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PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT
Earlier this week we had an article on the new luxury liner Oriana. Here is another of interest to housemakers everywhere:
THE FLOATING FLAT.
Ideas you
can copy for your home
By ANNE
GLIDEWELL
ANYONE interested in furnishing a home compactly, attractive- ly and economically could learn a lot from a well-designed ship.
Naval architects are masters In the art of making use of every inst inch of spech. The simple, olgan-jined furniture, unclut- tered publia rooms and sturdy fabrics used in today's big liners are an object lemon for amateur interior decorators,
As a floating homa however the Oriana le in a class on her
own.
Brilliant
Almost every plece of furniturs, all the cutlery, and most of the carpels for the ship have been specially designed. With the result that the furnishing of the Orlana dosen't follow a style. It act ono. TREND-SETTING are the excit
colour Ing. Imaginative
Saction through part of the five-roomed fist in the Oriana. Left, the bedroom. Right, the dayroom. Drawn by Michael Rand
becn used with amount of restraint,
a certain TREND-BETTING for
"We have used brilliant colour, but concentrated it in patches,” ways dealgoor tun Hodgeon. TO COPY for a sunny or wouth. facing room of your own, dis- tamper walls and calling white, fit beige or pale grey carpet on the floor and keep brilliant colours for curtains and cushion covers,
TREND-BETTING is the excel• lant lighting used through. out the ship. in the cabine light fittings are almply. shaped, functional and brit. ilently placed. There is a read. ing light over every bed and concealed strip lighting over every dressing table mirror.
scheme that have been used In the cabine and publia rooms ...ke the orange leather
avocado sofas and
groen black with leather chairs ebonised legs of the Tourist and the belt- clav baliroom, Ilant, sweeping curtain in the cinema which lo comfortable rich Thai silk in broad stripen TO
and orchid of orange, lime, pink.
The flat
COPY, scrap all ceiling lights and all fusty shadou ro- placing them with almplo modernt shades in white and white and black;
Iner
in the flat," a floating, home- away-from-home for those with the money (HK$32,000) and the time (112 days) to ge round the world in style.
In this five-roamed apartment high up on the stadium deck. the first of comparable size in
any big liner, ships' furnishing reaches a new peak. The dining-room, divided from the sitting room by a white leathercloth folding moreen, In entirely panelled in beautiful. ly grained yew wood. TO COPY, paper a kitchen or dining-room with wallpaper that simulates pine planke.
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The sitting-room with its three
wide
windows Is Day with striped purple cotton curtains, heathery tweed chair and sofa covers, long, low coffee tables and TV get,
White the bedroom with its pale grey leatherstoth walls, came!lla printed glazed chintz
TO
London Exorem Bérvice.
bedspread and curtains, fitted carpet, fluffy rupa, drop arm- chairs, private bathroom and two huge fitted wardrobes is the ultimate in-comfort.
COPY, Invest In furry shoopeking for bedelda luxury. And try tough, spongeable lasther-cloth on the walls of a-chlidren's room.
JACOBY THIS IS NO DUCK-IT'S A BIRD OF PARADISE
on BRIDGE
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is filed squeezes,
cover
literature RIDGE
with atories of end plays, coups, elimination plays and countless others with which someone gains a trick.
This week is going to the reverse situation and dis- cuss the "nothing" play de- signed to break even at best. Needless to say, you should both If you want to copy it for a .
Avold this play and encourage wide-windowed room in your
of th homo
the ship's new widthe
your opponents to make it. own
Playing at three no-trump HAS been deliberately light differently coloured inexpen. sive Government-surplus clik used to create a mood. Dining-South had no worries Dum- noli together to make floor room lights, gay and sunny at my's jack of spades was length ourtains. Then hang lunchtime, switch to a deeper, ered by East's queen at trick one so South could count three them right across the full width pinker hue for dinner.
tricks each in spades and clubs, of the window wall.
plus the ace and king of hearts, Because the ship is going to
and plus some diamonds, sall in tropic waters, colour has
pubila
room
TO COPY for a party, buy some pink light bulbs or cheap rest pink sbaden,
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WITH a wreath of wild orchids
round my neck I squaited at and near-Boor-level recently lunched in a Bouth Rex Island manner.
