BY. THE. WAY
by
Beachcomber
In a nonchalant manner
LADIES, what are you going ways
to do about your dingy at the juice-sodden elbow,
to
elbows this year? Í had never An example to realised that, even elbows Arc
chatterboxes now supposed to play a part in the dreary cult
. Her nephew said: synthetic
"She has of beauty, until I read that " not spoken for 118 years,” squeezed lemon on the
(Nows item.) WITHER she WIS extremely precocious. and began talk at a very tender age, else she is a veteran who, the course of an uneventful life, has not had anything par- ticular to say since the death of William IV in 1837. Nothing to do with me
inments N economist A the more we mord
how
elbows will keep them nowy-white,"
If you see a girl fumbling in her reticule, you will know that ahe is looting for a lemon. One of the first lessons the Acekor after "glamour" should learn is her elbows gracefully before and after the squeezing of the lemon in pub- He. A tiny jewelled periscope on The best the wrist is useless. way is to twist the arm
anti- clockwise, lower the head with slow digilly, and glance
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24,
WOMANSENSE
JACOBY
ON BRIDGE
AMONG THE NEW DESIGNS FOR 1956
'Book' Play Is No.
Help Here
There's A
By OSWALD JACOBY How do you play the South hand shown today at a con- tract of three no-frump? The chlof problem lies in the proper play of the club sult, alneo the correct solution goes against the grain.
that export the to import to demands at supply increasing
West opens the five of hearts, therefore home, and that
the and you play the nine from the balance of payments a danger-dunumy. East comes up with the Jously upset all the time, More- queen, and you win with the
over, unless we export more,
king of hearts. This favourable everything will cost more al [opening lead gives you three home. The solution seems to sure heart tricks, but you still
be le abolish the balance of need four club tricks to assure payments and the rate of ex-the contract
have
change, to stop exporting importing. ultv entirely new unplanned
economy.
Low life above stairs
And The "book" safety play is to ansh the now of clubs and then enter dummy with the are of spades to lead another club from dummy. This play would
TELL me, Lady Gizzarde, does yatır leg ever Ko to sleep?"
"An odd question, Mr Dillick. Why do you ask?"
My leg went to sleep at the and I've beginning of dinner. been pinching it, without effect, for the last ten minutes."
Tay leg you've been pinchlug. Mr Dillick. No wonder your own is still asleep."
" hardly know what to say." "Just transfer the pinches, will you?"
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East
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YOUR BIRTHDAY ... By STELLA,
BORN day, you
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
have any Dir rails AŻ A Moehri
Bad an You Bitnow how to plati orguniret. things well ahead of thine and dheet 1% +
then officiently Yet it
Specially
goes WLOOR, you are equally willing and ready to roll up your sleeves and do the hard work, as well Your life may
A cay not
19. during the early years But, as you grow uller and learn to make the best possible use of all your fulends and skills, you will Bud
nie reaping Lin rewards whiên “are nightzuity "yours.
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AQUARION
watter your enrgies, but concentrate ca one thing at time
Your emotioris ay sumas the top avel will be rast contented Make sure, at you wed wayły in life.
that you wed someone however. whose idrals are similar to your own or Bere can be instability in ntare
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educator Barnard, man; Henry
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philanthropist Vulton Yater, artist.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
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kilen expert and you will not be disappointed.
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CAPRICORN
Ket
Opening end-♥ 5
get
you nowhere 123 today's hand, for you would never to your hand often enough (bring in the long clubs.
TH
Trend Towards
Two-toned Furniture
By DOROTHY BARKLEY
London.
HIS is the time of year when furniture makers
show their new designs and launch the trends for 1956.. This is the time of year when the housewife has | fleeting thoughts of throwing the furniture out of the window and starting all over again.
Even if she cannot fulfil her ambitions, at least she can in- troduce a little variety into her home, These are some of the Just ideas scen around London now.
