JACOBY
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
Veronica Papworth in Spain
on BRIDGE Where women ARE
SINCE slam uidding has never
been and probably never will be an exact selence, I will wind up with a real tragedy.
Very few players would get to a stam with these particular North. South cards, so North and South deserve congratula- tions for reaching o slam, but unfortunately they got there in no-trump.
South's two no-trump was slight underbld. He had 20 fuil posts. So after North bid two
WEST
4A43
492
10842 JB
NORTH.
K
❤KQ 1054
43
+ QJ753
27
EAST
4Q9802
70
...
Q10 7 2 SOUTH (D)
J1075
VAJ
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ФАКЭСЬ
Both vulnerable
South
West North
1
Pass- 1 ♥
East PAES
2 N.T.
Рат
3.
Радя
3❤
Pass
**
Pass
44
Pred
5 N.T.
Pazo
6 N.T.
PAR
Pass
Pass
Opening lead A
Milts and went to four hearts Suut felt that he should make one more bid. He should have bid ve diamonds, whereupon North would almost surely have bid six in one of his own red sults but South chose the rather fancy bid of four spades,
After the four spade bid, North was ready for a slain und bid five no-trump to give South #chance to place the final co- tract. All South had to do was to bid the slum in either ret, sult, but carried away by his own brilliance, South went slx no-trump.
to
Of course, South would have romped home with 12 tricks if West had not been one of those suspicious souls. West operted the ace of spades. East dropped the nine spot and West con- tinued the sull to set the hand,
❤÷CARD Sense♦
Q-The bidding has been: South West -North
TTERE in Barcelona the sun shines brilliantly and it is still sum- A corner cafe mer. Sitting at watching all the girls go by I am continually struck by a quality that is comparatively unknown to the British.
I is voluptnotchess.
women
Such beadth and depth the have, such magnificent curves on the grandi scule--even the youngsters,
in France, where every other girl in a bird's-nest hölrstyle and broderie anglaise frills is a sex kllten," und the rest are aggressively Left Banks in sloppy greal pullovers and faded jeans, voluptuousness
is entirely absent from this scene.
But Spaln women อรน superbly intzen, with never un off-heat type to be seen. And never any nonsense bow whe wears the trousers.
Judged by our standards, two-thirds of the youngsters in Barcelonn would find the omgives forced by their measurements to by their clothes in our extra-outsize dé- partments.
For them, in Britain, where anything Over 40-inch hips can be regarded only as
U muj misfortune, there would be the 'conceal- druped cross-over front and the
ing' jacket.
many wear.
Conersding indeed! Here in this city so white-white silks or linin Attext and darted, unuk-gilts and slimskirud to like the paper on the wall,,
For the first time in my life I feel
100 thin:
TT is summer in the cafes, but autumn In the shops, the best of which rival the Faubourg S1 Honore in window dressing.
For several days we have had one small bay and beach entirely to our-
Keiver.
Thinking back to Mediterranean koli- duys, I have known when the problem was to find a bit of beach big enough lo spread a towel flat, rejoiced in the solitude of "olf season,"
*
Do not know her name, and it is doubt-
ful if I shall ever see her again, but I treasure the memory of one woman on the Costa Brava. There had been a tremendous and storm-fearful, sudden Hightning deafening thunder-and all the lights went out.
Seconds later, with giercing eries and a crush of falling stools, she hurtled through the door of the bar and into the arms of sur- her husband, Reassuring whispers rounded her in the darkness. "A cigarette
nl is well." ...calm yourself.
·Fan-
1❤
Pass
14
Puss
2.
Past 24
Puss
Pass 34
Pris
7
Suddenly the lights went up. lady in distress was wearing
muleu, a
The
scarlet
towel.
You, South, hold:
MAZ VAQJ105 K9878E MO
What do you do?
A-Bid four spades. That aee- dadice of spades must be sufl- cient trump support by now,
TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the game hand. Your. partner responds one no-trump to your one heart opening. What do you do
Answer Tomorrow
brawlere, and a bath
She looked very pretty lov-buí I have
a feeling she knew that!
Much play is made with the new colouring
the file grey-greens; and purples of the grapes, the first lavender of the bloom on the fruit, and the dark, dark greenish black of the wine bottles.
-(London Express Servicè).
