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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1939-08-24, Page 2• South Seas •Motif• iSiten y n' Belicht: Jewelllr„g, To Wear tlUf .. •!>w .G4d)► Gay .RIIags ' I'ribted cotto sn and linens and: 'rayons in exotic 'designs of the _ flora and fauna of. the. Santh,;Seas; in the most vivid `, colorings, are used pr . beach frocks,,. for shorts, for coolie jackets, and full blouses worn with wide slacks . (that 'just , ,escape being• a divided .skirt) In a bright, plain,'•eoler:or in. tile -shades • et beach sand, or ' lav:a dust: The ,. same gay .Printed .designs ,are also % seen ••in full -skirted clay and even ug, grewn'n.., • .. Barbari aneessorieis : necklaces. •� . •, . ,. 'ism -''teeth,' wooden beans, tarnished b'rnss, and coB.Rer • wide belts of the' crudest embroidery,: found .'beach' ',baskets of woven reeds. with .sand- ale to, match; Nide-brimmed hats with spindly steeple-crotvns oaf •the. • round "coolie" shapes. with a knot:. of sea�weed• an the top :add to the., Tahitian atmosphere of ,the French •seaside' :resorts.' • .. tPlain • or. printed cottons, linens, , "end s'haii.tungi have .supplanted the . silk'materials for the .country frock.. • • ..Ftall skirts. wasp -waists and little, short, puffed, S:leeves.. characterize , ...these costumes and when. one adds, ' a wide;brimnaed hat of linen, pique or strata , With a bright ribbon tied '• around the cro•.vra with "streamers" at the back, the effect is decidedly festive.. : • ' • .War Not Expected This-` Saintlier` , TR Y T,.T. ii!tisa 6 oeng o of ackTarn atftte • Frs,hboling water • Al er6 nihrrtss attain (iquic in 0*2 uattcnha)ntrr wfiliehot,.dd 1to9f cups it anger andjuicce o 2 teohs, 9bainedl skit until sugar is dissolved; Mcontainer: with cold water. Do not allow tea to cool ,before adding cold water or,. liquid will become cloudy, S.n,c with chipped, ice:' The above makes 7 tall glasses: p':, r Y ( wats, HaveCn Attractive for Lounsift At Draped, shi4waiet; and baique tops associated with volunttnous '0skirts, . give opportunity for' gullet . details which often suggest • period . costumes in hostess costumes. Ma.;r teriais are at hand also with which period and national, styles . can be further. underscored; A case in. point is the "Seventeenth Century, New .Antsterdam" housecoat, Whose picturesque'lines,; .kerchief ' yoke; and s•ilver''battens ,' are 'ktielightfully : Dutch and whose.•cotten ptint,co According. to' 'Lord Bea ierbrook, t ". Canadian -born British . newspaper publisher, there, will be no war in; • Europe thissumnger, 'Arriving in Quebec, .Lord' Beaverbrook declar ed, • "If I' thought there would be, 1'should not be here • Smart Women • -Fight Wiltirt Heat Heat Won't Get You If You. .Just Watch Out There are •ways of keeping up apr , pearances—in spite of wilting heat waves. For example, the smart wo- man 'remembers to: ` LET freshly ,applied lipstick set Poor a moment or two; afterward blotting it with a piece of cleansing tissue before moistening lips., :This keeps ,the color from 4running and smearing- no matte'* how oily the ltp'stick or hot the day. , USE an !anti-perspirant under the arms at least twice a week. Furth- ermore, she keeps an anti-perspir- ' ant powder handy, too, and dusts it on •her, feet about once a week. BRUSH her hair every night with a clean hairbrush. This re- moves excess 'oil and 'perspiration odor as well'as falling dandruff and the'day'aaccumulation of dust. THINK twice• before ordering a late summer dress that.is lavishly finished with white touches. Unless she is sure that she will have both time and the inclination to keep the white touches immaculately • white, she buys'a plain dress and wears smart, cool -looking jewelry. wit h it • GET.suretner shoes for street • wear a 'half, size larger than those she wore last winter. Feet usually swell slightly during • hot months, and aching toes and arches make any hot day seem twice as het. POT on a clean Blip every second morning and to wear thin silk pan- ties, under hef girdle. USE only the lightest, freshest perfume during hot daytime hours. More 'often than not, she wears a scented eo'logne•,or a'favorite toilet water during the , day, saving per- fume for evening title, , INCLUDE several washable dreg• ses in her. w ar•.droberiatrd to- ••keen everything, washable' or not, abso- lutely clean and carefully pressed. • 11 you look cool, you generally . feet cool. The smith girls know this. If some delicate •material • has been torn, it may be easily mend i e,i by placing the torn part; with -a new piece beneath it, in an, em- bi•iridei y heep. The hoop holds 'aft firmly and makes the delicate dar- ning of the tear Much easier, BY. MARIQI V3/N'ITE CoP. CAST OF CHARACTERS PRISCILLA PIERCE—heroine,. young' woman attorney. ' . • AMY!'