Gay Vases.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 15 April 1939, Page 12

Gay Vases.

A. few thin slices of white soap added to the water irr vases and bowls will prolong the freshness of the flowers in them. An aspirin will revive fading flowers. Useful Polisher. Use olive oil for rubbing up and polishing bronze, lacque:. oxidised and chromium ornaments anc fittings. Handbags In Disguise. Handbags that you carry when you are going to a theatre or a dance, can look anything but what they really are. Satin bags mac., i the shape of a child s paper cat dy “poke’’ with realistic candies in vari-coloured satin at the top. are seen. Gree . vase-shaped bags of quilted silk or velvet, wiih stiffened bases, are other examples of the latent bags. Others still resemble the sort of bundle Dick Whittington carried a! the end of his stick. Pleasing Bedrooms. Older children should be allowed to have a say in the manner in which their bedrooms are decorated, and their tastes respected so far as is feasible. Blue and silver makes a charming scheme for a little girl’s room. Shirley Temple’s bedroom has silver star' on blue walls and ceibng. Jane Withers, the typical tomboy of the screen, prefers a sporting combination ol re- . white and blue in her own room, aru’ nautical touches in white rope “pulls’’ instead of the usual handles to chests o' drawers.

I apple and potato into a greased casserole, sprinkle with brown sugar (4 tablespoons and £ teaspoon «salt>. Trim six pork chops, spread both sides generously with

prepared mustard and place the chops on the apple mixture. Cover casserole, bake in a moderate oven about one hour removing the cover of casserole for the last half-hour to allow the chops to brown.

Apple Salad Cups. Wash and polish six red apples. Remove core, taking care not to break the skin. Scoop out the flesh of the apple, leaving the shell firm enough to hold the mixture. Mix one cup cream cheese