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● JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Tourney Is Place To Find Challenge
By OSWALD JACOBY
THE recrat
tournamen
in
New York City reminda mo of a hand that I played in New York tournament Just about a year ago. The hand pre- genta a neat problem in tho proper plus of the trump mult,
liked the South hand well mough to make a zlum ty even thoughs
my partner's Orst response had been only two no- Bixby, my properly decided that
trump Wingate
partner,
he held far more
EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, INGENUEVA YORK
THE CHINA MAIL; WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1954,
#209
"I made your favourite desert, and it was 80 delicious I ate it all up.”
of the
than I could reasonably expect. He therefore accepted the slam Invitation.
opened the king
won with
West clubs. and singleton acc. What was the correct play of this trump com- bination? Should 1 take the
ace of trump nod fead another trump to the dummy?
It
Should I begin by leading low trump towards dummy's queen? Should I get to dummy with a
diamond and Jend à trump towards my hand? If so, which trump?
The "right" play deperis how the missing four
tranjer
ure divided. The problem is to find a line of play that works against inst of t724 combite- Tacan
በፋ
My solution, which I suggest
the
standard
way playing this kind of combina- ion, wan lo kod the eight
EAST
NORTH
20
876
Q4
• KJB
109703
WEST
Q1092
AJ04
3
• 107032 *KQA
KJ7 054
JB42
SOUTH (D)
AR3
A10 986 62 AQ
AA
Neither side vul.
South 2❤
Went North
FAM
Pass
* N.T
Poss
3
Para
AN.T.
Pass
G
Pass Fass
Рав
Раз
hearts
Opening lead-⇓ K
of
of
low
from my hund trwards the dunny. When West played
1 played dummy's low. trump!
East
with the jack of hearts, of snurse, post returned club. ! ruffed. entered dummy by eashing the ace ol diamonds and overtaking. 1214:
#
juven with dummy's king. cashed the jack of diamonds to discard my losing space. and
then led dummy's Tueen hearts.
East played how willout quiver. but I nevertheless #nested The Onesse held and therefore my slam cortenet was assured.
of
The reason for this line play is that Weal can hardly afford to play a low trump at the Aral
only trick if he has K-x. When East wins the first trick with the
then Jack and follows sun with a low trump, # is safe to assume that Eas! also has the king of trumps.
This plan of play succeeds if West
uny singleton Jus doubleton and also if West has any tripleton
K-x-x. except
or
recorta-
Other plans depend on good guesswork as well as on good play. In adopting my mended line of play, however, lowest South should lead the possible card for the finesse (the aight rather than the ten). This tends to conceal from West that South may have a finesse If West suspected finesse, he might play low with K-X.
mind.
CARD Senseo
WOMANSENSE Miss Brunner
TIPS ON HOUSE CLEANING☺
HOW TO HANDLE DELICATE IVORY
By ELEANOR ROSS
LIVING in a new location, foury in the bedroom or bath
as a nursery
one housewife finds that room. It's lime deposita settle in ten stool, too. since the cover com be washed in hot suda 3- kottlea and other utensils. successfully as the original shing She wants to know why and rug. what to do about this.
Removing Stains
The reason for this is that
We learn new things every the locality may have water
day about the "miracle fibre" that frees itself from hard- fabrics, and one of the handiest ness when boiled, resulting things to know concerns stain
APRIL BRUNNER
still a lover of Latin.
Goes Back To Horace
"Because she's a person, and
BO few debs are."
"So intelligent."
"Attractive and almost beauti- ful, but not just pretty."
April
Brunner
made the
"Dob of the Year" grade by being
DIFFE
in having her
to wilst-
blonde hair grown length and twisted up.
Bore
YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA ¦ in a lime deposit in utensils removal. Latest resorch on the COMEONE at the dime table times with strings of pearls, in
BOAN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
have today, you
A
care
torily to the "cold treatment."
Just rub
denise soap solu- tion on the spots, then rinse in water until the cold running
Then wash waters clear, ns irtuál in warm soapsuds.
habitually used for boiling subject reports that grease and water. A good, if old all stains respond most satising- fashioned, method is to heat high free to plan. If not, you may need vinegar in the utensils, and
take degree of adaptability, you are to leam to
of details to do this often rather than original, inventive the individualist.
and thorout yourmelt. You care
Although basically of an emotional let too heavy a deposit form. how things have been done in the nature. you have
except Utensils ahould always be past or bow Borneose elag would do
ww your feelings, except under Job. You figure out how you FATO provocation. Curusequently, wiped dry when not in use, would do it and that is the way even your best friends may not it in Roing to be done! A sceptic know you completely A marriage, to prevent the lime deposit at heart, you question everything rather ister in life than is ual from forming too quickly. and until you can get to trasie truth on a matter, you believe, nothing) You must have proof before you
This A Roo characteristic
ACL
med "wait
if it doen nos hecmine on obmemor that merely gives you an excue to procrastinate
a little longer" beinie maki to your mstad Often to delay too long is to lose a golden opporturilty that may never come your way games.
