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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1959.
WOMANSENSE
WOMAN'S WORLD
ON SEWING MACHINES
One more news letter is now in circulation in Hong- kong." A` bulletin, exaen- lally for women and issued by the local agents of a big sewing machine company Is finding its way into various Hongkong households.
In its first issue this month it
promises to solve sewing pro
jems, offers the
latest fashion
flus with one basic design for dress-cutting.
It has also, initiated "Swap Colurian" to help readers who wish to dispose of old machines | or who wish to acquire one at: a price to fit their budget,
YOUR BIRTHDAY
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23'
ROHN today, you are a determined
individual and intend to get your own way at all times, You can, In- Jeed. We stubborn about it. Yet, free you have gest corn 0213 native wit. you usually are able to persuade prople to do your belting in such a pleasant manner that they actually enjoy doing 11 You make A fine host of hostens.
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rou talent
Doct
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The Mars have given
music, ersture decorative arts. You must develop these gifts from earllest youth f you are to intike roe them f career. You men have an interest in local politics
and could pulitically important on the national
The Men Are Selling
TF there is anything. I like I then tannation and it didn't take long for the news to reach me that a Rensation was pending in Paris.
Robert Car at Bruyere had necording to reports-replaced all his saleswomen with men, A thing never heard of in Paris before.
By VERONICA PAPWORTH
Podolsky-and comediens."
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I'm still not clear about the comedy touch,
At the far end of the room a handsome French matron, re- "In his view," said one of my splendent in sapphire crepe.. favourite Parisiennes These with a sunburst effect in bugle gentlemen will be very much beads ncross the bosom, survey more sympathetic, It is an eil the scene with n certalu últ experiment-n novelty,"
of. detachrmont,
I seems that the buzz about the experiment got around.
Half Paris stormed the salon to view the novelties.
Charm
Arriving early I was ushered lo a ringside seat by eft, 2ins. By STELLA of charm in a pearl-grey dinner jacket with oyster salin facings, A salesman in electric blue pressed couple of printed pages into my hand from which I learned that his colleagues fucluded a Russian Prince-Jgor
level if you look matters seriously ecough. As a rule, you have good Judgani, can foretell the temper of your times and oct accordingly.
Although you probably will make money during your rezsiderable Itfetime, you will need to curb your lavish taster, since you are apt to spend everything atinest an soon o
you make It Lears put aside you that bit for the rainy day." have a backlog of savings, you ohver need to worry.
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Swiftly the stream of would- be spectators swelled to a flood
lint engulfed the salesmen."
Bents were snatched and elbows were used with good effect-tempers were touched cil, and there wasn't room to swing a model girl in any of
the salons.
The last I saw of my pearl Krey friend he was holding one Kilt chalr aloft still mall smiling.
But what was one chat kinong ko many?
Chaos reigned and.It looked as if the show would never gel going.
Then up swept madam. In a matter of minutes order restored.
Was
Stools werd rushed through, late-comers sent out to sit.on the stairs. Then, to the accom- paniment of something render edu blank verse and recorded by Louise de Vilmorin - the show began.
I chalked up a small triumph for milliant womanhood.
Awkward
EST absolument impos-
alble"favourlle cry af, the French, who I sometimes think are awkward merely for the pleasure of being awkward can be interpreted in many ways. I know a man who wanted a ticket for a Very Important dress show. There wasn't a seat
in
the house Absolument possible."
He got it.
Health Problems Still To Conquer
E have made pheno-
Wmenal gains over
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M.D.
various diseases during the
countries may be of tremendous past 10 years or so,
Yet it help.
Wed someone bom under Exprt roth, Gemini or Scorpio and you will find that your inste will give is what lies ahead that becoise
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George Cardenas of New York played low from du:#y. Maybe West way leading from ล combination that included the ten spot in which case the
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lead would have given him the hand but no such pleasant thing happened,
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Nevertheless, George did bringi home the bacon. He won trick, led & club to dumniy’a see, ruffed a club, led .low heart and promptly finessed dummy's eight spot.
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If this Anerse had lost George would be down two but worked: Now George ruled another club, got back to dummy with the, king of hearts and ruffed a fourth club..
This established dummy's last club as a trick. George drew the lost trump and still had the king of spades as an entry to dummy for that good club.
♥*CARD Senseķ♦
South
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The bidding has been:
West North East Paks 20 Para
You, South, hold: MATE MAQBOR 485 4AJE
What do you do?
