Colonel UP and Mr. DOWN
... by Walter O
Page
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1958.
WOMANSENSE
STRAIGHT ON that is the Winter: secret
PARIS
plays with
starfish
BEAUTY ON THE BEACH
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
When on Defence. Be Extremely Alert
NORTH
ว
▲ 107
KIA
◆ AQ 108 54
104.
AA9B642
WEST
· EAST
AKB3
1063
Q82
+963
72
MAQJO
72
SOUTH, (D)
4Q30
❤AJ95
KJ
K9063
North-South vul.
South West North East
14 Pass
14
Pars
24 34
▼
Pass Pass
Opening lead--a 3
14
Pass
Pass
By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN dummy has a long solid W suit, the
defenders atst
usually grab their tricks on the run, Otherwise they muy wake up only affer declarer 13:4 obtained all the discard he necits.
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BY THE WAY
by Beachcomber
Donde volaron, aut'aquellos turas
De juventud?
PSYCHOLOPATH with enough fur on his ears to sink a battleship has opined thal even R little child looks back wistfully to the days when he was a baby.
Alumn
Labios under striped brellas he the back yard Marine House. A boarder's question Will belhing lips be permitted?" was answered - sternly.. by the think "Do you counter-question: fils is Mongmrat?”.
Something or other
Three people wald they had been disturbed by the barking of a horse I presume that, before-arriving at
it a shed. The "horse" turned out This conclusion, the rogue, had eme to be a dog. queted experiments with mice. I
(News,,item.) knew a man of 48 who tried to re-
POR fathomies sillness this would capture his extreme youth by eating, be hard to beaty Tie only 'ex- coal, putting his foot in his mouth, verraming, and playing with a little rubber horno on the hearth-rug. But the whole thing soon bored him to death and led to angry scenes with his wife,
The festive season MRS MCGURGLE ban
announced
that, during the month of August, lens will be served at little
CHESS PROBLEM
By M. HAVEL Black, 12 pieces
White, 7 pieces.
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White to play: mate in three.
SolutionE 10 yesterday's problem:
Wisen today's hand was played in The Eastern States Tournament, held recently in New York, many declares supcredes s inking in tricks reause the tufenders weir not alert enough to take what was theles Erik. taiton,
J
At many tables. for example, East won, the first trick with the ace of spades and returned a spade to West's king. This fett South's king of clubs safe from attack. so that thing could prevent him from winnin four trump Tricks (by meurs 420
new through East) and six diamond tricks.
few Ala
tables the ES player eaw at the very firal trick that it was vital to switch to clube, Thir play inade a dirterence ut two tricks, At these tables West was able to win the second trick with the fack of clubs. The correct defence from this point was to carl the king of spades. take the ace of clubs, and then lend a third round of clubs.
the defenders had By this time taken tour tricks in the black silts and were now sure to win a fifth trick with a trump. If dummy ruffed low, Ean could easily overruit. U dummy rulled with the-king-uf bearts, the defenders were. sure of a natural trump rick with either the queen or the ten
CARD Servete
-The bluding has been: North
Spade Pass
Spader
South
Dind
West PA
You, South, hold: Spade 8. Hearts 1-4. Diamonds A-Q-3-7-5, Clubs K«Q- 9-6-2. What do you do?
bid
A-Did three clubs. This usually kbows a real sult. Such 2 bid (a new bid at the level of three by the remondes) is forcing for one round.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question Jus answered. Yost, South. hald: Spade &, Hearts 7-4, Dlamonds A-K-J-1-6, Clubs A-Q~-4-3. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CROSSWORD
r
A
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Accade
sypkorima Rbout & AVOKAT, (B)
jani share ur just a try-OUT, (ID)
10. fisindo in a sailors atrofl. (4)
1 Avised piila, (w).
12. This buliding is often atre, (U)
79. Nos all warda, tus,sil muafo, efi
10 Tlás. (AN
in. Ben beibe--for aber) Y (8)
10. Make baskels for: Konin, (6)
21. Not Las village's pride, tnik. (8)
Useful up one's ajnovo, (4)
23. Dospitated, 400-
Komme le ashy21:000 Jam. (38) Stand i thuand be
D'OUND C
3 and 30 Agrome, Biloed, or dare
toli & fake, LM, DJ ·
4. Suppery under the see, (9)
5. Qujeme nelped this to wGIK "AZI
S. ORTLINE, AN 20017,,,14).
ording O
Pook un, stuinstrument to
a. Give this nothinis 100%. -OBY
9. The one atid ogilli tah; (4)
10 driplast (Blen
13. Cavalry Unit, Gl
glare at enixiliower, (B)
This lay/pathergogout man. CONTI demiti. (B)
Lend this and show what sher
SOLUTION
10 CHECK YESTERDAY?
PUZZLE
planation I can think of is that the three people knew that dogs bark. and 7. When they heard the barking they agreed that it must come from than they were when it turned out
a horse, Nobody was less margarinect
to be a dog."
