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This Funny World
HARRIAGE COUNSELOR
McNaught Byndiente, Ine-Collier's
"I'm in love with a nice man, he's in love with me. His parents are willing for us to get married and so are mine. I know we can be happy.
Now, my problem is what shall I tell my husband?”
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... ®y STELLA
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
day of La BORN on this feat
inevening sign, Arley you are a pioner, lighter and leader of men You are motivated by ambition and are rulest
energy. You
and physicel Mare, the god of war
aufcult to give in to others, and vour opinione mult prevall if you are lo Яu along with the READ, Your ideas are round Fortunately,
Youre is a magnetic personality draw people to you without and your appearing to make my, parti- eular effort. You enjoy sociability
and are not the type to live alone, will high in on ivory tower. You Bind 1
ind that contact with many auter- ing types of people gives you re- You newed vigour and mpiration.
matching enjoy
wita with those whom you meet. Your home lite should be a jolly and contented one, fon, for you like to make your own
and mutally you will fork that it is easy to influence people to go along with you
You are high-spirited and high
tempered as well. Learn to control your temper if you are b. contro! others as you might wish. You must Beat learn to inaster yourself if you are to become a tnader of others, ideologically or in fact.
Since you seem to invile the con- fidences of others, you are always RIVIDE help to now who haye problems they find difleuit to solve Themzelves, huit age that your time is not so much taken up that you do not have ilme enough to solve Your own problemu.
house the contre of your community.
Car-
Among thone born on this date were: Florenz Ziegfeld, producer; Johann Sebastian Bach, composer; Jean Paul Richter, humorat: dinni Mockerky, churchman. George Ward, theologian; Henry Savage, Theatrical iranager: and Jomph Pulitzer, litor and publisher.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1937.
JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Duplicate Game Differs In Play
By OSWALD JACOBY
V rubber bridge the defence
concentrates on setting the contract and declarer on mak- ing it. The came applies in duplicate but to a lesser extent.
In this same an overtrick picked up or saved may furs out to be just as important as the contract trick. Today's hand illustrates this principle,
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West opened the five apades and East'e queen fell to declarer's king. The ten of dia- monds was Jed to dumany's queen omat a heart played from dummy,
East went right up with the ace and led the six
'of spades. Southy played the nine and West won with the ten,
West went into conference with himself, Declarer had to have the spades stopped. 11 Eart had started with four spades he
NORTH (D) 21,
47
004
KQ9842
4K 104
EAST 4003
▼AJ 10 ⚫73 420863
WEST
A 10852
9732
+24 4J2
SOUTH AKJ94
KQ8
A 100
4A75
East South
Went
Pass Paza 1 N.T. 3 N.T.
Pass Poss Opening lead—ch 5
Paga Pass
Neither side vulnerable North
would have returned his original fourth best and the six spot could not have been such a card. South also needed 16 poinla for his opening no-trump.
To find what the stars dave in ¿ture for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the coeren. It was possible to give South ponding paragraph. Let your birth-the king-fack of spades, king day star be your daily guide,
-queen-jack of hearts, oco of dia
·monds and queen of clubs for a 16-point total. This would place the ace of clubs in the East band ant allow a club shift to do
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
20
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. This is not the day to make changes. Trend water and keep your head up. Things become much better later.
TAURUS (Apr. 23-May 21- Shifting conditions make it highly important that you are adaptatile, Aat competent advics it necessary.
GEMINI
(May
22-June 21-
Keep a yusitive attitude, for today
you will and come things on the plus side but others at the minus side.
CANCER (June 22-July 23) Don't let your imagination run away with things.
you stay bractical. Ono foot on the Kround
in important That feat the contract two duck
In rubber bridge a club shirt LEO (July 24-Aug.
the correct Don't mix business and pleɔrure to- day. In fact, be sure that you keeplay but this was duplicate. De- emotions well under control or else clarer would almost surely take
VINNO (Ang. 24.sept.
23)- would have been
remulta,
if disappointed in today's you can better prospecia by testing for factual evidence before on anɔthing.
LIBRA
actit
the rest of the tricks if a club were led and he held the ace. West also noted that the odds were tremendously in favour of South holding the club acc. (Sept. 24-Oct 23)- Hence he cashed his ace
en-spades and held the hand to four.