A---Bid three hearts. You have 15 high card points, a good suit and three sons. An ultempt to get to game is clearly indicated.
-- TODAY'S QUESTION. Again your partner has raised your cne-haari bid to two. This time you hold:
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What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
the unions. Strieties, when your temperament gets mightly out of control, you need a steadying fluence.
counts most.
As the new year gets under- way, let's take a peek Into the Among those born on this date future and see what confronts
are! George
Handel, us, Frederick composer: Margaret Deland, authori William, Jay Gaynor, politician and Maror at New York City; Samuel Penys diarist; W. E. B. Da Ho iistorian.
Soma Decline
While many disences will continue to decline as time pro- To find what the alat trove In
grushes, others will not, Heart store for you tomorrow, select year birtigkdy ktor pod read the curren
disease and cancer; for exam- sanding paragraph, Let your birth-ple, are on the increase. In the stay niat be your dally guide.
United States, and other highly
countries, they al ready are the largest causes of
Degenerative diseases of the heart and arteries also are on the increase.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 developed
PISCEA (Feb. 20-far. Say-deaths. You may
take a calculated risk today to win a significant success bearing upon your fature,
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr, 20)—Thera
nee promising gains today is you combine hudines, and social plea- aures to good advantage,
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 211-One of your very best days this month. NOTA Les ba on your ty tuck
Falc
GEMINI (May 22-June 21)—Make this day rout and coller, as the days, when as of the past in nclivity has been great.
CANCER (June
23-July 233- pets are excellent in va deals involving remi estate. You may also get a job you have been woading
་་་ July :4-འuཥ. 23)-Con. woldfate, your Kaths of the past fork
days. You can realise a neat profit
If you d
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept 23)--Be
For example, in one hospital, the average stay, of patients be
10 years no fore discharge was one year. Today it is touc months. In 1948 this hospital had 350 beds and admitted 100 new patients a year. Now it lias only 270 beda but gives rare to 600 new patients per year.
Another problem which has to be solved is the alarning toll of deaths from neeldents. In the United States und other North American countries, and in parts of Europe, accidents account for nearly one-half of all deaths among boys between the ages of 5 and 0. -
Traffic accidents claim the most victims, followed by falls, drownings, tire, explosions and potroning.
Now, I Of course we will have new disenses, too,
a
Just recently I told you about NEW disease of the lungs which eventually might become quite a problem. Other diseases,
With all strlines, fogbound „I wanted a sleeper on the over- night train home.
You've guessed the answer ---
"Abrolument impossible.”
who.
But I found a man
thought he knew
maja.
and I got li.
1.
है Let's Eat
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IDA BAILEY ALLEN
BETTER BUTTER
How it's done r THOSE tantalising Chives Butter: 1 tbsp, minced
WBS
a
touches of flavour chives, tsp. lemon juice and 1/2 tbsp. water. For steak, althat, transform
plain Travelling back it
poultry, or liver. Frenchwoman with 14 pieces of sandwich, steak, chicken, Cress Butler: 4 c. műneed luggage and every one of them shrimp or fish into an extra cress, thep. lemon juice, Ya must she said metbe accom- ordinary dish are not as tsp. Worcestershire sauce and modated in her steeper,
difficult as people think," 41bsp. water. For fish, egg The weight allowed was observed the Chef.
cousted out to her in kilos...
"Very een the exquisite out of the question to take so much-ngainst all regulationssubtle taste can be traced to the "Absolument impossible."
[right use of an appropriate sco- soned butter. Do most home- The last I saw of her she was maktere understand how to pre- sitting on her bunk surrounded pare and use those by those 11 pieces.
Madame?"
The aprvers?
The young man used cham- pagne and the influence of the leading model giri,
I used money.
butters,
USE IT OCCASIONALLY
sandwiches
or vegetables. Horseradish Butter: 2 thap. drained prepared horseradish and a tsp. sugar. For smoked meals, shellfish or boota,
Pimiento Bulter: I finc- minced canned pimiento and i tsp. wine, vinegar. For corn, clams or oysters.
Olive Buller: 2 tbsp. minced stuffed olives or olive pieces, 1⁄2
"Very few, Chef," I replied. tsp. lemon juice or wine vine. "Most of them know about. For veni, fish or in sand-
wiches. Maitre D' butter and use it only occasionally."
"Then I suggest that today name in the fashion world. Car-we describe the preparation of with lamb or veal.
The Frenchwoman used tears.
If there is to be a new blɛ
din is the candidate for me.