The chair of the year is the oval-shaped armless wonder. Claimed to be just as comfort- able as the old-fashioned style, It has latex foam cushions to contrast with the upholstery. oatmeal with turquoise being a popular choice. This chair will an London Thus the new
all the kitchens, be featured by nearly
with dining recesses, big stores, and being halled have striped pottery, glam salt it were A new. rather and pepper pots which startling hat 1ne avant garde alling only once or twice a year, Band be sapping them up, but the
weird thin-legged stools, and majority as vet view it more basket dishes for bread
and cautiously.
rolls.
"
NOVEL ACCESSORIES
White, n colour that need not be os impractical as it sounds, has made a sudden appearater in furniture. Dining room chair are upholstered with a black and white striped plastic which can be sponged down with
uf dusted. damp cloth instead In the living room the trend of
110- new designs is towards to
toned furniture, with easy chairs upholstered in contrasting The carreel technique in to į colours, perhaps a plain colour lend a low club at the
und for the outside Luck You usturally hope that
fabric for the inside. the queen will fall on this trick.
Accessories around the home but netually East wins the trick
progressed beyond the with the ten of clubs.
potted plant and trailing tern stage. Latest craze is to decor- ate table tops by means of photostats. Small coffee tables, have drawings the wood onto аге covered with glass. Current favourite pictures art vintage cars.
second
East returns the Jack of spades to dummy's ace, and you now lead a low club from dum- my. Intending to finesse It East can follow suit.
You wouldn't
about worry losing such a Anesse, since this would surely establish the rest of the suit even 1 West could iwin the trick. Your object is to make sure of keeping East out
the lead for the rest of the band. You don't want the long spades to be led through You
As the cards he. Bost must diend on the second round of clubs. You therefore give up a second club trick to West, say- Inga top heart to make sure (Der. 23-Jan, 20) that you can get back to cash You can get a lést done around the ( the rest of the clubs.
Home workers should use this Love to get things straightened
1
CHESS PROBLEM
By A. KOPINI
Black, 1 pieces.
2-
White. 9 pieces.
White to play, mate in two.
Solution
problem:
1. R--Q2. I
To
yesterday's
PR3, 2,
Q7; 1 P. R4, 2, K1--Q3.
thetoal
leo
West cannot hurt you by leading spades, and it Weyl shifts to diamonds you will go up with dummy's ace and run your nine tricks before the mice. get at them.
♥CARD Series☀.
Booth Wedi North
Q-The bidding has been:
Exat
PRAS
1 Heart Puss 2 Hearts
You, South, hold:
AKI WAQJES OKQJA AK3
What do you dot
ABid four hearts. The 19 points in high cards obviously require a jump to game, but you2 choose the zonjor soft rather than nu-trump because one of the dou- bletons might be a source of dan- ger at no-tring.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:
4KQ VAS75422 GAJI MS
What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
This Funny World
"Dad, whe
have
for
and
instance. photographed
tweed
The
craze, do-it-yourself which started with housewives undertaking their own decorat- ing, has spread still further, furniture making. This +5 simpler than it sounds and the results ean look quite pro- fessional, Small tables, wheeled trolleys, bookcases and chairs are some of the things you can make. The furniture arrives individual pieces and all have to do is to fit together with screws or glue.
is
You
need
Two new space-saving Ideas have been introduced. One is a variation on the living room setter which turns into bed.
In this version, illustrated here. rawers extend at each end to lengthen the settee. Another idea, practical for u mother with a young child, is the bed that Krows
with
the child. (Illustrated) There are exten- uns either end and additional dresses are supplied.
the
But significant are symptoms of rebellion against Lake "Contemporary" furniture.
most "advanced" fashions it's apt to date badly, and all that wrought iron and plate glass, unstained wood and matchstick
08
legs are going to look os quaint in the not-so-distant future
Gothic sideboards the
otid massive horsehair sofas of Vic- teria's period look now.
RESULT OF REBELLION"
The reuction against "cun- temporary" (a meaningless sort of description, by the way) also springs from the fact that while it looks just dandy in a glossy magazine, It sticks out like sore thumb in the average sort of home unless highly expensive all-out decoration is undertaken.
What's the result of this re- action?
Principally the reallsa- and that the eighteenth n
style early nineteenth century of furnture has never really been betlered; and that being "classic" it doesn't date.
