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What Do You Know About

Disinfectants?

тю be sure that a household diam

infectant has been applied in such a way that best use is made of its properties, ↑ few precautions should be taken, the ebler one beint to make certain that the disinfectant is brought into close contact with what is being disinfected.

Do not, for Inclance, cland a caucer of Equid in the corner of a zoom, but distribute t by means of a spray, so that it reaches the germ-laden dust particles floating in the air.

It la most difficult to disinfect n brush because the liquid does not always penetrata tuto the bristlen where they are not into the back. The

aureat way is to leave the brush in a large biscuit un with eloor-tting id in company with a saucer containing a tile formalin. The ita from the latter readily penetrates the bristle clumps. Don't Forget Ifeat and Sunlight

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Hient is a handy household dis- infectant that often is not brought into contact with what in to be dis~ infected because it penetrates com- mon household muteriaip very slow- ly, Ila nimost useless to try to dis- Infect home fabrics by balting them in the oven; the only satisfactory in to bail them. Half an hour's way holling will

ateriline thoroughly fabrics,

Sunlight Is a cheap disinfectant that la not used enough as such in the home. It la well worth while taking the trouble to hang sheets and handkerchiefs out to dry in the sun- Tht.

"One or two disinfectants, partien- Jarly tincture of iodine, bereme stronger as the spirit In them C and unless this is re the dieinfestant may be cause

uned wastefully, or even

ge; for example, old tincture of cause irritation of the

damage; for

iodine may

Always buy disinfectants in small quantities uffelent to mest immediate needs.

Finally, when dafnfreting a bed- toom after, nx infectious #ness, remember, that 90 per cent, of the infection is centred in the dust. Wash the floors with a carbolle soap, spray the walls, and leave doors and window wide open all the time to blow away the dust that l raised,

Jullet Sanford

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HOME HINTS

CTALE scones can be freshened by dipping them in inilk' and plac- ing them in a bot oven fer about ten minutes on a greased tin. Don't soak them in the milk, just dip them in quickly, or they will become

SOLKY

To prevent mustard from going dry, make it up with a level teaspoon of all to two tablespoons of dry mustard, and it will keep fresh for å considerable time.

Don't throw away used coffee ground pack them into the drain of your sink and pour boiling water over them. They will clear and dis- Infect the drain,

If you have egg yolks left over, cover them with cold water, and they will keep fresh for severol days, To keep a fruit cake fresh and molat keep an apple or a slice of very fresh bread in the fn beside it. Breadbest as apple is inclined to flavour the cake,

remove

Soft white breadcrumbs marks from books more easily than rubber will.

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long-handled typewriter brush invaluable in the house for dusting

the

tops of boots, or any-

arth awkward corners.

thing

To make flowers last longer, in these days when flowers are scarce, remove them every evening from rooms where frès are burning.

II. A. C.

SMART

HEADLINES

DEACH! velvet is the newa

in millinery this sea- Bon-it looks very like a soft velour.

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Hair p! So hat de nigners wid a comb to the tricorne which accurca it firmly to the head,

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No damp will bring out the curl of these feathers— they are made of clipped velvet in two shades of the popular fuchsia,

Gold melul flowers, in- Rects and birde in coloured enamels and broad aliort quilla are among the new- est, trimmings,

The ostrich, though he may put his head in the sands, proudly lends hin plumes for hats this seaso

in true Edwardian style.

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Veils bunch at the side or at the back-they are mainly for show, not this winter.

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Friday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 16, 1938.

Fashion puts on the

BLACK

Toy tricorne of peach velvet trimmed with a tulle veil which is tied in a huge bow high at the back.

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Clipped velvet feather in two shades of

velvet droops gracefully over a shovel- - shaped, tip-tilted felt hat,

• Silvered cork motifs on knitting needles

are crossed on a flat round felt shape tied with long velvet ribbons.

Models by

AAGE

THAARUP

HAT

Turkey Cutlets for Christmas

Cold Turkey

With Cream

Is Good Too

ROAST turkey has been in order

for Christmas us long as can be remembered. But once the holiday in over, however, we can experiment, with the remains of the feast. Do as the native cooks in far-off Hawnli do serve your left-over turkey as a new dish combined with clor cooked Into in pineapple julco and inac cutlets.

Here are other tips on how to use

the remains of the turkey:

TURKEY IN ORBAM

Silced oold turkey

2 tablespoons butter

small onion, thinly sliced

1 cup rich cream

1 teaspoon grated horseradish

Balt, pepper and paprika

in

tasto

to

Toast Put turkey into the mucepan int which the onion and 1 teaspoon minced parsley are simmering in the buller. Bimmer until the fur- key is well heated, then add the cream and let bubble rapidly for several minutes. Add the reason- ings and serve at once with points of crisp buttered toast as a garnish. TURKHY PATTIES

241⁄2 cups mashed potatoea

* aupa chopped turkey meat

1 finely minced unten saated t

à tabiceponas bulter

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By Mary Grace

NOTHING changes so quickly as

millinery, both as regards style and colour. After the arly blues, and rich vintage wine shades of the early autumn, fashion has sobered down and put on the blacte hat.

popular fasllon and smart, 100, especially with the swept-up colf- feurs.

