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Pink Harris tweed Illuminated with hands of bold bugles · nuð metal floss embroidery makes an interesting evening wrap. The canal character of the coat in paniel tweed coupled with gillter- Ing embroidery is new. It is worn over à black nei frock, eni- brokered in pink sequins.

Fashionable Furs

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Among the new styles this season

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"Socks Sister

February 27, 1940.

Please, Susie!"

said the R. A. F.-and they could do nicely

ND article telling knit- tors exactly what the mon in the services really need.

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GETTING into an airfield these days, even with an official pass, is an exciting business.

But before well inside, a visitor had asked two of the men and the orderly sent as a guard, just what the R.A.F. mont needed in the way of comforts.

"Long socks," said the guards. "Long socks." said the orderly. And when she got to the young nd- jutant in his sanitum he smiled. "Well

" he

said, "you'd better see the equipment officer.

I think the men want long socks."

.. but

So it was hardly a surprise when Flight- Lieutenant Mackintosh presented a typewritten list of the requirements of his men to see that it was hended by

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420 PAIRS OF LONG SOCKS

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These can be any colour. For they are required solely but urgently fo wear under the gun-boots that are n necessity for alt round staff, and for airmen too around the base.

They must be long enough to edine right up to the knees and double down for extra warmth and an protection to the trousers from frie- tion with the boots. They all wear thens, especially in France, so if your mon in R.A.F.--long socks!

And they enn oll do with gloves-- long wristed, but designed to wear under not over, the sleeves of their jackets,

That should keep you knitting this week, anyway.

SHORT CUTS

Don't cut freshly made cake until

Here's How To

Knit Them

LONG SOCKS

MEASUREMENTS: Length to heel 21 inches, foot 11 inches.

MATERIALS: 7ozs, 3-ply Air Force blue wheeling wool, four No. 10 knitting needles, point at both ends, ABBREVIATIONS: K, knit: 1, purl; tog, together; rep, repeat.

USING four No. 10 needles, point at

both ends. Cost on 60 ats, join k

2, p 2 for 32 rounds. Change to k 9, p1, work 18 rounds.

79th round: K 1, k 2 tog, p 1 (k3, p 1, rep). 80th round: K 2, p 1 tk 3, repl. 80th round: K 1, p 1, (13

|p1| rep). Reb 80th round four times..

91st round; P 2 tog (k 3, p 1, rep};; 92nd round: P 1 ( 3, p 1, rep). Rep times. 07th round:

some gloves, too

is the silver fox cape designed with it cools-unless you do not mind if Dend round low rep), f.w. K 3. K3: Divide sts twenty-four for heel with leave 3 sis turn. K 13 sts, k2 toy, k

furskins running down Instead uf round. The effect is to provide an attractive frame for the face, for al- though the capes are collarless, the Cur nestles high on the shoulders. For evening wear, capes of white foxsitin dyed blue have found accept-

ance,

Copper-tinted allver fox ties and capes are featured in fur displays. Only the top hairs of the silver fox #re copper-tinted, and the sliver sheen shines through. These arc quite distinct in hue from natural red fox. The colouring is rich and hus a delightful Butunnil touch, The copper-tinted silver foxskins made their appearance a few months ago.

In fur coats, the requirement to- day is for a medium-prleed garment which, elegit in appearance, “is” proctient and warm-a coat, in fact, which can be worn equally well in country or town.

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It is unattractive.

If you have made your frosting A bit too soft and the layer cake is inclined to lip off unevenly, run a few toothpicks through the layers to hold them in place until the icing hardens.

P 2 tog (k 3, p 1.

I five rounds.

102nd round (K 1, p 1,

tog)

|K 2. p 1 (k 3, p 1, rẹp), f.w.k 3.

Work live rounds then continue to dee every sixth round at the centre

untit-48 sts remain, then continue k

3, p 1 for twenty-six more rounds,

Some Butter-Saving Hints

DON'T waste butter by allowing it in kippers or other fish where the to stick to the, wrapping paper, sardine taste would be no drawback. To make sure it all comes of, put

Milk should be taken as much as

wiches.

it under the cold tap before you un possible, particularly those who have wrap it. Use the greasy paper for hard work and worry to face, for it Hining cake tins or, wrapping sand- goes a long way to make up the war

„time deficiencies in bulter_and_sugar, In cold weather when you have tu

Cream, bondon and Inetle cheeses melt butter, only warm as much as make excellent spreads for bread to you require at the monent and never serve with salads, celery, or fruit. absent-mindedly leave it in the oven with them there is really no neces- to go to all.

sity to use butter at ali.

