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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1952.

WOMANSENSE.

1952Foundation CHOCOLATE

Garments Are Featherweight

feature

Featherweight fabrics are the of foehler's newest corsets and foundation garments. The answer to every woinau'. quertion: "How Bru is my 'foundation?" comes 11 sheer organdy, Bylon and light weight clastics,

But the materials prove to he deceptively sturdy and achieve the necesary control without Ulscomfort.

The old-fashioned boned cor- set, made of heavy toile, is coun- pletely nutmodest, even for the not so slender figure,

Supple Silhouette Lunding Parisian makers know a much

corset

about

anatomy as any doclor-m the

medical profession pleased to discover that fashion decrees

supple. a

natural slihcutie.

Since the death of the "new- Jook," women have cease:!

Lo

whittle inches off their walst- lines and rearrange their Agores according to the Wictates of Mr Parisian dress" de.

Dior (tho

signer who launched the "New instead uf Mother

Look")

Nature.

and directional

Studied cut seaming are responsible for the control ensured by new kar-

nents which weigh only a few ounces. Seams fre eliminated whenever possible. Elastic side panels are shaped in the weave.

Whalebones Out

When boning is used, which is not often, flexible plaques replace rigid secret or whale bones.

Following couture trends to- wards Dirceloire effects, founda- tion

garments are eut higher.

FLANEL

I CAN SPARE A BIT OF CHOCOLATE NON FOR THIS -IT'S MUON NICER THAN COCOA

LING A FLAN RING

WITH SHORT PASTRY AND BAKE IN A HOT OVEN FOR 15 MINUTES

BRING V2 PINT MILK-TO THE BOIL

AND POUR IT OVER-

TABLE

SPOON OF CORNFLOUR MIXED SMOOTHLY WITH A LITTLE COLD MILK, 202 SUGAR AND A PINCH

OF SALT

American film actress Mara Lane of New York, attending the Mau premlere "Quo Vadis,"

is pictured here wearing a mesh veil studded with brillants and a gown of black velvet. (Express Service).

Waistlines are slimaned withou: TASTY. OYSTER DISHES

being choke. Tips are full and Hently rounded,

The answer to the inevitable thigh bulge is # gradun! lengthening of the girdle at the back.

An evenlag gown by Pierre Balmain in tulle of midnight blue and embellished with gold spots and embroidery.

By ALICE DENHOFF

Pattie's for Creamed Oysters and Potato supper will bring the family to table in record time.

Pirt over 11⁄2 pints orsters to remove en bas of shell. Pot oysters and their liquor into canergan and bring slowly to simmering point. Drain then-robino-with-3-e.-seasoned, antim cream sauce.

Oysters and Mushrooms Paprika Oysters with Mushrooms រង a dih that spells mighty good eating. Prepue GRE

break 1b, mushrooms And

into small pieces. Coolt in 4 tbsp. alive oil for 5 min. Add 14 e. pimiento, tsp salt, tbsp. chopped onion; ecok 5 min, longer. Add 2 c mitk.

Serve immediately around oysters prepar- ed as follows: Drain 2 doz. oysters and place in shallow pan. Sprinkle with tap. paprika al Bake in criss-cross bacon strips over them. hot oven until oysters curl and bacon crisps, Serve with toast,

For a good scallop remove any pieces of shelf from pint of oysters. Spread a layer of cracker crumbs in bottom of a 1 at. greased casserole. Cover with halt the oysters, next a layer of crumbs, the rest of the oysters and lop with crumbs. Takes about 2 c. crumbs. Put 2 tsp. salt. ap. pepper and 1⁄2 tsp. paprika in oyster liquor and 14c. milk, and pour over Just before last layer of crumbs is added. Put pieces of butter (about e, in all over top of st fayer of crumbs. Bake at 375 F. for 45 min.

BOYS' AND

GIRLS'

What, A Restaurant For Toys?

