EVE’S Vanity Case

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 6 September 1929, Page 2

EVE’S Vanity Case

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GENIi'LtAL NOTES. Tito proper fimo to influence the character of a child, is about IUO years bolero lie is born.— Dean Inge. • * m • A man does not U P loving a woman without a. reason, and if tbe reason isn’t good she’s probably prof ty.—Punch. THE COMFORT OF MODERN BEDS LATEST NOVEJfIiES Wonderful ingenuity has been applied. to tlio invention of bedroom furniture tlmt will make ua comfortable. The designing of if Urn been, brought to a fine art, and an exact science. For example: There is a (bed with .a bookshelf fitted] at the head, and a linen cupboard forming the loot. There are twin beds linked together by one headboard, with cupboards forming part of the same piece of furnitdre. There is a collapsible bed which is hinged t° the wall and. lolda away into cupboard (space when not. hr use, the under part then becoming' tl'ie outer side of the cupboard. This bed in an ideal fitment for the dressing room, where it can at any time accommodate a guest. 1 There arts innumerable types of bedsettees, bid-divans, cabinet and] bookcase-beds, and there is tr very modern bod built solid on a plinth instead! of being (suspended between four pillars. And now there is yet another new bed with a mattress which you can. adjust to six different positions. Hinged in three sections by two sets of medhianism, fho mattress can bo altered to the ' shape off u. chair with a hack and a surface {■<> rest the'legs; it can also Se tilted with the head higher than -£te foot. ’ or vice versa. f riiis mattress would: he ; especMilly appreciated in the borne where there' is an invalid, who would, tfjus he enabled to sit «P without being moved from the hod. There is no complicated winding mechanism; nothing to get out of order. OATMEAL PUDDING Pu{, iißo a basin one cupfui ef un cooked breakfast oats, one cupful oigolden syrup, one cupful of cleaned, seeded raisins and one cupful of milk. Mix and leave for one hour. Now add a, tablespoonful of butter and a teaspoonful of mixed ispide; blend well; stir in two- thoroughly well beaten eggs, and, last of all, a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda. Whisk rapidly, and turn at once into a greased basin; cover with two, layers of greased paper and steam for two and a half hours. BEDSPREAD AND PILLOW SET Tlje coloured bedspread either m jaspe or artificial sdk has almost completely ousted the . whit© anj pale-coloured guilt. It has. become popular for the two reasons that i L minimises laundering and is m harmony with the -modern love of bright colour. It is customary t° fold {be bedspread during the day right over the pillows so that no bint of white is to be 6een. But now a new idea has evolved in which pillow cases made of the same fabric as the bedspread and embroidered in a smaller replica, of tbe same design are sold in the scf. Thus during the day tho pillows are slipped info their coloured cases and take their rightlul places upon the outside of tbe bed. The effect of the combination is most attractive, HOME-MADE BRAWN a simple"" METHOD You require one pound of fresh pork without too much fat; one pound of brisket of beef; one largt tomato; half a. teaspoonful of mixed; spice; salt and pepper. 1 Cut pork and beef into smal pieces and finely slice the tomato | Lay tho pork in an eartlienwan i basin, sprinkle lightly with spice am • seasoning; add the tomato slices am a suspicion of pepper and salt; . 01 ■ top of fliese place the beef, sprints S ling with tlio remainder of spice air seasoning. Press firmly th basin, which must bs placed, in

saucepan of water. Bring the water ti> t’ne boib and Jet if simmer, slowly al, Um aide ef the Bt ovo U -TTurn the brawn info a mould, prbss well and keep in a cool place until required. This will keep lor a week, ho double the quantity may be made if desired.

