FOR THE LADIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15948, 19 June 1915, Page 6 (Supplement)

FOR THE LADIES.

THE HOME.

METHODS OF COOKING GAME.

Tina pheasant, almost more than any other bird, requires to be hung as long as it possibly can be with safety. hen this is done, the flesh acquires a delicious flavour, peculiar to itself; when it is not done, the flesh is tough and flavourless. The length of time that the bird should be kept depends, of course, upon the state of the weather. As a general rule,' the bird is ready for the spit when it begins to smell slightly, and to change colour; certainly it should never be cooked until the blood begins to drop from the bill. The hen pheaafcnt is more delicate in flavour than the cock. The old birds may be known by the length and sharpness of the spurs, which in the young ones are short and round. Young pheasants are, of course, to be preferred. To Truss Pheasant Pheasants may be trussed either with or without the head; modern fashion is in favour of the latter \ plan. Tho thighs of the bird are brought close under the wings, a slower is theit passed through the pinio>-, body, and leg; the other side being • nid in the same way. The legs are then lied firmly down. If it is preferred to retain the head (though there is nothing to recommend the custom), it must bo brought round under the wing, and fixed on tho point of a skewer, with the bill laid across the breast. A slit must be made in the back of the neck for the removal of the crop. When the head is taken off leave plenty of skin on the neck to skewer back.

Stuffed and Roasted Pheasant.— draw, and singe the pheasant, truss it as for roasting, and fill it with a forcemeat. Cover the breast of the bird with thin slices of fat bacon tied on securely with twine, and roast before a clear fire. When it is done enough, serve the pheasant on a hot dish, with brown sauce, or with brown mushroom or Italian sauce. Or a nice puree of tomatoes, mixed with, good gravy, and sherry, equal parts •of each, is excellent with it.

Boiled Pheasant.—Sometimes invalids find. a boiled pheasant an agreeable dish it can hardly be called an epicure's relish. The bird should be nicely prepared, trussed for bpiling, and wrapped in a sheet of buttered paper, then a cloth, and put in hot or nearly boiling water, with' a few game bones, and slices of fresh vegetables; the boiling must be gentle; an hour "will be wanted for an old bird; half an hour to forty minutes will cook a young one. Celery > sauce, oyster,, soubiss, and "white sauces of various kinds miy be served with it.

Salad for PheasantSlioo thinly some tart oranges, removing the white. Arrange in rows ;in a flat dish,- and scatter walnuts between. Round the orange 1 put sprays ox watercress. Take two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, four ot' olive oil, half a teaspoonful of salt, and a dash of cayenne. Mix and pour over the dish., , .Set in a cool place until wanted with tho > ."game. H i

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£ f LONDON'S BEAUTY WRITERS.

WEEKLY SELECTIONS FROM NOTED fSg- BEAUTY EXPERTS WRITING FOR THE ENGLISH PRESS. " i.v ; SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE METHODS. By Olga.Amsdell, Special Correspondent, . \ London, Eng. /- : : '

•' WHY HAVE GREY HAIR! ■ .. Few people know that grey hair is not a necessary feature of age—that it can be ■ avoided without resorting to hair dyes. - A very eld., home-made remedy will turn jfefihe;hair: back to a natural colour m a Jew

. ' days. - It is only necessary to get from . .- tlio v chemist an ounce of concentrate of tairiinaJite and mix it with four ounces of *' .• »ay rum. Apply. this simple lotion to the -hair for a few- nights with a small sponge, and yen will soon hare the pleasure of see- / - ing ■ the grey tees disappear. This recipe • is perfectly, "harmless, is neither sticky nor - greasy, and has given perfect Satisfaction r v v. for many generations to those in possession cX the secret. . ; • - BLACKHEADS, OILY PORES, ETC. ! / The new sparkling face-baih treatment rids the ■ skin of blackheads,; oiliness . and enlarged -pores almost instantly. It is perfectly harmless, pleasant, ; and immediately effective. . All you have to do is ;to ■ drop a Btymol tablet, obtained -from the • chemist's, in a' glass of hot water, and jj- after the resulting effervescence has subsided dab the affected portions o:f the face freely with the liquid. When you dry the face you will find that , the ' blackheads ■ come right off on the towel, the 7 : largo /- pores contract and efface themselves; and '--the greasinees is all gone,'leaving the skin 6mwth, soft and }. cool. ' This treatment 1 should be repeated a few times at intervals .: of several days in order to' make sure that the ; result shall be permanent. ■,? .. 4 't THE MAGNETISM ' OP BEAUTIFUL . ' ' ;HAI». ; . ' . Beautiful hair adds immensely to the personal magnetism . of-, both men and T ',: ; women. Actresses and smart women are ever on the look out for any harmless thing ■ that will, increase the' natural beauty of thjir hair. * The latest method is ,to use pure stallax as a shampoo on account of the peculiarly flossy, fluffy and wavy effect , which it leaves. ,As staHax has never " , been used much for this purpose it comes '- " to i th« / chemist only in Jib sealed original t' • packages, enough for twenty-five or thirty "shampoos. .A teaspoonful of the'fragrant ''}'• stallax granules, dissolved in a cup of hot ''■ water, is ; more than sufficient for each Kiv: shampoo. It is very.beneficial and stimu;f- ■> lating to the hair apart from its beautify- >'/ ing effect.> ~ r i ; ,J----fv" HOW TO REMOVE A BAD

%•. ' COMPLEXION. V,. Cosmetics can n&ver really help a pool complexion; often . they are positively harmful. The sensible, rational way is to / actually remove the thin veil of stilling, v half-dead scarf-skin from the face, and give the fresh, vigorous and beautiful ■ t young skin underneath a chance to show ■ itself and to breathe.

