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JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Good Playing May Lead to Trouble
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By OSWALD JACOBY S a general rule, the better As
you play bridge, the more points you will score. Oner in a while,
however, today's hand shows, your brilliant play will land you in the soup.
When today's hand was play- ed
recent team-of-four In rnatel, the contract was fouT At both hearts at both labies.
West opened tables, likewise, the seven of spades,
a
of
The Best East won the first trick with the ten of spudes, continued with the માણ
podes, and then led the ace of spades. This gave the declarer a chance to go wrong. If South ruffed with a low trump, West would overruf! arXi Cush nce of clubs inmediately to sel
the contract,
The declaree in the Arst rootp sew this danger and
therefore
BY THE WAY
By Beachcomber
PATERS who fen: trat the E
foul food they get in restaurants may be poisoning them, have been given hope by
statistician.
been has ascertained that you ate three meals a day in restaurants, "It would be 1,335 years before you were statistically poisoned."
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1954.
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA
loving
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
BORN today you are affectionate, tendency to put off until tomo
which andi devoted to meetbers something
should be done of your Own family as well as today. But there are so many to unumally understanding and kindly morrowst And today ends so soon! foward everyone you most. You are Don't procrastinato, fond of children and they are fond of you. Teaching is a profesion in excel. You have
which you you enjoy books and family to care for. You are de-;
a fine mind. will want a large library of your own. In fact you may need to force yourself into more social, con® tact with them for you are a S Hitte inclined to become a bookworm, As a child you were probably more apt to curl up with a good book han to be out playing games with the other chlichen.
You are fard of your home, and will be happiest If you wed fairly: early in life and have your own monstrative In showing your affec tion, and should wed, poneone wha is similarly inclined
Among those who were born on O'Connell, this date are: Daniel Irish patrioti The Marquis of Lorne, Canadian Ratesman Lord Tennyson, poet; Paul Claudel, French states man: Ruth Buckow, novelist,
The stars have given you literary To And what the alars have in and poetry gift that should be store for you tomorrow, select your developed. You are hand boy and at Bir Fudge of the aris and might make panding paragraph, Let your
flue professional critic. You hav day star be your dally guide.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7
cina.
19) Zi-Feb. AQUARIUS Maiters ara beginning to brighten again, Fair skice are shead for the suming week-end, ilguratively speak. ing, anyway.
21)-The LEO (July 24-Aug. aspects for an enjoyable week-end ara in prospect for you. Get away from home for a change, if you can
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 2)-Don't
**Fiscía" (Feb, 20-Mar. 20)-If you meglect important business decisions,
this Die la not a regular are on vacation Just becaLIPO
week, you workm day!
should be, having what is called o A good time to advance,
"wonderful time." A new romance? ARIES (Mar. 11-Apr. 20)-Spend
LIBRA (Bent. 14-0ot. #)-/The stars appear to be in your favour now. Finish some of the things you bave been planning to do lately.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)-You can plan to do what you want now. Draw up a blueprint and then follow 1 carefully for excellent rolls
BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 2)-
if you are now Idea, Develop
detalls you shrewd busine should really make 。 good prod! from it.
23-Jan 20)- CAPRICORN (Bec. Perhaps a hurt irip into the country will be just what you need. Helps build health and ine: gy
a fr hours in quiel recreation. Too much stronuous activity is not to god for you,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21-A aspects are decidedly in your favour Accompilih something you have had in mind to do for a long time.
pow.
GEMINI (May 22-June 1) Sun bright gain on your horizon. Now you can make pians with confidence and know they will work out.
22-July (June CANCER
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do exactly vongo of them and whint want to do now.
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Lewis has attempted to dia- pose of my suggestion that pretty litter-hostesses should tour the streria with dainty bins-a kind of Litter-Bag-day. ("Won't you give me a used bus-ticket Sir?") by ridiculing . This is not constructive criticism of an idea already
Mrs by supported Gregson, Conon Huff, and Dame live Sume, Many girls have parties start in the evening. By crolling as litter-hostesses they would enjoy a healthy open-air itfe, and prepare themselves for
career at etvic-consciousness A Japonien Rivers-Cowpe said yesterday, "I got quite a thril every time I pick a cigarette- butt out of the gutter." For the under-forties HERE, again, is Bop, the cgx- whu tore Itis Jell ሲ beeMive Bt the Emsworth bazaar. His cat, Moopsie, bas measles, and is aunt lives of Chiles-
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The nautical look 15 much in evidence and season is no exception. Here it is in the current handling, youthful, pert Adorning the
THE
HOLIDAY MAKE-UP
HERE is one bit of holi- sparingly, will be very useful on plus You'll have a perfect matt
day
that holday. To got a fresh natural finish. planning
If, because you are on holiday, usually gets overlooked until look with a cake you have to
follow the instructions exactly, you prefer a sheen finish, pat the very last minute, and Put it on with
sponge that i
your men with a damp, clean that is the holiday make-up. wet, not just damp. Uso quick, sponge,
Women with dạy skins can, u30 Yet any woman who wants light strokes, to place a really
mme cako technique, but to look her best should give thin film on your face and neck, the
Then, while it is still moist, blot you must dab on a little colour this as much care as choos- it with a tissue. ing a holiday wardrobe.
