1938-01-11 — Page 26

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Tuesday, January 11, 1938,

Radiant

Spinsters

Spinsters are more cri- ticised than war chiefs, and perhaps more discussed than the Far Eastern situation or the Income-tax.

Some any we are selfish be cause we prefer our freedom, and others, having successfully gained a husband themselves, pity us because there are not enough men to go round; and still others fear us as dangerous females, smartly dressed, with plenty of leisure, ready to give consolation to another harassed woman's husband at the slight- est provocation.

But the radiant spinters of to-day lead the world. Women who, if they have not got homes and husbands, have their Jobs which often benefi large numbers of people, and into which the richness of a personality,. with time for leisure and cultural netivity, can be poured.

Take a look at some of the leading spinstern of to-day,

Caroline

Hastett Brown-haired started su 10 a week apprentice In an engineering offer, and now earns a four-figure salary as Direc tor of the Electrical Association for Wornen, and a head of 7,000 women.

Popular Margery Fry, ex-Principal of Somerville College, Oxford, is a keen penul reformer. She was a great favourite with the students at Oxford.

The Hon. Dorothy Paget is worth several millions. Once she owned a fleet of racing ears, now she is a big racehorse owner.

And who is happier Evans, the

nelress?

than Edith

"I'm happiest | doing work I love, surrounded by people love," she said.

And then there are thousands of spinsters, not so eminent, but who, nevertheless contribute

to modern life.

their share)

The Modern Maiden Aunts

There may no longer be paiden aunts to look after little nieces and nephews, when mother is ill

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busy, but these some aunts are now living in bachelor flats, as uftice workers,

O technical workers professional Lolding together the vast structure of woinen who industry, modern mange to get lots of kick out of life. with their theatre parties, week-end rottags, socials, and often foreign travels,

And, at emirse, we must not for- get the bachejar woman living at home with an invalid or aged parent, and perhaps helping to keep the ime going.

She may not, in Giet does not, lead the amorous life of her freer sister. but win can measure the value of the worth of lær-job?

ordinary

No, eminent plusters. everyday-spintors-lead-theworld. Gone are the days when the un- married daughter was a ability, and gone are the days when she was just tolerated. She is not only an asset, she is top of the pole!

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Cooking Hints

CLAVE the best teaves from celery tops and dry them in the oven until they are quite brittle. When rubbed into powder and stored in stoppered bottles, they are excellent

for savouring purposes.

When reheating a meat or fruit

ple, place the dish in a greaseproof

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JUNIOR

Queen's

new

Overall

UEEN ELIZABETH is a true housewife and takes a personal intorest in the mupervision of her Palace and Castle homes.

cut on the lines of an artist's smock, and slips on like a coat, being loose enough to wear comfortably over any dress or suit; a Latin Quartor bow of black ribbon fastmis it at the neck, and there is one button half-way down the front.

All the edges, including those of the two large pockets, are Anished with graen binding; the overall is made of painted linen Agured, and has a gay pastoral design "after William Morris" in red, green, blue, brown and white.

Home Page Cook tells Mrs. Wimblestraw

Some home truths

about (a) herrings

(b)

pheasants

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me over.

OU were hoping you would run into me, were you, Mrs. Wimblestraw!

meal, and fry them in plenty of the best dripping-

DID you know that you can

cook them without any fat

at oll except their own? athlek iron frying-pan

You want

for this.

Cover the bottom with a good layer

of sult, lay the herrings on this, and cook them slowly.

If you try to speed them up they Herrings cooked in this will stick. way are so delicious that many people, once they have tried it, can bardly be persuaded to revert to any other method.

with

£

You are gazing at me dubious eye. Mrs. Wimblestraw. It pains me, because I always tell the

truth about herrings.

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WHAT is that? Some one has sent you a pheosant, and can I-? Certainly, dear Indy. Any You have succeeded beyond your day, except Friday. Oh, I am so wildest dreams. You nearly knocked sorry, I thought you were asking

me to dine.

You merely want instructions ns That is what comes of trying to re- to how to tell whether the bird is member a recipe, is it? Then refrain young or old. I am extra-ordinarily from attempting such feats of memory food at telling the age of anything, Quite an embarrassing accomplish- outside the security of the home.

ment sometimes, as you should be It was a recipe about herrings, was the first to admit, old dear.

From your description of its guy it? And it began, "Ask your fish- monger to fillet the herrings." Then plumage you have obviously been sent a cock pheasant. The tale of forget it.

its age is in ita, spurs if these are If I asked my fishmonger to fillet short and blunt the bird is at Its herrings for me, he would probably tenderest and in its first season.

never speak to me again. Since 1 admire his talents as a conversa tlonist, I have always refrained from nyking him such a silly question.

COLUMN

Sail

a

fleet

on

the playroom floor

EXPECT a great many of you have made ordinary model ships. but you can have a good deal more fun by doing the thing in a large way with really small models.

