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I HARRI5BURG TELEGRAPH, Harrisburg, Friday, January 2, 1948 Home Decorations: A Decorating Diary Are you faced with a new problem now that Christmas is over? Do you need more space in vvhich to store your new gift china' Don't despair go to the housewares department your pet store and buy a rubber covered rack to put on the first shelf of you kitchen cabinet. In this you may stack upright 12 plates each, in five different sizes, in five divisions. These racks come in white or red, complete with dustproof cover in a transparent non cracking plastic. It is miraculous how many more plates may be stored in this fashion, than when stacked flat. It is also easier to remove or replace them when, using drying.

Are you a bridge fan or do you spend the long winter evenings reading or doing needlepoint? If so, invest in one of Soon you'll meet what appears to be the ultimate in the vanishing uppers in footwear a sandal consisting of white thongs" above the sole, worn not with bells but pretty flowers on your toes. Another forthcoming idea is gay red fringe on white, such as the Mercury design sketched at the right. 225 Marker St. Be Smart SAVE JANUARY GIRDLE BRfl EVENT A Garter Belt and a Pantie All in One! UPLIFT BRAS By Nationally Known Makers Bras that moutd, hold the bosom to true loveliness. White rayon satin, lacey.

bengaJine styles. cups. Sizes 32 to 38. the new easily adjustable floor lamps. These adjust to different heights, from S2W to 42 They come finished in bronze, black or red.

The reflectors are a unique aluminum type that direct the maximum amount of scientifically correct light exactly where it is needed. There is no glare or eyestrain. This is lamp week, perhaps because the nights are longest and coldest. If you or your husband Jikes to read in bed but hates to disturb the other one, solve the problem by getting a spot ray light for the bed. It clamps on the bed without marring and has a clear lens that focuses glareless restful light.

The light focuses right on your book, leaving the balance of the room in complete darkness. Some light technicians think this is bad because then you look up into darkness and this is apt to tire your eyes. If you find that it does tire your eyes, attach a baseboard globe below sight level, so that as you read you won't look into complete darkness. These small lamps are equipped with an extra long cord and come in both bronze and ivory. may still use bedside lamps of a more decorative type for rotm il lumination.

We all should celebrate because good lamp shades in both silk and rayon are back on the market in small quantities at reasonable prices. This week we saw some pure silk ones for both bridge, table and floor lamps. They had sturdy rustproof frames with white or tea rose linings. Othtrj were in white, green or maroon rayon with silk drapes at the top or a self fold at the top and bottom. They retailed for $5.

Some new decorative prints for children's rooms have just been launched. They are done particularly well and are so appropriate. These prints were made up into bedspread and drapery ensembles. One was called "Angel Child" and is for infants. nn illJ 99 ea.

A famous maker designed this white rayon pantie that's a garter belt, too! Wide rayon satin Lastex top that moulds the waist line, anchors the garters. Dainty lace trim. sizes. And at this wonder low price! $1 By Lois Fegan Those of you packing your' bags for a mid winter southern trek will be packing, with equal enthusiasm, what looks new and is new. What looks new in the resort collections of New York designers is the new full skirt and small waistline as it takes appealing shape in spectator dresses, beach and playclothes, bathing suits and dance dress Beauty Queries Are Answered By Expert By Antoinette Donnelly L.

Both flexibility and appearance are important to hand beauty. One without the other is not enough. To limber up the fingers try the following exercise daily: Hold the arms straight out in front of the body. Clench the fist, then spread the fingers as far as possible. If you do the exercise properly you will feel a pull on the ligaments.

Daily hand care, using a good hand product should take care of their appearance. Enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope for my "Hands Up" booklet. Adele If you want a better proportioned figure with smart lines STRETCH! Before you get out of bed, stretch from top to toe. Every time you think of it during the day STRETCH! Keeping your head up, your body tall and straight your feet on tiptoes, walk around stretching. Enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope for my "Stretching Exercise" booklet.

Laura Give fullness to too th; upper lip by extending the lipline a bit higher, even going a bit above the natural outline. If you wear eyeglasses be generous in your application of color, otherwise the eyeglasses will stand out more prominently than any other feature. Send a self addressed, stamped envelope for my "Alluring Lips" booklet which contains other beneficial hints. I Dine Well SATURDAY DINNER Tomato and Clam Juice 5 Minute Frankfurters Parslied Potatoes Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage Raw Carrot and Celery Strips Meringued topped Baked Apples (Recipe for Starred Dish Follows) Menu Talk The desert on this menu was worked out by home economists at the New York Department of Markets and I am suggesting it because it's a good way to use left over egg whites. A fruit dessert helps our conservation program, too! Use the variety of baking apples in your particular markets they differ in different parts of the country.

