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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1956-08-01, Page 6Jealous of Her • Own Portrait TABLE mum dam Andoews. NDAYSt11001, LESSON It Uarelay Warren, H.A. AS.D, • REDS' LITTLE CONSTRUCTION SCHOOLHOUSE — Model Nome, above, at San Bruno, Calif, which Soviet building experts saw on their tour, is prototype of one scheduled for shipment to Moscow some time in August of this year — complete with furnishings. Amtorg, Soviet trade agency, has OK'D purchase order placed at the time for the home. It's a three-bedroom, two- bath dwelling. Silk Topper Traces Killer First hint of foul play came' when two bank clerks boarded the train at Hackney: The com- partment was empty but, sur- prisingly, it contained a black beaver hat, a walking stick and a small black bag. Then the clerk's surprise turned to shock. One of them lifted his hand from the" seat cushions and found it was wet and sticky . . . and red.. Almost at the same moment the driver of another train had slammed on his brakes and jumped from his cabin to inves- tigate a "dark object" lying near the rails between Hackney Wick and Botv. It was a man, badly " battered about the head. He• died without regaining con- sciousness. It was the first time murder PINEAPPLE, RHUBARB, AND STRAWBERRY JELLY Yield: about 6 medium glasses (3 lbs. jelly) 21/2 cups juice (1 small ripe pineapple about 3,4, lb. rhu- barb, and I pint ripe straw- berries) 31/2 cups (11/1 lbs.) sugar 1 box powdered fruit pectin First, preapare the juice. Pare 1 small, fully ripe pineapple. Chop very fine or grind. Cut in 1 inch pieces (do not peel) about 1/2 pound rhubarb. Put through food chopper. Crush thoroughly about 1 pint fully ripe strawberries. Place fruits in jelly cloth or bag and squeeze out juice. Measure 21/2 cups into a large saucepan. Then make the jelly. Measure sugar and set aside. Add pow- dered fruit pectin to juice in saucepan and mix well. Place Prepare berries and chill well. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, Heat in marshmallow crème until smooth, Fold in cold strawberries, Serve, piled on the white cake. * * if you're looking for a con- versation desesrt, try thisLt,..,e verSation piece dessert, try this strawberry meringue tort, SUNNY MERINGUE. TORT cup butter '3;i, cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 egg yolks 114 cups sifted flour 11/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/8 teaspoon salt ?4 cup milk Dash salt 3 teaspoon white or cider vinegar 3 egg whites 1 cup sugar teaspoon ground mace (optional) 1/2 pint whipping cream. Sweetened fresh or frozen strawberries Grease 2 9-inch round layer pans. Line bottoms (only) with waxed paper.- (Leave 3-inch tabs at opposit sides of liners to make removal frbm pan easy.) Cream butter, add sugar gradually and continue cream- ing until mixture is light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla. Add egg yolks one at a time; beat well after each addition. Sift to- gether flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to egg mixture alternately with milk. Beat un- til smooth, Spread batter into prepared pans. Add dash of salt and vinegar to egg whites. Beat until stiff and glossy. Gradually add the cup sugar and continue beating until meringue holds a very stiff peak. Spread gently over batter in pans. Bake at 325° F. until meringue is light- ly browned and crisp — about 40 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack. When cool, re- move paper from bottom. Place one layer, meringue side up, on cake plate. Sprinkkle mace over cream and whip until stiff. Spread over layer on plate. Cover with second torte layer.. Cut in wedges. Top with straw- berries. * * STRAWBERRY ICE 1 quart strawberries 1 cup water cup sugar Juice 1 lemon Cook water and sugar for 5 minutes, stirring only until su- gar has dissolved. Wash and hull strawberries; mash and force through a coarse sieve, Combine sugar syrup, straw- berries, and strained lemon juice. Cool. Freeze in refrigera- tor tray for 3 hours, stirring once after first hour of freezing. * * * As the days grow warmer, you may want to freeze straw- berry desserts. Try this water ice for a cool, refreshing end to your meal. STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM 1 pint fresh strawberries % cups sugar 1/3 teaspoon salt 1 cup evaporated milk (thor- oruoghly chilled) 1 tablespoon lemon juice Wash, drain and hull straw- berries. Put into a bowl and mash thoroughly, using bottom of a glass or bottle for mashing. Let stand. Whip chilled milk until fluffy. Add lemon juice, Continue whipping until stiff. Fold into mashed berries. Freeze without stirring in tray of re- frigerator at coldest tempera- ture. Iesus is the Saviour of Men Hebrews 2:0-13; 4;14.16; 00.9 Memory Selection Being made perfect, lie became the author of eternal salvation unto all them, that obey him, Hebrews 5:9 The Hebrews were thorough- ly acquainted with all the de- tails of temple worship. The Writer points out that. Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of all that was prefigured by the ple and the sacrifices, Jesus is the great high priest. Since he was man he knows our frailities, He "was in all points tempted like as we are, yet with- out sin," Other priests served a few years and died. But Jesus, the Son of. God, has passed into the heavens and has a continuing priesthood, Jesus Christ has the unique- position of being both the high priest presenting the offering and being the offering itself. He is the sacrifice. It was the Father's will "that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man." We cannot save ourselves from sin. That is like trying to lift ourselves by our bootstraps. Our works will not do it. We cannot buy our way to heaven with money or effort. The church cannot save us; hence church membership will not suffice. Of' course the- church plays an im- portant part in preaching the gospel. But if we are trusting in the church for our salvation we greatly err. Jesus Christ is the ,Saviour of Men. He is the great sacrifice. He is the great high priest. He is the Son of God and the Son, of Man. He is the only one who can meet our need. "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men where- by we must be saved." We Must confess our sins and trust in him as our Lord and. Savious. He is the author of eternal salvation unto all that obey him. A Vronch. seientist has Wen- tilted that, as most women spend thirty minutes as day in making up, preening and admiring themselves, they waste 80,0.75 minutes — due of their lives, mostly between the ages of twenty .11.nd thirty-five --ht trout -of their mirrors, .Tet •haif air hour a .day would not have sufficed for the toilets of -some well- known beauties, Elizabeth, 'Empress of Austria, was so vela over her chestnut hair, • which fell to below her knees, that she once had every hair counted, and used to spend hours. In front off her mirror having her tresses ar- ranged in exotic fashions. Fonder Still of gazing at her own reflection Was Virginia,. Countess of _Castiglione. She was so vain that once, after inspecting a full-length mule portrait for which she posed, she took the artist's knife and rip- ped his painting to -shreds in ease art lovers should prefer that like- . ness to herself. But the most amazing passion. for mirrors was that which enslaved Kate lIorvoath wine merchant. Be- ing accustomed to. spending hours Admiring her own good looks, she entered a competition in which a prize of $6,,000 was to be given to the entrant collecting the greatest number of mirrors. Nate bought specimens from castles and man- pions all over the country, awl then travelled abroad buying still more mirrors. Then when the .time came for her collection to be examined the Turkish millionaire who had organized the contest committed suicide. Now Kate possessed 2,709 intr. ors, stored in nine of the ten rooms in her home, -and when her husband died .in 1022, they represented her total assets. One by one she "sold them to buy food, stilt spending ]fours gazing at her reflection in the others. One day, however, she tripped and fell against one mas- sive mirror, smashed it and cut her- self badly on the splinters. And when neighbours answered her screams. they were too late to help. She' died a victim of the strangest mirror mania on record. Only one man seems to- have sought mirrors with anything like Kate's enthusiasm. Sir John Sloane, founder of the Sloane Mus- eum in London, could never resist them and had hundreds built into the house in which his treasures are now housed. Strangely' enough, a number of women have disliked mirrors. Lady Montague, the once famous -English society beauty who died in 1762, never looked at herself in a glass during the last twenty-tWO years of her life. SmallpoX- had ruined the beauty that had once made her the toast of London. However, let it be said that Charles Worth, of the United States, was one of the opposite sex who. never knew what he looked like— but for a very good reason. He was a victim of premature senility, and at the age of seven was as grey- bearded and tottery as a man of seventy. When he should have been playing. with boys his own age he was hobbling round on a stick, for all the world like a bent old man. His parents kept him away from mirrors and refused to let him see his own reflection in water. One day, however, he did look into a mirror in an ungtarded moment, and