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HOUSE IN THE MIST
IT was on a winter's day, when branches were hung with mist and no breeze stirred, that in my aimless wander- ings I found myself deep on a forest, the trees of which had grown so tall that their interwoven branches shut out all the sunlight and the floor of which was marshy and covered with a carpet of dead leaves.
From a calendar I found that this was the year 1761! Some- how I must have slipped through a flaw in the time barrier!
By
ANTOINETTE ROZARIO
When I regained, nest, I took the whole a realistic. Incredible But then I looked at my On - it was -a: ziesmi
in flames and begin sinking into moment a loud explosion shook the ground.
the ground and for a moment Pulling her after ma we I regained sight of Caroline I felt upon my entry into this into the kitchen, where half a and could find my way about dashed to the end of the garden the smouldering house,
were cleaning fairly well. At breakfast I met where the mist was very thick, next instant I lost sight of forest a slight tremor of the dozen servants
with everyone. Fortunately there I mingled ground, to which I gave no silverware.
Unable to believe my eyes I forever, falling" senselers Leed. Then, all at once, I felt them determined to find out were not too many. Only my saw an oval opening in the ground.
"parents" an "aunt" and three mist through which I could see the earth below me shake what all this was about,
guests, Mr and Mrs Winchester a forest. It suddenly struck vehemently, and in my wild
me that this was the faw in flight I tripped on a rock and
and their daughter Caroline.
the time barrier and it was After breakfast I fled into slowly closing." struck my head hard on a sharp
the garden and sat abstractedly edge.
I made for it, pulling Caroline ring. tossing pebbles at my reflection after me. But as soon as I in a small pond. Presently I noticed the reflection of the came through, it closed and I girl, Caroline, behind me and last sight of her. started to my feet. She ob»- viously must have been on good" terms with the other me." Very good terms, in fact, for she caught me round the neck and rubbed her cheek on my shoulder.
Anyway, as they had no ap- parent qualms about me I de cided to play along.
Relief
At long last when I came to it was already night. The stars showed clearly and there was not a trace of mist, Suddenly I started, for I saw outlined in the dark, the shadow of a large house which had not been there before. A couple of ground floor By following a servant whom windows were gloomily lighted, I had bade to fetch my slippers, and as I drew near to take a I found out where "my" room closer look. I made out in the was. I gave a sigh of relief when dim light the name “Wainscot" I was behind its locked doors. on a plaque fixed to the door. This adventure I knocked ..
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This embarrassed me no end vas proving and I found refuge in conversa- we talked, of highly exciting, and as soon as tion-although I was alone I explored all the nothing and everything I found Almost at once the door closets and drawers and found out that "we" were to be en- gaged at a party the following creaked open and a woman, them to be full of clothes.
Not 2 bad deal-I clad in black and white who I One queer thing was that the night! took to be a maid, appeared in clothes I was wearing were not thought, for Caroline was very the gloom within. She was not what I had on earlier. Apparent pretty and I obviously held a at all surprised to see me as I ly, in passing through the fourth very high place in her affec
tion. I discovered that. I, in somehow. had expected, but bade me dimension they had
18th turn, felt the same. enter quickly, for the air with- been out was cold.
Dumbfounded
In vain
Credit card to · Antoinette.
The next Rosario, Kowloon,
For the girls...
Teenage Parties
by HELEN BUPXE
UNGARIAN Beef Goulash is a wonderful diskr
HUN
party of, say, 10 teenagers.
transformed into Century garb. I realised that the people of the house either
Noter whatever is re- clove of garlic, a little salt and took me for a person of whom I was the reincarnation or else As I lay abed that night I quired in its cooking, because four to six chopped large ripe I stood dumbfounded in the I was his double.
racked my brains for a way to it makes its own juices very tomatoes. These do not need to old-fashioned vestibule until a When I woke the next morn- return to 1951, but quite in vain generously. And it is better be skinned unless they are
tough-skinned ones. gentleman, who looked terribly ing and found this not to be a -and. it seemed as if I was the day after it is made. stern, acidly told me to return dream, I hastily put on a suit destined to spend the rest of home mare early in future as which I had taken from a closet, my days in the past. However,
"mother" was very annoyed and went on an exploration of fate intervened.
my
at my missing supper. He went the place before the rest of the
on that "our guests had people awoke.
