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17, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

Nursery Expert answers Sickroom Problems Making The Most

OST children like the flavour of pineapple and a

tin of chunks or rings can be made to go much farther round it used in conjunction with every- day food.

PATIENT Improving!

Linilo Missis gives the dog a taste.

Try it with PINEAPPLE

Let's start off with recipes for the children. Adding pineapple to rico in a capital way of getting them to eat this. Rice is so good for them that they really must be encouraged to like it,

This is how I serve "Bunshine Rice," and my family look on it as a treat, Thore is never any left over.

Bring one pint of milk to the boll, add 21oz. of washed rice, and cook in a double saucepan until creamy and soft. This usually takes about two hours. Cool slightly, stir in a beaten egg and cook gently for a few

minutes. Pour into a hot glass dish and add the pineapple chunks,

stirring them into the rice.

Fine Feathers In Bread Pudding

Fashion's Favour

THE "longest ostrich feather cape in the world and a feather bou colours of the embodying all the rainbow were dentures of a London dress parade recently held in the presence of the Duchess of Kent,

Sponsors of the parade were the South African Government, playing hosts not only to a great assembly of well-known people but also to a Jorge and wonderful collection of ostrich feathers from the South African farms where the industry is centred.

The dress how was the culmina- tion of the come-back being achieved by ostrich feathers, the culmination, too, of this summer's revival of the lovely, gracious Edwardian fashions which

feathers into are sweeping favour once more.

In shlmnering matin, gleaming palilettes and elegant ince the man- the flower- nequins glided over fringed platform before us. And in presentation gown, day or evening ensemble, and Ascot creation, the was the foaming, crowning grace loveliness of ostrich feathers of every

Made with left-over bread and butter. Arrange the slices of stale bread and batter in a buttered pledish, sprinkling each layer with sugar and pineapple.

Add some salt to plut milk, hent, and pour it on to a beaten egg. Strain into the ple-dish, geste a little nutmeg

on the top and soak for half an hour.

Bake in moderate oven.

Pineapple Jelly

There will be no pineapple Jelly

lett to clear up. if you make 11 in this way.

If you serve it with cream and sweet bisculls this becomes quite a party sweet. Children, of course, love IL,

Empty the contents of a large tin of pineapple cubes into a large jug. Strain the Juice into soticepan, and inke up to not quite a pint with water.

Add a pint pineapple jelly square, dissolve in the water and stir well before pouring into the mould, to make sure it all dissolves evenly,

When the jelly s dissolved, pour a tle into a mould and leave to set, hen arrange a ring of pineapple and pour over a little more jelly and con- inue with pineapple rings and felly, leaving each layer of felly to act before

Greaseproof Tips

adding more pineapple. Put a final layer of jelly,

Stand in a cold place to set.

Pineapple Sauce

A pineapple sauce makes a plain steamed pudding taste better.

Blend 2 level teaspoonfuls of best cornflour with a little of the pine- apple juice, add a pinch of salt.

Ball the rest of the fulce, pour on to the blended cornflour, add some sugar and boil and stir for 5 minutes. Berve with a pialn steamed pudding.

Cold Party Sweet

For a cold supper party sweet.

Cut five small sponge cakes in half, spread cach wh apricot jam, and place togellier. Arrange them in a glass bowl and pour over a dissolved pineapple jelly.

Leave to not, then decorate with the shredded toned pineapple and blanchied Rud spiked almonds, Decorate with whipped cream.

New Winter

Fashions

FASHION creators have excelled

themselves this season in de- signing clothes which delight the eye of and stimulate the Imagination woman. All the colours of the rain- bow, the warm, rich tones of autumn leaves, the shades of flowers in a summer garden. a rint of postel shades In blues, greens, and yellows, and sparkling silver and gold are at her command, and the styles are suited to her individual preferences.

An interesting display of new win- ter fashions, culminating in a bridal procession, was given recently in

hue and style, werkded to exquisite A SMALL store of reseproof Edinburgh, when a wide variety of materials and designs and enhancing paper in the kitchen can prove coats, hats, dresses, and furs were the effect of every model they adorn-invaluable to the housewife in many shown. The displays are

ed or accompanied,

Hats In All Styles

Hats of every

ways.