The important thing about "baking" apples if, of course, that they be of good flavor and hold their shape. Meringue Topped Baked Apples J2 cup sugar cup water V4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 tablespoon margarine 5 baking apples 2 egg whites 4 tablespoons sugar Chopped nutmeats Combine first 5 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Core apples, pare upper half.

Place in shallow baking dish. Pour syrup over apples. Bake in moderate oven (350 about 1 hour or until tender, basting frequently. Remove from oven. Beat egg whites until foamy, gradually beat in sugar.

Top apples with meringue. Sprinkle with chopped nutmeats, return to oven and bake 15 minutes or until brown. servings. es, and as it lends itself to such typically resort and summer fabrics as linens, silk shantung, prints and cottons. What is new includes, first, more ways to cover up than fo bare.

More bathing suits, for example, have skirts, cardigans and short coats to go along. More sundresses have shawls and jackets. New tennis dresses fall to new knee length or just above. New so called sleeveless dresses are armholed to cover the top of the shoulders. Secondly, what is new takes in more color than in past seasons, especially citrous tones, bright greens, lavendars As We Live Getting Acquainted With Future Son in Law "I have a daughter, age 21, who is a senior at college.

She is engaged to a doctor from out of town. I have never met him because I have been sick and in the hospital. Should I invite him to a topsy turvy home now or wait until I feel equal to the occasion? He has written me a nice letter in which he says he feels that he knows me as my daughter speaks so much of me. Should I answer this?" MOTHER OF ENGAGED GIRL. Wait until you are completely over the effects of your illness before inviting your daughter's fiance to visit you." Entertaining always means extra work.

When the guest is a stranger, it is even more difficult. Men, as a rule, do not notice when a house is not at its best. If it is reasonably clean and in order, it looks all right to them. But you do not want the first impression your daughter's fiance has of you to be unfavorable. You cannot be at your best when you are not feeling up to par.

And, knowing that you are not at your best will tend to make you nervous and self conscious. This will certainly not create a good impression. As it is customary for the parents of an engaged girl to invite her fiance to their home when he lives out of town, I Your Health: Start New Year With Health Check Up By Jane Stafford A good way to start the New Year right is to have a heatlh check up with your doctor, and dentist if you have not had one recently. This is especially advisable if you have reached your fortieth birthday because from then on you are in the age group when cancer, high blood pressure and accompanying heart trouble are most likely to attack. Regular examinations will often detect trouble in time to remedy it.

And if you have been tired a lot or under par or worried and uneasy, no matter what your age, a visit to your doctor is advisable. of your hopes for the New Year is that you and your family will avoid serious illness during the coming year, but have you taken all available precautions? Protection against smallpox can be had by vaccination. The children can be protected against diphtheria, measles, tetanus and whooping cough by similar measures. Keeping your home and premises clean and free from rats, mice, roaches, flies and mosquitoes will help to protect you and the family from many dangerous diseases. Maybe your New Year's resolutions will include one to and blues.

There's lots of white, particularly in coats of all lengths. The white blouse is starred for sports, afternoon and patio. Finally, the emphasis in resort fashions is more on the feminine than the out of the ordinary. Petticoats abound, and such petticoat like skirts as the flounced and ruffled. Gathers, unpressed pleats, dainty embroidery and even lace give a sweet and pretty look to many bathing costumes.

the two piece wool knit suits is shown with a colorful printed scarf drawn through waistband loops. Fashion forerunners, of course, are the ensembles suggest that you explain why you are delaying the invitation. Since he is a doctor, he will understand. By all means, answer the young doctor's letter. Be cordial and enthusiastic about welcoming him into your family.

He has shown his desire to be accepted as a member of your family by taking the initiative in writing to you. Tell the young man you would enjoy hearing from him whenever he. has an opportunity to write. In your letters to him, tell him about your home life, your community, your daughter's friends, and incidents in her childhood. When he finally comes to visit you, you and he will literally be old friends, not strangers.

Write to Dr. Hurlock in care of this newspaper if you have a problem. thelp promote health in your community. Cover your coughs and sneezes with a handkerchief or tissue, to prevent spreading germs to others. Be extra particular about cleanliness if you work in a restaurant or any place that serves food or beverages.