Prodnose: You was more surprised.
inean, nobody
ayself: No. 7 don't. Why should they have been surprised to find Diat it was a dog that was barking? Prodnose: Because they thought it wagin Horse:
Myself: They couldn't really have thought that. They must have been pretending.
Prodao: Why?
THE UMBRELLA Wein straight-on-the-umbrelia thoped hot from the Oizel collection It is in bright enamel-blus taupe scattered with beads.
Paris.
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NOP secrets in Paris-the
new Paris Winter hats... which hardly even exist yet except as a sparterie shape... or in the Paris modistes'. zany minds.
This week, however, some of the
milliners In best-known Paris showed me their Arst win- for models, bringing; then out of their tissue paper behind closed doors and a barricade of screens,
Ayselt: Shall we teave it for to port, le a day!
"Don't wipe" your nose
This report tanan utlle dos
well head-covering.
IN WHITE
This starfish hat is of white satin, embroidered in greeny-blue crystals
By Betty Wilson
Gome
-STARFISHIN BLACK
--This model is in: bead-embroidered black velvet worn to follow tha
natural head line.; By Orçel, » -
characteristic of a new 'swing- nway from fantasy trimmings.
He shows the pillbox line, designers will show these, too, hats shaped, Uke starfish (other designers will show these, 100. I think) which follow the head line,
Tho Dreel trick of keeping op uhat' that is not much more IS then a fluttish pincushion elaborated for winter, when Orcel hats will be held on with wire
hidden beneath grips padded hearts, bows oz broidered motis,
4221-
BLACK chiniz for sunning THIS year's bathing suits are
either.
The new line, I can now re-
kind of large and PRulette
often mixes two
So far- although Paris and bathing is a nice role for a daftish pillbox, often with a coloum or.two fabrics and uses
for the lily-white brigade draped brim effect, which is tots and lots of wool jersey, mediates have plenty of time to golden-bronzed skin, and not bad really functional and manage to
of the change' their minds-there are on the matwell down one; head, and introducing as
fabric for
a two-plece job. The fering sult in draped wool although it is shallow, is pretty ether modistes do, a tremendous few veils, and these are made of Anyway, here it is the favourite look very pretty, too. This flat-
amount of subtle draping, which the Anest Imaginable mesh
top is a little camisole with jersey has ạ,wide open haller gives
new interesi but still pre-
WORLD, COPYRIGHT RESERVED brand straps buttoned smugly neckline. It is a one-piecer, the
the
bosom, One serves
broad
a rich turquoise blue. head.
scallop makes the sides of the colour pants which are button closed. There are hands down the front Lined in light fitting black Jersey, the over-pants swing and sides with matching buttons foosely from the leg.
hand- in a white coat, with kerchief in the breast pocket. is Enough to cheer anybody" up, But who blows its noke for 117 Tail-piece
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TUIE electricity nognates are be coming worried. If all the jecte ewe-matton 14 mle
allow, there will be enough candies to put them out of business.
into
WHAT'S HER LINE?.
GRACE WELKS Re-arrange the letters to apell her occupation.
(Solution on Page 101
VOITONS FREED SERVICE, 295.-
"That was fun!"
FRANK ONKAL
This Head-covering leck will characteristic of the hat shows, Even Gilbert Orcel's, star- Ash hats (meant to show lots of hair) are cut so that they leave points which clamp down to follow the lines of the skull,
Ma new hats will be worn dead straight, although there
the illusion of tiny
Swedish designer Svend does lot of this and uses interlaced intertwined rouleaux to make ilat brims for hats which cap and cover the head."
iis fabrics are out-of-the-way and include some new velvets
are a few exceptions introducing stamped out in rice grain or
a movement which slides down inaire patterns, as well as dress
new bright vermilion over the right ear.
Wool, materials-umong them Rodier's Poulette's mannequins wear which is woven through with all her new hats quite 'straight shiny, black seal hairs. and these jus clear the ears and |cover the back of the head, Her brims are narrow. Indeed, they are often not much more than a rolled edge, which is sometimes given a twist or scalloped dip.
The simple knot
Gilbert telmming
Oreel's favourite 1s a simple knot-
THE PILLBOX
Orcel does it in block valves and ties the rolled brim in a little knot.
