1949-06-25 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG JEDEGRA

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

Interestingly Modern

Ideal Homes Exhibition, central, alow-rombustion slova.

SITTING BOOM of one of the homes displayed at the with furniture grouped interestingly around

ELIZABETH M. DENBY

a pointer to the United

Kingdom Government's

housing policy, lo.

fashion In

design, and to 1echnical

emciency, this

year's

Ideal

Home Exhibition in London.

was

worth close

study and

sitem encouragement. One of

the

which

most interesting exhibits,

attracted

crowds of

inquirers, was that staged by of Health,

Britain's Minible not only

which is

now

for formulating housing policy, bul alco for the dealgn, site and equipment of most of the homes

being

in bullt Britain.

The Ministry's exhibit dla played the modern idea

traditional English

race

of three,

houses, bullt

of B urban ter- three-storeyed

charming

yellow London-stock 'bricks;

with

well- batit- rooms. They also had cupboards and labour-saving gas or elec- tric panel fires in the bed- rooms, and open fire places in the living rooms which the climate In Britain dictates and Its people demand.

large windows, equipped kitchens and

Four different

dwelling were

types displayed

family, the

couple and for

ot

homes for the large family, the

STADil

who live alone.

childless those persons

Large Family House

The special virtue of the three-storey house is that it enables large families to enjoy and A house the privacy of garden of their own in those areas where the only alterna tive would be a large flat in a Although multi-storey black.

only a small number-of-modern. three-storey terraces have been built, the idea is likely toj gain favour in the re-housing of thickly popu- development

lated districts.

The torrace

ut the Ideal Home

was

for

the

OPEL FETA

TINIS BED-SITTING ROOM had a particularly happy use of colour, ranging from the striped wallpaper and striped flowered curtains, to the dark carpet and

The standard utility chest-of-drawers was coloured woods. fitted with mirror and writing equipment. The wall-light swings on two pivols or can be lowered to-bed-level-by-a simple pulley.

Ideas In

may

The Home

Housework Turned Beautifier

By ELEANOR RÖSS

Let's Eat

BY

IDA BAILEY ALLEN

TINNED FOOD ALSO CONTAINS VITAMINS

of

ITS all in the way one tackles a thing. In certainly as true, an" can be about housework. There are tasks to be done, even in the most indifferently-run house- hold. especially since domestic OMESAKERS are becoming

conscious I Increasingly. help, while it is more available, does come high and makes u hig the vital importance and mean- bite out of the average house ing of nutrilon in their dally hold budget.

inenud. On our trips to various reettens in the States, the Chef and I have met thousands of homemakers--young

with mature families, elderly couples, who all realise that right helps. in getting the mast out

At Brat glanes it may seem strange that so often the thin ing house and the pretty, attrac- tive, alert homemaker Eo to gether. But on analysis, this type of woman is more than likely in tackle her tasks with a scientine, time-saving "process, and, more

women

"tin

long or cook fresh foods too throw away the water. In any case, the liquid from vegitables must be used, whether they are fresh cooked or from n

stated, H] Another questioner can't afford all the fresh milk my family needs. Is it all rikhi to uas evaporated milk? If 50, how much should it be diluted?" As evaporated milk has the sama food value as fresh milk not only for cooking, but on cereals and even for drinking. pediatricians Some specify evaporated milk in baby

Leading specif formulas. It should be diluted with an equal quantity of water, Or if you like a fruit-milk drink use tinned fruit julos, such as apple juice or citrus to dilute the milk. This makes it even more digestible. And grown-ups like it as well as children,

than likely the le smart enough he speak Intel about plus vitamin.D. it can be used

to use the session for an actual

beauty work-out.

and

life

starches and proteins, roughage foods and the balanced diet, in terms that Beauty Routine a few years ago were used only For today, wa are going to in laboratories and by members

medical profession. move in on the province of the of the

This was strikingly brought wonderful beauty experts, and tell you how one of our friends out at a broadcast the Chef and user the time she is at her house-I gave in Tampa, Florida, where work, to beautify herself as well the radio station invited listeners. as her setting. She wears low- to send us questions they would heeled shoes, firm of support but like to have answered. Ught, shoes that are kept for this se and no other. She wears purpose a confortable blouse and slacks or long shorts.

