JACOBY on BRIDGE
Several of my renders have written recently lo ask Just what a trump finesse is. and it seems appargiriate to show one while I sin on the generuj sub- ject of finessing.
Defending against four spades East cashes the ace and king of hearts and shifts to the king of diamonds.
South has a lay down for 10 tricks, but there is no
Teason
why he shouldn't go for 11 M he can do so with safety, and him Onesse gives the trump complete safety and the play
for the overtrick.
All South hai to do is to win
that first diamond and pick th
! THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1960. 1
WOMANSENSE
FASHION NEWS FOCUS by Barbara Griggs
What makes
a coat
worth
£2,000?
I
or a
beret £16?
PRESENT the show-stealer of the week: the three-day-old tiger kitten who distracts the trumps with one lead. Then he attention of all-comers from the real cool grown-
up cats.
WEST
Q1012
NORTH
1
15
J43
SEA
08764
MAQJ
4J3
10 0743 2
SOUTH
64
• AZ
EAST (D) 42
❤AKJOT
• KQ 105
K93
AKQ100786
East and West vulnerable
East
Routh West 1+ 14 Pass Poss
Opening lead-YE
North Pass
plays the ace and queen of clubs from dummy.
This piny
constitutes a trump finesse.
East has the king and if he
leads covers South ruffs: teunp to dinme and discards his losing diamond co the jack of clubs if East ducks South discards the dmond in- anediately and still makes that overtrick.
Ven
Why is this play completely Though rol? BecaLI, KE! West has the king of clubs South makes his 10 trick He does lose to the king of clubs, but he has taken care of his diamond lose on that trick.
♥÷CARD Sende♣♦
The bidding has been: West North East South
14
You, South, hold:
4Q17 VAX875 3 4Q 10 54
What do you do?
A-Bld thrès spades. Two hearts is not a forcing bid in this spot and three hearta la mere than your hand is worth.
TODAY'S QUESTION
Your partner bids four clubs
in response to your three spade
bid. What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
LADY
your
The kitten is, however, just part of the back- ground: the cats are the thing, for the show is the Army, and Navy's annual Fur Exhibition, which took place in London recently.
And this year its theme was Mammalia Carnivora all the cats of the furrier's world, from aristocratic blue-grey ocelot to white
flecked black civet, made up its deliciously large soft paws Le into full- or three-quarter now-shoes in winter; that the acelot is a mild-mannered crea-
length coats, short jac- ture that prefers to hunt in the kets, stoles, even berets dark and likes tree-climbing.
ocelot The kitten in my picture is. (you can buy n
clos, stuffed, dead and harmless, beret for £16)
No, you dunnot have him for the back of your car! he is not for sale.
As well as giving you a chance to discover with yearning) how wenderfully well you look in lynx, the show sorts out some of the finer points of fur-buying. ke the almost unrealistic difference in value between the
which
celat pelts with the famous blue-grey background. tutch as much as £2000 for a eat and old red-town ocelot in which you can get a coat for about £300
My favourite
Mr own favourite; the full- length, sporty cant in elvet for £495.
gkoricusly lightweight
If
The exhibition besides, a liberal education in zoology. will come as no surprise to learn that the Jaguar (that well-known beast of Drey) is "execedingly powerful and bloodthirsty...."
But I for one didn't know that the lynx, native of Canada, uses
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2
the satisfaction
AQUARIUS (January 21-
you
CEAS, a
1
A SUBTLE
HINT
OF SHAPE
PICTURE BY JOHN COLE.
THE TWO-PIECE that stuck out a mile in the Lurex show last week among the neat straight two-pieces, BECAUSE its designer had had the nerve to give the top a subtle suggestion of shape and put it over a skirtful of gentle unpressed pleats.
Result:
a graceful, semi-straight silhouette with
it.
lift to
It's made in pale apricot-brown crimplene with
a wash of gold Lurex thread glimmering through it, and neck and sleeves banded in gold. By Susan Smoll and designed for spring.
BALENCIA
HOW MANY?
QALENCIAGA and Givenchy gave up dead straight skirts years ago, and Chanel's schoolgirl suits all have eased-out skirts.
Pierre Cardin flared many of down one side, and Nina Ricet his skirts just a litle, er gave gave most of his gentle trouser- them a deep inverted pleat pleating round the top.
