4 Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, October 3, 1969 Telephone Clitheroe 2697 for expert styling and hair care We can put back into your hair what the sand and


sunshine has taken out. Party time is drawing near. Don’t be caught out with dull lifeless hair 11


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Here are two oufits shown recently at a fashion show given by a Clitheroe retailer. For the young there is, on the left, a dark green and cream double gaberdine dress with half moon pockets, price £16 10s. On the right is a suit in wool double knit


■jersey with a pure silk patterned blouse. The lapels and cuffs of the jacket are also in the patterned ■ silk. It is in navy blue and retails at 38 guineas.


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...........................C L I i n E R O E , irtttfjgi Mrs. Kathleen Hope, left and Mrs. Mary Lowe, with some of the finished jewellery.


Here’s treasure by the bucketful. . .


AND IT’S


JUST WAITING TO BE


COLLECTED! If, when you are passing through the picturesque village


of Chipping, you should happen to see six wellington- booted housewives wading gingerly up the stream, peering earnestly into the pools and carrying an assortment of plastic bags and buckets, we can assure you that you have no reason to doubt your sanity.


eral months ago, set the menfolk scratching t h e i r


I t was a sight which sev­ ago,


heads and pondering on the follies of women. But today, while the amuse­


ment might be only slightly lessened, the men at least have their explanation. And, as is so often the case, it’s not nearly so silly as it


sounds. In fact, in the long term,


it might even save the hus­ bands money, which these


days is by no means a subject for levity.


Pebbles


housewives’ attention is peb­ bles . . . bits of stone of all kinds, shapes and sizes. From them they have


For the object of these


devised ways of producing various items of jewellery and other decorative household objects which are certainly up to commercial standards and might, in some cases, carry price tags of several pounds. The six women are all


ACROSS ’


Mrs. Dorothy Hayhurst with the polishing machine built by her son.


By a state writer


were needed. Many were dis­ carded as unsuitable.


stones already polished from dealers who also supply the various bits of metal—chains and clasps, for instance-


were doing it the hard way, for it is possible to buy


You could say that they


needed to complete the jewel­ lery.They also decided not to spend £6 15s. on a polishing machine, but instead set to work rubbing the pebbles on


carbide paper. I t did the job all right, but


it played havoc with finger­ nails 1Then Mrs. Hayhurst’s son


Derek lent a hand. A main- enance engineer in a local


car tyres. The pebbles to be polished


members of Chipping Wom­ en’s Institute, and include the president, Mrs. Kathleen Hope, and secretary, Mfs. Beatrice Robinson. Other members of the


factory, he devised and built an ingenious polishing mach­ ine, powered by an electric motor and using two used


axe put inside the tyres, together with water and an abrasive compound, and the tyres then revolve, causing


the stones to work against each other continuously for


group are Mrs. Jean Free­ man, Mrs, Margaret Scar­ lett, Mrs. Dorothy Hayhurst and Mrs. Many Lowe. I t began when they were looking around for ideas for


hours on end. The whole process can take


can he quite beautiful. The process seems to bring out


several weeks. After polishing, the stones


an exhibit which they’ could enter in the Women’s Insti­ tute display at the Royal


creative leisure, a n d the Chipping members tossed around several suggestions until someone came up with lapidary work—cutting and polishing stones. So it was settled, and hence


Lancashire Show. This year the theme was


the colours, imparting an almost luminous quality. Sometimes they are used


Chipping’s display at the Royal Lancashire Show-


aroused a great deal of inter­ est. Since then, many Insti­ tute members and t h e i r friends from th e village have admired the jewellery.


housewives took up solely with the show in mind looks like becoming a much , more


So the craft which the six


permanent hobby. And' if. during the next


few weeks, you should see six Chipping housewives pick­ ing pebbles from the stream, you’ll know what it’s all about.


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whole — in pendants, for example — and sometimes chips arc mounted to form earrings, or a bracelet of


matched stones. Febb’es collected from the


the first stone and pebble- collecting expedition in ’ the village stream. I t was a fruitful source, and produced far more than


seashore have also found their .'way> into the Chipping group’s'collection. These are often already smooth and round, needing only a coat


of varnish. The'stones are attached to their various mounts by glue.


augmented with bacon rashers if necessary, and topped with tltc


FOR HOUSEWIVES IN A HURRY Here is a quick way of making an appetising meal, the Iamb


tastiest tomato sauce you ever made in a hurry. You need: 8 to 12: oz. cooked shoulder or leg-of lamb.


frying pan, add lamb and fry; quickly until browned and crisp all overt Remove from the pan, pile in centre of a serving dish and


Cut lamb as neatly as possible into cubes. Heat butter in a


1|- oz. butter, 4 good size tomatoes, stilt, and pepper, 4 to 6 tablespoons cream, chopped parsley.