! K•E'RR-Cilly's roommate and murderer's victim. • HARRY HUT•CHINS —•Amy's strange visitor. SERGEANT DOLAN-officer As- signed to solve the, mul;,der of Amy Kerr. ' • Last week: • Alone in.her apart-' ment, after midnight, Cilly hedonics increasingly. ,alarmed` . when Amy fajls to return from , the rooftop. • She • recalls it would" be , terrifying up there in the darkness! CHAPTER II Lonely:Silence of the Roof Cilly'd been . up there once :tier-. self to get .a .coat, she had had' hanging out''ail'day to air..• You ran up the five • flights 61 Stairs—that was all :right, for there. were • • in 10.years airmail letters sent from England have increased from half a'mill.ion' .to„100 million ' a . ; year; .,from'there .on.it was No -Man's - Land: You' wet up the other half - flight to r the' roof, and' pushed the heavy iron}' deaf -Out. As you step- , ped out onto' the roof, that door 'swungshut .behi-nd you with a bang, —a loud terrifying bang against the lonely silence'On the roof. . Cilly was a; courageous soul,' but ,•• 'She had shuddered that, first black moment after the door slammed:'be. hind her. There was'nothing ahead but dark emptiness. The • clothes-' line was just a few'steps beyond, the doorway, but in the darkness. it seemed a'mile. away. . ' You, picked your ,taps •carefully;• expecting. shy, moment to trip aver ' the. raised platform 'ender the lines. ---you • held' Your hand out in .front so that. you 'wouldn't' Walk ' blindly into , radio • aerials. At every step' you stunibled over a clothespin• or. . a piece of• rope. • 'There were' the 'tall stacks, too: two from the furnace, and one from, the incinerator which belched fire and -brimstone- hito-the--black.air, above. At everystey, you wonder - red just who or what lurked behind thenest step. Not anything. human of, course. You .knew that. . 'It you, met anyone on the rodf, it would be poor old Mr.•Johnson, the superintendent; dragged from • his •bed to check un on someone's aer- .,ial. And Mr. Johnson was a harm- less soul. But you didn't think of ,Mr. John- GRIME ITFIOl1T SCOURING NO need for hard rubbing and 1 j scrubbing when you use•a solution of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye. It scuts right through grease, rease, . clears cl �ged 'drains keeps out- houses sanitary and 'odorless, Scours pots and pans, takers the hard work out of heavy cleaning. Deep a tin always handy. FREE BOOKLET —'f`te Gillett's Lye Booklet tells how this powerful creamer clears clogged drains ... keeps out- lipO,es clean and odorless by destroying the contents ,of the closet .- , hobv It performs dozens .of tasks. 'Send for a free copy to Standard Brand. Ltd., Fraser' Ave. and a Liberty Street. Toronto, Ont.• , • ri ht, 1+93; N.E 5`ervice, Inc. 9 son as' you stepped out toward the , clothesline, You thought 61 Dracula. and,at every step you expected to 'see' him before you,. his. black cape spread, out',batlike, :ready to enfold • you. You thought of. Dracula, ;and. quickened your steps, So that you stumbled, and as you stumbled you, 'felt the monster upon you.. You remembered •all .the stories you ever read about ghosts that • rise in'graveyards, at midnight: You remembered them all in the 10 or 20 seconds it took to cross from the heavy iron door. to .the clothesline. 