Here are some of them!--

to

given to-day and to-morrow.

be

A folded piece of greaseproof A number of three piece suits, paper. well-floured, makes a good consisting of a loose-fitting Ta-length style, from tiny substitute for a baking board. No cost over a tailored jacket and skirt close-fitting tailored toques to Im-scrubbing is necessary as the paper inense picture models worn with burned after use. ankle-length Kowns, had д new dignity and becoming softness given;

Dustbins keep much cleaner when

.

to them by the clever use of feathers. ued with greaseproof paper which These feathers clustered over tho' is changed once a week. crown, stood poised at the back or

front of the foque or swept richly Grenseproof paper cavers prevent over crown and brim of cartwheel cookery books from getting soiled

and sticky. designs.

They picked up colour contrasts shown in the accompanying gown and completed the effect of ostrich trimmed coatee or feather cupe.

Eau de nil feathers, five feet long and lovely as seafoam, composed an

Any fried foods placed on grease- proof paper for one minute before serving lose all sogginess and be- como crisp and appetising.

exquisite full-length evening cape. Tomato Crystals

It was worn over a matching gown

of shining duchess satin.

some

were shown. Some of these three- piece suits were in checked tweed, while others were in self-colours. The coats of some, which patterned.) were worn over self-coloured jac- kets and skirts, and vice versa. Black wens the colour of smart long coats trimmed with black

ulso coat,

in A black Persian lamb, teshionmile boucle material. was seal on the sleeves immed with

An Interesting black and collar. cont of face cloth was lined with Ocelot fur fabric, and was reversi- ble, so that it was really two coats in one.

One of the evening dresses shown featured the new corsetted waistline,

crepe,

marocain, and

lame

jelly in slightly less than 1 pint wear taffeta predominated, although Nearly as long was a pale grey cape, formed of horizontal tlers of of boiling water. Pour a little satin. ostrich feathers folling nearly to the of the Jelly into the bottoms of small were well to the fore. ankles over a matching grey chiffon individual moulds and leave to set. gown.

Thon place a thin slice of peeled A short day ensemble had a tiny tomato on the jelly and add a little hat on which perched an unusua] more jelly. Leave to set again and and attractive bow forined of ostrich continuo in this way till the moulds feathers.

are full.

A

Among the attractive selection of fur coats was one in the new ro

It featured mance-dyed musquash,

built-up a Peter Pon collar and shoulders. Another fur coat, in as- trakhan, and for the fuller_figure. had a brown fur collar, making a When ret turn out on to crlap let-striking, but very effective, contrust. A small cap almost covered with

193 of lovely pluni-coloured tuce leaves and decorate with chop-Another smartly-tailored fur coat was of American broadtail in the aped hard-boiled egg.

double-breasted "coochman" style. .It had a collar of contrasting gtey fur. A number of beautiful fur capes for evening or day wear were also shown.

ostrich

feathers, accompanied tailored wool day 'dress and coat.:

IF

you have any beauty problems, why not try

Mrs. Boton's Beauty Salon which has a reputa- tion of being the most reliable in the Colony. Poninsula Hotel.

Tel: 58081, Extension 34.

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now

Many of the smart hats worn by the mannequins matched their dress, sult, or cont. The fashionable Ed- wardian styles of hats, with high crowns and vell trimuning, added the correct finishing touch to the grace- ful ensembles worn.

T

1938.

Of Needlework Protect the health of

ONE

is that

NE of the pleasant things about

autumn and winter needlework comor

Into its Own.

Drawn curtains and dancing Are- light are such incentives to get out our workbogs and go ahead will Rome attractive needlework.

Whether you are an old hand at the game or an enthusiastic begin- ner, embroidery hints are usually fascious when it comes to planning HE young mother who out the shades of silit to be used in has had very little to do a plece of work? Are you aware with alek-rooms often that mid-shades of greens, pinks, or finds herself completely blues, placed, against a darker back- ground will appear quite pale? But bewildered by some lastruc-put these colours against a lighter tions, given as routine treat-ground and they will at once appear ment by the doctor who has had much deeper. occasion to visit her child. Steam-kettle Required

My daughter, aped three, has ocea. ainnut attacks of bronchitis, and the doclor has ordered a steam-kettle in her bedroom How can I carry out thear thatructions?

strong

For line alitches, fairly shades are the best choice, but for "Bling in" purposes pin your faith to paler shades. They are, much more effective.

