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·HEN I refused potatoes at lunch the other day the man was lunching with protested. "Why don't you eat potatoes if you want them?" ho said. "All this business about slim- ming is so absurd. Men are sick and tired of seeing thin girls about--not, of course, that women ever take any notice of what men want, but I'm Hure there's bound to be a reaction HOON, even among against nil these
females."
women, reed-like
Which may or may not be true. But what my companion overlooked Was the fact that it's much more dif~
to cult for a plump woman
dress
thite amartly than for a
une. And
whatever other theories men may have about women they certainly like
to see them looking smurt.
to-day
SI've pick-
ed out a pat- tern that is specially de- signed to give good lines to
the full-figured
woman.
By
Susan
Gay
10
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It can be supplied to anyone 32in. with measurements up bust-which is probably rather more than the aforesaid man was thinking of, but there are plenty of women
about whore tape-measures
these luches, and they tou want to
look smart, to should be britered for.
And it's easy to make, as you en see from the diagram at the right of the drawing.
The pattern can be made with the two different styles of bodice shown in the main figures of Angrave's drawing. There's a choice of four different types of sleeves-long unt fitting; long, but ditting only to the above: elbow with pleated fulness three-quarter length with pleute fulness above the elbow; or above- length.
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HE rst style shown has T cross-over bortive line
-but a cross-over effect that is different from the usual one pre- Acribed for full figures.
The left side of the bodice is cum ningly cut with a scarf-end that is folds and drawn together in soft
slotted through the right side of the.
Good Cooking
She's
not
so slim to be
as she used
By Ambrose Heath
Garnishes for Game
badlee to hang with a pretty Jnbot effect.
This style would look well made up marocain, In a dull-surfaced crepe, velvet a fine woollen or some novelty material. If you used a reversible material you inight use the shiny side Lo face the fabot section so that a touch of contrast is introduced. But- don't use the shiny side for the whole dress as it will emphasise your inches,
The amount of 30in. fabric needed would be; sizes 34, 30 and 38, 3% yards; size 40, 4 yards; size 42, 4% yards; size 44, 45% yards; size 40, 41⁄2 yards; size 48, 4% yards; size 50 and 52, 5 yards.
【TOMEN who do not
want a cross-over line can make up the pattern as shown on the second figure- with, of course any of the sleeve styles they may prefer.
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In this style the bodice is plain, cut fairly high to the throat, but the severity is. relieved by a collur and Jabot of contrasting material. The collar is cut with rather deep points, to emphasise length ruther than width slimming point that seems small but means quite a lot in
the Anul effect.
Here again choose a soft material.
But it you like the style and wanni to make it up In wool it would look very smart as long as you use the long, light-ft- ting sleeves and not the pleated full, ones.
The style as shown with three quarter sleeves would take the following lengths of 30inch material; size 34 and 30, 314yda.; size 39, 40, 42, 34 yds.: size 44, 40, 48, 3yds.; size 50. 4%yds.; size 412 yds.
WHAT THE FASHIONABLE WOMAN
IS WEARING NOW IN LONDON
GROUSE and partridge are already in season, and next month pheasant CAPS made on the lines of colour.
will complete our list of game. It may be useful to have here a list
of the garnishes usually served with roast game of various kinds,
GROUSE: Gravy, bread sauce and fried breadcrumbs.
PARTRIDGE: Growy, bread sauce, fried breadcrumbs.
PHEASANT: Gravy, bread sauce, fried breadcrumbs, teater- cress dressed with salt, pepper and alive oil,
PLOVER: Watercress and lemon quarters brown sauce or melted butter with a touch of lemon juice in t
PTARMIGAN: Brown gravy, bread sauce and fried bread- crumbs.
SNIPE: Gravy, watercress.
TEAL: Watercress and lemon
gravy quartera,
Bigarade sauce (see belino).
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WILD DUCK: Gravy or Bigarade sante; orange salad,
WOODCOCK: Gravy, water-
cress.
VENISON: Brown sauce, red- currant jelly.
