LADY
your
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 23, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
LUCK MAINLY FOR MEN The
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
AQUARIUS (January 21. February 19): With doter- mination you will succeed in completing a job which you did not relish taking on in the first place. PISCES (February 20-March 20): Take the advice of close friend in a matter of to you and your Importance family. His connuel has always been sound. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Follow up a letter which you wrote some time ago and to which you should have had a reply by now. TAURUS (April 20-May 201; Additional responsibility at home may mean more work for you, but will relieve an older member of the family
of undue strain.
GEMINI May 21-June 21):
· Don't let a suillen nceumu- lation of extra work make you luse Right of the necessity of getting on with your regular tasks. CANCER June 22-July 211: With a little falliative you will be able to further a
secret at 21):
LEO July
If somebisty is trying to talk yit that uk | romantic attachment, think indepen- dently before doing time- thing you may later regret. VIRGO (August 22-Septem- ber 22: Don't force the issue in connection with a
JACOBY on BRIDGE
queen of
ONL Weinmands and. after
WEST opened the
tok at the dummy, South re- marked, "We didn't bid enough.
He ruffed the serond diamond
after lead and went
trumps, Опсе trumps were drawn
THE
by IAIN CRAWFORD
HE waistcoat is a peculiarly English garment. Other nations have copied it and done all manner of odd things with it-Americans have largely abandoned it, Italians have changed its plan which you have sub-shape, and the Scots have made it in tartan-but mitted. Not everybody is the Englishman in his three-piece suit is the true as quick to respond as you
apostle of the waistcoat.
Art.
LIBRA (September 28-Octo-
ber 22): It would be a mia take to jump to too hasty conclusions on being told of a friend's unorthodox action.
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The vogue for two-piece suits nearly extinguished this curious- ly shaped accoutrement except 卦 among traditionalists, but
made a bold come-back in gay colours and robust checks as an addition to leisure wear. Today it Is as popular as ever.
SCORPIO (October 23-No
vember 21): Follow your Impulse to submit a sudden iden to the proper quarters, It should jirove successful after some modification. SAGITTARIUS (November author, Sir Compton Mackenzie.
22-December 211: Before
geiting into
a serious argu- friend. try ment with
see the other your best to person's point of low.
You can add a touch of colour and old-world elegance to your evening clothes by wearing brocade waistcoat ilke veteran
Elaborate
mark
of an
Englishman
-AND IT'S MORE DISTINCTIVE
'THAN EVER IN 1960
small
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For wear with business aults. For any man who confesses they have designed a light us actor Tony Britton did re- weight waistcoat in B
cently that he feels tempted to It has houndstooth check.
use his
wife's face cream al shawl collar and is cat straight night to preserve that fresh- across the bottom.
faced boyisi look there is a new answer.
Some elaborately embroidered 190-century antiques are deca- CAPRICORN (December 22-sonally 50271 on extroverts-
January 20): Don't become about-town but if you don't have The check can be had in black, worn-by-Henry- brown or green and white and aslave to your household "genuine"
buy the waistcoats are being offered duties, but use every avait Irving vest you
modern brecude waistcoat from as part of a three-plece suit. able moment to relax and
shop off Belgrave Square for pursue your hobbies.
about £6 Gs. (approximately HK$100).
YOUR LUCKY COLOUR: If today is your birthday, look out for BEIGE. ought to brin~ you luck.
NOVEL
NOTIONS
by
It
JEANNE LESEM*******
New York.
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For out-of-work hours knitted waistcoat ke Byford's
and
Boyish look
Other fashion trends for the
Selsey, in charcoal green with spring predicted by the Powes tan suedette buttons and piping are a more natural shoulder line with Jess padding, slanted on the pockets, adds elegance to a sports Jacket
Bannels pockets with no flaps on town for 995. 6d.
(approximately suits and shawl collars on sports
jackets and overcoats. HK$80).