There is a preference for which hang straight down, though some are shaped. The new blended spread easily is to mix it with ink rather, heavy on the butter, and it A good way of making butter Tunst tempts most people to be musquash with the narrow stripe, in the proportion of a pound to also wastes gas, so we should do well and the bronze seal, which is both pint. Put the butter in a basin. hard-wearing and smart, have con- edderable oppen. For evening wear

worm the milk and pour it over, then back to tuntoasted bread for breakfast and tea. After all, toast with cream them well together dyed ermine is still in demand.

Is only an acquired taste. .spoon.

Dyed Canadian squirrel skins worked in the same manner as dyed. ermine have been much in favour for coats. Persian lamb is similarly in demand when worked into smart -three-quarter coats, usually with a

small collar.

While both dyed and ank mus- quash have a prominent place in the displays there is considerable vogue

for beaver lamb because it wears well, is not too bulky, and is both warm and sinari,

The beaver lamb coals have the full swing back, and the accentuated square shoulders.

Ocelot coats which in pence-time were mainly associated with sporting occasions, find favour with many who are now obliged to live in the country. Some of the ocelot coats may be seen with beaver facings.

For visibility, white beaver lamb, -which is hard-wearing, is a choice. It is worm, and has a neat "leddy tear" appearance.

WASH FATIGUE ACIDS

OUT OF ACHING TENNIS ARM When your arms and logs get tlf and more after an unusual 'tannia game, there's a reason for it. It means faligus nelda in your musclos are making them awoll and stiffen. Rub on Absorbins Jr. It spoede the blood through the muscles and the blood washes away the fatigue acide. Prompt rallef follows.

Absorbine Jr. gires double-acting re- Hef because it penetraton deep under the akin where the pain la, and can be maa- anget-attacking the pain two ways at once.Try abottle of reliable AbsorbineJr. today. A little goes far and It's clean and nay to us.

is. No musa or stain. Sold In ́all good stores.

ABSORBINE JR.

For yeam has relieved socs muscles, muscu lar aches, brutaus, enis, apvalue, abrastong:

Another way is to mix together

Must of us are a little extravagant with butter for table use on muffins equal parts of butter and margarine. Warm them slightly, crean them well and tea-cakes and our cheese bis- together, shape and put into a cool cails. Mashed potatoes. place.

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Make good use of any dripping you Rel from your meat. Good dripping can be substituted for butter in making pastry, especially if it is. to be used for savoury ples, and it will also make you a good family coke. Spread on wholemeal bread with plenty of salt and totich of

and

savouries, ́also neevunt for more of it than they ought.

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In all these little ways uncomfortable in the least. economise without making ourselves

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Prune Preserves

Worcester sauce, dripping is delicious. DELICIOUS and economical jams

and marmalades enn be made from Prune and apple jam is made with three cupfuls of prunes, stoned and chopped, four cupfuls of If you are in the habit of adding apples, peeled and chopped, one cup- a few dabs of butter to a milk pud- ful of finely chopped blanched al- ding, put a spoonful of finely chopped monds and two sliced lemons, Mix sives externutriment inst use it slowly to boillur point in a preserving delightfully creamy.

boiling pan, then add two cupfuls of brown

Coolt till sugar.

the mixture

Bacon fat is useful for frying when in the case of sausages and chops. the bacon flavour is na objection, as Prunes.

and makes

To take the place of butter, other thickens; add the almonds, and furn foods which contain fats and oils into jars. should be eaten freely. Nuts have

plenty of fat in them, and though Use for prune marmalada 3 lb# of most fruits contain none there is a prunes to 2 lbs of sugor, Wish and ilitle in bananas, grapes, dates, and soak the prunes for alx hours, thion ratains.