CROSSWORD courage you to make an effort to
1
B
Астра
1. They are on top of their job. 7., you add haste, you really are
inburry. (4)
9. Good swimmer-prit five-niziha
́s rotter. (5)
12. (Are those" warning signaa
mounted on the
animal (3-5)
northern
15. It may help you to provide a
bold front (3)
14. Mix up the ton. (8)
16. Time moans (aneg.). (U)
17. A river of South America, 17)
19. Port here displaced. (8)
23. The publisher is named in this, (7) 23. Rested inside. (8)
Down
1. You can alwogs bore neighbour
Some speelul inducement ingy
get something you want very much.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Your judgment in solving some mator cumplication will define the | degree of intevens at this time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)—- Use your brains mid test ail potential opportunity for its prec- tical benent before accepting 15.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- Be mure to do your duty and be conscientious in carrying out all important detail work."
(Jan. 21-Feb.
19)...
AQUARIUS Don't let your impulses guide your setions today. You will Fain better results if you are a little 'cautious.
PISCES
(Feb. 20-star. 203- be high-prescured into Refuse to doing something against your botter judgment. You'll be sorry LE you
aru.
♥CARD Sense♣♦
of
Q-The bidding has been: West North
Bouth JA Double Redouble ↑
You; South, hold:
4654 W3865 #1032 4084
What do you do?
A-Paas. Let your partner find the best way ont of the trouble you probably are in.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding in the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:
4054 VA102 ◆KÝT SQ873
What do you do?
Answer TomOTTOFF
BY. THE. WAY
WHAT
by Beachcomber
WOMANSENSE
A collection of styles from the Christian Dior mid-season collection was or show ›recently In London.
Left: "Ossino"--a black-and-white window pane check organza drem and waist-length
·Jacket with wide-collir."
**Right; "Avenue-Monialgn«^___ ́oream" milk outfit featuring a cutaway Jackvi sad, an Loutsize black nieuw:hak
Highlight Of Dior Collection In London
High-necked dress worn with low-cut jacket
London.
with fluffy, chiffon
It is the newest trick in
Christian ganz
Dior's London show-
The "Ligne Libre" means free of fit. It is soft and flowing, but often gives the waist a miss-rather than the miss a waist.
A Sensible New Line In
Foundation Garments
London, colours in unde QUICK intake of through, poeticul
hot-woal
A breath, a pull on strong male hote
· are;
part of the
strings, perhaps a resigned now or nearly groan, and Grandmother: course,
hoavier was in her "stays," for good looks and intense dis- which price taj stac
today
comfort.
But now it's 1987-the freeze az obsolete an gryandamoti flowing, easy looks has given. Bo-called "bones” in 1957 are freedom of youth back to all made of spiralled wire, feather
women.
bone, plasile-covered light and
And not only on top. Under flexible steel, or plastic akne. death too.
At a huncheon
Savoy hotel the
And they ard inserted in such a
in London's way that the wearer will never
"ABC of Teel she's suffering!
Corestry" was presented fat
wook.
And it was a relief for many ·
BACKLESS !
most women to see that More newnity comes with the corsets this year are lighter, couturiers' love of deep backs cooler, easier to wear and slip and plunging necklines, the into.
Several brassieres shown in There was
a sensible now London recently AUTO line" in girdles and sports-wise cut and backlesq. pantie-bolis.
Through some trickery ap-
deep
engineering: genius
brassiere
designers
A GUARANTEE
have managed strapped of This could be called the "V" strapless (they're detachable) Hine- V in the frons and beck "bras" with no bad connecticas
of the waist, to guarantee that the wearer will not suddenly, have to squirm because her girdle has slowly but deter» mloedly rolled down over her waist.
until you reach the waist.
And the same can be found ip a corselet.
But the beauty of this free- dom' in looks and movement is in just as goodmen
And the same sensible V is that control found in pantie-girdles, This though not sa rigides It was time not only at the waist but in the old days,
at
up.
the light-filing legs. ·A
a few years ago.
you
And the fabrics theinstives
MATERNITY BELT
elight gradual V is cut into the Diaphram control, a epocial front of the leg, this time to problem for those women with mit à prominent rib cage, is main- or or underneath was trim, proper ensure the pantle will not ra, taized through modern corantets
and tailored.
London women were also se. and built-up belts. It's in the The elegant Dior wide loved to find that the many cutting and planning "of the ing unveiled summer mad- deception. The low cut collar was also brought out facturers are making more white fabrics. ness in his "Ligne Libre." dress jacket covers a high- again. Many of the dresses corsets and brassieres than the are light to wear...leno elastic, necked puritan dress but the have three-quarter length pink foundation garments of a and, of course, easy and quick unbecoming " roe and nylon satins, cottons, meshes... emphasis on feminine fes- full flowing tops with tures is made by sinuous broad collar --- sometimes suggestion rather than by lined in organza.
But-on or on the record, as to wash.
like that white girdle direct revelation.