HARE: Brown sauce DY ray, red-currant jelly.
RABBIT: Espagnate sauce.
All roasted game-birds are improved if they are accompanied by a plainly dressed green salad of lettuce, except in the case of teal and wild duck, where on orange salad is usually prferred. Here are one or two recipes of the garnishes referred to:
MIK
BIGARADE SAUCE
[IK together-half a pint of brown sauce, the strained Julee of an orange and half a pint of stock, and boll ́uytil reduced to half.
bonnets will complement many of the new ensembles.
Something more exotic is a hood of soft fur, lined and finished with a
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coat material achieves an air of attractive. over fleck of fine silver hairs, fand such coats are without fur.
vividness on account of the all-
collar and Cosy, Woolly Blouses
are not all knitted.
bow of checked wool. This! is new and cosy, though not THIS season's woollen blouses perhaps the style of hat one could wear every day.
More suited to tailored coats for town wear is a cloth goblin cap which goes to a point above the back of the head and ties under the chin. A small bow is poised over the brows.
An eskimo bonnet is most at tractive in velvet, but even smarter made in some such loose fur as beaver or chinchilla. For A Dull Morning
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Fine jersey materials are be- ing made into attractive short and long-sleeved blouses for the autumn.
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Jackets Indoors
IF you have in your wardrobe a
satin evening skirt, it is the fashion to wear with it a coated to-morrow evening, not a blouse. One in cinnamon brown has a well-stitched pointed collar, two high patch pockets and short being gaily coloured and entirely Lame coatees are very smart
aleeves with deep cuffs. This is practical, because they are lined the type of blouse which tucks to give warmth--without bulk. into the skirt.
A new lume showing L' But blouses with fitting hip-flowered pattern has been cut as lines, which can be worn over a jacket with waistcoat fronts. skirt without the need of a There beit, are more ornate.
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Strain and add the rind of half an orange (Seville is best) cut in very fine! ALL in readiness for dreary strips and previously blanched for ten minutes in boiling water, a fea-in such bright colours that they back is made of a novelty jersey sleeves are slim and fitting.
A new design fastening up the
weave. It is mustard coloured,
are revers and link- buttons, and the shoulders are pleated to stand wide, while the
spoonful of lemon juice, a glass of port wine, salt and pepper. Bring to might be described as "tonics."
Golden lame designed as B the boil, and servo.
and has a front panel to which jacket-lined tunic has as sleeves A glim redingote in geranium the material is gathered on circular pieces falling full to the red jersey could be worn over a either side. black frock or one of a neutral colour-grey, beige or mustard yellow.
BREAD SAUCE
PRING half a pint of milk to the boil in a saucepan containing a very small onion stuck with a clove. Add two ounces of very fine white breadcrumbs, and simmer gently for twenty minutes. Take out the onion, season with salt and pepper, and stir in either half on ounce of butler, or a quarter of an ounce of butter and a tablespoonful of cream,
Green tweed coats are as sim-
elbows. This is a cross-over Another blouse, again with style which is knotted with a the fitting hip-line, has a twist- bow and ends on the right hip. ed neckline so that many folkis
Fine, Glittering Lines. ple in line as they are bright in encircle the neck cosity.
SOME Bimple, but effective decorations are to be seen on the more exclusive afternoon WOMEN will wear silk stock frocks this season.
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Lure is zero. They are so flat- For an informal occasion, a tering. Yet there are also frock made of purple crepe la tempting designs among fancy piped with shiny gold lame slockings designed in wool and jalong the under-arm seams, and spun allks.
along the darts which extend towards the bust. The skirt is A checked pattern in a apun not decorated. But the wrists, allk stocking is well suited to and the darts at the back of the brogue shoes.
neckline are also emphasised Softer in effect in the cash- with shiny lines of lame. mere stocking which has a crope The bodice is cut in ono with finish and a pattern, of very the sleeves so there are no arm- small, lightly marked dice, It holes to suggest another line. of In to be had in all the colours brilliancy.
which tone well with tweeds.
Perhaps it is the uncon.
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