Before starting, che given her hoir a good brushing with a clean brush, pins in curls, places a net over the job and then uses a scart as a turban to keep out durt. After a good cleansing, face and neck gel, a good application of her favourite cream. Off comes nail polish, on goes a good hand lotion, and then she puts on a pair of gloves kept specially for this purpose.

One homemaker for a family of six asked, "Are supplemen

vitamins needed inry

general diet?"

租

Then I broadcant a money-

that featured saving menu wido with a

range foods. Hene It ta

"Supplementary vitamins are necessary," I explained, "if the menus are not balanced, or if the food is prepared in such a

vitamin way as to waste or destroy the However, naturm vitamin deficiencies should, not should be at, but be used

will dotected by a doctor, prescribe the right supplements" This woman went on to say that with such a large family a food many she had to use tinned foods to keep within her "Is the family tablo budget.

vitamins and losing out minerals?" she asked, 1

· Tin Liquids.

depended

No Slouching On the job, there is no slouch- Ing. Instead there is consiaat stretching and pulling, with every muscle getting good work-out, When the vacuum. isn't going, the radio is, with bright, cheerful music. When she The

to dust or hold the vacuum, she does so until she fecis a "pull right through the torso. There is plenty of stretch- Ing and bending during bed making sessions, and bath-lub

ro

orms

cleaning.

on

answer

ortossibic, serve it

on

or whether

If

the

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Chilled Tinned Citrus Juice

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All Measurements are Levet Recipes Servs. Four

Liver Terrapin

Put 1 lb. sliced beef, pork ui lamb liver in a deep saucepan. Pour in bolling water to cover. Add 1⁄2 tsp. salt; cover and simmer until tender, about 40 imin. Drain and save the liquid. Cool, remove the tough skin and veins and cut in 3⁄4” dlọc. Add

recipe for

Брисе olive 1 Transfer to a gt-sized baking

whether, she used she threw away the liquids in the tins. It has been established by the most scientific research that the liquid in the tin contains essential nutrients almost equal to the solid portion, and is equal after work is over, and the to that from

cooked properly house spotless, the inkes a bath

fresh

throw So never food.. with perfumed, salts, and a good TC

the liquid from a tin. rub down with cologne.

ས with comes the face cream, and, after If they must a good cleansing, the face is re- freshed and looks better than be drained, use vegetable juices over due to the brisk circulation

In making soup vegetable cock Induced by the bending and tail, creato sauce or gravy, and stretching exercises, Since the fruit juices in fruit cup, or mak- children have their lunch at 'ng gelatin.

rests school, sho

for twenty minutes er so with feet elevated Then comes a nice luncheon and the happy sense of a good task well done.

Cutting

Nutritive Loss

In fact, I went a step farther and explained that the same nutritive loss occurs when we

Down

Decay In Teeth

TODA

:

By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D. ODAY'S children should when it is put on with a cotton

grow up with better applicator. of show-houses

teeth than their parents be- Exhibitior

into double beds-- an CAMOUFLAGING THE UM- turn. Lou

frames that Cause after many years of BRELLA-Umbrella furnished

covers collapsible metal 10 match a fur can be turned into Imaginary families by Britain's made of fur

un uphol- effort we have developed a Council of Industrial Design, cont or collar are a new iden stered lounge chair in a few means of preventing or at

body in London. One firm makes minutes. An interesting point Government-sponsored

Im-1

in the construction of the setter cast reducing the amount whose task it is further to

