THE CHINA MAILA FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1960.
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WOMANSENSE
I Predict...for 1960
If you must buy clothes
just now - here is how to play it safe IF you are shopping for clothes at the
end or very beginning of the year, you must be mad, moneyed or merely a woman. For, logically, you'll never get your
wear
out of them. Logically, they'll probably be dated by next year. Logically, by December you should have everything that even you, logically, need. I think logic's got the voice of a husband.
For this is the time of the year when there is a sudden illogical gap (an unexpected party, a cold snap, n delay at the cleaners) in even the best organised wardrobes. But there is no need to lose your head in filling it, When you are shopping at the tail end of one year, you have got to know the top trends in the next. I'm not sticking my neck out. I'm not making major predictions, but I know it's safe to say:-
ORIENTAL
look.
The Wong cheongsam fame. In printed ention will
of Suzle
a high mandarin collar,
Household Hints
Use elastic thread to sew bui- tons un children's clothing. The buttons will "give" and will stay on longer.
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Use an old nylon stocking for rtoring flower, bulbs Put the bulbs in the stocking, put a knot between
cach bulb to prevent rotting, and hang.
COTTON AND SILK ARE CHANGING PLACES. Cotton gets full dress treatment, is used for formal evening clothes. Silk has come down in price and is top fabric for the no-ecoson- drem, the virtwaister you can wear Bummer, or winter, prob- ably in a dark flower print or paisley pattern.
JEWELLERY IS GETTING MIGGER. Now more than ever you need a bold hand with glitter. Brooches arc saucer sized; necklaces - climb high ca chokers. Jet is back.
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LININGS HAVE A NEW IM- PORTANCE. About - Use - house slippers
Haed with rose printed cotton, fur linings are selling fast, not only in London. The ruber, everyday raincoat has a printed, quilted paisley lining.
WHITE IS SEEN IN UNEX- PECTED PLACEB. Nicest win- ler cant I've seen around is knobbly while and grey tweed collared in white fur. White is The best selling colour for sports sweaters, White bools as high * Russian's are selling to slosh through the snow.
FABRIC
Is NEWS FOR
by JILL BUTTERFIELD.
COTTON for evening, Lang. forinal evening dress br white cotton printed with large blue daisies, (Also yellow, orange, plak, all on white.)
WUFTE for costs. A white twood trench coat. flecked with grey has white fur collar, wide sleeves, # tle belt. (Does double duty na an evening coat.)
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN FRENCH has natural arched brows and a shadow of frosted eye colour-swept over the eyelid, deepening towards the lashes. iler sweep of lashes, frankly false, are cut lato the shape of a crescent. A lot of nonsense. You say.. Well, for the same sort of nonsense Inst more than of Britain spent year the women Woman
Good looks are pretty good busineES. £56,000,000.
THIS is the face of the 'sixties. Hair colour is pale for preference, the colour of China tea. Lip colour i pale for evening, often with a slight frosting of pearly, silver, Skin colour is pale but with alightly luminous look. In fact, as my favourite beautician says: "You be an invisible except for the eyea" Very visible girl in my pleturo
ALL IN A DOCTOR'S DAY by CEDRIC CARNE
INDIGESTION? IT MAY BE THAT
EXTRA GLASS OF WATER
TASTY TIPS
CURRY IN A HURRY beef, tablespoon of prepared mustard. 1 teaspoon of prepared Curried eggs and chips offer horseradish, 1⁄2 teaspoon of onion a ne texture and flavour con- salt and 1/3 cup of drained sweet Mix well. Press trast. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of curry pickle relish. powder, or more to taste, in into lightly greased 9 x 5 xa- Bake in 375- (cup of cold water. Add this to inch loaf pan.
favourite CITAT sauce degree oven 45 minutes, or until ƊILL PEARSON came out of the Turkish baths feeling a
Cool 3 minutes. Cut into new man, rested your
and pour
over hot firm. refreshed. But some time after he arrived home he had a headache.pe
Top 1-inch squares and serve with [hard-cooked eggs, halved.
Makes about 30 "You
shouldn't go to the Turkish baths," his wife said. "The last time you with 4 cup of crushed potato trektalt picks.
jchips. Serve with boiled rice appetisers. went you suffered from cramp pains afterwards"
and chutney.
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BAGS AND SHOES. Tapestry is still popular. Newer are the cut or printed velvets, pale-coloured shanlungs, nylon mesh. Grey is the coming accessory colour.
CHECKS ARE TOP. This year gingham was the rage of the Riviera, next year it will be
Bill sol back, annoyed. Didn't in. the tissues. Under average rat. Still, with our thirst sweeping Britain, for the man she realise he needed the relaxa conditions our tissues, in order, adequately quenched, one extra
facturers are using it for sumtion he got from having a to be replenished.
water, is well worth require six glass of {mer day and evening dresses Turkish bath? That he hadn't pints of water a day.