You are impatient with details and like to ste things worked out un a large scale, leaving the minutia to other If thome you employ ca be tranted implicitly to be accurate In dead work, then you can be left
will probably be best, although you will not know complete contentment and happiness until you wed and have a Home and family of your own.
birthday
Utilising Old Hasiocks
What to do with a couple of born va Qria date and Waldo Frank,
stull serviceable but rather shab- Flickerton noted by hassocks is another question,
Schneider, post: actor, and Ruby
and Tar
prad the corres-
One good way is to cover the haszock with a cotton shag rug, The job can be done in half an
Ivory ornaments are in style ngain. If the object is in one piece, caring for it is easy. Just clean it with soop and water.
However, if the ornament or object consists of several sec- tions glued together, dip a piece of out lemon in salt and rub the surface with it, letting the juice dry on the ivory before wiping off with a damp cloth. If cloning intricately carved
Among thone Am: Bret Harte
Alber detective; baldore Theor go Fawpell. Keeler, actress
To And what the stars have in slove for you tomorrow, select your pond paragraph Let your birth-bour or so by using # small figurines, try using a discarded day star be your daily guide
round rug to it the top and toothbrush or watercolour brush wrapping a stmight strip around dipped in socpsuds for the the base, Th scars need crevices.
but the sewing sturdy thread, don't have to be fancy, as the pile will hide thes stitches. The result makes nice touch of
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26
VIROO (Aug. 24-pepi, 23)—Another day in which to exert due caution, expecially in important decisione. De
ya know where you want to
Koł
LIDIA (Sept. 24-Ort. 23)-Haste can only make serious waste right THEW
proceed show ly Axi deliberately in everythm your da
SCORPIO (Del. 24-Nov. 22)-Not
which to get too Trihy a day in Look very carefully before you leap Into action.
caution
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 23)— Denutely Door day, Mo proceed with thue
positive at litude, however, can
help CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- A reversal of good fortune, so be xxx trenely watchful to we
that erro
2
CROSSWORD
ACTUSE
1. Timber measures
furied. (0)
. Jub for a fence 7 (4)
orted од
11. Trouble-or a party i 18).
12. Put barley to form bodoursDiy.
13. There's going to be something there, but there's not much there at the moment. (4)]
14 Divs around. (6).
10 Overbearing could be arget can,
101
19. To a car it may be one of three
or four. (4)
20. Worked on the stage. (0)
21. Time date-but only gume).
(9)
24. Even in this
It's a new
town, 100, now. 20. Help But sot quite wo force-
ฟา
20. A word to go with neither, (3)
Down
1. Sporty or rather
akolaton (4)
2. The beginning Sizd
.tompton. (4)
Ita Livaly
and
of
3. Lettera mi indicate by broath.
In
ing. (B)
a
4. Pruit of history books? (4)
The bidding has been; West North East South
Double Pass Heart Pasa 1 Spade Pass
1 Dmd
You, South, hold: Spades 7-0; Hearts J-9-6-3, Diamonds K-J- 5, Clubs Q-9-4-2. What do you
Bid one no-trump. This
bid shows at least one stopper in the strmy's sult, with a pount of about 7 to 1
· 10 · points. This is
about the weakest hand that is
worth this rebid.
.
„TODAY'S QUESTION
The bliding is the same
in the question just answered,
You, South, hold: Spades 7-0, Hearts K-J~#3-3, Diamonds K
J-5, Clubs Q-0-4-2. What do you do?
AnswerTomorrow,
DUMB-BELLS
WELL, WELL
WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL BABY!
ONLY. FOUI WEEKS OLD YOUR YOUN
SUPPOS
8. The girl in radar. (8)
Cheeky chap with the coloured
Chos (3)
7. Rub out." (0)
8. Underhand. (3)
10. Knowledge to his business. (5)
1. This expression is a bit inane.
(0)
15. Tremble with mouility. (0)
10. One man's ca make seven of
these, says Bbakwpeare, (4)
17. The defence dots often
American Alma. (6)
in
18. Clet me in the ga?. I'd rather
piny. (6)
22.
testing of now for mort sunbathers. (B)
23. 1 for one, (0)'
£
SOLUTION
TO CHECK YESTERDAY'S PUZZLE
CHESS PROBLEM
By B. MITRINOVIO: Black, 8 pieces.
