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Pink Harris tweed Dluminated with bands of hold bugles and metal floss embroidery makes an The interesting evening wrap. casual character of the coat in pastel tweed coupled with glitter- ing embroidery is new. It is worn over a black nel frock, em- broidered in pink sequins.
Fashionable Furs
CILVER fox. which has been a popular vogue for several sen- Lobs, still holds its own: both as a
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In tle, or a cape,
continues favour.
Among the new styles this season
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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
"Socks Sister
February 27,
1940.
Please, Susie!"
said the R. A. F.-and they could
do
nicely with
ND article telling knit-
ters exactly what the men in the services really need.
GETTING into an airfield these days, even with an official pass, is an exciting business.
But before well inside, a visitor hnd asked two of the men and the orderly sent as a guard, just what the R.A.F. most needed in the way of comforts.
"Long socks," said the guards. "Long socks.' said the orderly. And when she got to the young ad- jutant in his sanitum he smiled. "Well
Anid, "you'd better see the equipment officer,
I think the men want long socks."
"he 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 headed by
420 PAIRS OF LONG SOCKS
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These can be any colour. For they are required solely but urgently to wear under the gum-boots that are a necessity for all ground staff, and for airmen too around the base.
They must be long enough to come right up to the knees and double down for extra warmth and as a protection to the trousers from Iric- ilon with the boots. They all wear them, especially in France, so if your man is R.A.F-long socks!
And they can all do with gloves long wristed, but riesigned to wear under not over, the sleeves of their jackets,
That should keep you knitting this werk, anyway. ·
SHORT CUTS
Don't cut freshly made cake until
Instead of It
Here's How To
Knit Them
LONG SOCKS MEASUREMENTS: Length to heel 21 inches, foot II inches,
MATERIALS: 7ozs. 3-ply Air Force blue wheeling wool, four No. 10 knitting needles, point at both ends. ABBREVIATIONS: K,, knit; p. purl; top. together; rep, repeat.
ISING four No. 10 needles, point at both ends. Cant on 60 sts, join k 2, p 2 for 32 rounds. Change to k 3, ip 1, work 18 rounds.
some gloves,
too
is the silver fox cupe designed with it cools-unless you do not mind if 02nd round was rep). (.w. K 3. K3. Divide sts twenty-four for heel with leave 3 sts turn. K 13 sts, k 2 toy, k
furskins running down Tound, The effect is to provide an attractive frame for the face, for al- though the capes are callarless, the fur nestles high on the shoulders. white For evening wear, capes of faxstin dyed blue have found accept-
ance.
Copper-tinted silver fox ties and capes are featured in fur displays. Only the top hairs of the silver fox silver ure copper-tiated, and the
sheen shines through. These are quite distinct In hue from natural red fox. The colouring is rich and bas a delightful auttannal touch. The mude copper-tinted silver foxstins their appearance a few months ago.
is
In fur couts, the requirement to- day is for a medium-priced garment which, elegant in appearance, practical and warm-a cont, in fact, which can be worn equally well in country or town.
There is a preference for coals though which hang straight down, some are shaped. The new blended musquash with. the narrow stripe, and the bronze seul, which is bath hard-wearing and smart, have con- diderable appeni. For evening wear dyed ermine is still in demand,
squirrel Dyed Canadian worked in the sume minner as dyed ermine have been much in favour for couts. Perslan lamb is similarly in demand when worked into mart three-quarter eouts, usually with a small collar.
skina
weurs
is unattractive.
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If you have made your frosting a bit too soft and the layer cake is inclined to slip off unevenly. run a few toothpicks through the layers to hold them in place until the icing hardens.
29th round: K 1, k 2 tor, p 1, (k 3, p1, rep). 80th round: K 2, p 1 (k 3, 1, cp). 86th round: K 1, p 1, (k3.pi rep). Reb 88th round four times.
91st round: P 2 tog (k 3, p 1, rep). 02nd round: P1 (k 3, p 1, rep). Hep four times. 07th round: P 2 log (2 ip 1 Ave roun
102nd round (K 1, p 1, k tog): K2, p1 (3, p 1, rep), f.w. k 3.
Work live rounds then continue to dec every sixth round at the centre until 48 sts remain, then continue k. 3, p 1 for twenty-six more rounds.
