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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

1048.

BEAUTY FASHIONS HOME

A Family Quiz Programme

By GARRY CLEVELAND

MYERS, Ph.D.

UIZZES have been popular In

'print and on the air. A per son finds a quiz programme In- teresting if he can answer one of the questions occasionally.

If you or your children devise a qulz programme for the family they incline aloo to marshal questions calling for bookish information, but they and the rest of the finally would enjoy the quizzing more if the questions could be answered out of their everyday observations and ex- perlences.

It would be excellent mental exercise for a child ten or Alteen to devise questions, some of which his brother or sister only three years old could answer. Having such con- eldcration of the

younger child

would do something good for both children and, as the younger child proved able to give the right answer, 110 would feel himself more part of the family group. The ques- floning might be done while the family are leisurely citting about the dinner table or fireside. Now here are some suggestions.

Suitable Questions

Why do we have stoves? Do you elt or lie down when you eat? Name some things that cat worms.

drink?

a dog

1l-w

chicken?

doca What's the difference between a cherry and an orange? (The older

child may name more

then the younger.)

differences

Doos rain go up or come

down?

Why do cows ent more grass In summer than in winter? In your nose below your mouth or above it? When you open your mouth docs your upper jaw or your lower jaw move? What is the colour of coal? What is the differenco between a dog and a cat? night or day?

How ia a pan different from a pon lid?

Charm Pins Add Sparkle To High Style

Let's Eat

'BY

J

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

A "MUST" FOOD

FOR CHILDREN

day, I become more con-

Do we sea stars by 6 AVERS*, that right food and a bai-

Which can you chew more easily, a large bite of tomat or a small bite of toast? Why should we not try to talk when the mouth is full of food? Which can move faster, a turtle or a rabbit? How many toes has a horse?

For Older Childron

Is it better to brenthe through the nose or through the mouth? What would you rather use on your hair when it's full of knots, a brual or a comb? When you find something which you know belongs to some what should you do? other person, Why should we try to have good mariners when we cat?

When you open a door, do you knob of the door left or

the

turn right? What is the smallest number of legs a stool can have? If you wanted to know how long and how wide the ceiling of a room la how would you find out? When is an egg in a pan more nealy solid, after it Is cooked or before it is cooked? Why do we grease R

a griddle before

baking a pancake on 1t7

In this way you will find your children learn much quicker general knowledge than you are aware.

anced diet are not only necessary for good health, but can actually help to prevent accidents."

the

"I that new theory of yours, Madame?"

politely Inquired

frosty milk Chef, handing me a shake.

"It's not a theory, it's a fact. I've just come from a meeting of the annual safety convention. And it's actually true that many so-called accidents can be traced to poor m- trition. For instance, we all know children

Bint

constantly stumble and fall down. But study and in- that these vestigation have shown constant falls are frequently due to weak ankles and knees, which in turn can be traced to definite lack of calcium in the diet."

Milk and Children

We mothers must think of it and be sure everyone in our family gets the right amount of milk. Children

of aquart especially must have a

milk

a day through adolescence; and no matter how it's provided, whether as ti beverage or cooked in the food, it is part of that necessary cunt.

If there are several children and the food-budget must be curtailed,

Make Your Eyes Appealing

to

After #pplying eye shadow, Bereen Star Susi Crandall likes to pencil the eye lids along the lash line.

By HELEN. FOLLETT

best way When the eyes are healthy they you know that the

a self-lubricating, automatic wrinkle-proof the tissues are around your eyes is to avoid cyo self-washing, four-wheel-brake in- sirain? It is a fact You can call strument of precision. If they are those little crinkles, turkey tracks not abused by reading in a dim fairly good care or laughing lines, but they are a light, they take

of themselves. ways hateful-

Every time the upper ld moves We can overlook many faults of some of the oil from tiny glands is surface, has beautiful carried over the corneal feature 12 a woman eyes. They give the face its emo- keeping it in good condition. When at the approach tional power and therefore its chief danger threatens claim to personality. No truer words of an insect or some visible foreign brake in were ever spoken than "The eyes particle, no four-wheel are the windows of the soul." It existence can equal the lids' em-

frames cleney in protecting the eye. happens that the window are also important. When you aro Whilo colour and shape cannot be massaging your complexion at bed changed, the eyes can be dramatised time, give special attention to this by darkening the upper lashes with Smooth the upper Hd mascara' which, of course, should be

•ficial area.

Iaved away at bedtime. outward, Do, soveral circles at the carefully temples and on the flesh. Just in Correct shaping of the eyebrows is front of the cars.

the finishing touch.

It is still possible to provide the right amount of mlik for each child: for every form of milk supplies real

nutritive value.

