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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
AQUARIUS (Jomary 21-Febru- VIRGO (August
ary 19 Y will be delighted
to witness the beginning of n romance bwen
two people
you know very well. PISCES thebuary 20-March 201: A friend who is almost at the end of his tether would derive confurt from the surance What he can count on y help
-
ARIES March 21-April 1R)
Spm a
younger persum 1h.
his problems the discuss and give him the bencht You wider experience TAURUS (April 20-May 20.
Avoid being careless in money Matters and depending t much on your family's help GEMINI (May 21-June 211 Pro-
longed
negotiahous Over a matter of business may result in the other party's ings of interest
CANCER (June 22-July 211: A person who has done a very good job for you might ap preciate something additional to his band psy LED July 27-August 21): Emy- Donal ties with a person of the opposite sex will be strength- ened by your common con-
vern for a mutual friend
22-September
22): An introduction to a per- son born at the end of October
could result In a profitable
business deal for you. LIBRA
(September 23-October 22): Don't let the hope of pros motion ut the beginning of
the year make you relax your efforts at your present job. SCORPIO (October 23-Novem- You should learn a 121)
from someone eise's
mistake, which you could quite Pasily have made yourself
(November 22. SAGITTARIUS
December 2): Good news! from a member of the family 1ravelling abroad shuttld make ap for his absent from home This Christmas
CAPRICORN
January 20;"
22 December
Someone sai ciently interested in your prd. jeet may be willing to supply the capital pou need in stark it.
YOUR LUCKY CARD: If to-
day is your Tarthday. Jocky card, no matter gaine
your what
you may be playing
QUEEN ught to be the HEARTS
AND
A Trolley Car Trip
-Carr Takes Everyone Where They Want To Go-
By MAX TRELL
MR. Cary,
Conductor,
waited unit the trolley car
stopped Then he saad
"Step lively, Pleuser Watch
your step
It wasn't read trolley car of course
↓
Was Bu
Digger
Mr
about the
than a large match box. Carr hinse}{ wax
size of a Mouse. The tracks ran far across the roma from the
Wirkiow L) the edge of the
bookcase.
Driver kept quiet
The Moterman's name W zes Mr Driver He sat up at the fread of the ear. He never said 4 word.
"Step ilvely. folks Mi Cari shouted again. "Plenty of seals for everybody Watch your step. please! Here we go?"
climbed A whole crowd
There aboard the trolley car.
China Doll, were Miss
and Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, Kaart and Hanid, the Shadow Child ren with the Turned-About Names, and Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and General Tin, the Th Soldier, and Mr. Punch and his wife July, and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized Wooden Indian.
Started moving
Finally everyone was on the trolley car except the
and Whoa, the Hobby
Mr. Driver turned a handle and the trolley started moving.
Where would you like lu ?" asked Mr. Carr.
"I'm
Grand my going to mother's,' surd Teddy. "She lives on Somewhere Street al the corner of Whazzi Avenue."
Third stop," said Mr Carz. Then he stopped in front of Hiawatha,
Small-Sized Wooden Indians.
"Where would
you like to go, young Fellow?" he asked.
Hiawatha just grunted,
the
"He wants to go to the
top
of the hill," said General Tin Mr Curr. "And there's where
I want to go, too."
Canary
Horse
"Next to the last stop," Mr Carr.
said
The Canary couldn't get
The Hobby his cage. wasn't allowed on the
car,
out of
Horsc
trolley
Then the trolley car stopped Judy got and Mr Punch and out near the geranium plant and the Canary cage.
be in the Punch
FEW
PARENTS' PAGE edited by Maureen Owen
can
NEW mothers, I believe,
claim to enjoy children's parties. From 3.30 (sharp) to 6.0 (sharp) it is a matter of horse work and organisation.
You do not have to be particu- larly rich, clever, beautiful or even charming to make a children's party go.
of
But woe betide you if the mechanics of the thing get even a little out hand Your reward, apart from prompt- ed and unprompted "Thank you's''-- well, I don't have to go on to YOU about all those little shining faces.....
To inothers frantically fetching, colien- Christmas my and organising, as wel stropeang, it will come as no surprise to learn The Bum now until January 1 is the high Send for children's parties.
How actually CAN you make a mess of
Here are Children's porty
some sumpte
les
If you want every- touched, give J
"sweet"
FOOD
lef: thing
triethy
party Thi means jam sandwiches, Xcka
1-11 cakes chocolate biscuits.
uminating in а solid fruit. birthday-type cake Alan milk instead of fruli juke
A1 the best parties (and I Hon't mean the best prople's parties the whole thing is done as much like a cocktail party as you can imagine sausages c sticks, wheese straws, a bux of assorted cheese biscuits, savoury Alled bridge rolls
W
The drinks are served straws -- fruit Juice tor the younger ones, a chore of Azzy drinks or bitter lemnon for the others Tomato juice is smart
hurdly
T
The
slands
cake birthday
chabra It must light, and hardened party givers the Mrs David Erskine (a six and B four-year-old) brings it on before the end to
ensure that Calpin
at least
soine is
You can ry a buffet instead
this is of a sit-down tea, but strictly for eight-year-olds up- wards
Action!
