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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, · 1957.
This Funny World
• JACOBY ON BRIDGE
His fought Rystesti, The
"About this letter you dielated yesterday, Mr. Crump. haw do you spell, er-ah, harümph, and m-m-tn-uh?”
.BY. THE. WAY
by Beachcomber
S the only tailor in Fleet- thing, as the man wald when
A street why zver cared 235. tried to lock a shed door
7d, as a foreman cutter, I must, protest against the ruling of a dreng expert who says that If I am to be receiver among the People Who Count (the smart cashiers set. I take it) i must have two buttons on my coat- Aleeves.
I always tvier of o
[{
with il presented director: tuctory.
gold
Nim to of 3
paper-knife by the Augar beet
The defrustrational urge
GOLDFISH-FANCIER tas
A expressed surprise that one have four, on the morning, without any apparent button-manufar- reason, the fish in his large turer, and them as use bowl stopped swinning round
would be ful pa
the some cluckwise, and turned round and number on the crown of my began to swim anti-clockwise. hat. or on the soles
The my
commonsense explanation shoep. But utility is not every is boredom, just as a bluebottle which has thing itself against the side of
lamp-bulb for reveral houra will suddenly approach from a different ** and fling itself against the other But that is tou simple for "tenders
or contemporary thought."
The goldfish had unhappy, tru.
frustrated childhood, and is trying to get away from Jl. The bluebottle is an introvert with a suppressed urge to vary the monotony of bang Ing itself against the same old stle of the bulb.
A
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
Cow wins the 3.30
JOCKEYS, like horses, can be
to
switched before a race, It Is only matter of disguise, The Jockey Club has never really gol over ni occurrénice at Cirencester. when a night watchman, disguised as a
soas ace won a tace on W. look like the favourite,
other riders were so astonished when the favourite moood that yesterday's there was chaos. Some were laughing so much that they fell
others lost all control KIXBP; 2 RxKt off,
of
TOW problem by Hatswell (Cheltenham).
White males in two. Solution
to
problem:
1
The
12 KXR, K-Kisch; or 2 B-83, their nags, fascinated by the Ke (27)-RS), R-B8ch; 3 B-BI,, unorthodox movements of the RXR; A Ki (R4)-B5, PXKt; 5 favourile, who ìpiloped home KtxP. QxRch; G KXQ, in 23 minutes under the record KI-Kt5ch wins.
time for the course.
YOUR BIRTHDAY ..... By STELLA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
BORN on St Valentine's Day, you Get over this, for you are much too
would never be suspected, even, talented a person to sit back under remotely, as being skin is the anybody's shadow,
din-
patron of romancel for you are so Toserved in showing your affectiona thai even the one you love the most may have come "difficulty · In covering it 'Deep underneath, you are sincere, loving and true, but it takes a long time for you to admit IL Your natural dignity and res perve makes it diffendt for you to be spontaneous,
nervous
You have considerable energy, but your physique is not quite un strong as you think it in and you are apt to overdo things. Be sure to get plenty at rest well as, a lot of exérciso in the open air
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Among those born on this dato were: Cyn Wakefield, and Juliet Corson, reformers Frank Harris, Author: General Winfield Scott Hancock, U.S, Army George Jean Nathan, critic; Carl Mart, artist: Jack Benny. comedian: Edwin Cinn publisher. anti Jessica Dragonette, singer,
Yet you are optimistic, bright and cheerful, often becoming an inspiration to others. You have the ablity to give good advice, for you epem to tense what needs to be don without having to think 12 over too long. Fine to have around in a crisin, you might be called into a position of trust at an early age. Strangely enough for a person of your inf+Axsurance, you are a lo too much inclined to be awed in Aponding paragraph, Lei the presence
af Important people.
To And what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday iftar nnd read the corre
נגלית
birthday star be your dally guide.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19)- avald
rlaks, Postpone signing This is a day for pietical thinking, papere, it you eơn, until next week. Da nothing that night Jeopardise
your health or business prospects,
PISCES
(5'ob,
Defence Limits Dummy Tricks
By OSWALD JACODY
COUTH took a chance on the
heart suit when he bid three no-trump in today's hand, and his gamblo appearod sound enough when tho dummy showed up with strong hearts,
WOMANSENSE
Pago: 5
DIOR CAPTURES THE MADAME FATH
YOUNG SPIRIT
Paris.
