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THE CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, MARCH · 1961:
age
WOMANSENSE
FASHION PAGE*
The cool-from-school look!
PICTURE MY JOHN COLE
LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS THE ZEBRA
Almond linon has the Paris look-long bodice, box pleated skirt.
By Berkertex.
Canary yellow Trilin for a pleated gym tunic dress with tic bolt. By Mademoiselle.
Groy and white flocked tweed for a high yoked gym slip. with pleated skirt. Richard Shops.
Cream for the long bodiced top, biscuit for the box pleated skirt.
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White, pleated Tricel jersey for
gym tunic that's practical.
Rhona By Wallis. By
Roy.
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Black and white check, tiny sleeves, ploated skirt. In Arnel and cotton. Rhona Ray.
slip style
style gets a start-of-term report
The gym slip
ONE of the biggest crazes since hula hoops has
just whisked through the school-room door. For the designers who make the clothes that you and I want to wear (and who anticipate our NEXT fashion fad before we've begun to outgrow the last), have taken a refresher course.
the girl and wornan can't walt They have been back to schoolroom for inspiration. The wn. result? The kind of clothes that every sixth-former su
won't
to
The designers have jazzed up
be able to wait to get out of the gym slip, smartened up the
by
JILL BUTTERFIELD
regulation
must say
REPORT CARD
LADY LUCK
your
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
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the edge off his achievement.
(August September 22): Be grate- ful for a small- favour dono and don't take it for grant- ed that it will be repeated.
(September October 22): A time-
February 15) Your family and friends always find you ready to help, but
guard VIRGO against advantage boing taken of your good nature. PISCES (February 20-March 20): You are in the 'for- tunate position of being able to make somebody clse's life very rich and happy, at little cost to your- self.
ARITHMETIC
(Four out of the six dresses AQUARIUS (January 21. takes
from synthetic are made managed
produce to
the day of my life was theme Excellent. Have really fibres, and gain top marks,
my
principles crispest set of clothes in years. when I threw
of for washability, síttability, school hat over that regulation grasped the
addition and subtraction. packability), school goal-post, I that on all
grounds (You add for night · masses practical these form-room fashions come of glitter and pretty shoes. GEOGRAPHY out pretty near the top of the Subtract into simplicity for
day). ART WORK Promising. No longer ner vous of now, strong colours, SCIENCE
but, judging by the spiralling "schcol hat. brought back the And although I am a litle bit sales, every
fashion-conscious catchel-shaped bog, and prejudiced, because the happiest class.
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
The Railroad Station.
-Kuarf Finds It Hidden In A Very Thick Bushm
By MAX TRELL
the train to Maple Tres Village. "You'd think I was going to eat them or something, Knari heard the Cat mutter angrily as she walked away.
Then Krari walked to the "He sald Lake Bottom back of the station where all Stallon, Knuxf said to the Snail. the parcels and bundies and and letters were "Thank you," said the Snail. Packages Turned-About Name, was "I want Pond Bottom Junction. stored. playing ball with his sister Which train are you taking?" Janid when all of a sudden the
KNARF, the Shadow with the
"I'm looking for my ted rub- ball--it was a small red rubber ber ball," said Knarf. ball-vent bounding and roll.
ing, this way and that way, all
the way down the hill.
"Get It Kmaril Gel It!" shouted Bank.
Ron down hill
"Oh, well, good luck," the Stall.
Other animale
Same Robbits in overalls were coming and going with said huge bundles on their backs-
bundles of carrots and cabbages and spinach.
Then he gave Knact a strange look and hurriedly slid away, The Conductor was calling or as hurriedly as n Snail can. out a third station.
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*I'm looking for my ball,” .
Knart told the Snail.
Great progress has
been mode in this now subject.
Attentiva. Bonus marks for trend-spotting from France. Full marks for English ready-to-wear prices, and made-to-measure finish. GENERAL CONDUCT
In all situations behaviour is impeccable.
London Express Service).
JACOBY on BRIDGE
No
TO one has an opening old in accordance with standard American practice and when this the hand · was played at Nationals most tables passed it out.
NORTH 49832
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The bidding in the bex that at our table, My partner. Curtis Smith, opened one spade since his hand qualifies as Knarf walked around, looking *Undergrass Towni AR
opening bid in our system. Then Knort ran down the hill for his red rubber ball under aboard (or Undergrass Town!"
ductor, and he pointed to it, is worth 12 points (10 ta high after the red rubber ball, and the wooden seats and benches,
right in the middle of the station. cards, plus two for the single- All the Rabbits immediately Hand ran down the hili after and behind all the irunies ond
ton) and also has two defensive valises and suitcases that were ran for this train. So did the Knart.