[TUMING: You can ruin every-
the thing from
start by letting them hang fire unti festime with nothing specia) to du Small children will howl for their mothers, bigger ones will take things into their own hands with
disastrous
conse-
quences
Don't waste time on introduc- tions Just launch into some ganes the old-fashioned ones will do or hire a slide, an in- valuable ice-breaker.
For very young children, I always thought that blowing bubbles was
idea a splendid
By the way...
The 18th century style Ebel clock 1 mentioned in Satur- day's Christmas shop- ping guide, as being $96, is in fact avail- able at Sennet Freres for $296. More expen- sive, but worth it! The mistake in price the printer's.
Was
Jennifer Lane.
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Whatever else happens, to make sure the party is a success each child must depart with a balloon big one...
It's so easy to ruin a children's party
Suw some two-year-old drinking the stuff theat deter- Kenti Always bear in mind that the under-fours are polen. tial suicidal maniacs
T'eu. If you are providing entertainment afterwards, should be prompt at 4 15. with hne left over for the "washing of the hands" afterwards. This can take ages if not properly organised
Straight un with the enter- tainment (indoor fireworks") or other games, and possibly a treasure hunt for the inevitable present.
DLACE.
Mistake
PEOPLE AND PARENTS: You can ds; a lot of damage here, via all three. Hotels or halls are all right if you simply haven't the stamina or the room, but some are peculiarly depressing.
People, meaning guests. 1.5 another thing I'm fr ол 1 stlek to age groups. One scream- ing baby or an obstreperous 10- year-old can ruin everything for
Films have got to be right for the age group You're wasting time and money on films for the under-threes. "Little Black Sambo" and "Jack Frost" are two particularly appealing Alins for the four to sixes, and for boys of seven upwards there is nothing better than a Western or an old Laurel and Hardy.
DON'T.
account, be tempted to show your own cine films or pick something that might amuse you.
any מי?
Keep simple, crude If you like. Puppets are favourites and really unbeatable for a large. otherwise unwieldy party.
One way you can ruin the show is to give the children whistles and blowers al teatime which they will continue sound throughout the perfor-
mance.
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Another is to have a large number of nannies in the room. What is known as "nappy talk" among entertainers, will continue
throughout
Conjurers are definitely for
a party of otherwise malleable older children and don't expect
Ave-year-olds
br
You
Arm must
about parents tue otherwise
your numbers double immediately and you have the horror Of providing them with tea as well. Anything over three can be left. If you live a long way out the parents must just walk round the Commun or whatever until six o'clock when, I'm afraid, you
may
have to offer them a sherry
Lady Dorothy Macmillan, Â brilliant organiser in other ways, slipped up uver the parent problem last year when she gave a party at Number 10 for her grand-children. Every child brought a parent. Natles were given the afternoon off.
Beware
INTERTAINMENTS. You can
ENTERTAINE, Loc. One
a live rabbit.
It's cruel to use and modern,
а
live humane
rabbit,
conjurers
Imitation.
use
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Punch and Judy doesn't seein to mean so much to the present- day child.
Fees for entertainers go from eight guineas upwards, and you should contact a reliable agency.
Blackmail
TRESENTS: 1t's blackmail,
but if you don't give pre- sents those little shining faces will cesse tu shine. One way of causing a fiasco is to give every- one different presents.
This is sure to cause deep envy and bitterness, though the Duke of Norfolk does it. Ha gives an enormous children's party every year at Arundel for the children on the estate and doesn't, for instance, want
presents which from to gives them hire a drunken conjurer, Child- anyone else might be considered Like real wigwams and vulgar. ren are quick to spot mistakes.
cricket bats. But then he takes the trouble to find out what At one party I attended the Jokes were more suitable for a
each child wants. This is going too far for most mothers.
Masonic evening.
an
One of the most successful presents I have noted was issue of is. ballpoint pens.
all the spoils of several Christ- mas parties, my daughter was happiest with a small folder containing envelopes and wril- ing paper Price, I suppose. about is 8d That is the sart of thing they seem to like
Another husless I kauw dis- tributes chocolate cigars to the boys and cigarettes to the girls the cocktail party touch again. Anything that costs more than 28. Od. is unfair.