At Blurtons in the Strand there is a One selection waist- coats in Tattersall and small checks and plain colours,
As an extra you can have a set of six buttons with your initials on them added for 45s. (approxi- mately HK$30).
The waistcoat has a distinctive part to play in the 1960 spring and summer look as visualised by those enterprising brothers, New York predletion for Langley and Leslie Powe.
the 1960 social цеаном: Mere parties but less work for hostesses. New
nuks emphasise venience of preparation and serving
con-
One snack manturer/ap- pareatly influenced by Chinese fortune telling biscuit plantar- shower! thumbnail-size he lurer, spread his hand and conceded Sacks in the shape of fortune one club in addition to the dinin Uree Bavoure-onion, garile mand lost at trick ane and the end savory, Cocktail bows, also
garlle favoured, ace of trumps.
ininiature bowlles,
North cominented that he had an urge to bid three spades over South's two but had held back because he did not want to jeopardise a safe part score.
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10 to go
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blame for his ride missing the einch game.
He had violated a mipat im- portant principle of winning bridge.
This principle may be stated
as follows: "When your hand 13 worth just one bld and you have for your satisfactory raise
opening partner's major sult
1
then raise him."
•
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resemble
make Two marmalades news. The American product flavoured with an orange 1lqueur (Cointreau), and the
19
New materials Incorporating a number of bright colours like bronze and peacock blue in their weave but still giving a saber- suited effect offer a change from the dark greys and navy which have been popular for so long.
Brown- colour which has been out of favour for some time is likely to make a come-back in elolhes for men in the autumn. The combination of brown and black is already the latest thing in men's wear in America.
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by
Joha
Cole.
of
Most people have heard Chianti but that is about all. Manners Italiano of London's Wine merchant Ercole Giordano Grosvenor Street sell an after says he thinks this is partly due shaving cream full of Royal to the fact that although there Jelly, vitamins and deep-sea re plenty of books about alginater which claims to do this French, German and Spanish and mitigate your hangovers as wines there is virtually no litera- well.
ture about vinu.
Three waistcoat styles for 1800. His is Swiss-cream Jersey wool with dark brown piping and gili buttons. On the hanger Is the traditional English country style-brown overcheck on off-white in West of England Saxony, The girl has usurped
designed the newly
shawl-collar
small waistcoat in houndstooth check for wear with town sulia,
wine, medium dry and smooth Vesuvius-the wine Horace and and fruity without being cloy Virgil used to rave about. Tried out over the recent
ing and the wine which bears hangover season, this Gentle- This is a sad reflection on
the name of the walled Umbrian GADGET OF THE WEEK.- imbibers. The 19 man's Cream proved freshening literature and a pleasant way of rounding different regions of Italy make city of Orvieto, Is bland and and delicately flavoured, pale gold in off a shave but as a hungover over 200 varieties of wine
comes In onion- cure it ranked somewhere be- although there is nothing to colour and
Fernet-Brance with match the great, clarets, bur shaped bottles. tween creme-de-menthe and a bebk pundies and hocks some of it is walk in the country while being very good indeed, less painful than either. months' supply costs 3 guineus (approximately IIK$50).
Neglected
Four
The wines from Verona and Lake Gorda are light and fresh tasting.
THE REDS, Valpolicella and Bardolino, have 1 particular fragrance and character of their own and the rose, Chiaretto di Garda is a pleasant drink in warm weather. None of these is expensive.
not Italian wine-makers do bother much about vintagea or making wines for connoisseurs but among the 1,000 million gallons produced annually there are some very drinkable wines which give good value for money.
It is worth experimenting with those in your local wine shop. In addition to those already mentioned, names worth remem-` bering ure Frascati and Est! from Montellascone and Falerno from the slopes of
Although Italy has been mak- ing wine for 4,000 years and is the second largest wine still producing country in the world,
THE WHITE Blanco Sonve at Esti Est! is comparatively Italian wine
an excellent neglected in Britain..
the same price is
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Hanid And The Pixies
-O'Scorl And McSnooze Drop In On Her---
By MAX TRELL
puls you to sleep and we've got a lot of work to do yet."
