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BIGGER BILLS ARE BRINGING MARRIED WOMEN BACK TO WORK
But the boss may say "Too old at 30..."
By EILEEN ASCROFT
IS a secretary too old at 307 Many firms think she is. When engaging new staff they stipulate "not more than 29,"
It is not easy to place a woman over 30, according to Mrs LILIAN BANNET, Careers Advice Officer to a large secretary agency, though some firms will take them "up to 35 as a favour." Many employers believe a young girl settles more easily into a new office routine.
Formerly a teacher af religious tinter-than-ever hats, set well nt Roedlean, Mrs back, on the hend, after a sum- knowledge Bunnet, now widowed, sees 300 mer of over-the-eyes brims. 10 girls and boys each week udvise them on carcers.
She reports that girls are venturesome than boys
more
these days about wanting jobs ubread. And the rising cost of living Is bringing number of married secretaries back to work,
should
the
ท large
perfect
What secretary wear? Mrs Bannet tells her girls "dark colours, shiny shoes, medium heels, neat the hats, simple tidy hairstyles, not too much malce-up and the minimum of jewellery." Best of all she likes B black or navy tailored sult with touches of dazzling white.
TE
Mae West again
F for the autumn fashion shows opening in Paris this month is that Jacques Fath will bring back the Mae West Agure, direct contrast to the straight slyles of the last year.
Other forecasts; lots of velvet for morning, noon and night, and
London visitor in Paris hot
Labourdette. is Elena Her yellow baku straw is tied round the crown with white grosgrain, trimmed with an black-spotted fabric rose. She is coming to London with
French theatrical
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company.
THE CHINA”” MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1951.
NERVOUS OF THEM STICKING, PUT THEM. EY UNDER THE' GRILL ON VA 'GREASED TIN
Discovery
Karen Varga, a charmer re- cently found by talent scouts In Honolulu, will be seen in "Smuggler's Island." Univer Aal-International film starring. Evelyn Keyes and Jeff Chand.. Jer.
The floral printed bra- top and the wrap-around 'drape add up to the native allure of the shapely beauty,
Husband Guaranteed
The following help-wanted ad appeared in a Washington paper: "Secretary. Cocktails at 5. Em- ployer guarantees husband in six months."
BOYS AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Mrs. Magpie Was Very Busy
-She Was Taking Other People's Things-
By MAX TRELL
"GOOD, morning. My Make
ple." shadow-boy with about name,
the
From where he stood Knart coukl see the little boy and the
title girl looking for the blue
He
the marble and the jackknife. iurned- urged Mrs Magpie to 'take the things right back. "Tomorrow," "Good morning, Karf," said said Koarf, "I'll try to get you n Mrs Magple.
blue marble and jackknife," "What are you doing this morning. Mrs Magpie?" said Knarf
Taking things," replied Mrs
"What things?" asked Knarf He hoped that Mrs "Magpie wasn't taking things that didn't belong to her, But he was afraid
that she was.
"Taking what things, Mrs Magpie? Knart asked again.
Things that I find here and there. Knart. Here's a blue ma ble that I just found, And here's a Joukknife."
The Jackknifo
But Mrs Magpie-do the blue
marble and the jackknife be- long to you?"
Mrs Magpie didn't answer this,
"Wonderful!" said Mrs Magpie Joyfully. "Wonderful, wonder-
She picked up the blue marble in her bill and flow over the place where the little girl was looking. Then she dropped the marble, A few minutes later she did the same
thing with Jackknife.
Knart stood and watched. ened.
Murple!"
"Do they?" Knari asked in a Knarf.
louder voice.
such a
the
a
Mrs Marple, had just found a marble and a Jackknife.
mike
He saw the little girl and the It's much, much better than be 1tle boy both look up in suring called a robber-bird." prise and wonder as the Blue Knart smiled. marble and the jackknife fell to "And don't," she said, "bother the ground. They both shouted
Thank you, Mrs Magpies On getting me another blue marble a jackknife, Knart, I don't Oh, and fine bird; Mis really need them. I didn't
them because I needed them. I Mrs Magple flow back
back to just took them because I...well, I don't really know why I took. returned them." she said. them at all. I'm so glad you "I'm glad I did. The children made me take them back. Good- Well," said Mrs Magpie, "I called me a fine bird. They said yes. And off she flew, look- suppose you might say they thank you. It makes me feel ing quite handsome in the sun- don't. A little boy was playing happy to be called a fine bird shine over the garden,” with the jackknife and he left it on the back
steps. A litle girl was playing with the blue mar-1. ble and she rolled it into a hole. But they weren't there when 1 took them," Mrs Magple added.
