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TERE is a hand from my good friend Harrison Smith of 11 has Penn Wilkes-Barre. nothing to do with two bits but shows a most trausual and suc- I will let cessful false-cord. Harrison tell about the hand in his own words,
"I don't suppose you will p prove of the bidding." (No. 1 don't "Nevertheless, West was playing four spades and South won his partner's queen of dia- monds lead with the ace." (For convenience i am lettlax West play a hand.)
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
1980.
WOMANSENSE
The coat-dress at Its--moat, handsome, most beautifully tailored and with R Investmant
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price tag. In gray and white or oficoo- and white smooth tweed, it. has black alik buttons,
wide calf belt and is fully lined through. • aut in black silk: price 23% guineas from Portnum * Mason, London.
FASHION
NEWS
FOCUS
Perfect for the girl who
never
wears a suit
THE story of fashion is the story of change.
THE
You may take it or leave it, love it or regret it, but it happens all the time. In one season twinsets. may be the summit of chic; in another, just some thing to wear around. One age likes its women well rounded; another elevates the skeleton figure.
Some of the changes are cyclical: crepe was exclu- sive to mourners in Victoria's day and the darling of
by BARBARA GRIGGS
(Turkey was never)
like this
the thirties couturiers; it vanished underground log HAVE you ever been inside a Turkish bath?
with bias-cutting after the war, but this winter both are with us once more.
And this season.
every A SURVIVAL (as always) is season, there are changes to be the twinset and classic sweater. recorded. Some ETL
maine and a revivals, But one more others survivals, and some
is added are delightful new fabric
to the distinguished Hawick new.
raltenl
Best news in many ways: the REVIVAL of the cont-dress,
his hand with the ace of clubs and played out his last two Pierro
North was thoroughly main. trumps.
Ref squeezed. and completely
Most upt for autumn, could not keep a heart and pro-i tect his queen of clubs at one coat-dress combines the and the same line.
under experi stimulus from Cardin and Pietre Bal-
Wes; and 10
asked:
formulity warmth and
The name is Bear Brand, the hosiery firm, now venturkig into knitwear for the first time; the fabric is "siland," made of 50 per cent lambswool, 25 per cent the pure silk, and 25 per cent an- extra goru.
of the
"South had one question cont with the womanly it of a when the band was over. He dress turned
For those in-between weeks 'Didn't you pull the wrong when it's too chill for just cardi
for dress "West
the pleaded
arth dress and 100 warm mighty plus out, 's a welcome alter Amendment, but looked
native to the sult (some of us happy."
never have been sull-giris, any- way).
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What do you do?
A—Bid five no-trump. If your
New name
Off
out.
'the pa'joining
100m where I found "
and on I have wondered just exactly what goes on there. The other day I decided to find
The first thing I saw was a woman's head disembodied, all alone in the middle of the room. "This," I said to myself, "is without doubt disturbing."
discovered Subsequently I there was a body attached to the head. The body, however,
big. was zipped up inside a white bag called a team, box.
experts who handled it, untag-centre,
Red
The eight contus include some array. pleasantly unhackneyed ones - strong pure pink and an apricot among them.
sprene
What it
my oves from the silver carp swimming at my feel and con- centruled on not screaming from the stock of cold water.
After that, my memory dims, But I think i was put on a scale, observed to weigh 8st. 12ib., and led back to my bod.
1 had been in the Turkish 1 can- baths for three hours. not say that I wanted to fight
middle-aged 10 men. But, without doubt. 1
woman walk-
ing around in
a small swim- ming pool. I Jolned
her. Tho water was cold. "Were, you self-conscious," I asked her, the first the you came here"
"A wee bit," she answered in clear Glaswegian accents, * looked at the others and thought them daring. I don't think about it now, After all, everybody is the same."
felt absolutely marvellous.
-[London Express Service).
IT'S BACK TO THE BERET
AGAIN
Page: 71
REVIVA L-the "IT" girl beret, worn prettily with shoulder length or shingle hair; seen here as this autumn's French successor to the cloche or fur busby. It can be found in a dozen different colours of velvet.