From EILEEN ASCROFT
Unluckily for declaror, West A tures the young spirit
chose this moment to put up ঠbrilliant defence,
West opened the five of spades, and South won with the king: The false-card didn't deceive West, for it was clear that South had all three top spades,
Soull returned the queen of diamonds, and West bad to win with the king. West could see
that the diamonds were going to como in very quickly and that the spades were hopeless, The only chance was to knock the ace of hearts out of the dummy to remove the entry to the long diamonds.
West had to feud a heart and not just any old heart, West led u low heart,' dummy
WEST AJDOD ❤Q932
• AK +962
NORTH
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17
EAST
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South
West
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Pasy Pasx
Opening lead—▲ 5
would play low, and
Es1
L'any
1'N
Pass
Eas!
would win with the king. Then dummy would have the nice and jack of aris, both entries. West sulved the problem by lending the queen.
South and good idea of what
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going on, but he couldn't help himself.
It he won with the ace of hearts in
would save
the dummy, East king of hearts to › capture
dummy's jack refused the
West would continue the sule to make sure of forcing out the nee Either way, the entry to the long diamonds was sure to
go.
This defence limited South to three spades, two hearts, and three clubs Down one,
CARD SenseRS
Q-The bidding has been: North
East South West Pass 1 Heart Pass PASS
7
Diamond INT
You, South, hold:
17
AKB5 J8752 46 4K632
What do you do? A-Uld three no-trump. You can hardly rebld the weak hearis, and your best bet is to hope that the two black kings will be enough to provide a play for rame.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold.
AKA WJB752 +0 4K9 5 3 2
What do you do"
Answer Tomorrow
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Food fortune which Influences ultimate reculis,
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Morning hours are fine; afternoon
a little sinky; then late afternoon and evening are good again.
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr 20)-
Think carefully before you net to
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Bajucion excailant. tomorrow.
GEMINI (MAY 22-June 21)- pulse in comething to be avoided.
Reason not followed, today.
out cach step carefully, before moving. CANCER (Juno 22-July 21)- Hold closely to routine today. Best to postpone a journey, fal all possible, until later.
(Joly
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24-Aug. Ael oit reason rather than an lin- puino and you will be info rather than sorry!
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Make; mure that you are, astute, io«, day or else you light be victimisēd by someone whom you thought you could trusti
SCORPIO, “(Oct. 24-N¢¥. -- 22)—- Select your silends carefully today.. Someone may be trying to make up to you for personal advantage.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov;Źh«Déc. 12)--. Foresight will be invaluable to you. today. Looke ahead, not bockward, YESTERDAY!" #OLYTIRNA POINT ID ftwhen making an important decision.
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that you don't forge
something
Very, Tropoctant. Stu` Ayubanation abode
8. It produces gramophone music."
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10. This Aoroms is codes cup. (3)
11, Lumber, Salt, keeps you out of
the rain, (B)
12. Do it.. it will cost you some-
thing, (B) 14. 10 never joavez stalo DE
Santa Claua, (4)
16. ho very thing to go around
1 country retrat. (6)
18. Express it for fear blus. (0)
19. He made progress, suyway | (4)
Hhoemaker's companions, (4)
22. Medialnes. (8)
23. farther la more ab. (3)
ing dresses that roach to the hip the torso more gently and Jack and are tightly-belted,
the old tight-corseted look thús Every sult has its own con- used to be so ugly,
Many of the short evening
tastery full, has de Lollar-
MAN in. his fifties cap- of Paris in the springtime. skirt on a hot, sunny and short as day dresses. Al-
Christian Dior shows loos6-,
e enough to be worn alone frocks are full-skirted, belted
day. Luxury touch to box- ways they have their own fitting jumper suits for morning, just resting on the pleated sidris is a tight under matching coat or jacket blouse. skirt of the same material. An ugly evening style, is the hips. SKIRTS are slim and
Dior BOCB A blue
summer short sheath dress, with small slightly flared towards the ahead, with lots of street navy, floor-sweeping train. Much
touched with white, string belge prettier hem to give free
are the bell-shaped move- and white for day wear. ment.
