PLOTURE BY JOHN COLE
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1961. ***
WOMANSENSE
SHIRLEY
LORD
The decline of
wooing
DAMY.TYP proposals on
a bleyote made
for two sta
MOST WOMEN WILL
AGREE: ROMANCE IS OUT OF -THE- WINDOW
Fare thee days
--and most
strie I know
would slumb
for a two-nati? Jaguar uyway. This old- fashioned airi waiting to be whlakad AWAY Ja olannish type in skirt And schoolboy sparf made from 11 yarde of Dress Campbell
tertan,
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Joe Nature's Market
—Merlin Takes Hanid On Unusual Shopping Trip-
By MAX TRELL
"Good morning. Mr Merlin." said Hanid, the Shadow Girl with the Turned-About Nome.
It was lovely morning, bright
and brisk, and she was on her way down the street to buy gru- ccrles.
"Good morning, my dear," sabi Mr Merlin, the Magnificent Mag- ician. He stopped, similed, tip ped his hat and made a short, stiff, very polite bow,
Like Mand, Mir Merlin was al-
so on his way to buy some gro- ceries,
Both Mr Merlin and Hunit were pushing market carts.
What she'll buy
"If you don't mind," sald Mr Merlin, " walk along with you.'
I be very god if you will," soid Hunid. She was very fond
of Mr Merlin.
As they walked along. Mr Merlin uskort
was intending to buy.
was a big wide tree, There door in the trunk. They walk- ed in.
It was the most unusual (20- that Hanld cery store market had ever seen.
She bought her milk from a
Cow.
Pasteurized cow
"It's a pasteurised Cow," said Mr Merlin. "You can't And better milk." He bought quart of milk, too.
il
They both bought a dozen eggs from a flock of Chickens,
walt," said Mr Merlin.
"They lay the eggs while you
The sugar was made in front of their eyes, from fresh-picked sugar cane.
The oranges and lemons and apples were picked from trees
in the back of the store.
Bananas from bush
JOE NATURE'S
MARKET
The store was right in the trunk of the elm tree.
other, all over the world. You never know where to look fo hum next. But he's always around somewhere."
ARE men as ardent as they used to be in the good old days when Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do was number one in the hit parade and dropping a glove was not a music-hall joke?
I don't think so. In my opinion wooing has been on the decline over here for years and I can't see any signs of a revival.
In fact. I don't think men today even kriow how to ask u to dance, let alone to ,woman
wed, and so-called love songs -What Do You Want If You Don't Want Money, Get Out of Town, and It's Now or Never and co on-reflect the HOITY state of things. "British men take everything terribly far granted these days, said Labour MP Tony Greenwood's wife emphatically. "Not like the Italians they haven't lost the ant of charming a woman.
"I remember how Tony pro- posed. It reminded me of 'I'm
JAMES WEDGE -see James hides his
new look..
married at
Last word on the chin: James is now so busy, he has careless- ly grown a beard which covers up his new took rompletely.
Off-the-peg enthusiast...
DETERMINEDLY wearing
off-the-peg littlo black dress, the Duchess of Bedford talked excitedly about her trip to Detroit, where, with the Duko, she will be one of Britain's am- what bossadon ot tho Visit
Britain week there.
Marvle-
off to the Foreign Legion, 1 We were you won't-very exciting. Ac- bone Town Hall and I didn't tually, he said, Jill, I'm going understand one word of abroad. and when I looked up was anld-except it cost 75. 6d. set. be sald, Well, let's get After lunch we were penniless
married then." Afterwards at
together...." crowded Lyons Corner House he slipped a little cupid ring on Jinger-you should have seen the disappointed expres- sions of those sharing our Inble when they saw Wasn't damond."
