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If your house is

cold

A WELL-HEATED house must

have good ventilation. Fresh air should be let in three times a day at least, circulating up- ward from doors, windows, to chimney. Never the other way,

Look at the ventilator gratings- around the house. They might be blocked up. II the methods provided for ventilation are not Autisfactory others like per- fonted bricks, speclul window Bush-boards--can be Axed up

euslly,

Stop draughts with screens. You can be certain there is, it draught if smoke blows back into the room when the fire is lighted. A visit from the sweep and a cowi or extension at the top of the chimney will soon put things right.

The chief sources of draught are doors and windows, and these can be fitted with draught excluders at little cost. The kitchen particularly must be free from draughts or the cooking! will always be in danger of being spoiled.

Watch out for dampness. Dampness leads to dry-rot which cata into floor boards, rafters and all other woodwork-in- cluding furniture. If clothes are dried Indoors, see that fresh air comes in every ten minutes to combat the dainp.

Don't Dread the Cold

the

When thermometer drops a a bit...

THESE are cold-weather coats, all

four of them, with their snug, high-fitting necks and good wrap- over skirts, Just what you want to help you face the bite of a frosty | morning,

An Important point to remem- ber about warm top coats is that they should be fitting, but never Hight.

Tight shoulders or sleeves will interfere with your circulation, make you feel colder instead of warmer.

DAT on the left is in black

Co broadcloth. Sleeves are

cut in one with the shoulders, per fectly plain, with a turnback cuf to match the trim, turn-over collar. Two slit pockets in bodice and skirt are edged with dark

green braid,

and a strip of braid runs from one to the

the other. Clip buttons and plain leather belt' Gre dark green to match.

fat..

tall cap of black vel- vet.

NEXT

TEXT is a caramel-brown camel-hair coat, double- breasted and fastening with four wooden buttons. Lapela are wide and rounded (always Nattering ne), and stitched round the edges to match stitching round deep cifs and pockets.

Note, unusual pocket placing— two set well down on the lips.

Belt is made of strips of nig- ger brown leather, and military- looking epaulettes of the same leather are set on the shoulder,

Hat.

aigger brown pull-

on fel: gloves nigger brown suede; scarf bright red cashmere stock, atar-embroidered.

THE Dirt

trying to dis- entangle her dog is wear-. ing a coat of deep crimson suede cloth, trimmed with wide squared- up revers, collar and deep open poc- kets of beaver.

Shoulders are aquared, sicevsa | slightly gathered. Wide suede bell

two-colour turban in

tones up with the fur.

Are you one of those people who dread the cold? Do you shrivel up like a dried lenf as soon as wintry weather begins to make itself felt? Are you continually waging war against brown felt and crimson velvet; shoes cold feet, cold hands, cold every- und gloven brown suede. thing?

Hat

IIXTREME

If so, Brat look to your circulation. ¡ zurfaced materiet.

I only people realised how much

right stands 0 girl t [ good, stout,

Sleeves are straight, not too nar- henith and beauty depend on the roto Belt of the same material is simple matter of a good streuiation. piped with white. Scarf striped quite half the human race would be blue and white; white woollon Jumping, skippling, and running gloves,

along the highways and by-ways, Hat is a peaked affair in NAVI joyously blocking up traffle!

blue felt.

-For-il-is-not-only-stupid but se

to try and keep warm by "coddling" over a fire in an unven-i tilated room, A poor circulation needs stimulating, and this is best nchieved by exercise, Walking, run-; ning, riding, golf, hockey, Lennis, dancing, and gymnastices are, all! splendid exercises.

Walking is probably one of the best exercises possible. If you can- not bring yourself to take walking exercise in any other way, buy a dog! He will encourage you ener mously..

Health-Giving Housework

Housework, too, is health-giving,

TO CUT

BITS

OUT

Teatime Titbit

you like giving tea parties. here is an extra special

and even if all these things fall yot, titbit to offer your guests. there are many simple physical exer-

Cut some very thin slices of bread

cises which can be carried out at and hitter, remove the crusts, and home with great beneft.

then spread them with this mixture:

Skipping is particularly good for Whip together until stiff the white. those who lead a sedentary life. Five of one egg, a heaped teaspoonful of minutes skipping In the morning castor sugar, and one teacupful of while beating, pour in a will leave you glowing and ready to cream: start the day with that "glad to be wineglassful of sherry, adding it drop alive" feeling which is half the bat-| by drop, tle against winter's cold.

