TOFFEE WITH CASTOR OIL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 2, 3 January 1931, Page 4 (Supplement)

TOFFEE WITH CASTOR OIL.

Take lib granulated sugar, 2oz golden syrup, loz or 2oz castor oil (as desired), 1 teaspoonful lemon juice, 1 dessertspoonful water, and salad oil. Melt all over a slow fire, stirring. Then boil quickly till a little dropped in cold water is brittle and snaps easily. Pour into a tin well oiled with salad oil. When half cold, mark into squares with the back of a knife, and when cold break where marked. This is good for children.

and more orange reds, are often seen. "Rose-beaute" shades, and blue in peacock, firmament and fresco tones, areappearing for special costumes. The couturieres are trying hard to put in purple, but it is a colour which is not likely to find favour with many. Tendencies in Fashion Crystallising. There seems little discussion about the length of clothes this season, but formal clothes appear to be divided between the ample bottom dress, and tue sheath which has been launched. Certainly normal, and above normal, waistlines for' certain types of frocks are noticed, and belts assume great importance. The drop shoulder hinted at last season in certain evening decolletees, has become a frankly accepted matter, not only for evening and more formal afternoon wear, but also mo'ib effectively in suit blouses. The widening sleeve is evidenced. Coats seem 10 be swinging generally to the malon or bell, but dresses are no.t so certain, and the added width may be found either at the top, or bottom, of the sleeve. The revival of embroideries and passementeries is to be noted, including the striping of plain materials with rows of ribbons or with beads. There is the revival also, of beaded and sequinned effects, which naturally follows with this type of decoration. The use of two or three different materials, in one ensemble, but all of the same shade exactly, is to be noted. Lace, the Rage in Paris. Some people have an idea that no lace is of any use that has not been worn by an ancestor, and taken out of an old trunk, smelling faintly of musk or pot-pourri, or sandal wood. It must be yellow, like old ivory, and must have a history, which begins at the Court of Queen Anne and ends at the coronation of Queen Victoria. But which of U3 possess sufficient old lace to make a dress? Nowadays, it is the entire lace frock that we require, so, of course, if we haven't it, we must turn our attention to the modern laces. And the modern laces are so beautiful The latest thing in lace has a satin finish, and lights up at night, till the white and oyster and gris-blanc of the deutelle, have the effecti*of bars of moonlight, while the design is that of the old Point d'Angleterre. It is a beautiful thing, so beautiful. i

Our Sketch. The illustration shows a dark blue crepe de-chine. This afternoon costume is made with five circular shaped flounces. The revers are in beige satin.

Stains on the hands and fingers are easily removed by rubbing with a slice of raw potatoe, or by using lemon juice. Nothing is quite so unsightly as stained hands, faiul no dressing-table is really complete without oiw of the afore-men-tioned aids near at hand.