1
means to
be all
steamed
up
by SUSAN BARNES
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Picking Water Lilies
-Ting-a-Ling Rows The Shadows Around The Lake-
"Flowers," said Ting-a-Ling. singing the words gently and
The Turkish baths," said the head, are on the floor below." Down I went and was usher- hall lavishly ed into a vast
an einbora- decorated. I saw Resulta cashmere-like soft-tely carved staircase at either ness which fooled several of the end, a
pool in the and dozens of beds adorned by women in what I
"What you must do now," think are called stages of dis she continued, "is return to the By MAX TRELL”
steam room and open up your
of almost to himself, "are always That way the TAR DOWN at the botteen Boarding school. I realised, pores again.
the Blue China Plate the beautiful, no indfter whether polsons can get out when you was never like this.
reach the dry rooms. I follow old, half-broken one that stood they're far or near."
"Oh, dear," said and when rimlese ed her advice and eventually, on top of the bookshelf and was A woman wearing spectacles and a strained black gasping, made my way down to only used for keeping penells they had reached the other side plodded 10- the first of the dry rooms. The in-far down at the bottom of of the lake, "the blossoms here bathing costume
Romans would have called it a this plate Knart and Hanid, the aren't nearly os beautiful wards me on flat feel
Tepidarium,
Shadow Children with the they are at the end of the lakel Hurned-About Names, could see "Just look!" she said, pořit- their friend Ting-a-Ling way- ing to a place where the lake ing to them.
Krew narrow and where the Ting-a-Ling was in a row white and yellow blossome seem- boat. For, at the bottom of the ed to be so thick that they Blue China Plate, there was a covered all the water.
NEW ARRIVAL In a girl's bad news wardrobe--and more for the men.
*15
This time (is there no limit?)
sald "My man," she it is vests that are being plun- dered. The men's outfitters Peggy. I will take care of you." She was shaped like a large From the upper end of the have played into our hands by fusision market comes the beau- turning them out in delightful frog. She seemed kind In pastel blues. Cool chicks
going for the original. dirly- Peggy took me to weighing- In a snug charcoal and white white ones with no collar, three sentes.
tiny buttons and wonderful
partner can show a king:youtifully-tailored have 13 tricks. Otherwise, you
hid sir hearts ouls.
TODAY'S QUESTION
You are dealer and hold:
the picture.
roat-dress
herringbone tweed, three-quar- cheop ter sleeved, its skirt with
1
are
White Colton showing "The first thing we must do, MAE WKG9 SKJ78 4AQ88 gathered are to it, and a throw, Bound the badly-stiched neck-my dear, is see what you are.
Eh?" she said. I was Bat 1lb. back collar; belted in black lines. calf.
What do you bid?
Answer Tomorrow
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
· FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
you are both clear about the (January AQUARIUS
February 19): Don't bs terms of your agreement.
21-
seems
PISCES (February 20-March 2011 If two people are vying for your favour, don't give false encourage. ment to the one whom you will eventually reject. "ARIES (March 21-April 19):'
If a bout of nerves to be handicapping you in your work, you muat taku time off to get fit again. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Unless you are prepared to reciprocate the many kind- nesses an older person is showing you, it would be botter not to continue tile Association
The less adventurous are buy- ing the immensely long, abso- lutely plain ones with round necks and short sleeves, made
On my own
Bundled up I was led to a
in wool-silk mixtures, that you stairway and left on my own. I can get in a pretty pale blue mounted the stairs and emerged in London shops (where well-in a room filled with steam. tailored assistanis are, ΤΟ I discerned a long slab of doubt, perfectly unaware of the marble, and scattered upon it, full purpose for which the vests are being bought).
A REVIVAL expected shortly is the beret, proving once more 22 good that you can't keep fashion down.
DI
Astonishing
In
Tepid. Ha! The thermo- meter on the wall read 190 I collapsed in a beach chair.
Like stocks Then I explored, the dny room, where I found hal as many thermometer here read 150*.
women
second only
The
In the third and final dry room, the Calldarinn, the tem- perature was 180. There was only one occupant.
A shampoo at a Turkish bath is a little different from the one you get at your hairdrosser's.