This is not so absurd as it sounds, because keeping the scale

for then the crust will not be or size of your models means that you can plan a whole harbour hard when the pie is hot.

Instead of putting in the usual on a table-top.

orange or banana when making a

Jelly, try adding

grated dessert)

If you have a playroom you can lay out a town and dockyard

apple

Just before it sets, as it is de-in one corner, and let your ships steam slowly across the great sca licious served with or without cream.

When making pastry that is to be of floor to another port in the opposite corner.

cold, usé mill served

instead of

water, for the pastry will then keep mate very easily of cardboard and wood.

short and crisp much longer.

To prevent pastry from rising and spoiling the appearance of custard tarts, spread butter on the pastry before putting in the custard mix- ture.

Sausages will not burst it fried in butter or tard. Allow the fat to be- come fairly hot, put in the rausages and turn them over lengthwise with a broad knife,

Fruit pics will not be spoilt by Julcé running out if, the sugar is put in the ple-dish before the truli 10- stead of on top.

A cake which sticks to the tin cani

usually be loosened by placing the sides and bottom in a bowl of holl- ing water.

Candled peel, glice cherries, and ginger will chop more preservent canity

If warmed slightly before- hand. Similarly, parsley will chop quite easily if first washed in cold water, placed in a small basin, and covered with boiling water for ten minules.

Before frying onions, boll them for ten minutes and this will pre-

black.

vent them from burning and turning When cooking fish, fill the pan with cold water containing a tablespoon ful of vinegar, for this will prevent the usual odour.

URC n tablespoonful of golden

Surprise · Dish

Cotelettes de Monton Chevreuil

TRY this way of treating mutton chops. Trim four chops and beat them well. Brush them over with oll on both sides, and soakt them in the following marinade: ring half a tumbler of vinegar to the bolt and add to it two or three chopped shallots, sileed car-↓ rots, two crushed cloves of garlic, atz black peppercorns, and a bunch of mixed herbs, including

Ļa bayleaf,

The models can be

start making Suppose you

the

ple- Queen Mory. Try to And ture of her it will be very helpful. She is going to be your largest ship, but you only need a piece of wood about half an inch thick cut by to an oblong, size four inches three-quarters of an inch.

SHAPE

+

CHAPE the bows and the stern with a penknife, and make the decks of layers of cardboard cut to a suitable size and glued on wo

the wood hull. Cut a small piece

for the bridge, and make some tiny cardboard Hfeboats. You can make the funnels of very thin wooden cur- tain rod, cut into lengths and stuck

Simmer for ten minutes, allows to cool, and sprinkle the mixture over the chops. They will keep three or four days in this, and must be kept at least two. 1. To cook the chops put them in boiling stock (enough just to

Then whip out your paintbox and cover them) to which you adil in a casserole the marinade. They can be donet

or saucepan on polni the hull black, the decks white,

on to the top deck, the masts can be matches or long pins.

top of the stove. Keep the lid on and the funnels red with black tops. and simmer them for thirty-four And if you are going to make a real minutes. Serve with triangle of

nyrup instead of white sugar which] +fried bread and any vegetables in† Job of it, cover the whole thing with

stewing apples, figs, or prunes, and the juice will be thicker and sweeter, When cooking vegetables, add a small knob of butter or dripping to the boiling water as this helps them to cook quickly and beings out their full favour, besides proventing the water boiling over.

G. G. T.

Iscason.

Chevreul means roebuck, and the dish is named after it because the chops get a rich game taste, nos unlike venison, after soaking tn the marinade.

water-colour varnish.

I hope your Queen Mary looks pretty good, because, if so, you will want to go on and make lots more ships. Make them all

the same way, but, of course, make different types of craft.

If the spurs are still short, but. pointed, it is a second-senson bird. if they are not only pointed but long.

fear that the person who sent the pheasant to you is no true You can try to diet your own friend. Invite him (or her) to come

herrinks if you tike-but-I-and-ding_o/Lit don't advise it. You know how one

How To: should a pheasant be

wenther In this cold is apt to eat a fillet of fish without want?

One rust a week. any fear of the consequences.

has a simple faith in all the hones You have heard of Cumber-

being stone.

and run butter, and are Now. a herring has a lot of most anxious to try it? You would awkward little bones, and you would be.

Warm lb. each of butter and probably leave spine of them in it,

my lumbling old Wimblestraw. You metara sugar in a basin. cream se the point, don't you? I should them, and add three tablespoonfuls of rim and a little grated nutmeg. hate you to feel it.

Beat the mixture well together, glass jars.

If you are anxious for a change and put into shallow from the plainly fried and grilled, Spread like jam on biscuits. But sprinkle the herrings with pepper not too thickly, please, Mrs. Wimble- hd salt, coat them well with out- straw.

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