1937-11-19 — Page 14

Softly

Mrs. SMITH SENIOR Shaded

Takes Ten Years

N

Off Her Age

O one is quite so honest as a near relation-not even a mirror in the cold morning light can be so de- vastatingly frank. This, at least, is

what Mrs. Brith thought when I. saw her recently. She's a neighbour of mine, and one of those charming, motherly women. whom one is always glad to meet. For some time past she'd been looking forward to the return of her sister, who had been in Australla for the last fifteen years.

At last the great day came, and off went Mrs. Smith to meet this sister who was arriving home. Well, fifteen years is a good time, and I gather that when these two met the alater was horrified at how my friend had altered,

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abe

Do

know, scarcely knew me," said Mrs, Smith to me, a couple of days later. Although I've married and had three chil- dren and my hair has gone grey since she left, I never thought I'd altered 10 much,"

Since that awful moment of non-recognition, Mrs. Smith had been looking in the glass. She even confessed that she'd hunted out an old photo of herself,

"Never Too Late.."

"I've turned into middle-aged frump," she sold, "What with looking after the children and my husband, to say nothing of running a home and making both ends meet, I've just let myself go and now it's too late to do any thing."

She added that her husband had from time to time urged her to

get yourself a new frock, dear," but she hadn't realised that he must have noticed how she'd 'changed, and was trying to aug. rest that she should smarten up a bit.

'I look awful, and I suppose I shall have to go looking awful."

Well, that was too much for me, no, after some persuasion, I got her to promise to meet me early the next day

BITS

Soft waves and curls and the right make- up transform Mrs. Sinie from the tired-looking woman on the left with an ageing, no-style hair. dressing.

niti said I'd take ten years off her age. **I'll transform you between breakfast and tea-time," I bonated!

First, I whisked her off to a good tinirdresser and got her hair perma- nently waved. There was a lot of pro- testing about "such things at her oge," but I reminded her that she'd pros, nised to let me have my way, and aller that we went ahead smoothly.

iter hair is a beautiful steel grey. colour, and the hairdress: GS work with care and achieved a lovely resull. Shed been wearing it in no particular style at all, so we devised a smart, soit new colffure for her.

The hair was already short, but badly cut, en the man who did the per reshaped it. We brought it over her ears in waves and earls and gare

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it a nice sweep across her brow.

We didn't attempt one of the upward. off-the-ear dressings for her her face wasn't the right alage stlog.

for that kind of

A face massago followed -nothing lengthy or costly. as we hadn't either time or money to spare, but enough

to feed up her skin and make her feel years younger,

We followed this up with a manè cure, and I slipped a bottle of dellents pink nail varnish into her bag-in the hope that she'd take a gentle hint and

CUT OUT

Clean Covers

Pour the mixture into A well- of flour and water paste, of about papered tin, shake surne while the same consistency ns you would YOUR chair covers may be confits over the top and bake in

A lew you probably don't want to have seeds may be added if liked.

them cleaned til spring cleaning time. Why not Treshen them with bran?

up

OVEN.

caraway

Stainless Suede

use for pastry.

When one surface is dirty fold it inside, and use a clean surface.

You can go

By Daphne Earl

Next I

keep up the good work, made her empty out her vanity ense and lenti it with powder in

Lights

SUGGESTIONS

u shade which was a good deal BY JANE

warmer than she'd been using. Most grey-hatred women cling to powders which are much too light and, therefore, ageing. We chose a warm, deep peach tona which matched her skin beautifully.

Touch of Colour

When I produced some blush rugo the creats kind) and a safl-tano map. berry lipstick, she said she couldn't possibly use them. "I've never made. up in my life, and can't start now," she protested, However, it was my day. so I cot her to let me try.

The difference was amazing, and I think she's now convertedi She didn't look made-up-she merely had a pretty bit of colour her cheeks and Ilpë, which transformed her face.

After that, I suggested that a pair of ear-rlugs would be becoming to her teho had some at home and a nice string of pearls as well, but sha'd for- Rotten about them), and then, having done the greater part of my work, we decided on a reat and some lunch.

Brock to Match

Later in the afternoon we went shopping, and bought a new frock and hat-both quito inexpensive. but smart.

