THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1959.

WOMANSENSE An English View

YOUR BIRTHDAY............By STELLA

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

ORN today, you have n.vital, a tle more diplomacy when

BORN

magnetic personality, are selling your point of How to ANNE SCOTT-JAMES from

clever and attractive,

hove others,

and great home. could.

good social presence and are a You have great personal cour-

Since age und time conversationalist.

are affectionate loving. You will and happiness in your own and an early bring you

you have splendid practical com- mon sense, you should also be able to make money. Whether or not you will manage to keep any of it is quite another question. Outgoing and overgenerous, you are usually the type to pick up

the tab, when with a group out on the town! Then there are other times when you will pinch penny. If you can learn to be a little more methodical in your business management and your method of saving, you will have fewer thancial crises.

marriage

TOKYO

AM sitting on the floor at a midget grent contentment. table with my 36-Inch logs sticking You have streaks of good and ill out in front of me and a morsel of raw fish fortune. The 15th day of each month is an important date and poised between my chopsticks. A girl in both January and March each flowered kimono le pouring me a thimble exciting of anke. Two Japanese gentlemen are

squatting either side of me, and we are. Among these · born 'on' this watching "I Love Lucy" on a television set

Ran-without legs. date are fames Garfield

year should tarios events.

dall, historian: Emest Heinrich Kipling was wrong about East and Weber, physiologist; Jack Demp-West. They have met and married in sey, champion boxer: Stuyvesa Japan. Fish, Rangier; Henry Ward Breelar, refirmer and

clergy-

I came to Tokyo because I think the Orient is becoming a huge new influence To find what the stars have on your life and mine, in store for you tomorrow, select

You have an obstinate streak In your nature. You want what

you mih. exactly when you want, Wool it. You can fly into quite an unpleasant temper, too. you don't get it. Hut you ate sincere in your convictions and many times you are quite right, You would be wise to cultivate

Let

The open plan house. All those indoor your birthday star and read the plants. Fow furniture. Doe eyes. Garden corresponding paragraph.

tight trousers. your birthday star be your daily rooms. Silk shirts over guide.

JUNE 25

CAPRICORN

** | Flower-arranging clubs./Fried rice. The new soft prints. The new wide sashes. Where do they spring from? From China (Dee. 23-Jan, Jane Japan. 20)-Fortune smiles if you build Every big designer who has come here to, regular routine,

tand they're pouring over) has swooned at tempt any experimentation.

AQUARIUS (Jan, 21-Feb. 19) the beauty of Japan, and gone bome to

business outlook is ex-use it in his own Western way. elting, but be positive that lacts I wanted to see what we're in for, are basically sound-e

-- The

Don't ul-

THURSDAY,

CANCER (June 22-July 23)- Events 'sotne distance away my call for your attention. Be pre- pared to get decisively on per- sonal affairs,

LEO (July 24-AUZ. 23) Co-operative business matters, with finances involving others,

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- may need careful handling new.

VIRGO (Avr. 24-Sept, 23)- Should be your best day of the Protect

Jus personal

month malters

aet decisively. work and do everything you can make sure of your position. to promote Joh barmony.

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)— LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)- Contrasting elements, both quot Have confidence ILL yourself and bad, appear, so make sure despite an undercurrent of un- of all facts before certainty. Attend closely to anything.

at

I'M

starting with u warning light. Lady, don't fall too fast for the Japanese way of TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- life. We don't want SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Take a enteulated risk and you

duty.

acting

הנו

A Ony day for all regular my win an important advant-Consignment

routine.

You can accomplish a nge. lut, but avoid risk-taking.

leap, however.

of

The Japanese dress that's all over Britain now.

Alri preferred-and thereafter treats her like dirt.

Ste walls on him like a maid,

stens to him deferentially, walks behind him in the street. And she has to put up with the competition of the geisha house, which Japanevo gentle. men repair after the office. (Geisha evenings are usually

Japanese gentleman can behave like a plg for a generation yet,, But we don't want his lordly behaviour Imported here.

Of Japan

the tiger lilies grow wild. And placed for contemplation of the

modern view.

I've dren brilliant versions by American architeels. The "tempura" food, Yout Outside, the Japanese house is sit at a tow bar while delicious Just "a matchbox, & wooden norsels of prawna, fish, beans. frame filled in with solla or egg pinut, and no are dipped silding panels.

in batter and deep-fried rights teenage party?) front of you. (Iden, here, for a

But inside, even a cottage is charming-simplic, light, alry. Immaculately clean.

It is made of natural materials -wood, grase, mud, bamboo, rice-paper, in soft colours.