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
AQUARIUS (January 21. VIRGO
February 19): Although
You are impatient to make a start at putting your house in order, be sure first that you have sufficient energy to fulsh the job. PISCES (February 20-March 20): You will find a good friend in a person who has only recently joined your social circle.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): On comparing notes with those around you, you will be surprised to find
that
you have not much to com-' plain about.
(August September 22): miss a partner's
22-
Don't dis- interest
in a new hobby. You may soon want to take it up yourself.
11
you
women
BRENS, HY SUSAN SMALL: FUR BY MAXWELL CROFT: PICTURE BY JOHN ADRIAAN
A dress
to wear again and again
Tla a dress to turn all heade, but because of
its absolute simplicity, it is not a "one occasion" number, Rather, it is a dresa to yo on and on-one of which you may never tire. It is also a dress to turn, the average woman Into a near-beauty. And a near-beauty into a a dream, is Greek goddess. It packs ke made of shimmering good lurex jersey.
Helping young people
to master their fears
TOT
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
Ho's Unhappy
that he's afraid.
comfortable.
If, during an electric storm, someone in your family Indl
nup.
Paris
The Parisian secret
of featherweight weaves
FASHIONS inspired by supple featherweight fabrics are the keynote of the
Paris winter collections.
Every sinuous new silhouette, every bias cut and retrospective effect from the 1930's, has been achieved with fluid fabrics, contoured close to the body and used without stiffening or lining.
This is the basta' scoret of today's soft now dresson, with thelr flattering mobile. Poute
and eway flow.
*
by Peggy Massin
velvet Ruper- motifs
Flared over-skirts and lose silk evening fabrics which re- from the Jackets at Bob Bugnand switch call stylised effects
out
basic 10th century, inside
over plain Lucey
tweed coating sheath new
dresses. The effect is Other exciting revivals are weigh less than eight ounces
Loned brocaded never cumbersome for weeds the camaieux yard. Woollen dress fabrics
are pliant and coatings smooth saling and rich cut velvets on organdy and
silk grounds. crepe and flexible. gauze,
Ascher scored a weaves, seem as sheer au vin- Chiffon weight dress woollens great sucess in most important
with cut dow curtains, and are actually and the absence of stuif Binings collections
featuring asy to drape. Everyone with and the rigid skeleton construc- chenilles, baste knowledge of dress- tion which was typical of lest imposed floral tapestry
on ribbed velvet backgrounds. making understands is vitally season's Princess stihouette, are important relationship between responsible for the 11the now
Blaron's most feeling in this winter's fashions. silhouette and fabric.
Fabmes used on the blas, et in gures, or made ripple close to Had the new lock bem co the body in bloused
ond side In the sulff, crisp draped treatments, achieve the material, which were so
Ter flow and movement of Grecian favour, cently in
the result statuary,
There are wool and would have been as incom- alpaca blends. Ascher's paisley- patible as oil and water.
printed cashmeres, and woollen gauzes which fold as easily as a pocket handkerchief and re- quire less ironing. ***********,
(sived
Tala
Essence
Very essence of new tashions.
JAC
lights
popular fabric for evening la the white satin ground silhouetted
with life-size black velvet tulipa.
[
Balenciaga teatures bnc special labne no less than twenty times in different formal models, It is a smooth black wool and winter, these specia]
mixture silk
fabric, heavily unds . textiles committute the TACQUES HEIM cleverly high- embroidered
hind with by transparent multi-coloured the
bright flowers the Christmas quality of sheer crepes in street suggesting the patterns of Mexi- before Even
knitted dresses with full, gathered skirts cars rugs and shawls. Dlor collection put
which vell tight, knee-length Muted coloura complement treatments on the achien map, trousers worn underneath. An- the subtle new fabrice. Bright loosely woven woollen bries other amusing conception at tones are overshadowed " by for coat, with a hand-knitted
Helm is his choice of formal ca crocheted look, were in the Lace to line a sporty brown Himmelight. At Jacques
Helm, suede coat, there are coatings In lacey pat- terns with holds large enough Al
10 pass pene!) through. times, knitted tweeds even gate crash into the evening scene in cont and dress ensembles with gold metal threaded into
the weave.
Revivals
1
purposely faded and muted shades, 起开 acen Ja Dior's "dimmed" range of off-blacks, neid and smoky greys, ochre, beige, and browns.
0.
