The Ensemble is the Thing...

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 1 May 1937, Page 15

The Ensemble is the Thing...

Winter Drinks. v w tlm time to mnl'e wincer Now is tlu tune to make gmge wine. The ingredients required are: Three-quarters of a pound of bruised ginger, 18 pounds of De0 „„ °° 19 lmnono dv cm 1 nierarn sugar, iz lemons, six gai1 .f 19 nn „ pound of raisins, two* ounces of

isinglass, two tablespoons of yeast. Boil the sugar in the water until no scum rises, peel oranges and lemons and add, with the ginger tied in a muslin bag; boil all to gether for an hour, remove into a tub and when luke-warm add two tablespoons of yeast on pieces of

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JJOMES change then- colour fashions season by season. 1 hear that a shade that is somewhere near forget-me-not blue is becoming a favoured colour. It has been christened Marlborough blue, after Queen Mary's home,, in which blue is always a wellloved colour. A glass composition in peach-pink and pale blue that . is unbreakable, is taking the place of tiling and marble m bathrooms. Plain looking-glass in a collection of small squares has possibilities for wall decorations. I was in a diningroom the other day where the walls are covered with pieces of mirror. Each piece is framed with plaster moulding.

"Glass” Satin. A method of producing line threap for blankets and as many times lightei w ■l4 i s is a noor conductor ot neat, 3gUss fabric, it is claimed, will be good l„i“keeping things cool in summer, provide,, they start cool. , • Glazed chintz, printed with flower S a^| markers wduS'lhfp'-ettieat .1 cover”*r . luncheon table. Simple spring Sowers prim-roses, violets and _ anemones, printed on off white or palest yellow groom are the diintz designs liked just now. Idea's in new furniture that I have coin, across include a handsome dimng-table o. maple with a built-in trough m the ecutn for holding flowers. There are ainnchai . and cosy ‘‘two-some” sofas With detachable tek cushions. The eusln T and fitted over the baek ot the chan oi sofa for easy removal when the, require cleaning. For those who And the housing of their books a knotty point 1 pass on tin following notion. Fit your doors with book shelves It is q uite feasible* and the con cealment of the door gives a room an un \ usual air of quiet retreat. # # \ a table that folds up and disappears in-

toast. Let it stand till next day aJ and then put in a cask with the ej juice of the oranges and lemons, sc Stir every day I'or 10 days, add si isinglass to clear it and the raisins, 11 then bung it down. It will be tl ready to use in two months. ji Egg wine is a good pick-me-up

From Milady’s Boudoir Fashion and Home Gossip

side a sideboard after use and a service wagon that is made with a case, into which cupbotrcfin its meat, thus doing dt} more P space _ sa ving leisure hours, aie i inventions. * *

(From Our Loudon Correspondent)

Finger-Nails.

"one ‘liousand aiidjivc^bunckcd^ears^agy >^-r s i a »‘irr"rs» from modern sets, were uu 0 m lungary. ~ * *

Modern ingenuity can, however, often " • -on credit for good ideas in the way of care and is constantly producing >oaU |f- One of the latest is a vanity ' loVe „u cu ffi bracelet that beneath a jewelled medadion has a iittle circular ty for powder and putt. # # *

'’oom Decoration. Sailing ships, birds, beasts and flowers i lovely colours and ready gummed so that U they need is to be damped and patted nto position wfth a dry cloth are an nnen- • P ; n paper decoration. On distempered L plain papered walls, you may easily stick /your chosen set of motifs and provide a oom with brightness and character, they an also be used for adorning plain lan p\ides. # # # * • When you Are sping-cleaning, make a pecial feature of cupboards and drawers. Oupboards that light np inside as you opmi them are not expensive to achie\e an shelves can be daintily finished with edgings of shiny chintz.

if ter illness. Put five new-laid (ggs, unbroken, into dry basin, iqueeze over them the juice oi ;ix lemons and allow to stand tor 18 hours. The eggshells should hen be by the lemon juice. Take away carefully any ski"

tnat is left, stir in half a pound of honey, one gill of cream and one gill of rum. Beat thoroughly and bottle. The right dose is om wineglassful before breakfast. Pancake Novelties. Foundation Mixture: Take half

pound flour, one egg, one pint milk, half teaspoon of baking powder, pinch of salt. Beat the egg thoroughly, sift the baking powder and salt into the flour. Pour the egg into a well in the centre and begin beating, adding the milk very slowly as you pro-

gress. When the batter is perfectly smo, th, pul aside. Melt a little (or fat) in a frying pan, and when hot pour in the batter to form a very thin film over the bottom of the pan, allow the batter to set and be lightly browned on the underside; then

shake loose from the pan and with a flat knife turn on the other side and brown. To Serve: For breakfast, pile the pancakes flat on top of each other, pour melted butter over, put a sprig of parsley on top, and serve with fried tomatoes.