'And because those 10 seconds 'Nat • seemed like 10 long, dreary ,years. you . hurried' as fast as•. ever you, could; you grabbed that dress Or coat down from the line with .small regard` for flying clothespins; and you fairly flew back to the big, ' heavy door, lest, Mr. Johnson come up and lock. it for the night, and leave you'out in that•intense black --'c' 41 .,.,.nom„�; C, + _ Cally Is Annoyed Thirty seconds it ,took, at the most, to rush over to' that clothes line and hack. Feu • didn't: linger. Ciihv hadn't:lingered, and Lilly was as brave as, •the average. Even :a t e • little, re`•brave than Amy. Amy Would not' come.' home alone even- ings. when ' Cilly had to - work .'late. She 'didn't like to be alone in the. apartment. She said 'so: No, Amy wasn't the sort to fin-' ger in the terrifying blackness of the '.root aloneat midnight -not if, siio•wece alone `: ; ”- Then Amy '.wasn't alone. It was all poppycpck about' Wanting to air her blue dress: Amy was going 'up'. • on thereef to meet 'someone. Who? Harry Hutchins had left 10 min- • utes. earlier than Jim. Amy could have walked down to the' vestibule • if she wanted to be alone with him. And gibes Jima few minutes to eay goodnight to her•, Lilly. T'But Any had waved Harry out ' with a . nonchaylant air, and she had waited- around_with. Jim:and._Ciily. • She didn't' even excuse herself and pretend. that she was .going'to bed. She just waited \around ,until Jim left, and then she immediately ,got the bright idea of taking her blue dress up 'on the .roof. ' . If she had wanted to go up 'there so badly, she'd have said'to Harry • "dome up on the roof for a minute with me, will you? I want to air a dress.". That would be the natural. thingto do, , instead of waiting around for Jim to leave, and follow- ing him out. • Cilli was annoyed at Amy. :Annoyed and not a little hurt. They. • •had gotten lalong'so happily -togeth- er. Up until tonight, Amy had never:.• shown any trace of selfishness •or pettiness.. Lilly had ,'really loved her. Was Amy. at last. showing her true color§? 'Ugly Sua' apicion Cilly walked wearily over to the bed and removed the spread. There was no sense sitting up'all night to worry about it. If Jim really cared 'for her, he'd be back. And if he did not; well, it was certainly much better. to find 'him out before she married him. Much better. •She was nota .foolish schoolgirl. She could face tt disappointment sensibly. And quite sensibly. Was ever a wo- man in love sensible, She wonder - She brushed aside. a tear savage- ly, and jumped into her twin bed. Twelve -twenty, the tiny cloak on the vanity. said.. • Let Any stay 'up there all' night it she ,wanted to. Let Amy take Jim Kerrigan if she wanted to , . - Cilly was going to sleep. But of course she didn't. As soon as her head 'touched the pillow, she nay that she wouldn't get to sleep . for hours. When you're unhappy, Sleep: doesn't come tinmetiiately to slip you quietly into oblivion. You .have to smooth out your thoughts first. You have to banish.ugly sus. picions, anti bitterness, and Jeal- oust'. Cilly tried to 'do that., She hon- , •estly did try to realise that Amy ' was a dear, that she was honest and fair and altogether too kind- • hearted to hurt •anyone, Besides Cil- ly told herself sternly: "You're a pretty poor sort of• girl to build tip sun a case against Jinn the very first time another' girl. looks at hitt.' What a,jealous,'nagging wife you'll be! • •Then, 'Sibite. su dohly, 'she reatik ell what had happened. She realiz- ed, how•'utterly silly she had been. It Was all so very simple. `The big, black door hid slammed' shut vt9hile, Atny was hanging 'up :her dress. Sunday was, Mr. Johnson's day oft, but ,he always returned. about mid- °Never dissolve lye in hot water. The ” aCtiOtt of the 1ye'itself heats the water. Issue, No. 34 * '39 By SADIE B, CHAMBERS iait. one visits the market and the store, or su0v03y8 .one's garden in these .fleeting• -hummer . days it would seem thitt naturals staging a race, so quickly do.' the fruit and' •,! vegetable crops come and go. Soon the "piekiing days" will be in full,. tions offered are• legion. '"Nine Day Pickle" is synonymous; with Wattles ..these days and after. . tilting many last• year I ; concooted the following: ;recipe¢ fon 'myself, I am handing it on to you hoping.., that you will not Only enjoy mak- ing,it but also. find it delicious. The other recipes listed are,also, favor- ites of my_ household. • NINE DAY PICKLE 2. quarts large cucumbers 2: quarts white pickling onions 2 , quarts cider vinegar 4 lbs. white sugar 1 oz. cinnamon buds buds 1 'oz. Allspice buds 2 red: peppers' 1 oz. whole cloves. Preparation of: Onions: ' Onions and cucumbers are pre - Y • firms.:the idea.. The gypsy /louse: -Coat has had a great vogue, but is: believed. to he on the . way.. ••m t. • Close -fitting baisqua • tops R are . be: ' Coining,particularly