1951-05-22 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1951.

WOMANSENSE

Your Sewing Scrapbook

Mary Brooks Picken

Shirred-Top Dress in Elastic Fabric-

Contrasting Print Skirt

E boat or balcutt-neck dress with shirred fabric top, such

a shown here, wiH be a winner

the spring and summer through becaus Its so attractive find the enct is so reasonsbile,

Buy twice the length shoulder to top of hip.

I", of the plus shirred fabric. Buy plum fabrie

string twice the length from top of hip to bem, plus 8", for hem and seam allowance. We

hought for size 36 14 5dr of shipred fadinge und 15 yats, of pkin.

Cut the pdam fabric are half erosowa o and redm the reivage selges to make a two-piece skirt, Press Froms

Bather toge

2011

RUNNER BEAN SOUP

THANKS, DAD!- ILL

·MAKE CÓME-SOUP. WITH THESE FOR

A CHANGE- PATBY'S WORKING LIKE MAD AT

THE OLYMPIA

FOOD FAR' EXHIBITION,

COOKEID OF BLICED BEANS IN THE USUAL

THEN RUB THEM AND THE LIQUID

__WAY_IN_3/4 PINT.........THROUGH............

WATER TILL TENDER-NOT TOO MUCH

BALT/

Blues

Banish

In Your Tub

our

There never was a time when cosmetic chemists were turning ou! such wonderful products, beautifully packaged, exquisitely perfumed. Think what grandmothers mized! They used mutton tallow for chapped skins, dipped into cornstarch to put the dull Bolsh on the chlaing

When view of toiletries, do not overlook taking un eagle's-eye onbach acetssories. Bathing is B

Tay shumeel fabzie out wrong fla". Whip them to place, taking

11. with full toward yımı, tare stitches do not show Mousine from your tek done right. out lo a point you what armhole

IT

Cut yoke depth from waistline to hip plus 1 for seams, Measure armand hips at the und make length of yoke this mea pure plus 114". Cut in two equal engels and stitch yoke picces to front and back waistline of house.

Stitch

Stitch shoulder seams. the underdiri reams, leaving a packet opening ou left side if bust is large, Baste the gathered skies to hotion of the Yake, il seams neeling.

lth measure, it helps to build colourful complexion, but It should also be a pleasure. Bath salts soften the water, perfume your previcus hide.

You can use warens if you prefer them. Or bath salt sticks to wiggle in the water,

More important than anything else is a brusch of stiff bristles foot will

dead skin remove

scales to which the chemicals af, perspiration stick like all get out. Swishing wish.

17/1 true of your hum. Fold fabric so you have this with on Pin enda so selvap dges top. are straight fit longth of fabric, Chalking out blouse: Measure from front waistline to shoulder and down to waistibe at fuck, plus

Mark this measure off on fabric as A to B. as dagram shows. Cut

se Lin frons A. straight top froas

C is halfway betwres A and 1. Dis 2" to left of C; E la orni- hole to hit of COP

bust plus 1a alowe E. O jaun selvage Put garment un and put a belt directly whore C. Draw a line or cort around figure. Cheeks from through F to left belge momholes and make sure depth of fabric and locute 11 al die of skirt yoke is right for your point. Cut on line through height and size, sirul after a brick rus down with a slightly below top of your hips. Delemine skirt length. Removers towel-it takes a rough dress and

one to stir o circulation--you make any necessary adjustment.

will enjoy using a dusting pow- der. Your skin will feel ilke velvei, Rid

peints known

both thicknesses.

Fold fabric on shoulder les C-G and eut bark game as front Unfold on line C-G and slash Fabric from € toward G for distance of 6", then frean C Toward D P

Turn trekline edges down to wrong side. 2 on front neckline, 17 on back. Ciky, there turned edges at intervals so they lie

18

Skirt selvage

yoke

Fold

Belt or Cord

the word cloth won't get down to bed rock. The skin is an organ of elimina- tion: its wastes should be youred away daily.

Velvet Skin

After you step out of the tub.