2
Pickle Relish Butter: 2 tbsp. not well-drained,
100 sweet pickle relish. For sandwiches, some of these butters and their
Buiter: Chutney For all of us it looks like use. J
tbsp. drained, fine-minced chutney. being a splendid season, full of
"The
flavoured butters of For poultry, or to stir into rice. pretty clothes, and nover, the France are usually made with feeling that there's absolutely unsalted butter. In the States Juice and 1 tbsp. curry powder. Curry Butler: 1⁄2 tsp. lemon nothing to suit us.
gives almost Use in making minced shellish,
whipped butter
This summer's clothes are the same effect and I under chileken sandwiches or canapes. fresh enough to be exciting and stand it has less, entories, Oul, very much less likely to "date" Madame?" than anything we have seen for a long long time.
Keeping a secret
I
WAS
my arm.
"Oul, Monsieur. Whipped third less butler contains a calories than either salted от unsalted butter."
TOMORROW'S DINNER
Sardine Jet Saladettes.
Minute Beefsteak
Chives Butter
French Fries
Carrots and Celery
Baked Bananas with Coconut
Coffee
ELEGANT TOUCH leaving a late-night "It is a good plan to keep show when I rélt a band on two or three varieties made up in the refrigerator, ready to Half-turning, I noted a blue-give a touch elegante when re- rinsed euri and a shocking-pink quired," the Chef continued, (the hyphen is important) hat, "As a large quantity is seldom needed at one time, I suggest from one-quarter maiting have some important Informa-pound units or sticks of buller, acasoned with lemon juice. tton."
"Verre - unico
Papworth?
about which we know nothing now, are bound to come along.
Howeyer, as h past, medi- At the bottom of the stairs Let this, stand at room tempera- then work cal science will come up with she slipped through a glass door ture until softened,
followed her into the in the
following seasonings, something to
combat them, and
pack into tile jars, cover and Who knows-perhaps the next durkness,
"Listen," she whispered refrigerate." will be the years few years
for
AL you alone. during which we will begin to this i
Balenciaga
next Monday the skirt will be longer."
conquer enNEST,
A brief handshake and she slipped back again through the
The fact that people are "CRYSTAL CLEAR" By NORMAN HARTNELL lass door leaving me alone in
ing longer these days, of course, enters into the pleture. So do our advanced diagnostic tech- ulques which Enve decreased the number of deaths formerly blamed' on "senility" or "un- known causes."
Mental Health
Mental health is a big prob- fem and probably will get even bigger.
Between 40 and 50 per cent of all hospital beds in North America and Europe are now
occupied by mental patients. Thousands more would benefit
daring to virur approacti in a buki from hospitalisation, hut there
Bess investment and you will come unt well ahead of the game.
1.RA (Sept. 24-tet. 23)~~~~ hair, travel and business prospeels for Lest resulle just now."
KCORDIO (Det. 24-Nov. 22) Achievement is yours
Po net
wisely on a matter involving your nature security.
Just isn't room for them.
New techniques in treatment now being applied in several
BEAUTY HINTS
Always put on rouge in a HAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-17c, 221-good light and be sure to study Ing-scale advantages show up in the picture today. Make the most
Anished application
of the
"CAPRICORN (leg. 23-Jan, 201- Good fortune besiniling on you now. Forward your interests with prompt Betion.
AQUARIUS Dan. 31 Feb. 10)= Don't delay any Honger. Act something "of great importance your fulûre welture.
SIDE GLANCES
2-3
Eyeshadow
both
should be kept LC away from the nose to
rive the eyes a wide-apaff 160k,"
be smoothed only and should half-way up the eyelids.
By Galbraith
BON VOYAG
"My daughter in getting married and I, think a few potted plants will help har develop a aense of responsibility!"
-- 'It is' a white moire full-length evening dress ** covered" by; a square-shaped double-breasted cape.
embroidered with crystals. The dress has a square neck and a tight fitting bodice also embroidered with "crystals."""""The" 'moire is by Hurel of Paris.
the E. Phillips Oppenheim set- Unt of a dimly moonlit court- yard,
Swiftly wrote the news on a slip of paper and
thelood It Into the deep V of my bosom.