Other dark colours in high fashion are ripe frult skadeo, Lace makes a big comeback
suggesting the harvest time- French collection, in every
purple grapes, plums, red our- ranging from the passementerie
rent, and raisin, and guipure types to, delicate
The single appearence copies of authentic antique lace. The season's big novelty is strong bright colour comes transparent fabric mode of the pink rangwith Indian
which at horschal
been end orange
shades at Lanvin
and dusty pinks are revived by men designers
the 1930-
hag
Old rose
Cheniles and velvet yam tabrics in interesting new basket and novelty weaves, seen in Givenchy's long black puckered and shirred to imitate and "Ketchup" at Griffe. siren
velvet autache Ince. dinner dress in chenille with a raised popcorn
Lace patterns are repeated on many formal fabrics, including stitch,
silk jacquards, damasks, ENTIA
with
In keeping with raised brocades traced
cobweb designs, Bubbled and
inspired silhouettes. relief weaves are also strong in
The only trimming on this willowy unadorned gown la a
wide band of black marten
fur round the hemline.
New coatings emphasise fat zurfaces with a subtle sheen or sen shine, replacing high r- lief and heavy piles, Smoot. cloth broadcloths, coachman's and doeskin fabrics with soft, velvety nap, share the honours with wide ribled coulings which are worked diagonally. Alesterint cuttin 28 seen at Givenchy and Balenciaga in treatments with bias chocks, plaids, or diagonal stripes. Both these designers have obollshed reversible coutings, which res main a strong trend in other Belmain edges leading houses
his slender wrap-around coats with wide bands of diagonri checks,
worked la reversible
effects.
Rupert, and the Sky-boat-19
Before Rupert can grasp whai happening in the great machine ht and Margol are led still lower.
That There," saya the man. my aky-metal being pressed until it's cold. Then it torred into the basement to be stored" "I've - never heard of sky-metal," says
Rupert life it?"
"la is heavy? Could i No, you couldn't!" "It would lift exclaims the man. you. And it has never been heard of because there wasn't any until I discovered how to get it. Sud- denly a sound makes them turn. Margot has begun to cry.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
STORIES FOR BOYS AND
Hiawatha's Story
-He Doun't Need Words To Tell Talem
By MAX TRELL
up
it
months and months, but still stems like years and years.
"And what I'd like today," Mr Punch went on, "Is for you one of you three, lo three, or tell me a story!"
Krarf and Teddy immediately
chair.
Hiawatha merely grimted.
Teddy watched, Hiawatha began his story without words,
The first thing that Hiawaths did was to make a mollon with both hands as though he were rutiining the shape of some Animal, The Animal had a head, four legs, cars and a tail.
Ilon?" asked Mr "Is It a Punch.
Hlawutha shook his head. "A Bear?" asked Knart, "A Cat or a Dog?" asked Teddy,
It
GIRLS
"I know, I know!" shouted Mr. Punch, laughing.
this tail that-didn't-ilke-to-be- wagged do to this Dog 'that- like-to-wag-117"
Knarf knows
Then Hiawatha made a fost side-to-side motion with his hand. Kharf shouted joyfully that he knew just what Illa-, what happened next? What did watha was trying to say.
"He means that the Dog al- ways wagged his tail."
Hiawatha nodded. Mr Punch and Teddy and Kaart all smiled. "Now what about this happy Dog who always wagged his taif?"
Mr Punch coaxed Hia- watha.
And now Hiawatha made a all at the seme lot of grunts, time,
Everyone looked at Hinwathe. Hiawatha suddenly jumped up and began shaking, all over.
Nchildren some adults, yous for instance, you asked KNARF, the Shadow Boy with the Turned-About Name, to the affic, or another distant and Teddy. the Stuffed Bear, LIBRA (September 23- may have many fears4 of room, and he said: "I'm tired," and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized October 22): Rather than which they are ashamed, you would not be so cruel as to Wooden Indian, all gathered get involved in a somewhat Among their most painful say: "You are just atrold." around their friend Mr Punch, looked bewildered.
"We don't know any storles At the word Dog, Hiawatha yourself, or 'go As usual at that time of the
The shook his head vizorously. compileated arrangement fears may be the dread of You would go
that he meant a for tonight, you would be having others know of their with him, without suggesting day was about five o'clock to tell you," they said.
we know are the was agreed
Dog, of a drowsy summer afternoon only stories winer to spend the evening fears.
Mr Punch was settled down ones you told us." quietly at home.
