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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 5, 1940

Household SUMMER DESIGNS Meatless

Hints

STRIP of olied silk stitched

under chair backs and loose covers will prevent grease marks from disfiguring the fabric of a multe.

Lengths of waterproof material cut from old raincoats should be of under sides sewn on to the

use. cushions designed for garden This backing ensures that the cushion is dump-proof.

A teampoonful of starch aided to

a vase of tulips will prevent them from drooping.

Paint stains on material should first be dubbed with turpentine and then dipped in ammonta,

wash out using

powder,

Finally,

bicucking rouzi

Jatu

Save egg shells If you have a gor- dien. Crush and potind the powder for use us necessary line in the soil.

To smarten up a skirt with an the back, place on a ugly "bag".

skirt board, wrong side up, Laya wet cloth in the offending port and, with a very hot iron, press heavily several thnes. This treatment shrinks the material back Into shape.

A wooden rolling pin simplifies the "grooming" of coal sleeves. Cover the pin with a thick layer of towel- ling, plce Inside the crumpled sleeve, and press-over, a damp cloth..

M. L. B.

Herring-Bone

Embroidery

HERRING-Boning

brightly-

coloured wools makes a striking Trimming for, hand-knitted Jumpers. seurves, pixle hoods, and the backs of gloves, if the latter are all knitted If a four plain und four purt rib. and the herring-boning worked along the purl rows For example. for

50 seart, cast on nigger brown stitches, which will give eight plain ribs, and seven purl ribs, which Funct should be worked in range emerald herring-bone, in alternate rows. Fineth the ends of the seari with tassel of nigger, orange, and emerald,

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Herring-boning, worked in brokdery cotton or silk, between the pin-tuck on the back of a pale of fabric gloves, brightens them up. A contrasting colour should be used.

yoke Try the stitch, too, for the

coatee. Arst of a baby's frock, or sewing pin-lucks an inch apart, then uslag pink and blue herring-boning alternately. Striped cotton cushion are niso enormously imm- eavers proved it brightly-coloured herring- boning is worked along the stripes.

white

A pretty patchwork collar can be inode from odd scraps of silk or velvet. Turn in the edges. Then tack the pieces on to a fuundation coiton collar, so that the aller does not show.

Outline each piece for herring- thick ar nigger boning, in black

ilk, taking care that the stitches go through both the patch, and the the foundation. Tack a Holing to

right sale of the collar, inschine round three sides, then turn inside out. and press,

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Helpful Hints

BEAUTY

treatment for short-

haired for coats, such as mole- skin-wipe them down with an old plece of damask Jinen. They'll 'glis-

ten.

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Puddings cooked in individual basing will be done in less than half the time taken by one big puckling.

Keep a deep in near, the kitchen slove and drop spent watches in this. Will help out the wood when light- ing fires in the morning.

PAT

With the revival of the 'short, aquaro recter and loose-langing Jackets in slacks costumes, the appearance of a smock in the In same fashion is interesting. tapestry blus linen, It has fine pleat clusters over the shoulders and cyclamen linen tiicling massed like braid on the turn- over collar and pocket bands.

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costume in

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A staging rayon with wavy stripe colour- Jackei boxy .fut print for the

combined

solid colour

stacks.

with

Laraine

Day,

greets summer

flim actress,

with style in candy striped red and while sifk lastex suit.

If You've Your Hair,

Decided

UFS

Little girl style in a play dress is one of the newest Ideas for play dresses. This one is of gold and white silk and rayon with a completely circular skirt.

To Dye

Let Expert Do It

By JACQUELINE HUNT

PROBABLY nine out of ten women experience a feeling of desperation when they discover their first gray hairs. A youthful spirit rebels at the white-streaked hair which is a symbol of age. The first thing that occurs to most women is dyeing.

