THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
Springtime is sewing time LADY LUCK
THE first hint of spring sunshine peeping into London has brought a rush for the dress-pattern counters at the big stores.
By
JANE ROGERS
FASHIONED IN LONDON
a mall child, and is the quick. If you want
that
to take the
bluck
is cui ilke a Victorian
sailor sull in girl who has grown up is a child's
grosgrain teimmed with red and white petersham ribbon. Strict-
one strategie point.
This year, more than ever before, the chances
est way of getting dry again plunge. there is a fabulous new are that women will be after a dip in the sea. Seme swimsuit for the mother-to-be making their spring and thing more sophisticated for the summer wardrobe, beach sarong that stays put be rather than buying it, cause it is buttoned together at
ly for the child-bride with for sales of fabric-by-
money to burn, Alds to castor sewing that the-yard and patterns rve 201ted in the shops include New-style
*with shoes
and shaped sewing machine squared-off 100s have rocketed sky-high. automatic
that does fool-proof seams a middy heels give good support a for the tired feet of a mother- The falles they are buying stretch fabrics. It stitches this spring include Courtelle in broken zig-zag which gives', to-be, so do a new range the new colour-sugar-pink" (or and avoids the cotton breaking. sheer-locking nylons that
specially designed to give sup- dresses and jackets and unlined
off Another idea from the sewing port and, ward
varicose coats.
abstract palterned
dress you veins. collons In dark stained-glass department- the
inake and then throw away colourings a new version of terry towelling with a velvety after two or three wearings. It texture which tallors beautiful is made from brightly coloured
interlining, and boldly patterned ly furnishing fabrics from Sweden which are being used for straight summer dresses.
The patterns they are picking feature the newest shope from Paris, the faring, blos-cut skirt
HIS
of
Arc
the
Three cheers, too, for end of the smock. It has been replaced by D chic scarf-print shirt which goes with slick tapered trews with a stretch panel in the front of them. For evening there are some en- chanting puff-ball tops mado which tho from gathered crgandie
Jook just ko meringues and brightest crop of
are as far away from matern-
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set of a lowered waist-band, maternity clothes that I've ity as anything I've seen yet. They're moking dresses uncl Jackets or easual jumper suits set eyes on for a long, long rather than strictly tailored time. While the other girls clothes, and everyone is going are still searching for a overboard for bench elothes, be- cause they are so easy to make, chic chiffon dress cut Paris- style, expectant mums can the find them on sale already bench fit right into that cate-
in gory. Take the Poncho,
the for
maternity depart- instance, a lurge fringed wrap ments of most stores. you can Ring round your
This year's ideas
from
shoulders Mexican-style, after Starred for wear this summer a swim. It is simply a largely a sleeveless button-through square of towelling sfit from one pinafore dress in brown and corner to the centre and trim- white dogstooth check which med with collon fringinų.
looks cool and chie, and hides: Other ideas from the beach that tell-tale bulge, yet will gu include a cope of pale pink happily over a thick chunky-
ered ribbon which is ideal for is cold.
towelling, edged with embroid- knit sweater when the weather K
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
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Bolling salted water will open the next day. Then bring slow- up choked sinks.
Clothes should never be bought too tight because tight scame will always pull away.
ly to the boiling point. The burnt particles will come away will be no after effects. without any difficulty and there
When preparing lettuce for salad, tay the lettuce in water
Two new versions of the leather look, made in plastic
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LEFT: Supple, leather-lika Vynida used for this travel-coat topped by a Tescan lamb collar. Avaliablo in most colours, by
Morcosia.
RIGHT! A frost-while coal in Vynida which is eally wachable, uporio ཟ black boover lamb collar, By Dannimat,
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Magic Telephone
Ot
the call,
please,"
Honid was looking at Mr Merlin's clothes. He was dressed all in black. The telephone was also all black..
"Yes," he said, "I'm the magic telephone. But it's a won- derful ideă, don't you think?
"Just suppose that everyone had a real live telephone. A tele- phone that could walk up and down ringing a bell, A telephone that could really talk!"
-It Walks, Talks And Rings A Bell, Too
And then Krarf noticed some thing. Sticking out of Mr Mer- By MAX TRELL
Knarf looked at Hand, and lin's coat pocket was a handle. Hold nodded.
Kaart darled up and, before
Knart and Hanid wondered Mr Merlin knew what was hap- "I'll take
pening, Knarf had pulled it out later, after Mr Merlin had on- she said.
of his packet.
they had Ished visiting and come out from behind the book- "Very well," said the magic
case, whether the day would ever comc when telephones telephone. Then It put its mouth to Hanid's car. It spoke
would walk around ringing bells. in a low tone,
"Mr but very sharp
Merlin," sold Knari, and clear:
"NARF and Hanid, the Shad- Children with the Turned-About Numes, heard the magic telephone ring. They both ran to answer it.
The telephone was behind the bookcase. It stood on Its own legs. As it rang it paced up and down with its hands behind Its back.
Extremely unusual
It was an extremely unusual telephone. You don't see many telephones like this. I doubt if there is one like it behind your bookcase.
close
It was a bell.
the
In fact it was the bell same bell-that the magic tele- phone had been ringing.
Mr Merlin didn't try to pre- It's Mr Merlin, the Magnifi- tend any longer. cent Magicfan."
"Oh, hello, Mr Merlin!" said Hanid.
Shouldn't shout
"Don't shout," said the magic In one of its hands the magle telephone. "I can hear you with- telephone had a brass belt with cut shouting. What do you want n handle on it. Now and then me to tell Mr Merlin, you silly
it took its hands from behind
its back and clanged the bell.
thinly ringing hard today," Knart said to his sister.