Laking, for if anything people sulla even lingerie. Woollen felt well last time was, he felt,
too te duid Picklemezt appetiser squares twned and jersey spring sulls are just a coincidence.
"I don't drink anything like tend to drink
to make for holiday that," El Pearson said.
rather than too much.
are easy also chrokod in colours
"Of course," I said, "some entertaining. original ginghams the baby
people suffer from an excessive pinks, clear blues, lilacs
thirst. It can be as significant grey.
a symptom as a cough."
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"Perhaps fi is a that water You drink whcu you come home," his wife argued.
"Well, I was thirsty," he
"Water never
THE ORIENTAL DRESS. It replied. will Boar, but I hope it's anyone any harm."
More reliable
APPETISING SQUARES,
JACC
TUE bidding of today's hand Is typical of what is likely to ake place in expert competitiori when everyone Is out to muce things as hard for his opponents as possibic.
When the smoke had cleared SAUCE FOR HAM
away West opened his single- ton heart John Hubbell of Sour cream-raisin rauce is a
Kansas City, one of the West's natural with ham, Pour hot greatest players won with his
queen and after mature de water over 1⁄2 cup of raisins and let stand 5 minutes. Drain wellberation chose to return his and combine raisins and 1 pint (singleton jack of trumpe. of day-soured cream, 11⁄2 (ca- 1 tablespoon af 2 cups of soft rye spoon of salt, bread crumbs with 1 og prepared horseradish and 2 teo- bidding that His partner was slightly beaten, and 1⁄2 cup of spoons of lemon Juice.. Makes 2
Add pound of ground cups.
Combine
"But most of the water we In the food did need is contained
It too much water is drunk, milk. we eat," 1 continued. "About worn around the house only. The But several days later, he two pints of liquid day-the pints and pints of it, the person Imbibing will become drunk. ica-pot, particularly in England, Yes, drunk on water, Every cheongsam and the kiopo make called on me:
"Doctor," he asked "can is the main source is all that is now and then people are ad- just the prettiest, easiest house-
cat amitted to hospital suffering from coals I've seen in years, but be-drinking a lot of water do any necessary providing we
normal diet."
water intoxication. ware of them for parties. People harm?" might think you think funcy-dress dress.
It's I told him that two-thirds of The best guide to the amount
a man's weight is due to water of water we require la our of salt to water in the body. By
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Knarf Has A Wish
He Wants To Meer Captain Küld-
By MAX TRELL
❝ WISH." Knurf, the Shadow
Boy
Knart What surprised Hanid wasn't the smile on Merlin's face, for that's
he usually had on his
I'm Pirate."
Caploin Kidder,
the
"Oh, you're Captain Kidder, are you?"Hanid laughed.
"You're not a Pirate at all.” Eald Knarf, "If you were you'd
and be on a ship"
Mr
Hardly had these words left what Knard's ips when Mr Merlin
tace, snapped his fingers. The next
with the Turned- About Name, was saying to his What surprised them were the instant, a ship came calling out
from behind the bookcase, sister Hanid, "that I could mert clothes he was wearing.
big bread-brimmed, room, 3
a Pirate, like Captain Kitci." He was wearing pantaloons called into
Iz
the the middle of
the Strangely enough,
seemed to have
TOOM
"Oh, that's Impossible?" said and Hanid. "Captain Kidd isn't floppy hat and tall boots that whole alive any more. Besides, I don't came well up past his knees, turned into an ocean. think there Firates."
AFT алу
more
guns, Around his bell he had knives and a sword,
"Recognise me this Mom-
"Still," Kaart sald, "I wish I could meet Captain Kidd."
Mr Merlin Arrives
At that moment, there was a .nole behind the bookcase, Out came Mr Merlin, the Magnifl- cent Magician. He had a broad smile on his face.
ing?" Mr Merlin asked.
On The Ship
Then Mr Merlin—or Cuptalis The Shadows found themselves Kidder, it you please-surpped
on the ship's deck.
Knart and Hauid said they his fingers again and Knarf and didn't.
Hand found themselves on the
ship. dock of the
They now noticed that the ship few a black pirale flag. am. All the sailors on board the ship wore baggy pants and high
He's Captain Kidder "In that case," said Mr Mer- Hin. " tell you who I
Rupert and the Snowball-11
The sudden arrival of the huge could have made such a large snow- snowball has shaken both the little ball ? ***** It's come's good way."" pals. Looking after it, they see my Rupers, gating up the first what it has rolled to step up long slope Mit'a been picking up another slope in front of their know all the way, and may have snowmany, isn't' 'W sabeen small when it started. The "whappen, i axclaims Alay, Who question is who went ii daws >*
boots and red bandannas around their heads. They all carried knives and guns.
Knarr and Hanid were aston ished to find themselves facing so many real. Pirates,
"But"wd aren't real at Hľ" the Pirates wald, "We're just
Book Pirates."