the terrible shock of what lie saw is •said to have killed nu. Sweet, deep red strawberries, while no longer confined to a *tort season as they once were, lire at their peak of freshness end sun-ripened faXor at this time of year, These berries are favorites for desserts in many families, with the shortcake perhaps holding top place, Shortcakes may be either of hiscuit or cake type, Which- ever you use, prepare berries and sweeten them early enough go that all the rare flavor that le in the strawberry may be brought out. Then use either whipped cream or vanilla ice cream fora topping -- and you have a dessert that pleases even the most exacting taste, * * * MACAROON NESTS WITH STRAWBERRIES 3 cups thin-flaked coconut 3i cup swetened condensed milk /. teaspoonful vanilla 2 cups applesauce 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 teaspoon almond extract Combine coconut, condensed milk, and vanilla, mixing, well. Drop by heaping tablespoons On brown paper which has been placed on a baking sheet. Shape into 21/2 -inch rings, Bake at 350° F. 17 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from paper at once. Mix applesauce, lemon juice, strawberries, and almond ex- tract. Spoon about y4 cup this Ailing into each serving dish. Top each with a macaroon ring. Garnish with large strawber- ries. Makes 10-12 servings. * * * A hurry-up dessert that will serve 6 to 8 calls for slices of white cake on which to pile this strawberry fluff. FLUFFY STRAWBERRIES AND CAKE 1 pint strawberries (very cold) 2 egg whites cup marshmallow creme 6-8 pieces white cake "I feel so embarrassed," said one glow-worm to another, "I've been talking to a cigarette end for the- last five minutes." BAD TIMES Wife greeting grumpy look- ing husband at the door: "I'll bet your office had a hard day." looking," But London. was full of such types in those days, The trail seemed to be growing cold when Inspector Tanner, in charge of the case, decided to try a new track. He, issued a description to. the Press of the box in which the jeweller had packed the ring and chain, and offered £300 for in- formation leading to an arrest. The box had the jeweller's name printed on it. A curious name: DEATH. Three days later a cabby named Matthews called at Pad- dington Green police station. He said that a German he had known for a couple of years, Franz Muller, had given his daughter a box as a parting gift before sailing to America. He had found the little girl playing with it, and he hadn't liked it . . . not with the word "death" on it. At first the pollee thought he might be a hoaxer after the £300. But he was able to pre- duce a photo of Muller which was identified by Mr. Death as that of the man who had ex- changed the gold chain in his shop. There was also the business of the beaver hat. Some time before, when he was more pros- perous,Muller had admired the headgear of- his friend the cabby. He had asked for one like it-; and Matthews was able to identify the black beaver found in the train as the hat he had bought for Muller. The hue and cry was on. It was found that Muller had pawned the chain and ring and left for America in the sailing ship Victoria. He was due in New York in five or six weeks; and if he was to be caught some- one would have to beat him to it before he "disappeared." At once the Home Secretary approached the Admiralty: and The City of Manchester—one of the "new-(angled" steamships— was soon ploughing across the Atlantic with smoke belching from her funnel and Inspector Tanner aboard. • It was a life-or-death race— steam against sail. And steam won. Before he could step ashore at New York, Muller was arres- ted. And among his belongings was a silk topper (Paris nap of the best quality) but of very curious shape. Ingeniously, its crown had been cut down an inch and a half to remove the part bearing Mr. Briggs' name, and the edges had then been pasted and sewn together. It led to a new fashion in low-crowned silk ,hats, known as "Muller cut-downs," from which the ever-popular bowler is said to have originated. Brought back to England, Muller was mobbed at Euston Station and Bow Street. An en- thusiastic crowd of 20,000 sight- seers watched his execution on November 14th, 1864. Belton Cobb's' lively book is full of interesting details about the early days of crime detec- tion. One story concerns the first attempt to use dogs to track a killer—the notorious 'Tack the Ripper. The idea appealed very much to the public imagination, writes the author. It also appealed, to Sir Charles Warren (newly ap- pointed Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police) who could be seen daily exercising the dogs in Hyde Park, Then the fateful day came. Inspector Abberline (in