Purples, vivid blues, and the new shades of red, such as fuchsto, deep You will need a Dre in the bed-burgundy, "shocking" pink, and the

room in the Arst place with an iron trivet screwed to the bars to take the kelile; these irivets can be bought for about 94. A steam-kettle la a tin kettle with a specially long spout ending in a fattened mouth- piece to dupere the steam.

If none can be procured, use an ordinary large tin kettle with A straight spout. Fill with boling water and add two teaspoonfuls of friar's balsam, unites the doctor has speel. fed the use of some other poothing

preparation.

Let the kettle simmer quietly on the trivet and fill up every two hours or

so with more bolling water.

The use of a kettle of this kind very soothing in nil cases of nfection of the respiratory system, when the warm, moist and aromatic atmosphere In the room will give rellef.

Light Sleeper

deeper shades of mauve, are toplent colour news, but for embroidery purposes do not lose your head over them if you are working a mixed colour scheme, or they will swamp the rest of the shades.

The Favourite Foundation Material Linen is public favourite No. 1 as #foundation material, and, if good embroidery allks or cottons are used, it will return triumphantly from the washtub time after time.

Washing

for light Is a process fingers. Soak and dob up and down as much as you will! but avoid rub bing. And use powdered borax (in the proportion of 2 ozs to 10 gallons of nearly bolling water) instead of soda. Rinsing must be thorough, and the water must be warm only. A touch of blue in the last rinsing water will brighten the colours.

In ironing embroidery, whether a My little boy has been very ill with finished plece of work or after loun- pneumonia: at the height of his idering, remember to use the iron on ness he hardly noticed when more fuel the wrong side with several thick- clean was put on the fire in his bedroom, but nesses of soft cloth under now that he is convalescing he is dis- ironing shee turbed each time we attempt to mend With a satin background, the fre during the night. flow can broidery should be ironed first this be avoided?-Temporary Stck the right side (to gloss up the satin and the silk embroidery) and then on the wrong side (to throw up the embroidery into relief.) Do not use a dump cloth.

Nurse.

RAKE out the nah before your patient scilics down for the night, spreading a newspaper before the grale so as to save the dust from flying about the room. Then pack small coal on the glowing embers in the grate, and finally add a couple of shovelfuls of well-damped coal-dust.

Built up like this, your fire will need no attention for several hours. Then wrap up pieces of small coal in new paper parcels and place them in rend ness by the firepince

One or two of these can be afted en to the fire in the early hours of the morning without any noise,

Not Fat Enough

The doctor has ordered a fattening diet for my daughter, aged 14, whose height 5t. 2in, but who only toeighs Gat, 21b. JarroIC.

YOUR daughter is a little above the average height if she is only just 14, but she is much underweight. She should weigh about 1021b, now, instead of only 60lb.

Applique Work

on

Applique work is very decorative and gives the artistic woman a good deal of scope for her creative ins- tinet. But often with an important plece of work it is difficult to baste the pieces in their respective places, Try brushing over the back of each piece with a little thin starci: and then place carefully into position. Leave until dry, or press dry with a hot iron. The starch will not harm the material at all, and will come out after the Brst washing.

And here is a useful tip about transfers. When a transfer design is to be stamped on to a piece of to heat an work there is no need tron.

Place the transfer sheet in pasi- then damp H cloth with tion. methylated spirit and apply it to the If you will write to me privately I back of the transfer until it is shall be very pleased to send you a moistened all over. The result will special fattening diet to help her to put on weight,

In reply to your query regarding ganes, advise you to have her ex- cluded from strenuous games for WIG

be a beautifully clear design, and. what is more attractive, the same transfer sheet can do duty several tunes in succession.

Madge Walley

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Orders and alterations by our experts.

Willy

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