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{ THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1951.
WOMANSENSE
FROM A LONDON SKETCH-PAD TO A PARIS BOULEVARD
The £8 Button-through
By DRUSILLA BEYFUS
THE British bidder for a place in the French dress market has chalked UP A smail but important. victory.
The classic Brilish bution- through dreas, a practically un- mortal shape, is selling a The Printemps, a leading Pals de- partment store, at the rate of 30 divisses a day. Three holama tida of the inexpensive Bitte wool frocks have been ordered o
e British dress maniflave. and a pile of new urders is ex pected
worch is
abou
Ben who..
that
houga
The deal £15,000 10 brightly reckoned
the French girls might prefer to thes gaze at dresses by Dior,
might actually buy abution- through.
"Bul who ever heard of a French woman buying BritIN!!
excru-
dresses," said the store tives when the British dress deat was planner. Leslie Bruker, the British dipras manufactu
diplomatically shioned Tjen situation over: "The fashion en-
the tente cordiale" was how put in a recent advertisement
The :11 esses sell, Say 121 French, because of the Arst-rate
value
The wool materiai. None of the British fucks post
fraties (£81. more than 8,000
style Frenen
and the same TT
wool would cost tombo The dresses sell because they are very plain (shirinecked Mentre bu!- toned, long sterved, and an Pass – to-walk-in skirt). and eastiv altered to look a little differen from the on- worn by the girl next door
They sell because of the unex- pectedly acourate sizings. Frenca dresses are made in eight sizns, the British styles in 24 sizes.
clicks with Madame...
A Bane Of Housework
The cloth
or sponge when washing dish should be just wel enough to make the cleaner Rub cling well to the cloth. over the surface you are clean- ing and add more as you need 11. Used this way, the cleaner is casier to rinse away and it is not so likely to leave trouble- some particles. As to cloth or sponge, we, like so many other housewives, have found that a cellulose sponge is best.
In Good Condition
To keep the sink surface in good condition, chause a cleaner that is smooth, not grilty, and he careful not to drop heavy pots and paus or indeed any heavy plece carelessly into the sink.
A rubber mat is a good guard against this practice for those
melined to be careless or always
in a hurry.
If there are black or reddish
stains these will sometimes yield
a bleach such
as Javelle waler, applied with brush, sponge
rinsed thoroughly.
or
j
and mop.
As for the dishes, since the jcb
scientifically
has to be done, best thing is to tackle it as possible. Hard
excuse any more
05
Is water
since there
are ne detergents that can cope wh it, for they don't form & sticky curd that makes glosses filmy, and that leaves a ring on sink or dishpan. Of course In soft water, snaps in powder, bead or fake form diasolve instantly and wash dishes easily and well
How It's Done
Half the dishwashing job is taken care of if dishes are well scraped and tidily stacked on Lable or drainboard before lack- ling the task. Sprinkle soap or suapless cleaner into sink or dishpan and then turn on the water full force, to get rich suds. A hose attachment is a real boon, its spray of clear, hot water over the dishes gives a perfect rinae without any effort neces- sary. Cooking utensils should be soaked as soon
as possible after use, but not set too long. This
goes
for especially aluminium which is prone to darken from prolonged soaking.
YOUR BIRTHDAY... ....... By STELLA
your
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
BORN today the combination of privileged than yourself makes artist and business man in 3:ou an optive, champton of social
Naturoj «may make for belferment. tremendous succes, provided you Frank, pen and sincere in all learn at an early age to make the your dealing with others, you have fullest use of all your capabilities. a code of honour which la excep It, however, ou let your talents tionully high. Fond of music, you Carry you
ani along to easy cabtedly
considerable have mediocrity, you may have a ples talent in this direction as a por. ganit but not too outstanding "Ufe. farmer and composer. Make Use There is an alement of self-indu)- gence and love of pleasure in your make-up which needs to be kept under control.
of this gift for your personal pica- sure if not as + Hie career.
Demonstrative in your affections, you should wed someone who can always encourage you to do your best work. White continuous criti- clamen destroy your initiative, the inspiration of one you love will stir you to exert your utmost in reaching your goal.
