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For neglected faces

TASKS

MAS

can

work wonders, though I do not advocate them in every case, and when choosing your mask you must de- cide on the type which is best suited to your skin, your age and any in- dividual facial disability.

Otherwise it is a waste of time to spread that mask on your face and wait for results.

Whenever you apply a mask

to your face, in powder or paste

or cream form, it is to do, one of

these things:

Firm the contours:

Remove impurities;

Erase Inc.

To do the first you need a mask which sets firmly on the contours. and stay for half an hour or more while you relax. since to Bem con- tours they must be lifted gently and Birmly and set in that "i"

To do the second you need in musk which opens

and frees the

Por them of impurities, then closes those because re- pores after cleansing.

laxed pores, especially after steam- ing. encourage any impurities Hy cun vecumulate. And they the

By Elisabeth Ann

And to achieve the third you need

10 apply "hurmone cren" first,

so that it can be driven deep into the skin while the mask sets on the surface,

You can

peel it

from

the

skin

+

it reveals

y

faults.

OD

Pradientes deep-centred hues from the face. It does not, but it softens and lessens thein.

blackbends?

to itse

Healers have asked me from time for a rensk tline shall i

Do you think 1 need discoloration? mask for a necessary to use musks at

or,

As with every other beauty treat ment, every diet, every health ritual.

depends on the individual.

Be Careful

If you attend serupulously to the

Deenuse, unless the erent can be cleansing, toning and nourishing of absorbed, it is almost useless; and your skin every day, you should not a musk is the best way to encourage need to mask.

it to penetrate.

Lines

In Hollywood they use sembles

n milk which

But if you have neglected it for years if you have forgotten what it is to have your skin admired; if It is elogged with blackheads, or im-

or if it is coursened, purities, what relined, then a mask is en

essential sets after aid to beautifying.

You can And you can do so much more by

or

being heated and applied. peel it from the skin like a tired patting and stimulating the Incial complexion for which you have no

circulation before you apply further use.

mask.

further

the

It comes away complete in your Masks can be too drying. If they They can close fingers; it reveals your faults and are used wrongly. examining the inside

you pores already loaded, and can in- will see just those lines about the rense lines by pressing deeply if eyes, nose to mouth creases which they are not designed for that par- have disfigured you. They stay in ticular kind of skin surface. the mask foundation.

instance, unless you revise diet, and But it is an look to the anaemia, excellent beginning.

Whatever type of mask you decide to use, remember the one most signi- fleant point in regard to it.

You should relax while it is dry- ing or

or setting.

Lae down and do not talk, und try to stacji,

These are essentials in masking your face to a newer beauty.

GREEN PEA

aces POINTS

Ideas For

The Salad

PEAS have a slightly higher pro- portion of protein (body-build- ing material) than mutton or beef,

content, Their starch

however,- makes them more dificult to dig- est.

Young green peas are the most digestible kind because their skins are thin and ter

If the pens led, keep the water for soup. Green

pea soup is

a tasty ns it is nourishing. Some of the peas should be kept to put in

together with chopped

parsley. salad conjures

GREEN

to- three items-lottuce, matoes and cucumber, or cress. But for those who cannot enjoy Jettuce

there are delicious salads which can nud variety to the cold meat meal, or provide a light meat in themselves.

You have had prunes with cream prunes. glaced for dessert, but have you tried them filled with cheese?

cream

They make a fascinating "top" to a salad bowl, or they can be served with cheese biscuits and cherries.

onion.

and mint, Cook the onion of butter. Add a little four (two tablespoonfuls to a pint of pea wa- ter) and salt and pepper to taste.

Add the peas and pen water, stir well, boll for three minutes, then odd bolling mill. Bring to the bott again, rub through a sieve, re-hent, and serve. The amount of milk added is a mutter of taste. Two of pea water tencupfuls to a pint makes a moderately rich soup.

A savoury way of cooking pens in in a stewpan with bacon and onions. Peel and halve four bulton onions and cook them with two rushers of bacon cut

Scoop out the stone and surround- bacon to tiny squares until the

in

Ing pulp from the prunce-first slit- ting it down one side, then fill with your cheese and leave a small opening which reveals the cheese.

Radishes

isp. Shake the pan fre- quently meanwhile.

flour, mix tablespoonful Add until smooth, add a cup of water or stock, and simmer for ten minutes. Then add a pint of pens and cook until the vegetables are tender. Sen- son to taste with salt and pepper, #dd a little chopped parsley and serve piping hot. With Shallots

Radishes are gaining in popularity Slice thern for salad dressing." over the surface of a salad bowl or

Reage also good with shallots mix and small spring onions to

abelle sauce. Peel six shallots whipped cream, adding a little vine-hence them for three minutes

Add salt and pep-

gar as you mix. per.

Take three swall

IL

tomatoes and quarter them without cutting to the quarters wide, base. Spread the scoop out some of the pulp and li with your whipped cream mixture. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves.

His Appearance

IT has always proved un ex- cellent feminine policy to allow most men to think them selves near perfection; to agree that they look as well as they could or might; but to what do women tactfully help them to remedy mistakes they ob- viously make in the important mat- ter of their appearance and groom- ing?

extent

Have you, for instance, imagined usking him why he persists in using dressing for his a violent-scented hair, which proclaims itself long be- he reaches the foyer of the cinema or the restaurant?

fore No mask alone is going to keep I will not say any mask entirely you magleally transformed, in this

She

Wants Three

Days Of Adventure

By

Viola Tree

Sitting in my country retreat-for

its a retreat

among night- ingales and "talking" willones-¡ wonder should I become more and more "turnipial"?

and on old Trilby hat cut to shape, with a pheasant's feather.