-Yes, But You Might Not Like the Food It Serves!-

By MAX TRELL

RETURN TO PAN AND COOK, STIRRING FOR 20 MINUTES

NOW OFF

THE HEAT ADD STIRRING QUICKLY, A BEATEN EGO, AND THEN ‍2" TABLESPOONS FINELY GRATED CHOCOLATE

STIR TILL MELTED AND

BLEN

LENDED, COOK A MINUTE OR TWO, THEN COOL ADD A LITTLE VANILLA

Work To Banish Bulges

You have to work to banish bulges, says film star Susan Douglas, Figure expletes are part of her dally beauty programme,

By HELEN FOLLETT

★ NO WOMAN can cut a preity figure unless she has a trim waistline, If she will be determined to hang onto her neat measurements when she is in her early thirties, chances are she will not find that youthful contour has evaporat- ed in her forties. The middle-aged figure is caused by the expansion of the mid- section, the penalty one pays for being too interested in the good things of the table and not having enough exercise. One should start fighting good-looks griefs before one gets them. Watching the tape measure for favourable waist every part of reports should be woman's business.

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TAPE MEASURE

For a girl who is five feet five inches fall, the waist should not exered twenty- six inches, If she will spend fifteen minutes bending exercises night and morning doing

and torso twisting she should get it down to 25 inches. Many Alm stars, no matter how hard they are working, how long their hours, do their, calesthenics ke good girls. Their figures, like their faces, are their fortunes.

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Is not complicated sut of exercises necessary. Two or three movements done regularly are enough for average requirements. The old stunt of standing fall, touching the Boor without berding the knees, tightens up the fibres of hips and thighs, as well as those of the mid-section.

TORSO STRETCHING

Stand tall with arms stretched high over- head, hands together, Sway waist and abdomen forward as tur as you can; then back, keeping the feet firmly planted, and with a con- sciousness of stretching from the knees up, as If you were trying to pull yourself apart at the waistline.

Hands out from the moulder, body 101}, chest, high, fummny held in and up. Swing both hands to the right as far as you can, keeping the palms downward. Lift them high, stretch- ing the torso. Six times to the right, six to the left and repeat. Then cream your face and One that acts favourably on have a shower.

the complexion is the alternating cold and hot shower. It hustles up the blood streams.

MAGAZINE

and

and

In such a hurry to

get

the cuckoo-from-the-clock the canary-from-the-cage been there.

At the end of the tunnel was Hotse, Mr a Restaurant For Toys! beur, the lobby Punch the puppet, General Tin -The restaurani was shaped walls was the middle of the night the tin suldier and the Canary like a large room with I went and Hanid. Ene and the

Cuckoo all making and celling made of hay and shadows with the turned-about their way across the gorden ns straw. There were tables made names, noticed that one by one fist as they could go. the toys were slipping out of the TOOM.

First the the golden out of her

1ezs.

Fast As They Could

of large mushrooms and chairs mude of small toadstools.

White Aprons

with China Doll

So Knart and Hanid vent as curls came softly fast

could as they

go right

The wallers were mice dress- them. Then the whole ed in white aprons and striped

Bumbled and Stumbled

11-26

private doll-house after

and tip crowd under the window

of toys and the two vests, with napkins over their tood out ut the room), Miss birds ran, scampered, bumbled, arms and pencils stuck behind China Doll was followed by and

R space be their cars. The chef was a mole. and flew through Mary-Ann the rag-doll, walking tween two loose boards in the The host was a braver in without a sound on her rangely back of the barn and disappear black coat with a pair of pinch-

Then Teddy the stuffed bear ed inside. Knarf and Hanid nose glasses at the end of a bumbled out of the room. didn't waste a moment. They

Jong black string. An orchestra of crickets and bees and wasps hobby horse munched a large Then Teddy the stuffed bear also ran Inside the barn.

on violins the And when Knarf and Hunld played dinner-music

heap of rawdust flavoured with lifted himself up out of

chopped plac

Gen- which he was sup- got inside the barn they dis- and guilars, corner In

that all their friends

eral But it was the food that the

Tin

tin soldier to be fast asleep, and covered posed

n tunnel toys ato aut of were going through

that, was so extra nibbled on a fried can-cover, bumbled and stumbled

The China Doll ate and Mrs Cuckoo enjoyed the room. Then Who the hobby formed by two large plies of ordinary.

