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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 2 (June 1, 1928)

Of Feminine Interest

page 56

Of Feminine Interest.

Fashion Notes.

More feminine, daintier, and more beautiful than ever is this frock of flame coloured georgette, with the fashionable godet skirt and mammoth crinkled roses in crepe to match the gown.

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Household Hints.

Stains in silk should be treated with a mixture of equal parts of lemon juice and turpentine. The mixture should be applied lightly with a swab of cotton wool.

Coffee stains may be removed from delicate fabrics by sponging lightly with glycerine and then pressing.

Ammonia is useful for cleaning silver and aluminium.

Immediately after dish washing, while the hands are still a bit moist, drop a little lemon juice into the palms and rub it well over the hands to keep them soft and white.

Add a teaspoon of baking soda to a cherry or rhubarb pie and it will not require so much sugar.

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Beef Olives.

1 ½ Pounds round steak.

1–3rd Cup of rice.

1 Tablespoon chopped parsley.

Pinch sweet herbs.

1 Onion.

Salt and Pepper.

3 Tablespoons of butter or fat.

2 Tablespoons flour.

1 Pint water.

½ Cup stoned olives.

Cut the steak, which should be very thin, into pieces about four inches square. Chop the trimmings and add to the rice, parsley, herbs, chopped onion and seasonings, to form a stuffing. Put a spoonful of the mixture on each slice of meat; roll meat and tie firmly. Heat the fat and cook the rolls in it until brown. Remove from the pan, add the flour, mix smooth, and add the water. Stir until it boils, replace the meat and cook very gently until tender. Add the olives, and cook five minutes. Remove the strings from the meat before serving.

Time in cooking, 1 ½ hours.

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A Charming New Felt Handbag.

This bag is made of soft felt, criss-crossed on both sides with lines of fine running stitch in contrasting colour simulating quilting. It is decorated with one rich deeply tinted rose of felt, lightly caught on with stitchery in fine wool. The frame is bound with a deep shade of felt, and the handle (set on at the right side front and left side back) is made of plaited strips of felt in the same tone. The “lock” is a tab of felt whipped with wool and equipped with a stout buttonhole. A prettily-coloured button makes the fastener.

The applique sections should not be whipped down on the edges, but the outlinings of the mid-vein should suffice to hold the leaves, and the outlining of the petals should hold the rose in place.