While red iges back at armholes or put them down with dat blas binding bu they are neatose-Flesh will pack up. and secure. Stitch blouse and skirt together. Turn edge 14" and stitch top of hem, then slip-i sich hem to position.

selvage

DC

Shoulder to Waist +,1′′

· DUCHESS

WOMEN Who follow fashion whilis

LEADS

100

o!

take a lesson from the world's best-dressed woma 1951. The Duchess of Winds r has not changed her hairstyle . And to the chignon, has not gone in for eye-shading hats. every evening dress she has worn this year has been a short

one.

Be fussy about the top you It must be bland; it must

use.

form

a

by quickly Into rich suds. If the chidren have set out to make a record in the way of

mischief and noise,

things and you're

have gone wrong. tired enough to burst into tears, have a warm bath. Stay in the tub until you feel relaxed and rested. Nothing like it to

but you on your toes again..

A BIEVE

J211.

MELT 1/4 OZ MARG IN A ́SAUCEPAN

STIRIN 14.OZ- FLOUR ADD 30 PINT MILK AND BRING TO THE BOIL

BOIL FOR A PEW MINUTES. ADD-THE-

SIEVED BEANS AND LIQUID, OFF

THE HEAT

AND BRING

TO THE BOIL AND

ADD SEASONING BEFORE SERVING

Beauty-youth-spring

One

In

Glamorous Lana Morris, new star of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation epitomises beauty youth and spring, in this attractive picture. The bra-top of her two-piece costume in prettily trimmed with white eyelet frills. There is a large how in the centre,

Negligees Hold A Husband's Heart

Hollywood.

The way to hold a husband,

negligee around at all times.

Ewell plays the sloppiest GI Tom Ewell contends, is to keep in history in Bill Mauldin's "Up at lem one sexy,. tantalising Front"

for Universal-Interna- tional. At home he's meticulous In his dressing. He insists that his wife dress as carefully at night as she does for shopping, bridge parties or cocktails.

It works, he said.. He knows. He's a husband.

"One of the prime secrets of a happy married life is for the wife to pay plenty of attention to her boudoir wardrobe." Ewell

Biggest Mistake

"flos!-for-granted school. It is obvious, he claims, that to hold a man's interest a wife has to use every means available do counter the attractions of the other girls he meets.

That is especially so when the girls he meets are beautifu film stars.

says. United Press,

"Wives make their biggest-on-bed socks or flammet pyjamas, So even if you have to skimp slavishly uld said. "There seems to be mistnice by concentrating on the buy a beautiful negligee, Ewell

clothes they wear outside the home," he said. "The person a wife wants to please most is the husband. No man resents his 'tle woman's showing off her feminine advantage in sexy attire."

Ewell said that he and his wife belong to the never-take-

She does not care how many times she wents a favourite sult and her shoes are always of the simple court type.

Her secret is that she adopts only new fashions which suil her and ignores those which do not flatter her meat, impeccable style,

BOYS'

direct connection between sex appeal and the divorce rate.

"If wives would be constantly aware of their biological charm where their husbands are con- cerned, they would retain the spouse's interest much easier. That's how come the accent on the negligee."

AND GIRLS"

Taking a Walk With Merlin

---You Never Knew Where You'd Go—

By MAX TRELL

Mr Merlin had added, "you time Knart and can wait inside the Old apple THE last

Tree Stump." Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-about na 2 had gone for a walk with Ar Merlin the Magician, they had they swalked up a cloud.

"Now why," Hanid was, say- ing to her brother Knarf as ball stood next to the Mr Melin stump waiting for to join them, why did he want

This may sound pretty ex- us to wait inside the stump?" traordinary: not very

many

people have ever walked up to

à cloud. But Mr Merlin, being

A

maglelan, didn't seem to

Inside the Stur

"I don't know," sai

"unless it's more

have much trouble at all. Nor there."

