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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Bad Players Make Their Own Trouble
By OSWALD JACODY
THE vital
Messa tant 1
want to convey today £9 that bad bridge players are not da successful as good bridges. player.
If this bit of news falls to startle you, I'll add something to the story. A bad player will often suffer in n hand in which he has done nothing wrong- simply because he is known be a bad player. It's very end, but it's the truth.
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SKED by her father if she there wil be summing-up by Take today's hand for had seen Suet Esq. intely. Aden Eher Spalding ("Creynore" 28. Of of all over (8)
example. West was Itnown
be a bad player. In this hand
made the never
wrong move, but he suffered just the
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West opened the Pre clubs. This was the best pael- ble opening lend. With
Diy other opennig. South wenulet have had the chance to explore, South would draw trumps, try out the spades, lead towards thes hearts, anel so on.
If
Inlled.
fail
everything else South might eventually buck on a club finesse. The club opening lend, however, forced South to make up mind at once for or against the club finesse.
If West had been good player. South would have been very much in doubt about the right play. An expert West
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nigh; open away from the king of clubs in the hope of steering South away from the Antase.
Since West was known to be a bad player, however, South had
no doubts about who had the king of clubs. South's only chance was to go up with the age of clubs, draw trumps, eash the ace of spades, get to his own hand with trump, and iny down the king and queen | of spades in the faint hope of dropping the jack and ten.
This plan actually worked, and South's nine of spades be- camo established. South
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YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
BORN today, you have exceptional talents. roubined with a rest- lessness which may inake it difficult for you to settle down to anything. You are always looking for the pot of fold at the end of a rainbow, You are sure there will be one for you somewhere-11 you can only And it Al oolimistle outlook ou Jite is a flue idea, but you must not let your search for future potentiale make you too uristeady To take advantage of what is right on your own doorstep.
You Are moody and have a
malod. philosophical turn of Things don't work out as you want them today, then tomorrow, you hope, may” bring what you want. Learn to make an effort to go after what you want today. rather than sitting around walling for pornelling to turn upi
Cultivate a practical putlook, it you can. Your enjoyment of the arts, especially music, la exceptional. You probably have some talent in this direction, as well, suud cultivated in early youth you might find nuse your happiest profession,
THURSDAY, APRIL 1
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr.
20) --
A close acquaintance may need your help. Be eager and willing to do everything you con wilhaût being atel.
20) -
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Facts and Oguren tell the story today
You also have a feeling for colour and form and cannot be happy in unpleasant surroundings. You must hove beauty, and harmony around you at all times,
Fond of children, you will want a large family of your own, Lack- ing thin, you would be a fine one children, for, you would to adopt give them the same love and bare as if they were your own flesh and blood.
To find out what is in store for tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding para. graph. Let your birthday stár bo your daily guide.
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WELL MY NAME IS SMITH
A WELL- KNOWN NAME!
TANG / THE ESMER SYNNCAT
WOMANSENSE
Linda Christian
Victorian Posy for Easter taught me yoga
Just in time for Easter is this charming, little hat with the Victorian posy nestling in lis bower.
The tiny hat is in fancy white crinoline, criss-crossed by ruby red velvet_strap-clasps which form a V at the back and hold the suspended posy at the front.
And, of course,
it's called "Victorian Posy,"
Meat Pie Spiced by Wine
New York. Economy meals can be given a company touch with the addi- tion of wine.
This Devonshire beet pie is one example. To serve six you will need:
and
By Catherine Boyle
NROOMING is the essence you can keep it waiting tilli Tof glamour. It is the longer.
So much for the state of foundation on which women mind. I give you now some must build if they really beauty hints which have come care what they look like. my way, beginning at the top
Remember And the basis of all this is thick and luxuriant your hair that *, however
our state of mind.
there is no need to Zutulɛe your None of us has too much free appearance to show it off. time, but we do have a fow Lovely hair is just as much in minutes every day which wo evidento if it is kept neat: can give to relaxing, By a few minutes I mean just THREE.
Linda Christian, Tyrono
l'ower's wife, who always ilves
at high speed, started me un
OIL SOAKS IN
Dry hale
my problem. spend an evening a month keep..
Yoga "relaxation. She put A small cushion under her head, in it in check. The day before and with a flick of her heels she have a wash, and set I warm
two tablespoonfuls of olive oil- Was
down.gr standing upside
with and then
a ploce of cotton against the wall.
