Both of the models illustrated abuvo are trimmed with bows, a type of garniture much in favour with Nicole de Paris. They provide colour and often height Reading from left to right.
A brim dipping in front and lifted and manipulated at the sides,
is fashioned of black saturn braid, black or postel ribbon arranged In
A series of loops and ends across the front.
Next is a ruffled disk, of pale French blue lines, with bows of pink grosgrain.
Knitting Hints For Busy Women
you are a knitter who is also a all over your work, which are made. busy housewife, and find you have by haphazard tying.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 1, 1940.
Eyes
are
Worth Minding
THE PRESENT war has of all classes is regarded as a wise national safeguard and is becoming
more
.
nomadic tribes headed the list for
no vision.
made women in Britain rapidly more common.
eye-conscious. than
These three have one thing in formerly. Unusual condi- ourselves to cure
IN adult life naturally it is up to near vision is no constant part of common-converging the eyes for tions
our precious their life or work. This fact has unaccustomed vision. And how very carelessly we news value for us. and tasks (such as ambulance-
Near vision work (whether it be
driving and muni-
tion work) bring
the subject of the
normni everyday eye much into dis-
posseca 7
do it at times!
for
In certain occupations Parliamen- reading, writing, stitching, watch-
..
by Dr. Mary Anthony
be
malting, etc.) should be held below but not directly
below, the level of the eyes, and about 10 to 18 inches away. If you find this
Mutton Hams
cussion. and make us realise tury laws, social conselence and the position and distance uncomfortable sharply how essential sound, ilke have stepped in to protect the it would be wise to consult an eye healthy vision is to modern life. furance men, steel hands, glass
worker's eye. Emery-wheel workers, specialist without delay. Then, in all fairness to hard- blowern, tinplate workers etc, all do
Eyes that tire easily, "sani-puper" working eyes, the question arises; well to thick the eye with glansen, eyes resulting from chill winds and how can we respect the vision we The acetylene welder uses sage-green elty dust, smoke-troubled eyes, and Kongies find the electro-welder eyes with "Itchy" lashes: these are glasses with blue-ruby-blue lenses.
"home-remedy" eyes, and they can Goot sight begins in the nursery. But there are many occupations he soothed and strengthened by a Direct sunlight (or a bright arti- still where protective goggles might little simple treatment at night, Belaf light) should never be allowed help to prevent repeated mild irrita- to play fiercely the delicate on of the eyes--for instance, maturing eyes of the infant. Tree- workers in line wool, woodworkers dappled shude for out-of-door sleep and motor drivers out
cunstantly ing, and a wide-brimmed hat for all kinds of inclement weather. out-of-door toddling and romping interesting question of the normal or ham may prove a suitable subs
Talking of motoring brings up the brilliant sunshine--these are
THE suggestion that mutton bueen Im- portant points for the young child's eye's reaction to night vision. eye-safety.
known now that from the moment of novelty for many people, but in It stitute for ordinary bacon has the spice we enter the dark our vision sensiti sume places bacon or harn cured from The eye muscles governing near vity mounts steadily for about imutton is quite commonplace. vision are very unstable in the first minutes and even increases slightly years of life and so little toddler and after that.
Commenting on the fact that in alloived to use them too continuously, to hang about in the dark for a few a letter-writes to The Times ques pre-school folk ought not to This suggests that it would be wise hams used to be very well known, Scotland many years ago, mutton Toys must be large. Stringing of minutes after teaving a brightly 1 curing recipes small beads, stitching of doll's gar- post rather than
from centuries-old and alphabet-learning
attempt to ments
are over immediately the wheel of anis from a book dated 1784:-
take cookery books. The following recipe occupations to be left until well into ambulance or bus, or undertake any kindergarten years.