Try
a
to
SHE WAS LATE
one
Enthusiastically, she saki: "When the Americans have seen the parades put on by the Fashion House Group of Lon- don I shall tell them you can find better off-the-peg clothes After this sweet story I talked in London than anywhere in the
of the
British world." fow
I admired her opinion....but romantics I know-Jack Davies, who is also one of our funniest isn't it a pity that in illi case JIJE Greenwood gives
Ambassador the script-writers. He must be a r
should be Itallets & good reputation on this romantic, because he believes French. score, but the expression absolutely in love at first sight. ---(London Express Service), Latini are lousy lovers didn't come into our lives for nothing. "I was invited to a party What about the French?
specially to meet Dorothy." tic told me. "But she arrived so Serge, the iwinkling-eyed Jato, I was just leaving. When Frenchman married to Princess I saw her 1 decided to stay, but Margaret's miner Simone by then the party was heetle Mirman,
told me: "People, and nobody introduced us, in- places and fashions can change, stead, I met her sister who at with but if you love someone, you that time I didn't get on
change that. Romance at all.
don't doesn't alter with time
"Twenty years ago 1 cald: 'Simone, get your papers-WO are going to get married"
"Even though she said yes, we still had to clope to England because of family opposition,
When finally I managed
to speak to Dorothy, we declied to get married almost at once- us simple as that."
pro-
More typical of today's pro- posals, I feel, is the story of Noel Cunningham-Reid's posal to Tessa Mline, I'm told they were sitting on a bench In the park when he popped the question,
"As it was raining at the tirme, she said yes quickly lo rave getting wet," said a friend.
JACOBY on BRIDGE -
ffonid what she banana bush that grew in a
big tub,
The potatoes were dug up out
The bananas were cut off a TODAY'S hand is interesting
Hand looked at n list which
she had written out for herself. of the ground. She read aloud the items. They
That's all Y need," sail were: one quart of milk,
une Hanid to Mr Merlin. dozen fresh egns, one pound of
"That's all I need, too," said six ranges, one lemn. sugar, Bix apples, two pounds of banau- Mr Merlin, as and three pounds of potatoes,
"Now that's a funny thing," said Mr Merlin.
What's so funny?
Hanld asked Mr Mertin what He thought was funny.
"I'm on my way to buy ex- netly the uomo things you're bay- ing." he answered,
A minule. r two later, they
They paid their money to Mr Joc Nature. He was a big fat, Jolly. Man who
green apron.
籍 wore
"Conic again, please," he said to unid. "Next week I have special for everybody-bly bars of pure white snow,"
Wonderful store
Hand told Mr Merlin it was reached the corner of the street, a wonderful store because
overything Was so
Hanld salt that the store she fresh. was going to was just atte way further.
Mr Merlin said the store he was going to was inside a big
elm tree that stood on the other side of the street.
Honid's astonished:
Hanld looked at Mr Merlin with astonishment.
"There'a no store inside that tree," said Harld.
"Of course there is," said Mr Merlin. "Can't you sce that algu?"
Hanid stare scross the street at the elm tree. To tell you the truth, she had never even no- ticed the elm tree before. But there it was, all right, stand- Ing on the
side of the ollier street with its great branches -spreading----over-the-rundway. Altached to the trunk of tie troe was a sign which rend:
"Joo Nature's Market,”
"It's a Ane store," said Mr Merlin
So Hanld
went across with Mr Morlin to Me Joe Naturo's maritol, which, strangely enough, was right inside the
and
both for bidding and play. South had a proper opening hand that sub bid, but not looks slammish. Hence, when Kerth shows great strength by his jump response of two hearts, South blds two no-trump as a vign off.
DI
North is correct to bid three clubs and South's three rart bid continues the signing procedure, This bid says: " have some support for hearts, but I was not willing to give you n immediate raise."
North muy be tempted make sodie further strong bid, but if he is wise he will respeel ils partner and simply go thee no-trump.
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Opening lead-44
The play of the hand is
This lets West in with
1
For jaded secretaries...
times
oro.
[F lovers aren't as gollant today bosies same- I've just heard an experiment so successful the first time, it is going to bo
next repeated again
month.
