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TOES WON'T SHOW

Toeless

shoes are

—those are

PLATFORM SHOE: "Pavc- ment-proof," the Americans call it. The half-inch solcs- cushion your feet-keep them tireless and thereby improve pour spring and carriago.

The

MUDGUARD SHOE: ornamental band of calf docs to jobs: it looks ornamental and it keeps wet-day splashes from the suede uppers.

THREE - DECKER HEEL: Like walking on a triple car-

Sometimes pel.

the three

decks are extended to the soles.

us well. Often they are tri- coloured. The thick cushiony layers take off the shock that heel-first walking gives to the spine.

CAMISOLE SHOE: Light and feminine to wear with your afternoon clothes. The elastic insets give a bung fit and pre- vent holes in your stockings.

ELASTIC SUEDE PUMP: Fits like your stocking and in almost as light. Once stretched on and you will forget you are wearing it. Still an expensive sort of shoe, though.

DUTCH-BOY HEEL: Clog- ged heel is hollowed out as in a sabot. Sometimes the sole turns up in front to match. Sensible for heavy weather and good for your carriage. Heel is high enough to be smart and broad enough to take your centre of gravity.

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* IS $5 $

New Curtains

17HEN you decide to tackle the job indulge your fancy for pink, gold,

of making new curtains it would silver, or flower-patterned net.

at the Arst be ridiculous to over-estimate difl- A slight shrinkage culties as far as cutting and stitching washing is almost inevitable, and, for is concerned. Sul, if your new win- that reason, you should be generous dow-dressing is to prove a complete with your allowances for length and success, there are quite a few points width. Allow fully five inches for that you should consider before even the lower hems, and, at least, two

inches for the top headings, buying the material,

Skimpy window hangings have

First

of all, decide on the length of curtain you need. This depends little charm, so allow a width of cur- tain one and three quarters that of on the particular type of window. 12 it is a casement, the hangings look the window itself, with four extra best which cat to fall about three in Inches for the side hems. A pretty chica below the sill, unless the win- finish for little net curtains is a head- dow is in an embrasure, and then, for ing outside that allowed for rod or convenience sake, the curtains must Just clear the sili

full-length

wire runner.

Value of a Peimet

French windows require hangings

reach the floor, and

"Is a pelmet necessary?" is a ques curtains will best suit sash-windows, tlon sometimes asked by novices in too, if the room is low. Small win- curtain-making. "Not necessary," is dows can be made to look larger by the reply, "but very desirable as a hanging the curtains a little above decorative finish to the curtains and and beyond the sides of their wooden window." A pelmet should be stil- fened with canvas and lined, and cut frames....

With with a shaped lower edge. patterned curtains it looks well cut in plain fabric. A gathered frill is

White or Cream

a simpler finish and more suitable with thinnish curtains.

In the opinion of any expert win dow-dresser, curtains should be uni form in colour, and preferably white, One very good reason for lining or perhaps cream, if you want, your your long window-hangings is that house to look its biggest and the theinings can be all the same windows their freshest. It is easy to colour, even if the curtains them- prove the soundness of this theory salvas are different, and it is the lin- by walking down any street and ings that look on the street. A viewing the house fronts critically, in second very practical advantage of point of curtains,

the lining is that it takes most of the

Supposing; however, that you have wear and catches, most of the dirt a room at the back which has an and is, therefore, very saving to the ugly outlook, break this rule of curtains themselves, colour uniformity in curtains, and MMA)

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COOKING

December 15, 1938.

CHRISTMAS Snow

H

|IGH spot of the festive tea-party is the hand- somely iced cake, Decor- ating this is one of the most fascinating of your Christ-

mas cookery jobs

There are several points to re-

member for successful icing.

Buy best quality icing sugar, and slevo it several times before using

it, and then use it immediately.

When using icing for piping,' keep the sides of the basin free from sugar. And keep the top of the basin covered with muslin wrung out in very cold water, this prevents the icing hardening.