I persuaded her into wearing soft, deep blue, instead of the brown which had been her main colour. The blue set off her grey hair and matched her eyes, while brown merely made her drab and uninteresting.

I think the photos on this page tell the rest of the story. Mrs. Smiltli feels like a new woman and looks ten years younger.

BRAN WASH

YOUR LOOSE

COVER.

settees can

RAEBURN

(ODERN lampshades of-

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ten have a rather "tai- lored" appearance, but they Jare always extremely de-

corative.

Some of them are indeed works of art, but many of them can quite easily be copied by the woman who has fingers of averige nimbleness.

White or off-white buckram is very often used for shades for: table lamps or those of the |standard variety. It is certain- y an easy medium with which to work, for it is easily sewn together and yet keeps its shape well.

Velvet As Lacings

RIBBON velvet is sometimes!

employed for trimming with charming effect. The edges of

a plain, round lampshade may be "oversewn" with inch wide ribbon velvet in any colour to

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room, And the seam of the

shade may be laced down the mucikar centre with two more strips of the same velvet.

Brown, honey-beige, petunia, novy blue or cream buckrom, or a two- lone effect can be achieved by over- sewing a second colour along the edges of the shade, in the opposite) direction that the two velvets crows each other.

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Bows of velvet or moire

rjúbon

are much used for trimuning lomp-| shodes. The shade may be conlea}} OOSE covers from chairs in shape, or cylindricol. Land

be Bows Are Popular washed at home quite suc-cOMETIMES the velvet is threaded cessfully by the bran through alois all round the base! method.

of the shade and tied in a neat, tailored bow at one side, both at Shake out any loose dust of the top and the base. Or the edges dirt and brush along the piping. may be narrowly bound with a Washing with bran-water is colour, and a row of matching bows most suitable for chintz and are placed down one side, one above

the other. cretonne articles as it does not There is a new tone of soft plak affect the colours, and so there which is used for some of the most is little danger of the pattern becoming of lampshades. One shade being spoilt.

which saw recently in a bedroom, was of this tone of pink. It had a Put into the tub suleleni cold, water needed for the washing and up only slightly smaller than the base and it was trimmed with five Now put bran into on folding the diet rinsing.

looped strips of satin ribbon to DEMOVE obstinate stains on Inside until the whole lump of paste pint of brin

muslin bag in the proportion of match, from the top to the base. Isuede moves or shoes with looks soiled, "when you must take a water. Place the bran-filled bag foreach. -gallon of applied on a soft piece of fresh piece. Clean about o yard into the water and bring steadily Squeeze out as much molture Then put them on and rub square at a time. Your wallpaper to the boll. Simmer for about 30 as possible so that the covern dry oatmeal,

will look as good as new.

minutes. Allow this liquor to cool evenly. Be careful to turn them lo about 100 F., or a little warmer inside out. Quick drying is vital,

of Silver-Cleaning than the heat

your hand.

so hang out to dry at once. Articles DEFORE you put away your

Half All a tub with the cooled left lying about damp may have the Ballver

plunge in the covers, colours spoilt. IF you find obsthule marks bran water CREAM butter with

or pewter teapot

knead and squeeze. If the

A good breeze Dry in the shade. 4oz. moist sugar. Add 3 drop inside a lump of sugar. The that polish won't take oil, don't give covers are at all greasy It is advis-gives the best drying. Strong sup- enge, one at a time, working the sugar will soak up any moisture left up. They will come off quite easily able to add a little shredded soap light may fade the colours. When mixture over and over with the in the teapot.

with a diluted sulphuric acid.

or good soap flakes, because bran- only half-dry, Iron on the right side water alone will remove dust etc. with an iron not too hot, to avold quite efficiently, but not grease.

fading.

bran

Sprinkle the bran over the covèrs fairly thickly," then rub the round and round with a clean piece benzine of flannel. Leave for a few hours, flannel. brush the bran off with clean with fine

brush.

Scotch Lunch Cake

4oz.

hand. Work nearly ien minutes between putting in each egg.

When the mixture hn licen well worked, add gradually 4oz. sliced candied peel, 2oz, currants, and Goz. flour. Work in very lightly.