PARTING NOTE: The whole party will be a wash-out unless there are stacks of balloons Bround the place the only decoration you need. And each child must depart with a balloon -a big one.
(London Express Service).
JACOBY on BRIDGE
THERE is nothing to the play
of today's hand. It spreads for a grand slam in diamonds, spades and no-trump.
It also should be an easy one la bid, but when it was actually played in a New Jersey dupli- cate very low tables reached
Eoven.
The bidding that produced top score
for one pair looks simple, but is worthy of study. dia- North's Jump to three
of monds is a proper example the jump shift by a passed hand. It shows a maximum pass and an excellent ft with part- ner
South bid three spades to mork time and when North confirmed his spade support by going to four spades, went into Blackwood.
South
His Ave no-trump bid both asked for kings and guaranteed that his side held all the aces.
♥CARD Sense♣♦
Q-The bidding has been: North Eurt Bouth
West
1 ♥
Papa
2▼
Pazz
2 N.T.
Pass Pass
3
Pro
You, South, hold:
AK QI037 92 +K64 $A$32
What do you do? A-Pam, You have gone-about na far as yOU GEL KO,
TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner's rebid over one apade is one no-trump. What do you do in this instance? -
Answer Tomorrow
WEST
42
KJ975 102 Q8872
NORTH (D)
▲ A 109 3 ▼ 2
• KQ J 8 7 6 5 44
SOUTH
EAST
AJ4
28
❤ 10 8 6 a
+84
➡ K J 10 5
KQ6786
A2
A 63
Both vulnerable
North
East South West
Pasa PARS
Pass
3+
Раба
3 A
Pass
44
Pase
4 N.T.
Fass
Parts
SN.T. Pass
7 N.T.
PASE Pass Pass
Opening lead--No 7
con-
North might have contented himself with showing his one king, but North had greal fidence In South's bidding. North sald to himself, "My partner is trying to get to sev-
I en in spite of the fact that
He must passed originally. have a wou
good spade sult in ad- Gition to the necessary aces. can count
on seven diamond tricks, both red aces and at least four spades We
have
must
a grand slam. I will save lime and worry and bid it my- self and I will put the contract In no-trumo so that no one will be able to set us by ruffing the
pening lead."
Rupert and the Popweed-43
Inside the opening the Merboy Lella Rupar to get out on the rock. What is happening now doesn't concern that boy. He and the boat will be taken care of.”* he says, "but you, little bear, Hrust come with me." A channel of water runs from the opening
ALL RIGHTS
right into the heart of the island and the Merboy slips into it while Ruperi tries to make his way along a shelf beside him. With him are petal fish, so excited that they jump right out of the water and leap along,
The shelf with Rupert RESERVED
Accents
ON GLOVES FOR
Christmas
ELEGANT
★ GLACE KID
★ NAPPA
★ SUEDE
★ DOESKIN
★ CAPESKIN
ALL STYLES ALL LENGTHS
Then Mr Carr pulled a cord that rang u bell and Mr Driver, the Motorman, turned a handle. The next second the trolley car started clicking and
across the room.
clacking
Mr Carr walked up and down collecting fares.
"We'd like to go to the coun-
Punch try, please," Mr
In the country
"It's a pleasure country," said Mr Judy. Just look at the plants! Just listen to the Birds!"
At the next stop Miss China Doll and Mary-June got off. right nud They turned to the
face with the
said
came face lu
be'd like to go where
the
Goldfish turk.
towers are blooming
and
the
Birds are singing."
His directions
"Isn't it wonderful to be ul
the seashore?" usked Mary-
Jane.
At the next stop, Teddy got
"Get off at the next stop," off. Under a chair was a big said Mr. Carr.
world you two
stuffed Bear.
"Hello, Grandma!" Girls like to go?" he asked Teddy as he ran toward her.
"And where
Miss China Doll and Jane, the Rag Doll.
Marry-
shouted
At the next stop, General Tin and Hiawatha got off. They of the bookcase.
"We'd like to go to the sea- started climbing up to the top
shore and walk along the board- walk," said Miss China Doll.
To stops and turn to the
Tight" said Mr Carr.
"Where would
Biggest hill
hill in
"This is the biggest you like to the whole country," said Gen-
gof" he asked, stopping in front eral Tia And Hiawatha grunted
of Knar and Hahid.
that it was.
Mir
"We'd like to go to the zoo," Carr. Knarf and Hand get out.
said Hark.
*Both of us Knart.
-
would,"
**Lasti-stop!" said Mr.
•You can't miss it
"Last stop!" shouted
Right in front of them wasa said box of Aimal crackers.“
"We're at the zoo!" they both
Carr. shouted.
And the trolley Lear, went young clickety-clack to the stor
the-lastint intour st and there it layed until eva the body was ready to come, home
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