1948-08-09 — Page 2

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1948.

ALLEN SOLLY

SOCKS

full fashioned 6 x 3 rib, the essence of comfort and good taste, in plain and fancy designs

WOOL

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CASHMERE

LISLE THREAD

RAYON and COTTON

ANKLE LENGTH SOCKS

WOMANSENSE

Variation of the Cotton Theme

DID

YOU EVER sco so many amart

beautiful and simply cotton frocks arc available this season? Regular garden parly frocks some of them are, especially, the beautiful embroidered lawns. delicato Tissue-fine chambray in a lavender shade is used for this cool dress out pretty afternoon town (left). Mother of pearl buttons parade down a centre front band

By VERA WINSTON

cotton broadcloth is used for this white (middle), all done up with brald piping on the collar and *icovés. There nra five rows of braid on the skirt which is amply flared. A nice little resort or vaca- tion number.

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PERHAPS THE most enduring of all fashions Is the trig, slick shirt- waist frock which is capable of 110 many variations, Iridescent checked cotton purple, blue and black, is used for this very wearable summer Trock (on the right), an all-day shirtwaister with classic open neck and cuffed sleeves. The skirt is Interesting with its fullness set into n curved seam in front. The back of the skirt is gored.

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Lavender chambray afternoon dress.

How

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Blue cotton vacation dress.

and partly fasten the slit sleeves. The bodice is draped into the centre. band. The circular skir! swings and swooshes over a taffeta petticoat.

VARIATIONS OF an outfit that might well be termed the "cailor girl" are many and charming, for the nautical motif is very much of the season just now. Royal blue

NEW LOOK FOR THE KITCHEN

glad the

By ELEANOR ROSS modern house

wife must be that the scientific type of kitchen, all unrelieved while

Shirley Temple's Recipes

TART MINT SAUCE-in order to get a full,

well-blended favour in this sauce, it is best to make it at least hour before

the using. Let it stand in frigerator until time to serve.

re-

Combine 3 tablespoons hot water and 1 tablespoons confectioners' sugar. Stir to dissolve sugar and conl. Add 1/3 cup finely chopped -mint-leaves-and-1⁄2 cup. strained lemon juice (preferred), or white vinegar.

ORANGE SAUCE—This

AND LEMON MINT Is a slightly more elaborate sauce combining mint with citrus flavours. In the top of double boiler combine:

1 teaspoon each grated orange and lemon peel.

1/4 cup each orange and lemon

Juice.

flavour in This sauce, it is best to passed its prime. It came in with the first automatic refrigerator and for many years has been touted as the ideal workshop for the house- wife. But women everywhere soon began to add pretty touches to soften the all-white surface. This 15 0 great improvement and much more conducive to happy working condi- tions. After all, although it must be spotlessly clean, a home kitchen is

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Checked cption shirtwaist frock.

White is a general favourite for summer and among the newest shoe offerings is this attractive pair with Cuban heel.

By HELEN FOLLETT GUMMER shoes are exciting. When

you fare forth to buy them, you will be surprised at the variety of offerings in the shops. A new and popular model reminds one of A shell. It is open all around, gives

foot free of support, leaves the movement. Of course, you must be careful to select the right size. Not too small, not too large, wide enough so you won't force the toes into a huddle.

Those who have their cars, to the ground and know what's what tell us that dress shoes will be mostly higher throat lines. closed up with Straps often double-will be used:

party on All types of shoes. A pump that appeals to the eye, gives comfort to the feel, has a wide strap that divides in two, the ends buckling at the sides. Perforations dot the strap and vamp and complement stitching on the extension leather role.

The shell shoe is light; the upper When choosing a pair of shoes questions. Art portion barely rims the foot. The ask yourself a few abell is held together strongly and they for the housework treadmill? to comfortably by a flexible leather For shopping? For chasing out sole, What could be nicer for sum bridge and tea parties or where you mer use, trotting around at summer and social pleasures? There are resorts or doing jusi nothing at all? shoes for all occasions. The correct

one tub

must be selected.

Contrasting stitching on leather

Never wonr run-down slippers sole edges remains popular, as in when tagging around the house, I carly spring. The opportunity for is a grave mistake, will not only colour contrast is not overlooked by prove disastrous to the feet but will designers who nre giving us the cause the ankles to thicken. There amarlest shoes we have had since will be strain on the muscles of the before the war. White is in high legs. Be kind to your foot and they favour this summer, as always.

will be kind to you.

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE

Mr. Punch Was a Good Swimmer SHAKESPEARE

-A Seal Named Flippo Taught Him How-

By MAX TRELL

NARF. the shadow-boy with the

not a science Int, and so slowly the K turned around name, asked his

kitchen, while taking on more god gets, has been nicely pretiled up.