Psychically sensitive to other people, you have instant likes and dislikes. You are vory trank in expressing your opinions, too, and this sometimes causes antagonism9 that could so easily be avoided by attle more tact and diplomacy. To and what the stars have an Despite this, you are popular, fox store for tomorrow, select Your
considerable you have
personal birthday star and rend the corres- magnetism. Your natural generost pozaling pangraph. Let your birth- ty and sympathy for those less day star be your dedly guide,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7
SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov. 22)--- AQUARIUS (Jan. X1-Feb 19) Some aspect of government work may be called to your attention Investigate its potentialities.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-
Show co-operation with others and you will make mare progress then by trying to go alone.
PISCES (Fob. 20-Mar. 20)
The occult and the mysterious ar. Cuitivale some intellectual interest and you may discover delights you
Jikely to appen to you strongly at this time. Make investigations,
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)— Being conscientious is a Jaudable tra but don't get on a treadmill ei monotonous routine.
ON
JACOBY
BRIDGE
Bidding Often Gives Key Clue to Cards
once
By OSWALD JACOBY HERLOCK HOLMES
solved
a mystery from the fact that a dog failed to bark. Bridge players do this all the time, as today's hand shows.
West led the deure of spades, dummy out to the ten, and East won with the jack. East continued with the ace of spades and then with the king. South ruffed the third round of spades, drew two rounds of trumps, and finessed the nucen of diamonds.
East won with the king of diamonds und
Jow got out safely with diamond, whereupon South made thr fest of the tricks without the slightest trouble. Do you think South should have had trouble with the clubs? That's because you've forgotten about the dug that failed to bark.
The opening lead showed that West had four spades. The play to the first three tricks showed that Eust
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TÕKS PARIS AgAVICE, IKU
"We'll stay for dinner only if you promise not to go to any trouble."
• BY THE WAY
•
by
Beachcomber
THE MOTLEY crowds to be head or his heels pointed would have nothing to do with whether seen in the cafes of Montmartre he was standing on ris hend or have now but a shadowy con- his feet before he was put batween nection with art or letters, and the joists, at whatever angle,”
If e neighbour needs assistance, be are upt to include elements the first to offer atd. Your example against which the tourist should extald serve to enlist the support of be on his guard.
others.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21- Be generous to those you love.
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THE re-opening of the new
Moulin Rouge last week will be returned lu you, later on, a induced me to copy this sen-
hundredfąd.
GEMINI (May 22-June
to avoid any
21-tence from a guide-book.
WFTL5
ACTOS
strap, STUUD
1
used for music. (4)
Delays can be annoying, but if you 1 well remember, as a youngster, pre patient you will find that every-going into a sinister looking place thing works out night, eventuafiy in Montmartre. There was a gloomy CANCER (June) 22-July 23) hall filled with whispering people, If interested in occultism, then tile and not a drink in sight. When the is a good time to do some investiga-
heavy curtains parted at the end tion into the subject.
of the holl. there were no high- LEO
24-Aug. (July
23)-kicking girls. A cadaverous man in Be thorough, rather than hasty. A black began to lecture about Job well done even slowly, is bet-literature. I left at once, convinced
that the night-life of Paris ter than ignoring important details.
VIRGO
24-Sept. (Aug.
23) boring rather than wicked Be careful
actions A deep-drinking goddess that might be open to criticism,
AN article about the odd things Beme
is conservative. right now, A
1. Strip. into which the old Greek gode best.
those who LIBRA
them, 23) turned 24-Oct. (6cpl.
Annoyed Centbine your Enagination with £ onits
told & story
171 Ovid's "Metamorphoses." practical approach to some problum.
The goddbes The solution should prove profitable.Ceres, at the time of her exhausting search for Proserpine. frequently developed a howling thirst. When the it was on her, she drank like a horse, One day as the was nuzzling down to a great bowl of
youth Samian wine, an Ill-bred mocked her, telling her she drank more like an old sailor thau goddess. Wherent she turned him into a newt, and went on with her drinking. A ueful accomplish- ment for a drinker who is pestered by Zools.
