THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
Are you fit to be his first love?
KEN SWEET in his Bentley; Elizabeth Forbes
In black and white spotted dacron dress with swathed cummerbund and its own stiff petticoat (Linzi £7.75.)`
CHILDREN'S
Christopher's Friends
-They're All Fast Asleep For The Winter-
By MAX TRELL
FASHION PAGE investigates the rival romance on the road
SHE takes his money, his love, and
even takes his weekends. He likes the way she moves and sounds, and he raves about her chassis.
In short she's the first love of his life: his car.
rate must
by JILL BUTTERFIELD
-Pei hates (like every man I've
He likes a girl who has some
MICHAEL BRIGGS is 25. He ever talked to) is the back seat has a new Renault Dauphine. And the girl who wants to com- driver-girl, the girl who tries to quite competent love affair interfere. ("I'm treat their with the care if deserves and if she enough to get myself from point idea of what I'm doing and doesn't does her own will certainly flourish. A to point B"), and the girl who ask silly questions just when I'm
I asked three of the nicest motor- fusses at the first puff of windi mad men I know what sort of girl they tolerate in the passenger seat,
CHRISTOPHER MacLAREN is 28. Runs two cars, a blue Turner and a. red Austin-Healey Sprite, on which he lavishes a great deal of time, money, and affection.
overtaking."
KEN SWEET is. 33. He runs an He likes her to wear crisp, clean Aston Martin around town but his fabrics. warmest affection is reserved for a long, 1929 Bentley.
He likes full-skirted, romantic but simple dresses,
He likes black and white which "Go with everything."
Pet Eates: The sort of girl who
He likes a full-skirted, feminine dress.
Pel hales: The kind of girl who
is always braking on the floor when he goes round a corner,
He likes girl to look practical, uses the driving mirror to make up "although I don't expect her to in ("They twist it to suit themselves We Photographed the three of
consequently. I'm start changing wheels or anything and
always them with the kind of girls and the like that."
having to re-adjust it."), the girl kind of clothes that for one morning
car with make who litters the
loffee at least put even their beloved cars climbing in and out of his low- papers, the girl who can't even read into second place. The clothes might,
a map.
just might, do the same for you. sung sports cars an easy business,
Hekes trousers that
CHRISTOPHER MacLAREN in his Austin-Healey Sprite and Merrill Colebrook in waterproof barathea white stitched jacket (Telemac, £4. 4s.) and red sailcloth slacks (Gor-Ray, 39s. 11d.)
CORNER
"Now just one moment," said
Banid. "You told us you visited
SAW many of my friends those friends of yours in
"I
this afternoon," Christopher afternoon!"
Cricket was saying to Knart and
the
"People don't sleep in the
Hanid, the Shadow Children silencon," said Knari. "Unless with the Turned-Abeul Names, they're Owls or Mice."
"but I didn't talk to any of them.
"My Biends aren't Owls," said
they
No, I shouldn't say that, I talk Christopher Cricket, "and ed to them all right, but none of aren't Mice, either. But just the them talked to me!"
some they were fast asleep even Christopher Cricket had come out from between the two loose though it was the middle of the
afternoon,"
bricks in the fireplace, where he "They were probably just tak- was spending the winter, and ing a lule nap." Hanid said. had sat himself down beside You should have made them
He had im wake up," Kharf and Hanid. mediately started telling them about the old friends that he had
visited that alternoon.
Doesn't understand
Wasn't a nap
"It wasn't a nap," said Chris- topher. "And I couldn't have
12-29
Chris reached the small door to Binky Mole's apartment,
went
minutes few down. A later I was in Blinky Mole's underground apartment."
How is Blinky?
"But, Christopher dear, I don't made them wake up. They were understand what
mzan," you Hanid said. "If you spoke to much too fast asleep. But let times!" Knarf exclaimed, "How
your friends. why didn't they an- swer you?"
"That's it," said Christopher, began: smiling mysteriously, *They couldn't."
"But why couldn't they?" Hanid insisted. "Were they an- gry at you?"
"Oh, we've been there many the is Blinky doing? How is he
feeling?"
me tell you the story from beginning."