In press Bereite,
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
O'Scowl and the Wooden Bed
He Was Nice and Warm Tog Warm, in Fact!-
By MAX TRELL ·
S soon as the house was quiet, A Kart
and Hanid. the shadow-children with the turned-ubout Tames, ́slipped to the playroom where Mr they found their friend Punch about to curl up in his "Good night, my easy chair, dears," he greeted them,
down
"Here! You can't go to sleep!" They exclaimed. "You have to фор tell us a story Arst,"
cheerful--and he was loss cheer- ful than ever on this day because a cold wind was blowing through the role of the oak and chilling him to the bone.
"He tried wrapping himself t Pixic blankets (which are made of beca' down) ind creeping in- side an old glove which the Pixies had once found. But it did no good. He was as cold as ever.
Ran Across Field
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA story about Pixie O'Scowl and Held as fast as he could, waving
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
"How dare you try a pixis!" O'Scowl shouteo Indignantly."
But thrown along with
in
over
for a bit of trim; •
LADIES, KNEE-HIGH SKIRTS! SAYS DIOR
From ANNE EDWARDS.
Paris.
Evening coats are short again, HE Champ" of the In topaz or cherry or emerald velvet. And with mich linings,
T. Paris dress shows
Christian Dior-floored his sable." rivals with 'ane sur-
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Shoes are more notable, with toca and Jewelled trimmings.
They Necklines une changed. are low arûk wide, and out out from shoulder to shoul:fer.
prise knock-out, blow. He pointed
short brought back the skirt.
Every one of his mannequins, the tall girls, the short girls, the Un gtis, and the almost plump
1
In dress after dress, Dior drove home his new
rhort alcirth for the
girls, wore skirts at Just bebrs line. He said: "You must wear knee-length.
this shorter, skirt, 'wear short skits with tweeds, wear short Everyone of his dresses, full, skin wi afternoon dresses, narrow. pleated, Or bustie shaped, were
once similar In respect. Each had a short skirt. Dio made his name by per susding women to wear dresses down to the ankle when the liked then short:"
Now,
inve when weanICIA grown to like their dresses long, Do: inks like keeping his rung th the top of the bill by persund- ing to wear them short.
Along with the short skirt back came the baggler walshine, the dress without bell, and the ting cloche Hat,
In One Piece
evering."
The audience was stunned,, Women did not seem to like 1. But Dior was right last time -when women-did-not-liko-tho longer skirt at first, then all wore them in the end.
So perhaps Dior knows what bafter than they women like know themselves.
Household Hints
To clean bottles that are water- stained, put in a solution of bo- Translated into fashion terms, rax and water, and let stand for a all his menns that dresses are tow hours. If this does not do
the wood, shaped in one place without the work, add BB shot to the scam at the waist. There is a solution, or broken egg shells, or b.and sailing. Sashes are both, then shake well.
Mr Punch slowly uncurled
"At length he crawled out of himself, rubbed his eyes until he had squeezed some of the sleep the glove, threw off the blankets out of them. Finally he smiled and wet outside, where he at and said: "Well, i tell you a once tarted to run across the
and down. the wooden bed. Of course, if his arms up I've already told it to you, there's even this exercise did him little lifted the lid and out he sprang no use my telling it to you again. good. He was still quite cold right into the laying pan, "Take wrapped round the ribs. Dresses So me out! he shouted indignantly are darted to fit in a loose curve In that case, I'll finish going to and tired in the bargain.
noticing a pile of wood which "How dare you fry a Pixie!
from burt to hips. Shoulders
If you make or purchase- a BORN today, the stars have endowed do. And you expect members of sleep."
you with artistle talents and it is your family to phoith the unily of
had just bein cut, he crawled
quilt, be sure the fabric is dyed up to you to decide, early in life, the home against all onslaughs from
Nover Heard it
"The farmer's To his
wife at first and bodices are blend."
with colours that are fast to which profession or career you will the outside
as deeply as he could.
And skirts are either tight surprise, neither the wind or thought he was a fly and was follow. You are sensitive and in-
both light and laundering. Shake You are almost prychle in your
straight, or round and fuitive and can get to the heart of
reactions and will probably becoine Knarf and Hold answered in the cold air seemed to be able to about to pick him out. On seeing and
the quilt gently to see if the things without fussing around too
interested in the pecult at soine périod
one voice that they had never reach down here and he Jon that he was a Pixie, she dried spending, and managing to took filling allies away.... If it does, much, you seen to know, instantly, in your life. Do sure that you ap- what the motivations are behind the prooch this from the purely intellec-
heard the story at Pixie O'Scowl fell asleep.
