The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-04

a whopperoo of a shindig because
august the 4th is the birthdate of
the Coast Guard t179O), the birth
date of Percy B. Shelley (poet =
1882, and the date of the estab-
Nshment of the freedom of the
press - than which / couldn't
even be columning this very date,
1852 because they wouldn't let me
come right out and say / love
nice restaurants, purity shoes, ct al.
Well, I'm not a party giver at
heart, but / sure am glad to get
the little old calendar in front of
me because it's fun Eliminating on
about yesteryear. Tomorrow is the
anniversary Of the LIST cable mes
sage between Europe and America,
in 1858. Almost 100 years.
We've been very busy this week
end, Just to make up for last week
when it was so difficult to get
around. So let's 60 shopping,
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Once upon . time, not so very
long ago either. Mothers.fo.be
lust simply went into hiding for
shsjr period Of waiting. Not so
today, NOT with lovely clothes and
accessories available; The love-
Hest Of which are ihs Mothers
beautiful creations. The new
Jackets I saw there today are Of
lovely brosdeIoih, . smart white
piqve, yoked and sleeveless with
D Dior back and tWo lovely
shsers That had the look Of fill
tered moonbssms. One Of sheer
nyIon with . metallic thread. and
the other . silk and acetate erin
klsd mstsIssse type material Of
srsS shss was sheer witehery. All
Of these under $1,000 except one
which was less than = dollar
over.
Life can be . whole lot nicer
for ihs lady In waiting II she
knows she Is looking her very
Ioveliesf.
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Milk sometimes isn't the pleas
ATTEST hot weather drink in the
world, even when it's ice cold. 1t
leaves that funny sticky little after
taste the small fry don't particular
" care for. But milk is the perfect
food and needed to keep small bod
les In the peak Of condition through
these hot polio months; so here's
one way to make it a welcome
treat;
It's called a strawberry float"
and is made with q homemade
strawberry syrup. To make the sy-
rup, crush Q cups hulled straw
berries or a II ounce package of
frozen strawberries, defrosted; and
combine with one and one-fourths
cups sugar. Cook over low heat un-
ill soft, stirring constantly. Put
through a fine mesh strainer. Store
in refrigerator. Makes about one
and one-third cups.
Now for the float! Combine
three tablespoons strawberry syrup
and one cup Of ice cold milk in a
tall glass. Add one small scoop of
strawberry ice cream and more
milk If necessary to fill up the
glass. Decorate with a small whole
strawberry If desired but this is
not necessary. Makes only one
serving so you'd better be prepar-
ed to make morel
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Everybody, but everybody likes
Q salad. You know The kind
mean; crisp cold dewy ones that
are like The Juicy vegetables
from q cool spring garden early
In The morning. Serve them up
stsractively In wooden bowls. and
add . tsnsy specially designed
and built dressing. and you real.
" have something.
Well, that's the kind Of salads
that are featured these hot DAYS
~ Rsvl's Restaurant out on the
Boulevard. IT'S . pleasant drive
cut along that eauseway when
you're morning, and well worth
Che effort when you reach there.
A relaxing lunch In ihs middle Of
Che day In the cool atmosphere
Of Rsvl's 10 Just the pickup you
need. Better yet, q complete
luncheon o. RsUl's, including sp-
petlZsr. entree. dessert and eef-
: fee 10 Just $l.7s.
The raul habit's Should be IN
easy ere 10 Get inse. and nice 10
Indulge. what 10 it9 Luncheon 81
Raul's. Of eevrsel
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There's q new kind of tray out
now for baby called a Baby'S Eli
Chair. It has arms and straps and
viii turn any ordinary chair into
o high chair. "H-Chair" folds
down into a 8" X Is" rectangle
which fits into a carrying case with
handle. It's wonderful for travelling
and also q space-saver in small
kitchens where an ordinary high
chair would be in the way. Have
your local dealer investigate I'll
Chairs" for Won or write 10 NIP.