A well the cover in any fur the cus- of desigr

tomer

choose Tho is that the whole can be dis of tooth decay. prove the standard

the furnituro factories of resulting case looks just like a mantled for easy moving o balanced diet certainly has

Theer United Kingdom, the

little pet dog. When the first packing by simply

be four balls. This is the firs rain falls, the homes, therefore, reflected con-

off, rolled up, and put time such furniture, has beer tion of sound teeth and it is, ary trends in the desige taken temporary of the furniture and afungs.

into the handbag and there is shown in England, where I also thought to play a role' The four hemes of 1949, for the umbrella ready for service. will be available for the home in preserving them. Here

of demonstrating the purpose

not dog market as well as for export.

reliance has been placed on good taste and good equipment, were furnished respectively, for a dress specialist doctor, designer, a branch manager of chain store and a solicitar's chief clerk.

in

a

in

Each homo showed the fasci- nating influence of gitled European designers on tradi-

and culture tional life Britain. Scandinavian influcaces are still strong in the design of individual pieces of furniture,

in the use of materials

and

cover can

In the

undoing

dish. Cover with a coarse

the

crumbs mixed with 2 tbsp. melted margarine, and brown Garnish with in a hot oven.. parsley.

Rauce: Combine Olive yolk of 1 hard-cooked egg with 11⁄2 tbsp. margarine.

1 tbsp. 4 tsp. salt, 4 tsp. mar-

Stir in

liquid drained from bolling liver (or substitute chicken or veal stock). a boll. Add 4 G. Bring to chopped olives, 1 tsp. minced parsley, tsp. paprika, 4 isp. table-mustard and 1 tsp. lemon juice. Chop and add the hard-

CEE white: use cooked directed,

Spanish Squash

да

Wash summer squash ot zucchini, and cut in i" dico-4 heaping cups for 4 persons, Crush half peeled section' zarlic. Add 1 tbsp. minced

paton

*

or shallots, shredded tinned or fresh green pepper. Slow-fry 5 min. in 2 tbsp, butter or margarine, Stir in the squash 1 diced peeled fresh tomato, z drained

whole tinned tomatoes. Add 1 tsp. salt and isp. pepper. Cover, and steam-boll 30 min. Do not mash the squash.

or

..

One sludy was carried out to determine if using a calcium or lime preparation with the sodium fluoride improved its action, but

Caramel Rice Pudding it was found that it was no bet-

Rub a qt-sized baking dish ter than when the fluoride was

with butter used alone.

or margaring. The treatment with the sodium Break in 2 eggs (Grade A or B). dentist. Taking fluoride pre- parations by mouth, or the use of substances containing various the fluoride, apparently does not application by the dentist,

some influence in the forma. fluoride is usually carried out by Add 1⁄4 tsp. salt. c. light brown

For those who are lovers or prefer their umbrellas

like umbrellas there In addition the firm shov a reduction in the amount of to look

two new designs for mattresses starchy foods and sweets are neat covers in soft leather.

Another now Idea (this tume Mothers will be. Interested allowed the child.

for children' on umbrella that intended for smokers) is

Regular visits to the dentist with rub. with

a plastic handle which, cols and covered

material are, of course, important so that waterproof on being removed, discloses a berised

smooth an entirely

any decay present can be re- cigarette lighter. This springs this has

without tuft moved before it spreads and quickly Into action, working sleeping surface

or buttons.

other destroys the whole tooth. wall and easily,

designed for use in tropica! and semi-tropical countries-

But today's best hope of pres the spring units are sandwicher between easily removable venting carles or tooth decay covers upholstered with layer lies in the use of sodium fluoride These can b Attention was first drawn to the taken off and aired cach day decay-preventing properties of thus minimising the risk o this chemical when it was found; deterioration through humidity

few years ago that tooth decay was infrequent among people in areas where sodium

ONE SHOULD

colour and of natural, follage WITH

pect

HAVE FUN SUCH FURNITURE

of cotton felt. a lot of fun with their

For they

na an adjunct to interior design. Housewives in Britain can ex- Indeed, the cocius has in fact displaced the aspidistra, a plant prominent in Victorian nishing.

furniture this year. fur- can now buy upholstered set

ices which turn into double Shown here are, two pictures beds with a fliek of the wrist home and a re-arrangement of the model British

cushions-studio couches which

of

designing.

