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WOMANSENSE

Wardrobe Indispensable

Colours Affect Our

Health

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, MD

JE have all reen colours best de-

WE

scribed by the word "depress ing but few of un would believe that working in surroundings where such colourz predominato could re- Bult not only in reduced efficiency bist netual physical sickness.

And yet, fils may very well be true..

Dr Paul Sengers of Indiann University is convinced of it, Anding- In our poor use of colour in our homes, offices, and factories a club to much of the irritabillly, depression and slackness attributed by many to the presence of modern living.

He believes that our emotions and mental health are affected by colours to the same extent as by sounds and odours, and that this notional tlis- turbance may be reflected in such physical symptoms as headache and

hausen.

Work

Relaxing Coloura

And if certain colours can do harm, others can help. High-strung,- emo- tional people, for example, should work and live in rooins in which the colours are relaxing, while people who tend to be depressed should frequent rooms In which colours are light and stimulating,

For example, in most business of fices, the filing coses ure dark green, the desks are dark brown, and the walls are a dark colour. It would be better to have light-coloured furni lure and light-coloured paint,

In school rooms, it has been found that changes along this line have ve produced amazing Improvement in The ot both

teachers and pupils. Not only must colours be consid- fered.

Of course, but also lighting. all pinces where people work and live must be well it, with not too much -glare-Experiments have been carried out to indicate that blue or white light do not stimulate muscular sen, yellow, and orange it to some extent, and red JF there

one wardrobe indis- light is particularly effective. These pensable

it is the little black colours seem to have an invigorating dress, which today is just as likely effect, both mentally and physically to be of lightweight woollen as the Blue and green colours are recom- time-honoured allic crepe.

mended for reception rooms, waiting Here Is Bette Davis wearing her rooms, and executive offices, In a version of the old standby, and a delightful version it is too. Fashion-room where a great deal of work is carried out, warmer peach colours, ed of tissue-weight black woollen, red, and cream colour may better be

has an accordion-picated skirt, employed.

BY ALICE ALDEN

Novelty Lamps For The Home

By ELIZABETH TOOMEY

IF you judge by size, you're getting more for your money to the latest modern lamps. They're bigger.

"We are making some of our table lamps 30 inches high," commented one manufacturer at the New York lamp show, "and that's a lot of lamp."

rower.

The shades are deeper, but nar- Many of the new designs have plastic or parchment shades measuring up to 18 inches deep.

on

Few new Inmp fashions showed up in the hundreds of models display at the show, The only thing to leave a visitor murmuring Les wonder was the amount of tricity that must be used to keep a lamp display burahg on seven hotel floors.

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Incre. "Green,

and a softly-fitted bodice with A Of course, things which affect the small showl collar to set off a plung-mental and emotional · bealth' also ing neckline. The push-up sleeves, have an effect on the physical health. cut in one with the bodice, are tied Thus, It would appear important standpoint of well-being with self material, The dress forms from the a perfect background for the stun- und entierey, that some attention "Be" ning Jewellery worn by the screen given to this matter of colour and

lighting. star.

Your Finest Linens

Need Proper Care

By ELEANOR ROSS

JOW is the time that beau- grease spots to be removed. Rinae elec- Now is the time toutes into thoroughly in three clear waters.

Plastic_and_brc_ gloss ahndes promise to be the most durable of all lamp coverings. The two mate- rinis are combined to make beau- tiful shades which are resistant to almost any stain, the heat, to light and even to lipstick. The cast is less than half that of મ genuine parchment shade.

Plenty Of Variety

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Hair Needs Frequent Brushing.

Court Fuller Brush Co.

A spiral brush is excellent for doing a really thorough job. Usa li

·with a rotary motion and a twist of the wrist,

By HELEN FOLLETT

JO matter what kind of a hairdo growth in healthy and well kept ulmost any hairdo will Jouk neat, he snart.

No matter whe, bind any is necessary. The glorious crown must have frequent brushings, it must be shampooed often, and the immaculate state. You can't have scalp massaged und kept`in.

style without sheen. It the hair is neglected it has a sad lock as if the shafts were only half alive. it doesn't stay put. When one tries to arrange it, it has tantruins, dies every which way. Brush, it well every night and you will see, how nicely it will behave. For this, a spiral brush is excellent. Use it with n rotary motion and a twist of the wrist.

The trend, of course, is towards simpler. coiffure arrangemcats. tassles who have little spare time. That's good news to the busy Cluttered curl effects are definitely out, as are the frizz tops.

Preferably, especially for young wornen, hair should be fairly short, three or maybe four inches. But

the longer bob is worn, an at- tempt should be made to comb it Info an arrangement, that avolds heaviness at the shoulders,

With tresses smooth and shining bright, forehead arrangements are coming into fashion. You can have soft bangs with a single wave line, or the ends turned under. Or, you can form a forward moving, wave

One is all too Ikely to place the blame on the permanent when the head looks messy, or fancy that the shampoo medium is too drying. All the poor thatch needs is a little petting and loving care. If the line that dips ever so slightly.