charge of the Whitechapel murders) sent an urgent request to the Cominissiorier for the bloodhounds to be Sent to the Scene of a fresh Ripperkilling. But no bloodhounds appeared, The explanation was simple enough. The dogs themselves Were being tracked, They had bolted during orercisel INDEPENDENCE DAY IN EGYPT — A Soviet-supplied Stalin tank goes on public display for the first time during a parade in Cairo on the occasion of the country's anniversary of Independ- ence. Egyptian Premier Nasser watched the display of tanks, heavy guns and armored cars. MERRY MENAGERIE LONG WALK — Blindfolded but staring death in the face, Ger- man aerialist Alex Schack walks along a high wire. In the back- ground is the Municipal Audi- torium, to which the wire was strung from a 15-storey hotel. khack was making a benefit appearance for the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. ► P. ► ► ► 11."' ► ► over high heat and stir until mixture comes to hard boil. At once stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, skim off foam with metal spoon, and pour quickly into glasses. Cov- ,er at once with 1/8 inch hot paraffin. * * CHERRY RELISH (using sour cherries) Yield: about 7 medium glasses (31/2 lbs. relish) 3 cups prepared fruit (about 21/, lbs. ripe sour cherries) 4 cups (1% lbs.) sugar 1. box powdered fruit pectin First, prepare the fruit. Stem and pit about 21/2 pounds fully ripe sour cherries. Chop very fine or grind. Add 1/4 cup vine- gar and 1 teaspoon each cinna- men, cloves, and allspice, or any desired combination of spices. Measure 3 cups into a large saucepan. Then make the relish. Meas- ure sugar and set aside, Add powdered fruit pectin to fruit in saucepan and mix well. Place over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a hard boil. At once stir , hi sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Retrieve from heat and skim off foam with Metal spoem, Then Stir and Skim by turns for 5 Minutes to dial slightly, to pre- vent fidating fruit. Ladle quick- fy into glasses. dirtier at once with Yft inch hot paraffin. SUMMER TIE UP — Cool; slim and collected — that's the summer rendition of this- sheath in barley beige or pepper black cotton pique. Collared in sugar white, the whole dress is tied up neatly with a checker-board four-in-hand. "No*, don't get impatient — we've got a search party out for, • the honey!" Children do make a differ- ence to the home — but it Cali usually" he ,repaired. A. Harley Street doctor coughed apologetically as one of lila old Oatienta Walked in. "T don't like to Mention it," lid Said, "but That cosine' you gate me lids route back."' "That's ed the :patient, "So hat illy ache.."' DRIVE WITH CARE had been committed on a Bri- tish train. In the words of 'The Times' of July 11th, 1864: "One of the most atrocious crimes that ever disgraced this country was perpetrated late on. Saturday evening in a first-class carriage of a passenger train on the North London Railway, when a gentleman, Mr. Thonias Briggs, was murderously assailed, plun- dered and thrown out of the train." The bbdy was identified by Mr. Briggs' son. Robbery ap- peared to be the motive: a pair of gold eyeglasses and a gold watch and chain were- missing. Then came a startling, dramatic discovery, The black beaver hat found by the bank clerks had not be- longed to the dead man. The bag and stick were his, but he had been wearing a topper ("Paris nap of the best quality, with a White silk lining," Said his- son) of which there Was no trace. "The curious business of the two hats seemed to have only one possible explanation," writes Belton Cobb in his absorbing book on the development of our Modern high-powered "Critical Years At The Yard." The thief must have hit harder than he intended, pushed his Victim through the train win- dow, jumped out himself at the next station, grabbing the Wrong hat iri his Pattie: For a time Matters Were at a standstill, Then a jeweller eheapside gave the Yard a clue when he reported that a man had come into his shop and ex- changed a gold Chain for one attached to a ring Was he the killer, who' had cunningly ob- tained a piece of jeWellery not listed aS Stolen property, a Chain he could sell without arousing atiSPitiOit Was' described bY the jeWeller as "probably a Gerinati, thin, sallow-faced arid REUNION IN ENtLANtt Pardiee British Mine' Minitter Sir Win , Stall Churchill i and fernier President Harry S. Truman, shake kaki's as they_ meet for the first time since they. ieft their print of notional ,Idadeethfp. They had a reunion at, Chartwell, Sir Winttaii'V 'country estate., ► • 11A0Ely A SHADE - trio watf'i have to rury far :toyer Collie rain or eame thlde. 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