other responsible night task,
Then the plain pedestrian would of a pound of brown sugar will do Half a pound of bay salt, a quarter SCHOOL years also 110id their do well to remember that peering three or four mution hams (if they dangers for the younx eye. The lets you nowhere. If you wish to are very large allow, half an ounce modern schoolchild has a right to see en object more distinctly in the of saltpetre to each ham), one ounce insist: that the desk at which he dark look slightly to the side of it of Jamaica pepper, two drops o spends about one-half of his waking u
dark-vixion
сус cells (the cloves and a nutmeg or two. Beat ás tiey are called) are and mix all together with the bay not hang his eyes right over his To obtain a very neat, firm edge for Wo
work (and so, chuse congestion in any knitted garment, cast on to a
inner eye): that his classroom be well
well down the hole of the shank and Two useful hints for eye-comfort stuff it well with course No. 7 or 8 needle and knit into tighted from behind and over his left 10 a "black-out" would refer
the salts required take u shnilar garment and the back of every stitch with finer lumitted and yet no glare fulls on ilter with Ume. Your glasses may same and then rub them over with and tn spices, shoulder (so that the page to well Spectacles and food. Eye defects needles, as 10 or 11. This will pro- the eye to irritate it); that he be therefore be in urgent need
Rub the harns well over with the In knitting stockings, when you duce an edge which will "give" or reach the heel, put half the stitches stretch, when or where necessary, and
given a few minutes at regular inter. Changing, and 50, 4. renmund visit tollurning them every other day for
coininon on to safety-pin, and continue is also very neat and firm.
vals for distant vision-perhaps a run
sall. Pack In your ocullat Incicaled.
a trough, knitting the bottom half of the foot
the L I
garden
(this to give Secondly, it is highly essential to and smoke for a week.
fortnight, and then hang them up after you have done, the heel. Next,
breathing-space as it were to the keep up n generous ration of the hard-worked focussing eye muscles), night-vision vitamin (Vitamin A) in to keep out air when salting.) (Cover the your winter Homework, of course must never vitamin is to be found in the follow-wood: Juniper wood is best if you det. This "blackout" Ali ung meat is best smoked with be allowed to carry the brunt of ing foods, Ash-liver oils, fatty Bah, can get it, education, for studying by artificial fish light after a hard day's work
rocs, milk fat (cream, butter, is cheese, etc.), carrots, oranges, apri-book of 1018:-
Here is a recipe from a cooltery. cuts, peaches, yellow maize, vegetables, suet, cic.
green
ed
to jump up for something or other If you are knitting anything, such as every few minutes, remember hint. When you have to leave your to be used together, you can prevent this bed-wrap, which requires two wools work in the middle of a pattern, Just the skeins getting tangled by slipping kalt on to the needic of the new row the ends through a close-fitting bead the number of stitches of the row you and
it down as you 10. are doing. Theo on returning
wool can be made quite your work, you can carry on without straight for knitting again if wound any tedious counting.
round a battle that has been filled When casting off, always do with hot water, and then held for a with the wrong side of work towards few minutes in the steam of a kettle. you. This makes B much better Leave for some hours to dry. falsh on the right side. Also, be Kriiting mude of light-coloured row rather lighter than usual. This white cloth or handkerchief, so us 10 hours be of such a height that he need situated on the periphery of your salt, and sugar, Thrust your finger sure to knit the last two stitches of a wool should always be kep in a clean anakes for a good firm edge to the keep it clean and fresh. Cormont.
knitting cocks or Jumpers, to estimate roughly the amount of wool
weigh it.
When
do the top half of the foot and then semin neatly up the sides.
When the stockings need refooting, unpick the seams, and just knit the keel and underfoot. The top of the foot seldom
wears This method of knitting socks and stockings save time and money.
Which
wool
Save Worn Sheets
In
retina Die
A
LD sheets should never be dis-siting too inuch of the young eye.
carded. Always keep one in the
Happily, nowadays periodic exami-
showed that sailors, surveyors and A census of eyes taken in America
Modern Hair Styles
rag bag for pitching other sheets, fmation of the eyes of schoolchildren you are knitting, always place the bull you are using in a however, it is best to cut it down the sheel wears thin in the middle, empty jar with a wide neck. Liddle and then ream the two sides this stand near your feet, and the forether, instead of matching ball will unroll inside it, saving t
Bind the worr from gelling coiled or out of reach.