2
White, 10 pieces, (*) White to play: mate in two.
Bolution to yesterday's problems
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1 B-285; threat 2, KIXBP
AQRI; 2, R=R4; 1
or carelessnew does not creep into your work
AQUARIUK p2an, 21-Feb, 10)—You would be wise to make imate slowly just now. Look around carefully before you proceed. Don't rush any.
this.
Picks (Peb, 20-8lar. 20)—Aspecta are mixed but you can get where want to go If, frst, you stop, yea look and stent Take warning.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)~Try not to be discontented. "Yet, "you"have In right to be a little sceptical il this look too "perfectly perfect?"
TAURUS (Apr. 11-May 21)—There may be certasi minor limitations on your activities just now but patience will overcome obstacles,
GEMINI
Catay zz-June 21)--Be kure not to show any blas, Never play favourites when' It coves to beslowing favour-ercially “now!
CANCER June 22-July 23)-If you think before you set and don't int Impulse guide. your decisions. all should go well with you.
LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)-Be sure to say what you mean, even if it is dimoult, saing your true feelings
cause added trouble.
win niy
BEACHCOMBER
is away
ON HOLIDAY
His popular feature, "By The Way," will be resumed as soon as possible.
Londen.
was quoting Horace. As the Latin phrases filled the room a girl's voice translated. Sudden- ly the roomful of gay people were very quiet
That was the only glimpse of the underlying "blue-stocking" thot 15-year-old April BrunNOT has given during the five-manth whirl which is the "coming out" routine of the debutanto,
La
But now that the season over, which will win-Horseo or the galety?
Miss Brunner "Oh, Horace," says, "and French, and English and musle. I'm going back to my tutors, I want to read modern languages of Oxford and then take music.
"The season has been wonder- ful and I shall always remember it, but now I've work to do.”
HER SUCCESS This heiress with the Dresden Shepherdess took does not give the impression that her parents, Wing Commander and
M Patrick Brunner, had planned a reason for their daughter "to stop her being a complete blue- stocking."
She has shown
no trace of She has yearning for Horace, even been the success If the
of tho season.
Care of Lamp Shades If a lamp shade is guaranteed washable, don't hesitate to dunk Just dunk it repeatedly in lukewarm suds, rinse carefully
not the
of 26-
several times in clear water, and It for drying where there place
good air circulation. shade is glued or pleated, care-
"She's the
Deb of the Year ful use of dry soapsuds will do
because sho's a good job, but be sure to rinse
least sald
the three young woll with cloth thoroughly debby,"
mên most likely to know. wrung out of clear water. In
niways any event,
The quorum consisted Vacuum before washing to get rid of all four-old Charles MacArthur
Hardy, most popular escort 1952; 22-year-old Richard Tat- Easiest
to way
handl hem, favourite for 1953; ond pleated shade is to whisk it up 21-year-old Richard and down with o
(1964). man's old
Why do they Does a wonder- shaving brush.
Brunner? dul Jub
dust.
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Three Good Riddles
Teddy Asked the First One Which Was Easy-
By MAX TRELL
"I'VE
got a riddle,” sald Teddy, the Stuffed Bear,
Teddy
everyone
looiced around at in the Playroom. Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-about DRIVES, were sitting In the
cortrer'.
And folks down below
When they see me say, 'Oh It's going to rain!'
So float off again."
"That's the end of the ridtile," said Teddy. "Can anybody guess it?"
Everybody Answers
To Teddy's surprise, everybody shouted: "It's a cloud?"
Teddy said that was the right
Mr Punch, the Puppet, and his wife, Judy, were sitting on the steps of their Littlo Theatre. Miss China Doll was sitting on answer. the porch of her Doll House. "Well," said Me Punch, "now Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, was that Teddy has started telling us sitting on the floor. In addition a
riddle, I think we ought to
to all these friends, there were have some more riddles." also
the Hobby Whoo,
Horst, General
Tin, the Tin Soldier. "Have you got a riddle, Mr Canary, Mrs Cuckoo and Punch?" several voices in Hiawatha, who Was small Playroom asked
wooden Indian.
4
Like A Poem Finally, someone said—I think
It was Mr Canary--"What's this riddle you have, Teddy?"