Still chuckling, Christopher
"It was quite cold this after- noon, as you probably know, The sky was grey. The sun WOS hidden. A cold wind was blow- ing. I put en my heavy coat, my woolen muller, my mittens and my ear-inuffs. Then I went out of the house.
"There-that's what I mean,* said Christopher. "I never got a chance to find but. I saw
ail
Was right. He Blinky stretched out in his rocking chair with a blanket up to his chin, fast asleep.
All were sleeping "On the sofa, wrapped up in another blanket, was Willy Toad, tho
Not a bit," chuckled Christo- pher.
Christopher enjoyed the puz zled looks on the faces of Knarf and Hand for a minute or two rather I crossed what had been also fast asleep. And in
garden for nothing was other chairs, all covered with
longer. At length he said that the
crossed the garden, OT
he might as well fell them the growing now and finally I reach- blankets and all fast asleep were
truth.
Fast asleep
"They didn't--and couldn't talk to me when I talked to them because they were fast asleep."
ed the slump of the apple tree.
"I walked around the stump several times before I found what I was looking for. It small door. I opened it
Rupert and the Squire–34
was a and
*Look here," says Rupert as everything" he muttero-li-ser "What, this the Squire's head appears above it's serious!" the roof. We lost Bill's cricket cricket ball?" queries Rupert, ball. Deppo must have found No, no, no. Not that this today and brought it up. It's whispers the Squire, bending down #till here."
The Squire hardly and peering keenly into the little listening, and sud window... Then something catcher denly looks intensely excited. his eye and he starts back with a
Thu could be the solution to gap.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
seems to
Blackie Beetle, Clive, the Snail, Hop-a-Long the Grasshopper, Squawk, the Frog, and a cousin of mine named Plunkett, who's also a Cricket. And on the walls and on the coiling were Caler- pillars, Moths and Butterflies, all fast asleep, too."
"But why didn't you wake them up?" Hanid asked again, "Because, my dear child," said Christopher, "they were all asleep for the Winter. They wouldn't open their eyes for anything but a warm Spring day or the smell of a violet, which is the same thing.
Would hate jumped up "Yes, if I could have waved a bunch of violets under any of their noses, they would have jumped up in a second!"
Christopher Cricket chuckled some more.
"I suppose," he said, “I ought to be down there sleeping, too. But I like up here. 1's warm and snug in the fireplace. I'll do my sleeping at night, and I'll stay awake for the winter, Just like everybody but my old, old. friendel
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Dove Sondon
ONE IS
B
NOT ENOUGH
F
A DOUBLE BUY DOES TWICE THE WORK
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go
American
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Many of the prettiest of this summer's fashions are so cheap they make you think
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ONE is not enough when It comes to a light blouse to pretty a summer sult or to add to a full skirt. Here's &n embroidered cotton blouse, sleeveless, with a cool square neck.
By C. & A.
MICHAEL BRIGGS in his Dauphine and Mandy Morrison in a white piqué dress with wide collar and detachable blue vest (Polly Peck, £8, 188. 6d.)
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Line a. flat pie dish with crumble crust made from crush- ed cornflakes mixed with castor sugar and a little softened butter. Press well down.
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Arrange a large ring of well
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Cool overnight.
Invert on plate and garnish
making it wide and high enough with dill pickles and tomatoes,
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CHINA MAIL
horoscope
THURSDAY, JULY 14.
AQUARIUS (3) (January 21- February 19): Only by frank and open discussion will you come to a satis- factory working agreement with rather stubborn
associate.
!
PISCES (9) (February 20
March 20) If you have the feeling that a serious dis- pute is imminent at your place of work, you still have time to take the necesaray precautions to avoid it.
ARIES (1) (March 21-April 19): An older person's visit may disrupt your daily routine but you must conceri he gracious and your impatience. TAURUS (5) (April 20-May 20): If outsiders try to discourage you from carry- ing out your plans, stick to your firm conviction that you are on the right road. to success, GEMINI (6) (May 21-June 21): Before committing yourself to further expen- ditures, make a careful check of your present liabilities,
CANCER (6) (May 21-June 22-July 211: If you feel that a close friend is heading for a fall, you still have a chance to bring him to his senses.
LEO (2) (July 22-August 21: A job you took on without much confidence in its success will soon show surprisingly satisfactory results.