when 'cut' in• acute angles. a . Hostess,.Type • More elaborate and well-suited to informal dinners at .borne, even when iguests-are present, are 'hos- tess ensembles.;:.They are most fre- quently cptiineSed of two units;' an underdress dr very expansive petti- coat, .Worn with a contrasted outer robe, cut in dlrectoire, redingote, or polonaise .fashion- • "This is a nialwoild.. But there is *some' method- in the madness." —Walter Lippmann. • Laura 'Wheeler Quilt pared separately, ''eel the 'Oniolls 11; :E Ll,C 10 U S « . . allowing 1% cups salt .to two _cup- *r oda. ' � ate let qtand boiling w r atad to d , : y ° REFS,'ES�';Nt .Drain, let ateud,.in •clean• water for • :three days., Preparation of Cucumbers: 1'091' and cut in .uniform. places ' the cucumbers, removing seeds.. Let stand in salt and water 3 days and' Balt• in, same proportion as onions. After the three days' drain and al- low -10 stand in clear water three: days, drain again, place in kettle, cover Well, with water, and planner for two hours. Add, while simmer- . ing. a Piece of alum about the size• of a walnut. The last half hour add ' the onions: Make a syrup of vine- ' gar and sugar as' given 'above pour- ing, 'over cucumbers and ontens • 4 :in alternate layers: Drain the' syrup .,off three different-motn,ings re- heating each time. The ,citinamon, and allsplcd is .added. to • the syrup.' • the cloves and ,peppers (prepared • 'and cut in small pieces) are .placed in the. jars . with the layers of on."' ions and cucumbers. , FRUIT RELISH' 12 tomatoes 4 dapples •- 4 pears 4 peilches 1 cup pitted plains 3 'cups vinegar ' 2•red peppers • 1 green pepper • .'3 .cupfuls sugar 1 stick cinnamon • .. % tablespoon whole cloves 1 tablespoon mixed setae tablespoon. salt • Boil all together• for two and a half. hours. This recipe will,' make • about ,4 pts. • C'OR•N•'RELtSH 12•ears,corn . • % cabbage 2 large onions •. 1 green pepper t 1 (•••,'• v . :; cups vinegar (eider) , . 1'1/e .cups •sugar • % . cup flour tablei'poons salt ' y/.. teaspoon mustard • - ose-eighth: spoon cayenne 126, teaspt pn..turneric ' • • Cook corn• and remove front cob. Chop cabbage, .onions, green pepper and celery and combine with cont. Place 'all the vegetables in. ,a kettle and copibine with the vine-. gar Mix flour, sugar, and'alt the;spic- es and combine with' enough .cold vinegar to blend .smoothly. • • Combine with vegetables„ and vinegar in kettle, 'bring to. the boil- 'fug point and cook slowly. for 40 minutes. Pour in hot sterile jars,.and seal at once., ;DUTQI' WINDMIL,L– ` PATTERN 2230 'Tteib.`141ATERIALS—TWO PATTERN PIECES This old time favorite, Dutch Windmill, soeasily r tade,,is a lovely colo- nial pattern. Pattern 2230 contains accurate, pattern pieces; diagram of block; instructions for making; yardaage chart; diagram of. quilt. Send twenty cents in coins (stamps cannot be accepted) for this pattern to' the Wilson Needlecraft Dept., 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Write plainly patternnumber, your name and address. • night and made the regular rounds of the house. He had locked,.Amy out! Allthis time'that she had !been painting a devil in her imagination, Amy hid been up on that terrifying roof alotte — locked out! ' Lilly jumped out of bed, slipped on her shoes without her stockings, and took ,her coat out•of the closet.. She'd go right up and. 'unlatch the. door. Poor Amy ... Cilly stopped, clutching the coat •in her 'hands. Her heart turned to ice in her breast. For the still night air was suddenly shattered by s • wild, terrifying cry the deathly, agonized ery of a human being. Shrill and high-pitched, it.'pierc ed the midnight quiet for an etern- al second, then died down to a reap- ing, choking murmur. A moinent of silence followed — a silence so in- tense that, it could be felt in every nerve.' Then there• was a dull thud ,out. side Lilly's bedroom window •-'- a heavy, swift thud, as if something had fallen a long way . • In an instant, CiIly was at the ,window, and as she looked out, she forgot the six-foot drop to the • ground, she forgot that she was clad only a ams, shes.' o s' and in pajamas She, jumped quickly; she kneltbe- 'side that cru's`hed, broken figure that had come hurtling from the roof: • 'Amy!" she cried.. "Amy!" But Amy Kerr was beyond all hearing. • Vaguely, Citiyc