In this case, add just under Again, give all a good
pint of water before turning the goulash back green sweet peppers, each cut into it just to make sure that, into four strips. Cover tightly Orly in movies had I seen
decorated during the reheating, the mix- and simmer very gently for 21⁄2 elaborately
and such
ture does not catch on the bot- hours (if the beef is good stew.... elegantly tom of pan.
ing steak) or four hours (if leg. beef).
to the pan On top lay three large deseed S
arrived and had already re- By the time they appeared auth tired upstairs. He then dis- downstairs for breakfast I had houses missed me and I found my way had a good idea of the place dressed people as those which
Reel Corner
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were present at the ball that night. However, after our engagement was announced, we
CARAWAY SEEDS
At the very last minute, I Simmer lib. very thinly paprika with a dessertspoon of add half a tablespoon extra quietly slipped out into the sliced peeled onions in 20z, lard water, because the colour tends garden where I slipped a dataty until they are translucent but to fade during the cooking and diamond ring on her finger. It not coloured. Work in 11⁄2 this last little addition restores glittered in the Starlight buttablespoons paprika
a Over
it
rot as brightly as her eyes, and very low heat. Cut 21⁄2 to 3lb. in spite of my fate I was happy really lean beer (top leg is In Hungaria, “tarhonya”-
good) info in. cubes and add little balls of pasta-are served Caroline reached into her them. Cook very gently while with goulash, but as these are purse and placed on my finger mixing thoroughly, so that the not easily obtainable I suggest
not to break up. glanced up, "Oh, look, a wish-into the meat, ing star," she whispered point-
THE year 1961 is going to be a bumper year in the * cleaming opal ring. Then she paprika may be well worked potatoes, so carefully cooked a3 THE
professional life of a talented and curvaceous young actress named Yvonne Romain. And all because of
name.
On the Shepperton set of "The Frightened City" Yvonne
admitted
that December
was a red letter day for her.
SO ANNOYED
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"It was cu that day in 1939 that I decided to change my sur- name from Warren to Romain, It was also the day I finished working on 'Circus of Horrors' -and the producer and every- the film were so an- one on noyed. They said I couldn't change my name then.
"But I insisted. And I'm so glad I did."
Until then and not including "Circus of Horrors" which pro- vided her with her biggest break to date-Yvonne had
A new glamour study of Yvonne Romain
a,
ing skywards, We both wished
been battling. unsuccessfully, City", her biggest part to date. with casting directors and pro- "It is certainly the most in-
ducers.
teresting role I have ever had." say's Yvonne.
For, although she was born in England, Yvonne is of "In fact I'm I play a night- Maltese Spanish Russian club singer. I fall in love with South American-English extrac-
the gangsters. Who is one of felt: Consequently she
played by Sean Connery, and qualified to offer her services then help the police to capture whenever she heard of a part him. for a Continental girl.
tion.
"In fact I'm not a really nice But the application seldom sort of girl at all." added went further than a telephone Froane with a disarming smile, call. The name Warren tras But then, "The Frightened
too English for its owner to be cast as a Continental girl.
TOO ENGLISH
City" is full of not very nice people". Herbert Lom plays the Suave underworld gang lezder and the film tells of London's vicious, Chicago- Now, the change of name seems to have done the trick styled protection rackets. John
for 22-year-old Yvonne,
British television producers began to take notice, and
Gregson portrays 3 police detective.
The
future? Well there's
Yvonne was given leading roles plenty ahead for her including
In two very successful plays,
a possible visit to the United
Then came another film, and Slates. 1960
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And all things can-
climaxed by the sidered, 1961 looks like hring a female lead in "The Frightened Roma(i)n holiday for Romain!
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I like to serve canned Add a good teaspoon of cara- cooked frozen peas with goulash crushed with not only because the colour on the star but our feelings soon way; seeds, first
rolling-pin between turned to horror -as it plunged a
two-contrast is good but also be- nearer and nearer and finally sheets of paper, or, better still, cause they are pleasant when crashed into the roof of the put through a pepper mill. Add served together.
a finely chopped good house, which we watched go up l'also
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DINNER
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8:00PM
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"Just another few minutes, Dear
Credit card to Ng Siu-tong.
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