" J This is best done in a very simple way, j by merely applying mercolised wax at • I night, like cold cream, and -washing it off in the morning. Good mercolised wax can be obtained from any well-stocked chemist. ' It absorbs the disfiguring cuticle gradually and harmlessly, leaving a brilliant natural complexion. Of course, this also , takes with it all uch facial blemishes as red ' blotches, tan, moth patches, sallowness, liver spots, pimples, etc. As a freckle remover and general complexion beautifier this old-fashioned remedy is unequalled. THE POWDER : PUFF. PAUSES. Every normal 'woman is always interested in-any plan by which she can quickly enhance her beauty, provided the plan is perfectly safe and simple. , -Ever since the discovery that ordinary, eJeminite, such'as any, chemist can supply, is an instantaneous and harmless beautifier, there has been a growing demand for it from smart women everywhere. They usually get about an ounce and add just enough water to dissolve it. A little of this perfectly harmless lotion gives a beautiful complexion to any face instantly. Moreover, its use cannot' be detected, The skin is instantly beautified, but appears perfectly natural under the closest scrutiny. FALLING HAIlt. How often one hears the lament, "1 have tried everything on the market, and my hair comes out in handfuls." i. Not so surprising either when you come to think it over. £■- Hair ionics to be effective must • - be fresh, 'and there is no earthly reason why every woman should not make her i' own lotion, at home. The finest vegetable •" tonic obtainable 'is . made by mixing- *a packet of boranium with i-pint of bay rum ' and adding sufficient water to fill a half- ' pint bottle. This lotion rubbed' briskly ■' into the scalp sets 'the hair roots tingling with new life, and will, if persevered with, give you feadc your " crowning glory." , ■■ -. *1 ' • • J HmM.r: M v-:- - V; .• v •••,

LONDON FASHION NOTES.

The New Hats.

Of hats there seems little to say. Thero is so little of them that description is difficult. What there is of them is extremely chic and smart, but they are simply discreet coverings for our tightly and trimly dressed heads. They are all as minute as possible, most of them black, many of them simply dotted round with rather large, flat flowers. " Some are practically guiltless of any trimming at all. The new coiffure is austerely attractive, giving almost the effect of a closely cropped head with a mysterious bulge unknown to phrenology somewhere at the back of the head. Puffings or stray locks or confusion of any sort, however artistic, Is absolutely taboo, and savours either of slackness or bad style. The head must be thoroughly neat and trim and well groomed. This is the first and practically the last factor in good millinery and good dressing at the present moment, and time, rather than money, must bo spent on achieving .success in that subtle art. The fashions in hairdressing, millinery, and, in fact, most.departmentjs, suggest a Spartan severity that would seem to necessitate the development of many good qualities in their following. Black velvet tricomes are, happily, still very popular. Ihesc little hats are universally becoming, and they look delightful when worn with tailor-mades in fine navy serge and black silk braid. Some of the newest tricornes have in reality four points. At least they are so shaped tliat at one side tho uneven brim juts out into something like a fourth peak. Lovely Models.

A lovely example of the new. hat was a very lovely but, it must be confessed,' expensive chapeau, a., big black taffeta sailor edged •, with kilted tulle, • and with a small bunch" of " white tuber roses in front. Foliage is very fashionable, and one often sees whole toques made of it. Singularly out of season but most becoming was a toque which attracted attention. It was made cf. closely-packed shaded auiumn rose leaves, arranged to look almost like a wreath, while floating from the back was one of the new lace veils in brown. A new kind of made flower appeals as having a very telling effect, It is formed of loops of narrow corded rib-' bon overlapping each _other and giving the effect of a kind of daisy. Let me describe another hat on which these were seen. It was a navy straw sailor shape, and had these flowers in two very oelicate shades of pink, placed alternately at intervals amid a wreath of green leaves. We must not consider ourselves limited to flowers, however, for ribbons are much used, too, and it is a. new idea to employ the very narrow ones, ■which are passed round the back of the crown and tied with a smart little bow high up In front. Very wide ribbons are also used, which swathe the crowns of small hats and completely cover them. ! A quill-trimmed hat also attained great distinction. It was a black shape, and the brim turned tip at the back over a bunch of quills laid , flat against the crown, land projecting on either side. These quills were in the fashionable petalpink, which still continues to be so popular. If anyone happens to have one of those charming marabout aigrettes, they can use'it with excellent effect on a tiny black three-cornered lisere strawsuch a "model was recently seen and admired immensely.