Unsweetened, canned evaporated ntik costs about a third as much as and has equal food value fresh

fresh sterilised It is

milk that has been homogenised,

no cented and from which 60%

of the water pient

has been removed. By adding an equal amount of water to evaporated milk, the equivalent of fresh whole milk is obtained. When irradiated, evaporated milk becomes un important source of Vitamin D.

mikil from

Then there is dried milk. Whole dried milk is only n trifle less. ex- pensive than fluid milk, and it's in- valuable for use in emergencies, or when refrigeration is not available. as on vacations and long motor, trips. Dried skim milk has had only the

The fat solids removed.

calclim and other minerals are still there, Inexpensive, so when and it is very using it, just spread the butter

thicker on the margarine a little

use at least half the re--

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bread to provide enough fat. Every day plank quota in cooking cereals, quired cream coups, escalloped dishes, sauces, creamed vegetables, custard désserts ог milk puddings. The standard of family health will go up, and it will help to keep those youngsters from falling dow

Dinnar

Carrot-Apple and Lettuce Salad Com Sticker Pork and Veal

Burgers

Onion Gravy

Milk-Esenlloped Potato

Savoury Squasli

Shredded Fresh or Canned

Pineapple

Oatmeal "Macaroons" Coffee or Teu Milk (Children) All Measurements Are Leuci Recipes Serve Four Carrol-Apple and Lettuce Salad Wash and scrub 4 small carrots; either scrape or peel, and coarse grate. Add 1 washed coarse-grated red skinned apple; and blend with

C. tomato French dressing or soured cream dressing. Serve in nesis of crisp shredded lettuce.

Pork and Veal Burgers

flesh pork, lb. Put Alb. lean veal and 2 silces onion through the chopper twice. Add 1 tsp. salt and 6 isp. pepper. Pat Into flat cakes uscant in. thick. Melt 1 tbsp. margaring or savoury fat in a medium-sized heavy frying pan, and slowly pan-cook the burgers in it. Allow 12 min. turning once. Dust Dot with a with salt and pepper, little margaring and serve very hot made from the with onion Cravy drippings in the pan.

Savoury Squash Measure 2 tbsp. butter or mar- garine in a medium-sized heavy try- ing pan. Add Ys c. fine-chopped onion and slow-fry until it turns yellow. Add 4 c. fine-diced washed, squash. Do peel unless the skin is old and tough. Stir in 1 top sugar, 1 tsp. salt, and 1⁄2 tsp.. pepper. Add 31bsp. water. Cover and slow cook until the squash is tender, stirring occasionally. Allow about 20 min.

not

Oatmeal "Macaroons" Break 2 eggs into a medium-sized bowl und best light. Then beat an c. sugar, 1 tbsp. maited butter or margarine, tsp. salt and I tag. vanilla. Stir in 2% c. rolled oals and mix thoroughly. Drop from a cooky teaspoon onto a well olied sheet, shaping the mixture into symmetrical rounds. Bake in moderate oven, 350 to 375 F. about 16 min., or until light brown.

Trick of the Chof -

a

To shred fresh pineapple, do not remove the green top: Pare off the cut the "eyes," Stand skin, then the pineapple on a plato and hold the top with your left hand; then with a silver fork, shred off: tha pulp.

By TRACY ADRIAN

THEY call them charm pins,

these tiny, glamorous pins in sparkling rhinestones, which you can sprinkle about your. classic clothes for a light, con- versational effect.

Beautifully executed and of perfectly wizard design, they are fun collecting. Not expen- sive, but by no means cheap nor tawdry, they belong with your stylish clothes.

Sprinkle a few of these miniature pins, small as bracelet charms, about the neckline of a typlen! black frock Instead of the traditional pearls, as In the illustration. This is an un- the usunl

way to dress up even To accent the throat above a more nimplest gown.

velvet formnt gown, use

a black choker to which is pinned a series of

tiny pins. The these

gleaming jewels on their black background are perfect for evening.

A gnome-size dagger, feather, key or crown will brighten up sports dresses, conts or sweaters.

These little accessories bedizen a breast pocket edge nicely, too, or one point of a deep. Byronic shirt collar.

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From eight new shades, the favourites of cosmetic stylist, select the Three Flowers shade that suits your complexion best wear it for complexion youthfulness.

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الحارة

QUEEN MARY The Bar of Perpetual Youth & Beauty

IS CHAMPION

KNITTER

By RICHARD D. MCMILLAN

A

GED

Queen Mary is generally

won to have recognised

the crown as knitting champion of the Royal family, The knitting contest, of course, has been" In honour of the forthcoming prince or princess, Elizabeth's baby.

All the royal ladies have been italtting furiously, but all attempts to outspeed the 82-year-old Queen Mother have falled.

The other knitters have been Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Kent, Princess Elizabeth has knitted a few articles, although most of her lime has been taken up with making fine dresses for the baby. She is using crepe de chine material of exquisite fineness which she received as wedding present, part of the fabu- were poured lous treasures which upon her from all parts of the world.

A

cm-

Flood of Presents -

As the royal family were

the tremendous barassed by

came avalanche of presents which fram everywhere to Philip and Elizabeth, Their Majesties are on- xious that it should be known that no gifts for the new baby are be ing accepted from persong unknown to the Royal family or from any commercial organizations.

has The Queen Mother

knitted of fine some beautiful woollles Shetland wool, and she has provided wool stocks in abundance for every woman.visitor to join her in knit- ting for the new babe.

Queen Mary always has had a re- putation for being one of the fusiest and most industrious knitters. During the war she spent much of her time at the Duke of Beaufort's country home in Gloucestershire, where she was safe from bombing after the Luftwaffe hit Buckingham Palace.

All Must Join

knitting There she organised a clrcle for comforts for troops, and every visitor received a big ball of wool and was set to work to help the good cause. It is the same to- day: all must jain in to kalt "bundles for baby."

a

The Queen Mother was auch

taught her knitter that she even son, the Duke of Windsor, and it was a form of distraction ho often enjoyed during the period of strain when he was going through the or- deal of abdication.

All the varlous women of the. takon onsOIND Royal family have particular duty in connection with the forthcoming event.:

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