Even the kitchen
been given glamour. in the place of Consequently more and more clinical while palut and tiles, of London's top stores are go- colourful decor, ing in for Georgian and Regency "espresso" style, inspired by the reproduction furniture. Some of interiors of the Italian coffee It is so good that it would take bars that have mushroomed up a connoisseur to spot that
comes
BOYS'
AND
Shopping With Merlin
ม
ས', ༤, ཙརིནཨནྟཱིཏི།
was made by machine in the Some interior-decorators have aniddle of the twentieth century, already slaried blending "con- "classic" Into What's
though temporary" and more, even Sheraton, Hepplewhite and the same scheme. Chippendale
their designed
But if you're tempted, be big warned. Unless you have the furniture masterpieces for
eye of an artist the result homes, their styles it perfectly into the average small modern look like a tasteless furniture house or fat.
store.
can
ensemble "Grasshopper" is the name of this attractive
skirt has wide cm- by Lola Prusse. The green woetien broldered pleats matching the stole. - Agence France-Presse,
GIRLS'
-If the Stores Were Unusual, the Clerks Were More So-
By MAX TRELL
K NAYHEO
and Handel, 1 shadows, and Teddy the S.uffed Bear were just about to set out to do their morning shopping when they met their friend Mr Merlin, the Mag- nificent
Marvellous Magician. He was just coming out from behind the bookcase where he lived,
and
Inasmuch as Mr Merin was carrying a blg shopping bag they knew he was going "shop- ping. 100.
"Let's all g Mr Merlin.
together," said
Which Way When they reached the street, Mr Merlin said: "Which way are you going?"
"We're going this way,” said | Hanid, pointing down the strent.
"Ah, what a shame” said Mr Merlin. "I'm not going that way at all. I'm going this way." And he pointed up the sircet.
'Knar! and Hanid and Teddy were all eorry that Mr Merlin wasn't going their way to
do his shopping, for it was always great fun to go anywhere with a magidan a magalleent and as marvellous as he was.:
*
"But really," Hanld said, to him, trying to persuade him ́-to` change his mirid, "I'm sure you could buy the same thingsi the stores down this way as you, can in the stores down that
In
"Perhaps so," said Me Merlin
*I need a dozen eggs."
...“Oh, that's dany,” Knarf #X- claimed. "You can buy all. She
you want in the grocery store we're going to.”
"Please
come with us," urged Teddy the Stuffed Bear.
Why not come with me?" said Mr Merlin to Knarf and Henid and Teddy. "What things do you have to buy?"
Strange Neighbourhood
Hand sold: "A dozen eggs, a pound of butter, a box of salt, two quarts of milk, five pounds of potatoes and six bananus.
"You can get all those things my way," said Mr Merlin.
So they all went along with him, up the street and up and until finally they up and up, found themselves in
D very strange sart of neighbourhood which they had never seen be- fore. There were trees with lemons and oranges growing on
-
MAGAZINE
trees
them. There were tall with coconuta and pineapples.
"Here's the place for tho eggs," said Mr Merlin.
Be-
They entered the store. hind the counter stood a plump person with a sharp beak and s white dress that seemned to be made of feathers.
"Good morning, Mrs Hen," said Mr Merlin. "Hanld would like a dozen eggs and so would 1."
Very good,” clucked the lady and she gave them each a dozen fresh laid eggs.
"She looked like a chicken," said Knarf to Teddy the Stuffed Bear, as they walked out.
"And here," and Me Merlin, as he entered the next door, "is where we'll buy our butter and milk."
Big Round Eyes
Standing behind the counter of this store was a lady with big round eyes, wearing a soft, furry brown and white dress,
Rupert and the New Boat-29
On the way down hill the toy a corner of the lake,” replina the policeman leads the way through cowboy. Come on. Let's hurry," another belt of woodland,, and And Rupert la guided to the lowest there they discover the tiny, slopes. The bag lijde helicopter cowboy waiting anxiously,; for!" beu landed on, the ice, and some them.