Recently there has been an exhibit kitchen that combines beautifully all

friend Mr Punch if he knew how to swim.

Mr Punch looked up from his the best features of a really well-book with a smile. "My dear boy," equipped room with warm, friend- he said, "I can swim as well as a Pink-toned seal. In fact, it was a scal who ly, colourful, charm. wood walls have green colour ac- taught me how to swim."

the form cents in

of altractivo garden arrangement over the sink rea. Vertical bambog poles have been cut open; at interval to hold small plant or flower containers.

an

Beautiful Range

new

A curved U-shaped arrangement takes care of the beautiful range, the sink with its electric garbage disposal, unit and Ane array of kitchen cabinets, with strips of the pink-toned wood wails used as fillers. The

Knarf was quite surprised to hear that Mr Punch had learned how to

well

a seal, and swim as especially surprised that it was a seal who taught him. "Yes," Mr Punch went on, "it all happened when my uncle Punchlenello gavo me a baby seal for n birthday present. I named the seal Flippo and · 600n he was quite tame.. He used to fol- low me all about the house, flapping around on his flippers-"

wood is also visibic Knart.

"What. are flippers?" asked

above the work counter tops and between wall cabinets, and adds a nice and refreshing change from the stark all-white work centre. We

cup finely chopped mint leaves.spots.

Place over gently bubbling water, and let steep for 30 minutes. Serve hot.

Not Exactly Arms

like wood because it holds hooks and fully, "they aren't exactly arms, and "Well," said Mr Punch, thought- nails for utensils at convenient

they aren't exactly paddles-but they look a little like both. At any rate, Flippo had them and he used them to dop around the house with."

1 tablespoon confectioner's sugar. There are nice broad wood coun- 11⁄2 teaspoon each salt, paprika, ters for cutting and for general food nutmeg.

preparation, and the baking centre is markedl by marble slab. We like very much the work fur- face and snack lable with wood top and storage cupboards underneath. that has its place in the centre the kitchen.

MIDSUMMER

Millinery of mildsummer:KAA wide-brimmed Breton boater Iz immed with cabbage" rOSCH and a forehead fringe vell

RED

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LETS ROUND 'EM UP, RED

of

"When did he teach you to swim?" Knarf asked.

Small Desk Another approval-getter was to small desk with a Uft-up top which brings to view a cosmelle tray and mirror, as smart a piece of furniture as we have scen in many a day. Above the desk is a bulletin board of perforated material to which notes may be readily attached,

Gray floral wallpaper- decorates the walls of the laundry

room, placed to one side of the kitchen An automatic, washer, dryer and Ironer are compactly arranged in a small spa

space. At the other end the kitchen a glass-panelled door leads to a wonderful freezing storage centre; with' bins and wire mesh above which are plenty shelves.

Little Punch took swimming lessons from a seal.

"And did he?" asked Knarf.

"Indecil he did," said Mr Punch. "It wasn't very long before Flippo and I were both racing through the

saw. water faster than any fish you ever We turned and twisted. We did somersaults. We sprang in and out of the water,

Have A Raco

"And then one day," said Mr Punch, "we decided to have a race. I'm sorry we ever decided to have because it was the last I ever saw. of Flippo."

what happened?" asked Knarf in dismay.

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"I was just coming to that," said Mr, Punch. "One day, I took Filppo down to the pond at the bottom of the hill. I wanted him to

watch me while I sailed my little

boat. To my astonishment, Flippo sudden- ly uttered a grunt of joy and sprang

Mr Punch sighed. ***The pond into the pond. And then I saw that wasn't big enough so wo went down his nippers, which might have been arms, were now more like paddles to the sea shore. I quite forpot that we weren't still in our little pond than they had ever been before. He

so I foolishly shouted: "I'll race you swam through the water faster than any Ash I'd ever seen and turned to the other side, Filippol And off В Bashi around and did somersaults, and we both went, quick as leaped out of the water into the air And then, little by little, I remem- and finally sprang back on the bank, bered that I was in the ocean, and Anally I turned back. But I never saw Flippo again. Yet I'm quite "I could see from the way ho Burc,

miles even though it was looked up at me," Mr. Punch con- and mblies

that Flippo away tinued, "that Flippo wanted me to kept

swimming

to the other swim with him, so I decided to learn side. How disappointed he must how to swim as soon as possible. have been not to have seen While I was wondering who could swimming with him as I always did teach me to swim, I suddenly heard before but," and Mr Punch smiled The kitchen is rich with all sorts Flippo grunting again. I could not again, "how happy he must have of attractive gadgets including a wall understand seal-language yet I was been to win the race and to know can opener with a magnet attach-positive he was trying to say: "I that from then on, he had the whole ment to attract the lid of an open teach you how to swim, Punch! Il big wida ocean to do his swimming

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