You can resolve to escape serious injuries from accidents, because accidents don't just happen. Very many can be prevented. Protect yourself by practicing safety at work, at home, at play and on the streets. REDDY KILOWATT On llvt 1 3 THE WARM AND SUNNY SOUTH BECKONS, AND THOSE WHO ANSWER WILL HAVE NEW WARDROBES Mid winter tourists to southern climes will be all ready for a variety of vacation activities if they accept the new clothes of a group of New York designers. First, a full skirted princcsse silhouette is designed by William Bass for resort wear.

Black and white dotted crepe is the basis for the interesting dress which has a black velvet ribbon tieing under the pointed collar. Second is an afternoon costume for resort events. The separate crepe blouse is patterned in lime, violet and white playing cards and has green heart buttons. The lime linen skirt is cut circular and hemlined with the print. The small topped look in Clare Potters "after five" southern costume is a news highlight.

The blouse of purple silk shantung has sleeves cut in one with the shoulders, and tucks Into a skirt of gun metal taffeta. The waistband is a vivid purplish pink. Finally Janice Milan's beach or play costume featured by a wrapped waistline. It is all of a piece in white waffle pique. The suit is buttoned past the waist and on each side of the pants.

The cummerbund is separate. you'll be wearing under southern skies if you're one of the lucky ones who are taking a winter vacation. They cater to the importance of the full skirt, tiny waist and soft shoulders. They use dramatic stoles and scarves, as light wraps, they welcome the cinch, boned or otherwise, and first and" foremost they make' the most of cool, washable cotton. Girl Worried Over Problem Of Kissing By Doris Blake You'll have to make up your minds, girls, about this kissing business.

If you'd rather withhold the goodnight kiss, feeling that you've done enough for the date by providing your company for the evening, don't weaken on one occasion and on the next readily agree. "Bunny" tells us she has the most awful time with boys. She has no trouble attracting them. Her trouble is that meeting one and going out with him for the first time she is propriety itself, her ambition being only to be good congenial company, "and in no way show a man anything that can give him wrong thoughts about her." "Everything, is wonderful," she confides, "until he takes me home. Then the trouble begins.

He'll always try for a goodnight kiss. I don't mind if he tries but I'm a little old fashioned about it and feel that my evening spent with him is sufficient. Just because he spent a little money on me is no reason I should kiss every Tom, Dick and Harry. Only on' occasions when the situation seems right do I permit a quick goodnight kiss. When I don't, the boy says that I don't like him.

When I do on those rare occasions, he wants to come back for more but not in the innocent first night manner. The truth is the boys want to get fresh and I can't stand for that and won't. They become infuriated when I tell them how and where I stand. And then they disappear, accusing me of leading them on, which I don't do. "Please tell me the exact words to use on a fellow wfien he takes me home and goes through his rigamarole." Oh, come now, Miss, with your experience with, boys, you can surely laugh them Off and leave them liking you sans the kiss.

There aren't any proscribed words for that moment. But for crying out loud, don't bestow your goodnight favor one evening and refuse it the next. That's cheating. Also, it is inviting exactly your second experience. Tap.

META GIVEN: Modest Budget Menu HOW GREEN AND WHITE CABBAGE COMPARE IN APPEARANCE. NUTRITIVE VALUE AND FLAVOR. What kind of cabbage has the greatest food value? Most people prefer colorful to colorless food so green cabbage is usually preferred to white. But the nutritive value depends more on the type and the state of freshness than the color. The types of cabbage vary from the loose heads or green leaves to tight heads with outside green leaves and inside white ones and on down through the solid all white heads of winter cabbage.

Either green or white cabbage is a poor buy if it has been stored or displayed in Ja manner that has permitted it to wilt. There is rapid deterioration in the Vitamin as cabbage wilts. Crisp green cabbage naturally has more vitamin than the white and the loose heads of the green usually have a much greater proportion of green leaves and more vitamin A to a given weight than the tight green heads. But reports from a number of research studies show that crisp white cabbage has about the same vitamin as the green. Cabbage in Raisim Sauce 1 lb.

fresh green cabbage teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter or mar garine 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 tablespoon flour Vs teaspoon salt 1 cup apple cider Vi cup golden raisins Nutmeg Trim cabbage and cut into thin serving wedges. Barely cover with boiling water. salt. Cook uncovered 7 to 9 minutes until" cabbage is tender but not mushy. Drain, then add the butter.

