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car0".10 Britain. . . Fashion Hints You Can. Be Lord Of
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On the East Coast there is a
man who is never likely to be
troubled by noisy neighbours.
He is the lone watchman super-
intending the picturesque priory
of Lindisfarne on a rocky isle
near the shore of NOrthumbers
land.
He seldom sees other human.
beings except in summer, when
curious tourists sail from the
mainland to inspect the sea-girt
relic. Yet, he it delighted with
his hermit existence, with the
cry of seagulls and the moan of
waves for company,
But even more remarkable is
Mrs. Gwen Bond, For Over
twenty years she has lived
alone On Gugh Island, twO-and-
a-half miles by launch from St;
Mary's in the Scilly Isles, off
Cornwall.
She leads an industrious life
and never misses human com-
pany. Her companions in her
ten-roomed granite home are' a.
cat and a dog. And she keeps
100 head of poultry.
For a livlihood she grows.
flowers to, sell on the mainland.
And her recreations include
woodwork, fishing for plaice
and mackerel, collecting gulls'
eggs ' shooting rabbits, reading
and listening qo a battery sadio.
Gaining Ground: In
Battle Against, TB
Pimiento strips, dice, or cut-
outs, * * a
CrisPed, greens of rang* any
kind, such as parsley and water
cress sprigs; leaves of lettuce,
escarole, romaine, chickory, fen-
nel, spinach, endive, dandelion;
tops of carrot or celery; shelter-
ed greens and cabbage; light-
colored greens combined with
dark greens or sprinklesl with
bits of chive or parsley. Neat
lettuce cups of mayonnaise,
sprinkled with paprika or bits
of chives make a practical gar-
nish accompaniment for salads.
salad greens may be sprinkled
lightly with French dressing.
* *
Radish Roses. Use ' Mind
radishes, Trim off all but a few
small leaves. Cut off root. With
a sharp, thin knife, cut 4 or 5
thick, red outside "petals" from
tip almost to stem, leaving
white center. A second cut may
be made half way down petals.
Chill in ice Water, to curl. *
Curled Celery. Use inner
stalks of celery. Cut 3 Or 4
inches long. With sharp knife
cut each piece into thin strips,
stopping 1 inch from the end.
Or cut from both ends to with-
in an inch of center, Chill in
ice water to curl,
* * *
Cheese Carrots or Apples.
Work grated processed cheese
until smooth. R o 11 •small
amounts into carrot or apple
shapes. Insert bit of parsley for
stem of carrot, a mint leaf for
stem and clove for end of apple.
Dust side of apple with paprika. • *
Frosted Grapes. Beat egg
white until just foamy. Dip
small bunches of green grapes
in egg white, then in powdered
sugar. Let dry on paper.
* *
Pickle Fans. Use sweet gher-
kins. Cut each in thin parallel
sections almost the entire
length. Carefully spread out like
a fan.
I've just switched from a Miox
to a Husky. This exereise has
provided an enlightening in-
sight into the automobile situa-
tion in Britain Way, And this
is of special interest because.
Britain is, next to the United
States, the most motorized coun-
try in the world and has even
been outpacing the United.
States' as the world's top car ex-
porter,
The car which I have ,turned
in is a Hillman Minx. It has
rendered me fine 'service in
51/2 years. I had grown very fond
of it but at 50,000 miles it was
beginning to cost money in re-
pairs,
The model I have taken over
is a Hillman Husky. It is a small
inexpensive utility Or station
wagon named after the sturdy
Husky dog. The engine is al-
most the same as my old Minx
but pepped up and rather lower
geared,
In matters like food and
clothes and TV sets, the British
have almost forgotten wartime
and postwar austerity. But in
motorcars a measure of austerity
survives.
There are more American cars
on the roads of Britain these
days and some of us sigh for
the high value-for-money they
represent and the glamour which
they exude. Moreover, Britons
gather from the newspapers that
today in the United States it's
the salesman who bends his
knee and may even offer a trip
to Paris as an inducement to
the buyer of a new model.
Many mothers find it difficult
to get children lets of grown-
alas t90! — eat enough salads
and ()the healthful dishes. Quite
often an attractive garnish will
Lake all the difference -- using
what the advertising geniuses
call eye-appeal"; and I hope
tat the following garnish sug-
gettiont will be helpful.