Hanid said she would give TANID, the Shadow Girl with I the Turned-About Name, Pixie McSnooze a cup of hot tea in it lo heard the tapping on the milk with a little window. There was too much keep him awake.
"And now you've got to tell for her to know on the glass
DTC So she me what work you both see who was outside.
other, made from an Old Scots Anally lifted the window and doing on a cold, snowy day ke recipe, in matured for Oveecked out. It was a bitterly cold years in whisky casks before being bottled
Got a few minutes to spead making canopes? Squeeze cel and salmon pates, salmon with mayonnaise, and hot horseradish, all Danish, frum tube containers directly onlo bread or biscuits.
申
The Oriental influence appears
morning.
nn
"Who's there?" Hanid called aut, for she still could see one on account of the falling
snow.
Two voices
Fools sorry for them
little dears," the *l*k! updf kept saying to herself, "They really shouldn't be out in weath er like this!"
she had this," she said, after brought them their two ateam- ing cups and had sat herself down on a plece of wood in front of them.
"Glub-glub," said Pixle O'Scowl, as he drank his ten a
"You tell spoonful at a time. ber. McSnooze. I'm right now."
Hauld opened the door to let The Pixies 10.
But Pixie McSnooze had in too busy ished his milk with the spot of
Push-button can-opener
is here. With the Can-O- Matic all you do is put tho can in position and press the lover. The elec- tric cutter opens tho can and
a magnotic lid-liftor removos
the lid. If you are bursting with onorgy You can then cat
what
is inaldo. This laxy cook's dream can be bought in for £12 10%.
London (HK$200).
-London Express Service).
A truly memorable
St George's Ball
NE
of the many joys
Of living in this jewel of the Orient, are the never ending pleasures one can look forward to at the start of each week. This past one has been the Over mounting excitement that eagerly awaited news from Buckingham Palace radlo in the every Colony ran hot for days.
ten in it and had fallen fast asleep.
Back to last Monday, when back to Pixie Mr and Mrs George Patterson (Senior Australian Trade Com- mel" she missioner) gave 1 luncheon party to say yet another inre- all right. We're well to Mr and Mrs George
:
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wished
a
at
the keyhole
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Peter Seales, Mits Elma Kelly, Mr and Mrs F. G. Nigel, and Mrs Vichy Waters.
The ballroom was Very at- tractively decorated with masses of red and white roses plus the county coats-of-arms.
Many lovely frodis were seen, Mr Alan Eberle was charm- Enst all in white, also Mrs Forsyth Smith in emerald green. Mrs Michael Turner, recently back from England, looked love- ly in cream satin, as did Mrs William Staker, in black,
Me and Mrs Peter Kyul, who were also the guests of the John Mardens,
were enjoying the pageant.
We gave full marks to the younger generation who kept
up their superb dancing the entire evening and who were most decorative.
Anne Dixon-Leach
looked
"I am," said a voice. "And so um 1," said another volve.
Rude and impolita
Hanld turned "Oh, it's Pixie McSnooze ond Jar-packed pates include crab-
O'Scowl!" exclaimed "You're very rude and im- O'Scowl.
"You'd baller tell lobster, cocktail savory (an an-Pixle
two polite, Mr O'Scowl!" Honid sald, recognising the chovy-mushroom blend), smoked Hanid,
of said sternly. rainbow trout, game, Scotch voices. "What are you doing out shaking her finger in front
"All right, "I have a good O'Scowl's nose. in weather like this?" grouss and Pacific prawn.