Allen, who had been going tricks against any adverse con- piled up there. But he couldn't Moles and more of the Chip to Fannyard City, at the edge tract. ind it.
munks, and lots of Earthworms of the Park Zoo, had been eit- and Beetles and Doodlebugs and ting on it. She thought it wox If he had been allowed to Toads. And several whole an egg.
play three clubs he would have familles of Field Mice.
made it. As it was, North and "There's a whole railroad South took the hand away from Knatt saw the Cat um for station under that bush," Knarf us and South went down one this train, too-saw her try to fold Hanid a few minutes later, at the three-heart contract. He run past the Conductor, But it when he came out with the bell, could have made the hand it was too late. The gate was "Just look!”.
he finessed against the jack-ten- closed right in her face.
nino of bearia in my hand, but
Now when Knart was about halfway down the hill-and quile à distance ahend of his Meanwhile the Conductor was sister he saw the ball bound calling out another station. into a thick bush. So Knurf bounded into the bush
after it.
Hight
what It
Watched them board
"Maple Tree Village! All And there he was, in a big, aboard for Maple Tree Villagel" high-ceilinged place like a rail- road station. 'That's
Kmart slood and watched all seaned to be. For just as Knart the passengers gel on the txala came in, he heard someone call for Maple Tree Village. ing out:
Station!"
There was a family of Rob-
"Pshow!" sold the Cat. "I don't think I'm going to_get anywhere from this station,"
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Everything gono
But when Harid looked, she CARD Senten♦
saw nothing.
All the trains had left.
All
Kait
“All aboard for Lake Bottom ins, and a family of Sparrows, And she stalked, off, her
Q-The bidding has been: and a whole group of Cater whiskers bristling and her tail the passengers had gone away. North
South- Wert - PASS
24 Pass pliars, and two Squirrels, and waving.
All the trunks and bags and
Pass brandios and packages had been NT removed.
You, Bouth, hold: AAJETO VAGUE @MQX10 40
What do you do?
Many passengers
whole
Then Knarf saw crowd of Frogs and Salaman- dere and Crawfish, all' rushing to get on the train!
two Chipmunks, and a family of,
Pointed to it Magpies, and family of Wood- peekers-and a Cat, મ
"And where,” asked the Con- And all Kort could do, was "Here, where'a. your ticket?" ductor when he spied Knart, shrug his shoulders and say that the Conducton(who was a "do you want to go,my good he had seen it. He was auto of painted turtle) mild to the Cat, Uttl, Boy) WAre you looking for. iti "Partion me, young man," stopping her at the gate." "Yull scenethingt. Have you lost your said an old Soait úr to came up can't get on that train without. ticket?” to Knart, "did that Conductor, a ticket!" Bay Lake Bottom Station or
Pond Bottom Junction? · My
bearing is a little thick.” -
But it wasn't there any more. Nothing was there any, more...... "Nd, air. I've lost my red only the Cat. And she wouldn't The Cat didn't have a ticket, rubber ball," said Knast,
say a word, no, not a "There R 15,*** muid the Con- wördi
so of course she couldn't get on
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South was only looking at his own hand and dummy..
At the tables when West passed and North chose, to open the bidding the hand elther making wound up with South two hearts, or West going down at two spades. West can make. the two spade ventrect; but once. more good look at all the tards is verenilal if he wants to selfind, the winning play.
aid four hoarta. Continue your strong bidding without
tar'past the same zonei
TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner continues with bla of four no-trump, What de
Answer TeELSZKOW.
A
Incidentally, the North hand is also a Jacoby-Smith openlig bk since it has 12 high card points. It is not a plaindari Arcerican opening since it har no additional playing pointa,
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A small return for a rather large gamble should not en- courage you to plunge into an even bigger investment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An unexpected invitation may bring you in contact with a person who will arouse an entirely new in- terest in you. GEMINI (May 21-June 21); cancelled Don't regret a appointment; it might only have meant o rather un- pleasant surprise. CANCER (June 22-July 21): A romantic association is reaching the point whera you will have to make up your mind whether the per- son concerned will make the right partner for you.
LEO (July 22-August 21): Suppress your envy of a more successful candidate. It does you no credit and
LIBRA
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honoured family custom will have to be observed, even though you invariably. find it boring.
SCORPIO (October 23. November 21): A person born under Sagittarius may try to win your friendship, but you will not, be able to make yourself respond, SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Some of your talents are at present not fully employed, Use your spare time, to make better use of them. CAPRICORN (December 22. Instead of January 20): worrying about thinga which may never happen, face the future with con- fidence and you will be readler to meet all even- tunities.
'YOUR BIRTHDAY: If thin is your birthday, you are facing A very successful
You year, providing sound judgment and carry on with your present part- nership.
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The lady in the fur coat takes Rúpert, "unless ... unlesa (1 the mining "pure" and quickly could take Mummy, a; present. xleska what-is-itskla. “Every^" She wanted a hat but someone thing's there!!
declares. elee, bought it, just as she "BOL" *** What an observant little perBON there. Oh, and what was it you are. I owe you" a lot and 12 like A**: says the lady... Anderso should like to give you a present. their amusementy Rupert kelma 10- What would you, like ? I describe the hat that he saw in don't want anything -saga "the window.
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