Meanwhile, mix sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan and gradually blend in the cider and cook over low heat. Stir until mixture boils and thickens, then add raisins and keep hot long enough to plump the raisins. Pour this hot sauce over the hot, freshly cooked cabbage. Sprinkle lightly with nutmeg and serve immediately. 4 servings.

Low Cost. Menus SATURDAY BREAKFAST Baked apples, hot cooked cereal with sugar and cream, buttered English muffins, orange marmalade. LUNCHEON Oxtail soup, shredded lettuce mayonnaise and chopped bacon sandwiches on whole wheat bread, butterscotch brownies. DINNER Breaded veal chops, mashed potatoes, cabbage in raisin sauce, watercress and lettuce salad with cheese dressing, bread and butter, molded raspberry Molded Raspberry Cream 1 package raspberry flavored gelatin 2 cups milk cup boiling water Dissolve gelatin thoroughly in hot water and cool. When completely cooled, but before thickening, stir in 2 cups milk.

(Milk may curdle if gelatin mixture is added while warm.) Pour into individual molds and chill in refrigerator until firm. Unmold and serve. Other fruit flavors may be used, and the mixture is also good if whipped up with an egg beater when partially congealed, and again allowed to set. Serves 5. Serve each child 3V2 cups milk to drink and each adult 1V2 cups in addition to that used in today's menus.

HEALTHY WILD RABBITS ARE SAFE AND DELICIOUS FOOD BUT WEAR RUBBER GLOVES WHILE DRESSING, AND COOK THOROUGHLY A healthy cottontail skips away like lightning at the sight of a dog or hunter, but one that moves slowly and acts sick perhaps has tularemia or rabbit fever which is easily transmitted to man and is no disease to be thought of lightly. Too often hunters in their enthusiasm can't always judge the WATCH YOUR WEIGHT! Every package of Smith's Split Peas gives you a full pound (that's right 16 ounces) of oalate temDlina. nourishina goodness. And there's nothing quite like split pea soup the home cooked way, home flavored by your own seasoning tricks! Serve steaming bowls of Smith's Split Pea Soup tonight it's rich in the nutritive factors found in meat, eggs or cheese. NEED HEED SPEED 1 iw t4t, health of the animal right, and because more and more rabbits each year are afflicted, it is well to take every precaution and provide adequate protection agajnst the disease.

It is believed that tularemia is transmitted to man mainly through the handling of the rabbits because it usually starts with lesions on the hands. Therefo a pair of sound rubber gloves worn while dressing and preparing the rabbit for cooking gives the' necessary protection. A form of the disease has also been found to result from eating undercooked rabbit, but once the meat is thoroughly cooked, it is perfectly safe to handle and eat Hunters are also finding now and then curious warty or horny growths usually oh the legs and head of the although they may occur on any part of the body. Such growths are harmless and hunters need not be concerned about eating the flesh of such rabbits. Rabbits need to be skinned with care so that no hair is left clinging to the skin, and it is also well to remove the waxy, kernel like scent glands that are found under the forelegs, in the small of the back and between the shoulders.

After cleaning, washing and draining, the rabbits should chill at least 24 hours before cooking to let the flesh pass through the rigor mortis stage and then into the following softer stages so they will have tendner, juicy meat when cooked. Young rabbits may be cooked in all ways like tender chicken and older rabbits like older chicken. Baked Stuffed Rabbit 1 rabbit 1 pint seasoned, hot mashed potatoes (4 average' potatoes). 3i teaspoon pepper teaspoon poultry seasoning or powdered summer savory 1 cup finely chopped celery 2 tablespoons butter 2 large quartered carrots 3 or 4 strips bacon 1 cup hot water Make sure no hair is clinging on body of rabbit. Wash clean inside and out with cold water.

Drain thoroughly, cover loosely with wax paper and store in refrigerator. Combine potato, pepper and poultry seasoning and fill body of rabbit. Sew up and place on a rack in a baking pan with legs folded under body and skewered in this position. Lay bacon over back and fasten in place with tooth picks. Bake in a hot oven (400 for 15 minutes, then pour hot water over rabbit and continue baking for about 45 minutes, basting rabbit with liquid in bottom of pan every 15 minutes.

Just before end of cooking, remove bacon to let rabbit brown. Serves 3. Low Cost Menus SUNDAY BREAKFAST Orange juice, griddle cakes with butter and heated syrup. DINNER Baked stuffed rabbit, buttered carrots, buttered peas, mixed vegetable salad, bread and butter, Chocolate cake with peppermint icing. SUPPER Macaroni luncheon meat salad, bread and butter, canned Queen Ann cherries.

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