VIRGO (12) (August 22- September 22): An older person will submit a very promising idea which may be the means of your earning some additional cash,
LIBRA (10) (September 29- October 22): An invitation for the weekend should be welcomed by you, as it is just the excuse you need to get away from routine. SCORPIO (4) (October 23- November 21): The little time you have for relaxa- tion should be enjoyed to the full, and not dissipated in werry over, trifles. SAGITTARIUS (7) (Novem-
ber
21): 22-December Don't hesitate to make your ambitions known to the right people, and don't be above accepting any
help they may offer you. CAPRICORN (11) (Decem- ber 22-January 20): Unex-
from pected support
friend will enable you to go ahead with a rather ambitious enterprise. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER:
Count the letters in your first name and add the total to the number shown in brackets after your sign of the Zodiac. This is your lucky number for week
JACOBY on BRIDGE
1 at six clubs as long as North -from a new book, SWEDISH remembers to ruff a spade with COOKERY AT
IIS (Forlag, Sweden, 258.).
the
THERE is nothing to the play
NORTH
AX654 65 +3
24
AQJ108
WEST
107 Q1084 ◆KQJ4
EAST
Q383
J72 +9763
9724
463
no-
BEST the king before drawing trumps. With the four-two spade break Take one fresh round white he will have to lose one trick loat, cut off top and bottom, and sometime or other, but the slam slico horizontally F18 thin as wilt oe there. possible,
When the hand was played at MIXTURE 1: Peel six hard-a Toronto duplicate only a couple boiled eggs and chop..
Cream of pairs reached that nice club a cup of butter (or half butter, slam. Some played three hai margarine) and two Le-frump, making four. Others
played four spades, making five. MIXTURE 2: Mix one cup of The correct way to reach the cut-up smoked salmon with one club slam is shown in the box. oup of butter (or half butter, The opening heart bid, one spade half margarine), four teaspoons reponse, one no-trump rebid and tomato paste and a
dash of three club jump are routine.
At this point, North should cayenne.
slices of make the bid of three diamonds. bread with alternate mixtures. This bid shows exactly what he Press the whole torte gently to-holds-ą maximum hand for his gether and wrap in damp cloth.
one no-trump rebid with the ace
spoons curry powder.
Spread successive
Keep in refrigerator.
Before serving, trim off crusts, and spread with remaining egg
BOUTH (D) 492 WAKOS
A 1082
4X34
Both vulnerable
South
West North East
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Pasa
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cream and garnish with lettuce. olives, and gardines,
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1
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North East
Bonth
Cut in striped wedges as with a cake,
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Liver pate
3
Pass Pass You, South, hold:
JB VKJS K1016 10922 What do you do?
venirs. It should also haply suID={ part for clubs and a doubleton spade,
North's four club bid showE that he has a good Ave card club suit and Inteïs a five card spade suit also: With five clubs, four spades only and a good A~~Pam. A double is tempt hand North would have respond ing, but you aren't going to geted with two clubs his first rich with it and there, is, soRAN chance that West will, notuklly niske the hand, h DANE TODAY'S QUESTION"
Again
your periner have called one heart with one spada,
Put 1lb. of calves' llvar, l ONE is not enough when
fresh pork tat, 1⁄2 cup. of sliced it comes to summer sandals
onion and three anchovy fillets Here are gleaming gold kid Grecian strip sandals with
through a grinder several times,
Add three eggs and beat well.¦ Cushioned Boler (have, one"
Stir in two-thirds of a cup of pair for the beach, one. 89
heavy cream, 3 tablespoons flour. smart slippers around the
2 teaspoons salt; teargoTY" house) By Dotetic
fresh ground pepper, 4 teaspoon You boldr London Express Service
ginger, large pinch margarine, 3 Lablespoons dry vermouth and a small ena of sliced: būtion mushraonis:
612 WK7 0784 JAKQJ100
What do you do?
Answer TomOPTOT
chance. ******
Over four clubs, South can afford to take the bull b the horns and jump to the club slam. He has the same 14 points in high cards he started with bat his ace-king of hearts and ace of diamonds will take care of his partner's red cult ceers and'. there should not be more than one losing trick, in the blacks,