At a Turkish bath, you lie on yet another slab, und the shampooer rubs you with a rough milten.
pretty lake. Around the lake there were hills and on the hills there were trees and housea. There were Birds in the sky and flowers in the grass.
Lakoje covered, too
cried, "The "Look!"Hunid Itke is covered
with flowers, lou! They're blossoms! They're water lilies!"
Ting-8-Ling isu waving to us" Knart said,
Hunld leaned over the of the Blue China Plate called down:
edgą
and
60
Ting-a-Ling brought the beat close to the shore.
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peared to be no better than any "Do you think so?" Ting-a- of the others. Nor ald they Ling sang to her and Knock,
than elsc- grow more thickly Hanid said she was sure that where
of
And it was the same at the
once they reached that end the lake they would fad so opposite end of the lake where many big and beautiful blos ring-a-Ling rowed them next. soms that all they would have "No! I see where the best- 10 do would be to lean over and the very best and biggest and most beautiful blossoms of all pick them.
are exclaimed Knart excited-
"They're over there?"
.
yo," greed Knart, "and
First spot
even if we kept our eyes closed, I know that every blossom we plcked would be big and beau- iltul and lovely and marvellous,
And he pointed to the spot and all your friends will say where they had arst stepped that they never saw such won into Ting-a-Ling's boal, the derful blossoms in their whole cage of the lake at the bottom come Hvcs!"
of the hill:
to
be
Nodded and smiled
It wrs there that they finally picked the losscans.
While Peggy was engaged in
"Do you waD1 us. 10 this, I asked her what sort of
down?** people tended to be her clients.
seemed Ting-a-Ling my dear," she They are, Hald, more young then old, waving harder than ever.
"Flowers ..flowers! Help Ting-a-Ling nodded and But we don't like to take them me pick, flowers they thought smiled and rawed quietly to the in his delightful sing song way
they heard him calling up to end of the lake where the water of speaking, "are"
Illy blossoms seaned to grow RO
Turn
it they're less than 17. over, my dear." I did,
them...
"Do many women come here simply because ther lonely?" I asked.
are
water.
i
"Flowers," began Ting-a-Lig
and
Then they both told' Thig-a- the Ling that they were sorry they the had; through not knowing
better, made him row them all. it around the lake.
ABY
"They're beautiful for Theri Kharf and Hanid made thick that they covered the hear and everywhere!" cried
Knart and Hanld. themselves until and oild down over the edge of the Blue Chine- "Flowers," he kept ging-song-
down, down Ing, "are always beautiful, "We have a few neuroties," Plate.. down,
went
anally. near ones, the far ones, ..until, Gold Peggy. "They are frus- they trated and want someone to fuss with a gentle bump, they land- overywhere-around ones.
Oh, what a disappointment over them.
ed on top of one of the hill.
t who I took only minute to was to Knstand Hanld when
Ting-a-Ling "People,” sang ม่ there lovely near and far and are simply tensed up and can" scramble down, the path to the they reached the end
Jakel
evarywhere. I love you both, sleep. Actresses, modelo, bual bottom of the hill.
The blossoms that looked to even as much even more thari new women, housewives. When
And there, at the edge of the bo so much better from adise I love flowers." - we're finished with them, my
waltig fance, lake, Ting-a-Ling was
now that Kaari and And he nodded and smiled dear, they feel relaxed,"
In the rowboat,
them Hand wore among
ap- and smiled and nodded.
"But many more como
too impatient if you can- VIRGO (August 22- Berets in the 'thirties were i
immediate obtain not
September, 22) After hav-trademark the beautiful antisfaction from
They went ing been lavishly entertain remote film star. Kn official in authority. Yours ed at the home of a friend, with long Garbo hat and high Dierich cheekbones; they were is not the only case he has
postpone you should not
in pre-war Berlin writing
letter to deal with
at much seen your thanke.
and post-war Vienna. (September 23- LIBRA
October 28): If a friend is acting mysteriously, don't try to delve too deeply into
From 1954 until two or three the reason for it. Sooner
years ago they sprouted afresh, or later you will have his rechristened, restyled, made
endless different fabrics, explanation, SCORPIO (October 23
Boohive hairdos killed them. November 21): Advice to invest
considerable Now the shingle looks like giv
After they had all exchanged ing them a new lease of life and
in y amount
greetings, Ting-a-Ling said your savinga French girls are hunting for the
"Others come to be cured of his pleasant singing voice: ought to bo carefully suru good old boret bosque; nevy от
minor aches and pains.