The indoor flowers. My own foved squashy bunches of cub future plan is to stick to my be

bage roses in the summer, when Bewers are cheap, and to try the formal Japanese vases-perhaps Ave blooms arranged "piri- feally"-in the winter, when flowers are dear.

It is sectioned off by silding walls. It has no chairs, a little low furniture, a few cherished objects of beauty. It opens with silding paper windows on to a Talk about attention to detali small, exquisite garden-house ...Bower arranging and garden melt into one.

here can inst 10 years,

Of course, a pure Japanese house in England would be a jake. Who wants to sleep on the Лоот?

*

courses

HER Imperial High-

But Western architects trans- late this way; sliding walls of

ness Princess Suga, wood, not paper, wove Bruss daughter of the Em- wallpaper on the walls, abro glass instead rice-paper,

of

124th peror Hirohito,

yton maiting, comfortable low emperor of his dynasty,

furniture, chrysaline lamps.

Other important ideas....

was kind enough to give me an unprecedented in- terview.

Margaret of Japan.

Princess Suga Is the Princess

• The delicate serving and packaging of everything you see. Every tiny course at dinner is Such as a baby trout A poem served on a handwoven baskot of edible seaweed, garnished

Gay, pretty, 20, tond of done- with one red, one green sulke of g, jaz records and musicals, vegetable

good skier and tennis player, placed at artisc angles.

she seems natural leader of the young, Americanised Japan. Every parcel is a work of art. I bought a box of sweets for Americanised

But I don't believe the young. Japan really some children. They were in exists. The American veneer is the shapes of white fish, green only chewing-gum deep, Princess orronged with pieces of fresh emperor's daughter willow in a woven box,

attention to beauty,

hus just announced her find throughout engagement to a son of one of Japan, is an inspiration and a

the oldest familles in Japan, and I asked her about her present life and her marriage plans. Here's her life now:-

FROM the warning to leaves, and blue ripples of water Buza is as Oriental as the first

the news

The

charged up to expense accounts). big story here is the

This Look carefully before you Japanese gentlemen

He never takes his wife out houses. East and West which you GEMINI (May 22-June 21)-coming in with the lilies

with him, they never go to SAGITTARIUS (Nov, 28-Dre. Thus can be a

day and the screens. very busy 22)-Balance <if the math and you may need to playi offers exceptional opportunities, everything carefully to get it all Even to yoinen becustomed to but be sure of all the facts, alone.

the rigours of English marriage, the Japanese husband seems the worst in the world.

JACOBY

on BRIDGE

IT usually pays to compete in bridge and the so-called light third hand opening is one of the more popular means of competition; but it should not be used with a balanced hand with honours in all sults.

South had just such a hand and should have passed. If by had West would have opened the bidding und East and West might have stopped at one 110- trump or two spades Ita whle; case they would have shown # small proft or they might have bid themselves a trifle

higher

open

and shown a loss.

However. South this! tyith one diamond in third seat and after West doubled North decided to compete with a jump to three. This gave East quite

VACARD Serisek♦

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1 A

4.

East South West Рака 20

Pasa

Pass

You, South, bold: AA? UK54 #AQ987

WEST

Kat VAQT

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SOUTH

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KJ 10 B

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No one vulnerable

North East

Bouth West

Pass Puss 1+ Double 3. Double Pass Pass Pass

Opening lead-♦ 2

problem but hu sulved nicely by doubling.

KO

South was very lucky in the play of the hand. He found the are nud queen of hearts in front of dummy's king and jack J54, only had to lose one heart trick

le found the queen of clubs in) the East hond but still had to lase two club tricks. He could do nothing about the ace and ! of spades and ice of trumps wound up losing 300 points whereas silence could not have cost him more than a part might well have score and brought him a profit.

What do you do? AA Blart a clearly in the offing and you should bid four no-trump to ask for aces.

TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner bids five dia- moads to thaw one ace. What do you do now?

Answer Tomorrow

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

© THE SI İMKA Harakan, but

"I want to see how loud it'll ring. The kids are some- times a block away when dinner'e ready!"*

For no reason clear to the Western eye,

a party, and he never buys her are pooling to give us y a present, If he is the sidest the best modern homes. The gardens--lhese are most. son, his wife will have to live I've seen the world over. by tiny, a lesson for the subur with her mother-in-law, who is usually a dreaded old balticaxe

ban gardener, who bullies, the bride.

However, it is silly to judge Eastern relationships by Western standards, and I think Japanese women are fairly content.

Even a pocket handkerchief of

250.

Slic

centuries

I'd like every local bulider

"I love sports end dancing." and edanell architect and ground is a landscape, achieved she lold me "specially the berouch surveyor to come and by pools, stepping stones, plants, tonge. I dance with my

arranged the Japanese

fake a look at the Japanese and shrubs

with brother, the Crown Prince. gentleman considers Mimself the

house.

great attention to form, and We buth collect records, Lord of Creation.