hay, So again they followed, a dish

of plaster-pudding plate of wooden chips. As for horse rocked himself out,

wondering more and more, Mary-Jane the rar-doll ate Then Me Punch, the puppet,

Mr Canary, he had real oats, And at last. when they cotton-stew. Teddy the stuffed As for Knart and Hanid, picked up his strings and, pull-

g them in the proper order, reached the end of the hay bear and Mr Punch the puppet they and nothing but.

move up and tunnel, they found out why shared a tureen of soup made time, watching their friends nade his feet

of toys and of wood and wool, -Whoa the eat to their hearts' content, dawn. And so he went out of the whole crowd the room. Finally General Tin, the tin soldier, mandhed slimy

out with his musket over

:' shoulder,

his

This left no one else in-the

* room but the Canary in his

cage with the black curtain over it, and Mrs Cuckoo in her clock with her door shut. Then the black curtain was fed Just under the corner and tho Canary flew out, and the door of the cuckoo-olock was open- ed on the crack and Mra Cucker flow out

after the *Canory.....

Finally Knarf and Hanid

#crambled

to their feet and looked at each other In surprise and alarm and wonder. They

looked

ot.

then

both

the word,

cach other without without" '#word ran out of the ..zoom,

They found the China Doll, the Rug Doll, Teddy the stuffed

Rupert and the Pine Ogre—11

Never mind.

The little prickly inen Lace Rupert - But, please," who are you, and fiercely. We've watched you long, what's this door

**Out. enough," says one of them." What that," frowna the other.

master, the Pine Ogre, will answer your questions—if he wante -10."

are you doing here? Who sent

* you to spy on us?" "I'm not. Mare little figures appear. They,

spying," cries Rupert. I'm only, unlock the door, and, hustle. Rupert our collecting twigs, and fir cones. through it into's dark passage.

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By OSWALD JACOBY

WITH the sartorial spotlight on the faring or belled skirt the bleate and skirt theme is pronounced. Even one

- piece dresses, prefer a two-piece look

FN the hond shown today as evidenced by this very smart South's bidding was

come- new model. The skirt (below) is of black silk taffeta, is fully dared and crinoline-lined. The leck tep in of black jersey highlighted with braid and jet embroidery. Small buttons close the front and there is a standing collar.

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what doubtful. He should have doubled one spade instead of bidding one' no-trump. West would have gone for a 500- point ride at the very least.

Southi redeemed himself, however, by making his game contract. This was lucky for South since is part- ner happened to have a very clear volee and a wide choice of suit. abte wards.

West opened the ten of spades, and South' won with the jack. He hearts by Kot to work on the clearing dummy's ace and king.

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sure enough, there's Tommy!"

• BY. THE

THE WAY •

by Beachcomber

the British Medicol the Englishman's

Journal, of which once editor, We discovery that

genius for com- promise, he giggled and rubbed his I was back against the beast's head: owe the white Lord heap plenty lieksh." though it is remarked the toastmaster, "Tee-hes,

oneself tee-her,” replied the explorer. can be suggested by Survival of the fittest thinking that there is an insect Ross all directions come reports down one's back. And that is where the

difficult 10 tickle

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in A in. A

sychiatrists

desperate attempts to seqiling carta fond by fout means. Apparently, K

passion for imagining you meet a sentimental girl, Walk- ing slowly, along with a book of Insects on your back may, poetry in her hand beide 'almon come chronic, so that you

Modern

al public

* disputed paacher, river, she is

in tiger.plts. Mounted "boys the inso Joints as they canter past

al-gang's are abrood, catching red

deer

and psychiatry says that the cure is to have a real

real Insect on lonely butchers shops. Sham

оде

your back, rather

.4 her venomous chimney sweeps disappear up chim- one. This seta up on anti-will the midday meal. Captain Foulenough orders and eats a big titillatio-logical complex, and at steal, silps to another table before the mere bite of the insect you the b brought, orders a coffee, gets the b for it, and walks out, hearts as well as a biddable and stop giggling and fidgeting, and

having had whoi he enils a tolerable leadable spade suit,

begin to take things more seri- five bob's worth for a few pence. ously.

Ave

This made it fairly easy for South to visualise the entire West hand, West surely had started with. Ave spaden hearts. He could have only three

25 well as

the live

eards in Uka minor suity, and one of Those cards was probably the king of clubs.