"I have decided to plek water tinised before you part with black felt, leather Ining, and
quarter-mich stalk
that our 1lly blossoms from the lake. in mid-Es in a morgue, human flesh
"I suppose, though, your money.
enough I in this instanco, feznalo,
most regular customers are the When I have picked women who lead a gay life and will keep some for myself. The towel, Abandoning my
want to get rid of the surplus rest I will give to all my friends approached the slab and nourishment."
and
would neighbours. Now settled uneasily upon it. I lifted my hand to rest it on "I've been doing this for 40 you like to help me pick them? the marble wall beside me. years, I'm ko a kidney."
They'd love to What it rested on, however, felt dieiinolly nomarble-like.
Knari and Hanid promptly. as she dumped another basin of answered that nothing would It turned out to be a fool..
water on top of me, Parly sal black, black, black, "Why," I asked a young girl "The skin is a third kidney please them more tin, to be able to alt in Ting-a-Ling's Tow- Make-up, in bonequesice, had a on a slab "do you come to a which helps to get rid of the boat and pick water illies from
pallor, with great Turkish bath?" " deathly
acids resulting from good living. smudged dark eyes,
GEMINI (May 21-June 21):
for you to be able to give up your present uncon- gonial work.
uf
SAGITTARIUS. (November crown,
22-December 21): After
French Navy berets with their having been parted from a distinctive rod pom-poms must loved one for some time, surely be next on the list. you will experience great
The two gris In the picture happiness on his return.
that reta provo
can look equally fetching with shoulder- length or shingled hair.
An idea submitted to the. proper quarters may prove Hufficiently.
remunerative CAPRICORN (December 22.
January 20): Don't get to enthusiastic over a couple you met quite accidentally. They are hardly the type to runke permanent frlonds, YOUR BIRTHDAY: If this fe your birthday you should find, during the coming year, the one and only por
CÂNCER (June 22-July-21): A remarkably mature lettor from a young person will make you realise how close ho is to becoming an adult LEO (July 22-August 21);
If you have decided to share
a business opportunity with
a friend, make pure that
I saw a head, disembodied,
in the middle of the room.
Gay life.
"Like a what?" I asked, "Akkiner," Perry, repeated,
I sikmurale, the skin, Do you the top of the lake.
Then step into my little "It makes me feel so good," want a cold plunge, my dear?"
boat pleren," Ting-à-Ling sang To achieve a brilliant white, she explained. - "When I leave
In hia pleasant sing-song voice. Fish too of skin, thero was said here I feel I want to 'fight:10 nees
Ting-Ling towed across lo tonishing comeback In Paris: men, stay up. 38 hours.
Like an idiot, I said yes, bisahat side of the Lake, bes eighboenth-century. rice-powder,
Tottered and - while, which, wai
Don't worry about the fah" dausé Posart, ando Hihld bath Peggy milled out,ressuringly as sid they could tell that the
She
non to make the ideal part-super-seded in, the twenties by
@hor for the rest of your jean ny now cosmelio Not feeling I could do either I inped down into the poet in blossoms were blaster, and, mord
of those things,' I tottered into the centre of the hall. I averted beautiful on the other: miche.
life.
discoveriem.
Rupert and the Gomnies-37
Rupeir picks up bugil stone Gregory, Oughtn's we to warn In order to test 'the paint on the that shopinais of what his hope/ Banker Well, look at that," pened to our Gomiles ?***** Ohi 1 banged 11 as hard as 1: my, yea, i told the Chief Girsome could and it, un' cracked. It about that shop !!! says Rupiti Lafi't even marked, that hare anxiously, Lera mota Rupert, froad "have, bean trigli. "Tee, stopi banging the print add shery: } thought of something “valan," saya, scamper to the village;
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