If your daughter, twelve, in his rocking chair. Although "What about you, Hiawatha, All of us, adults or children,
wished to have a light left on he wasn't nctually sleeping, my good ittle indian friend?" he smiled tend to feel superior toward outside her room, you should there was SCORPIO (October 23-
a heaviness about asked Mr Punch, November 21): Before com-
romeone who has fears we don't rulee no question about it. Of his eyes which seemed to say pleasantly at the small wooden on the ing to a definite decision have and we express our supe- course sho Khould have the that it was just the right time ligure, squatting down about plan involving riority by ridiculing him for his. Ught if i helped her feel more of the day in which to take a floor at the foot of the rocking your partner, make sure it will honeft both of equally.
(November SAGITTARIUS
It should help us to be more caled strong fear, you should 21): *23-December
The understanding of such a person not act superior but piove your running of your If we realise how unhappy ow insight and courage. Show smooth
your these fears make him, regard to anxiety yourself and neither household is due to dedicated attention to all less of age. If we were to put rebulce nor ridicule this personal
"He only makes motions," outside ourselves in his place, we would details, and no
Distressing Foor
suid Teddy. Interference Es
Isn't that right, 17" - Teddy enough to upset it.
Among the most distressing
Indian, added, burning to his friend on As for the Wooden
And here, to everyone's utter Hiawatha Bald the school-age child, he never spoke at all when a the floor.
It was a bit harder to decido amazement, Hiawatha nodded, of Jule are his inten
hands at hin especially the teenager, fears of
"Well," said Mr Punch, after what Hiawatha was trying to clearly and distinctly: would Doff-consciousness when talking head
Savc him the
"You bet!" And then he ran about this difficulty say. But Raally, Knarf expitined to strangers or before members trouble, So now, instead of shy thinking
out of the room.. of his own class at school, ing anything, he only shock his for a moment or two, "I don't as follows:
"That's a wonderful "Hiawatha means that the hoad wonderingly from alde to mind if Hawatha tells me a
"It makes me We can best help this child side.
story without words. Let him Dog was happy because he al said Mr Punch. listening Wishing to help your child of by
appreciatively
tell it to me just with motions." ways waxked his tail but that feel that I'd rather hear stories
Pleased Hiawatha Always tolling stories
the Dog's tall wen't happy at than tell them." le your birthday, a change nue, eight or fifteen overcome when he speaks, by being care
Then Knart and Teddy Haw seemed to please all because it was always being This ca in your daily life will make his fears, you would not only ful not to Interrupt him er lo
"Why not?" asked Mr Punch.
it's be. Hiawatha, for a smile appeared wayzed. It was getting tired him smile and slowly shut his eyes, which is just the thing to for greater contentment, avoid causing him to feel more make him feel he is not talking il tell you why not. especially na your finances aebamed of his fears, but you well or getting to the point fan cause I've been telling the three on his lips and his eyes seemed of being wagged as much."
"Well, woll, weil!" ·said Mr do on a drowsy mummer after- for years and to dance will amuzament, and, should improve after the would assure him of ways to enough. By doing these things, of you klorles
evercome them gradually. New Year.
We make him feet worthy.
Perhaps it's only been while Mr Punch and Kupri and Punch in astonishment, "And noon.
strong
have no occasion to laugh or smile at his fears. Instead, wo would be able to help him to CAPRICORN (December 22-understand their source and, January 20): Your decision gradually, to devise ways of about
n futuro action overcoming them. should be made now. Don't
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A happy event involving a neighbour will put new zest into your daily routine. GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
An older relative is liable to take offenco easily: handle him with tact and special consideration. CANCER (June 22-July 21):
It will be necessary
your innate re- overcome Aervo and be more de- monstrative, if you want to convince your future part- ner of your true feelings. LEO (July 22-August 21): In ambition to advance
your yourself, don't lose your tempor when things fail to as smoothly as you Would 'Ifke,
delay it any longer.
YOUR BIRTHDAY: If this
Cruel Romork
Punch Interrupts Before any of the three
Can do better friends could open their mouths
Punch held
"Come now," said Mr Punch, to speak, Mr
"that isn't much of a story, you his hand,
If you are about to ask me know, You can do better than to tell you a story, don't!" he grunt.
"He never talks" Knart ex- his good-natured It
plained to Mr Punch. somewhat sleepy vulce.
both ex- Knarf and Teddy claimed:
ח!
"Why noll"
years.
Hard to decide
"Tall wagged dog "I know, I know, I know!" shouted Mr Punch, as he broke into roars of laughter. "Instead
*wagging of the Dog
his tall, wagging the the tall begin Dog,"
story."