South gut back to his hand with. the ace of diamonds and led the inck of hearts to knock out West's queen. West returned the no. of hearts to South's ten

Now declarer led a club to dum- my's nee and cashed the king of diamonds. West discarded a spade, and I was clear that West's re- maining minor-suit card was the king of clubs, Declarer therefore retumed a club from dummy and- finessed the ten to let West take the king.

A ticklish situation

is said that Dr Livingstone was aften subject to the delusion that his back was being tickled: Al a tribal dinner at Ujiji.-while he was toasting the Chiel in a skull brim- ming with a rather vile local branay, he became convinced that something was ticking his back. Suspecting the Witch-doctor, ho sold nothing. Then, haif-ining in his seat to help himself to subarti, he noticed that a crocodile was hużzing against bila back, fle was about to push it away. when be remembered that it was a sacred eropadiia. So, with

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IT is lucky for the B.B.C. that so few of their public can read, Book reviewera necuj tu ke most of the books they review. If they don't like them, they may so in such roundabout and polite way that no- body is hurt. But most of the radio critics are in a state of perpetimi disgust with everything they hear. Sarcasm and abuse stream from thetr pens. Dit their tags citects nothing. apparently. The next week they are still castigating programmes, per- and depart. toninora, producers.

nental chiefs. For one who looks. cit in treinendous fun.

Wext could take his third defen. YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

sive trick -with-the-eight-of-hearts;- but then he would have to lead spades. That would allow South to win a second, spade trick and the queen of clubs. With three hearts and two tricks in each of the other mite, South managed to eke out the nine tricks he needed for the game contract.

VCARD Sendets

West

Q-The bladingy has been: North . Easi

South Spade 2 Diamonds ? You, South, hold: Spades 7-0, Ilearls A-Q-0-5-4. Diamonds -1, Clubs K-7-3. What do you bid?

A-Bld two hearts. Since you have fairly good dve-card sult in a hand that contains two honour tricks, you can afford to respond at the level of two, When you ralee the lover of bidding you showV pretty good hand, so your bid not really affected by East's over- call of two diamonds,

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The 'bidding is the same 'as in the question just answered. You, Sauth, hold: Spades 9-8-4, Hearts K-1-3, Diamondů 7-8, Clubs A-Q- $3. What do you bld?

Answer Tomorrow

·BARBS

By HAL COCHRAN

CONSIDERING their prices to-

day we can't understand why all oysters don't have pearls in them..

*

Nagging children when they're cating brings emotional upset which causes tooth decay, sayu dentist. Take your pick, sonny -spinach or a dental drill!

Many farmers had an excep- tional corn crop this year-and

Gray flannel dress.

GRAY wool flannel, not con- tent with winning top honours in the sult division, has moved over into the dress department for some of the season's smartest spectator sports

and casual dresses or afternoon probably couldn't believe their" dress. For this one (above)

ears, The fabric is alded and abetted siceve by ribbed kni for une and. for Insets above the flapped always pockets. There are brown bone

arguments. buttons down one side of the skirt and diagonally along the surplice neck-line, a line, incidentally, that seems to be gaining in favour. The belt is of brown calf.

RUPERT and the

BLACK MOTH

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Household Hints

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In washing corduray, never friction-rub or crush it in the hand. Have suffièlent suds that you can wash the corduroy garment by dipping and swish- ing it about in the tub.

House plants need humidity, which is often lacking in the winter months of steamri-hentel· climates. To keep the air from .of being too dry, place a pan water on the radiator or place plants on layer of moist cand in a shallow box.

In using bleach, avold over use and be sure to rinse out thoroughly. Any.bleach remain- ing in the garment will weaken the fabric,

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CHESS PROBLEM

By E HOLLADAY Black, 8 pieces.

White, 7 pleges. White to play: ihate in two.

