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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 5, 1939. .

The Great

Petticoat Mystery

WHO'S WEARING THEM-YOU CAN'T FIND ANYONE

TE, were all rather pleased at the early dress shows, to see frills peeping coyly from underneath flared and plented skirts.

They were designed to make - us young again, and we all felt

for them in a big way.

The stores put in stocks of long and short petticoats' and various types of frilling, and invented their own variations on the old-new petticoat question,

be a display of inundered ruchtings round every street corner.

Lace and Juvenile departments have, according to their own ac- counts, been selling a record number of petticoats, strips of material which can be made up into petticoats, and the underneath frills to be sewn

of hems.

All these, apparently, have just disappeared.

solution to the troublesome business. I have, of course, my own private it was provided, actually, by a young and extremely helpful young women on the staff of one of the big stores. "You know," she said, "I think what it is that Englishwonien are a lette nervous about letting much show."

That was some months ago, and where are they now? The une made up my mind to buy is still in the shop, because I'm that had about uny sort of resolution, but there are plenty of the large quantities that were made immediately after the was a certain gay abandonment in Paris dress news was released which are not still in the shops,

They were bought enthusiastically, Eo the solesgirls tell me, but I can't see them anywhere,

There was an excuse, right in the beginning, that the weather wasn't good enough for such a sudden re- turn to youth. But now, according to the store statistics, there should

Can you imagine the picture (if you haven't provided 11?) There

going up to the huberdashery coun- ter and asking for a taffeta Dr cambric petticoat. There was a cer- tain amount of delight Involved In going home and trying it on in front of Big looking gloss.

But there wasn't much pleasure in Anding out that the piece that show- td looked rather like something salvaged from the church bazaar. But sometimes it did you know. And so, rather in unger than despair, the petticoat was tucked up round

Kitchen Economics the waist and left to blush unseen,

That's my theory, but that doesn't

ONT throw away bacon rind. Tie hold any water when we come to

Din bundles and put it in your the question of the frills that the

stews and stock. It will give them stores have been selling, Friiling, a delicious flavour. In the way, too, which varies in width from any the bacon rind can be enally removed where near 3in, to 12in., is just from a dish before serving.

tacked on to the frock skirt ilself.

When all the cherries have been Now that can't be tucked up. And used from a bottle of maraschino I can't think any woman would be cherries, the liquid is usually thrown fool enough to spend money for away. The next time you have some shrewd idea that she intended to use frilling, unless she had A pretty left mix it with icing sugar and it will make a delicious and rather un- | usual feing for your cakes.

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that

Almost 1 give up. Apparently we When you have used the last drop can go into a shop and buy our skirt of flavouring in the bottle

offrilis for a full-length slip. We've essence, All the bottle with caster been told that they're smart, sugar and leave it in the tightly they're gay und very French, and corked bottle for about a week. WE STILL DON'T WEAR THEM. can then be used for sprinkling on What is done with them? Not, I cakes, jellies, sponges, and so on, trust, et used as polishing cogs. and will add a delightful touch of That fate Isn't due for another score flavour.

is

Don't throw away the liquid which usually left in the bottom of the pickle bottle. Save it and add it to

Balad

dressing instead of mustard and

vinegar. It also mokes an extremely

years.

Egg Mollets

piquant addition to meat when youERE one very seldom meets the are making sandwiches.

Her Very scion me simply

So often in cooking, the juice of a

lemon has to be used, but not then egg that is neither very hary rind, so that this is wasted. Instead holled nor very soft-merely betwixt -of- throwing the-rind -away--keep-

-1 and between

with an

and grate it up finely. Then mix To be quite correct an egg mollet

equal quantity of custer should be bolled for Ave minutes sugar, store

in un air-tight jar. then shelled very carefully, and and you can use it for flavouring. used in a variety of ways. Here are

Never waste your stalks of chull-some of its possibilities: flower. Save them, and next day cut-

them lengthwise into two or three Egg and Spaghetti

pieces according to the thickness. Tie

Boil some spaghetti till tender,

in bundles and cook as asparagus. drain well, and place on a buttered Then drain and mask with a white fireproof dish. Arrange some eggs

spaghetti, springle with 2 ozs. grated

sauce.

Do not throw away the pulp and cheese, cover with dots of butter. remaining fuice of oranges und and bake in moderate oven 20 lemons when you have squeezod

minutes.

them. Add one teaspoonful of sugar, half a sheet of gelatine, cut up, a with Rice-Indian Method wineglassful of water, and make liny individual jellies.

A Cookery Expert

Thh daytime drow, in blue crepe, has a'alim skirt, with a ruffle marking the hemline and continuing up the back to give a busilo suggestion.

Bol some rlee as for curry, and

Making Up

Up Tasty Fish Dishes

prepare some egg mollets, allowing PLAIN Jane of the fish family heat until the fat gives off a blue at least one for each person to be) -that's the humble cod. smoke, then fry your fish fillets unt!!

Well, what about

constantly. When boiling. add

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a golden brown. Drain and serve. [served.

If the fish is not properly dried it. Melt 2 ozs. murgurine in a pan-beauty treatment? A little will be watery inside. If the fat is ndd 1 oz. flour, then gradually 1titivating, the right make-up not properly hot, the fish will not breakfastcupful hot milk, stirring will transform the least in- fry to a golden crispness.

teresting of fish into quite an Steaming for Choice teaspoonfuls curry powder, pepper attractive dish. My own family and salt to inste.