And ankle-length skirts. for evening black, white, siky
THE PRETTIEST blue, red and wonderful flower 'There is no change in length border prints. from last season,
SIDE SLITS
SLEEVES are shorter and low sol. NECKLINES are plain and bont shaped, standing slight-
Materials are light and subtle wool and silk mixtures for day; chiffon, georgette, organdle
wards. for any Ume after lunch and on-
Salins replace the stiff oven-
CARRIES
ON.....
HATS are large and flat- crowned, with brims that take a backward dive to the nape of
One of the prettiest of the larger Paris hat styles-a black coame straw, set on a band of shaded white and coral the neck. In coarse sraws.
ribbon. From Marie-Christiane, shantung or organdie, many are Trimmed with flowers or frilt.
Paris, BELTS appear on about half [ADAME FATH pulls her belt and gets material.
Where buttons are down to the problem of mak used, they are simple but verying the huge business left large except on evening
tiny by her husband, Jacques where they appear flowers,
Fath, pay.
ly from the neck, often ing failles of last season and Anished with a bow. Many of embroideries have the lingerie the dresses, mostly in the skirts are slit at the sides, touch. but always underlined.
SURPRISES
►
self-
Min
alled short-sleeved onė, Very useful for Ascot, Wimbledon and Henley and all those other uncertain weather events,
Most attractive spring collec on to date comes from Carven. real clothes Youthful, gay, really
dream
for the smart American girl. I have always said it tokea A woman- to mako Battering
woman.
Sometimes the same jumper
For cocktails Dior top is used over a sleeveless springs some surprises. Through sheath dress. Over these the salons hobbled again that seven-eighths coats, loose and menace," the near-ankle skirt, allm, with tow collars, shorter Several versions here of sleeves and rounded, slightly Chinese robes, padded shoulders.
Necklines took an unexpected plunge. After all the higher There is a return too to the he ks we have seen in Paris i loose raglan sleeves,
Was A little strange to sec bosoms popping up again.
New ideas in jackets, tailored Jungle bush shirts over match-
DAYTIME
UMBRELLAS are long, slen- der and pastel-coloured; gloves
It is not true that in we
Men get too side-tracked with
and design construction remember sex appeal.
unother future she will concentrate clothes for the
longer in soft tones and back on ready-to-wear clothes in again come those rows and rows preference to couture, Mme. of coloured beads filling in the Fath has denied this ru- decollete necklines.
Strapless tops are back again for evening. But they mould
The new Christian-Dior- Deiman day slipper fé a featherweight, affair of supple leathers and suedes, *Ifects · dre much lower (11⁄2 in. to 2in. high) and placed farther in under the foot. This linen model printed with rose buds is designted to go with
lalu summer frocks......
I must vote this the prettiest
Parls collection in.
for spring.
London Express Servico,
EVENING .. Even more polated: heels higher and slimmer than a pencil. Satin slippers, like 'this model, have, pretty foot draping or relief embroidery of silk thread, pearls, coral beads or sequlas. Rhinestone rlugs trim the heels and gold. Hak braceleia are slung across the front of tho: Hool.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
When finishing seams
with fabrles, experiment with
the
mour,
She is doing what any normal woman would do, forced to cut
SPOTS AND STRIPES
to
Maggy Rouff's midnight show
down on her housekeeping. She launched the shortest of lamp- is trimming her overheads, re. shade skirts, These billowed collection to 73 from tight waistbands to another ducing her models and eliminating spec- tight band at the knee. Checks, tacular luxury.
spots and stripes abounded
tweeds and suiting by day line and chiffons repeated the same
Models will sell between £80
and £220,
in
Resul! is a fine collection of casual short suits and feminine chiffon frocks. I like particular.nd Line fox stoles to
chiffon evening dresses, ly the belted street dresses in
design for evening dresses.
