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Tell me,

doctor

About disinfectants-for personal use, I meat. Surely his unwise to use strong, staining chemicals that have to be measured so carefully! What is good that in really pleasant as 'well ... 7"

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Can You Write Letters?

TN modern times the' toas of letter- Inr about phraseology and paragrapli-

writing as an art has been widely ing; let your dietion be vivid and, deplored; but now with the minimis- personal de in daily life, and never Ing of telephone conversations and mind it a certain inxily creeps Into the necessary parting of many friends, your style. letters become again an. Important means of communication.

It is often a help in this breezy and Individual kind of letter-writing_lo Letter-writing is an art; if you omit the formal opening "dear So- would establish an Intimate and per-and-so." Frequently when one has sonal contact through the written written, that the first sentence be- word, with scattered friends, you will comes a problem; rather start as you have to avoid every silted phrase would a conversation, and give free rein to your pen na the Ink flows on to the parchment.

Those letters are going to be the sole bond between so many people in It is extraordinary how voluble you the coming months that it is worth ta inny be when you run up against a little thought to develop this friendly long-lost acquaintance, and how art. I. you can find the right way sterile you become of anecdotes and of expressing personality on your personal happenings when you start paper, stomp and envelope need no to write to an absent one. First of longer enclose a cold formule, but all it's rather a good idea to go about will become an individual and warm with your eyes and ears open all day, contact which can bridge endless and to store up and remark all sorts mites.

of tie incidents which would Interest So-and-so.

Au Hour for Writing

Amusing details of your reaction and those around you to the new find circumstances in which you

-yourself, and all sorts of minor in- cidents with illustrate for more truth-

C. R. M

To Make A Bright Belt

fully the life around you than a well-DELTS, you may think, are a small phrased but forced account, expressly Bem our dress and quite

written.

Then, set aside a certain time of the unimportant; on the contrary, they day or week for letters; have a small to the plainest of frocks.

can give a smart, well-finished 'look table or desk ret somewhere in

privacy, and even if guests overflow Why not try to brighten up a dark your other rooms, take pen and paper i frock? Make a belt in wool, and the to your bedroom bureau, Don't over- brighter the wool the better it will│ look the importance of a pen at jook. Brown and yellow, or pink and flowe-continual dipping may dry up green make a good two-colour con- your eloquence. Then Just imagine frasi: your pen friend is with you in the room, and begin to detall those in- cidents or you would It you were from wost. All you require to start lulking. No need to be too particu- is a crochet hook, and one or two balls of wool in whatever colour suits your dress.

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It is a simple matier to make a belt

ON Ironing day put the dish towels First of all crochet a chain the size under the Ironing sheet and they of your waist. Add on extr Wo will be beautifully troned and ready inches for folding under at each end to fold away by the time the Ironing of the belt. Now start to work in Is finished.

double crochet until you come to the When you are sewing pull needle end of the chain. To keep the work and cotton through a piece of soap. Bat go twice in to the last stitch in This prevents the cotton getting the row. Now carry on along the tangled and makes for caster work-other side of the belt. Keep working Ing.

like this until the belt is the desired width. This you will decide for your- self; you may want it narrow, or you may wish it to be very wide.

Boldness Is Over-Done

TULARE, Cal.

When you have the desired width turn in the ends and 'hem with strong throad the same colour as your wool, If you have any woot left you could use it instead of thread.

November 3, 1939.

Marshmallow Dainties

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Meringue will stand up higher a generous, plach of baking noda la added to the beaten egg whites

BOX of marshmallows in the furder does not mean merely that

Sook raisins, dates, currnnis and there are delicious sweetmonts that for five minutes in a little bolling might be served at any time. As a matter of fact the box has grown water and they will blend better with from a small one to a fine large one other ingredients in any recipe. where the housewife bos learned something of the delightful ways of marshmallows in cookery,

Just a few recipes wil show some Of all places to drive a stolen car,

Now make two small chains and for the more strategic uses for this a youth mude the mistake of driving fashion them to loops. Sew these iry sweet with the gelatine base. one right up to a parade here. ac on to one side of your belt, and on Try them, and you will get a plenaant cording to police. An officer handling the other side sow large buttons, surprise. the crowds, notleed the license plate, which you can buy for a few pance arrested the driver in front of hun- at any store. Now all you have to Rich Marshmallow Frosting dreds of onlookers and took him off do is fasten the loops over the but-

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to the city jait only a few steps tons, and your belt is ready. away,

It's smart to wear flowers this season. Smart women adore ills luxurious arrangement of gardenias to wear on a beige twill coat. Nole the matching wristlet to wear on the glove.