DINNER ROLLS Take IJlb of flour, 2oz butter, 2oz lard, loz yeast, 1 teaspoon in 1 salt, 1 toaspoonful & I, & UI Y f flbit niilk. Place the flour in a. basin, make a hole in the centre, cream tbe yeast, sugar and salt wifh the back ol a spoon, melt tbe butter and lard in a small pan over the lire, pour on tbe milk and stir until it is of a lukewarm temperature-; P oUr 011 1C yeast, stir and strain info the flour, beat all together jlvith your hand for about twenfy minutes, until-bub-bles arise, sprinkle a- littla flour ovvw flic top, cover with a tbiek cloth and sfand in a. warm place until tlm dough has risen to twice the- size; then turn, on to a> floured board and knead quickly with a very little more flour. Cuf into small pieces, Jorm into rolls, place on a floured] baking till and set to “prove” lor ten minutes, and bake in a. hot oven for about fifteen minutes. Just bei'oro they arc’ finished cooking, brush them over with one.-egg beaten with a little milk, return to the oven t,o dry for E few' minutes, then place them upon a sieve to cool for a lit I Jo, ' y: ; ,,,r DRESS CUPBOARDS Those of ug-who have to make usa of cupboards instead of duatproof: wardrobes i in., which to hang. our dresses 'will--welcome tlio latest drees novelty- '-s Tills is-' a tong transparent cover to slip- over the top of the hanger, adequately protecting the'dress suspended, and' keeping it free from the dusf which unavoidably ge{s into the best fitting of cupboards. This , uoyely cover f akes up scarcelv any space at all, being made of a .■very tough kind of transparent paper. In appearance it is some11:5ng like that which is used fo cover over cakes and chocolate boxes, but in reality is sometbiug much stronger than that. Besides being bo effective, these covers enable a much larger number of garments to be hung in one cupboard. Special dress hangers are made of {hree-ply wood, shaped to suit tbe garment so f!<at lingerie and! sleeveless gowns will not slip off-

MARRIAGE MAXIMS WORTH REMEMBERING A line friendship is the best ground for ordinary mortals to marry un. A woman should never expect from her marriage more than she is prepared to givo. It is not only permissible for a woman to marry lor money and a comfortable- home, but 151 many cases it is advisable, 1 More happy marriages are built on the basis of mutual respect and understanding than on passionate vows and protestations of undying love. If no “romantic” love affair lias occurred, in a, woman’s hie Be lore tflio age of twenty-seven, the probability is that it never.will. BEAUTY FROM THE BOG SOME REMEDIES OF OLD Peat is now being boomed, as a complexion beautifier, but its virtues liav© been known for generations to the Irish colleens dwelling among the bogs. That is given as the secret ol their lovely complexions -i Tliicin bathe their pretty laces in peat water, or smear a. little of the peat itself on 1 their dbleeks at night before going to hod, jusfc as their mothers ail'd grandmothers did before them, and wako up refreshed says an English writer. Some thirty years back a. similar craze set'in for fh 3 use lanolin, or wool grease, for a somewhat similar purpose;- and during the- war, when girls took Lo farm work, many of them discovered anew' foi themselves, when shearing time came round, its 'supreme value aa a »kh tonio--1 There 'were no beauty parlours a 1 flsjrmqr days,, a;nd (P'rae'tißsylly : no shops where one could buy cream am powders,’ washes, and “elixirs, j Consequently the country girl ha* I to go out into tbe fields and) bed gerows, and gather herbs which sh ; . used t<> make her own t°il e t a-ratioh*

Many of fhcm s{ill do s'o, using recipes that Sbfu-ve- stood Urn test, of centuries, and which have been handed, down from mother to daughter for generations. An excellent face wash, for example, can bo made from the leaves of the common fumitory, boiled hi water, milk, and whey. Wild strawberries are madU:d in spring water, and the resultant mixture ;is rubbed vigorously it-to the flesh of the face and neck. It stains, of course, but the stain soon wears off, leaving a velvety softness that lasts for many days For sunburn the face is washed with sage tea, and when higl.j winds cause dryness of the skin a remedy is t° smear the face with the yolk of an egg before retiring t° rest. Butter-milk, in which the hard, roe of’ a Ibcrring has been macerated, is also used to remove tan and freckles. In nun y rural districts girls gather the roots of the common bracken fern, dry them . thoroughly, 4snd pound them in a mortar. The result is straely meal that makes a velvety face powder of a -.creamy colour.

THE: VEILED VOGUE AN ORIGINAL. JUMPER SUIT A most anginal jumper suit '"'as showiii recently by an important. French designer. It "las quit o simply made of blue audi "brio printed crepe do chine; the skirt was arranged) in deep flat pleats all round, and the jumper was hip high. The originality lay in f |hc fact that it was covered with another suit made of light blue georgette!. The jumper was made exactly lih© the under one, but showed a loose, knotted scarf collar and small puffs at t'Uc wrists of the printed material, and it b ; M 11 narrow belt at the hips. Inseadi of being pleated,- the skirt wa« cut in four straight panels, which floated out to reveal the pretty material beneath. The crepe looked dt,arming, shimmering through the georgette, and the whole effect was .of a chic that made one wish to copy it hi red and white veiled wi{h white, brown and white veiled wT[fj brown, or—happy Thought!— black and white veiled with black.