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Normally there is a fixed ratio
drinking pints and ginis of pures H2O the body salts are diluted and the ratio disturbed. These changes in cheraical concentra~ tion affect the brain. Speech becomes incoherent and there is mental con DLUVÍOS,
Certainly it is important to drink liberal amounts of water or other bland fluids when n fever is preoen, for when the temperature ts raised, the body as a whole becomes thirsty.
Not helped
"One time
shouldn't you drink water, I said, "Is with ments. It's not for nothing that food makes your mouth wator. This sativary water helps to digest, your meal, and
LADY
your
John had deelded from the
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CHINA MAIL
- horoscope
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
AQUARIUS (January 21- arrangements béfor all the
February 19): You will be very pleased to hear that a friend's marriage, which seemed to be rather shaky,, has definitely taken a turn for the better.
best dates are taken... VIRGO, (August 22-Septem- ber 22): Think twice be- fore agreeing to undertako n job which you fear may be too much for you.
NORTH
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not going to develop any over. end he had better stari gel- ting triumps out of dummy.
He certainly was right. With any other play South would make his doubled contract, With
the digestive process is not PISCES (February 20-March LIBRA (September 23-Octo- the trump return he was down
helped if it is diluted by drink- ing water.
"Several patients of, mine have cured their indigestion simply by banishing those jugs. of water from the dinner table. Finally
reached they
Also the drinking of large island. It was really the big table that stood in the middle quanillies of water after-exces- of the room. And they buried a rive perspiration sy after a cheat of jewels and ploces of Turki gold,
en- more
one.
ber 22): By trying to for suppress your desire
He gave it the best try by things which, you know 'nre promptly leading his singleton beyond your reach, you will spade but West was ready now. feel more contented and up- He went up with the ace and preciate what you already led his last trump.
Now the best South could make was 10 tricks. His own (October 23-No- | seven clubs and ace of diamonds ember 21); Parting with a and chaminy's king of spaces and dear friend will mean a third trump... difficult time for a while,
have.
SCORPIO bath-ean lead to i
efferls because, again, the salt and water ratio is disturbed," I Then the ship sailed back be-said.
hind the bookcase and Knar "You see, when we perepire and Hanid and Mr Merlin were we lose a lot of salt, Such It standing in the dry room again. effects may take the form of a severe headache, or cramp-Uke pairs and abdominal discom fort.
Still There?
"I wonder if those Jowels and over of gold are stili
"And,” said one of the tough- plecos
But after strenuous exercise,
20): Don't harbour ani- towards a fellow mosity
who WIS trying worker just a little too hard to look after his own interests. He already regrets his action. ARIES (March 21-April 19):
By showing thusiasm over other people's success you will give proof that you are above envy. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An offer of a better job should be thoroughly in- vestigated before you deelde to make a change, GEMINI (May 21-Juhe 21): It is advisable to confirm your recent interview and to enumerate in writing all the points discussed, bon
but you can always hope toj
meet again at some later CARD Sense&s
date.
The bidding has bee; ::
North Kast Benth Double Paar * 24
Pass 3 Par 140 40 PA
SAGITTARIUS (November Went 22-December 21): A lot of Puss goodwill which you havo Pass crented in the past" should Puss
You, South, hold: shortly bear rich fruit.
JAQE765 VE32, +1 SAKA CAPRICORN (December 22- What do you do?one falled
January 20): A close friendARKĄ KONE" Dartake." "How much salt should you CANCER (June 22-July 21); will be able to help you] to show the sae et diamotida sa: you must place that card WAIN, greatly in furthering your the chemus,
İTODATE: QUESTION
a. Turkish bath, if salt is added est and roughest of Abe Pirates, there, where the Pirates buried like a some of squash or after "we wish we weren't on this them," Knarr said to Mr. Mer- to the water there symptoms ship. at all. We'd much rather Un as he polated at the table can be avoided." be home where we Bolong, Why don't you go and took?"3 plowing the fields on our farms asked, Bir Merlin. and making, things grow.” (4)
add?" asked Dir Pearson
"Say, half a teaspoonful to a So Knart opened the drawer. Al-Table-Island
of the table, A little brass ring (pint of wait. But Kmart and Hand found, and three copper pennies were By the way.". continued, "yóu ·makingime: all the Pirates were a happy - 10t all that he found a pan then questions about, WALET after all. They clustered around here's your burler treans Vinything wrong?
"No," the dock inging jolly, son songs. ure," said Captain Kidder the
They basted, be wells and the Pirate, otherwise known as Dir. #Tim Tink thirty Think shpwant racing around the Berlin, the Mugnißount : Maa]-
Avold gossiping with people who take a particular
reputations of others,
career
pleasure in apolling the YOUR BIRTHDAY, I this What opens one club and your
Is your birthday your can partner overall one spåde, kartų LEC (July 22 August 21), looks!
rward to a decided Pros Your South, holds Now is the time to plant Improvement in your health What Banjos your summer: holidays" and along with #iferessed *to**makede the necessaryda