A Valuable Fat

stew them until tender, Remove stones and chop Anely, Add two. thinly sliced lemans, removing ell Olive oil is a valuable fat that pips and hard pith. Turn the mix- could be used more than it is in this tures into a preserving pan with the country. You may not like the ideal sugar, slightly warmed,"

of using it much for cooking, but a Stir with a wooden spoon until the steak grilled in olive oil is really sugar has dissolved, then boil gently good, Sardines tinned in oil we toke until a little of the syrup sets, when as a matter of course, though most of tested on a cold plate. Pour into us throw away the surplus all. How jara and cover when cold. ever, it could cnally be used for fry-]

TWEEDSMUIR ASHES

Carried Across Atlantic On British Warship

London Feb, 20,

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at Plymouth from a British warship to-day,

A naval guard of honour with rities reversed was mounted at the landing place. Lord Tweedsmulr's two sons and the Lord Mayor of Plymouth awaited the casket,

The urn was put on a train for The casket containing the ashes of London and will be buried in Scot the late Lord Tweedsmuir was landed 'lond.-Reuter.

twenty-four on to st holder and leave

in the centre, transfer 1, leave 1 st turn. for time being.

Heel: K 1, slip 1, rep,p rep last 2 rows 12 times.

P 14, sis, p 2 tog, p 1, leave 1 st turn. K 15 sts, k2 to. P 15 sts.

back P2 toy. K across 16 cts. Pick up 14 sts at left side of heel, k 3, p 1 24 sts from st holder. Pick up 14 sts on

K 16 sts, k2 tog, k 1, kavo 6 sts right side of heel, leaving 22 sts on turn. P 10 rts, p 2 tog, p 1, leave 5 each side needle, 24 sts on front. sts turn. K11 sta, k 2 tog, k 1, leave Work I round,

3 sts turn. P 12 sts, p 2 tog. p. 2nd round: K 20 ste, k 2 tog (ic 3, p 1, rep 24 sis), k 2 tog, k 20 sis Work 1 round,

The Duchess of Windsor wore this Molyneux model of soft black woollen at the gala reopening of the Paris 'opera recently. The wide lapels are covered with Illie velvet bows of vivid · sapphire blue, and the ballata are covered with the same colour velvet. With it, the Duchess wore pearls olioker style, and a small cap. shapa from Talbot, of black natin upcurving "Question mark" fancy of cou.

PETSAMO FLEET

Paris Feb, 20.

4th round: K 19 sts, 2 tog (k 3, p 1, rep 24 sts), te 2 tog, k 19 sts. Work 1 round. Rep last 2 rounds until 12 sts remain on each skle needle and 24 on front needle then continue without further shaping for 36 rounds.

Toe: Beginning at left side needle, 1 k 10 sts, k2 fog, k 2 tog, k 20 sts, ki 2 to 2 log, k 10 Bls. Work 1 round. Rep dee, at the same places every second round until 10 sts re- main. Knit tog and cast off or graft the toe.

GLOVES

Soza: Kwiknit wool, four No. 12 knitting needles,

LEFT GLOVE

AST on 48 sts, k 2, p 2 for 38 rounds. 30th round: Knlt. 40th round: P1, k 3, p 1, knit remainder, 41st round: Repeat 40th round, 42nd round: P1, Ine 1, k 1, ine 1, k 1. p 1, knit remainder. Continue Increasing at the same place every 4th round until sts for the thumb are increased to p1, k 17, p 1, then work 6 more rounds.

First Anger: Knit 6 sts, slip 30 sis on to thread of wool. Cast on 2 ats, knit remaining 9 sis, Knit for 26 rounds. 29th round: K 2 tog all round, draw in remaining sis.

Second finger: Take next 6 sta at cach side, pick up 3 sts between finger, then cast on 3 sts. Knit 32 rounds, Anish same as 1st Anger. Third finger. Take next 5 sts at each side. Pick up 3 sts. between finger, cast on 3 sts. Knit for 28 rounds, finish ng first finger.

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12 sts. Pick up 4 sts. Knit for 20 HONOLULU, SAN

rounds, Anish në firat finger.

Thumb: Take 17 sts from thread FRANCISCO,

of wool. Pick up 0 sts, knit 1 round. ANGELES

2nd round: K 15 sts, k2 tog, k 4 sts,

k 2 log. Work 3 rounds.

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8th round: K. 10 sts, k2 fog, I 2 SYDNEY, MELBOURNE,

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20 rounds have been worked, finish via MANILA, & Way Ports [as first Anger,

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Repeat instructions of left glove LES, CASABLANCA, afc.

up to dividing ats.

First finger: KD ats, cast on 3 cls, | VANCOUVER and SEATTLE slop 30 sts on to thread of wool, knif remaining ats. Repeat remainder ¡of Instructions of left glove. Finish the ends carefully, Press with hot ron and damp cloth.

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