In the home one has a lot of space for odds and ends, but on be holiday make-up should practical, portable and compact. The best idea is to have a separate "beauty bag," though not necessarily one of those expensive fitted cases. I myself or n a large handbag prefer ininute suitcase.
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Keeping the general depart- mind-cleansing, miento nourishing
toning-you and will take: Cleansing cream (for cleansing milk dry skina)
(for oily skins); skin food, for nourishing (and it is also use ful after one has been exposed to the sun and wind); and a freshener or stringent tonie, | according to your skin.
Puff on a light coating of face powder, and brush off any sur-
Ides foundation before yois start. Lady Boyle
A discordant duet on-
Man As Expert Cook
New York.
love.
Woman's cooking for
Jova her family is done with
Man's is done and solicitudo. with conocit. The finished pro- for the man'a a duct does moru
than
for the guest's di
THIS is the time of the year when the man of the house decides he's good cook and goes outdoors co to prove it.
gestion.
FLOUR EVERYWHERE Whether he's an expert back- yard chef or an amateur show-
To the woman, n meal is ing off is a debated issue be-
two part of the day's work-not a tween the sexes. Today,
Men like production mumber. cooking experts-one male, one M Melchior cook with A female-lined up on opposing
flourish that dirtles theatrical aides. Listen to their arguments, every pot and pan, deposits a and draw
Ano film of flour over every- distance, clusions,
thing within, sifting and then letives the mess for someone else to clean up!"
own your
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Add to this a pair of eyebrow very pluckers, and a tube of cream this nail varnish remover. Choose a
"The masculine qook is the tube that won't leak or split.
and not If you are going in search of occasional cook the and smart. rum, don't forget a protec-expert," said Marguerite Piazza, white
cotton Live sun cream for your face, concert artist and one-time star blouse is
sailor It's astonishing how often one at the Metropolitan, navy-siriped colleur and a four-in-hand tie remembers this when it is too
Labe of navy silk. Three buttons
And one must: a box of face covered in navy silk close the front. Worn with the blouse powder a shado or two darker, are pants of navy blue cotton so that you can keep up with gabardine
plasticised your sun-inn. with waistband,
pockets in sido Check over your lipsticks to seams and laced legs. A nice see that they tone with your į chi scalaring costume with which clothes and skin. Here are a tow
to sail through 3 summer simple basic colour rules, vacation.
When you wear black or white chic coloura for this sulmaner
rouge should
Household Hints
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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
gulers for poachers. Do You Like Chocolate?
Bop
thinks
poach caps, and his
friend the iron-
monger has given Bop
it
him u bali made of string. prefers his trumpet stuffed with charcoal. He plays it when BOOWN. Tomorrow Bop is going to give the Admiral s bottle with u lemon in H. Won't it be fun?
Tck, tck
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WEALTHY
A the second table. East won the trick with the ten of spades
who, woman and waw that a spade continue-
while dieting in a nightclub, tion would do no good.
was rubbed of eleven precious brilliantly returned the seven of stones which she carried in her clubs at the second trick, hop-reticule for publicity purposes, ing that his partner would take rang up a newspaper to report the ace of clubs and lead his the event to a man she knew. remaining spode. A spade con- "I've lost eleven stones,” she dinuation would then assure said in a tearful voloe, "Really?" West of a trump trick. to de replied the man, "keep it up. You'll soon be as slim as Babs"
mentioning a rival.
feat the contract.
It was a brilliant idea, and "East is to be congratulated on discovering the only defence that had a chanoc to defeat the contract. Unfortunately for Eest however, his partner could not read the play.
When East led the seven of clubs at the second trick, West naturally took the ace of clubs. West decided that his partner must have turned a singleton club, and he therefore led an- other club at the third trick.
declarer This defence gave.
off his the chance to throw losing spade, and South wound up making 11 tricks. East had found the only line of play that could possibly defeat the con- tract, but the result was orily to give declarer, an extra trick.
♥&CARD Senses.
Q-The bidding has been: Esxt
Bouth West North
1 Dmd. Double Pass 1. Heart Pass
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You, South, hold: Spades K- J-8-4. Hoaris K-7-5-2, Din- mond 4, Clubs A-3-6-3. What do you do?
APELE or bld two hearts. You have only 12 pointa high cards and game is almost out of the question, slnéo “Your pariser, could not make a jump response. The Domservative'] course ato pass, but you canT“. not be oriolrod severely for A raid to two beartit
TODAY'S QUESTION
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DUMB-BELLS
YOU CAN'T JUST COME IN HERE AND
ASK FOR A RAISE LIKE THAT, YOU MUST WORK
YOURSELF UP!
