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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 5, 1939.

The

Petticoat

WHO'S

Great

Mystery

WEARING THEM-YOU CAN'T FIND ANYONE

TE were all rather pleased be a display of laundered ruchings

Wat the air rather found every siret court

to see frills peeping coyly from underneath flared and pleated skirts.

They were designed to make us young again, and we all fell 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.

That was some months ago, and where are they now? The one 1 made up my mind to buy is still in the shop, because I'm that had about nny sort of resolution, but there are plenty of the large quantities that were made immediately after the Paris dress news was released which are not still in the shops.

They were bought enthusiastically, to the salesgirla tell me, but I can't see them anywhere.

Lace and juvenile departments have, according to their Own - counts, been selling a record number of petticoats, strips of material which can be made up into petticonts, and frills to be sewn to the underneath 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 woman on the stuff of one of the big stores. "You know," she said, "I think what it is that Englishwomen are a little nervous about letting much show."

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Can you imagine the picture (if you haven't provided it?) There was a certain gay abandonment in going up to the haberdashery coun- ter and asking for a taffeta cambrie petticoat. There was a cer tain amount of delight involved in going home and trying it'on in front of the looking glass,

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, aecording to the store statisties, there should But sometimes it did you

But there wasn't much pleasure in finding out that the piece that show- ed looked rather like something salvaged from the church bazaar. know. |And so, rather in anger than despair, the petticoat was fücked up round

Kitchen Economics the waist and left to blush unseen.

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That's my theory, but that doesn't

where near 3in. to 121, 1s just tocked on to the frock skirt itself. Now that can't be tucked up. And

ONT throw away bacon rind. Tie hold any water when we come to It In bundles and put it in your the question of the frills that the stews and stock. It will give them atores have been selling, Frilling, a delicious flavour. In the way, too, which varies in width from any- the bacon rind can be easily removed from a dish before serving.

When all the cherries have been bottle of maraschino cherries, the liquid is usually thrown fool enough to spend money for away. The next time you have some trilling unless she had a pretty left mix it with icing sugar and it shrewd idea that she intended to use will make a delicious and rather un- it. usual icing for

used from a

your

cakes.

can't think any woman would be

Almost I give up. Apparently we When you have used the last drop can go into a shop and buy our skirt ot

favouring in the bottle of frillä for full-length silp. We've essence, fill the bottle with caster been told that they're smart, that sugar and leave it in the tightly they're gay and very French, and corked bottle for about a week. It WE STILL DON'T WEAR THEM. can then bd used for sprinkling on What is done with them? Not, 1 cakes, jellies, sponges, and so on, trust, uct used by polishing raga. and will add a delightful touch of That fate isn't due for another score flavour.

Don't throw away the liquid which is usually lett in the bottom of the pickle bottle. Save it and add it to salad dressing instead of mustard and vinegar. It also makes an extremely piquant addition to meat when you are making sandwiches.

years.

Egg Mollets

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HERE one very seldom meets the So often in cooking, the juice of a "egg mollet," which is simply lemon has to be used, but not the an egg that is neither very larg rind, so that this is wasted, Instead holled nor very soft-merely betwixt of throwing the rind away keep it and between!

and grate it up finely. Then mix. It To-be-quile-correct-an-egg-mollet- with an equal quantity of caster should be boiled for five minutes sugar, store it in an 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 caull-some of its possibilities: flower. Save them, and next day cut

them lengthwise into two or three Epp and Spaghetti

pieces according to the thickness. Tie)

in

bundles and

cook s usparagus.

Boll some spaghetti till tender.

Then drain and mask with a whitedrala well, and place on a buttered

Jauce.

fireproof dish. Arrange some eggs Do not throw away the pulp and spaghetti, springle with 2 ozs, grated cheese, cover with dots of butter, remaining juice of Granges and lemons when you have squeezed and bake in a moderate oven 20

minutes,

them. Add one teaspoonful of sugar, half a sheet of gelatine, cut up, a With Rice-Indian Method wineglassful of water, and make tiny individual jeliles.

A Cookery Expert

This dayume drom, la bina crepe,· has a slim'ukiri, with a "ruflo marking, iko hemlino and continuing up the back; to give

bustio suggestion.