was conscious of windows being raised along the street, of heads: craning out, inquir- ing the trouble. She looked down at sted, broken body that had only a few minutes ago been a trivia - 1Y, lively girl. Atny still clutched the blue dress in one hand. The other hand, clenched in the terror of death, slowly relaxed; a slip of newspaper fluttered to the ground. • Lilly picked, it up, unthinking, and tucked it into her pajama pocket. (To Be Continued) Fashion Flashes The smart swim suit has matching beach coat. —0— Nubby fabrics, hops4king, spun rayons, twills and crashes are re- gistered in slacks suits, With extra tops highlighting the tropical in- spired patterned shirt, cotton sweaters and sweat shirts. The. new "Queen's purple" • is rapidly growing • ' in popularity. Red and white blouses in gingham, dotted Swiss and organdie; char- treuse . also powder blue and dusty pink,are all favorites for summer. —0— White sharkskin is tremendous- ly important this• summer'for fitted jacket 'blouses, usually collarless, to be ensembles' with a gored. skirt or worn separately with a contrasting skirt or over dark dres- ses; classic sport' shirts for slacks ey shirts; brief "sugar,coats"; din- ner skirts. • "Raised" patterns will be good in autanin .woollen fabrics togeth- er with multi -colored flecks in worsteds. Fish hooks give, bad wounds be- cause the barba prevent'the hooks from being drawn but. Handle them 'carefully and keep them stuck in a cork. • ' DOES taste, good in a pipe!" HANElY SEAL -TIGHT POUCH t'9' 5c -iia-LBS.."1-014TOPI IN._.4o skop'acked in Pocket Tires !co ac GROWN IN SUNNY SOUTHERN ONIAPIO •i Your Household. Problems Have you fussy eaters ip your family? Do you have trouble providing varied and interest- ing menu? Do your cakes fall? Then.. write, enclosing a stamp- ed, self-addressed envelope •to Miss Sadie'B. Chambers, care of this paper,; and she will endea- vour to solve your ,problems: "Any ordinarily ,intelligent man can • understand, but it . needs wis- • don to use understanding."—Earl Baldwin. Enjoy the genuine peppermint flavor of DOUBLEMiNT GUM! - Got sonic today! o "Contrariness" ---Phase lin. Child's Growth • What is bften mistaken for per- verseness in a small child is sim- ply his unwillingness to .'imitat'e any longer. At first, when he is toddling foe n , •r Work. he will gleefully copy, everything she does.' He "telephones", .calla people by 'the names she .gives• them and copy -cats her very tone. of voice.. Then gradually he loses the thrill of it, This is because he fa getting into the constructive stage `and that means the development ofimagination witfi•:a vengeance.. All is grist'to'his now, and he resents any interference withirf-• ventieni What he does is his'oWn • idea, right or wrong. .He does nit Stop stop• tothink of that. A wise mother will allow or it as much as possible. ' She w til .not become impatient `� when Jimmy won't copy the boat she has drawn, but instead, makes. a cross and calls it a man. In . this child's pride' and stubborn newborn ego, he rather glorifies' in discarding suggestion. These Things Give Yeti A Hca a�cbe.' . British Medical Association•lead= ers compared notes at .'a meeting; in Aberdeen, Scotland, and came • to the conclusion that such things as `unwanted visitors cause head- aches more .often than 'do actual lrhysical disorders. Other. head- accha 'causes: Lendvoices, the •pros- pect of unpleasant ' tasks, dislike of other people,depression, worry, ' insomnia; and . insults. ' ..QUEEN MARY" The Wild's Fratert Shia antuts EUROPE Effective Aug. 7'h to Oct. 151h, 1939 Rend Trip Fares to Britain THIRD.$ 50 • CLAYS tar TOURIST $ • 00 CLAYS • , awr. (4 rwdir ailleersi, It irSj ) • (Rata ,lightly higher' .relurnirtt 3efart Sot.2 ),' utuma days in Europe are' delightful — snake that long deferredvisit while these low fares are available, For variety, travel one Way by .our newly renovated Canadian Service steamer and the other. way via New' York, with a range of up-to-date ships headed by the "Queen Mary", the frond's •-• Th. ATLANTIC'S LARGESTh' Mrjr.ed •' from NIW YORK "duce' MARv' " MAURETANIA" A ilANIA "ttORGIC" 9AN RIYN,c`• "ggliIN'rHiA" from M REAL ASCANiA" ALAUN1A' A;N';p�l�1' Agro -IA _ ,"1'r ,•,n ` A ` 1 �MT4NtA 1K ,A , ANlk'' fastest ship. 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