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GARNISH IDEAS
Vegetable slices or sticks,
such as slices of unpeeled (or
peeled and scored) cucumber,
cucumber cubes, green pepper
rings, onion rings, tomato slices
or wedges, carrot or celery
sticks, cooked beet or carrot
slices or cubes. Also, raw
radishes, cauliflower florets, scal-
lions (trimmed to 2 inches),
* *
Fruit sections or slices, such
as slices of unpeeled apple,
fresh or canned peach or pear,
lemon, lime, or oranges sections
of orange or grapefruit , free
from membrane and split, if
thick. These may be grouped in
fans, overlapped, or, linked.
Fresh mint sprigs combine well
with these as do, small bright
berries or cherries.
* * *
Small fruits, such as berries,
cherries, grapes. Use with stems
Or in clusters if possible. Maras-
chino or minted cherries may
be whole or sliced into rings. * * *
Cut fruits, such as melon
balls, oval or diagonal-cut
banana slices, pineapple wedges,
rings or half-rings, quarter or
half-slices of orange or lemon.
combine these with mint leaves
Or with other fruits.
* * *
Eggs, hard-cooked, in slices or
stuffed and sprinkled with pap-
rika or minced parsley, rings of
egg white, sieved egg yolk on
beet slices, etc. These may be
combined with greens, tomato
wedges, green pepper, to make
a substantial garniaih for en-
trées Or salads.
Pickles, olives and pimiento,
such as whole green or ripe
olives,, whole stuffed olives or
slices, small pickles or slices, VOICE CULTURE
In a single generation tubercu-
losis has dwindled dramatically
as a cause of death among •Can-
adians. Although .1,800 died of
TB in 1953, an additional 10,000
would have died if the death
rate of 25 years ago had still
prevailed. Even in the last 5
years the rate has dropped by
two-thirds, and TB now accounts
for many less deaths each 'year
than such causes as birth injury,
Nephritis or traffic accidents,
Nevertheless, TB remains an im-
portant disabling illness, requir-
ing lengthy institutional treat.
ment and absorbing a substan-
tial proportion of Canada's health
services. Each year about 20,000
are admitted to sanatoria fOr
treatment averaging nearly a
year in duration.
THE "JUMP SUIT" ideal for either working or relaxing around
the home is show9 hereitLsacetate silk blend shantung. Styled
along the romper line, it zips closed from neckline to below the
waist. Contrasting fabric is used to form the cummerbund and
bind the collar and cuffs. Easy to wash, this garment requires
little or no ironing.
Climbed Monument
Once A Day
A long-time inmate of a Dis-
placed Persons camp finally got
his visa and sailed off for Ameri-
ca, faithfully promising to send
for his wife the moment he
bchieved a respectable bank
alance. Unfortunately, he for-
got all about her until he re-
delved a letter from her some
tilt months later. 'Unable to read,
he persuaded the neighborhood
butcher to divulge the letter's
contents to him. The butcher,
who had a voice like a foghorn
on the Queen Elizabeth, opened
the letter and read horsely,
"Why haven't you sent for me?
I need some money right away.
Minnie,"
The immigrant snatched the
note from the butcher's hands,
stuffed it angrily into his pocket
and forgot about it until a month
later when he found himself
dining with a gentle young rab-
bi. Again he asked, "Will you
read my wife's letter to me,
please?" This time it was the
soft, modulated voice of the rab-
bi that echoed, "Why haven't
you sent for me? I need some
money right away. Minnie." The
immigrant nodded with satis-
faction. "Anyhow," he remarked,
"I'm glad to notice that she's
changed her tone." GOING "COURTING" -- Legal
robes are the style this year
for Mrs. Sybille Gabler, Free
Germany's only female state
prosecutor. She is attached to
the Wiesbaden District Court.
which will soon become opera-
tive.
Perhaps the most remarkable
item in British motoring just
now is that the. Rolls Royce-
Bentley firm, which makes
super-luxury cars, has just an-
nounced a new Bentley model
costing nearly s.7,900, or not far
short of $20,000. And there is
already a waiting list of two
years for home buyers. Some
£2,000 of the price in Britain
is sales tax,
Personally we are not worried
by that particular queue. We
can relax and look forward to
many husky miles. We have
lively acceleration; nearly 40
miles to the gallon, which is a
consideration when gasoline
costs 04 cents a gallon; and a
top speed of 65 or so which is
enough on most English 'roads.
Our annual car tax is $35. and
our comprehensive insurance
$42 a year.
To all, to each, a fair good-night,
And pleasing dreams, and
slumbers light!
—SIR WALTER SCOTT
."Chip;ern is
squirrely ,about having his pic-
ture taken — just can't get close
enough to that lens. The pet of
Gay Beauman, the little orphan
is being raised on a doll-nipple-
equipped aspirin bottle.
