Suggestions From Milady's Boudoir

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 110, 26 May 1937, Page 14

Madras Steak. Dredge 21bs. of rump steak with loz. flour, and lay it flat in a greased meat tm. Cut up one onion, shed one apple and cover Ihe steak. Place a sheet of greased paper over the top and put a plate «r cover over it- Cook in a moderate oven for 20 minutes. Now add one teaspoon curry powder, and one tablespoon vinegar to one cup of hot water, and add to the steak. Replace the cover and stew gently for 1% hours. Serve very hot with t^e onion and paple bn top, the gravy poured around, and a border of boiled rice. Old-time Coaches. Except that their reappearance in the , streets of London would tend to complicate the coronation traffic problems, already threatening enough it would be kind of those who still own old semiState landaus and coaches to bring them out for the interest and entertainment of our overseas visitors. Lord Londonderry, Lord Lonsdale and T.ord Derby are amo'ng those who still possess carriages. Talking of coaches, some of the most artistic soft drink sets have hand-painted coaching scenes embellishing their clear glass. The scenes are copied frpm old masters and they include "The Brighton Mafl," taken from the original by R. Ravell, painted in 1830. The old black coach, the passengers and onlookers make i fjWTnt and Bvely pfctura. • »

Suggestions From Milady's Boudoir

Ohains.for Pictures. When you are re-hanging pictures after spring-cleaning, consider the wisdom of suhstituting the new chromium-plated chains for the old cords. The chains, which are quite inexpensive, look much more pleasing than the cord and they will never need replacing. They vary in length and thickness and have a small and inconspicuous fixing device. Luxury Fabrics. Two luxury fabrics for dresses of beauty are silver lame that coiitains real silver and costs three guineas a yard, and spun glass that is hand-knitted from gossaxner threads and makes the most fairy-like dance frocks imaginable. • New Material. Princess Juliana of Holland has a material named after her this spring. It is one of the fashionable prmts of the season and shows little Dutch figures printed on a plain ground. Dutch dolls in white or black make a pattem for "doll prints," that include various silks arid cottons for frocks and blouses. Two-Colour Shoes. Two-colour shoes are to have a vogue for sports" wear. Suede in coronation blue appears in Cuban heeled walking shoes that have bright red welts and red stitching. Brown suede, with green welts and strappings of green calf, are shown in examplee -of 1937 footwear.

For the House. Charming dresses for the house, or country wear, are those of pinafore design that comhine a checked flannel "pinafore" with sleeves and collar in plain material in the darkest shade of the check. Plain belts are the thing for these frocks and a sporting air can be imparted with a scarf collar, half check and half plain, tied in a jaunty knot at the throat. All is not flaimel that seems so, however, and many of those fabrics with a flannel surface are really some of the latest wool jerseys. Jersey materials now sold flat instead of circular, have been having wonderful developments, and are imitating a number of different fabrics with the additional advantage, in some cases, of being softer and draping better. Coat-Frocks. Flannel coat-f rocks are usetul and include those with long tunic effects, for the tall, and those that have, or appear to have, boleros and are designed for the shorter figure. The tunic coat-frock may open to show a patterned under-dress while the bolero outfit may have a blouse of some vivid "ontrasting shade. Fnll-length coats of heavy-weight flannel are new. An unusual use of contrasting trimming was shown in a grey waisted coat which had the lower section of its wide revers faced with yellow flannel.

Devonshire Stew. One ounce wholemeal, loz. dripping, |lb. beef, pieces of steak trimmings, 1 onion, 1 cbrrot, % pint stock, salt and pepper. For dumpiings: Four ounces wholemeal,. 2oz. suet, 1 teaspoon mixed herbs, Repper, salt and sufficient egg to bind. Cut meat into small pieces and dice the vegetables Stir in the flourand cook slowly until brown, then remove from pan, and fry vegetables. Stir in the flour and cook slowly until brown. Add stock, bring to boil, and when simmering return meat. Season to taste, and simmer slowly for 1J hours. Savoury Dumpiings: Place wholemeal, suet, seasoning and herbs in basin, and make a well in centre, and mix with a well-beaten egg to make a soft dough. Djvide dough into equal pieces, shape into balls, and drop on the top of the stew after it has been boiling for threequarters of! an hour Serve with the meat in centre, surrounded by dumpiings and cover with gravy. Little Cushions. Bunches of little cushions of mixed sizes, shapes and covers, are tnore? up-to-date than sihgle large cushions placed here and there. Small round, square oblong and sausage-shaped cushions, covered in ehintz, corduroy, brocade or ari silks, are arranged in heaps of half-a-dozen, or more on divans or chesterfields. The square miniature cushion is a little less 'than a foot square and the other shapes are in proportion.