I flatter myself know what
to do with Secret Information,
SEASONED BUTTERS Lemon Butter: 1 tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. crushed grated lernon rind. For fish, sea food, lamb or in making fish sand-
wiches,
Mustard Butter: 1 tbsp. table mustard, any kind, American, For ham, Dijon or Bahamian. beet or veal
Tabasco Butter: Add 1/3 tsp. meat, fish Tabasco sauce. For
or vegetables,
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Muk All measurements aro lavet recipes proportioned to serva a in
Baked Bananas With Coco- nut: Peel medium-sized, not quite ripe banana for each per- All son to be served. Brush
with melted over
butter,
Roll in canned, flaked coco- nut. Place
อ buttered baking dish.
Bake 15 min, în a moderate oven. 350°F, or until the coco- nut browns and the banahas are soft.
Serve warm, plain, or with hot lemon sauce.
TRICK OF THE CHEF To 1 (3 oz) can sardina Allots, dleed, add half the quen- tity of minced green peppers, bsp. of grated applo and thú juice of lemon.
Serve in fettuce nesis, with a "" stice of red-skinned apple the garlsh,
CHILDREN'S CORNER
A Most Unusual Sail
-Baron Munch Telis Knarf His Strange-Adventure
"BARO
By MAX TRELL PARON Munch," said Knarf the Shadow Boy, "did you. ever go for a sall under the оссал?"
Was
ni City bottle. For I curious to see how i fell to be in a room made of glass."
*Dld you like 17" asked Knarf.
"No," said Baron Munch. Baron Munch was sitting The glass sides were so clear under his apple tree in the gar that I kept bumping my head den. quietly making a deer's every time I turned around. shaedal of modelling slave bes--had just started to climb
looked across at Knar.
"Did you say, my boy, have I ever salled under the ocean? Do you mean in a submarins
"Yes," sald, Knarf. Baron Munch shook his head. He continued working with his modelling clay as he spoke.
"I never had the good fortune to go sailing under the ocean in a submarine. However, I must tell you that I once went sailing under the ocean in a bottle."
Room Of Gloss
"In a bottle!" Knarf shouted In astonishment.
out uguin when a strange thing happened. Someone came into the cabin. Seeing an empty bottler He it was alles pleked up the bottle and threw It overboard.”
A sea borsa swam up and looked at him,
"With you, in it!" cried Knarf, "It was too late to call for through the Seven Seng in help!" said Baron Munch. "The my own private bottle next moment I found myself in-submarine. 1 saw many stranga side the bottle starting to sink sights. I saw whales and par to the bottom of the ocean. As poises, I saw dolphins and tor- Juck would have it, I quicídy ioises. I saw lobsters and craba corked up the opening of the and sailfish. bottle,
"One day a sen horse swam up "So there I was in a bottle to my window and looked at me. "It happened many years half-lied with water and half. On another day, a dying fab sat ngo," said Baron Munch. "I was filled with air, sailing under the on top of the bottle as we floated quite small. I don't think I was ocean. It was something Uke along.". much larger than a clothes-ping being in a submarine, I made I remember going along with my myself as comfortable as I could, father and mother one day on as I pressed my face against the board a very large ship. We were side of the bottle and looked out crossing the ocean,
"One
into the water,
morning, continued "For several wecks," sald Baron Munch, "I crawled inside Baron Munch, "I sailed all
Rupert and the Secret Boat-38
When Gregory, who is getting. “There's no harm in trying."-paya para parroki every minute, has, the older one." Boara,ollen hold ! buy introduced the young sea quite a lot." So the linde one ostpont bevaka. away." I say. squirma on board and wriggleca his Blues,” it calls, "That thing they tail down beside the bar by Rupert. call"a bost la carrying thom two "I'm not going to be left out, at-''
· high- and dry., D'you think, this,” aquawks, the parrot as it i soul" "bavu, a ride, în it, too?..." parchea aboard.
ALL B¿QUTS REJINYAD”
The Return Trip
land again?" asked Knart.
"Did you ever get back to dryj
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Baron Munch was startled Ton moment, Then he laughed,
"Here I am," said.
"But how did you get out of the bottle and get homo again?” asked Knart.
"Well," mild Baron Munch "ane doy na I was looking out of my bottle-submarine, 1 saw a net come down into the water. E managed to steer the bottle into the net. A few minutes later, I was hauled up,
"Imagine my joy to find my | self in the net of an old fisher- may. He quickly took me out of the bottle.and sent me home to my mother and father who were overjoyed to see me."
Harun Munch Anished talling his story. Knant looked at him,” Did this really happen?" ha asked:
But Baron Munch only'smiled and looked up into ħla appis tron to poo, if any of the apples were ripe,
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