It's a two-day course run by the Institute of Office Manage- ment for faded secretarles in good positions, but not working well. The Good Samaritan bosses feel they're in need of a change an overhaul, but not the sack.
LADY
your
- Page 7
LUCK
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
AQUARIUS (4) (January VIRGO (6) (August 22-
21-February 19): Your partner's ensy-going ways limes;
may annoy you at but you would find a funsy companion ininitely more irritating.
PISCES (2) (February 20
March 20): Don't decido to change to another fob without frat making
to special effort yourself
to your
-onc
September 22): You wil succeed much more quickly by coming right out into the open, whereas secretive- nean would only delay you attaining your objective.
LIBRA (6) (September 25-
October 22); I
A person born under Taurus will bo ndjust
strongly attracted to you, present
but
your reserve would discourage
nny : overt
ARIES (11) (March 21-April 19): Your opinion of close friend will be radically altered by behaviour com pletely foreign to hin character.
TAURUS (10) (April 20-May 20) A money making Iden may be very sound, and you should not dismiss it with- out at least giving it a try,
GEMINI (12) (May 21-June 21): If you have the necessary time and energy at your disposal, it will not do you any harm to take on some additional work. CANCER (7) (June 22-July 21): If you harbour a pre- judice against an associate, try to sort things out for yourself before showing an animority which may be completely unfounded.
LEO
(1) (July 22-August 21):
Your superior will call on you for an extra effort, and your willingness to make it will earn his
respect.
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JANTZEN SWIMI - SUITS for girls in plain colours, easilca- ted,
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The girls will have refreshier talks on the use of the tele- phone, the art of letter writing,
fashion show on what to wear | CHILDREN'S AER-
the the in
office, and three TEX VESTS, round disclose how neck, no sleeves, sizes
1, 2, 3, 4.
But when she returned in a primarily of interest to dupli- week to Joe Nature's Market, cale players - since three no-
Iny she couldn't find it any more, trump is n
down. South Even the elm tree was gone, wins the openlist spade lead jack and West has no decent secretaries will
"That's how it is with Joo with dummy's singleton nce and play. South has time to mock they deel with the Chief. Nature, cald Mr Merlin. "He should immediately lead u club will wind up making five odd. for the two days, plus the lost out the diamond ace later and All this cos's the bosses £10 moves from one place to an- and play the nine.
Rupert and the Purple Star-45
Having permaded Mrs. Bear to give her consent, Sailor Sam pure Rupert and Bill into his sidecar and the old motor bike roars away. **This n't very comfortable," says Dili ar they bounce along, ** What ar wi gitting on?” *Probably my gum-boots,** about
Sam above the dit "What a weird for of stuff you're carrying," shouts Rupert. **** Never mind about that," says Sam. "AIL. want you to do is to guida ma to the spot where you left the live Purple Star," Rupeet does so and they all descend to the rocks, ALL RIGHTS REDENVER
If South makes the mistake working hours, I think it's a of starting the diamonds or pretty heartwarning sign of the playing the
clubs some other times.
wuy, East will get the lead; shoot the nine of spades through South's king-jack hold him to four.
and
♥CARD Sender♦
Booth
14
24
7
The bidding has been;
Went North Eust Para 1
Farn Pans
Pays 3d
-You, Boullay hold!
4AQ54 VAQTE OZ SAKIT
What do you do?
A-Did four henris only. There la a temptaiton to`go right into orbit but your partner may hars * Very bad hand
TODAY'S QUESTION *. Your · partner goes to five -hearts. What do you do now?
Answer Tornerow
James hides
his new look...
Ex
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SCORPIO
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SAGITTARIUS) (9) (Novem, ber 22-December 21): Your sincere nature mukes you incapable of superficial re lationships, and a few real friends should satisfy your social needs.
CAPRICORN (3) (December 22-January 20): A very successful evening gather- ing will open up BOMO worth while contacts for the future.
YOUR
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