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2265 2NE (DON BYRONCATI
CHESS PROBLEM
By V. L. PACHMAN Black, pleças,
-You May, but Cows and Robins Don't!-
By MAX TRELL TNARF, the shadow-boy with
walking down the road singing at the top of his volce:
"The thing that I like best
neither of them cared much for worms. Just then they heard a squealy, squeeky kind of little
the turned-about nume, wear autoke came from
to eat
Is something sweet,
Like a
chocolate bar!"
behind two or three dandelions and buttercups. It said: "Your song is wrong, robin. Your song Is
cow. And so is wrong, too, your song wrong, Knart. All your songs are wrong."
A Mouse Song
Just as Knar! was singing "Who are you?" said Knarf, this song in the loudest possible the cow, and the robin. way, he heard a deep voice at the side of tho road saying:
That song is wrong, Knarfl"
"Wrong?" said Kharf, as he looked around to see who was talking to him. He saw that It was a cow.
A Cow's Correction "Yes, the sung
wrong." suid the cow. This is how it should go:
"The thing that I like best
to cat
Is something sweet,
Like grass."
"I'm me," said the squealy, squeeky voice.
Knarf and the cow and the robin
looked very hard before they discovered that the volce belonged to a mouse. This is how the song should go," sald the mouse.
"The thing that I like best
to eat
Is some Like
sweet,
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"That song is all wrong,” the cow said to Knarf.
"The thing that I like best
to eat
Is something awest, Like a leaf."
and the
And finally Knar! cow and the robin and the mouse and the caterpillar all 'heard a voice so very, very tiny that they could barely hear it
The Tiniest Voice of All "I'm afraid all of you are sing- ing the song wrong!" the voice said.
Who are you?" everyone
Then Knarf and the cow and the robin and the mouse heard Knart was just about to say "Why, that doesn't sound at all an even smaller and fainter right," when he heard a warbl- volce. It seemed to come from
a loud, the branch of the tree. ing voice saying in
"Your songs are all wrong," asked. Is Bong warbling way: "Your
said the small and faint voice. wrong, cow,"
"Who are you?" asked every- body, looking up into the tree.
The small and faint velce just
"Is it?" said the cow, looking
the around at
fence, Knorf looked around at the fence, too. They both saw a robin
"Yes the song is wrong," re- peated the robin. "It should go like this:
"The thing that I like best
to cat
is something sweet, Like a worm.".
And the voice answered: "I'm growing right at your feet." They all looked down and many that it was a blade of grass.
"This is how, the song should
"gald the blade of groes.
gave a mall and faint chuckle, 'he thing that I like bost
Then Knarf and the cow and the robin and the mouse, by staring very hard at the tree, finally discovered that the small
and
faint voice was coming from, a very small, and faintly coloured caterpillar.
Kharf and the cow were "This is how the song should astonished to hear this, since really go," said the caterpillar
Rupert and the Spring Chicken-18
When they hit Balto the story "the wlota" Hap serves, and perch, near to Rupert and there is a jong "silatice 'while they try to look 'an wing, as their fachari”. At lengths (they speaksint Cart's - be) danış
the question," says, the fridg
*Why doesn't- Bei
clock? **anyay the other. Abd "they vay Villanily‹ back - ad “tháit
Is
to eat
invest, something Like sunshine." And as Knart walked back home, he marvelled to himself how many different kinds. sweet things there werb. to eat in this wonderful world of outs
Another
New Adventure Just Arrived
RUPERT and the
raheri Oh dearthloks Rep LOST RAILWAY
cube,, says the other? 1. Out of Chicken Titels
of
lipstick and
clear red.
be
For all shades of blue, a red with definite blue tones. Grotn
clean "Someone else should up," said Melchlor. "The chef is an artist. It is above him to SECRET INGREDIENT
wash dishes. Those with no "He won't prepare D meal brains must use their hands,"
The portly singer, who unless he has an audience, and when he does, the food budget his mother's housekeeper doesn't matter," added the sin him his first cooking
southern tried is best known for his whose chicken is almost as famous as
game disties,
"If I had depended on her volo.
Lauritz Melchior, a long-time wife to cook for me," he said,
of the American "there would have been member Society of Amateur Cheta, horole tenor named Melchior at answered that "a man is a bet. the Metropolitan," ter cook because he is gener- His advice to outdoor cooks, ous,"
male:
ger
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"A woman is a stingy cook; bottle-un- she uses a
which
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Miss
Piazza
and brown clothes really only opened," said the Danish-born look well on girls who can take tepor.. n Hpstick with an orange touch.
And for soft pastel outfits, a answered: rose pink lipstick.
If your skin tends to be olly, a cake make-up, used VITY
"B
gave Lessons,
wild
my
na
imaginative improviso, Don't listen to your wife,"
Miss Piazza'e ndvics to out- doar cooles, male and female:
"Just remember that dispens- ing food to friends is essentially. "Rehily
a gesture of hospitality, not good cooking, the kind that nourishes as well as personal accomplishment, fills, requires a secret ingredient for Mr Melchior!"
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