"Don't ask stupid questions," mind to take your tea away delivering food to all the folks Howling from some twenty of
you till your manners that are snowed in and can't their friends who all Pixie O'Scowl sald. "Open the from
come out and get it for them-them every succes! and hop- piness for their feiture "den New soups come In bars ascellor door and let us in. We're improve."
"Glub-glub,
bothering selves. stop cold."
Many mora
undor." well as familiar tins and foll
Hanid slammed the window me. glub, O'Scowl muttered. BOUD
"There's the Moles and the packages. Bar-shaped
Meanwhile Pixie McSnooze,
The Eve travelled from the on their recent trip to Europe concentrates are avallable in hut and ran down to open the
cellar door.
who really had excellent man- Chipmunks and the Squirrels
and Mrs F. G. and the U.K. when Mrs Mullion lovely in apple green taffeta. The Elx flavours-chicken, vere-
ners except that he kept yawa and the Ants and the Toads and Peak to Mr
Bay was very much in the news young men in her party who table, tomato, mushroom.
ing and shutting his eyes every the Frogs. Come on, McSnooze! Nigel's lovely Deepwater
with her successes us a
were mostly in their mess uni- celery and oxtali. Each bar is
forms (is it pink or red jackets few minutes, started to explain. We've still got all the Bugs and home and garden called "Wild- scored ints
it gets stones which had beca chos: horse owner. double serving
"We're delivering vittlest Beetles to feel before
they wear?) were a perfect foll receive the Horticultural ..ohh- dark. COME ON!" portions.
Caught fleeting glimpses of for the giris' lovely pastel them as can't get'm O'Scowi digs down through the
O'Scowl got MeSnooze to his Society's Prize of the year.
Mr and Mrs Kwak Chan, Mr tracks, feet. snow and I carry the bag...
Despite the lack of water and and Mes Bill Tait, Dr and Mrs "Let's
D-ohhii,"
Murry At 1.30 um. just when a few. the time of year the garden wus Blackenzie, Mr and Mrs hmmmm."
yawned Pixie McSnooze.
were rlot
generation most Pean, the Oliphants, the Michael of the older O colour and "I told you not to give him♫
Everyone present Jennings and oh, so many more. beginning to ihink somewhat grumbled Pixle beautiful, hot milk!"
their longingly of
beds, wo was most envious, particularly O'Scowl. "You are stupid. But
After resting up both our feet hourd the news we were all so of the roses. We are now buying And out they both went to fresh tools, new sprays and, of and cur eyes, our next keyhole anxiously awaiting. The Queen
all the latest planta, was the Peninsula Hotel, on had another son. course, convinced that in 1981 we will Friday night, the oceaëlon being
Fatigue and Ured feet were collect the award. You have to the St George's Ball,
soon forgotten. Champagne bo in it, to win it, chums.
This year's President, Mr flowed. Her Majesty and her Bight of tho week--and It John L. Marden, most ably baby son were loasted. And be- surely was something-was Mr assisted by his very attractive fore we know where wo were, Adolph Krasner in his cost of wife, entertained Sir Robert, another set of Lancers was gold--22 carot no less, He and Lady Black, and about fifty under way. The feet fairly flow modestly admitted it could be other guests to cocktails before to Three Blind Mice. Talk about classed as an original model hand.
"rin." We Ierally galloped.
Was # Altogether
1 truly unique possibly?