"I don't know if it's a very good riddle," said Teddy, look-
"I've got a riddin,” salā Teddy, the Stuffed Bear.
*
answer. "It's the hole in the Mr doughnut," he said. "That's the something that's nothing. And it's also nothing that's some- thing"
Mr Punch nodded. "It isn't a
General Tin was now asked poem like Teddy's," he said. "In if he had a ekidie, "Yes, I have,” fact, it's nothing. But here, lob he said. "It's quite an old one. me tell it to you."
I'm quite sure I wasn't the first This was Mr Punch's riddle: one to think of it." "What is something that is noth- ing?"
To Mr Punch's surprise, no one
ing half-embarrassed and half- in the room could answer this pleased at the same time,
riddle.
This was General Tin's riddle: "What is small enough to wet n
wings,
plentiful butterfly's enough to fall from the sky like rain, big enough to hold up a mighty occan steamship, and without which not even the tiniest blade of grass will grow?" everybody can see you." that is something?"
To General Tin's surprise, everyone knew the answer st Teddy did as Mr Punch aug came more and more puzzled. once. They all shouted: "Water." gosted. He stopped out in the
Everyone agreed that guessing middle of the room? Then ha It was General Tin, the Tin riddles was lots of fun. They all smiled and told this riddle. It Soldier, who finally, after shute agreed, too, that Mr Punch's Was was in the form of a pocin; ting his eyes and standing very the best.
"I float in the sky Up, up very high.
"My boy," said Mr Punch, Mr Punch, repeated it. “What "you'd better step out in the is something that is nothing? middle of the room so that Or,” he sided, "What is nothing
Everyone in the Playroom be-
still, with his finger on the aide "Oh, it was nothing....nothing of his nose, guessed the right at all,” said Mr Punch.
Rupert and the Spring Chicken-34
Before long the Spring Chicken drops from its rowke, looking very surprised to see. Rupert, in such. important compatty.5. After half
atu tự take yout deders from this;
Jinle bear, but come wraight back to me when your work û dona."y The Spring Chicken" looks – even
Another
New Adventure
RUPERT
and the
dozen bounds i comer torfest more; And, only to LOST RAILWAY
** I desire youɛ in, go to Natwood,"
server your (mű éstyi
"alys "the king). Another, royal ・・ bowing low, hit your woedatɣabati !.
personage may ñded you, and you „aver be my law."
of
Ветста
choose Miss
Foremost
a Grecian style.
a
DIFFERENT in having tier dresses from a theatrical de- signer instead of the usual
layers of tulle" couturiers.
DIFFERENT
in having "masked" coming out dance. With Its mock duels and young men falling fully dressed into the goldfish pool It was probably the success of the season.
But the season has also need- ed stamina.
cards
now.
(Page 5
LUXURY
COTTONS
'BY ALICE ALDEN.
200 INVITATIONS
NEW and beautiful Anishes make fine cotton more versatile Nearly 200 Invitation have come to the Brunner home and more charming each search. Swigg cotton with a highly in Addison Road, Kensington,
lustrous polished,
satin-like Fifty-eight invitations to drink cocktails. (Miss Brunner drinks || finish is used for a delightfal dress that should have a buy, only tomato juice.)
Sixty-two invitations to dance, varic summer. The wide neck- (Miss Brunner's opinion is that line is nicely squared off by "most deb escorts are frightful softly shirred shoulder stras dancers.")
and the very attractive bodice And endless dance suppers is gathered softly over the bust- ("salmon, chicken, sometimes lire and defined by a moulded hot lobster,
sulnd and straw-midrift. The skirt is softly flared berries and cream until
and has an Inverted pleat, when it's raspberries").
These Beautiful in beige with a black can be tedious when the guest and white design, knows that one catering firm have practically a monopoly and it is bound to be their No. 1, 2,
Household Hint. or 3 grade supper she just hopes it will be their No. 1.
Windows of different sizes and "Three pairs of dancing shoes need
Miss shapes In a house
are unduly replacing." SAY! Brunner, "but I've managed the emphasised when pointed in with tha of colours that contrast
house, Beiler to lipstick, one bottle of perfume rest of the and no nail polish." More often
paint them the same colour na tho alde walls to malo tồn then not she washes her hair at
leas noticeable, home.
whole season on one tube
"It has all been quite wonder- ful but now it seems just u wonderful to go back to my books and planó."
And I think she means it.
This rule may be applied to doors, trim and window frames Inside
the house, too. If the house is small, and the windowa and door rather irregular, a will usually uniform colour
Anne Sharpley give the happiest results.
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