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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
IF YOU, TOO, ARE PLANNING A CRUISE
THIS
YEAR...
CRUISES are in the
news. The Royal breaking honeymoon, fresh ground, will be a
cruise.
And
a sizeable propor. tion of the ever-swelling amount of money the English shell out annually on foreign travel will this year be spent on cruises.
As in the thirties, in fact,
cruises
""the popularly of
svared suddenly and the ideal relaxing holiday.
has
Since clothes Un holiday. although blessedly unimportant
to one's enjoyment, can become
at brow furrowing preoccupation If one has picked and prekedt wingly, my page today is a Jacket guide to what to lake and what to leave behind.... what Jers and what wins in the way of clothes,
One great advantage of cruises is that, unlike other more impromptu forms of travel, ey are always planned months in advance.
No panic
So if your summer holiday is Roing to be a cruise you will probably know already, and be able to plan your summer war- drobe with that in mind, instead of having to buy extra clothes in a pale.
Lo us Gryt nonsense.
ekur the air of
Before you embark on paniekcy planning of a summer wardrobe, with a total weight of no more than 13 b. every item of which is granted to wash and drip- dry back to wearable perfection
Lounge-about outfit of
gingham shirt and tough
denim shorts; finely pleated skirt plus sleeveless top with its own fringed sush in stork washable white, for gadding ashore; bikini
for sun-lovers--parmo violet frosted with white broderie anglaise; For gold-time-flowered periwinkla blue silk dress with its own hoop and potticoats.
BY BARBARA GRIGGS
...scrap the nonsense and
get down to necessities
OLI
within minutes, find out exactly
Bre the amenities what board your ship.
Almost all cruise ships
have
a laundering and dry-cleaning service.
C
spice and no incentive to end- less private hundering sessions. So turn a deaf ear to most of the propaganda about drip-dry clothes, and look for mere neces-
sary virtues.
Sinal cabin space does mean On the other hand, unless you
single that your wardrobe must be kept afford first-class cabin vou're likely to find your to a ruthless working minimum. small cabin and that clothes in great quan- self sharing a very
of washbasin tity. with a minimum
or these which demand neres of space, are OUT,
The Pale-Face
Hazel
Basic necessities
DRAWING
BY JACK WHITBETT
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5. A chiffon scarf to keep your hair tidy.
0. And finally, something to keep you warm. A breath of air on deck during u stuffy even- ing down below, in stroll ashore #t night. moments when the air can strike very chll},
Take, if you can, a lightweight east and a sweater-jacket that will, within reason, go with most of your wardrobe (one of the featherweight, synthetic chunkies is probably ideol).
Last words the meantime. In terms of space problems, since wearing weight. a bikini
is ideal, but something pretty gives twice the IF you are not, by nature, a frowned on in Spain and certain pleasure or holiday. other parts of the Mediterranean. Check!
dance-dress
Eint-maker, become ona. But Sketched Js a ravishingly pretty short
make it wolf in advance, check- owery blue silk, with a well-
Ining off the shoes, and the gloves,
the right bra and at constructed bodice that can dis-
pense with a bra. pellicoat and loop.
The bikini in the drawing is on sale other colours, too) the moment.
A short towelling coat for after-swim wear is a luxury as far as space goes, but beautifully convenient,
Made in a pretty pale pink or yellow, or in one of the Swiss lowered designs nu the market,
BASIC necessities of a crudæ, it can pay its way by doubling
devuming as a worm-Wes- ther one, can be summed up as follown
look now... Meyrick Informat
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up as a dressing gown,
3. Somethings pretty and smart to change intë at six for drinks. clothes for dinner or for on-shore trips. The wear On board: sherls rad white Tricel outit illls this bill shirt you
You might lounge admirably.
Lake want to around and get sunburnt; long along, too, a spare wide sash for
narrow
of skirts and tops.
Cocktails
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LONDON is full of pale-faced women right now.