"If you work a piece of thread to freshen, then sprinkle with That old telephone is cer- though 1 newly-baked cake salt and leave it for an hour or "saw-fashion' It will cut easily. two; wash in two or three wa- ters, shake well, and lay it on a sleve or n piece of clean cloth to drain.
Never fill burnt saucepans with soda-water, for although this removes the burnt portion, it
also makes the saucepan liable To lengthen the life of your to burn again. Fill them with household brushes, dip salt and water and leave until bristles in solution of alum.
JACOBY
AT the 1980 autumn nationals
Curtis Sunith, a young bridge teacher from Austin, and the willer Anished second in the open team, and then went on to win the open pairs from the largest field in bridge history.
While I have won many tour- naments before (this was 38th national tille), this is first victory that I can almost entirely to system.
ascribe
Must be important "It must be an call," said Hanid.
Then they both
case,
Gir!?"
"Tell him, picase," said Hanid, that we'd like very much to see him."
"Why?" asked the mugie tele- phone,
Important Hunld wanted to tell the tele- phone that i wasn't any of its squeezed affair why she and Knart want- thethemselves behind the book cd to see Mr Merlin. However, she quickly decided that 转 "It's about time you got here," might get insulted and hang up the telephone suid sarcastically, or something so, instead, she "Do you think I've got nothing said: else to do, than to keep on ring- ing?"
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Curls and I had worked for several months on what we are calling the Jaecby-Smith $75- icin. It is desimied for every- one from beginner to expert and I am so certain of Its superiority over all other systems
that I
am going to discuss it theresgn-
ly in these columns.
The system as a whole is inueh simpler than
systems. We
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hend nut al the nationals. Curtis opened the bidding and while he was held the other so-called weak won to one no-trump. the plus was
der bids that look good, but
don't seem to work.
The basic feature of the $75-
tem is that we open practically
all 12 point hands while in other
all he needed for good score,
"We'd like to see Mr Merlin
and we
"Oh dear, we're sorry," Hanid because he's a very good friend said. "We came as fast as we him for a long time,
of ours,
and we haven't seen. could."
"All right, here's your party," both miss him very much." sold
magic telephone. "Listen carefully."
the
The telephone leaned toward Kaarf and Hanld.
over
"Which one of you is going to take the call?" it asked.
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"What are you looking at?" Mr. Merlin naked Hanid.
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After working through crowds dense as over the shopman leads she little bear into a much
quieter part, "Now then, where did you drop your parcela?" he asks. "Oh it can't have been here," declares Rupert. It was crowded with ladies, all pushing." "Ah, but there's nothing for them to push
for now," says the man. "Look. all the gloves are sold and the Resistants have gone." "Thon let's find a counter with a place below it," says Rupert, "Yes, this may be the one. Crouching right down he tries to slip his hind underneath to feel if any. thing is lodged there,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
It's the truth
All of which, of course, was quite true.
Knart and Hanid
could sec
the telephone's mouth moving
as it delivered this message to
Mr Merlin. After a second or two, the telephone nodded:
"All right. He's coming. Good- byc,"
"Good-bye, and thank you," said Hanid.
Then the telephone sat down on a small table. It folded its legs under it. It put its hands in its pockets. It remained still. Suddenly Mr Merlin appear- ed, Where he came from, nei- ther Knart nor Hank could tell. One second he wasn't there, the next second he was
Telophone was gona But this is curious. The tele- phone was gone!
I vanished the moment Mr Merlin appeared.
"Hello, therei" said Mr Mer-
lin cheerfully. I'm glad to see you both."
"Hello, Mr Merlin," said Hanid:
"is certainly a Magnificent Ma- gielan and a very funny too! Mr Merlin; the telephone!"
one,
Whiteaways
ZOIIOLISHS
PRESENT
SAMEO
|
your
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
AQUARIUS (January 21. before you make up your
mind na to his usefulness.
February 19):
The short
spell of free time to which
you were looking forward may have to be sacrificed because of ILIR unexpected development.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): You respect und ad- mire people of intellectual ability, and should not un- derestimate the interest you. arouse in them.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Remain calm and keep your wits about you, no matter how provocative an oppon- ent's attempts may be to make you lose your temper.
TAURUS (April 20-May-20): A slight disappointment to- day will shortly be followed by a vory pleasant surprise.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21):
Don't get discouraged over the rejection of an original iden of yours, but keep on submitting fresh proposals.
CANCER (June 22-July 21): Since you like to huve things run your own way, you may have to be stern with a subordinate who re- fuses to conform to rules.
LEO
(July 22-August 21): Give a new assistant a fair chance to learn your ways
The Spring Story:
VIRGO
(August 22- September 22): Avoid being involved in an argu- ment with a superior. You would only lose in the end.
LIBRA (September 23- October 22): No great hurm may be done this time by your having to break a promise, but
don't give your word in futuro unless you are sure of being able to carry out an undertaking.
SCORP10 (October 23- November 21): A romantic attachment may suddenly
be broken up through no fault of yours. Try to be philosophical and put it down to experience.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Watch all financial arrangements carefully, and don't depend too much on others to look after your interests.
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20) Success is in the offing. You deserve it and should enjoy it for long time to come.
YOUR LUCKY CARD: If
today is your birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may be playing. ought to be the ACE of CLUBS.
Flattering Fashions
• FRANK USHER
"Hello, Mr Merlin," anid • PERCE Knart. "Where's the telephone?"
He sat down
Mr Merlin at himself down, on the table the same table and the same spot on the same table that the telephone had been standing (or dorhaps alt- ting) on. He chuckled,
"It's a funny, thing about that magic telephone," Mr Merin said, still chuckling. It always disappear the second. I como into ilib pince. 1. guess it doesn't like me. What are you looking Fat, Haald, my dear?"""
in the
news
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