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^eeSUce°tomatoes thinly, spread them in the same pan, sprinkle with salt, pepper and vinegar and soften them quickly over a


good heat. Take pan from-the cooker, stir in cream and spoon sauce over the Iamb..


Serve immediately sprinkled with parsley* . . . . , , , Follow the rules aatd you can’t go wrong The growing of bulbs in


bowls is an easy and fas­ cinating method of pro­


ducing flowers for the


home at a time when cut flowers are scarce, and, providing a few elementary rules are observed, success is almost certain. H y a c i n t h s , Daffodils,


tlie effects of the treatment will to some extent be lost. If you intend to grow your


or to a process of refriger­ ation and dt is essential that they should be planted as soon as possible otherwise


bulbs in bowls which have no drainage holes in the bottom you would be well advised to purchase a quantity of bulb fibre . in which to plant them.


Tulips, Crocus, Snowdrops and Iris are the most popu­ lar flowers grown by this method although Muscari, Chionodoxa, . Jonquils and even dwarf Gladiola will all- respond to ' the same treat­ ment.


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ing in bowls’, should be pur­ chased without ' delay, ‘top size’ quality .being, best for this purpose.


Bulbs required for grow­


are suitable, for forcing and except for' Hyacinths care


Not all varieties of bulbs


■only those'types of Daffodil or. Tulips: which ■


should, be .taken to select will respond •


to this treatment.. ' If it desired; to ' have your


have been harvested early, subjected; to .heat-.treatment


These .bulbs will either


bulbs in 'flower - at Christ­ mas it will - be. necessary to purchase ‘prepared’•: bulbs.-


usually consists of granu­ lated peat, oyster shell and charcoal, is cleaner to


ordinary garden soil. Damp


This material, which 1


handle and far less likely to become water-logged than


pots are to be used, some good, garden soil mixed with a little peat and sand will do quite well. A bowl of say seven


If, however, ordinary plant


. will hold one Hyacinth or one Daffodil or three Tulips. Before filling the bowls, see that the fibre is thoroughly ■ . damp but not saturated.


eight inches diameter, hold three Hyacinths, Daffodils or five Tulips, whereas a five inch plant pot


will four


or


. Place ,-sufficient fibre in the bowls so that the tops of


the bulbs' will be level with the rim of the bowl, , 'this:/layer firm, stand


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press the


bulbs upright at an even dis­ tance apart, then fill the bowl with fibre, which, when compressed is half an inch below the rim.


After planting, the bowls


should be placed in a dark, cool place, preferably out­ doors where they can be covered with a layer of sand or ashes to a depth of four


Inches. Light


the bathroom is not the best place to stand the bowls at this stage as heat Is not required and. there-is a ten­ dency for the fibre to dry out very quickly which will have a detrimental effect on the


The cylinder cupboard in


bulbs. The bowls must be kept


in order to maintain a con- | stant degree of moisture. When the upper growth


in the dark for at least. six . weeks after which - regular inspection : should' be given


]


has reached , half an inch the bowls may be brought


gradually to the 'light. Keep them in a shady; part


of the room until the: leaves are about four inches high: when they. are. ready for. full


daylight, as near to the window as possible, not.- for­ getting to turn the bowl, each day to keep the plants


upright.Great care should be exer­ cised when applying-water to ;


/yellow; and-, eventually-,die^. V; H o le s "


bowls which have no dram-: age holes:. a s , an ? excessof / water will certainly be harm­ ful- to .the; bulbs - the leaves of which will■'start-; to,- turn.


•-.v if:too much' water has;been;; /given .place-an,’open.,-hand;


- { . ' ' * 1 A <,1^ t • \


"•» across.-,'the ;top ;oflithe chow* ' with'the-:growth' beweenvthej fingers, and: gently tilt iho; bowl; on to its side, allowing; the (surplus water to dram


away. The .advantage’ gained by . . ,


far less likely to occur. A few good varieties : for


using plant pots with drain­ age - holes ■ in the bottom > is that a water-logged state is


bowl or pot culture are. H y a c i n t h s La Victoire


Single Yellow); Bonanza (Double Red-edged Yellow).


(Pure White). Tulips: Bellona . (Early


(Deep Golden Yellow). Narcissus:


centre). Crocus: Julia Clip (Purple


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MISS BROTHERTON wishes to announce


that now FIVE of her girls- hold diplomas in ladies hairdiessing.


Miss Brotherton herself holds dip­ lomas for ■ all degrees in hairdressing.^ She is also the holder of the diploma for the INSTITUTE OF CANITIES and became a member of the Hairdressers. Technical


Council;in September 1936. Janet, Mary, Anita all hold the City and- Guilds


Diploma Margaret and Eileen who hold Clynol diplomas lor


colouring ana permanent waving.


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