But they are not ill-they are just making up is and shirt if you it in brilliant checked Thai silk. in the fashion of the moment: the chalk-white lonk This year's complexion looks cared-for and shaded from the sun. It is the very opposite of the golden, out-door girl of last year, with her bronzed skin coral lips. This year's woman looks as though spends all her time indoors behind closed shutters.
and
she
Paie foundation creams are in all the shops. The linted bases that gave you a fake sun-tan, or an unreal complexion are no
more.
It is time to switch fa a paler powder too, at least one shade ilghter than the foundation, lo give your face a translucent effect.
If your particular skin doesn't take kindly to transparency, sway your foundation for pancake make-up to disguise bumps and blemishes.
"Frosted violet"
those
Pale lips are an important part of the summer fashion scene. But this year, instead of all-white lipsticks they will be wearing
The shirt-and-shorts outfit in
Kingham shirt comes
the sketch might fill the bill. The in back, brige 1979 lilac on white. Crisply cut denim shorts are in pink, blue, grey or pale blue.
NOTE is versality: the skirt can be worn on its own plus gingham shirt for more informal moments: plus a weal blazer to ward off evening chillz.
4. Something gala 10T gala abroad Call cruises evenings lybe that takes 36 hours to dry have at least one). At this right out frid weighs a ton in point you might forget about
2. A bathing suit. Eschew, if possible, the heavy architectural
JACOBY on BRIDGE
Trubber bridge overtricks
rather terrifying shade of "trosted violet." It makes you look mean very le tittle, but
like a zombie at first sight, but it can be wonderfully dramatic with black.
they du
De con
mean something and There is a whole new techalque for putting on your lipstick, any time you can pick up one First without risk, it is worthwhile Incidentally-no quick swipes with one lip-pencli any more. you outline your lips with a fine line of dark colour, theo in to do so. Maybe the next me will be pleking up the the rest with a lip-brush, loaded with a lighter shade. The effect? you
trick that gives you Full, pouting, rather potulant lips.
Eye shudow goes grey for day iruct. Eye make-up is important.
batifshed for wear. The brighter blues and greens have been after dorit only. The subtle smoky colour of grey looks encourag- ingly natural, even in the strongest sunlight, and softens up the stark effect of block mascara and eye-pencil
Scandalous eyelashes
False cyclashes not so long ago considered scandalous-ate a gimmick that everyone is trying. You fix them in place with a special ecment, then disguise the join by going over it with eye- pencil.
pieces
eyes On
South won the opening heart lead with the ace and counted
11 top tricks. His first thought was to spread his hand, but South wasn't going anywhere for a while and 20 points is 20 points.
He could get one discard on
a heart. Maybe he could use
If you can't bring yourself to wear a full set, you can have that discard twice. fun, all the same, Clip one fringe in two, and wear the over your outer lashes only. They will give your elongated, doe-eyed look,
Panda eyes are out. That heavily-smudged black rim round the eye has disappeared. It is now nothing more than an upward flick of the eye-pencil in the corner of the eye,
Lively colours
The newest crop of hale-rinnes-the ones that stay on for weeks-includes fashion colours like strawberry pink, champagne, and aquamarine. But specially designed for the woman who takes hair-colouring seriously-and uses it to disguise those first grey hairs there is a pack on the market which you apply in paste for 30 minutes, and then rinse off.
The most subtle way to disguise grey hair is to plek one chado lighter than your natural colouring. If your hair is black,
thone grey patches. Th for instance, pick dark brown for
leaves your hair with a lively, natural look, and avoid Uut dead all-black effect, which makes it look as though it has been dyed,
♥CARD Serwe♣♦
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Opening lead-♥ J
South drow trumps; discarded
a spade on the long heart in
AKJIWAQUE ◆K324105 dummy: cashed the ace
What do you do?
You
A-BI one no-trump, have two spade 'stoppers and, a normal opening no-trump.
TODAY'S QUESTION Your parler jumpa to three no-trump and East doubles. What do you do?