"It's stealing," said Kharf, "It isn't right,"
Mrs Magple was silent for a moment or two. Then she said: "I guess I'd better be going."
"think you ought to return those things first," said Knarf.
**T'}} return them tomorrow," said Mrs Mugple, "I'll keep them carefully in my next tonight."
Knant shook his head. "You don't think so?" Bald
Knarf
1.
Mre Meshook his head again. "Taking things that belong to other people isn's right for one minute
said Knart, even" "You've got to return them right Away.
Well, all right. But I-I'm not happy doing it, sald Mes Mogole. It's such a lovely blue marble,' It's just a wonderful
Rupert and the Coughdrop. 39
↑ "The party is going with a swing
the door so faak thill most of their and the little pals have just got to caps fall off, "This is queer the stage of sweets and trile, when thes· Rupert "nache - pèera; out.”- there is a single kupck at the front "There's no one heje," The par door."Whatever can that be?”... son who came has gone away again", [says`Rupert," "It can't be 'anyone "and" hay "left an" enormouà "asck"""un") “glan-"fat"), the party. All those who's the paib!?! "Perhaps, he's hiding
· I. invited gre: hæreor, They tun 10 - komewhare," mye.Willis nervously,
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BY
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by Beachcomber
THÄRLLE BUET is likely to be granate and a coconut, With the Juju
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who la to demonstrate way of wax bla chet OwawowawaWOW&WD, making this vitamin-eramuned comes uble as tasty; at possible. First, the
rind is cut away and left to almmer irt hot water until ik disintegrates. In the centre is a picture of two Then the frult in mashed to a fine expensively "dressed' men * in, ja „powder and turmeled into a camne- restaurant, that looks like Hogwasch's kin dish. This is heated in a slow idea of a royal palace. They are, oven until it stinke. At that point smoking huge cigan, and underneath' all interest is lost in it, and it SH fa, written: "I may, Amith, fancy us thrown as far away, as patible. bank i clerks being able to sei at When the mink has rubelded, the eight-course meal "like this for Ave djabi in retrieved" and bolled, to | shillings, wine included.” On the shreds. These shreds are served Esta
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Appreciation
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YOUR BIRTHDAY......... · By STELLA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
IF you are born today, you are in the elly to want to spend more artistic and intellectual. Your than a few weeks at a time in the success in life, should come to you country.
before you leap, you might savO yourself a lot of trouble later.
at a comparatively early age. for. You want to do things is your You know what you want and go right own way and are apt to be a little after 1 You men like reform and too impulsive for your own good. through politics will want to help you would take to straighten things-out-for those less
a second look fortunate than yourself Philosophy psychology and all The social icfances appeal to you especially.
You have talent in literature and the arts, but whether develop uss side of your fe will as a hobby for your own amusement is something that you, yourself, misst Answer. There is a certain quality in your nature which calls for planty of excitement. Although you enjoy Nature mostly an observer of its beauty not as a little of the soll. You enjoy, Ino much, the movement and busy life
except
You are apt to be knpulsive when it comes to love and romance, as well and must be guarded in your attachments. to the opposite sex. You too often mistake a temporary in- fatuation for real love. Be cautious when it comes to selecting a life mate.
To, And, what the stars have in store for tomarrow, select your birthday star and read the corres ponding paragraph: Let your birth, day star be your daily guide.
THURSDAY, JULY 5
CANCER (June 23-July 21)- An emotional day. If romantically malined, this may be the day to make or receive
proposal. Anticipate happiness.
LEO (faly
21-Aug. 23)
Not the best day in the world to 'tackle anything new, if you can
postpone
it. do
Otherwise proceed cautiously,
By OSWALD JACOBY
TEAM
often game separates the sheep from the foxes, and the recent Eas- lern States tournament WIS When today's no exception.
VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept.