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It wouldn't be so bad If hair turn- calours. These can be controlled by don't try to bleach it to an angelic silvery proper timing to give any shade you shade of yellow. Colour that is too #soft, cel overnight into

these deep or vivid will show up the faded frame for a fresh, pretty face, but want. Best of all, many it seldom happens that way. In- dyes are combined with oils, so that tones in your skin and eyes, and will left make them appear older by contrast. stead, the hair gradually becomes the hair is not coarsened

Choose

neutral, Uni-a dusty blond faced and dull. Gray appears in harsh in appearance.

Let me warn you, however, not to or muted brown. Then, do all you streaks-sually around the hairline

is most notice try to make your hair the shade it can to bring out the nice tones of: in front, where It

1 was when you were girl. And your complexion. able.

AL the same time, changes take... place in the face--sublie changes that The not always easy to see. skin loses its frin, clear look. The itself seems to harden. expression Most women do not see this. how-

hair

over. They see only the fading

they could

and feel that, if only Beep its youthful tone, all could be saved.

Dyelog Must Be Expert

The "Toastwich"

THE tonstwich is the Americna name for a kind of grilled sandwich

-a very tasty morsel indeed!

To prepare it, cut from a "close-;fuis-rabbit-roughly chopped. also_if mushrooms lextured white or brown loat some possible a few cooked

slices about 4 inch thick. Spread Onely chopped. Beat without actu-

either

If you have reached this unhappy with margurine on one side, and put ally boiling and use. stage, book closely into the matter two slices together with any of the Hain and Egg Filing of dyeing before you leap-See-undermentioned Billings between,.

hazi, Chop cooked there are not good points that can then put under the grill till crisp and"

fried or boiled, and 3 hard-boiled be developed, even dramatised, that golden,

fcom

Toastwiches will appeal to the legs. Mix well. spread between but- will take the attention

of bread and grill as Do win you can to economical housewife for yet another tered slices graying locks, make your hair as healthy as possi-reason-very small tell-overs may be directed above. ble, Adapt a snart hair-tio and letured as filings:- way for she is nature live her Lound to have it in the end.

your

Salmon Filling-min well and Egg and Parsley Filling remove all skin and bone from the

I say this, not because of any pre- contents of a small in of salmon. Judice gamat dyeing, but because then melt 2 ozs margarine in a pan, hair tinting, when done as it must add the salmon, flakes, and cook for

minute

or two. Add salt and be done to give satisfaction, is ex-a pensive. The upkeep and time re-pepper to taste, also a sight grating

the means of of nutmeg. quired are beyond

Simmer a minute longer. Now stir your profession' de-in a teacupful milk, and the yolks of mands youthful appearance, then 2 eggs well beaten. Stir 11 thick. hair dyelag is the only answer. You

many of you.

If, however,

In a par melt 11⁄2 oz margarine, stir in 11⁄2 oz flour, and add gradu- ally 3 tencupfuls milk. When thick and creamy, stir in the chopped whiles of 2 hard-boiled eggs, and af dessertspoor.ful finely chopped par- sley.

Spread the mixture on slices of

each bread, sprinkle over

some grated yolk of egg, cover with second slice of. bread, and grill, must provide for it in your budget Mack Chicken Filling and firmly resolve to take the time

[Note If you have not me to Melt 3 ozs margaring in a pan, and

spread the recessary for

retouches at regular stir in 4 level tablespoonfuls flour. make filings yourself, intervals-about every three weeks

for most women.

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Once you have decided that dye

the only solution for you,

to an expert. Here are some points you must keep in mind: Expert dye- ing requires knowledge of the aetion of the preparation to be used, skill In Judging the quality of the hair, and skill tapplying in

pre- paration

evenly. Insist on know-

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preparation having strand of your hair dyed first,

ing what

will be

of used. Insist

on

the

Mix well, and gradually stir In 2, bread with "bought" meat paste. breakfastcupfuls milk. Bring slowly You will find the result very tasty to the boil, then add seasoning to and a change from the ordinary sand. taste, and remove from fire.

Stir in 2 egg yolks and 3 teacup-

wich.]

-'KEPLER'-

skin test,

COD

Liver Oil with

so you can see how the colour wili took Insist on having

to maice certain that you are not

the

Jndividuals who are

one of allergic 10 certain dyes. Naver, never attempt any kind of colouring or "restoration" at home.