Knart, comfortable

did he have much trouble Ther is not even any way of taking Knorf and Honid with getting inside the stump," him. He just held them by the continued Hunid, peering hard and they stepped right at it. "Just look, Knarf, It's all up Into the sky as casy na filled with crumbles of bark walking up a hill,

and things."

arm,

charm to

MAGAZINE

Best Smart

Beige Suit

Rupert and the Coughdrop-2

اور الله

And

Rupert watches his mother while "M'm, it's scrumptious," says she stirs the toffee, pours it into a Rupert, as he samples it. "'I must flat pan to cool and then breaks it share this with somebody." up with a little hammer. "It smells running out into the cold air he better and better," he laughs. crosses & field. "Hello, there's "Well, now that it isn't a secret Podgy Pig," he munnus. "He'll any longer you may as well try a enjoy toffee if anybody will) -Hi, bit," says Mrs. Beát, sa she puta Podgy, you'll never guers what my 'a few scraps into a piece of paper. Mummy's made. Come and ste."

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winds. Hold on!" he cried.

opened his coat like two big

wings An Instant later he spinning around like a top; and 29977-

"It's pushing us along. That's

All at once they,

started

came slowly down. They found themselves in

large dark 'cave..

And now, today, Mr Merlin "I wonder where Mr Merlin said he would go for another 15," Knart sald as he looked walk with them, and please to down the path that led nerass wait for them next to the Oid the front of the barn. "He As he said this, Mr Merlin why we don't even feel it.". Apple Tree Stump on the offier ought to be here by now." side of the barn. “If you like," "I am heret">

Knart and Hanld recognised started Aying off like the wind, Mr Merlin's voice. He seemed or rather like a great hat. He to be close by. But they kept hold of Kharf and Hanid; couldn't see him. Suddenly he and they went flying with him, stuck his head up out of the too. middle of the Old Apple'. Tree Stump. "That's why I told you

to

meet

stump" he cackled.

Inughter. "Well

storted on our walk LAN

On Other Side

It was so windy in this cavo that Knarf's coat and hat kept trying to fly off, and Hanld's

they heard and

W-3

Attractive daytime costume.

By VERA WINSTON

•

BEIGE, to its wide range of They went so fast that Knarf dress swirled all around, and subtle tones, tends to give gray the and Hanid expected at any her gloves went popping off. a bit of a mudge for sult colour with moment. to hit the hills that From the back of the cave, supremacy although navy, of let's get rose up before them on the where it was so dark that you course, all leads. Belge yarn

other side of the pond..

couldn't see anything; Knart dyed wanted formis an attractive Me Merlin hopptil lightly out "Don't worry,"

Hanid heard four voices Bult that lends itself well in

drossing up qf the stump and took" Kuart Mr Merlin saying,

singing:

up or just stands alono with simple complements. "North, South, East, West

has an asymunoirle closing with Which of us do you like the a sotily curved line. There are ime, Mr Merling Knirf anked. It was a curious thing, but

"bast?"

two

little ourved M. "It's q, bit, windy today," he the wind seemed to have died

silt pockes, chest, the other, In said, wolling his Anger in his down altogether. "But it hasn't, "South, of courses And the balance, the Oppaile hilp. The mouth and sticking it up in the of course, my dears," Mr Mer next instant the South Wind collar in sortly, rolled, and the air to feel the wind. “Let's 'In answered as though he had suva, a puff and blew them ony, sleeves have, turned-beric The shadows friend. Mr. Merlin. take a walk to the cave of the been reading” their thoughts, all' hoino, agato)!!

and Hanid by, the arm.

Where are we going this

"And they glided right over the tops of the hills!

But Mr Merlin" just "shouted;" one of the

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Resounding Double May Tip Declarer

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West North East Double 24

"How do I know what kind of a style he has, Jos?.

Let's Just wait and see."

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Double Pass Pass

• BY THE

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WAY.

Opening lead-K

By OSWALD JACOBY

WHEN today's hand was de-

tually played, South knew something that doesn't appear in cold print. West had doubled the contract of four spades as though he had found a thousand- dollar bill in the street and could hardly believe his good luck. Hence there was absolutely no doubt in South's mind ak to where all the high cards were.

West won the first club trick and led the neg of clubt, whereupn South ruffed, Declarer next led the king of spades and another truso to dummy's are. Now South re- turried a heart from dummy and put up the c instead of taking The- asse. He followed with the queen of hearts, obliging West win with the king.

West dared not return a club or a heart. since dummy would ruff while South discarded a diamond, Then a low diamond would be ducked around to West, and he would once more have the sam problem.