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. J. NIDIKY Black, 6 pieces.
White, 7 pieces. White to play: mate in two.
Solution to yesterday's problem:
1, B-K18, any; 2, Q, or R (dbl ch) mutes.
Strabismus and the egg
APPARENTLY falled to make clear, in my eye-witness account of the Strabismus experiment whether the fixing of the egg at an angle of 38. between Kirty Jolets, Was part of the attempt to decide which way up the egg ought to be. Strabismus says that all he wished to add is that an egg keid between Joists and sloping from cast 10 west, is just as kely to be the right way up as the wrong way up. The alteration of the angle does not affect this problem. That 1s what the age meant by saying that the points of the compass aro a purely academie consideration, in relation to the vertical stance of the
egg. He illustrates this by saying,
"If a man were fixed between the Joists, the direction in which his
noop, ur
3 and 7 Down. Showò e' lasting
quality. (10)
8. Polab with order of merit, 151 11. What Baba would all from ? (31 12. Makes things run smoothly. (S 13. Postage stamps kept here. (51 14. Goddess of destruction., (4) 15. French king. (3)
17. Doubled for Austraita
cup. (3) 19. You've met the alliest until yanı
meet this. 16
23. Hovel. (3)
24. Fear. (A) 25. Old-fashioned face cover.
(5)
28. Put at the end. (7) 29. This water bird waa inte. (4) 30. It has its points. (3)
Down
1. Ita leaves turn li spring as well a patum (4) Posting $1 . Bird-like. (5)
(5)
It's a change from Bürna, 6. This city produces nourseqens, 131
B. 'Not quite to aims (8)
7. Boe & Across.
. The measure of Wellington. 131 10. Why leave the inlay so upset. 141 18. Apple. (0)
10. Pare the taxi driver wants. (h) 18. Flat, (6)
20an't be closer. (4)
(0)
(31
noat alteration. 21. 22. Made by trost. (43- 26. Fourteen provides the answer.
27. Beam. (8) Bolution of yesterday puzzle-Actual 1-Hrow: 4, Tarai; 6. 2012; 7. Ela, 9,
bar. 15, Tall 10, Navy: 12 Reedy 17, 4: 18, Tux: 21 Tooted: 22. Yacht: 23 Per: 34. Catacomb, – Down 32 Retread: 3. Ora 4, Tally-no Reads: 6. Bwarthe b.. Myriads; Noah: 1 Vet; 18. Edith: 16: Exact' Item: 20. Berb.
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GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Mr. Punch Recites Some Poems And seized poor Jenny Jubjub
--He Says They Were Told to Him By Father Goosel-
By MAX TRELL
"Well, there should have been a Father Goose Book. Only he
his poems down. He just told them to his friends, and then forgot all about them."
"MR PUNCH," said Hanid, never took the trouble to write
the shadow-girl with the turned-about
there "im name, really a Mother Goose?"
Mr Punch, who was sitting in
Hanid said: "That's a shame,
his chair by the sunny window Mr Punch."
reading a book, looked up in surprise.
please?"
"Is there
"Say that again,
Remember A Few "Fortunately," continued Mr
Would
really a Mother Punch, "I remember a few of
Father Goose's poems. you care to hear them?"
Yegi
Goose?" Hanid repeated. mean, was there anybody who really had that name?"
"Certainly," said Mr Punch. "I
knew her well."
"You you did!”
She Was An Old Lady Mr Punch nodded. "She wasn't a goose, of epurse. She
old lady. was a intly, an
Ali the children loved her, and she "loved all the children. When- ever anyone asked her a foolish question (which was quite often), she would always + -an- eiver Don't be a goose!" So finally everyone got to calling
her Mother Goose,"
And
Book!"
"Oh,
"There's the DOMB
called Uncle Joe. It goes," said Mr Punch,
this: Tike
Killed a crow, The reason why
Uncle Joe
He doesn't know, "Then," Mr Punch went on, "there's the one
called Jenny Jubjub-
Little Jenny Jubjub Tumbled in the wachtub,
And rubbed and rubbed and
rub-rub.