odger your sheet has a new strongly, and
lease, of life. Making à Join
Use the best parts of a clean old sheet for re-covering your ironing) Do you just knot the ends
and sterve boards. Cut a plece to fit together when you want to make the board, turn under the edges and join? Here is a much better way. x into place with tape and drawing Knot the ends of wool, but at the ftrat pins. or inst stitch in raw, then when you seam up the garment untie the Several thicknesses sewn together away the scraps. knots and rew the ends' luto the seam will inske an excellent kettle holder. This avoids the thick" place made From the best parts of an old sheet by overlapping and also untidy knots it is possible to make one or two un- dercovara for cution or pillows, These
prolong the life of
Don't
throw
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BUILDS HEALTH
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weight, let it be cut in ham shape THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE mutton of twelve or fourteen pounds Choose a fine-grained leg of wather
and hang for two days. Then put a stewpan half a pound of bay-
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
$35,000
salt, the same of common salt, balt The Society asks for a pound of course sugar, 1wo ounces of saltpetre, all in powder, mix and make it quite hot, then rub it well into the ham.
Tarn the ham in the liquor every
in 1040 to meet the increasing needs of sicc and destitute children in Hong Kong, against which the income to date is $12,000 only. In order to continue its work, the Soclety appeals for the baker of $23,000 before the close of the financial year on 31st October. A copy of the Annual Report for 1839 may be, Mr. A. MCKELLAR, C.A.
in imirdressing. For the last few back. All these fashions are suitable day. At the end of four days put
THE war has caused a revolution brushed in shadow-waves across the years lule styles have become steadily for wearing with uniform and are two ounces more of common salt. more elaborate, until the simple casy to keep tidy. shingle of ten years ago evolved by coigeur, which though similar in bath the night before it is shampooed, is to be used in slices with stewed various stages to the Edwardian
In twelve days take it out, dry it, and..obtained from": Rect, was much
Hair should always be given on-oil-ang up-in-wood smoke for a week. manage.
more difficult to The oil should be massaged thorough-abbage, mashed potatoes or eggs.
ly into the scalp--the longer the fleath to any hair style which meant sink.right in before the hair is wash- war spelt massage the better and allowed to
has, ed.
Then the outbreak of
Washing Knitted
cases Have you come old, worn blanket Garments which are too short for comfort? Try
lengthening then by SMARTLY-kultted sweaters, Luits, sheet about in inches wide trips of on the end. and dresses are seen everywhere. These will provide ample length for Sometimes they seem to oil like tucking in at the bottom of this be-l. block magic, yet it is possible to wish and shape them to original perfection. anger ugly, leaving a slit in the Sow up one end la a curve to fit the First of all test the colours for fast-middle to take the hook. Leave the ness. Soak a sample of the wool in other end of the bag open and slip lukewarm water for Ove minutes. Or, the cover over tires and hanger to- if you have no sample, test an incon-ether. spicuous portion of the garment from the under part of the sleeve, for Instance. If the water is only a tride discoloured, wash the garment with
lear conscience.
covers and pillow our cushion | masses of curls and special
u
Draw an outline next, like this. Securely pin a piece of muslin or a sheet to a a heavy pad. A heavy turkish towel under the muslin makes
It
four
t more absorbent. Then trace, on the stretched muslin, an accurate outline of the garment that is to be washed,
Wash In lukewarm, soapy water by squeezing the garment rently through the suds-wools mat and shrink if rubbed. Very rolled knitted clothes may need n second sonpy treatment, Rinse in lukewarm water three or times. Squeeze out as much water as you can; do not wring,
Knead out all the excess moisture by Inying the garment on a heavy bath towel and rolling it up tightly. Then work on it as though you were kneading dough! This hastens the trying process. The more quickly you dry it the less chance there is of shrinking and loss of colour.
Shape the wet garment to the out- -line you have traced on muslin. But be very gentle with it! Ease it care- fully into correct size, as shown by the tracing, handling as little as posable, Faaten occurely in place with rust-proof pins Dry in a tem- perate warmth--avoid extreme hot or cold temperatures.
Press them for a professional finlab, Lay a dampened cloth over the wrong side of the garment, and use only a moderately warm fron, Allow the steam to rise evenly by tting the iron from place to place. Tibbed designs may need pressing on thic right side.
when testing the sample, the colours run, wash the garment with lightning speed. Then lay it on one towel, put another between the folds. and a third on top. Rall and knead out the moisture" quickly, because excess moisture heins.coloure to run.