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

A "Different" Main Dish

WITH meat high in price, and' Chef. "The homemaker can learn

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promising to be high for some to use a variety of the less expen- time to come, there is 1 tough alve meats in different ways, and problem to be solved by, the home-, then the sleak or the roast can be maker whose husband will ent only occasionally served without too steak, chops or roasts.

much disturbing of the budget."

Dinner

"What about a nice casserole or stew?" asked the Chef,

"A conarmed steak and potato man will turn up his nose at it, or eat I merely from n sense of duty."

What about the liver, and the sweetbreads, the tripe and the kid-

I an- with * steak, a chop or a cut of roast

its own.

No special care is required, be-ney?" continued the Chef. Housewives who use

"Most men consider them strange cause linens, unlike synthetic fab-

and foreign concoctions," runners and place mats almost ries, are not weakened by being wet. the year round, break out the The same brands of washing prepa- swered, "not in the class fine damask as the new season rations that have been found-fails--c

factory for other fabrics may be approaches.

A nafely used in washing nens. water

Fine table linen is not hard to care for; in

Beet

Citrus Fruit Juice Casserole With Vegetables and Spaghetti

Peas Cabbage and Celery. Slaw Dark Bread Chocolate Chip Puffs Vanilla Sauce Coffee or Tea Milk (Children)

All Meausrements Are Level Recipes Serve Four

Beof Casserolo Cut-1-lbs-chuck-or-round of

The Chef bristled; his high bon- beef into 1% cubes, Roll in flour tbsp. meat net seemed to rise in resentment, and slow-brown in 4

sofiener, particularly the "You mean to tell me that the liver drippings or use beef suct. Mean- fact, nens are easier type known as a water normaliser lyonnaise. the sweetbreads aux time peel 4 carrots and 4 small

is recommended in certain sections champignons, the ripe a la borde- white turnips and cut in quarters where water is hard, because PIC Iaise, the kidneys en brochette are min 2 medium-sized onlons; break vents the soup from combining with mere concoctions? Why,

they

are enough spaghetti into inch lengths the mineral in the water to form the vital organs of the meat anima). make 1 c. Arrange the sticky curds. The softener should

and spaghetti in nt for the gourmet, the gastronome vegetables be completely dissolved in the wash and excellent for the health."

ternating players in casserole. the soap is added. It

Dissolve 2 tsp. beef extract in 1 water before should be used in the first twd rinses,

water, Add 1 tsp. Worcestershire but omitted from the last.

to wash than other fabrics because linen Abres let go of dirt quicker, coming clean without soaking, boll ing or long rubbing. Ten minutes in a washer is long enough. Use water as hot as the hands can stand, pos- For families who like novelty de-sibly two hot sudsings If there are signs as well as light with their lamps, the future holds plenty of variety. Weird wood cutouts in free shapes come both in natural wood and brilliant colours.

There's a floor lamp made to resemble

a conch- man's lantern. Plastle wire screen is used for the bottom of the lantern. with red plastic fabric hooded top.

lamp

Three grinning fish are piled up on a wavy sea blue base to form the base of an inexpensive modern And for the children, the popular merry-go-round lamp. has heen animated. A motar like that in a children's phonograph is put in the base of the lamp with a switch separate from the lamp switch. The merry-go-round base spins almost. soundlessly when the motor is switched on.

The manufacturers say there will china be a slight price drop in Jamps this spring, but metal lamps will cost us much, if not more, than fast year. And even in the china tumps, there still will be plenty of infricate $150 models with elaborate taffeta shades for those who prefer dellente china figurines to less ex- penalve

bases of composition modernistic fish.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

After a vacuum bottle has held food, rinse it with lukewarm water, then with clean, warm, soapy water and shake up, or sank for s{}) hour or so, the US Department of Agriculture advises. Any traces

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of food should be removed with a

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

air. Corks

Hitle

to

Use Of Bleach

Blains, making it

Doesn't Want Change

mcat,

al-

"I agree with you, Chef. But if a sauce, and pour Into the casserole. man has formed the steak and po- Add boiling water barely to cover. falo habit, it's hard to change him. Put on the lid and bake at 350 F.

doesn't

Lor.

meat ,3 hrs., or until the He's balky as a mule and want to shange."

fork-tender, Turn onto a deep Then so much the worse for platter and serve garnished with

him

he grumbled, "Now wait a minute, Chef. or way he's already penal- ited because he has to pay high

peas.

is

Cooked Salad Dressing Melt c. butter or margarine in

A bottled chlorine bleach, about a cupful to the average size washer be used if linens are or tub, may badly stained. Thoroughly mixed

wnsh with the soapy,

water before the linens are immersed, it will re- course in

beverage move the usual

or fruit

to meat bills on éccount of his limited a doublo boller. Stir in 3 tbsp. unnecessary

And the wife and children sugar, 4 tbsp. Nour, 1⁄2 tsp. dry mus- at laste. special attention to give

cách spot

money

ney tard, a fow grains cayenne pepper separately. Rinse immediately in at are also penalised because

needed for

necessities and 1 tsp. salt. Beat and add 2 czgs many other least three waters to remove all .is

Used

spent for over-expensive meat." (Grade A or B) and stir in 11⁄2 (c. properly traces of the bleach.