JEST therefore returned the Juck W

of diamonds, which Bouth won with the queen. Declarer returned the seven af diamonds, obliging West to win with the te

Now West was hooked a second tims in the same hand. It he re- turned a diamond, South would make two ticks with his.ace-nige; And if West returned anything else, dummy could ruff while South dia carded the nine of diamonds.

South could have made. his con- tract another way also. After drawing

Finve trumps. he could ducked a low diamond to West. That player would win and return a diamond (best), whereupon Boulh would take. his two diamond tricks und give up another diamond, fore- ing West to win and lead hearts,

However, South could not make the contract if he tried the heart

West would win and Ancase. turn a heart in perfect safely. There after South would have to lose two diamond tricks.

re-

♥ CARD Senise •

Q-After three passes your partner bitts

one heart. The next player hold: Sondes 6-0. passes. You Hearts K-5-3-2.. Diamonds K-9-7-4, Clubs 8-1-4. What do you do?

A-Bld two hearts. The hand u very

weak, but you must make some response and the reise best describes your hand.

TODAY'S QUESTION After three pages your partner "next" player bids, one heart. The

You hold: Bpaden 8-5. passes. flearls K-J-3-2. Diamonds A-Q-7-4, Clubs Q-1-4. What do you do?

-Answer-tomorrow,

Check Your Knowledge

1. What country was called the "Flowery Kingdom"?

2. Distinguish between "face tious" and "factious,"

3. In what city is "the street

called Straight"?

4. Where is Loch Lomond?

5

Name the author of "The

Lady of the Lake."

6. What was probably the earliest form of writing imple- ment?

(Answers on Page' 10)

CROSSWORD

L. Local.

ไ

Across

2

Ou can set differently!

a sops"-bank to thems

2. tipper pasta-or best teeman, (8)

1. Provoking dieswing. (6)

13. Naval engineer, (8)

10. Púna

(3)

16. Pertalaing to the back. (02.

16., Boe next page. (3)

1. Natepat. (8)*

20. At no time poetical, (6)

11. Priratolz. (5)

Keonnas, TO

Company of nine. (8)

DOWD

1. Grave. (9)

2. This entangled,

B. Not very hot.

4. Inote (0)

(9)

(0)

La piurst -- j 1. Of the same nature: 17)

B. Bome out. (TE

10, iloat in fatal to nÍM

AL. Kifervescent powder

(7) 107

le Booldo Graco TOP - chidss, tôi 17. Annoyed-by the pain 9 (4) “19. Tam so se a dog, ins

Bointion of vegtergue's punese,-*Accom

pangari di

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071

by Beachcomber ·

LECTURER recently told

Dudlenco of school mlstresses that children ought to walk barefoot to keep the mability of their toes.

I NOTE.

As everyone Now admits. It is the young men with mobile toer who gets the £6,000-a-year Job, I know a "barefooted Director who con play La Donna Mobile un the plan with his toes. He plays execrably, but all that matters is that his toes should remain mobile, To keep the Angers meblie, chil- dren should walk on their hands. Science and progress

without

AAY mørked Jubliation. that the selestials now have bomb no powerful hat only an atom bomb could set It of. It is described, of course, as a deterrent against war, and it Would destrov an ares, of 314 square miles. But there in some- tling even more hopeful. A bomb, xays the author of A recently- published book of confort ond Heartscape, uno million BCS powerful as the atom bomb would destroy more than 30,500 square miles. And there will always be Comtrone to say. "After all im

1

anly

like ordinary bombing, but bit more destructive." Murder at Muckhurst (1)

EORGE BUCKET. the vilinge poileeman, came out of the Six Bells at 4,20 a... And as ho sang his way home was surprised to see a light shining out of an upen window

the Grange. iate-Gr They're D

early." lie said to me. He went up the drive. Just in the matter of duty, and poored in at the uncurtained window. The room was Sir Bartley Giggleworth's furary. Bucket, drew in his breath.... withi a sound like stean escaping from a kettle the size of a house. "2 mutt'ya hOR a drop too much." he muttered, For there, shumped over the denk, was the body of a horse. Though there was no blunt instrument in night, unicus You count a large cardboard model of the new publie baths at Nupscy-in-the-Vale, Buc- ket could see that the horse was, dend. He went round to the main entrance and rang the bell After: along interval, a" sloopy, cook put her tousled head out of an upper window. "There's a horse in the brary," wald Bucket, "Go along with you, George Bucket,” replied the cook. "Don't fallt mily," Time you was aħrd”

YOUR BIRTHDAY

TUESDAY, MAY 22

you are born today, you have a termendous store of energy. Your enthusiasms' are high and you are always ready, to endorse sore- thing new and interesting. However, You must guard against wasting this nervous energy. There are times when a "go slow" sign would be the

cat advice for you.

