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Baby Bonnets for

Beach

By ELEANOR GUNN

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naturally joining ribbons together in bald con-

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of trusts, to offset straws or to be used follows that with the revival lingerie dresses, baby clothes would alone in small hats. It takes a deft walk out of the nursery into the ball- milliner's touch not to have the "outstriped," and models room or anywhere else. And not silhouette only baby clothes, no tucks, narrow presented here by an exclusive erca- Valenciennes edging, inserting and for reveal that it can be done. embroidery, but baby bonnets as nice adjustment between the white or well. Sunbonnet Sue has turned up monotone dress and the striped hat and bag may be made for resort and willing.

It seems that Purls is bringing the summer wardrobes, providing lively bonnet lato fashion prominence colour Interest and a technique of

agnio, and since it is an all-Amerl- draping.

can favourite, American designers have lost no time in developing the allhouette for resort and beach wear. Based on a livlern style, regulation "baby" bonnels of striped cottons wear, with have been designed to bench clothes.

The bonnet line spreads out with thick flange edgen in straw braids, coming under the spectature sports entegory and in line that has grown

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fashion, the bonnet le smut for se sort wear this, winter, which isn't surprising, scelog that honds are Ecen

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courat. The Metropolitan Opera House, which is the aneceu of fashionables and has been since its brilliant opening. The hooded evening wrap huge success and deservedly Almler versions It is headed south, which seems to indicate that K will be sunbonnets and baby bonnets by day, houe by night, with turbans as npleasant alternative. And speak- ing of turbans means speaking also of stripes. With stripes blazing away for dresses. It is not surprising that they have invaded millinery.

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Are You Overweight?

If you are very much overweight do not plunge directly into stren

I possible, First, exercises. consult physician and see if you need medical treatment as well as dieting and exercise. See, too, how much exercise your heart will stand.' Then go on an all-liquid diet fur one or two days, and on a rather strict 1,000 calory diet for the rest of the week.

After you have lost six or eight pounds, begin your exercises slow- ly and patiently at first, then with increased vigour of your muscles strengthen and the deposits of fut melt away. At this time you can

have a more varied and interesting diet of 1.200 calories if you are n woman, 1,400 If you are a man.

How The Tuscan Star Was Bombed

The story is now told of how the Blue Star Iner Tuscon Star (11,440 tons) was -bombed and machine gunned by a German aeroplane.

Persian

The trend this season toward nent Ittle two-plece dinner en- sembles is exemplified in This costume. It is distinguished by the simply cut gray velvet Jacket with

multi-coloured man embroidery, which closes with a zipper over the sheer gray erope dinner gown. Note the interest- ing

treatment of tucks at the front, gathering the folds of the gown into a pencil silhouette and causing the skirt to flare only slightly at the hem, as designed by Turner of the Waldorf,

45,000 "Italian” Germans Refuse

To Return

According to a Berlin telegram total of 185,305 German-speaking in- The attack took place apparently habitants of the upper Adige (Italian have, chosen to return to the shortly after the ship left England. Reich.

Tirol) Five bombs were dropped without According to the Italian Encyclo- success, and then the German machinepaedia there were 250,003 German- power-dived-and-swept the vessel's speaking-inhabitants in the Upper decker with machine gun bullets. Adine in 1920, but a number of Ger- seriously wounding the second wire-mons have left Italy in the interven less operator. The Tuscan Star's Ing ten years. anti-aircraft guns were brought into The present German population of action and the raider was Anally the distrlet is estimated at some driven off,

230,000,

therefore appear that It would Captain O. c. The cominander, Roberta, sent a wireless message to some 45,000 have declined to return a warship and the wounded munto Germany in the voluntary voting which ended on Sunday December 31.

was taken off.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELE GRAPH

February 2, 1940.

WOMEN WIN

MANY of us a lot in these times,

the brunt of the burden naturally falls on our feet.

But it's strange how a lot of women will spend time on complexions and hands and forget all about those poor overworked 'extremities until they cry out in reproach.

You can do a lot to prevent these tired, aching feet, and come. amiling through the day by gradually hard- ening them to siand the extra strain. It's simple. Just rub them daily with elther methylated spirit or toilet rau. de Cologne.

restful a

By DAPHNE

EARL

tired housewife is

Bunk your feet in

♫ footbath of warm water con- taining A Iew drops of perman. ganate of potash mixture of or a two parts of barnele powder to one of Mum.

this for ten minutes

Inat thing at night (1 suggest you rinke

a comfortable job of it and settle down with a book), and they'll feel good na new in the morning.

