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BY. THE. WAY.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1955.
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Southerner Shows Great Bridge Form
By
OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN the national champion-
Whips were played in At-
Inta last November, most of the best players of the United States and Canada_competed in the major events. Experis frum the South predominated, perhaps because the tournament Wits closer to home and perhaps be- they're such Cause
good players. (I wouldn't dream of taking sides in this argument, having lived half of my life in half the the North and South.)
Predominant
southern experts
in
among
the
who attended the tournament was Ben 1). John- son, of Spartanburg, S. C., the hero of the hand lowo today, Ben had to make an unorthodox bid to reach the right contract, and then he had to find remarkable pluy manyhow, I beg you to think it over equally before you do anything rash,
bring it home, be to hard on Ms."
by Beachcomber
of a ballet in UNLESS & Paroxy
outrageously Liceulour and cranwired with wild exaggeration, 11 must be diferli to distinguish what Je going on from the real thing
I lead at a subile parody wan taken seriously by an audience the other day that momente who saw the Joke, and laughed loudly, was ushed by those in the Haighitunar- the weath 1 hope Senor Salvador Dall, who in reported to be writing Aim about a woman who falls in love with: wheelbarrow, can be persuaded to make them into bolles. When the hergine throws herself into the
wheelbarrow,
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The gallant struggle
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clients. Inside the doQTA there i the atmosphere of a happy, family life was wandering, wire. In passing me Dan. Let me gel you a cup of tea and charge it to your account. Can well you one of our leaflets. showing all that we are ready to do for those we love?" "I was wonder- ing if I might be allowed to pay off my overdraft. Very inadvigable, my dear sir. Very short-sighted and foolish, We positively adore over- druta. Why, without them-well,
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musical — startod Above, this rocketing fashion, polka-dotted cotton pyjamas. and Chinese coolle pyjamas in emerald green Talho,
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Anne Scott-James Reports The Arrival Of A SPARKLE IN THE SLEEPY SECTOR
London.
THE first fashion news of the year
T
is in lingerie. New shapes and fabrics, colours and influences are making this sleepy industry young and gay again.
You just can't think any more in terms of the classic crepe nightdress and the plain tailored slip.
Your lingerie drawer has to be more fully stocked than before. You need a wider range of underthings, and you wear more of them at a time.
PYJAMAS are the biggest Hugerle They news; pyjama sales are soaring. are made in lively colours and fabrics, with all sorts of tops, from the sweater to the pinafore; and in several leg lengths, from short bloomers to jeans,
Most good fashions start at the top, taking months to filter down into the in- expensive ranges.
But, hunting this week, I have found newer, prettier lingerie in the middle-clase trousseau stores than in the Mayfair shops, which seem to have stuck in the oyster satin period.
Some of the new pyjamas are glamorised with ruffles, ribbons and lace
AN EASY edgings, but don't let them tell you that
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You may be rubber spectacular i neeving your goals, although to you the whole procedure may see!!! You are nothing
Lurday. you Btremendous store
steadfast- energy, self-reitance and tess to a Mogle purpose. You mane- train the resources of your
by working at physical startavo
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Intermittent to take periods and you will find that you
resistance to frigue have betler
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Although you are motiortal under- neath, you have learned the lense of mlf-control and very few realise how tumultuous are the undercurrenia deep in. in your life. You have n
and the terest in the mysterious Occult and often you aspear to send what is to be, before most people would This sharpness of intuition 14 af which you should fonter. It can be of gent help to you
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5
actress:
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)-- AQUARIUS
21-Feb. (Jan.
10)- This ubects are excellent so take full Make the shot of a free day at honie advantage of all possibilites offered. if there's no urgent fab. Lel down
tensions and relax Accomplish a lot
PIRCES (Feb. 20-2147. 201- Good health is of Use tmost un portance. Guard it well that it may not fall you at a critical moment,
ARIES
(Mar. 21-Apr, 20)-
If you have had an okay una now Idea. It could be worth your whillo
to spend time developing it
TAURUB (Apr. 21-May
It may be your turn to be helpful
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to other as they, in the past, have assisted you.
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TMAY
22-June
Bent for you to stay on the sidelines if an argument is brewing. let yourself get involved.
Don't
CANCER (June 72-July 23)- This is a good day for home hobbies. Во д Hittle carpentering) if in a warm climate, some gardening
160 (July 24-Aug- 23)--- You will flad there is plenty to be done on the home front, Co-operato with members of your family direle
VIRGO (Agg 24-8ept. 23) Same time reating and relaxing is worth real money in your pocket, restores energlen for work to cerne.
