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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
THE CAMELOT
IT'S the biggest thing since My Fair Lady. It
has Julie Andrews for its stur. It's been and running in New York for just six weeks already advance box-office takings have topped the £1,000,000 mark. It is need you guess? America's newest, most Arthurian musical, Came-.
LOOK...
lot, with a huge cast, glittering scenery, tourna LIKELY TO BE THE ments and marvellous, medieval costumes.
Peering ahead into the mists of 1961,
one
doesn't have to be very much of a wizard on the BIGGEST PACEMAKER American fashion industry to know what THAT
means.
Already, any long, slinky evening dress that costume from the show looks fuintly like a court-lady
is being called a Camelot dress.
Already, the fur cuffs and thin fur edgings around
the neck are multiplying.
Already, it may safely be Special- surmised. Seventh-avenue is ly pictured sharpening
its scissors and for this yelling for breede, for heraldic page in New 1 he designs, for anything that gives York,
H
faint Impression of having drawings bren inspired by this glorious show scene ut hatshpatch of Arthurian legend, the fashion Bugeantry and eclour.
potential In
the show that
SINCE 'FAIR LADY' DAYS
FASHION NEWS FOCUS
My Fair Lady made a dent is getting picked over fastest.
on contemporary fashion in In the centre: Julie Androws America that almost exceeded as Quem Guinevere;
the Impact of Paris:
and
and for they're noting that long, be:ull-
months afterwards the reses tut waistline over an eased-out,
and the paracels, tha swest bias-cut skirt. pastel colours and the fragile.
turked bioses slayed with
Even at this early urge n lot
of the signs point to Camelol
creating the same
fashion upheaval.
amount of
new shape
The jewellery boys are chew- ing over the outline of pearls outaize medieval brooch; and the hairstylists are
What form is this likely to dangling an toke?
BOYS AND GIRLS'
MAGAZINE
Cricket's Good Deeds
-He's Busy Helping His Liule Friends-
By MAX TRELL
IRISTOPHER Cricket found
and
his friends, Knarf Hanld, sitting, s trsual-for it was a fine sunny day-on the park bench at the top of the Klassy slope that looked over the lake,
greeted
triends!" "I there, Christopher. "Do you mind t I sit down a bit? I was help- ing several friends of mine do their work."
Nobody in the whole park--- maybe nobody in the who!o world-was 05 cheerful as Christopher Cricket.
Invited to share
Knar and Hond, with
the
greatest of pleasure, invited
Christopher to share their park
10-27
Neotle thanked Chris for helping as lift the stone,
bench. Christopher needed only under it to tilt it off the ground. a part of an inch for slitin Then Beetle crawled down under down.
"But, Christopher, dear," said the stone and got safely home." "And did that get you 50 Hanid, "I don't know what work tired?" asked Knarf. "I was you could have done or what only a little stops." friends you could have helped."
"Anyway," said Knari, amil- ing so as not to hurt Christo- pher's feelings, "none of your friends ever have much
Still teasing
Ife smiled again, for he was work still teasing Christopher.
to do. So even if you helped then, you couldn't have done very much."
Only teasing
"A Bitt slca!** snorted Christopher.
Then suddenly, he laughed and said:
"A few minutes later I found myself doing another job.
by Barbara Griggs
of the head,
From King Arthur's Court: a now idea in fashion.
The thing has, of course, its windows with Deeron dresses almost limitless possibilities for going like wildüre; and a big brooding about the possibilities
thin string of And the separates designers almost everyone; medieval taste, store is selling printed Dacron of twisting a
it is well known, favours pale, by the yard-getting snapped all pearls through a party are taking in an entirely new
shape, to wear over long, skinny heart-shaped faces with a lot up like the last cigarette at a colffure,
Left and right of Julie; and pants, A top that's straight, but of forehend, showing, and ruby party. Why?
(one for the cosmetic being studled by the milliners- not too much so, with beautiful lips
while medieval Simple: although the styles those odd little medieval bead sleeves that billow cut from the people)
have been dresses-the one that stands up shoulder
revolu- bafore
setule knights went around in some may not they
1lke glittery ionary, the fabric was and is to Darrowness
the thing curiously al stiffly, and the draped ons with down
wool, knitted up on very large its lawn-like lightness, the way n rush of dark fabric to the side elbow,
needles.
it bounced back after washing
LADYLUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS
22. An agree- ment waiting your signa- ture may contain a hidden pitfall, and it would be wise to get legal opinion before committing yourself. LIBRA
September 22):
(September
43- October 22): If your mind does not seem to be func- tioning with Its customary clarity, postpone financial
for negotiations days..
few
In fact, anyone who enjoys or packing, and literally didn' being a jump ahead of the need an ironing—and, most of crowd had better skirt boning all, the glorious prettiness of up on the Middle Ages now.
The Medieval Look is already looming up on the fashion horizon.
THEY BEAT
THE SNAG
For any home dressmaker who's been waiting, breathless-
to get her scissors into a length of Courtelle-a Kensing- ten store is now selling it.
But there was one slight snag. it discovered.
Its
Courlelle double-knit jersey is made 08in. wide-and almost no pattern catered for that sort of width fabric.
Now the store has had half-
signed for
Courtelle: n SCORPIO (October 23-a-dozen patterns specially de- November 21): Don't be couple of simple coats,, a suit, too proud to do a job which and dresses--including a very you feel is beneath your pretty plain one with a slightly dignity. The experience bloused top and a straight skirt.
The may one day stand you in
patterns were kept as good stead.
plain and easy as possible-and none of them takes more than one yard of fabric.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 (January 21. VIRGO (August February 19): A change of routine brought about through necessity may prove just the thing to get you out of your doldrums, PISCES (February 20-March 20): A colleague's absence will afford you an excellent opportunity to impress your superior with your ability to think for yourself. ARIES (March 21-April 193:.
