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ON BRIDGE
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1952.
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By OSWALD JACOBY
SOMETIMES I wonder what
Lisappeared,
I followed the correspondence an the subject, and very soon the felter 1 had been expecting was printed, "It said that "the pubile are batter educated today in the choice of What food is good for them," and that "diet exporta" (ales say that muting are indigestible. Because people who cannot digest muffins inn digest them there are to be no muffins by order of the "dlat experts for those who can digast Them As to people being belter educated about food, the phrase in incaningles aince every "expert" Bax 14 qwa pet diet. The only fun to be got out of the whole dreary nonense is in, watching the Clet magnates contradict themselves and each other,
The chemical age
HOT-FOOT upon the current
That
denen came an announcement
the
"you wouldn't persist in posterẻ ing me like this. Be honest, now, You wouldn't go on puraing me If I had no morsey, would you?" "If you had no meney, what else would there be to pursue?" riposted our here."Well, that's honest enough,” said Vith. "Honesty i second nature to
mald Faulenough, "But I generally co my first nature. It geta better pokulte, "And you have the effrontery fo you. "that" "I would marry think knowing that it is my money you Waali" - "I might grow to love you for yourself," said Faulenough, "ir you didn't keep on bringing up this question of munoy, How Bordid it makes my wooing?" "Well, pay for the drinks, 1 must be going “ "You SCO what I mean?" said Foulenough, "You think of nothing but money,”
row In
Not much use
д billard Brikction of syntiello A RECENT feuds by blocheilste (notably from sation was apparently caused by noa) art pill may rolve all our t'a man who – ired Ba unbrella food problems. The Professor who handle ne a cue and hit the bali mads this announcement, at 2
It sounds like a pleaning nkidwaye. dinner warned his audience not variation of the interminable encher- to be too optimistic (my italics) cannon. The most dimeuli way of about this possibility. There is no playing billiards is to substllute doubt that the future belongs to corkiew for ques and to cover the chemist, and that far too many the elolls with marine glue. Hardly people are ready to sell the witth- anything happens,
goes on in a player's mind YOUR BIRTHDAY
when he makes particularly fruity play. In today's hand South
and West hammered
away at each other with great
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
accuracy until East get into the BORN today,
heart for business and should
you have a Bood
be able to solve financial problems casily. It is likely that you will West, opened the four of clubsnake couiderable money and hang on to it. If you don't watch ut, you'll probably die rich! The stars have given you many talents and you will be especially gifted, probably, in music. You should be able to play some instrument well and night. look forward to A con- cert career, if you pre properly trained from childhood.
picture with very foolishi mistake
and déclarer won in his own hand with the king. South entered dutiny with the king of rarty and returned the ten of spades for
• Anese. This wan such, a fine way of beginning the hand that it in worth little cominent.
South, could be pretty mure of making his contract if West held
You have a magnetic personality the queen of hearts, but it didn't
witch draws people to you but matter whether he took the finess
also have a sharp tongue you iate or early. If South could win only four heart tricks, however, ho, which repels. You must learn to to hurt would need three spades for his curb it if you are not
South wanted contract..
You have to tako others unintentionally,
the ability to way audiences and might make a good actor, lecturer politician. In fact, the stora As it turned out, West won the have given you so many talents
difficulty Ir at you may have queen and now spade with the
the spada finesse first, since if that icst. West- could not continue the clubs.
had to and some way of giving his partner the lead in order to
club raturned Juve a
through
South'a ten. A spade rotum Was obviously hopeless.
By STELLA
hold
earth
selecting the one that will your interest. You must learn that runcentration to a single objective will bring you to the quickest sue- cem. Select a career for yourself And then relegate your other in lerenis to the mutua of avocations and hobbies. You are probably fond of travel and will want to see a considerable portion of the during your life tipe.
demonstrative, Affectionate and you should wed someone who s warmhearted and responsive. Your home life should be a happy one And you will enjoy having a large family of your own growing up around you. Be careful that yo du not make an overindulgent parent.
To And what the stars have in store for tomorrow, select your hrudayalar and read the correa- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- dny star be your unily guide,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 22)-- New ideas. should now freaky 10- day, and the chances are that they will be good ones.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Reciprocate now, it-you can, for a favour done you in the past. It can help another.
AQUARIUM (Jan. 21-Feb.