"And the one called The Sun and The Moon-
Said the sun to the moon You're up much too soon; Said the moon to the sun, It's time you were done,
Dandation Poem
"And the last one I remember is about the dandelions-
The yellow-yellow dandelions Said they could climb the wall, So up they sprang with all
their might And
Wan't move at all. And worried till their hair
grew white
And it blew over the wall." When Hanid saw that. Mr Punch had really reached the
"Mr. Panch, is there really a Mother Goose?" asked Hanid. end of the Father Goose poems, she sighed. "It's .500 bad he And. Mr Punch frowned, and never wrote them down, Mr then he smiled, and then he Punch"
said: "Yes, my love, I'm quite "It is too bad," agreed Mr sure there were MUCH better Punch
ones But those are the only "Because," sald Hanid, "I'm ones I can think of. And I am sure there, must have been glad that Mother Goose wrote: better ones
than you remem- all hers down so that no one
can ever forget them, ever."
Her mother heard a glub-glub
ber."
did write all the Rupert and the Ice-flower—18
in Pie Mother Goose
She did. At any rate," Mr
Punch added" the [ext moment,
W
"no one else
ever mid they
wrote them, so I guess it must
been. M have
self."
Mother Goose. her-
Hanid was thoughtful for
minute or two
she said: you
"Mr. Fundly, I want to ask something
Plenme do," gold Mr Purch
there was a Mother Gobse
Festant Mr Punch
him
Rupert lerks the "aledge anile in get away from the steep slope and Arally mops on flat apace between two banks of snow He peere into the gloom and feels ankiolike, "I'm in the wood, he muttees, "*" But don's' remember Anys place; Uke
this and I can't find the tricks we made when we (me up, Stift suppost # I keep do zaion downbill 29 shall reach the lakes". Ha marte
e you again" on" a new slope which tu
déply becomes a preciputi and, bâing unable to stop Hechizens, out of the cloud into the dayishi
FOR
Christmas
123 pages of`· Rupert Adven- tures. Printed
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Opening lead-✩ 2
had the ace-king-jack of spades. East, later showed up with the king of diamonds. Yet Eust falled to apeli the bidding. Is it possible that Epri would have passed if he also heto three or four clubs headed by the Queen?
The dog would have barked he had held the queen of clubs. Therefore it was clear that West had the queen of clubs.
I
South therefore began the clubs by leading the jack through West. West ducked, South was determined to let the jack ride. If West covered with the queen of clubs, declarer would win with dummy's ace and finesse through East for the ton of etutis.
This "backward finesse" is usually a very poor play. It is usually better to play East for the queen no matter where the ten is than to play West : for the queen and East for the ten. But when you know dennitely where the queen la, the backward finesse becomes the only hope.
♥CARD Sense♦
The bidding tus been: North Eart
Boath
1 Space Pass * Diamonds
2 Hearts
Pas
West
Pass
Yog, South, hold: Spades K-0-4-3-2, Hearts J-4. Diamonds A-Q-3-6-3, Club 5. What do you do?
A-Bld four spades. This bidding ihows your very strong spate support and blate that you have 10 carda in diamonds and spaties together. You also have at least average. In high cards, because with less than average strength and with such one distribu- then you world Jump, at, once from one spade to four mades..
INTELLIGENCE TEST
THE STATESMAN
By T. OHAREP
- Bold the of Marrow-IO
Bone:
these attacks on the throne: "But, where: wrong'uns "One does w toị
examples DATO
shown.
STATESMANLIER. pro-
Anouncement. I quote it here, however, because the miklar words differ from ODG another in respect, of one lotter only..
(Solution on Page 101.
Your
Check
Knowledge
1 Who discovered, the nature of the circulation of the blood?
2. What la the meaning of Pennsylvania?
heel mesh?
Achilles
by Name" the componeť,
The
opera "Lohengrin.”
Egyptian mythology).
In what country is Leks
CROCKERY
Royal Stafford
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