Place the eggs on top of rice, pour the sauce over and serve very hot.

Devilled Eggs

look on a cod dinner as a treat. bolting, except for cod's head and Steaming fish is much better than So you will see on this page my shoulders. If you have no steamer, pet recipe for cooking cod. you can stear moderate-sized pieces Slice an onion thinly, and fry till know it is rich in vitamins, salt, put a little piece of butter or

About fish in general. We all of fish between two plates.

Season the fish with pepper and brown in hot butter. Add 2 finely chopped gherkins, a heaped teu-nourishing, good for everyone, margarine on the top, then place the spoonful made mustard, 2 breakfast-including invalids and children. fish on a greased plate. Invert an- cups good stock, the juice of half a Now, during Lent, fish is being other plate over the top and cook lemon, salt and cayenne to taste, served frequently for dinner.

over d saucepan in which the water Simmer half an hour, Meanwhile

is kept boiling. cut some neat rounds of bread, and fry them lightly in a little butter, Put these on a hot dish, place an egg on each piece of bread, und pour the sauce over.

Tyrolese Eggs

Young wives just starting their housekeeping may be glad of a few cooking hints.

How to Fry

When the fish is soft and tender to a fork it is done.

Steaming is the Ideal way of

children cooking fish for

and in- vallds, because it makes it digestible.

For frying, remember medium- Fish & Tomato Pie sized Allets are for less likely to Prepare some "egg mollets" allow- break in the, pan than very large Here is a savoury cod recipe. Ing one for each person. Heat ones. So ask your fishmonger not to Ingredients: 2 cod steaks, lälb. small_tin of tomato soup and keep cut-your-filets too large.

sliced tomatoes, salt and pepper. It warm. Cut one or two onions in First wipe your Ash and salt it chopped parsley, 12oz. flour, pint thin rings, fry till golden brown, well, leave the alt on for a few milk, browned crumbs. Put them on a sheet of greaseproof minutes, then whah off. This salt- Grease a ple-dish and place the paper and leave in the oven to dry ing greatly Improves the flavour. cod steaks in it. Sprinkle with and become crisp. This only takes a

Now dry thoroughly, wrap in a seasoning, parsley and four. Ar- few minutes

clean cloth, press very gently and range tomatoes over the fish. Add Arrange the eggs round a hot dish, make sure every atom of moisture the milk, sprinkle with the browned nour the soup over them and plle is out. Then dip the fish in batter, crumbs and place a few pieces of the anion in centre. Decorate with or egg and breaderumb, or simply butter on the top. Bake in a fairly tonated Angers of bread.

flour t

hot oven, Régulo mark at 5 for 30 Put into a pan plenty of clean fat, minutes.

Isobel

Count the "TELEGRAPHS" everywhere

Efficiency In The Home

IT always pays to do things in the home as efficiently as possible. Here arc some its that Inay help:→

Instead of tabelling each pot of Jam or pickles when you are making them, just cover the pots and then put cach jor in its place in the store- cupboard. Put your label

under section of Jam or pickles on the edge of the shelf. Instead of writ- ing out dozens of labels, you will only have to write half a dozen Or

cach

If you use American cloth for covering shelves and table-tops, you will find it a more efficient method to stick it down with a paste of four and water, instead of axing it with tacks or drawing pins. The paste should have a little sugar mixed in with it.

A very efficient pollsher can be made by putting into a calico bag a 3d. packet of prepared whiting, and sewing it up tightly. This pad will be found handy for cleaning glass,

aluminium, and brass. Have you ever

been exasperated

by the dimeulty of pushing a metal curtain-rod through network or mus

in curtains? An efficient way of doing

is to cut a

a finger from an

this

old glove and slip this over the end of the rod. Then there will be no fear of the metal damaging the material or pushing its way through the hem.

purpose.

To clean taps emelently keep an old toothbrush for this With it you can get right into the Joints and underneath the tap us well. It not only saves your knuckles from getting knocked, but it gives the tap a really brilliant polish in very little time.

Do you have your polishing cloths just bundled anyway into a "box or drawer? The efficient housewife should always keep her polishing cloths in old empty cocoa tins. Th's

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This service not only gives you Odourless Air Condition Drycleaning but also sces that missing or loose buttons are sewn on and open scams restitched.

Drycleaning is essential during this time of uncertain weather conditions to prevent clothing from getting mildewed. Don't just leave your clothes to the care of your Boy.

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Brushies and other things usually Peak Depol, hung

with up

loop of string, generally get twisted so that it is troublesome to get them off the hooks, especially in a dark cupboard. To prevent this, just try tying a small curtain ring into the top of the loop.

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Finally, when you are stitching, you should pull your needle and cotton through piece of soap. prevents the thread breaking tangling, and helps you to do the wark more efficiently.

Short Cuts

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Tired feet will soon feel rested if soaked in this solution: Dissolve two cups of Epsom Salts in two gallons of hot water.

In choosing a comb see that it has fine, strong and rounded teeth Rough teeth on a comb will break the hair and may Irritate the scalp.

An effective way to clean a pastry board or wooden spoons is by a good scrubbing with sand in place of soap.

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Obstinate machine oil stains may be removed by touching the spots with chloroform.

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