Types of Dyes

Vegetable colourings are como mile and henna. Pure vegetable henne will give pure white or light hair a bright red shade. On dark- er hair, the shade is correspondingly darker. flennu, expertly used, will not harm the bair, and many loter esling effects can be obtained with it. But the stain soon wears off, and the entire-head must be treated again at intervals.

Pure camomile gives a lovely loss und brilliance to graying hair that in Often is use airendy light in shinde, is preferable to any other colouring preparation. Its bleaching properties are alight, and it is often used even on dark hair to give sofiness and cheen,......

The synthetic dyes which are used to-day in better beauty shops give cornplate range of *polital"

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COFFRE

Meals

THE following is a tasty vegetable

plet--

Take leeks, lb, tomatoes, lb. carrots, stick celery, 1 lb, poin- toes, 1 oz. margurine, 1 oz. four, 44 pini milk, 4 ozs. cheese, pepper and sult.

Sitee the tomatoes, scrape and dice the leales, Well wash the carrots,

Wash and and divkle into quarters,

Peel cut celery into short lengths. and cul the potatoes Put all the vegetables into saucepan, cover with cold water, season with pepper and sult, bring to the boil, md sim- nier 20 minutes. Strain.

Melt margarine In a saucepan, add flour, and cook a minute. Stir in milk, and cook till sauce is thickened.

to: Season. Grate cheese and ndd sauce.

Stir in vegetables, pour into fire- proot dish, and bake for 30 minutes In a moderate oven.

Creamed Parsnip Pic

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Cut some cooked parsnips into cubes, and put them into a greased pic-dish with sprinkling of salt, pepper, and powdered herbs. Pour over them a small quantity of wilte sauce, then cover with crust of well mashed potatoes, soflence with little dripping and milk_Bake_in a moderate oven

oroughly heated and nicely browned, from 20-30 minutes.

Macaroni and Tomato Pie

Four ozs. marcaroni, 2 onions; 1 oz. margarine, a little chopped parsley, pepper and salt, pinch mixed herbs, 1 th tomato palp or pures.

Cook the muedroni in bolins; sulted water Ul soft. Drain, and pour cold water over it to prevent the pieces; from sticking together. Fry the onions in a little of the margarine.

Mix the macaroni, the tomato pulp, sensoning. parsley, and fried onions together in pan. Add remainder of margarine, and stir till Boroughly hot.

If practicable. 1-2 eggs should be hard-boiled, eltopped, and sprinkled over top of mixture.

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Isobel

Nutritious Nuts

They valuable food. ATUTS are a

the few vegetable : among

fat, products which contain much Almonds contain 55 per cent, of fat, brazils 67 per cent., and walnuts Ci per cent, and they are also rich in Vitamin B.

Indeed, nuts are so rich that they should be treated as part of a meal rather than as "something to chew" want between meals, unless you Indigestion and an Increme in your weight.

An excellent way to eat them is to chup them up fine and Ese them as sandwich fillings for aflee lunches -or-afternoon-teas. You can use them with chopped olives or elery hearts. with creain chrese, sliced bananes, marmalade, lemon curd, stoned rai- sing, dates, gs. preserved ginger, or grated chocolate.

You can chop them best by putting them through the mincer Then mix them well with the other Alling and You will need spread generously.

little butter on the breast. echopper nuts with honey or raisins make an excellent lling for baked can make apples. Then, ton, you delightful little pastries with filling of apple, raisins, choppal nuts, and

M. H. :ple."

To make silver polishing cloths,

in dusters boiling place two new water and add one tablespoonful of plate powder mixed with a cup of ammunla. Stir well for two minutes. when then hang on a line lo 'dry they will poilsh silver perfectly-for a long period.

The dinalta swook in gayly printed in a design of cup, saucer and pitcher, and is available in blue, red and black. This print la also featured in's dirndl apron, a house coal and a coat dress, and the group 'h called the "dinette ensemble,"

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