Glamour note.-Blush Pink
malch
navy for spring, with crisp collars of white pique or dotted silk.
But I rather ralssed the old parade of pink poodles, purple salin corsets studded with diamonds, and chinchilla dress- ing-gowns,
FLAPPER SUITS
Nina Ricci shows a "flapper" that only barely clears the knee, complete with strings or beads, sirdight, cropped hair and boyish Jumper sulta Most of these fasten at the buck, pretty look at but frritating to wear,
Already I um incapable of
to
Basic Foods Essential For Your Good Health
By H. N; BUNDESEN, M.D.
ITH so much stress on re-
Into a day or evening ducing diets, these days, I'm
foundation garment or
a ment has stubborn stains without
seeking aid. If afraid too little attention is pald
bindings, be sure they are nylon mixture of red and brown, Start don't try home methods; send or a pre-shrunk fabric. Well with red, and add brown dye it to a professional clear and coats and jackets are going to to the average Anished scams will help to until you obtain the desired preserve the beauty and dur- colour. ability
Fasten of a fabric. stitches at the beginning and end of each seam by retracing for several stitches of tying the thread ends.
There's
everyday diet if you know what caused the button up behind as well I will that all of us who are not trying stains give him a description to need # full-time button-boy to to lose weight should maintain, aid him in removing_them,
follow me around.
ΓΙΟ complicated Over the "flapper" suits go fcrmula to follow for this every- Never use a stain remover on If a lump bulb goes out, try three-quarter length bulky day good health diet. It's simply coloured clothing that can be tapping the glass. Often, the overcoats, with reglan sleeves composed of the seven basic dry-cleaned without first ex- flament becomes disconnected caught into tight cuffs.
foods-foods you probably eat perimenting with a sample taken and may join again at a tap or I like the "mine's a double"
nyway. To obinia a rust colour for from a seam or some other in- two, making the bulb good for conts... loose version, with dyeing draperies
other conspicuous place. If the gar- many more hours of service, long alcoves, over a matching
*
OF
BOYS' AND GIRLS'
Gloomy Day For Teddy
-He Had to Listen to Many Complaints—
By MAX TRELL
TEDDY,
get in and out of their houses If they didn't open and shut the Door? And besides, when they on a door they don't really mean to hurt it."
Teddy nodded.
the Stuffed Bear,
Knart and Honid, the shadow children with the turned-about names.
Tome and sat down beside knock
"What's
more
"But Door wasn't the only one who was complaining. Chair the matter. Teddy was complaining even dear," said Hanid, “You look as than Door was." -.. if you weren't very cheerful" Who was Chair complain
ing?" Honid asked..
"I'm un-cheerful," said Teddy. "What's the maiter?" asked
Hanld.
"Lols," said Teddy.
He Has To Stand "Chair was complaining that
sat Knarf said: "What lots, Teddy? everyone
salu on him," Why are you un-cheerful which Teddy, "And Chair was right, is un-usual and un-ordinary doo. Everyone does sit on him. for a teddy bear like you? What's wrong?”**
"I went around the house just now," said Teddy, "Lots of folks are complaining."
Hand sald; "Who is com~* plaining?"
Knarf said: Tell us. Teddy," "Woll" said Teddy, trying harki not to look as un-cheerful as he felt, "the first one of the folks I heard, complaining when I walked around the house wan Door."
Knart and Hank bolly look- ed at Teddy, in surprise "Door?" sald Knarf. And Hanid Door was com-
2. They may perform fente' of ¦ said, "Door?
faith in the. Kanz) (0)
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7. Annoys. In
8. The Green fór poeta. 19) 3. The poitten valley, (
describe
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over
houlder. tody. (0) 15. The un
together 01 withma.
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Keep - your (ONA
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plaining?"
sald
"Back Door it was," Tedily, nodding. “It said it was complaining because it was al- ways being slammed."
"Oh, dear!" sald Hanid.