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Making Up Tasty Fish Dishes

Boll some rice as for curry, and LAIN Jane of the fish family heat until the fat gives off a. bluc prepare some egg mollets, allowing at least one, for each person to be served.

PLAIN of hookclienty fouges

Melt 2 ozs. margarine in a pan-

Well, what about gome

a golden brown. Drain and serve.

If the Ash is not properly dried it: beauty treatment? A little will be watery inside. If the fat is ndd 1 oz. flour, then gradually titivating, the right make-up not properly kot, the fish will not breakfastcupful hot milk, stirring will transform the least in try to a golden crispness. constantly. When bolling. pdd

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

Place the eggs on top of rice, pour

and salt to taste.

the sauce over and serve very hot.

Devilled Eggs

know it

look on a cod dinner as a treat. boiling, except for cod's head and Steaming Ash 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 steam moderate-sized pieces Slice an onion thinly, and fry till

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

is rich in vitamins, salt, put a little piece of butter or Season the Ast: with pepper and brown in hot butter. Add 2 finely chopped gherkins, A heaped tea- 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- cupa good stock, the juice of half a Now, during Lent, fish is being other plate over the top and cool lemon, salt and cayenne to taste,

over a saucepan in which the water Simmer half an hour. Meanwhile served frequently for dinner.

is kept bolling...

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

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

Tyrolese Eggs

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

How to Fry

Steaming is the ident way of cooking fish for children and in- valids, because it makes it digestible.

For frying, remember medium- Fish & Tomato Pio sized filets are for less likely to Prepare some "egg mollets" allow-break in the pan than very large ing one for each person. Hent A ones, So ask your fishmonger not to. anill. tin of tomato soup and keep cut your lets too large.

| 1 worm.: Cut (one or two onions. In

Here is a savoury god recipe. Ingredients: 2 cod steaks, lb. sliced tomatoes, salt and pepper, First wipe your fish and salt it-chopped parsley, oz. flour, pint thin rings, fry til golden brown. well, leave the salt on for a few mlik, browned crumbs. Put them on a sheet of grenseproot | minutes, then wash off. This salt- Grease a plc-dish and place the Dacer and leave in the oven to dry ing greatly Improves the flavour. cod stenka in it. Sprinkle with and become crisp. This only inkas a Now dry thoroughly, wrap in a seasoning, parsley and flour. 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 pour the soup over them and pile is out. Then dip the fish in batter, crumbs and place a few pieces of the onion in centro. Decorate with or egg and breadcrumb, or simply butter on the top. Bake in a fairly toasted fingers of bread,

flour it.

hot oven, Reguló mark et 5 for 30 Isobel Put into a pan plenty of clean fat, minutes.

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Efficiency In The Home

Here

help:

always pays to do things in the home as, emetently as possible. arc some hints that may Instead of labelling each pot of jam or pickles when you are making them, just cover the pots and then put each jar its ploce in the store cupboard. Put your label under each section of jam or pickles on the edge of the shelf. Instead of writ-

out dozens of labels,

you will only have to write half a dozen or so.

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 flour 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 polisher can be made by putting into a calico bag a Jd.

packet of

prepared whiting, and sewing it up tightly, This pad will be found handy for cleaning glass, silver, aluminium, and brass.

Have you ever been exasperated by the difficulty of pushing a metal curtain-rod through network or mus- Iin curtains? An efficient way of doing this is to cut a finger from an 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.

To clean laps`efficiently keep an old toothbrush for this purpose. With It you can get right into the joints and underneath the tap as well. It not only saves your knuckles from getting knocked, but it gives the tap a really bṛlillant polish in very very little ume.

Do

just you have your pollahing sloths bundled anyway into a box or drawer?

The efficient housewife should always keep her polishing cloths in old empty cocoa tins.

This

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I HAVE NO WIFE TO LOOK AFTER MY CLOTHES SO I just phone for ZORIC service!

This service not only gives you Odourless. Air Condition Drycleaning but also aces that missing or loose buttons are Bczon on and open scama restitched.

Drycleaning is cssential 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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Brushes and other things usually Peak Depot, hung up with a loop of string,

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To prevent this, just try tying a small curtain ring into the top of

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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..

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

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

Obstinate machine olf stains may be removed by touching the spots with chloroform,

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