I've seen traditional homes all brought right up to the windows and awup with each other. over Japan, from a converted of the house,

have Q craze for Howallan palace in old Kyoto to a farm-

The larger gardens are master- music."" house in the mountains, where pieces, with seats and pavlilons -{London Express BeroterĮ the lanes drip with jasmine and

He finds a wife through'n

I don't believe these fluttery, matchmaker docile character, giggly little creatures are walt early riser, good dowry, country Ing to burst the bonds. The

CHILDREN'S CORNER

A Stranger In The Night

-A Butterfly Spends The Night In The Playroom

By MAX TRELL

EVERYONE in the house had

"Only Moths fly at hight, dear," said Hanid. "Didn't you

know that?"

The Butterfly explained that it had lost its way.

#ono bed, Knarf und fonid and Mr Punch and his wife Judy were making them- selves comfortable in the corner "I meant to get home before dark, it said. "I live at the bot-

cl the playroom, for Mr Punch tam of a gooseberry bush at the was just about to tell them all end of the garden. But it got

story.

All at once they saw some

come fluttering in through the open window,

thing

Shaking With Cold Although it was a warm night, the stranger stood shivering and shaking with cold. It had long white wings.

so dark that I couldn't even and the garden, let alone the goose- berry bush.”

Mir Kourf and Hanld and Punch and Mrs. Judy all toki the Butterfly that it was welcome to spend the night with them.

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Mrs. Judy took a shaw) and ran to the shivering Butterfly.

Would Be Lovely

It gave one long yawn and fell fast asleep with its wings It was a Butlery,

"Oh, that would be lovely!" drooping down like long veils. Kuart and Hauid went over said the Butterfly. "Will the "Good night," whispered to it at once.

people who live in this house Hand and Mrs Judy, mind?

Mre Judy quickly grabbed a shawi and ran over and placed it around the attivering Butter- fly.

"I'm c-cold, so very c-c-cold," the Butterfly chattered.

Warm Spot

"Came over here!" Mr Punch invited it cheerfully. "This is a nice warm spot."

Thank you," said the Butler- By, as it came over to Mr. Punch and pressed itself close to his knees.

"Sleep Ught," said Knarf.

"I won't make a sound," I "Well see you in the won't disturb anyone. I'll just morning," added Mr Punch. sleep and sleep until the morning comes and then I ay away."

But they didn't see the But- terfly in the morning. Or rather Hanid made a bed for the they didn't see it behind the Butterfly behind this dampos drapes between the window and that hung between the side of the bookcase. the window and the end of the buokcase, It was dark and enug and warm in there.

She opened the window a litte

They Whispered Hanki and Mrs Judy shut the

"It's much better than the windows. Kart ran off to see gooseberry bush," the Butterdy if he could find some warm milk. said. "Oh dear, I'm so, s-0-0,

Will anyone mind if I stay uh-oh, slececepyl" here for a little while-just long enough to get warm?" the But- terlly asked,

"Stay

Won't Mind

hero, as long as you like," Hanid said to her. "No one will mind at all."

Oh, this is so very nice," the

Bulterfly said,

"You have no coat on," said Mr Punch.

"Yes," said Kharf. "How do you expect to keep warm with-

out a coat?"

"You ought to have

sweater," said Hanid,

a

"You can keep this shaw}," sala Mra Judy. You can keep

it wrapped around you.**

Only Moths

"Now what I think," said Mr Punch, " that Butterflies shouldn't go flying around at bight."

in

But there, out in the garden, the beautiful sunshine a white Butterfly with long veil- Bke wings was Buttering from Bower to lower. It didn't took" the least bit cold and it seemed, as it fluttered past the window, to be waving to them.

"Good morning," 11 appeared to say. "Thank you for a good night's rest!"

Rupert and the Truant-41

Rupert, lees no time, in telling: trying to follow what it says but

the angry little portman that be li won't go to Rosalie **** 5h ?

What ? "ictims the little postman. *** You've found the label? Why,

that, solves averything.

Wait mlauts." And he dashes away daws - the · hill tweede the toy

had nothing to do with the doll's cacapado. "It was standing in the toyshop when tien mw it," he declares. Then I found it ́out here and "this is the label is

should be wearing, Wa'ya been, planet "ALL MIGHTS,ARSFAYER 20

I

Reflecting

The Sari

Mrs Mavis Bartlett appears in a white and gold sari gown

Harilela in aid of made and given by

YWCA charities, at the

International Show on Thursday

afternoon.

The show which combines dresses for air travel and the London season will be held in the Paramount Ballroom, Windsor House at 3.30 and 5.30

p.nl.

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