Use a double boiler for this cake frosting, Pince in the upper pan 1 cup brown sugar, 1 egg white, pinch of solt, 3 tablespoons cold water. Bent until well combined and then place over boiling water. Beat steadily until the mixture rises up in peaks (7 minutes.) Remove from hont and add 12 marshmallows, quartered. Fold in. Cool thoroughly. Bent 34 cup butter until very Hght. Add Ï egg yolk and bent again. Add. teaspoon vanilia. Fold the cooled sugar mixture very lightly into the egg yolk mixture. Spread on cold

cake.

"Marshmallow Deinlï'

Before cleaning behind 4 radiator, spread A dampened newspaper underneath it to catch the falling dust,

When hanging out the wash, sew a clothespin bag onto a clothes hanger and push it along the line as you hang the laundry, so that you won't have to stoop for the clothespins.

To prevent skins of apples from wrinkling or bursting la baking, slil the skips beforehand In three or four places, to allow the steam to escape.

When Sun Tan Fades

WOMEN who have acquired a bes

coming coat of tan during the summer months and are trying to lese-it-again-as-"quietly? -possible. will find a slightly faundleed look -Whip until stiff 1 cup cream. Add ran be avoided by using a dcep lb marshmallows, cut in small ramellla coloured face powder with pieces. 1 tablespoon sugar, pinch of rouge and Hipstick of a rose lan salt. 1 cup drained small pineapple shade.

cubes. 2 sliced bananas. 1 cup

chopped nuts. Flavour to taste with Earrings, too, can be used to lone vanilla or other flavouring extract. with the changing complexion. Tiny Line small dishes with sponge fingers stud earrings of platinum are ideal and pile in the marshmallow mix- for wear with hair bleached by the ture.

sun, and at the same time do not emphasise the tan of the skin. Stand in a very cool place for For evening wear sapphires set in several hours before serving. Garnish cach serving with a halved cherry.

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If desired, halved cherries may re-slipped to the ears or fixed in the place bananas, and finely chopped. curls on the forehead, contrast well Serve, hot or cold, on sponge pud- with the rosy-coloured make-up de- manded by foding runtan. These ding, gingerbread.

items should be worn with deep blue! eyeshadow.

Ginger, Marshmallow Sauce

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Place in the top of a double boiler 11⁄2 cup warm water and 16 chopped marshmallows. Cover and heat until The marshmallows have melted. Add 4 tablespoons sugar and pinch of enlt to 3 lightly beaten eng yolks. Stir the marshmallows and water into this and return to double boller. Stir and cook 2 minutes. Remove from TOLEDO, O.-Thirty pupils in the heat and add a tablespoons finely sixth grade of Washington school chopped preserved ginger. În syrup have turned from blowing soap and teaspoon grated orange rind, bubbles to buliding castles: In their Serve, hot or cold, on sponge pud-study of medieval-architecture, they ding. gingerbread.

carved from soap a reproduction of ai castte.

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Shouettes for uvening arc making fashion nows this autema. Here the high waisted· Empire lino with floating back panel lends height to the wearer. Black is used for this long sleeved din- ner gown with the flattering de- college outlined in dull gold braid. A side view is shown in the figure on the wall.

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Dr. Barnardo's Homes benefit by £89,000 under the will of Florence Edith Wearing, of Wimbledon, who dieil recently, leaving £70,000. Es- tate duty amounted to £13,425, and the only other bequest was one of £100. The gift to Barnardo's was in memory of her parents.

This wool Jersey dress has un- pressed pleats all around. I kas`a`plam skirt and mons green blouse. The -belt le red suede with a coin purse in centre front. slido closed.

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