Shaw at least as much con- sideration to a person with whom you spend most of your working hours na you do to your friends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A letter from abroad can be turned to your advan- tuge, providing you handle the matter with finesse, GEMINI (May 21-June 21): When making an import- use Bound unt decision, judgment, but don't en tirely ignore the prompt- ings of imagination." CANCER (June 22-July 21): Your tendency to enlarge a grievance out of all proper- tlon could be highly detrl- mental to your relation- ships at work,
LEO (July 22-August 21): If you feel you are exerting
obtain
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21); You will
And if you're # hesitant only
acceptable dressmaker, the store runs terms for your services paltum-cutting-out service, with after a period of haggling, personal adjustments thrown in. but it will be worth the effort.
THE FABRIC
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): Don't com- mit yourself too far ahead to an undertaking which you feel is not quite within your scope.
YOUR LUCKY CARD: six of
"I continued walking down "Now see here- Christo- pher started to say. Then he the path. And there, all of a smiled, too, for he knew Knarf sudden, I saw live or was only teasing.
my felends carrying enormous Hanid put her arm around things on their backs." Christopher's tiny neck.
"Suppose," she said to him, "you tell us what friends you mean and what kind of work you helped them do."
Hanid's question
Hanid asked Christopher the names of his friends and what
"Well," and Christopher, after it was they were carrying. he had crossed four or five of
"They were Ants," said Chris-
his legs and made himself con- topher. "Each Ant was carry- fortable, the first friend that in a grass seed, except one of
I helped was a fellow named them who was carrying a dend
Beetle,
Lifting a stone
"I was coming up the path and there I saw him trying with all his might to lift up
Fly.
The Ants with the Fross seed were having a hard enough job because. those seeds were heavy. But the Ant with dead Fly could hardly move.
"That Fly was going to be
the
stone, The stone was at least made into dinner for the whole
ten limes as big as Beetle. It family of Ants,
would be just like a small Boy
trying to lift up a piano."
Knart and Hanid both cried ·
out that no little Boy could lift
o piano.
Stopped himself
"So I was a good fellow, I ала
put that Fly on my back
"Beetle wasn't having much I carried it up and down the luck, either," said Christopher. rocks and over twigs and blades "He'd litt the stone a tiny bit of grass until finally we reached above the ground. Then it would the Ant hill. drop right back again."
"Why was he trying to lift it to begin with?" asked Knart.
Roof of houto
+
"It was the roof of his house,“ wald Christopher. "He had a
That got me preity tired," Christopher added.
"Pooh!" said Knarf. "I could carry a whole bag full of grass seeds and a hundred Files and not even toel it."
"Is that so!”, began Christo- pher. And for the third time he his rooms under that alone. stopped himself and laughed. Only someone had come along "Well,” he said, "I didn't, do and stomped down on I. That much work after that except to meant that poor. Beetle couldn't help. Mole dig a hole and help get into his own house. That's Squirrel bury como acorns and why he was trying to lift blu. help a Hobin pull up a
and help a ilue Boy And a And you helped him," said pery timi ho had lost in the
STADE.
roof,"
Itanid.
Worm
"Of course,” said Christophior. "But work is work. The mare "We both lifted the stone high you do, the enough to get a bit of twig bound to get,"
more tired you'ro
a bencficini influence on a erratic friend, keep in the background and let him take full credit for his im- proved conduct.
If
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American Dacron is the iden- leal twin to British Terylene.
London Express SeruCE.
JACOBY on BRIDGE
HERE
ERE is another and that is a death trap for Blackwood bidders.
-North has a sound opening bid and South holds 10 points, including good five-card sult and some help for his partner's Nevertheless, there are spades. two acts of the hand to a slaut is out of tho question, and while The
hand
almost surely produce five no-trump (there are 10 cold no-trump tricts) it is not going to make Ave odd la either spades or, hearts.
Playing the Jacoby slam con- vention South responds two hearts only. It North goes to the three level South is willing to use Blackwood, but when
CARD Sensek♦
Q-The bidding has been: Bouth West North
7
Pass
Piss 4♥
NORTH (D) 16
AK10801
+054
J4
WEST
FAST
痛
A1973
♥ 100872.
AJB
#3 +7632
10753
4A802
SOUTH 422
❤AQIBA
KQ10
➡KQ
North and South vulnerable North
2
PAJE
East
North
Eart South
West
Pass
20
Pass
Pass 4
Pati
PARS
4N.T. PASE
Poss
Opening lead-♥ 10
rebids 10 two spades
PULE! Pass four clubs
You, South, hold: AKS VAKJ7 ◆K9054 432
What do you do? A-Pass. Your partner may only have three hearts, but you still should prefer this contract in a hirber one.
· TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding four hearts your partner has bid Aye clubs over your four diamonds. What do you do now?
Answer Tomorrow
South is now able to jump to
and ask for gee right then and there.
He
After North shows care ace only by his four-heart bid South knows there is no salam. also knows that no-trump is a perfectly safe contract and bids four no-trump.
North is not keen about no-
trump but is not, to reason why. South hos taken full responsibility for playing four no-trump and Nerth defers to his parmer's judgment and pasics.
Rupert and the Purple Star-32
Black Pedro is very annoyed at what his man has said. We must not wait for more," he growia. "A cold chúæl must serve our purpose as there la no key. Now to get away. But we must not leave that little creature to tell his story until we are well
clear. Truss him up and put him out of sight." And while the other men gather round, Rupert finds his wrists and ankles tied and his arms bound tighuly. Then he la lifted and carried into the semi. darkness of the shelter and dumped on his back. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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