... THE economy keynote stands out among designs for 1950. Interchangeable ensembles give the answer to the problem of the standby suit or dress which tends to become monotonous as the months go by. The two Duet suits designed by Brenner renew the popular tartan theme with, in each case, a jacket and two skirts. At the top a red and green tartan suit alternates a straight skirt with a pleated one ...

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... Good gadgets are invaluable in the maidless household. Here are some new ones to help the speedy dispatch of routine jobs around the house Specially designed baby nail scissors With rounded points and handles of pastel blue or pink. Price 6s. lOd. 2 A useful combined scoop and measure with a green enamelled handle. Price Is. 2d. 3 Triple bow dressmaking scissors which enable the left-handed to ...

... x Master et STUFFED I large well-shaped potato for each person To each potato POTATOES i oz. butter or margarine. i an Oxo cube or J i oz. grated cheese. teaspoon Oxo fluid. A little Milk Salt and Pepper. Scrub the potatoes and bake in their jackets. When cooked cut a thin slice from the top of each. Scoop out the centres into a bowl. Mash well with a fork and add the finely crumbled Oxo cube ...

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... ft CliewyBostets Fill short crust cases with a little jam and *i a lot of double-thick custard and here's the trick The custard must be as creamy, as colourful, as llavourful as only BirtFs can make it. Use angelica for handles i and cherries for decoration. i iffl^ Rto0, I Party Oranges Cut oranges in half, leaving zig-zag edges. |m Mix orange pulp with chopped orange jelly (Bird's, of course ...