**All'*" wül;*** says the more toy' figurka are busy rugging: policeman.*** I've wan It B) overs - and lifting, sousaching that "koka Where & the parking place 7** ** in heavy out of ite
"Good morning, Mrs. Moo," said Mr. Merlin.
"Good morning, Mrs
of butter
Moo,"
Page
Guarding Children Against Overweight
By GARRY C. MYERS, Ph.D.
THERE was a time when
THE
mothers competed for the dubious honour of hav- ing the fattest babies. But not many do today.
Most parenta of children over live or six realise that their children will be handicapped in bodily ngility by excessive weight and be subjected to Да lot of teasing and consequenit unhappiness. Furthermore, ib la opparent that obese children аге more likely to be obeso adults.
Glandular Disordor
Some of you remember when
wo were led to believe that practically all obesity was duo to a glandular disorder. What a comforting idea that wari It put
on the no responsibility heavyweight for regulating eat- Ing habits.
Medical
experts now tell us that glands rarely have any- thing
with obesity in to do children or adults. They get too fat because they cat too much, especially carbohydrates and fats, or they don't move about enough, or for buth these
reasons.
in Odense, Denmark, a study, which was published in 1953, was made of obese children, 23 3 girls and 14 boys between and 16
years of age. Their
health and pared
habits were com- with
another those of group of children of normal weight. All but one of the fat children were or had been ex- cessive eaters, especially of ex- tra meals. Also, thirteen show- bodily activity. Tho normal children did not.
ed
low
Psychological Causes You've no doubt heard of the psychological
causes
cessive eating. Some
of ex-
of the
„clinical cases seem rather con--
vincing, though
is needed,
more research
It
this Is the opinion of writer that these causes have been over-emphasised and thirt there remains, for most persons, the problem of practising self- discipline. checking their own gulding and con- obesity and trolling the child in his intako of foods.
With the growing lures of sweets and the prevalling laxallon of parental control of children in their earlier years, the problem of controlling child's Intake of fattening foods, especially between meals, is Increasing. The parent who between- is unable to control meal nibbling is pretty likely to unsuccessful in this diree- tion at mealtime.
be
I have
observe mothers
had opportunity to pretty closely à few who have succeeded remarkably at limiting the in- inke
of fattening food by children from 8 to 15. it Can be done. These children will be grateful to their mothers by. and by.
Watching
youngsters cating habits, and limiting their share of fattening foods, is part of good parental guidance control of growing children, generally.
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
and
To mask scratches nit porcelain or other, while sur- Laces when photographing. spread soap over the spots for camouflage. A light coating of soap will also eliminate, giaro from
surfaces metal
and jewellery.
Bald Mr Merlin. "We'd like two | Before beginning those dirty and four household jobs, scrape your pounds quarts of milk for myself and fingertips nyer a bar of soap to All up the space between the for my friends."
» mall and skin, Soll will not "She looked just like a cow, sold Kantt to Teddy, when they have a chance to mar, your walked out of the store with nails, and the hardened soup the butter and the milk.
will wash away later when you wash your hands.
They got the sak from a salt, : storo which was under the ground and had walls made of rock salt.
They got the potatoes from the vegetable store where the vegetable man dug them out of the ground.
Nall heads in "moulding, or dents, cracks and gouges in old can be filled with Woodwork, pinstle wood to make a smooth Fill surface before painting.
Д little above the surfaco and, when the plastic wood han As for the bananas: they got | hardened, sandpaper it flush, them from a man
who
them right off a banana tree.
cut
"Now fell the truth,” Mr
storew than at: yours?".
10
•
Take good care of your furni-- Meriin sald, an they walked tune and it will last longer. back home again, "Isn't it more Don't "try it" this way and that interesting buying my by pushing and shoving, Buch treatment lovites strain on the construction and loosening of Knarf and Hanld and Toddy joints. If you have men in the the Stuffed Beer all agreed tarily nak them to lift furni that. It was "but when .... they (ture pieces into place. Before looked for the neighbourhood moving a bureau à drvena, the meat day, they couldn't and wave memor, aratro STOLE It. 14 was stone
hentai chipping and