Would you like to be lord of
your own freehold island para-
. dise? If you don't mind a fairly
wild and outlandish location,
there's a genuine bargain in the
market at the moment.
The Three Isles of Quiet in
the Outer Hebrides, fifty-four
miles westward across treacher-
ous sea from the Scottish main-
land are being offered for sale,
For the last eighteen years, the
property has been the private
possession of an elderly woman.
But now, anyone with $18,000
in spare cash can acquire thiE
grOup, become chieftain of his
own domain, devise his own by-
laws and decide what duties
shall be paid.
These islands have many note-
worthy features. For instance,
•Mingulay, the largest, covering
1,517 acres, contains a ruined
village. All the inhabitants fled
from the place in 1909.
On Bernera, measuring two
miles by one, there is a light-
house, a prehistoric fortress and
a Loch, Ness type monster which
was last sighted four years ago.
Pabbay, the smallest of the
lot, was a burial ground of
Scottish monarchs. Lobsters,
seals and basking sharks abound
in the surrounding swell. And
a few scattered families of fish-
ermen and shepherds are the
only remaining human beings.
To tempt the prospective
buyer a modern villa and a boat
are included in the deal. But so
far no rush of applicants has
been reported.
This remote, self - contained
realm is one of many lying off
the shores of Britain. And most
of them are privately-owned by
sturdy individuals who cherish
their independence and do not
welcome visitors,
One of the strangest islands
in the Hebrides is Iona. It is six
square miles in area. And the
few inhabitants are so well-be-
haved that nobody has ever
troubled to build' a prison, nomi-
nate a magistrate, or appoint a
single policeman.
This crimeless community is
visited only once a week by a
constable• who ventures across
the stormy straits in a small
boat from Mull.
His arrival is regarded with
disdain by these dour, isolated
folk. But, to provide formal
proof of his visit, they conde-
scend to sign and date his note-
book.fumr
found d guilty of theft,
tin living memory no resi-
dent
o
Within
Iona has ever been
drunken-
ness, bigamy or murder, And
there is no record of any road
offence, simply because bicycles,
buses, cars and highways do
not exist.
In the sunny south, in Big-
bury Bay, South Devon, is the
twenty-acre luxury holiday re-
sort of Burgh Island. One-time
haunt of smugglers, it was sold
recently by private treaty.
Another privately-owned par-
adise, which is almost self-sup-
porting, is Caldy Island, oil the
coast of Pembrokeshire. It is
only 11/2 miles long and Vs of a
mile wide.
The lucky islanders can keep
'their own earnings. They pay
neither rates nor taxes. And
,they all respect Mr. A. Grigg,
the official who undertakes
manifold duties during his busy
day.
He is the postman, telegraph
boy, radio telephone operator,
coastguard, officer in charge of
life-saving apparatus, registrar
and bread carrier for these in-
sular households.
Loaves are baked fOr the
population by menks of the Cis-
tercian monastery who also or-
ganize their own farm and mar-
ket garden.
RADIO BONERS
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In a round-up of the funniest
radio "fluffs," Joe Bryan awards
palm leaves with clusters to:
Jerry Lawrence for "When the
King and Queen arrive you will
hear a twenty-one sun galoot."
A commentator froth Korea for
"This brings back memories of
the Bulgian Belch."
Mel Allen for "It's smope_
piking time."
Ken Allyn for "Visit your
neatest A and Poo Feed Store."
Andre Baruch for "Good eve-,
ning ladies and gentlemen of the
audio radiance,"
Fred Utal (first prize!) fot
"Have you tried Bupnert's peer?"
SALLY'S
In Britain the boot is on the
other foot. There are waiting
lists for most of the popular
mddels. We decided on a Husky
partly because it is cheaper
than a new Minx and partly be-
cause as an occasional four seat-
er, the Husky should suit our
requirements now that three-
, quarters of our family of four
has quit the nest.
But having decided on a Hus-
ky, the problem was to get one.
Delivery of a new one could not
be promised in under about nine
months. We had reasons fbr not
wanting to wait that long. The
newspaperman's trick of pulling
strings didn't look as if it would
work this time, writes Peter
Lyne in , The Christian Science
Monitor.
So we looked around in the
used-cars sales and ads. We
seen fotind what we wanted—a
carefully used Model, owned by
a woman driver, with only 3,000
miles on the clock. But the
price? £600, or $1,680, which
is about $100 above the manu-
facturers price for a brand new
Husky. (Sales tax on a new
model is about £167 of the total
price of £565.)