Bone Dry

Going Over Walls

Simple

on prized pieces of silver

Dlp a clean soft plece of rag into the liquid, run the mark well, and| THE THE best way to clean wall- then wash the vessel in warm soopy paper is to rub the sur- waler: dry thoroughly, You should face gently but firmly with a lump wear a glove when using the ock.

Meat And Fish

TTERE are ideas for attractive meat Palted Shrimps Handa pastes

that are botli

Fish Pastes

Imitation Foie Gras

This is quite simple to make and is on Interesting change.

delicious and different.

For those you require half a pint They are all quite simple to make of mace, a pinch of nutmeg, salt, and of shrimps, 2 uzs, of butter, a pinch at home and can be used for sond pepper.

Allow half a pound of calf liver; wich spreads, savoury pollles, as a

quarter of a pound of bacon, a small' stuming for eggs, vegetables. pan-

Pick the shrimps and heat them carrot, a small onion, a plach of cakes, &c., and, served in little in- gradually in the butter. Do not nutmeg, salt, pepper, clarified but- dividual inoulds, with ralis and allow them to boil. Add seasoning ter. butter, they are just the thing for a and mix thoroughly, then turn intë

Fry the bacon, add the liver, snack

small pots and cover with elurifled diced carrot, chopped onlon, herbs, Jack supper.

buller. Here are two recipes for potted

and seasoning. meat,

ang made with left

Shrimp paste aver

con be made as Coolc follows:Cook the shrimps in the

gently cooked meat, the other with fresh molled butler.ns above, then pound keeping the bacon on one side.

10 to 16 minutes, Use 1 lb. of cooked, lean ment, veni, zeusoning, and pal as before.

them well, rub through a sieve, add Put all twee through the mincer, beef or chicken;' about 4 uzs, of but- ter, pepper, salt, and a little allspice Any left-over fish, even a very

meat.

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A little fried ham. used with the small quantity, can be potted and until quite smooth. meat gives a piquant flavour.

made into m interesting savoury. Put into small pots and, when cold, Put the meat through the mincer Floke the fish, removing any skin cover with clarified butler. at least twice, season, then pound and bones, Benson well with salt, well, adding inelted butter at in pepper, and cayenne, and lavour Bean Paste tervals until 21 smooth paste is with anchovy essence or a pinch of obtained.

autmeg. Press luto, amall vols and pour

Add sufficient melted butter to clarified butter over the top to make moisten funci work into a smoolli alright.

paste. Pot as before.

Tinned salmon, lobster, or sardines

This

makes another attractive savoury filing.

Allow half a pint of haricot beans, two ounces of bread crumbs, two For the second recipe, allow 1 lb. ett be potted in exactly the same of

ounces of grated cheese, two ounces melted butter, soli, pepper, of meat (steak, or half veal and half way.

cayenne, a pinch of nutmeg. ham, or half chicken and half ham); and a quarter of a pint of water,

Bake the beans in a slow oven Here is an economical way of pol-

serve in individal until tender, then pound them well 025, of butter, two cloves, two ten- ing salmon to

with the rest of the ingredients.

When smooth, press into pots and cover with clarified butter.

Slimmer four kippers in a Hilel water until tender, remove the flesh and pound well,

place

spoonfuls of anchovy esenco, dishes at a snack supper:-- little mace, salt, and pepper,

To serve four people, allow one Cut the ment Into small pieces, small tin of salmon, two ounces of

it in

in a stew jar with the water bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of and cloves (tled in muslin), cover vinegar, pepper and sult, clarified closely and place in a slow oven for butter. three hours.

Remove skin and bones from the When cold, put the meat twice salmon and mash thoroughly with a through the mincer, add the season fork, and bread crumbs, seasoning. ing, mace, anchovy essence, and and vinegar, and mix well. meited. buller and work into a Press into small individual dishes Mix aroughly, press late small

ond cover with clarified butter, Jars, and cover with butter as be-, Press into smal jars and cover Gamish with a little finely chopped fore. with clarified butter..

parsley,

smooth paste.

Add two teaspoonfuls of anchovy essence, two ounces of melted butter, and a little cayenne pepper,

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