Solution. to Saturday's problem.***

1K B5, 1XKP (ch); 2, ~~14 (ch); 142, QXP (ch); 2, KXQ; 1Q-KG (JI); 2, RXBP Kuce (ch) 2 PXP: 2, K1=K7 (chand

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18

BORN day, your emotions are ant especialy, must tuurd brainst for

the kevoold of your personality. Drumulto, sympathieng and valubly persuasive, you also have the ability for leadership. 11 develop ed, this can thrust you into the linielight at a railer carly age. To be successful, however, You ma learn to alun your emotional reuc- tion when it comes to making i portant decisions. Your life will not be un casy one and there is a line Ting between great success and traute failure. Which it in to be depends entirely upon yourself.

feiting some of the more substantial things of life for pleasures thật sươn become memories, Both you men and women have tigh ambitions and this gives you the furco La overcome

seenundly. "Impossible Uliiculties in

your pain.

De Especially cautious in romance, With sun love a sut to po a ljus bind. Anyone you love is absoluta perfectioni You might be fooled bo- tore marriage-Rid have a rude

Westening afterwards.

To find what the stars have in Your family tits are strong and store for tomorrow. select your you will make all kinds of sacrifless birthday star and read the corres- for those you love. Fond of the gay ponding paragraph. Let your birth, and bright things of life, you wonięň, day stur be your fally guide.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARỲ 19

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19). Taxe a gift to a person who been ; bring. happiness and joy in someone you are.

I'ISCES (Feb, 20-Mar

20)-

1 yaur unhappiness treink very hard to endure these days, remember that time is the master healer.

ARIES (Mar, 21-Apr. 20) Don't battle your affections, Demonstrate your love, and mutual happiness will ensue.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 20- Think everything out very carefully before you net or you are likely to be disappointed in results.

GEMINI (ATRY

21)- Delay no further in a matter of in- portance. Your decalon can be made

Juno

how under a good aJuly

CANCER June

21)-

Be conservative in your expenditures this month even though your incent Is dugniented.

LEG

July

24-Aug.

233-

Such a buy day at the office that you deserve a quiet, relaxing evening at home, Listen to some music.

VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. An elderly person may receive con- siderable pluasure in your company. Entertala at home.

(Sept. 24.0rt. 23) Do not let others, les occupied than you uro, Kerp you from doin necessary work.

INTELLIGENCE TESTA SLOGGER

By T. OHARE

years

when Ago. Bilm was sebvolboy..he mused himself by walking the 16 miles fruzn Barminster to Wellipad and caling back again Hedia. Lần same thing »gain not very long ago siya gears agu." De told me."1 cavered the distance on my bicycle in Jung halt the time it tong me to COVO LE on foos The uther day my walking Dace was one mile an taur faster than on

CHO the earlier occasion cycled balf as fast again as i nad cycled then 60 my time for. the double JourovY WAL Jets by one hour and 23. minutes."

How long on this second poossion) did Blogger take 16 Cycle Cat

(Solution on Page 10)

DUMBBELLS

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'SCORPIO . ́(Oct. 24-Nov. 223- A romanse day, if unwed, and a good aspect for the domeile scene if you are marijedl.

__SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec, 22)— Routine matters will call for attention but keep a forward look into the future. Make plans.

CAPRICORN) (Dec. 21-Jan. 20)—- A day in which actual progress can be seen it you bend an efforts to- wurd an objcclive:-

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Aeroas

7. Pale Elf"

9. Tean for a change.. (6)

10. Laughs not in this, (9)

Permitted to laugh at a king, (B). 13. Second Jetter from the gisba

gives blessure. (4)

You could maks it tira, (4) 16. You couat nato bears the col-

leation of battle., (4)

17. Where you may stay in the win

ning village. 18. Run to make the wiest dear ↑ (6)) 22. Old fashioned eyes i in sa40 ↑ 23. Dops. (4) 24, Boe 1.Down. 25. Doctora moming doser (4)

Down

1 DA-24 Across, Absorbing

material. (8 5)

2. Wrenching away tu ring the end. 47) 3. A chia paisibly, (7),

4. Udaily a gay sound. (5)

5. We precede her to our seata, (5), 6. Confined to college. (01

8. Put anish to small scenunta, (8) 11. After the reaper tow lean Reg

appears, 7

1h, Entertainment. (5) 10. Outer covering, 14) 20. Trap. (3)

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Your

Knowledge

1. Which University college

Is known as 'the House''T

2. For what is Easter Island celebrated?

3. What was the

Scheme?

Darian

4. When do royal per sonages come of, aga?. --

5. What is a jackt.

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