LONDON FASHION FORECASTS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 210, 1 June 1929, Page 20

LONDON FASHION FORECASTS

SPINACH RECIPES. Cream of Spinach Soup.—Rub cooked spinach without draining through a sieve or vegetable press, and to a pint of this puree* add three cupfuls of milk, two tablespoonfuls of minced parsley or celery, and one tablesepoonful of minced onion. Simmer for ; ten minutes I thicken with three tablespoonfuls of flour blended iin a little cold water or milk. Stir until Smooth and thickened, add a cupful of cream, one teaspoonful of salt, and one-eighth teaspoonful each of pepper and paprika. Bring to the boil, and serve at once with toast. Spinach Timbales.—To two cupfuls of spinach puree add one cupful of medium thick white sauce and a quarter-cupful of fine breadcrumbs. Separate three eggs and beat the whites until stiff; cook the yolks in slightly salted water until mealy. Add the yolks and season with halt, pepper and paprika. Fold in the egg.whit.es and pour into buttered moulds and bake.

HOW TO WASH ARTIFICIAL SILK HINTS ON IRONING. Wash artificial silk in warm, not too hot. water. Use pure soap free from alkali, dissolve in boiling water, and afterwards add at least an equal amount of cold water. This bath is warm enough to wash efficiently and will hurt neither hands nor material. A little borax may be added for more than usually soiled garments. If artificial silk has become yellowish through previous i inefficient laundering, an "oxyge' washI ing compound may be used. ; Gently work the suds through the mni terial without rubbing. This is done I very easily—hard work is unnecessary. I After washing, press out the suds gently i by hand, not by wringer, and give three I good rinsings in warm water. Soap left in a material often causes an unpleasant appearance and feel. Next roll loosely in a towl or clean cloth to remove ns much water as possible. Dry slowly with garment or material flat or rolloil in a cloth, not pegged on a liue, —this will ensure perfect retention of shape and size, free from stretching or distortion. An iron too hot will cause glaziing, brittleness, or even melting into holos, just as other materials scorch or become discoloured. If the iron leaves a noticeable scorch after standing on newspaper for twenty seconds, it is too hot for safe use. A little beeswax smeared on the iron cleans it and prevents any sticking .to the garment, particularly when using a fire or gas ring for heating. If creases are not removed easily, it is not necessary to use more heat arid pressure. It is because the material is too dry. It is better to re-wet and roll in a cloth than to sprinkle with water, which will cause unevenness of lustre. Iron across the weave without, going over projections such as seams, creases, fasteners or buttons, or knots securing them, all of which may cause marks or holes, or unpleasant glaze. Iron the material in single thickness, using skirt and sleeve boards if possible. Ironing more than one thickness is liable to give watered or “moire” effect. Use nlso fine cloth to cover the ironing board: coarse cloth may leave its imprint-on delicate fabrics.

OVERSEAS NOTES. Australia has a link with Robert Louis Stevenson in Lady Colvin, wife of Sir Sydney Colvin, who edited Stevenson’s letters. Lady Colvin was Miss Frances I'etherstonhaugh, daughter of a noted sportsman and magistrate in Victoria in the ’sixties, and sister of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh, whose book of reminiscences published in 1918 is an Australian classic of the outdoors. Miss Fetherstonhaugh did not stay in Australia long, leaving the (then) colony to marry the Rev. Albert Sitwell. She died in 1924. 1

Mrs. Minerva Elliot, of Toronto, who is spoken of as Canada’s foremost woman decorator, on a recent visit to Europe acquired the late Empress Eugenie’s handsome art collection. Among the things she is taking back to Canada “to induce Canadians to adopt .the English style of furnishing and to share England’s love of antiques add beautiful fabrics” are exquisite tapestries, priceless books and furniture. Of particular value is an illuminated “Book of Hours," bound in crimson velvet and covered with chased gold strap-work. Priceless jewels sparkle from its bindings, and the initials of Napoleon 111. and his tragic Empress appear on the cover. Mrs. Elliot is also taking back with her a huge ruby Louis XVI. ring, which the late Empress always wore to match a beautiful pair of long ruby ear-rings.