"Perhaps we can give some sug- soured milk or buttermilk, or and rinsed out at once and com-

Cook and stir over hot gestions to the homemaker by which sweet milk. blench is perfectly safe

custard riat and will. "eal" the fabric. For she might gradually induce him to water until thick, like a

Then slowly stir in 1⁄2 <. ordinary soll, however, regular laun- make more extensive his choice of slice.

cider vinegar mixed with 4 hot dering without a bleach will keep meals," ventured the Chef,

"First, let's consider what пр- water. Return to the heat and cook white. linens so directed, linens do not

peals most to a

in Washed as

slir until the mixture, thickens brolled

Then

beat vigorously usually need bluing. But if a bluish, steaks or chops or a-roast," I sug- again

rich with an egg beater. This will keep cast la desired to give linen a whiter gested. "Undoubtedly it's the

be well brown outer surface combined with two weeks in a covered jer in the look, the bluing should

Then, of refrigerator. mixed in the last rinse before linens the tender julcy meat.

cantilment are put in. In fact, this is a good course, he often puts a

on the meat itself, such as ketchup, rule for all laundry preparations. chili sauce or Worcestershire." Mix well before adding linens.

pletely,

Some homemakers like the gloss and' new-bought look a bit of starch Rives, but very little should be used as a stiff finish is both unattractive and detrimental.

Dry. Correctly

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Limited Selection

Chocolate Chip Puffs Into a good-sized souce pan meas- ure 1/3 c. shortening or margarine, lard. Stir until amooth; then cream In 1 c. sugar

and

2

"Well, Madame, we can give him or c these same favours in a beef case well beaten eggs (Grade A or B). role with a nice sauce and a limited selection of vegetables. From this we Sift together 14 c, flour, 1/3 sp. salt and 3 tap, baking powder. Add can progress to a veal goulash and

Then stir a lamb ragout in which we intro- c. chocolate chips.

vegetables.

We will allernately with i c. milk into the Transfer to good- first mixture. dishes

the sized muffin pans and bake about give 30 min. in a moderate oven, 375 will hot, . Serve warm with hot vanilla or

Drying linens correctly is just an duce other

these Important a factor in assuring long flavour service and lasting beauty as the different condiments to washing or ironing. Drying linens tasto he likes, and we

.

with the

chocolate sauce. Makes enough for

a. Reheat for mcala.

in the sunshine is, of course, the make these dishes soupy. Always ident way. The next best way, par- they will appear to be a nige brown ch ticularly in freezing or very windy ment with a sauce, neatly served weather, is over a line indoors, but with attractive looking vegetables. Burvice, away from heat. If an automatic And always the meat will be

Dan mix drier must be used, the temperature tender as a good

ateuk."

as

accond

Vanilla Sauce: In a small sauce

together c. sugor,

14 Want sp cornstarch and tip. salt. bolle brush. Finally, rinse with FRENCH FLANNEL in a very should be kept at room love! ns near That's a fine idea, Chef.

1 c. bolling clear, lukewarm water and then light weight is used for this ng possible so that the drying is, we will really do, is cook or braise Gradually stir in

Bring to boiling point and with waler containing 21

useful and youthful daytime dress done, not by heat, but by the circa- well browned meats until fork-ten- water. chlorine. Turn upside down

der in a delicious sauce, well sea- simmer 15 min. Then beat in 1 that boasts plenty of smartly unslation of air. and drain, dry

and abtrusive detail. A stitched fold at Hang both cloth and napkins fold-soned with a condiment and the de- tbsp. Later or margarine and 14 tsp. screws should be scrubbed with hot the yolk line gives the effect of aed over the line, Hanging by the lients flavour of the vegetables vanilla extract.

We will

Trick Of The Chef Karnish water.

collar and yoke being In

one piece corners makes them out of shape, cooked with il

When using muffin pans, and you (liko

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cape yoke). The pulling the corners into peaks that this dish with an extra vegetable, Do not spoil your linoleum with bodice is snugly bulloned to, the are not easy to iron out square such as pans or carrots, cooked se do not have enough batter to too frequent-cleanings-especially waist with pearl buttons. The again. As cheh piece is placed on paralely to keep their colour, and them all, pour boiling water into the with strong soaps, or you may skirt is gathered in front, and gored the line, the fingers should be ruin shorten the life of your floor cover-at the back, and has pockets at the down the hems to straighten them

lout.. Fing

hips.

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we will serve it on der plates." unused sections; otherwise--they "If he is a healthy man he will will warp and your muffin pans will enjoy such a dish," commented the be ruined.

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