I

AM very keen about aviation

and

want to get to know more fing people, Fricads i made at school do not seem interested in the same things as I am, and I would Ulike to know поте people, SPROUTING WINGS.

You should stay near a train- ing centre, where you will

be among R.A.F. people, in the same way that someone living at Alder- shot always maites Army friends.

As to types not agreeing, school- friends do not always make good friends in later life.

Always be gracious for old times' keep up a close friendship.

AN elderly lady, who has been a "turnip" all her life, asks me

what she should do. She cannot be away from home for sake, but don't think it necessary to more than three days, as she lives alone and would be worried about her home.

She wants something adven- thing really expensive are turous, and can get a neighbour taboo!-T. A

AMT going to a dinner, followed by a dance, and should be strictly glad to know if full evening dress is essential. Would black satin flowered satin

to look after the home for a day My husband, not being ahle evening skirt with

blouse be suitable? Should gloves

or two. She can afford to spend

a reasonable amount.

to afford a string of pearls, be worn?-UNCERTAIN,

gave me 20 bound volumes of my

In her place I should become air- favourite songs.

minded. I should spend my money Books could be substituted, or you

.

IF

the skirt is long and the blouse well cut, with short

a retum ticket to the French could get a pair of gold car-rings, sleeves and gloves, it would be all the new classical type; a silver-gift right, but a contce is more fashion- there, have lunch, look curb necklace, or one good crystal able, than a blouse because it goes round, and catch the evening 'plane to wear on a fine chain.

on

conat.

Alight

bock.

Or, if in love with the place.

slay a night at a local hotel, order MY. son has decided to help in

a little foreign fruit and a bottle of wine, and return the next day,

our carnival as a collector.

outside the skirt. The skirt must touch the ground, or nearly.

WHE WHEN I was young I had

good contralto voice, but

He wants to wear fancy dress, but was too poor to have it trained. Now cannot think of anything auttable. I am 40, and married, I would like The beauty of the sen and clouds fe is 18, tall and well built, and does to have lessons. Is it too late?- are unbelievable from above-a pre- not view of Heaven.

anything want

HELPER.

elaborate. MARGARET.

0 course not. Many singers ROBIN HOOD is the very only sing their best when costume. A green shirt, amature, but mind you go to the gift from a bridegroom to his pair of white flannel trousers dyed right place. The safest is a good

A rope of pearls or any green, with riding boats over them. musical college.

PLEASE suggest

a wedding

bride,

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Have you dared to suggest that there might be milder creams and Rets which would "achieve things" for his hair without being obtrusive.

an-

Nicotine-stained fingers are other sin In the total of well- groomed mankind. You are not they are not proud of them, and

necesary.

He may not give up smoking to avoid them, but he can use a cream or soap which removes the stain.

Have you ever demanded straight, wide shoulders, and encouraged them in his general carriage? For- a tired. bidden him a stoop and drooping appearance?

For Hair

What have you done about his hair? Have you suggested

that a

side parting would be more boyish, or that the sleek brush-back over the head has an untidy look on his particulur head?

are

And that regular shampoos beautifying to any hair and it need not always be feminine; that steps cnn be taken to avoid the baldness that threatens,

Nail culture, too, is important. Emphasise thot nuls of good ap- pearance should not be a feminine monopoly.

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Don't criticise. Introduce subject diplomatically; give friendly advice, speaking as though you are referring to men in general.

You may meet with scorn at first. and ridicule, but the moment thinks of these small, yet vital, de- fects they loom large in his con- sciousness.

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HOUSEHOLD HINTS

BEFORE boiling Beetroot, twist the

leaves off two or three inches from the

this beel. Never touch vegetable with a knife or it will bleed.

Mint sauce will keep its fresh green colour if, before chopping, the leaves have been dipped in vinegar. Cheese will remain soft and molst Indefinitely in cloth wrung out of vinegar is wrapped tightly round it. Eggs which have been poached in a litle milik will not be tough. They are particularly light and suitable for Invalids or children.

The stiff fronts und cuffs of old evening shirts should not be thrown nway. They make excellent nume ings for rose bushes, and do not rot or tear under stress of weather.

When rolled sandwiches are re- quired, cut the entire crust from the loaf the day before. Wrap in a damp cloth and keep in a cool place. The bread will then slice and roll easily.

To cut dried frulis or marah- mallows easily, use floured scissors. Spinach is dimeult to wash, but if warm water in used for the fral washing this loosens much of the sand and earth. Then wash in cold water till clean.

A quick way to clean aluminium saucepans which are badly" stained is to ball apple peelings in them for o few minutes.-.

M. L.

in tablespoonfuls of butter. Add half a cupful of water, halt a tea- Cover the pan, cook the of sugar. spoonful of salt and a teaspoonful shallots for

ten minutes, then add a pint of peus.

Continue the cooking for another twenty minutes, or until the peas are tender. Add a cupful of white sauce, more seasonings if required. and serve piping hot.

A wholesome dish, very simple to prepare and delicious to eat, is made by cooking half a pint of pens with n Spanish onion and a small lettuce in a gill of milk in a double sauce- pan.

Pour the milk, boiling, into the inner section of the saucepan, add the onion, chopped, and the peas, and cover closely.

Bring the water In the tower acc- tion of the pan to the boil, then turn down the gas and leave for half an hour. Add the shredded lettuce to the other ingredients, and cook for a further half hour. Then pour the whole contents of the pan into a steve over a basin.

Turn the quid from the basin into a gill measure and add water or milk to make it up to a gill again some will have been absorbed by the vegetables.

Blend half an ounce of flour with a little water, stir it into the liquid. and boil up, adding a small piece of butter. Pour over

the

reheated vegetables, and serve.

W. B.

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