Answer on Saturday
and Was
king of spades, and row ab'e to ruff a third opada,
East and West both had to follow to that spade and now all South had to do was to go buck
with a trump and to dummy dlecart a club on the 13'11 space.
Itia one dheard had doutžed up for him,
its
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the perfect petticoat, which each item in your wardroba wifi need.
London Express Service).
LADY
your
LUCK-
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
AQUARIUS (10) (January 21-February 19): It is too early to jump to the con- clusion that recently initiate scheme will not bring the desired results. PISCES (G) (February 20- March 201: If you have listened to expert advice regarding your invest- morts, don't fot idle rumours Irom irrespon- sible quarters prompt you to any hnaty action. ARIES (6) March 21-April 101: Remembering how Buch
inter- you dislike ferencs yourself, you should abstain from giving couple more nd- young vice than they are likely to need.
TAURUS (9) (April 20-May 20): It would be a kind resture on your part
reason be late for today's appointment, make sure to let the other person know of your delay. VIRGO (11) (August 22- September 22): Although you are fully justified in eritielsing the action of a younger person, do it tact- fully and without malice, LIBRA (1) September 23- October 22): No matter how
hard working,
You may bo dear Dne's birthday Ahould not be allowed to pass without some kind of celebration.
SCORPIO (1) (October 23- November 21): Having been given Loo short notice to be able to attend a charity affair, you should make your apologies and send a small donation.
to include A member SAGGITARIUS (4) (Novem-
of your family in the short pleasure trip you are con- templating.
are
GEMINI (7) (May 21-June 211: The unpleasant meeting which
you facing will turn out quite satisfactorily. pro- viding you do not lose your temper and indulge in use- fess recriminations. CANCER (2) (June 22-July 211: You will be disap- pointed in the changed at titude of a person with whom you expected close R vory Interesting business deal.
to
LEO (12) (July 22-August 21): Should you for any
ber
22-December 21); The unusually co-operative attitude of an RAXOciato will enable you to Anish your work much earlier and take a day off for some relaxing pursuit. CAPRICORN (2) December 22 January 20): A willing but inexperienced col. lengue may prove hin- drance rather than a help in furthering your work. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER: Count the latters in your first
name and add the total to the number shown in brackets after your sign of the Zodiac. This in your lucky number for the week.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19): A matter of great importance to you would be better handled in person than by corres- pondence.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): Don't regard your holiday plans too inflexibly. If you learn of n botter way
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Talking To A Tree
-Chris Cricket Spoke To Old Grandfather Oak-
By MAX TRELL HAD a funny kind of a walk. A fine world this would
Citdfather "Old
never talked to trees.
"Or to bushes, either," Knark added.
***Trees aren't supposed to
they did, Christopher Cricket! Just imagine
what would happen if I
suddenly took it into my head to..."
Interrupted him
the
talk lest night," Chris- be it topher Cricket was saying to Khart and Hanid, the Shadow Children with the
Turned- Names. "I hopped into About
Hold on, Grandpoppy Oak!" the middle of the park and talk-
'You ed. with Old Grandfather Oak." I said, interrupting him. ffand asked in surprise, not
who?" haven't got a head!'
"I took it into my wp quite sure that she had heard then, Grandpoppy Oak went on, Christopher right.
take a walk through Chris repeats
park. First, I'd have to pull my- #yan haven't got a head,” Chris "Oak," repeated" Christopher self up by the roots. Now what
wald to Grandpappy Oak. Crickel, "Old Grandpoppy Oak, do you think that would do?" He's a tree,"
It would make a mighty big "That's what I thought you hole in the ground, Grandpoppy ""They'd TU), Grandpoppy snld," answered Hanid She Oak, I sald to hlin.
Oak! They'd run away as fast sounded very puzzled.