LIBRA
24-Oct. (Sept
237- Play a tie; rest a little-but don't attempt to do oteo work you may have brought home.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 22, 22)
Flan for avening.
some racial aiair thin I not invited out, invite
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23 How ths bella jingled on this
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way, (8)
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in lawiosnya. (8);
18. Sing one leads variety stage, (2)
You must before it
down
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tale about "grandma's night clothes."
Personally, I'd never wear a thing because grandma wore it. For me, night clothes, like day clothes, must look 1966, or else....
Chinese style- vía New York
Two large or four medium MORE nowe:
potatoos, equal size; minced on beet; small onion; salt chopped
CHINESE
For summer, look for pyjamas with low necks and new-length trousers. Dia the left, a scarlet pyjars with bloomer pants, ruffled in white. Right, plo- caninny pyjamas in check cotton.
ruffles tore
I LOVE them worn with full- the net skirted cocktail and evening nylon foundation. clothes, with summer dresses, or cried with temper, with plented dinner skirte.
or
£ HATE them worn with
clothes, tweedy
tho AND SHAPES
morning, or around shops and butter; vinegar FABRICS. From China, via offices, where their provocative lovely frou-frou accini's right out af If he and bake in the oven (par-fashion for embroidered place.
the boll Arst If dort of time). When
pepper; Thoroughly
chopped parsley.
potatoos New York, comes a scrub
two cooked cut off one end and scoop tunics and house-coats with
apades, perhaps more. cashed the aer of hearts, have would auponents heart tricks at their disposal.
After some thought Joluson decided to play the hand in as unorthodox a manner as he had Laid it. Nobody could guess that he was void of hearts, and there that excellent chance bolls opponents would feel com- pelled to save hearts if he left that suit very much alone,
What i
with rattled aban-
The wily Ben Johnson there- fore won the first trick the king of clubs and off ve diamond tricks, doning dummy's ace of hearts.
crit
the inside. Crushi
| potato, season,
The nowest petticoats arc the Chinese collars. Also, pyja- ravishingly pretty, ruffled, and ribboned, sometimes coloured or and whip in & piece of butter with a fork. Add mas with coolle necks, and printed, and, if you are at all hard lo shantung, clothes-conscious, it's in un equal quantity of meat, the pyjamas
get along without at least one in finely chopped onion cooked
wraps in the cupboard. kimo-
new
a little butter, the parsley, and And there are three or four drops of vinegar. based on Japanese
Mix thoroughly and refill the potato skins. Replace the "lids" NOR. and leave in a hot oven for ve to 10 minutes.
Whole baked well with this dish.
tomatoes
PETTICOATS
arc
go important, but I'm in -PAMELA RICHARD minds about them.
a
BOYS'
The plan worked like charm.
defender hold Each grumly to all four hearts, pitch- ing the other suits they didn't matter. opponent discarded
as though
When cach
two clubs,
Johnson gravely cashed the ace and his two small clubs to maku He then sure of nine tricks.
got out with a spade and had the pleasure of taking dummy's ace of hearts when the oppon- ents had to lead to it.
CARD Sense?
from the
I could have
Coffee!-The new
shade...
THER signs that our lingerie
designers are awake,
BETTER COLOURS, with all shades of coffee the newest, and
Latest Medications To Safeguard Health
[EDICAL science, makes ·
Mct strides each
a fair amount of red
STRAPLESS CAMISOLES to month in developing new wear under sheer blouses,
medications and treatments FABRICS improving rapidly, to protect the health of you
cotton (from lawn But memo. to manufacturers: with
to and your children. Among to organdia) please don't disgrace yourstives poplin, gingham by putting out while petticoats the top for fashion, and nylon the latest advances are:
becoming wildly popular for still that don't wash,
the way it fits into a busy life. two
London Express Service.
As I washed one last week, the stiffening meiled away and
AND GIRLS'
A Moon Visit Planned
-But Willy Toad's Scheme Fizzles Away-
By MAX TRELL NARF, the shadow-boy with KN
the turned-about name, was
Q-With neither side vulter-strolling down the path through able, the bidding has been:
West North Fast
the Pine Tree Grove when South heard the sound of voices some-
ahead of him. where
?
1 Dmd. Double 2 Dands,
You, South, hold: Spades K-hurried up. Q-J-5-4-2, Dia- 7-5, Hearts monds 6-3, Clubs 8-7-4. What do you do?
A-Bld two hearts. You can afford to make this "free" re- sponse because you have a fair five-card major and modest strength that is sure to bo use- ful. Game is a possibility your partner has a little more than
Laktout 盘 malaimum double.