Some Butter-Saving Hints
ONT waste butter by allowing it ing kippers or other fish where the we to the Wrapping paper, sardine, faste would be no drawback.
To make sure it all comes off, pul it under the rold tap before you un- wrap it. Use the greasy paper for lining cake tins or wrapping and wiches.
Milk should be taken us much na
possible, particularly those who have hard work and worry to face, for it -goes-a-lout-way-to-make up the war time deficiencles in butter and sugar. Cream, bondon and lactic cheeses In cold weather when you have to melt butter, only warm as much as make excellent spreads for bread to you require at the moment and never serve with salads, celery, or fruit.! absent-mindedly leave it in the oven with them there is really no neces- |
sity to use butter at all. to go to all.
basin,
A good way of making butter Toast tempts most people to. be spread easily is to mix it with milk rather heavy on the butter, and it in the proportion of a pound to also wastes gas, so we should do well untoasted brend for to go back pint. Put the butter In a warm the mik and pour it over, then breakfast and tea. After all, toast
Is only an acquired taste. cream them well together with spoon.
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cuits.
Most of us are a little extravagant Another way is to mix together equni parts of butter and margarine, with butter for table use on muffins Mashed potatoes. fishi and Warm them slightly, cream them well and ten-cakes and our cheese bis- together, shape and out into a cool savouries, also account for more of
It than they ought.
In all these little ways economise without making ourselves uncomfortable in the least.
pince.
.Use. Dripping
Make good use of any dripping you
get from Cast
your meat. Good
While both dyed and tank mus- quash have a prominent place in the displays there is a considerable vogue dripping can be substituted for butter in making pastry, especially if it is to be used for savoury pics, and it will also make you a good family enke. Spread on wholemeal bread with plenty of salt and a touch of
for beaver lumb because well, is not too bulky, and is both warm and smart.
The beaver lamb coats have the full swing back, and the accentuated
• square shoulders.
Ocelot coats which in peace-time were mainly associated with sporting with many occasions, find favour who are now obliged to live in the country. Some of the occlot coats may be seen with beaver facings,
For visibility, white benver lamb, which is hard-wearing, is a choice. It is warm, and has a nent "eddy Gear" appearance,
WASH FATIGUE ACIDS OUT OF ACHING TENNIS ARM!
When your arms and legs got stlď and more after an unusual tennis game, thuro's a reason for it. It moans fatigue acide in your muscles are making them swoll and stiffon, Rub on Absorbine Jr. It speeds the blood through the musclos and the blood washes away the failque Acids, Prompt rollef follows.
Absorbing Jr. givee double-acting re- ilot because it penetrates drop under the skin where the pain is, and can be mas- anged-attacking the pain two ways at ence.Try bottle of reliablo Absorbiner. today. A little goes for and it's clean and easy to use. No muss or atain, Hold in all good stoready :~
ABSORBINE JR.
For yours has relieved esce muscles, touscu- rachen, brufen, cale, opralos, abrasion
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Prune Preserves
Worcester sauce, dripping is delicious. D
Bacon fat is useful for trying when the bacon flavour is no objection, as Prunes. in the case of sausages and chops.
can
ELICIOUS and economical jams and marmalades can be made from)
Prune and apple far 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 sup- a few dubs of butter to a milk pudful of finely-chopped blanched al- ding, put a spoonful of inely choppedjmonds and two sliced lemons. Mix suet in the pudding instead. This apples, lemons, and prunes, bring gives extra nutriment and makes it slowly to boiling point in a preserving pan, then add two cupfuls of brown Cook Lill the delightfully creamy.
mixture sugar.
and
To take the place of butter, other thickens; add the almonds, and turn
olls into jars, foods which contain fatu should be eaten freely. Nuls have
Use for prune marmalade 3 lbs of plenty of fat in them, and though most fruits contain none there is a prunes to 2 lbs of sugar. Woah and little in bananas, grapes, dates, and soak the prunes for six hours, then rnisins.
A Valuable Fat
all
stew them until tender. Remove stones and chop nely. Add two thinly-sliced lemons, removing Olive oil is a valuable fai that plps and hard pilh. Turn the mix- could be used more than it is in titis lures into a preserving pan with the country. You may not like the idea auger, slightly warmed."
of using it much for cooking, but n Stir with a wooden spoon until the steak grilled in olive oil is really ougar han dissolved, then boil gently Food. Sardines tinned in oil we take until a little of the ayrup sets, when as a matter of course, though most of tested on a cold plate. Pour into us throw away the surplus cil. How-jara and cover when cold. ever, it could easily be used for fry-
TWEEDSMUIR ASHES Carried Across Atlantic On British Warship
W. D.
at Plymouth from a British warship
lo-day.