A heart return would simply de- velop declarer à suit för him. Wert could not afford to lay down the ace of diamonds Rince that would remove his entry to the leng clubs, West therefore had to lead the deuce of diamonds in the hope that his partner in the king of Alumonds and would_play it." South had followed West's rea- soning and saw that West had come to the correct conclusion. His only chance now was that East would make a inistake, Declarer therefore played the oight of-din--coing on 11. monds from the dummy,
East úmidly played the nine of utkinonds hoping thai thile would semehow save is precious
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e to get those chores at home done up in double-quick time. Get ready for the week ond. PIRCES (Feb. 20-Mar- 20)- Don't forget that you have Christ- mas shopping to get finished Gel ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr 20)***
If your budget is showing signs of strain, a lttle economy now "might Linarder. king.
21-May 211- TAURUS. TAPE. Fine aspects för being helpful to
there.
Offer your services Pratinusly to those in need.
1 Sesatti glgefully Won with the ten of diamonds and took the heart finesse. Enst could take the queen of hearts, but now no defence could defeat the contract.
East's correct play, of course, is diamonds to put up the king of like tile man, and to return the five of clubs, This knocks out dummy' ace of clubs. Whenever declarer tries to develop the hearts, East will win with the queen of hearts in time to lead the diamond to his partner's acc. The long clubs then defeat the contract.
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- If recognition is due you for nome work well done in the past, recept full credit for it now,
CANCER
(June 22-Jaly 237 Don't carry a chip on your shoulder and don't gotip with your neigh- bours.
LKO
July 21 - Aug. 233- Extend your generous sympathy to
CARD Sense DUMB-BELLS
Q--With neither side vulnerable,
The bidding has been:
North Fast
IN. T. 2 llcarts
South West
-You-Foulb-tud: Spedos Q-4-3. Hearts 0-3 Diamonds 6-3-2, Clubs K-J-9-4. What do you do?
A-PAN, I clubs and *pades were exchanged you would bid two
free bid at spades, since a
the
level of Two inn forcing. Yost however, cannot bid three clube.
of since a free, bid. at the level tree commita your side to a game contract. You are not quite strong chatch for that,
TODAY'S QUESTION
The building the Kame Ar In
You. answered! the question South, hold: Spades K-Q-4, Hearle G-1. Diamonds R-3-2, Chits K-Q-9- 0-4. What do you do?
Anwer Tomorrow
MINTELLIGENCERTES
APPLE
By T. O, HARE
-THE next race,'
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Rabbitt, consulting his gentlemen2 card, is for farmers. There are four starters: Apple. Cherry. Pum and Bprat. Each of the four bener, I see in the namesake of one of the horses other than his own; each horse, 100, 1 ridden by the owner of another of the horses, la no case the namesake of his own mount"
The horse owned by Apple is not Plum: the horse owned by Plum is not Borat. 6prat
was not riding Cherry, and Apple was not riding pinesake of a fruit,
the
Who roda Apate?
(Solution on Page 103
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. MARTONG Black, 10 pieces.
I FOUND
A SPLINTER
IN THIS
BIRD
THE LEDGER SYNDTO
a close friend who may be having a tough ilme just now.
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WOMANSENSE
An Artist Of Almond Paste And Water
:
By GAY PAULEY
New York.
"It's a technique doveloped by
Catherine Wortman Is a German." she said. “It's now being taught in at least two art one of America's most un-schools in Switzerland."
usual artists.
As for as Catherine can deler- No oils, no water colours, mine, she is the only American making a free-lance no clay for this auburn woman
career of sugar art. haired girl from Emporium, She cooks sugar and water to- Pa. She works with sugur gather-the prop and the
proportions and water, and sometimes cooking time are her secret-and
then, in almond paste, and you can glass blower works,
much the
same way a she blows eat as well as admire the re- and moulds the
sugar mixture Яults,
to any form she desires. a Swiss- Her first work-now her good
luck piece--was # miniature of monk. The body was blown from the sugar and wafer, but the robe, the belt, the headdress and other details were added, Tater from marzipan, which can be coloured almost any shade.
Miss Wortman decided on her unusual career while she was on European vacation with her family in 1948
Miss Wortman trained sugar artist. She moulds and blows a hat inixture of suge and water into almost anything from
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to a gingerbread
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house.