Hals soar upwards to reveal tho hol both at sides and back. This must have, a beautifully tidy air it your head is to have that well- groomed look in keeping with the new elegance in the whiter season's

An easy favourite is the black. tricorne. It aults practically every- one. But be careful to place it on your head 'necording to the shape of your face.

No extreme ange if your forehead inclined to width; with small piquant features perch it well for ward; the oval-shaped face needs to get the full benefit of the width.

tiny head has The woman with been really looked after this year. The trimming of clipped velvet is almost of doll-like proportions. It is so easy if you have a small face to be completely overwhelated by a hat, especially if it is of felt.

Capricious is the only word for these little hals, and you can afford to trim up your millinery with pretty little imitation ostrich feathers which are in the shops just now in great! variely, priced at a shilling or so.

For the girl who wants a hat to wear day in, day out, my advice is turn your back on such frivolities veils and feathers; they need constant care and attention, and a shower of rain will ruin them in a tninule.

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Choose a hat ke the third felt shape with its velvet ribbons and novelty silvered cork motifs on knitting needles. It is the originality of the trimming that will give your hat its fashion value.

For Your Dressing Table

own.

IF you have an old-fashioned re- volving plano stool in the Tum- ber room, now Is the time to ish it

your

It will cut and make it prove to be a most suitable and use- ful dressing stool owing to its ad- Justable height. It will enable you to twirl, caslly from side to side

without moving from your seat or almost dislocating your neck in order to regard, from every point of the result of your labours on view, your face and hair, or the most cap- tivating angle of your hat, and it takes up very little room.

Nimble fingers will make short work of a petticoat to hide its Vic- torian limb. A circle of chintz or damask on top, to match curtains or chair covers with a full gathered trill just touching the floor when the stool is wound down to its lowest level will bring it into line with most modern bedroom furnishings, while in no way interfering with, the simple mechanism.

If such a stool is not to be found In your attic, one can be bought quite cheaply, and it is really 'a good investment,

Salt and pepper Crumba

A. M, S.

Mix the mashed potatoes (left- overs may be used), the turkey, onlon and seasonings. Mix in enough milk to moisten and beat well. Mold into balls or patties, roll in dry crumbs and fry in butter. Serve hat.

JELLIED TURKEY LOAF

2 cups diced turkey

2 packages silad aspla

3 cups stock from turkey bones

1⁄2 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon grated onion

cups diced celery

2 hard-cooked eggs

1 tablespoon salt

2 tablespoons pimento

Melt the asple in 2 cups hot stock. add 1 cups cold stock and the mayonnaise. Add the seasoning, ineat and vegetables, place in the frigerator to chill, stirring . occa-

sionally unt

until it begins to thicken. Arrange the slices of egg in a wet loaf pan to garnish, turn in the tur- key mixture and chill until arm. Unmold on a platter and garnislı with ripe olives in celery cups and

'But surely, just a

Never neglect a scratch-however small. The moment the skin is broken a path for germs is opened.

Use 'Dettol at once. It is a weapon against infection. Yet for all its high- germicidal efficiency, it is

scratch. non-staining, non-poison-

ous, even pleasant to smell.

DETTOL

TRADE MAKK

THE MODERN ANTISEPTIC

DETTOL

RUCKITT & SONS LTD. (Pharmaceutical Dept.), Hull & London, England Arent-Imperist Chemical Industries (China) Ltd., Hong Kong.

Said two pretty legs with despair,

We admit our appearance

is rare.

Tho we like

the sun

We're too well

overdone. Sheathed in silk we're a tastier pair!

KAYSER

HOSIERY-UNDERWEAR

ZORIC

AIR

CONDITION

YOUR EVENING SUITS AND DRESSES

NOW !

You still have time to reviva and freshen the condition of your Evening Wear before the Festive Season.

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DOUGHNUT PUDDING

3 egg

2 tablespoons melted butter

34 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanila

1 quart milk

314 cups sliced dried out

doughnuts

If you

have douglinuts left over from your holiday frosts, convert them into this tempting variety of old-fashioned "bread" pudding. Melt the butter and combine with the beaten eggs, the sugar,

few grains salt, vanilla and milk. Put the In a buttered casserole and pour in the milk and egg mixture. Sprinkle lightly withi nutmeg and bake in a slow oven about 1 hour, Serve warm or cold with whipped cream. This maken. to B `servings.

liced doughnuts Your Christmas turkey will furnish another good dinner if you use this recipe for turkey cut- lete: Wash I cup rice. Heat 31⁄2 cupa unsweetened pineapple juice, 4 tablespoons butter and 1 small prated onion to the boiling point, stir in rice and cook until rice is tender and liquid absorbed. Stir in cup grated cheere, 2 cups chopped turkey, salt and pepper to taste. Form into cutlets, roll in crumbs, dip in egg then again, in' crumbs.¦¦ Fry, in deep fat un golden brown. Serve with cream sauce into which" minced porsley, chopped green pepper or chives and a hard-cooked egg have been stirred.

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Hankow Rd., Kowloon.

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