gently with a napkin and full without any sign of a gather jumping or filling may occur in him off actions of others and can make tual, rather that the emotional paint and the wooden bed. Mr Punch -
bade him stoy for dinner, which or a pleat or a fold,
laundering quick decision, which is geneeatly the of view or there c be untrappiness
"I don't know how long he he did. He ate seven drops of then began
Moto Klittle skull cops in. ahead for you. You trave a great
slept," Mr Punch went on, "but soup, three mips of meat and blade velvet with a flower or a You Are sympathetic and warm-
mental and hearted and others learn to look at deal of energy, both
"I'm warning, you before I be- all at once he began to feel fourteen crumbs of apple tart, cluster- or feather's over canh car. help plastis, tools are washing
help when you are you, constantly, for help and advice, physical, but sometimes your health
This soon is not as robust as you night wish.. gin," he said, "that this is a very deliciously warm.
a bed was made for him in Ardy hre worn with evening sweaters; and want to follow Then You are inclined to burn the case short story. But all the stories changed to his feeling exceed a pin-cushion-from which ali chces.
washing Instructions to spread at both enda, Avold if you kind of personal sacrifice for those want to live to a happy and contented about the Pixies are rather short, ingly hot, and on opening his the pins had been removed and and this is mainly because they eyes, he discovered to his alarm Pixie O'Scow! was happy at last,
Mat evening dresses are shor. the garment out on a large, flat are very short themselves. None that he was in the middle of 2 And quite warm, too, added Mr Wisat they init in length they surface. The plastic cloth may of them is much larger than a blazing are in a stove..
Punchi
makeup for in ouborate be spread over bed or table, And on it may be arranged ,and-gold erberials, silver · big pin. Now, Pixie O'Scowl was even shorter than the rest of
"And now, like Pixie O'Scowi, cmbroidery,aquins on beads, aweaters and crocheted dolles
or mats at once, ligula the Pixies.
I'll say good night!"
and beads on pearls.
correct ant.
You have the strong emotional nature it your sign, and your family then are very close. You will make any
old agel you love. Sun. there are certain things you demarki from those To find what the stars have in store love and you intend to have then. for tomorrow, select your birthday corresponding Loyalty must be undivided. Your star and read the helpmate must like a teat, orderly paragraph, Let your birthday star and harmonious home, gyer' an you be your dally guide.
you
$24, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. 1. 20 (July 26-Aug. 23)-- Utilise your conversational talents to keep everybody safety on topics ac- replable in 211 who Sept.
present. VIRGO (AUR.
23)..
Not the time for you to be 100 ex perimental. If an, offer la made, be Euro it is a practical one,
DUMB-BELLS
POAR
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24-Oct. LIURA (Sept.
237-- Don't expand your bidget too that or too much) This may be a good ume to save a 10.
SCORPIO (Oet. 24-Nov. 22)— Keep Important plans to youmejt right now. Wait untif they materialise before gloating,
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. Z-Dre, #2)— Your Initiative in something in portant may pave the way to even tual succe Don't depetu pon aliers now.
CAPRICORN (Dec 23-Jau 20)— fine say for Durgainsay if you have important stopping to do this; (is. exicity the time "for" It:BORDER
AQUARIUS (Jan. 421-Feb,
JÁ BLACK EDGER:
ENVELOPES.LT THERE MUST./ MY BE A DEATH,
do; · Extending
enargles to BROTHER Car is dangerous right now, IN THEA
[Feb ICANN PINCES
ZI-NAT. FAMILY!
20 TELL BY Emotions may be very near the top. Don't let them reach the boiling point
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Don't attempt you can'
HANDWRITING
| through flack - of control,-
"ALTES • (MAPANESEPT. There may be some, overtime work. while others are enjoy themselves; But do it, nevertheless, ·
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May-20 This is a day for action. – If you havo bden making plans, put them into poreduction fat. Esia%, lime, “
Į GEMINI (May 12-Juan --- 21); ? Hapects ita expellent for almost any. Lining you may want to be doing. Hei
Your darkamizget going! FACANCIES (TURBAASEEN BAY
Zki What ́ la accomplished · haye an, important #Tect-ngood or bad.
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Into Frying Pan "Fortunately, the farmer's wife, "Although he lived in O'Cheer Hall, Pixie O'Scowl was not very in whose stove
he had been
Rupert and the Bad Dog-42
Before the two trends can gearis Rupert's house. Podgy pauses and points "What alot of people on the Commonig, he says.” And they're coming from all fire glians. Then he laughs., " Why. of course they've been searching for Rosalie "And have given her. up." When the-first ones arrive. BaRuperi ide them how he found
her. Then to the next batch be has to tell the same story again. Then again and again—until he is almost 100 horse to speak, and at last, when they have all heard, Rupert: goes home?
*THE END,
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Tomorrow
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