Juliet: Bandford
M. C.
This double-breasted recter of bright red, wide-wale corduroy In smart. It is belted across the
back. Butians are of, silver.
Women were leaping ino uniform and wanted something heat and smart
A permanent wave should always which did not need much arranging be allowed to how out completely and clonstant visits of the hair before the hair is re-permed, so that dresser.
the same hair does not undergo the Experts on eoigure are now hard process twice.
Making The Most Of Eggs
4
Eggs always play an importint part their vitamin value, In the family nenu on ovetunt of
at work devising the Ideal war-time Don't be afraid to cotinue with your hair style. So far nothing very new nightly brushing after the hair is fications of former fashions are has been introduced, and three modi- permed; it won't hurt the wave and
In is essential to keep the hair really using eggs in In conjunction
A simple and economical way of favour at the moment.
healthy. To be in first-class condi- potatoes. Just bake your potatoes in These are:-A sleek page boy bob, tion, the scalp should be completely the oven, cut them in halves length- with with the hair cut fairly short and free from dandrug, and the hair live,ways (if they are on the small side, curled under round the cars and the shining and elastic. To test rape of the neck, Instead of falling to clasticity, take a luir from your head potato to an egg), scoop
this only cut the tops og, and allow the shoulders; two simple upwar and pull it between the fingers; it middies, which you mash for the next curls over the temples and a roll at should stretch one-sixth of its actualmeul, break an egg into each hall, the back; and a style reminiscent of lengi. If it breaks of this shows put a flock of butter on top, and the old shingle, with the hair ar that it is too brli:Je. ranged in soft curls in front und
sprinkle with grated cheese. Put the potatoes back into the oven greased tin and bake till the eggs are In a
Flower Care
proper
WITH a little care and trentment cut flowers can be made to Inst twice as long na they would otherwise do.
When flowers are first put Inta water they drink up much more than they do inter, so see that the water is well up the stems.
Flowers with hard fibrous stems should have the ends of the stalks split and well hammered before they are placed in water so that they can absorb it more freely. Firm, thick stems should be split up about two Inches with a sharp knifo.
Flowers with leafy stalke soon pollute the water. This entscs the Bowers to die. So strip the leaveCB-{ from the lower portion of the stalks and have the stníks only in the water. The flowers will last longer but the water should be changed frequently and kept fresh.
Removal of dowers from a heated room to a cooler atmosphere for the night will prolong their freshness. They will also lost much longer if a le glycerino or even a lump of sugar is added to the water.
An aspirin tablet in file water will often reviva drooping blooms: coin placed in the water is also beneficial. The accidental breaking of a flower stem need not mean discarding the dower on every occasion: Fist, nid, rendered with a piece of adhesive tape, and the flower placed" among others so that the "fracture" is not noticed, will prolong its life and thus save yet another bloom,
IL-L-
I. II.
sot,
This long jacket mult Is in high style and la ́generally worn with the moulded middle, and fullness-
back
out the
Savoury eggs are a delicious supper dish, very easily made, the requirel number
Hard boil of cigs
and wrap a covering of savoury mixture round each.
To make this, take equal quantities of cooked sieved potatoes and Anely Jdivided salmon. Bind together with a little beaten egg, keeping the mix- ture really stig, and season with sali and pepper.
Cont the prepared eggs in egr and bread-erumbs, and fry till golden brown in smoking fat. Drain well and cut in halves to serve.
Poached eggs are obviously most economical, but have you ever tried the delicious combination of poached eges on Anchovy toast? Peast your egs Ughtly and place on top of pieces of hot tonst, which have been liber- spread with anchovy paste.
ally
If you are cooking an egg for an Invalid, place it in bolling water, eover saucep anwith a lid and let it stand for ten minutes near, but not over, direct hent. The egg is more easily digested when cooked in this way.
Cook your eggs carefully in order to avoid waste. Don't have the pan too hot. This makes the white of the egg bubble and turn brown. To prevent fled eggs from breaking and sticking, add a teaspoonful of flour to the frying fat. This will enable you to produce fried eggs which are quite whole,
Finally, no many cooks are aware of the fact that the addition of little water to eggs that are to be bantert up for cake-making or imeletter, will not only mako them go further but also make than easier to beat,
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