Fruits de Mer
A
The disappearance of the dead straight skirt was. In ftet, one of the phenomena of the last round of Paris collections.
you
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CHILDREN'S CORNER
Christopher's Plans
He's Going For a Walk Wish....... People?-
ing on my guitar when I sud- denly heard voices talking each other."
to
By MAX TRELL
(VELL,” SAID Christopher
WCricket, as he came over "People in K closet!" ex- and sat down beside Knott and claimed Hanid, as she stared at Hanid, "I'm going for an inter- "Christopher in surprise. eating walk tonight with some
"Did 1 very interesting"
my anything about People?" Asked Christopher. Karf and Hanld looked ai "No, I said I heard voices lalk-
The Christopher Crickel, wondering ing to each other.
Best why he had broken off in the voice that I heard came from
middle of a sentence.
Pair of Shoes, Brother Right and Brother Left.
they
is
"I want to go for a walk, too" Umbrella said to Chris, "Interesting People?" asked Hanid, trying to be helpful,
Invited for walk
The only time I ever go Christopher Cricket looked at
out," Umbrella was saying. "Christopher Cricket," Hanid and smiled. Then, after sald to me, how would you like when it rains or when it looks moment or two of silence, he to go for a walk with us to like rain. Just for once in my said:
morrow night? We're a Pair of life I'd like to go on a walk on "That's just it, I'm not
Shoes. We're experts on walk- a fine, clear evening." sure ing." whether this interesting walk
"And, of course," said that I'm taking tonight is go- "What did you tell Brother Christopher, "I was glad to in- ing to be with Foople or with- Right Shoe and Brother Left vite Umbrella to come along. out People,"
Shoe?" Knarf asked Christo too. We're all going to meet pher. - Knart
later tonight right here on the said that he didn't
steps." understand what Christopher "I told that Pair of Shoes meant and would Christopher that I would be delighted to go Want to dinner mind explaining.
walking with there only I thought to myself that Shoes Knarf and Hanid wished can't do much walking unless Christopher Cricket pleasant they have feet in them.
good evening, then they went up to dinner.
"Not at all." replied Christo- pher. Then he crossed four or five of his legs and made him- self comfortable on a little box on which Knart and Hanid were sliting in front of their house. Chris' story
At length he began;
"CATI
The next afternoon when they
saw Christopher again. they
"The next voices I heard," Christopher went on, from Hat and Coat.
asked him how he had enjoyed **We'd like to go on that his walk with the Pair of Shoes, walk, too, tomorrow night,' they the Hat and Coat and the Um- cald.
.brella.
•
"Even
"It all started last night.
"I said that this would be a "I'm afraid we never took Everyone in the house was fast wonderful idea only I thought 1," said Christopher. asleep. I took my guitar and to myself that a Hat can't go though the Pair of Shoes were walked down the dark hall. out walking without a head in such experts at walking, they Finally, I came to the closet it, and u Coat can't go swing- couldn't manage to take a step. where the shoes and coats and ing down the street unless there things are kept. Then I crept are arms in the sleeves to make inside,"
"Wasn't. If dark in that. closet?" Knurf asked.
them swing.
"Then I heard another voice. asking if it couldn't also go the walk with Right Shoe and
Hanid's curious
They just shook
"As for the Coat and 'Hat, on they just shook a bit, but they couldn't get out of the closet." "What about Umbrella?" ask- ed Hinid.
"It certainly was," Christo Hat and Cout. It was a very, pher said, "but I didn't mind. I dry, rustling kind of volce." could see all I needed to see.
"Old Umbrella managed to And it was quiet. A quiet
move out of the corner where that demand some subilety in closet is perfect for a Cricket
he was standing-but all he the design and cutting.
concert.
"Who was 11?" asked Hanid did was to fall over," Christo- curiously, wondering who in the pher said. "I feel sorry for all "So I sat down on the floor clothes closet would have a dry, those poor-should 1 say in the back of the closet where rustling volce.
People? Or should
Ray it was darkest and quietest and
things that look - like -
Another recon-one with a sadly familiar ring to is that buyers won't look at the cased Givenchy skirt.
Leslie Kaye of Harry B. Pepper has been making them for the last three seasons-and in almost every case, he tells me, buyers have asked to have dead-straight skiris substituted for them, "which, he com- ments, "lock quite wrong; t gives the jacket - a---top-heavy look."
The straight- up-and-down leek has much to be said for it; it is chic, it is easy, and, above all, in its simplicily it has the authentie flavour of contam porary fashion about it.
But fashion never stands sull; and the present Paris signposta are pointing away from the age of the boyish look.
Keeping the colour on...