JUST LET GO
wcol, I spread it all over my
massaging
the warm liquid all into the scalp.
After rubbing it well in for
Enthusiastically. I tried to fol- about five minutes I plunge a low suit, but after cricking my small Turkish towel into boiling neck and cracking my back, I water, wring it out strongly, decided I had taken up the and put it turbanwise on my
hend. poaltion too late in life,
what' milder somewhat
Here is a
In effect, this steams the head version of Yoga,
pores open and lets the oil soak Lle flat on the floor, with a right in, toking in with it all cushion under your hips to raise the vitality and goodness that them slightly, and put your logs dry hair needs,
up on a bed. Close your eyes.
While you have the
turban and just let yourself go.
on, take the opportunity to Relaxing in this way will be manicure your. nails. The quite an effort at first, but it cutletes wül be sullably soften- will
become
something to look ed by the massaging, you were forword to. the
By way, when doing on your head (very good you get up, do it gradually (even for the nails, that oil). if the telephone rings), other- wise you'll feel giddy.
This exercise will be specially helpful if you spend most of the time on your feet. The blood,
· GREASY HAIR
When you have anished, put
flowing in the opposite direction on a rubber bath cap, ile um. from normal, will activate the other towel (dry this time) blood vessels in your face and After your set next day to sleep.
you be surprised at the Improve, ment
ward off wrinkles,
NEVER TOO OLD
FOR
on
greasy hair, there are the usual dry shampoos, but if you......
in flour. Add wine and cook, stirring until mixture boils and thickens. Season with Worces tershire, salt and pepper, remove from heat. Peel and An elderly lady I know has are blonde, and in a hurry for gente potatoes, and add to meat the skin of a young girl. Her a date, sprinkle your favourite. mixture. Add parsley. Line a figure and vitality are outstand brand of talcum powder over 9-inch pie plate with pastry and ing. She assures me that she Lavishly, mind. 11⁄2 pounds ground beef; 1 lt with the meat mixture. Put owes a lot of her prolonged Don't rub it in.
Leave small onion, minced; 1 tablespoon top crust in place, with several youth to the fact that she has for about five minutes then bacon drippings or other fat; 3 gashes in centre to permit steam made
habit of this simple re- bend over the bath and brush tablespoons flour; 1⁄2 cup but to escape. Bake in a hot oven laxing routine ever since she your hair vigorously, to zot the gundy or other red table wine: (450 degrees) for 16 minutes; was 24 years old.
rest of the tale out. teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; reduce heat to moderate (350
Never, consider yor-self either* * Your hair will be much more salt and pepper to taste; 2: degrees) and
of the continue baking too young or too old to start manageable, in spite medium-sized potatoes; cup for 1 hour. Remove pie from If you are still really, young, you strenuous brushing. Just chopped parsley; and pastry for oven and let stand 15 minutes will pave the way loan casier kind of thing for a last-minute a 2-crust (9-inch) ple,
later life? If you are refling on, pick-me-up. before serving-United Press,
'Eauto beet and onion in baçon drippings until meat is just brown, stirring so that meat separates into small bits. Blend
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Breakfast With Punch and Judy
-Everybody Had Something Different to Eat-
By MAX TRELL
So Judy made two soft-boiled eggs for Kaarf, three scrambled NARF, the shadow-boy with eggs for Mr Punch, four poached the turned about name, eggs for the Policeman and an
Policeman
were getting
-hot rumours and guesses. He very walked into the room. just as omelette with one egg in it for sure of where you" are headed. hnd
DEMINI (May 21-JURO 21)Mr Punch, his wife Judy, and herself. clubs
Take a positive attitude on life even the already discarded two from the dummy on the Ring and queen of spades, and he
able to now
discard Was dummy's last club on the nine of spades.
The odds were almost 20 to I against finding such luck in the space, and South wouldn't have taken such a gamble I there had been any other hope. It was just hard fuck for West that nobody would give him credit for making a tricky club lead simply because he was n bad
player. It's a sad world, Ion't 197
CARD Serise.
Q-The bidding has been: North East South West
1 Heart Pass 2 Diamonds Pass
2 Hearts Pass
7
You, South, hold: Spades 7-
6. Hearts Q-5-4, Diamonds A- RJ-9-2, Clubs 8-0-4. What do you do?
A-B three hearts, You have 10 points' in normal high cards, I paint for the queen of your partner's bid sult, and 1 point for the doubleton. Heark support and a count of 11' or 12 points, are shown by your bid in a side sult followed by the raise in hearts.
