FOR WOMEN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 March 1923, Page 7

FOR WOMEN

HINTS MENDING CHINA There is nothing better for repairing any kind of china or crockery than white lead. A small amount for a trifling sum can be obtained from any ' oil and colour shop. , Have the fractured edges clean and dry, then smear with a little of the white lead. Press the parts well *ogether, holding them in place with, string or rubber bands if needful. Allow several weeks, or even a month or so, for the white lead to harden. .Alter this the repair will be complete, and the article can be washed m hot wai.tr without any risks. FLOWERS AND FEATHER The most telling little adjuncts to an evening frock can be many with artificial flowers mingled witli ostrich fronds. This, by the way, is rather a wrinkle f«r renovating an old artificial fiowc■■' that has shed some cf its petals and grown to look draggled. The initial step toward the rejuvenation is to iron out the petals each one separately, and then introduce, as required, rings of ostrich fronds. It sounds peculiar, but was in reality extraordinarily pleasing, a pale pink rose—one of the large lovely overblown cues—mingled with delicate , ficelle coloured ostrich fronds. Two of these 1 were seen worn either side of a pink georgette dance frock to emphasise the hipped appearance < Under such auspices it is really foolish to discard any bits of old ostrich feathers, since one never knows when or how they may be turned (o account, thereby saving many a shilling. BABY'S SLEEP A baby thrives best if it can be put to sleep' in a separate well-ventilated room. But this is a counsel of perfection, and in days of a housing shortage is not always 'possible, and the child must sleep in the same room as its mother. \ The cot should be in a position on the opposite side of the room to the parents' bed, and so placed that there is a free current of air flowing between bed and cot. This is most important, so that baby does not breathe air already exhausted by the adults. Window opening of 2in. or 3in. is not sufficient; it must be wide open, and if the room is not large enough to admit of the cot being placed out of the direct line of draught, the child should be sheltered by a low screen. Pure cold air does not harm a baby, provided the child is properly clothed and covered. Ideal bed clothes give warmth without weight, and open cellular fabrics provide this- ' Three thicknesses of something light and of a fleecy texture will give more warmth than the same weight woven into one thickness. The air is imprisoned in between the layers, and prevents the warmth escaping. It is as well to have the top coverings large enough to overlap the cot about 6in. at the sides and Ift. at the bottom. This can be thoroughly tucked in and secured with safety pins. VOGUE IN STOCKINGS The immediate importance of stockings is very great to the woman who would be properly garbed. And, apropos of stockings, there are ankles and ankles, so it is just as well to select hosiery that will not accentuate any defect in these. .But as long as .one chooses a,, shade that contributes the right note to one's colour scheme, it is a matter of individual taste whether tbey be of cashmere, fine wool, wool and silk, or simply silk—always excepting the cobwebby variety, which' would certainly be out of place. Cobwebby stockings are, in fact, being more and more relegated to their own proper sphere and duty, which" is to accompany afternoon and evening dress indoors. VARJETY WITH APPLES ; Apple Short Cake.—Stew appels until very soft, and rub through a sieve, sweetening and favouring to taste. Put a biscuit short cake together, with apples between and on top, with plenty of butter and sugar, and, if desired, serve with, cream, either whipped or plain. Apple Charlotte.—To make apple charlotte, which is equally good to eat and good to look upon, a round dish is lined all around with lady-fingers that have been (Tipped in boiled frosting to hold them stiff. A cup of preserved cherries, a little shredded pineapple, ! and a half-cup of broken nut meats are stirred into six sliced apples which have been stewed in a little water with lemon and sugar until they are soft. The lady-finger form is filled with this mixture, and a meringue made of a heaped teaspoon of sugar and the whites of two . eggs beaten stiff is piled on top. The meringue may be piped in decorative patterns and sprinkled with chopped nuts. Before it is served this dessert should be slightly browned in the oven, the paper rim should be slipped off, and the lady-fingers surrounded with chopped pineapple, cherries, and nuts. The dessert should be served quite cold. Apple Custard. —Line square or round pans with a good pie paste, then fill with finely sliced apples, dust well with cinnamon and nutmeg and one quartercup of sugar. To average-sized tin make custard of three eggs, one half-cup of sugar, one pint of milk; beat well, and pour over pie. Sprinkle in 'two tablespoons of currants on each pie. Bake for twenty minutes in moderate oven. Bird's Nest Pudding,.—Pare and core one half-dozzen apples and place them in a buttered bakjng dish. Pour a nice custard mixture around them and bake one hour. Fill the cavity of each apple with apple jellv, and serve with cream. Apple and Batter Pudding.—Make a batter of two eggs well beaten, a pinch of salt, one cup of sugar, one cup -of flour sifted with a teaspoon of baiting powder, and half a cup of boiling water. Peel and slice thin four apples and put into a buttered saucepan with alternate layers of the batter, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Have batter on top. * Steam one.-hour. Apple and Pineapple Tart.—Line a pie tin with pie crust, put in a layer of pineapple sprinkled with sugar, spread with apple sauce, fill with pineapple; cover with pastry, and bake. Glaze with beaten egg, bake for a very few minutes, and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.