But tho suita were a disposer a problem for manu-
many of thefacturera, : Dlor showed a navy silk appointment to
crowd on hand for the showing. The whiteness of the garment, Expectant mothers too ares. dress combination which The Ligne Libre" is too free of women complain, too easily dis gaining from London's 'cometry NEWEST TRICK
climaxed this style. The it to suit the normal wearer, appears, after a few washings advances. The "King" issued a new jacked had a soft collar they said. The tits give a and takes on an unattractive order of the day--the fichu slashed down to the waist. vague impression but too little grey look.
dress high-necked scooped out neckline filled The
THE PROBLEM HOBBLE SKIRT.
This is
Hot, I learned, be Regal crimson was featured cause detergents cannot be used again in several day and evening in washing elasticised materials, dressen. But tawny browns and and
soap-particularly in brilliant whites to set off the
cannot frdo the gssment of summer tan were the highlight countries auffering hard water help of obstetricians,
Another indication of a back- dirt.
roum
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
"definite information...
ward
trend-seen in
earlier
It is because FR Furnizous
ito
Controversial but increasing... "Wly, populae. "De Grantley Dick Read, the pioneer of "naturnä chldbirth," has always insisted on the advantages of the maters And the corset nity belt. manufacturers have come up with a belt designed with the
So living is edeler than it
And it will probably be · Easter still-on the cornet Radi
A plain rug or one with an un- for a day or two. Serve, drained obtrusive pattern helps make a and topped with finely chopped
seem larger, if the rug sweet onion and pimiento strips.show
shows in London and Paris white dye is used on founda the woman in the next few cover most of the floor, And, Garnish with salad greens,
Wis The hobble sidrt. Dior's in garments, After were pulled in lightly in back three or four washings the dye plead to make important points when draperies match the wall
those years,
Meanwhile, colour or are a little lighter
below the knees.
is totally, dissolved, leaving the clear as to the washing of your shade, the same larger look
Evening dresses were instep
material with results.
Gourmet touch....coop out
length
starter
natural, if andi
cocktail wanted, grey tone. they are
foundation garments. Here the centres of baked sweet pota dresses sometimes had a sash or
Some think a breath of galoty toes. Season well with butter of superimposed train touching the
and spring-reda, mauves, blues For the family's sour tooth.... margarine, salt and pepper. Add ground in back. * try pickled green bean salad, grated raw appie-j1⁄2 cup of The Dior coat was much the |—could solve this problem ind made by using the juice left apple to 4 sweet potatoes, Refil
and wide-collared please the lady. But the manu wane--full Simply the potato shells from a jar of picides
and place The dropped shoulder was still facturers assured us that women put cooked green beans into the under braller to brown. Serve the thing for the summer are at heart too conservative, · jar of plokle liquid and marinate hot.
United Press.
And too practical, Brighter
BOYS' AND
Chirpie Had Freedom
across the roof tops and
GIRLS' MAGAZINE
"Live Chirple,
In
:
a cage?" sald
"Yoo! It don't half as bad te -So He Didn't Mind Being Out in the Cold-
you think, You won't mind it. By MAX TRELL quite a lot of trouble keeping Perhaps it is a little small but
myself mug and warm."
'said Hanid.
Poor Litle. Fellow
Chirple thought for a moment Then he cocked his will probably be the Mayor of Uppanin, and the THE wind blew sharp and cold
"You poor little fellow. Can't or two.
head once more, the over the street. It made ears you think of something to keep "new angle" in Commander-in-Chief film publicity promises a good Venezuelan Army refused to tingle and noses red. It froze you warm during the winter!".
SOC. By the way, I hear that the lake and sent the dried Hanid said. a band leader has sacked his leaves scurrying. But, worst of I read that when the Dalci secretary because he refused to all, it made Chirple Sparrow as Lama was asked it he would send a signed photograph of his hungry as a wolf-which is a
strange thing for a bird to be. with like to see "War and Peace," employer to a girl's dog. word by careful he replied "No." I foresce such boasts as this: The aim which the Prime Minister of Albanla,
with details of your one. (
2. Measure the juice with talk
called o
1. He's perhaps a cold man-erendeat of fun.
in own airete. (0)
4. The horoaster, in a way. (4)
5. been known to blow
its top 7 (3)
8. The remainder, (4)
Bucit Fot Sinc
whose (31
10. They are watchsa
punters (8)
18. Street of TEUNTUNG
regret. (3) 26. A short URNUVECO street split CIOVDAN HAI by Prono SPIEVANJ gold. (4) 118. This comes UPDBANUD
to point QHAUTTENBY
(4)
20. Do
placas
FALNCUAR INSODI HAP
Futriday's 'untatem
TARGET
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How many ords of
four Letters
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the left? In
making puch
word
5-
esch of the.