diet. Badly-chosen

meals

mean

H

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"Five and twenty

blackbirds Baked in a pie"

-you needn't make it blackbirds, but you can use your imagination when you bake pies

ITONGKONG gives you a rich variety of things dripping, bacon, or nut fat) into 1lb. flour (plain 1 teaspoonful baking Spread the cream on one slice of 1 to put into pies. Pigeon, veal, pork and or fine wholemeal, with

Chilly folk, too, must watch their bread and butter, put another allee ham, bacon, heart, kidney and liver, mackerel, pinch of salt. Mix to an elastic dough with but- on top, and cut into small fingers.herring, haddock and cel all kinds of vegetables ter-milk, sour milk, water and lemon juice, or

and roots, besides berries and fruits.

plain water. Uncrushed

Then there are hare, partridgo, pheasant WHEN your velvet frock and chicken.. And have you ever tried a pic WH gels creased rub it light-of jellied sheep's tongues with peas, or sausage,

general undernourishment both of the bloodstream and the body itself, bringing on all sorts of miseries and troubles.

Food Which Engenders Heat

Plain and satisfying dishes should be the order of the day, Foods con- taining futo and sugars which engen-

y all over on the wrong side with a liver, green peppers and tomato? You've missed wushicather that has been dipped in;

something if you haven't. water and wrung out hard,

It will come up like new.

Roll out lightly and set aside in a cool place,

THE biscuit crust is made like tha: Proportions of 15. flour to 8 ozs, or 10 ozs. fat, pinch of salt, r'tex-yolk, water and lemon juice to mix. Kneading has to be done very firmly and the rolling out with great care, since this crust is so very short.

MOST people are stodgy about pies; they

To lift the pastry on the dish when the edges have stick to steak and kidney, veal and been furnished with their adhesive strips use your rolling- der heat, real oatmeal, cream, and many a chill. sugar, plenty butter, sweeis, jum, Equip yourself with a good top- chocolate, and suet, ought to be on coat and keep your feet warm ona ham, rabbit and pork. Why not try one of these pin and palette knife as carriers, since your angers

for a change?

would cause the dough to break and flop apart, Cut the menu.. And in some cases a dry. Damp feet must be avoided at

from sheep's head, mustard Trim and finish with a brushing of beaten egg and milk round with sharp knife sloping slightly outwards. All the meat malt all costs, and a complete change of Course of cod liver oli ond

stockings and shoes should be made sauce and carrots; rabbit, pork and bacon, pars (or brown sugar dissolved in water) and cook in a praves useful.

See that a hot breakfast is taken. at the first possible moment if the ley, carrot and pens, very little onion; rabbit, moderate oven for forty to flity minutes according to the Something that will make the whole feet have become even dump.

size of ple and thickness of pastry. body feel warm and ready to copei Do you let little pampering details sheep's tongues, bacon and beans.

with the day's work.

like a hot water bottle in bed at The next point is to look to your night, a hot drink as a nightcap, or clothing. Correct clothing iteeps in woolly bed-socks If you feel that the heat that is manufactured by the way leave you with a sense of guilt, food eaten, You cannot produce Enjoy them! They all help to fight hent by wearing wads of woollies, the cola and are therefore well worth but by increasing the diet and wear-cultivating. Ing warmer clothing you will avoid

$1 TIFFINS

at-

Madge Willey.

Jimmy's

Also A fa

China Bldg., Hongkong.

Carte

Hankow Rd.,

Kowloon,

Pigeon, rabbit and pork; bacon and venison; herring, mustard sauce, green bacon, onion and horbs.

Mackerel, anchovies, tomato, green pepper and onfon, layered; veal, ham, parsley, chives, onion and beans; mixed fry, tomato and anion.

NOTE: All pies containing meat, Asli, and savoury things should have a vent hole at the top. Pastry should never be put over hot contents, as the heat before cooking will cause pastry to sug or be tough and sad.

Don't stretch your dough to ff-roll out to a filling size, stretching makes the crust "creep in."

FOR these ples you want a good short Retain some of the juice or liquor for adding later, otherwise you get boiling over, which not only makes a crust or slightly sweet biscuit crust. mess in your over and can spoil other foods buking there, For short crust you crumb.. 1⁄4lb, fat (good but causes waste and spolls your pastry.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1938.

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