However, the price we got for
our 51/2 -year-old Minx will
probably surprise motorists in
the United States. In a trade-in
for the Husky we were giVen
£365 for the Minx, which cost
£520 in January, 1950. This
means depreciation has been
costing us less than 80 dollars
a year.
The present excess of demand
over supply of cars for the home
Market looks like continuing, at
any rate for the popular models.
So there is good reason to sup-
pose that our Husky will , hold
its value well for several years,
which makes the inflated price
we• have just paid for a used
car loOk less excessive.
One of the main reasons for
the continuing long waiting
lists for popular models is that
the British motor trade is keep-
ing to its bargain with the goys
ernment to export a large pro-
portion of its output: "
In 1954, the British automo-
bile industry produced more
than 1,000,000 vehiclep and ex-
ported about 500,000 at a value
of 207,000,000. In the first five
months of this year production'
has continued' to rise and, so
have exports.
This means the British motes-
ist still has, to put up with a
measure of auste'rit'y. It made
mouths 'Water when the eXport
models piled -up at the piers
during the recent dock strike.
"Just: slip us an export model;
nobody will notice," we said.
But they wouldn't` oblige. The
car-eXport business it 'tricky
just new with German, Frerichs
and, Italian competition mount- ,
British car teat in SWeden,
for instance, dropped by about
oneshalf in the hitt fear indritht
of this year, While Oernian Sales
Soarecl.
On the ether hand, '"British
sales in Europe at a, whole
gifted a gain,. And West Get-
Many, itself bOUght Mere British
inedels. ha the, Milted States
most British riiantfacturerS are
thfferlitg a setback. Exceptions'
are Jaguar' and Standard'sports
cart and our friend the Huskyy,;
Chief gains in British car e±.
Peat this' yeat have been in
British
this_
tettil7
tries; especially AnStralia: But
the Australian Government het
reimposed import restrictions
your wife &Mtn underitaiid.
you,, who dOCi—ekeept nie
-hai, a irghf reign
bats her Pei parakeet, "Pink -,H
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anda proffiisinj
makes 'keiehes§eg such as the one w,iic.i Pinky s wearing 'fa
tbdable little bundles Of Fedi her'S
Says Mr, Kent: "Hooke was
then dead and Wren was proba-
bly piqued at not having his
design aecepted: Indeed, his
contemporary, . Aubrey, said
Hooke designed what he called
the 'pillat of Fish Street Hill'"
Whatever the truth, the
Monument remains one of the
Wonders of London, although
crowded in s to-day by high
buildings. The greatest diame-
ter within it is only fifteen feet
and the view from: the top on a
fine day is breath-taking—like
the climb tan!
Down Billingsgate way they
still talk of the feat of a young .
fish tektites), Len Starke,. who,.
in 1926 „tor a. wager ran sixty:
yardS front his place of btitiriets.
to the top of the Monument
and back again in three Min-
titht, fifty teeenclt.
A short; stout Men climbed
to the top„Of the 1/10iMniefit
every, day ot nine .months
1923 ter the sake, of exercise
after his doctor had paid hint
he was toe fat. lie always. .did
it iii lire ihticheati hour, 'before
hail:Chi but used to say that the
eertion Made' hungrier than
ever and that his Wife had to
Come hp to the City daily te.ade.
that he 'aid net overeat after
descending. In the 'end he lost
only tWO'itiunds in 'weight,
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Wes, Berliners get frarri, their tiny, three.wheel 4:rules and eVeti
smaller .motorboats, Small gasoline engine propels the
Ito-Otis; shown strapped atop car, foreground: Rider 's traddles
iteoff, Steers with bicycle-type handlebars. top Speed about 1 0`.
miles per tiriU4
811..TALKS
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,iltr.saasasa- ssoss,
Summer visitors to London
are once more climbing the 345
black marble steps of the 202- -
foot Monument, the finest Ise-
lated stone column Sti the world,
which was built 'to commemo-
rate the Great Fire of London,
and cost $45,000.
For six months the Monu-
ment was closed for repairs to
the steps which are climbed by
at least 100,000 people every
year. During that time the
golden flames above the Monu-
ment were regilded at a cost
of $750 with 100,000 gold
leaves.
Most books on London say
Sir Christopher Wren designed
the Monument but in recent
years this has been disputed by
some London historians. Mr,
William Kent, for instance, says
that Robert Hooke the City
Surveyor of the period was re-
sponsible and that it came to
be ascribed to Wren in 1706
when the diarist John Evelyn
referred to it as his in a book.
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