As I left stupefled by the rich exotic food, a dark-skinned character in a Lei and a lain- cloth said: "You have tasted Tahitian chicken. Very good, yea?. But Hawaiian duck, is quite another keitle of fish ...it is a bird of paradise!" [This is his recipe, Having since sampled it. I can see what he meant. Try it for yourself;- HAWAIIAN DUCK WITH BANANAS
You need: One duck cut into
serving pieces; one
tin plac-
apple slices; one glas red winer seasoning: four bananas; cora all for basting; lemon Juice: linned sweet potatoes (optional).
Method: Place the pieces of duck in a roasting pan and brush well with corn oll. Pour the julce from the pineapple Into the pan with red wine, plenty of salt and fresh ground pep- per, and cook in a proderato oven (Mark 5) for 40 minuten, Baste or until well cooked. frequently.
Place the banarias, unpected, in an oven-proof'dish, brush with corn'oli, "sprinkle with lemon Juice and bake for 10 minutes.
Serve duck with bananas. sweet potatoes, andivis PINEAPPLE AND ORANCE SAUCE--- Ingredients: Julces from
the roast duck made up to half- a plat with water: Juloe and grated rind of ong orange; four chopped pineapple slices; half- ounce of cornflour.
Methods Mix cornflour Into a
pasto w orange juice. Skim .fat from pan juices, reheat and pour over coraßour. Return to the pan and cook unti thick. Add grated rind of orange and chopped pineapple; cook for 2 minutes, then serve, -V. PAPWORTH.
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YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
21.
AQUARIUS 1January
February 19): Contact with an artistic circle wili reveal a talent which you never thought you posses ed.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): Your arrangementa for the festive senson may have to be altered at short notice, but the change should be all for the bet-. ter.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) · A. frank discussion with a superior may be the best means of securing the pro- motion you feel you have long desorved.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
You may have to refuse a specific request for assin- tance, but will be able to offer an acceptable alterna- tive.
GEMINI (May 21-Juno 21): If you have sufficient con. fidence in the people who are looking after your in- terests, you must give them moro scope to act on thele own initiative. CANCER (Juno 22-July 21); You may form a pleasant Association with a paradn born under Leo, but you are not likely to hold casi other's interest for long. LEO. (July" 22-August, 21);,
Many festivities Are in store for you, and you can
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Both vulnerable
West North Eart
Paus
PAKE Opening lead-♣ 0
Pat
Since ho wae in his own hand he fed a diamond toward dummy. West played the nine and dummy's queen held the
look forward to an unusual- ly happy holiday season,
(August 22- VIRGO
September 22): Don't har- bour resentment against a person whom you imagine has wronged you, until you have actual proof of his malicious intent. LIBRA (September 28-
October 22): You are wast-kkk.
The seven of diamonds was ing time and energy trying led next and after East played to decide between two the ten spot, South thought a courses of action in a mat- whilo sid came up with ter of minor importance, nothing play. He covered the Mako up your mind and ten with the king. West Look stick to your decision,
his too and later on East mado his jack gCORPIO (October 23- Why was this n nothing November 21): An agree play? Because it was obvious mont with far-reaching that West held the diamond consequences ought to be ace so that the play of the dia- signed before the year is mond king ensured the loss
two diamond tricky while the play of a low diamond would chance to
out.
SAGITTARIUS (November have given South a
22-December 21) Don't try lose only one diamond. to impose your opinion on **CARD Seriseks somebody else if you your» | aelf are not wholly con! vinced of its wisdom.
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): The receipt of, an unusual gift may put you under a certain ole ligation to the donor, but you are hardly in a 'poal. iton to refuse it.
LUCKY
ENCOUNTER: II this In your birthday, a 'mooting 'with a man, named JAMES may have some special significance.
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TODAY'S QUESTION. “ You do open twa no-tedonis uudi `zur periper responds three ding
sonds. What do you do pow?. Answer on Monday
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