To thicken it, add more sloved sugar: if you need to thin it, add

a little white of egg.

Long beating is essential to cbtain a smooth icing,

If adding colouring, keep to pastel shades, they are so much

more suitable for cakes,

If the cake alightly raised in

the centre, cut a thin slice off Brush the top and sides of the cake with white of egg, to make the almond paste adhere...

Almond Paste

Most people like to find a layer of this under the white icing.

Ingredients: 1lb. ground almonds, lb, sieved icing sugar, fib, caster sugar, the yolks of two large eggs, a few drops of lemon juice, two teaspoonfuls of brandy.

Knend the ingredients

well

together, then roll out a round to nt the top of the cake.

Turn the cake upside down and cover the sides, keeping a good edge round the top of the cake itself.

Next, put it on an icing stand, or an an inverted cake tin a size smaller than the cake. Cover with a piece of muslin and keep in a warm place for severni days.

This makes the almond paste firm and prevents the oil from the almonds penetrating into the Royal icing.

Many people complain that their feing becomes discoloured; this is because the icing is put on too soon.

Royal Icing

Popular covering for the cake. Ingredients: 215. sieved icing sugar, teaspoonful acetic acid, the whites

of four eggs three teaspoonfuls of lemon juice.

Put the whites of the eggs into a basir add the loing sugar (sleved Beveral times), gradually, and work well with a wooden spoon,-

When the icing presents a very smooth and white appearance, add the lemon juice and neid and blend together thoroughly.

Place the cake on the icing table:-- Ua a palette knife and spread icing aver the top and sides. Booth very

Grizzly

boars,

fir trees and a

blus lake on a snow landscaper

Scene Cake

carefully with the knife across top and round sides until a flat, smooth in inh is obtained.

Dip the knife frequently in hot water while doing this. Allow the leing to harden for two days.

Decoration Ideas

To decorate, place the cake on n cakeboard and pipe a border round the base of the calce. A forcing bag la required for this. Repeat the border on top edgo.

If you have not a forcing bag, you can make one with strong, pliable parchment paper. Cut a 9-inch square, then cut it across diagonally to make, two triangles. Shape a triangle-luto a cone like old-fashioneri sweet bags.

Out oft

very small plece at the bottom of the paper cone and carefully fit in a tube,

A "lear" tube is very effectivo for the edges of the top of the cake. These are obtainable at most confec tioners or pastrycooks. They cost from Bd to in

Put the loing into the bag or cone," .not filing it quite full.

Turn the top over so that icing does not coze out at the top. The leat can be forced on to the cake, or the leaveR can be forced on parchment paper, left to dry. then arranged round the cako afterwards.

The top of the cake can be deco- rated in many ways. On the cake photographed here, the lake was made by spreading on-some-rather-thinner icing coloured blue, with cooking colouring. A snow effect is obtained

By Mrs.

·BARDELL

by spreading icing and raising it in penka with a knife.

Any figures or animals should be placed on before the icing has set.

A needlework transfer makes another

It can bo unusual decoration. spray of flowers, or the old-fashioned lady with a large hat and a basket of country flowers.

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Place the transfer on the cake, and prick: the outline with a needle, re inova the paper and toe the outline with a writing tube.

The decorating of the sides of the cako is more difficult than the top, If you are not experienced with.decora tians. A piece of pastel-shaded satin ribbon tied round the cako with an artistic bow looks attractive.

Iced Fairy Cakes

These atways appeal to the children. The icing must not be sticky. Hero is one most suitable for little cakes in paper cases.

Ingredients: lb. best quality icing aught. I white of egg. 3 drops of acetio. aeld to whiten the icing.

Bleve the icing sugar twice, make a well in the centre, and stir in the beaten egg white and the two drops of acetic acid. Beat until very smooth, place a little on the top of each small cake, and spread with a knife dipped In hot water.

When nearly set, decorate with "hundreds and thousanda," a glacé cherry, or a littis desiccated coconut, You could also..use chocolate icing.. decorated with A blanched split almond and angelica.

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