"Questions Girls Ask

By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.;

Preventing Decay

Poride was naturally present:

the drinking water. It has since been

a

in

ren found that if a 2 percent, solution of sodium Buoride is applied to the teeth or four orcaslons, a week apart, and is preceded by a thorough clean- reduction of sing of the teeth,

applications de preventive

BOAP-JELLY "SHAMPOO FOR FURNITURE-A roop Jellychampoo in the best wa to clean upholstered furnitur which is colour-fast, accordini to the home-management spe

40 percent, in the amount of University a tooth decay occurs." COME YCAES Bzo, Miss Halon new book has been wrl ten by cialists of the

More than four Welahimer wrote a very Mrs Elizabeth L. O'Neill under Illinois.

not increase the practical Book, “Questions Girls the old title, "Questions Girls

They alve this recipu for effects of the preparation. Ask Instead of answering Ask."

making the felly: pour one eur affect seems to be retained for

a theso questions dogmatically she

Indeed, Miss, Weishimer got of hot water over two cups o long as three years. talked them over and offered

Then ben If the teeth are not thoroughly concrete material to girls for her inspiration for writing the mild soap flakes. helples and the answers There- first edition of this book from the mixture to a jelly with cleansed before the fluoride, salu- tion is applied, its effectiveness is by

thousands of adolescent observing Junior Councillors; a rotary benter, ** girls, many of whom are now national youth-helping organisa

To test the fabric to make reduced by about half, d wives and mothers, were en ton founded and developed by

sure it's colourfast, dip a clott Applied With Spray O'Neill at Bethlehem, Mrs

in lukewarm water, wring Ik would – appear that abled to sean perspective their

Through 1ts Pennsylvania inner urges. In rolation to The philosophy of this book "Bethlehem Plan this organisa- out, dry, dip it in the jelly and might spilamised in these tion is showing adolescent giris rub the Jaly on a part of the best effects are obtained when worn alleve that each in many p parts of the United fabric that doesn of show, the sodium fuoride is applied Rinse with a cloth wrung out once or twice a work for four person should try to be an in- State how to know and prac of clear likewarm water applications Increasing the in dependent Thinker who is able tise the basic principles that 19 MAINE CILA

terval from three to six mouthe to make his own decisions and help to make certain a girl will If that doesn't affect the seems to decrease the decay pro-

By belong, achieve, be Important colour, then go abead with the ventive action by Around the philosophy and in her groups and be beloved, shainpoo, being careful not to the solution may be appiled to techolques of Miss Welshimer successful and happy throughout dampen the stuming of the the tooth with? a spray and

Just effective in this wa mitch Ticher, almost her lifetime autowe ©furniture.

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1/42 Beat until blended. Stir in 1

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bake I hr. in a moderato oven, 350 F. Serve half warm with top cream or caramel sauce,

To

sauce,

Affecting Health Parents should consult with a dentist about having this treat-

Trick Of Theo Chof ment carried out for their chil-

mako caramel will dren. Tooth decay is not only painful, but often interferes chewing, thus resulting in poor measure 3. granulated sugar nutrition. Germs or polson may into a small skillet, Melt slowly be taken up from the decayed till liquefled. Carefully pour in teeth and carried to other parts 4 c. bolling water; the syrup Add of the body and do some severe will become hard. Boil 10 min. damage to the tissues. Thus, any longer, or until it melts.

prevention of 3 drops vanilla. Use warm or

cold. method for the tooth decay is of great value.

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