One phase of sugar art, the youthful Cathy explains, is rauch
part of the Swiss tradition as cheese and yodelling. That is the one of working with
sugar
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and almond paste,
"I kept seeing those little pliable, putty-like substance candy figures in every shop known as morzipan. The other window," she said. "They told phase of sugar art, that of work- me there was a good school for ing with the boiling hot syrup, learning the art in Basle, but is a post-war development,
BO women ever had becu admitted."
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contrasting Beaver Lamb trimmings, Deep cavaller cuffs and the large sailor collar are special features of this new design in the lower price range.
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COMES and
·To serve
When
arrange on
Veal Stew
FURTHER STUDY. ....
came home, but after much lotter' writing back and forth across the Atlantic, the school finally admitted me.
Bhe After Basle,
studied further at Luceme. So far, hor
Commercial use - for cooking
pages of magazines, for displays hy food compannerbread house
She made a
the New
children's book display by New York
Public Library. "by
and then zai proudly while children gobbled it un-down to the last gumdrop of the roof, the last sugar cube of the chimney, the last cookie tree.
colder weather By ALICE DENHOFF A veal stew, well prepared, makes fine fare and a nice high, appetites run
6. cover 4 pounds change. To serve 4, it takes 11⁄2 which makes such items as corned beet with water and sim- pounds veal breast, shank, flank,sugar art has been mostly far
boiled dinners and mer 3-5 hours, or until tender. neck or shoulder.. good
Thirty minutes before meat is brown stews, high on the list dane, add 0 medium-sized sweet of regular day-to-day dishes, potatoes, pared, then 16 minutes
Cut 2 oz. salt pork in tiny after that, add one medium-sized virtue in cabbage, Really, there's
pieces and fry in deep frying pan for quartered. AT RIGHT: Designed for
old-fashioned-as- finished cooking,
or pot roast kettle until crisp and Coronation year is this making
brown. Cube the vent; flour calico combinations such as chop plate.
lightly with 2 tbsp. flour, then three-quarter length jac- ket with the new bat-wing
corned beef and cabbage, Corned Beef Cassorolo brown pieces in salt pork fat, When well browned, add 2 tsp. the refrigerator collar and sophisticated but how about giving such
fare a new twist with sweet enough for 2 c. shopped, cooked salt and 2 c. water slowly. Cook tapered sleeves. The juc
slowly for 11⁄2 hours, then add tossed corned beef, then get prepared ene e. cut celery and 11⁄2 potatoes? A good ket, by Asirakn, is one of
for a good casserole dish. salad for this one, and a the Coronation range of
To serve 8, alternate Inyers of noodles, continuing to cook until Regal Framleen models fruity first course or des- cooked rice and the corned beef noodles are tender. a 114le
sert.
in greased casserole. Combine A good way to complement 2% c. cooked tomatoes, one c. meat is with dried fruits. After boiling."
started, Arat Or salt water, c. chapped onion, 11⁄2 coolingham sausage tsp. cach salt and worcestershire pork, leave some of the drippings blisters on my hands. sauce and a few grains of pepper. in the pan. Add dried fruit they're tougher, but they say I be Anger-printed. The cooked and can't Pour over beel-rice layers; cover. wbich, has been
fingers are Bake at 350° F. for 30 minutes. drained, sprinkle with sugar and whorls on my
scorched off.” fry until brown. Takes 6 c. cooked rice.
LIBRA (Ret. 24-Oct. 23) You may want to make changes in the furniture at home. Clean house and fix things for Christmas, SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. You can afford to relax Just now, Beed nome light fiction: listen to some good music.
for 1953.
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Pixie O'Scowl's New. Job
-Everybody Wants Him to Find Them Winter Homes--
BY MAX TRELL
YOU'D think," Pixie O'Scowl
"you was grumbling as he sat
too busy!" he suddenly again.
yelled
of
Hanid once more got him quiet. Knarf wanted to know glumly on a rock with his chin what kind people Pixlo In his hand, "you'd think I O'Scowl was talking about. did nothing but sleep and nap
"Bird - people, frog - people, and doze and eat and rest and
kinds all yawn and walk around picking bug-people WELL,
YOU
flowers just to occupy my time. propier But is this the truth? NO!" he WOULD
If the Young Birds.... ORDER suddenly yelled.
WOOD
* Hanid.
After pausing to catch the Knart
Pixie breath,
O'Scowl DUCK shadow children with the
birds, "Now take the tinued. turned-about names, who were
I'm not talking listening Pixle O'Scowl's for instance.