TODAY'S QUESTION
crowd, told Knart. "Willy Toad is about to start out on a trip to the moon,"
"How's he going to got there?" Knatt asked in surprise.
MAGAZINE
The balloon was enorITIOUS, about seven or eight times as big as poor Croaker, the Frog.
Poor Croaker was quite hid- den by it. He decided to give one last blow. So he drew in a deep, DEEP breath, as Willy Toad had suggested.
An extraordinary thing hap- The minute Crosker pened. stopped blowing into the balloon, is the balloon turned around and
blew into HIM!
he
He
"Oh-c's
A got rubber balloon, Croaker, the Frog, blowing it up now."
Suro A moment or two later, he came on a crowd of bugs and amall animals gathered around Willy Toad near a mushroom.
exclled.
An Ambitious Trip Willy seemed very Knary could see him hopping up and down, and shouting at the
moon,
KEM
A Brokenhearted Mouse
floated ploded!
there enough,
"Stop! Stop!" everyone cried Croaker, the Frog, in the middle as they saw him getting bigger of the crowd blowing as hard and bigger. as bo could into a rod rubber
was already al~. balloon which
The balloon is almost ready. most four times as big as he was.
but something goes wrong. Next to him stood Willy Tond
They pulled the ballbon away all dressed in a green and brown from him just in time. In an-
The most disappointed one of flying sult for his trip to the other moment, he would have
off himself....or ex-al was Mouse. "Just think,"
he said in a sad volco to Knarf, as he pointed with his chin to Willy Toad was disgusted.
the moon What whole enormous "Blow harder, Croaker old boy
"How am I over going to get moon is all a piece of cheese. And ....come now, a bit harder!" he
"It's got to be to the moon without a balloon? now I can't even get the smallest kept saying.
have to koop on scrounging bigger than THAT, you know. I'm going to find a rocket ship," end of it. Well, I suppose I' I've got to get to the moon, not
With that, he went hopping around for big and scraps as just over the garden wall off, sticking the empty balloon usual. CHESS PROBLEM Come now....harde, harder!"
top of his voice: blow harder. HARDER!"
"Come now, harder.
"You've just come in time," who was Cricket, The bidding is the same as in Christopher
at the edge of the the question just answered. You, standing South, hold: Spades A-J~6~1~2, Hearta 7-5-2, Diamonds 6-3, Clubs 8-7-4, What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
DUMB-BELLS
WELL
I WAS KEPT AFTER SCHOOL IN THE BECAUSE IT FUTURE DIDN'T KNOW REMEMBER WHERE THE WHERE YOU PUT AZORES WERS!
*THING'S
BJ. B. HOLLADAY Black, 11 pieces,"
White, 9 pieces. White to play: made in twoj
More Breath Needed
"Watch out or it'll bursti" Knarf warned Willy Toad,
But Willy Toad paid no atten- tion.
"Tu bring you all back a bit. of the moon," he promised the crowd around him.
"1 foar it's made of chocst," Filp the Ciruashopper saldi
You don't my soft "Chooso! exclaimed the Mouse, pricking [up "him", eòru,
will you let me.
İrsi háa pofcob,
,
"And he went off, 100,
Rupert and the Magic Ball-36
Keeping dght baid of the magic ", every step, until he has in drớp lá Kapart. Ends himself "going with a thod. Wal; that's the pinsi krich, móti-slowly. Whew givacy, inat "time" l'i) : soucis, you
(balloon, this cawid thing is up' You're the smok«akyrkvačias no len tricks Aula 11's Sure enough thing I've known?:
modi- Hydrocortisone; a fication of the drug corti- 8one, which has been used so effectively in the treat- ment of arthritis, and In many other disorders. helping bring relief to arthritis victims, it can be injected directly, into pain- ful joints and also Into connective tissues.
It has also helped bring relief of low back pain. due to fibrositla, which is an inflammation of the con- nective tissues such as the ligaments,
It is useful in eye dis- ordera.
a
Serpasil: preparation derived from a plant known as Rauwolfia serpentina. It is used to control hyperten- sion and nervous pressure in general. It has been helpful in calming and patients under soothing
Excellent results strain. have been obtained wher given to. psychotic persons in a state of anxiety.
A drug re
Chlorpromazine: lated chemically to the anti- histamines, Demonstrations have shown it olds in relaxing relloving Itching, muscles, lowering body temperature and Increasing the effectiveness of analgesics,
While it acts as a sedative, it dons not confuse or depress mental processes. It has been used effectively with another drug.dlulfram, in treating chronic alcoholics, keeping them
nd “even helping some of calm'atid
them sleep during the with- drawal period.
As little as a single does hat helped patients who had been sevèrenduses. "una suffering
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