SHOE-CREAM firm have -brought out their shoe-croam
Boma in 54 colours including that startlers I hope never to ■DO
But how many pretty sulis NOTHER "quickie," have
scen this autumn because fish cooks in which didn't have either pleated
or skirts much less time than many down without a break?
skirts that rushed of us realise, is this de-
dreses HOW MANY licious Fruits de Mer something of a show-piece.weren't yanked in at the waist shoes made in (ilke the searing giant belts to buby cut Royal Blue) and come subtle For Lunch for two, you into vilene-lined full skirts, or chades I wish I could over find
two small require
fillets of else plumb strakcht?
shoep in-ilke the beautiful gray- brown 8eal or the very Franch sole, Two Ecallops, smalt
E packet of stirnps cr. prawns
HOW MANY ality little two- yellowy-belgo Pepper. Point is, the better the and if it is not too much trouble, piece outfits that didn't consist say the firm, a pint of well cleaned murss of the now-inevitable straight colour-match, the
bolied top over straight skirt--a line The mussels should be
Jonger the
of hard for five to six minutes in that looks dreamily chic on the colour goes on looking like tarif. February 19): If you are being an outstanding suc-a tablespoon of dry white wine right Agure?
tackle asked today to problem qulte foreign to you, don't promise quick
. results.
PISCES (February 20-March 20) An insignificant trifle could start a
domestic up- heaval, unless you restraint and say nothing further about it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Don't feel too down-hearted
slon. You will
300K
reason
Getting the colour off
in a closely covered pan, until Fashion was never designed to 22-opened and then removed from be kind to everyone, but on the (August
whole, what one Joses on the VIRGO
September 22): If you have their shells. If they are.
swings one makes up on the legitimate nuisance, leave them out." for
And in this par- roundabouts. criticism, voice it without
Cut the fillets of sole into leular case, the roundabouts diagonal strips and, poach thera just aren't getting a look in. To cope with those being unnecessarily blunt.
for five to six minutes in а Why?
mined lipsticks that leave a LIBRA (September 23. He water, seasoned with
Ong reason is, straight skirts red tidemark round the edges of your lips no matter how hard October 22): When seeking pepper and salt and flavoured the help of an important with a bouquet garni (sprig of are simple and economical to you scrub, a French firms have tiny leat make! and full skirts are easy brought out a lipstick remover and influential person, don't thyrne, tiny plece of
to make.
that does it in one (after which be too pressing in your and three to four parsley stalks,
It's the ones in-between-that
the remover with tied together). Add the quar-have mest of the feminine fat you ve solicitation.
tered scallops and poach them:
chic of the straightish look-
over the failure of a mis- SCORPIO (October 23-with the sole for a further fiveery of the full skirts, plus the lots of water).
reason for renewed hope.
November 21): Profession-minalce. find
TAURUS (April 20-May 20); An opportunity may present itself today to make a wel- come change in your daily routine.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Bo alert to possibilities of Increasing your income by frequenting the company of those engaged in similar Occupations.
CANCER (Juno 22-July 21): Don't withhold some choor- ful nows you will receive today, from a person who is very much concerned about your welfare.
LEO (July 22-August 21); An evening's entertainment may cost more than you hnd bargained for, but will give
al advice is advisable before
You
£ 073
decido course of action. SAGITTARIUS
drastic
Dry sherry
the
In a saucepan, simmer oz. (November 22-December
flour in a gentʊus 1⁄4oz. butter, 21): You
withcut colouring it. Away ought to persevere in your from the heat, stir studies in order to obtain strained stock from the fish, the necessary qualifications including that from the mussels, for improving your position. If used. Simmer to reduce lo CAPRICORN (December 22. the consistency of thick; eream:
January 20): A letter to
Taste and season.
At this point, you can add a Badly neglected friend tablescon of dry sherry, abroad ought to be written Finally, stir in a tablespoon of at once, as the reply may top milk, Lenten with the yolk mean a great deal to you of a small egg.
Add the Dolo, at this juncture.
ocallops, If lor
Drawrds EMIN mussols (i YOUR LUCKY CARD:
this is your birthday, your use) and just heat through
Serve on toast or in Indivi- lucky card, no matter what dual caldo Madis or with
4
game you may be playing, plainly balled liny potatoes. ought to be the SEVEN of DIAMONDE,
-HELEN BURKE,
ditor-
---(Londēt Express Service).
Rupert and the Sky-boat-35
The two friends, feeling rather miserable, circling over their village at the same height with the broken and of the cable still railing beneath the sky-boxt. Then it is. Margot's surn to have, an idea. The church tower wasn't high enough for us to catch hold of,"
ARK ACENTA
she saya," so we must find some thing higher. remember seeing some hill just beyond that weird factory. Shall we try there?" At hat words Rupert brightens, and though his ease ata becoming.. tired he drives the amail boat back......... past the great chimneys, BITKAVAR
"Umbrella," said Christopher the
I was just about to start play- Cricket. "It was old Umbrella. People-but-aren't?"
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