A naval guard of honour with rifles
reversed was mounted at the landing
place. Lord Tweedsmuir's two sons and the Lord Mayor of Plymouth awaited the casket,
London, Feb. 20.
The um who put on a train for! The casket containing the ashes of London and will be buried in Scot- the late Lord Tweedsmuir was landed Band.--Reuter,
decreases in the contre, transfer 1, leave 1 st turn. twenty-four on to st holder and leave P14, sts, p 2 tog, p 1, leave 1 st turn. K 15 sts, k2 tog. P 15 sts. for time being.
Heel: K 1, slip 1, rep., 1 back 14 sts at tett side of heel, k 3, p i 24 pky. K across 16 stx., Pick up rep last 2 rows 12 times.
sts from st holder. Pick up 14 sis on
K 10 sts, k2 to, k 1, leave 5 sts right side of heel, leaving 22 sta on turit. P 10 sts, 1 2 to. p 1. leave 5 each side needle, 24 sis on front. sts turn. K 11 sts, k 2 tog, k 1, leave Work I round.
3 sts turn. P 12 sts, p 2 tog, p 1,
The Duchess of Windsor wore this Molyneux medct of sofi black woollen at the gala reopening of the Paris opers recently. The wido lapels are covered with little velvet bows of vivid sapphire blue, and the buttons are covered with the KAMO colour velvet With it, the Duchess wore pearls choker style, and a small cap shape from Talbot, of blacść satiri with an npourving "Question mark" fancy of sog.
PETSAMO FLEET
Paria, Feb. 20.
2nd round: K 20 sis, k 2 tog (k 3, p1, rep 24 sts), k 2 tog, k 20 sts Work 1 round.
4th round: K-10 sis, 2 tog (k 3, p 1, rep 24 sts), i 2 tog, k 19 sts. Work i round, Rep last 2 rounds until 12 sts remain on each side needle and 24 un front necelle then continue without further shaping for 36 rounds.
Toe: Beginning at left side needle, 10 sts, k2 tog, k 2 tog, i 20 sts, k 2 tog, K 2 tog, k 10 sis. Work 1 round, Rep dee at the same places every second round until 16 sts re- main. Knit tog ind east olf or graft the toe.
GLOVES
Sozs. Kliknit wool, four No. 12) kuitting needles.
LEFT GLOVE
AST on 48 sts, k 2, p 2 for 38 40th rounds. 39th round: Knit. round: P1, k 3, p 1, knit remainder. 41st round: Repeat 40th round, 42nd round: P1, Inc 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 p 1, k 17, p 1, then work 0 more rounds.
First finger: Knli 6 sts, slip 30 sta
on to thread of wool. Cast on 2 sls, kult remaining 9 sis, Knit for 20 rounds. 29th round: K 2 tog all round, draw in remaining sts.
Second Anger: Take next 6 sis at jeach side, pick up 3 sts between finger, then east on 3 sts. Knit 32 rounds, finish same as lat finger. Third Anger: Toke next data at each side. Pick up 3 sts. between Anger, cast on 3 sts. Knit for 20 rounds, finish as first anger,
Fourth finger:.. Take remaining
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12 ats. Pick up 4 sts. Knit for 28 HONOLULU, SAN
rounds, finish or first änger.
Thumb: Take 17 sts from thread FRANCISCO, of wool. Pick up 6 zis, linit 1 round. ANGELES 2nd round; X 15 sts, k 2 tog, k 4 sts,
2 tog. Work 3 rounds.
6th round: K 16 sts, k 2 tog, k 2 sta, kc 2 tog. Continuo knitting until 20 rounds have been worked, finish
as first finger.
RIGHT GLOVE Repeat Instructions of left glove up to dividing sts.
First Anger: K 0 sts, cast on 3 sts, slop 36 sts on to thread of wool, knit remaining 6 sls. Repeat remainder of Instructions of left glove. Finish the ends carefully. Press with hot Iron and damp cloth.
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