MIRE:-postile
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to
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"there" must be at Liao-letter word in the
CHESS
by LEONARD, BARDEN
of
1
"Almost, just for a second,"
he chirped, "I was about to say,
"A feather bed-that's what Yes, But now I'm glad I didn't. you need!" Knarf exclaimed.
There's nothing warmer than a . feather bed,"
"Teather bed!' Chirple said. “But I have feathers all over.
bed"
Able To Fly
of
1200
Nothing to do with me
Chirple's Breakfast
"For what is the use me. I don't need a feather having wings, what is the
of being able to fly, if I'm in READ that if you want to Chirple flew to the window
Then all at once Hanid said: Bage? And what is the use of keep your legs as clean and sill and, lucky for him, there Chirple, you ought to live in food, drink and warmth if I smooth us a grape and who were the bread crumbs! He was our house, Yes, in a cage just can't go where I please and doem'17 Eh? Answer me that bually pecking away at them like Canary does. He stays sing where I like? Why I' all you have to do is to press when Kharf and Hanid, the nice and warm. He has plenty might just as well not be a bird four strands of cotton against shadow children with the
to eat and plenty to drink.” at all! your shine and then twirl turned-about · names, come to them swiftly," holding one end the window, of the threads in your teeth.
Among the new books
IRON DESTINY by Janej Fuffstage (Collick and Norzler: 18s. 6d.)
MISS
"Good morning, my; 'dear,” said Chirpio cheerfully.,
"Good morning, Chirple," sald Knarf and Hanid.
Thank you for the bread crumbs," said Chirple. as hungry as a wolf."
"Oh, you pooy thing,” ⠀ muld Hanld!
[ISS FAFTUAGE has never written more pungently. than in this alory of frustra- tion, horror, and mistry. The
**I'm not poor now and I'm scene in which the blackmailing grandfather la tortured by the not hungry, sald Chirpla, "I'm
beginning to feel fine,”
morning!!
boy of 10 who has murdered band leader is presented with s restraints, which in no way Wald Knarf. “But it's so cold,” A problem by C. W. Janob diminishes lis, realism. With (Problem, 1955).. White mat mastery of characterisation Mi "F'mm)... so it is, to be sure. to two
Faffungen nover. Blöckens the| But,” Chirple 'chirped/thenext Solution to yesterday's torso atmosphere of violence, momenttite, not nearly as Hatred, and lying. With admir cold as it was during the night, problem; de
ablo integrity, nieślays bare, the How the wind blew 2016 Tavan 2 QX8, Rixh minds of an almost sub-human blew into the chink of the roof wine the queen or mates,
group of social miadis,
where I'm lying dow1 Bad
Rupert and the Rock Pool-2
#The two pala and led through the Hatidreds of rock pools and, com Zouds to a smál room where thereu1⁄2 nevar, koeyes, what the tide may "sig","many," tanka: full of little leave in them,:"Will you "overchi: “coloured fiban,l? My, how they and try to bring mis homil, shoes shine !!! crise Report.” Yes, they tiny caro | Baby Pr) Rocks (2017 kod my hobby to collect them from all par,home after the squire has moeti over the world. Now in the place them off and wavedla tebescY
Use lukewarm water, Use good pure #oop-flake (no detergerda),
Rinze gently in suda,
Use a email nailbrush to re- mope actuat dirt and stalna,
Rines in clear waiter two or three times.
Roll in a towel to remove excess moisture,
...
Lay over a towel, online or rall to dry.
Jill Carey
A Word Of Warning
M
-----from famous decorator
[ICHAEL INCHIBALD is an Interior decorator with a word of warning to my about interior decorators:--
where, are too many bright boys and arty, women in the business these days who have terrido
crazes for black and.
furniture - oc white or marble vilded cornices. They?
Chirple thanked the Shadows enjoy prettying up a room.
"A decorator Mañould have ra for the bread crumbs,
really good knowledge architecture and the structure cold and hungry, but he's free!" don't know the bones of their "Chirple Sparrow may be of a house, These "kmatera
And off he, flew, chirping as | business--they
the little merrily as can be,
dressmakers of the " thadow-and frankly they aren't worth 135
Another Rupert Adventure
RUPERT
ALTE
good. interfer, decorator should be able to tackle any job 'of designing, however, much the cost. Whether the ellentTM has
£20 or £2,000 to spend.
"He should know where,
the most for the least, know ind tricks of the dealings wor
falce antique whe
know
Mr Inchbald Is the decorating mob- who must have.
the bes Ho
and the GIANT'S CASTLE notion
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