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back in about the old birds. They know complaint, jumped
where to go. It's the young alarm. Pixie O'Scowl, himself,
never been away and ones who've now stamping up down in rage.
from home. They're
CROSSWORD
was
anid
"1 won't do this extra job!
won't do it?”
Squirmed and Kicked
1
his
con-
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Hanid picked up O'Scowl and he squirmed and kicked sonie
more.
not going to like it
They insist on being warm and it here
cozy. the winter. They go South,
'Squeeze under a rock!
tell them. There's where most I tell them. Snuggle up under ol the other
her birds go. But, pile of old leaves! But they make me gu would you believe, it, they don't keep trying to know where South Isl I have with them and and some com- Hanid now seized the
fortable rock or a warm pile of angry to
to point It out to them. 1
And I won't do it, I Pixle between her thumb and them to keep right on
flying leaves. forefinger. He squirined and until they come to a palm tree tell you. I won't!"
don't kicked some more but she said: or something, but they
"No, that isn't fair elther," "I won't let you go, O'Scowl. even know what a palm tree
can сег tainly and rocks and leaves themselves.".
until you quiet down and tell is. They want me to fly South said Hanid. "They
Us
what this new job is that with them and you don't want to do."
10
Seeing that he couldn't get away, Pixie O'Scowl at length quicled down and more on the rock.
sat
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Carstens treatment. (2)
8 dread die when events. SID
wall me (U)
Tar it to become a feature. (3)
Uprat at the end of 7. (3) Email word, largo
1. Bymbolical of majority, (b) 17. A crop we badly need. (5)
(3)
20. Neckwear making science upart
the I.A.P. (5)
23 Before Turner she starred. [*
21 May identify a speed hog. (8,3)
23. Raged about class. (5)
26. Threoquarters of 19. (3)
Down
diferently toned
1. Seen to bad, regular. (7)
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3. Where you always And a liar, (41
Sure of the ice cat. (0)
B. Where the apples grow." (5)
6. Under the Spanish in bow, iši
1. Certainly on asset. (9)
9. Entrance without doubt. (4)
10 Footwear for boats. (5)
23
14. terds may be scraped to it, 18:
White, 6 pieces, White to play male in two.
tion to " jesterday's
PKJ; 2, PK3;
10. Labit that's mil., (5)
18. glap them thay bills. (8)
19%. Always somewhere un 18, 141
21. Penny ahort of dinner, (3)
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find them palm tree. But I won't, absolutely won't!"
"It's Bui
and
Pixie O'Scowl sighed. fine for you to say this. Knarf and Hanid agreed that try telling it to the birds and
would once Pixie O'Scowl
hardly have time for anything else it frogs... and the bugs he flew off with all the young bees and moles and caterpillars
and flowers--" "It's like this," he began. "As birds and showed them where soon as the weather begins to the palm trees were.
turn cold in the autumn, people start coming to me looking for
the places to spend
"And inke the frog-people," the Pixie went on. winter. 1 tell them they can spend the
"Do they want to fly South, winter any place they please. too?" Hanld asked. But they say no, they want a nice pleasant place. They kept
pestering me
to
show them where "to" Rod, nice, cozy places
Don't Mind Staying
*Flowers, too?" exclalmed Knarf.
"Certainly,"
said
Pixlo
O'Scowl, "you don't think they stay here for the winter, du You? Just try to think how busy you'd be if you had to try to figure out where all the
and
and buttercups arc going to spend a But they comfortable,
and cozy, snug. their heads. warm winter. Just try it!"
"Frogs don't fly," said Pixie daisies where they won't be bothered O'Scowl, "they hop. They don't clovers by snow or ice or wind during mind staying here.
the winter months. But I'm like a roof over
Rupert and the Windwhistle-39
** Jack, Frost swallows one of the ce.pills and fastens the new wallet: securely to his belt. There is a moment's pause, and then he graba, his listings of the
Rupert, but for you should never have pot to my home again. Now I must go and Anish my work of freezing that lake," In k twinkling he is bounding away
blankets and leaps into the air. before the stonished eyes of Bill "That's amazing." he cries. "I'm- and Willles" who are approaching well, I'm well again ! Thank you,with the loaded, sledge,
ALL BIOMSÉRLEKRYER"
Don't forget
your
Rupert
Annual
holds
The sugar artist said every- thing about her unusual career is fun, but the moulding of the hot sugar and water.
"You have to have it almost
she said. "When
I used to get
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