Couldn't Rost
"Yes," salú Teddy, "and that's not all Dobr had to complain about, it said people were 'ai- ways knocking on it, and rap- ping it, opening it and shutting
never got any It.
rest at all.
Well," ld Knarf, I don't thinic Door should do aro complaining, How would people.
And while everyone sits on him,
MAGAZINE
had to keep going day and night and yet it always stayed right- in the same place."
"Poor old Clock," said Hanid. "Its hands move but it doesn't."
Hot Or Cold
were
"And Window was complain- Ing," said Teddy, "that people Looking right always through it. And Carpet com- plained that it was always be ing stepped on. And Water always complained that it was too hot or too cold."-
Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, stopped. Then he looked at the worried faces of Knarf and
or
He
even
Hand. Finally, after a moment
two he smiled. chuckled.
Kaart said: "Why. Toddy,
#1-32
"Why are you -tin-cheerful?” the Shadows naked Teddy.
But there's the catch. Instead of "probably" cating some of them each day, make sure that you do eat them every day.
· Let's see what these seven basic foods are and, what they, can do for you
1: Leaty, green and yellow - vegetables,
You can cat "Eresh,
frozen or tinned vegetables, either raw or cooked. They proš vide viiamin A to protect your skin and eyes and to guard against infection. They also add fron to help build blood as well as roughage to old elimination. 2: Citrus fruits, tomatoes and row cabbage. For
citrus fruits, you can have whole frult or Juice, fresh, frozen or tinned. These are rich in vitamin. C. which promotes strong blood vessels and keeps gums healthy. Again, they supply roughage to help elimination.
tho
3: Potatoes, other vegetables and fruit. Eat potatoes, cooked any way you want, plus at least one additional vegetable or fruit, These foods contain several essentiel vitamins and minerals
you're beginning to look cheer- because they always went out and alto ed roughage. ful again!"
when' the 'children did. Pen and said Poncil were happy because they
4: Milk and milk products. in could write. But the happiest Adults need at least the equiva- one was Book because everyone lent of one pint of milk a day. You can drink milk in any form, sald, Book tells, the most won- derful stories in the worldl
ice it as cheese, “And that,” said Teddy,
cream or milk desserts. In ad- why I'm not un-cheerful any dition to supplying calcium The
MESO your bones,
food
he has to keep standing all the
"I just remembered," time"
harf and Hanld sold that Teddy that not everyone Chair was made to be sat on the house complained."
"And Bet was
"Who didn't?" Knart asked. complaining just as hard as Chair und Door.
said Teddy, "Broom didn't," Bed said it had to stay up while "Broom was happy because it others slept," Teddy went on, kept the whole house so clean.
And Clock complained that it Shoes and Clothes were happy more today."
Rupert and the Windy Day-18
Na The newcomer in Groffmy, the; appearance of the baby Pompey Boy Scout. "Well, Rupert, you'te' and Edward shows, where he hai -"here before me," he says. “Have left him.", "Hm,, jt's difficult to 'you found any ruins for the get any clues in this jong grass;" identi. I'd 'murmura the boy..'* If anyone fiss *Stranger ??**"Oh
Torgotten, him,*** mya. Rupert,; been here he wouldn't have left "We've got` something more any foomacks." In the silence Important to worry about now." that follows Rupert suddenly gets, Thay fall him about "the" diawuran iden
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consume
vitaming end D, several offer vitamina
protein,
and minerals and
5: Meat, dah, poultry and egs. You can cat these cooked aby way you delife, Make sure you got at least four eggs a week. You gel nooded vitamins, plus Iron for the blood and protein. for the body tissue.
: Bread and ocreal. I adviso whelo
grain or enriched bread
myl cereals. The whole grains are important for roughage. Be- eldes, theso
foods give you. vitamins, [iron, protein, and calories which help pep you up. 7: Butter and margarine. You can have butter or fortified mare garine, or substitute cooking fat and enlad oils, in addition to
calories for morgy supplying they give you vitamin A) which stevenna, a protectors against
| danger, of infection:
2. That's it. It's not a fancy diet.
But 19′′ beslby,