TODAY'S
QUESTION ·
The bidding is the same
・
in the question just answered, You, South, hold; Spades 7-8, Hearts K-5-4, Diamonds. A-K- -D-2, Clubu 8-0-4. What do you do?
Anawer Tomorrow.
WHAT'S HER LINE?
in! Come
in!" sald
if things look a little glum. Your ready to sit down to breakfast. progress will be faster.
(June 22-Joly 23)
"Come CANCER Hold Light to your budget. Extravagance now any ment you Judy in a delighted voice.
forfeit something you want
"You're just in time for break- LEO (July 24 - Aug. 23)-fast" said Mr Punch. Procrastination can be serious today,
Inore, later on.
Get a necessary job done on time.
will pay real dividends.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept.
23)-
Plenty of Food
Be alert to possible misrepresentation The Policeman said: "I hope
"Now what about bread?' said Judy,
"I'd like_white bread, please,” answered Knar!.
"Whole wheat bread for me, il you please," said Mr Punch,
"Be so kind as to give me raisin bread," said the Policeman.'
So Judy served white bread for
of facts I an important matter you're hungry, Knarf, because Knarf, whole wheat bread for.
avoid being deceived.
LIBRA
(Sept. 24-Oct 23-there's going to be plenty of Mr Punch, raisin bread for the
A line day to really got moving and good food to eat."
to complete jobs you have planned
for quite a long time. |__SCORPIO (Uct. 24-Nov.
22)
Knarf sat down. "Here, tuck
You can rise to new heights if you this under your chin," said Mr keep your goal clearly in mind. Punch, as he handed Knart a Don't let yourself be diverted from large, white napkin..
11.
SAGITTARIựa (Nov. 21«Dec, 22)-
Don't let business matters get you
and play it safe today.
Be very careful if making a new Knart?" contractor closing a deni.
Be
Wil
Policeman, and took a slice of rye bread for herself. ::
!.
“Come in!" said Judy. to Enarf.
and coffee, and Judy had pop- overs and hot chocolate.
"You must come again for said to "And what about cereal?!! Judy breakfast, dear," Judy asked Knarf, I have oatmeal, Kaarf, as he untucked the nap- wheat cereal, rico and hominy," in from under his chin and "I'll take oatmeal," said Knart, stood up to go. "We have breakfast here every morning, It's no trouble at all."
"Now," said Judy, "we alway's depressed. Avold emotional strum) start our breakfast with orange "I have cold pease por-
you have some, ridge," said Mr Punch. CAPRICORN (Dec, 21-Jan, 20-Julee.
"I have tapioca and eln- "Hardly any," said Mr Punch, "Yes, thank you," said Knarr, namon," said the Policeman;
"Practically none," sald the Then Judy served ontineal to Policeman. "Dinner and supper Judy poured him a large, glass Knarf, cold pease porridge to are a little trouble: but break- of 'orange julee.
· Mr Punch, tapioca and cinnamon fast is as simple as A B C#... "If you don't mind," said Mr. to the Policeman and for herself, follow a good example of how It's Punch, "I'd rather have prune she took a large bowl of groats
Julee."
sure to investigate thoroughly.
AQUARIUS (Jats. 21-FOR. 19)
be today.
If you work around machinensic
careful
especially could cause a serious accident.
PINCES (Feb. 20-Mar. (20)=
If discouraged, study the life of someone who reached success and
dono!
CHESS PROBLEM
By J, J. RIETVELD
Black, 11 pieces.
"And I'd rather have tomato juice," said the Polleeman.
So Judy poured Mr Punch a glass of prune juice and poured" the Policeman a glass of, tomato juice, and poured herself a glass
and sweet cream,
Knart thanked them all very much but he walked away wondering whether, breakfast And for the end of their break- "wouldn't have been moro simple fast, Kharf had muling and milk, if Mr Punchi and Judy and the Mr Punch had crumpets and teh, Policeman. had all "caten the Policeman had doughnuts game things.
of pineapple juice, because that's Rupert and the Black Spark 15
what she liked best.
After. Knart and Mr. Punch
and the Policeman and Judy had drunk their oramme, julde, prune Juleo, tomato juice and pineapple. Juleo, they nfl wiped their lips with their napkins,
The Next Course.
Then" Judy, sold "Now we'll have edge. How you" Uke your, eggs, doer, and "how many do you want
ddar'd like twờ Fald
the
Gaiety
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