22) hand was played, the bidding | Da moderate in your expectations and the opening lead were today and they may even exceed identical in both rooms,
hopes. Take advantage · of good signs. the similarity second trick.
ended at
but the
Your
In the first room East overtook the queen
with of spades
hin king, continued with the ace of spades, and then led the jack of spades. It was obvious to South thai West would not be able to follow ust.
to
had South therefore
ruit aut. high enough to shut West He couldn't tell that any trump in his hand would be big, enough for the tack, but he could afford to ruff with the eight of hearts.
the trick. This naturally held
It was now clear 100 declarer that the queen of hearts was in the East land. He therefore Jed a diamond to dummy's ace, arid returned the Jack of hearts' for a trump fineme. The finesse sue- declarer eceded, of course, and
therefore lost no trump trick. He eventually lost club trick, but fulfilled his contract.
IN the cond room Esat
over-
took the opening lead with his-king-of-spades but thep-aban- doned the suit. He realised what would happen if he continued the suit, Bouth would undoubtedly ruff high and then finesss through Ühe queen of hearts. Instead alving away the trump mitustion, East, Thifted at once to the queen of clubs.
South won at once with the 'ace of clubs, fearing that, East had led a singleton queen, He had no Information about the location of the queen of hearts and (perhaps unwisely) tried to drop it instead of nessing. When the queen af hearts failed to drop under the Eco or king, declarer was set. Ho was bound to lose three trick the black Bults and had managed to misguess the trumps,
in
CARD Sensed♦
Q-With both kides vulnerable Your partner deals, and bids one nodruan, The
You holds.
Blayer doubles
10-4-2, Diamonds Q-D-7-4, Clubs K-0-5-2. What do you do?
Your A-Pass (without fear). sido shania bave more than half of the strength fa the deck, and your partner should make one no- trump if the donbis is passed. If the opponents hid, - they may col Into trouble.
vulnerable one
̧•'• TODAY'S QUESTION`·
With both your partner deals and bids no-trump. The next player doubles. You hold: Spades 3.3, Hearts K-4-2. Diamonds Q-9-7-4, Clubs K-8-6-2. What do you do? 'Answer ·tómorrow.
CHESS PROBLEM
By J. BUCHWALD **Black, 11.pièces.
White, 11 pleces. White to play mate in two,
Solution Problem:
matda
LITULA (8spl. 23-Oct. 23) This is a good day if you make It 16. If things don't work out right. you will have only yourself to blame.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 23) Good on all fronts. Business partnerships are definitely proper Ing. You can anticipate
SAGITTARIUS (NO
22)
Be optimale now and you will get
✰
BARBS
BY HAL COCHRAN
If you want to get the most kick out of playing' canasta, gentlemen, sit opposite your wife.
People are getting harder to. food, according to a professor. Does that include wives of men who stay out late?
If all offices could be run a bit more smoothly there would be a lot less raving when business men get home.
POCKET CARTOON
by OSDERT LANCASTER
"But, Wille darling, If the bad form to make iokes about Americans, and téptless to usk diplomats where theyre going' for their holidays, and breach of privilege to priticise-the Government, what on earth'. 18:- one going to take
about 7#*!)
Check Your Knowledge
1. Deane color theraphy....
exactly what you want. Take tha positive, constructive attitude.
CAPTUCORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)—- Not your day. Let others reap the benefia and you'wit back, holding on fast to what you have. Caution. AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb. 10)-- You may berent through the help and co-operation of a member of the opposite sex. Bo - grateful.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar: 21)- Morning hours for you are the best ones today. Conclude any negotia ions before lunch time. Then slow up, wait.
ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20)— Business is satisfactory. Courtship and marriage plans are, especially good.
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 212- A fairly benedelat day for business. but much better on the social front if it happens to be your vacation.
GEMINI (May 22-June
If your job is dealing with tho public, you may anticipate excellent results right now, Pujalt all interests,
INTELLIGENCE TEST
THE HANDLING
CODE
By T. O. HARE
OUR house Cornwall
started off Jally well by winning our arst match. The other one, the same afternoon.. was drawn.
after that everything seemed to
wrong, I
This latter from a nephew rated that the handling might provide 130 material for a Test. The four houses as Duchy Lodge play rugge in the championship
Ion each meets ORCH other once. So col- tected all the data from my zephew.
I learned that none of the matches yielded no acora; that no two produced the same result; and that the total num ber of points scored was 36. On the bass, of two match points for a win and one for a draw the final table rani.
Maich Pointe Points.
YORK
A
SOMERSET... 3 CORNWALL
LANCASTER S
B
11
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What wits the score in the match between Homerset and York Y
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