Put a little olive oil in the palm of your hand if your feet are inclined to he dry and sćnly, and rub them over before putting on your alockinga.

Folk whose trouble is perspiration will find a spot of methylated spirit followed by a dusting of powder made of equal parts of starch, bornele powder and zinc oxide a great help.

Save Your Stockings

'Another tip is to wash out your stockings daily. Perspiration. besides hardening the stocking, thus hurting tender feet, rots it, whereas washing in these cases will prolong the life of your 11030.

Bllateral Buch small things, but they car result in a really painful Imp.

A touch of iodine is a good beater, hat If you have to carry on with your work, paint tlie blister with collodion, put a pad of cotton wool, between blister and stocking and wear old shoes if possible.

Talking of shoes, well-fitting ones-r neither too tight nor too loose--wil help to keep you blister free. Foot- wear is now made with narrow na well

DO YOU KNOW? That you can remove fur from a kettle by bolling in 1oz of borax to a pint of water, allow to coat, then rinse well.

Burnt pile-dishes should be rubbed over with a damp cork dipped in salt. The stalna will fade.

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BUILD PERFECT HEALTH with these

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as broad hert fittings, so take special care to get this part comfortable.

round

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drill. Another thing. Tight shoes and stockings or nocks which have shrunk all encourage chilblains. as they 121- pede. the circulation. And don't be tempted to stretch cold feet before n blazing fire; this is anking for trouble! If you are unlucky and collect a chil blain or two, a mixture of equal parts say 2 drains ench, of flexible collodien. spirit of turpentine and castor oi painted on the tender spot with a brush, is a good cure.

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Chilblains mostly affect

Ingrowing toe-nails can be painful in with poor circulation; the blood-

Many folk bring this the extremie suffi- trouble on themselven by cutting the stream doesn't get clently quickly to warm up the nails down the aides in the same way extremities before they get a pain- as the finger nails.

This, together ful in

the pressure A courte of calclumn you can get caused by walking, encourages them to this is tablet form) is very beneficial grow into, the tender quick. Toe-tails to chilblaia sufferers, whose body should be cut square across the top. make-up is usually deflclent in this, An ingrowing nail can be persuaded its normal growth if you To plunge the feet alternately info to return bowls of hot, then cold water, then to snip & V plece out of the centre and rub dry vigorously, also helps to pre- push a tiny piece of collon wool under vent chilblains. If you've a tendency the nall at the olde. See that your shoe to these winter troubles, you wil is not pressing down on the toe and if greatly beneût from this nightly foot necessary bave it raised.

When the Oven's On

TF you've got the oven on for a Joint or savoury dish, it saves heat to cook a baked pudding at the same time.

All who like dumplings, clitier sweet ones or those served in n stew, will vote These a delicious treat for the second course. This is how I do them.

Baked Dumplings

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Ingredients: 4oz. flour, 2oz, shredded suet, 2 teasps, sugar, 1 egg. baking powder, a little milk.

Mix the ingredients together and into small balls. Place the form

Reinstates German

BUTTE, (UP).-German, which has not been taught in the Butte high school since it was banned during the World War, has been return- ed to the curriculum.

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dumplings into a well-greased baking. tin, and bake for 10 minutes in moderate oven.

Serve with hot syrup, jam, or mar- malade, dissolved in a little hot water. or the Julce left over from a tin of apricots or pineapple.

Tapioca. Treat

This cfcamy tapioca pudding is nice as à change from rice.

Ingredients: licz. taploca, 20% sugar. I pint mlik, a pinch of salt, 1oz shredded suct.

Soak the taplocs for 24 hours in cold water-Next-day put into a piedish with the oder ingredients, pour the milk over, stir well, and dust the top with nutmeg, Inka in n slow oven for twenty minutes,

Emergency Bread

If you run out of bread and it is early-closing day, this recipe will come to the rescue.

Ingredients: 1lb. plain flour, a tea- spoonfuls briking powder, 1 teaspoon- ful calt, milk or water to mix.

Bitpur, baking powder, and salt and mix to a soft dough with milk or water, or equal quantities of each.

Knend lightly on a floured board. shape into loaves and bake in a ho oven for half an hour,

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