

it when he is reading. This makes it stand up on end, and our other children call it Bushwood.

Now they say that even the baby can see the joke.

Mrs. D.

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Now the right half of backs worked as follows:-

is

Return to the als left where the work turned to begin the front, join white wool at neck edge, and it a

Lost

Work one whole pattern inc en

THE NEW FRENOH REMEDY.'

THERAPION NG1 THERAPİON N0.2

every row at side edge and keeping HERAPION NO.3

neck edge straight.

Now cast off two sts at neck edge for one whole pattern, still, fne, it side edge on every row. Finally cast off two ets at the beginning of

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