At the official table, during memorable St George's Boil, Wednesday evening, Mr and the banquet the Eye expled and one that will long remain
charming in the Mrs George Goldack were Lady Bläck, in a
memories of those pré» · yellow brocad, Gent, hosts to one of the largest cock frock of pale tall
the Mra parties ever held in
John Barden, mauvo Club Hongkong
Baventoen highlighted satin, Lady BuslyaN,
Our sincere thanks to the different nationalities were re- drep
trimmed with President, his wife and mem- presented in the huge assembly. brown, Mre
J. D. Clarus, bers of the committed, for all Mr Goldanok
charming turquoise blue taffeta,
their work in making li, such a Also noticed Mr
SUCCESS-Cven If your scribe in blue lace,
Amorest their guests were did feel as though the dragon and Mr Ian Bruce, the latter
smart in a black suit and Commodore and Mr Batter, had breathed rather too heavily madly attractive white feathered Air
and.” Mis on us, on awakening the follow- chapeau, Mr J, Mullion Donkin, Lt Colonel and Ming moming
Pixie McSnooze and Plxle 'Scowl come stamping into the in Hawaiian coffee. hearty but cellar. Hanid picked them up
Can't understand light; Chinese hot salad oil, red and shook the snow off their
"I don't know what you're Both of them looked pepper in peanut oil; Filipino pa- clothes.
talking about!" Hanid said. "I ita sauce, an amber-coloured an- † half-frozen.
so chovy-favoured liquid; Chlacso Pixie O'Scowl had a long- only you wouldn't yawn With mine, points Including block been spice; and sonsoned handled shovel, about as big as much!
Please start all over three spades to the queen North seaweed. The latter looks like a pencil, and Pixie McSnoozo again!" had a antisfactory spade raise two-inch squares of burned had a big bag made of what He should have given it and left paper and has a salty, fishy seemed to
flavour. Crumbled, it is used as sock. problem. He had 13 pointo in a garnish on Oriental food.
the rest to South
South would have had no
high cards, a six-card trump suit and a singleton. He would
have bid again and gome would
reseled have been
4CARD Senseko
Q-The bidding has been:
North Bauth Wesl
LA
14
Pau
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You, South, hold:
Guava sauce and sweet and
sour
kunya
relish aro Kew products designed for bar-
becue use.
be somebody's old
"Stop shaking me so hard. Stupidi" O'Scowl was' saying rudely. "Stop It Put me down. I say?"
Covered with snow "But O'Scowl dear." Fald Hanid, "you're simply covered The container's the thing with with snow. You'll turn into garlic oil and ilquid barbecue chowball if I don't clean you cekstaing, both is roll on battles, off"
Kast
'Pall
and horseradish and garlic-fa-
At last, after O'Scowl
voured whips in aerosul tina.
4932 954 $K87 SAK743
What do you do?
A-Bild two spades. You have
a minimum opening but a Mor-
maž spade zuise.
TODAY'S QUESTIÓN Your partner bids threa spades. What do you do now?
Answer TomNETUN
A
and
McSnooze were warming un
The aerosol products aro apicy near the furnace, Hanid asked
ell and vinegar mixtures with a them if they wouldn't like a cup
creamy consistency-
But the ultimate in packag- Eng was reached by a Chicago menutaotorer (ees). For about 181300, he will deliver in any of the 50 sixtes a live donkey loaded with wicker hampers of fancy foode,
of something warm.
"Certainly," Butc Pixio O'Scowl. "That's why we enmu here. 11 take a cup of hot tea. So will McSnooze."
"Hot milk for nis, please,” said Pixie McSnooze,
"Not You tako hot tent' O'Beory'sulü. "Hot milk always
thanks anyway."
finish their job.
Rupert and the Windies-10
Sitting down in their bewilder. ment, Rupert and Pong-Fing listen to the ring strangers who now almost in a frenay," tell you the thing whizzed straight up and nearly hit we. Then it catre "Here, hall again and..." ⚫ma" Rupert interrupes.
can't imagine where you côtre trom, but the only thing that t whizzed anywhere lately has been Bingo's rocket. I'll go and tell him." "So you do know somej tlog" creeches one of the creatures, "You'll go nowher You'll stay here }" ALL ROUTE ASSURENA
BO
WAL
ercam
Cominodoro
MaoMockin. Mr sud
Until next wook
Cear
was also wearing an envy Terengg making Paris number in black, Mrs Hugh Barlow, with their which we suspect was acquired daughter Susanne, Mirs and hire readers, au revoir.