That's right, Christopher as they could!" "I often talk to trees," sald Cricket. It would make Libe And what would the Birds Christopher, "Don't you?" biggest, most enormous hole in do who had nests in my Hanld and Knarf sald they the ground you've ever seen. branches, Christoper Crleket?' Would fall
"They'd fy away. Grand- "All the other trees would puppy Oak! They wouldn't stay fall into it. The People in the in your branches for a minuict pork would fall
All the others in it. It wouldn't do at all, would it, "Yes, and what would the Christopher Cricket to make Squirrels who, lived in a hollow such a hole in the ground?" In my trunk, and “I asked Old Gramkpoppy No, it wouldn't, Grand- munko who lived under my Oak why he never took a walk poppy Oak,' I said.
roots, and the Caterpillere who like almost everybody else did. And then, Grandpoppy Oak lived on leaves. and the "Didn't you ever learn how continued, 'uppose I started tiny Bugs who lived in the to walk?' I asked.
walking through the park, up creases of my bark, what would "He got a bll angry at that," one path and down another, they all do when I started jog- Christopher suid. "He rustled And suppose I met some Peo- ging
poth and down up one his branches like
wolk through grumble. ple, What would they do when another In my
the park? Finally he said:
they saw me?'
"They'd all be frightened and go away from you as feat ta their legs would entry them!” Barking noise "Then," said Christopher Cricket Knart and Hand, "Old Grundpoppy Onk made a berking noise, which isn't so strange when you remember trees have a back, and stood out for several minutes. "And when he finally spoke Dgain, he said:
"That's too bad," said Chris- topher, "Trees are interesting old things
Taking a walk
I
Rupert and the Windies-54
the Chip-
I've been standing here in This cne spot for nearly a hum- dred yeses, Clustopher Cricket,
1 guit won't be doc hard xtending here for another hun-
While Rupert tries to recover his with hardly, a bump 1 **
"No! breath and shakily descente from, qulie
dred, magic." laughs Golly. the plane, the Golliwog quietly puts When you were away so lotta "his "present back later the paper I brought you home by thu.” And and fastens it up. "As your plane he isolds up the queer black box. magic" Rupert. 'I lost) · Thus was the control. It will all control, but it brought me bring the plans back from any, straight back to you and landed witre ! **
ALL RIGHTS KLERKVED
"And that," said Christopher. "was vil he would say."
"Old Grandpoppy Oak must, be a very smari old tree, "rakt Ilevisa
"Much amarter than we are," Indded Kaarí.
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to spend your time and money, be ready to make change. ARIES (March 21-April 19):_ Finding yourself suddenly In unaccustomed surround- ings, accept what you
and you
will get used to the
encounter
gradually change.
A
OT1
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): person whose behaviour you cannot quite understand muy have some worry his mind which Influences his attitude to others. GEMINI (May 21-June 21): A person whom you have only recently met and who has no real understanding of your circumstances may give you some advice which you ought to ignore. CANCER (June 22-July 21):
An
unexpected meeting
with
some old friends will result in an invitation to the country, and you will be glad of the opportunity to get away for a while, LEO (July 22-August 21): Put in charge of arrange- ments
for a party, you
carefully
should
consider the age and interests of those who are to be enter- tained.
VIRGO (August 22-Septem- ber 22) A social gathering, removed from your business intereste, may be the means of an introduction to 題 person who could be most helpful to you in your work. (September 23- LIBRA
October 22): If a younger member of your family wants to join one of the services, don't put any obstacles in his or her way. SCORPIO (October 28- November 21): Don't de.. cida to break up a useful connection on the spur of the moment, if by doing so will hinder your pro-
you gress.
SAGITTARIUS
22-December 21): vestment
about
(November Alt io. whose eventual appreciation you do not feel" "happy is not worth holding on to Put your
monay in & moro promising accurity, CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20) Reslat the temptation to spend a great deal of money on an object which will cease to interest you after a while. YOUR BIRTHDAY: If this
In
your birthday you may find the going n iftic tough for the next few weeks, but with the encouragement of your friendo you will noon be able to incronss your earnings by accepting moro responsibility.