Don't be impatient if others arg not as fast to pick up an idea and develop it as you wish,

You are alten a lttle ahead of your times and in general catch up with you.

You have a vivacious and pleasing personality which attracts people to you. You are a good conversa- tionalist and if you develop it, you would have literary ablity" as well. While everything looks bright and gay for you, your life actually appears to run in eireles of alternat-

GEMINI Crosscurrents

(MAY

By STELLA

ing good and fortune. Learn to tuke advantage, of the good periods. ko that you can alore up gains for" the leaner years. In that way, you can have materiol comfort, at least, all the time.

You

have tremendous self. confidence and welf-reliance · and never depend upon others for something you could possibly get yourself. And you AN The type who always "lands on your feet. No matter how much trouble you get into, you know how to get gut. Attractive to the opposite ark, your marriage can be a nappy one if you do share in trying to make

work nut.

I

To find what the stars have in stored fur tomorrow, select your birthday atar

and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday slar bo your dolly guide. WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

27-Jun 21)- may react against your best interests unless you aro diplomatie and co-operative.

CANCER June 22-July 23)- Text Don't overreach_yourself all new plans for the practical al-

pects before commiting yourself.

LEO (July 21-AUE. 23)- It is doubitul If it is wise to combine Loolal activities with business today, Koep each separato,

VIRGO

23)- (Aug 24-Sept Avoid careless actions and test all new idea for practicability before .neling upon them.

LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct 23)- Calmness and tact will pay dividends in solving your problems. Guard your health.

22)-.

BCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. Keep on your toes to gain the proper advantage now. Don't let yourself vo upset by trifles.

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. B. SANTIAGO Black, 7 pleces.

White, 12 pieces. White to play: mate in two.

Solution to yesterday's Problem:

1, K-B5, any; 2, Q, R, or Ki (ch, or dis ch) mater,

TRUENCE TEST

The card fiends.

Benda;

By T. O. HARE OUR familles of my acquaintance are bridge the Trumps., the Doubleton, the Finessen," and the Voids, Each family con sists of four people; father. mother, son and

daughter They are so keen on the game that they play almost overT night.

This year they havo arranged Agrica of teapss-of-four duplicate games. In these matches there are fas the FIRIN SUSTenta), four Digters on sach side, it has been arranged that each team that) consist of the fether from oui, family: the mother, from second: the son from's third: the daughter froĵo &* fourth. And each of my teams which it sa possible?

s to organise, on that bugie, wil meet eVELY.

-basin," fine on the same

personnel, byggand

“How many matahas, in all

(Solution on Page:10):

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)----- A day of uncertainties; so be ch your guard against cosidonta,: Stick - closely to business,

CAPRICORN (Drc., 23-Jan. 29)- Be confident

to of your ability overcome obstacios and you', enn achieve what you desire.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 193- Established contacta and famWor routine is the best now. Stick to

•Lacta,~~~~~

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 203. Be cautious when it comes to part- riership plans, either domcatte or business.

201-

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. Guard against any health upset, Conserve" your energies now for the most important things.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May- 21)- Calmness in the face of minor up- sets can solve problems effectively, and bring success.

BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN UPERSTITION is just a lot of

nonsense with most people until it comes true.

what marvellous male

Matrimony too often is a out method of hubby finding

friend

wife used to go with.

A falling off in sales is report-

ed in some lines, but the traffic the turnover remains, about

same.

| POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

FOREIGN OFFICE

❤ His Szcèliancy buys he would be so grateful if the next time he calls on the Secretary of State, it could be made čuite clear that ho ta NOT the man who's come about the plumb- ing in the Doma of DlicavETE"