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EDITORS PRESS SERVICKĮ „/

"Two things I used to hate to do exercise the dog, and mow the lawn."

BY THE WAY

.

by Beachcomber

CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH has word of warning. When the dealer

discovered that the real trouble with Old Masters begins when they arrive at his establish- ment by a devious route, instead of direct from the workshop of Sam Godforth.

The habit of all those who "touch up" Codforth's producilons Je to sign their work with an illustrious name, often obliterating previous signaturew,

-says sharply to you, "That's not the hand 4 denit you," It is time lo remember a previous engagement. Untoward incident

DURING the heat wave a stray hen

ald a fried egg on the pavement in Morilmer Street, thus saving reporters a great deal of trouble.

All this explains why a puzzled client Have you blown any

told Foulenough the other day that. his Canalelio, after deaning and scraping, appeared, to be niso a Tiepolo, a Velasquez, a Gainsborough, and a Fragonard. "They were all puple of Canaletto at one time or Another." at Fuulenough, and he probably let them sign le work, to them. Anyhow. such encourage

of the names increase the value pleture enormously,"

If there is A fire-bucket missing from the offices of Messrs. Elversdale, Riversdale and Boit, it is probably the Tudor ice-bucket for champagne which Foulenough sold to a gentle- inan from Wyoming.

Bad company

A PONDEROUS article advising the young not to play cards with strangers prompts me to add my own

good glass lately?

all the glassblowers in the world

had been placed end to end, how long would it have taken them to blow the Crystal Palace? I only nak because an article on glassblowing

that great patience is needed, and that the secret is breath-coniral, remember an epitaph that runs:-

"Whose grave in this?" the passer-bit

will ask.

A glassblower's, who hlecoughed at

hta task.

He burst while blowing a conserva-

toru;

The path of duty is the way to

glory.

To be sung to the air of "Kale of Kilcullen."

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

This Play Caused Red-Hot Rhubarb

By OSWALD JACOBY "MAYBE you can and a name

for the East player in to- day's hand," writes

Son A Franciico correspondent. "The South player was Larceny Lou or Generous George-we are not sure which. Wolraven't found a name for East, although several have been suggested.

"West opened the king of spades and South, ruffed. Decleor enated The ate of hearts and led a low trump towards the dummy. Wert hopped up with the nee of diamonds to lend another spade, And 'South ruffed again.

"Declarer led the ten of diamonds la dummy's jack, after which there was only one fumy left in the North Sand, East hand.. and Bouth hand. Declarer now led dummy's remain- ing heart and East gleefully pounced

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upon this trick with his last trump. East then led a third spade with an air of conscious virtue.

"Declarer had no further trouble with his contract. He suffed the spade with his last trup, ruffed a law heart with dummy's last trump, and returned to his hand with the king of clubs. All of his hearts were now good, and South ralled the con- tract home.

"Can you make a few blistering remarks about East and We

East and his play?" I am afraid that I am not

very good at blistering 'remarkts. But I

YOUR BIRTHDAY....... By STELLA n say that East's ruft of the low

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Ş

BORN today, you are a person of So don't

300pm small beginnings. Inpatient, if things move

they should.

many moods and there are times. Don't when this changeablity can't be little more slowly than you think explained by 'artistic tempera- ment," either. Sometimes it is just plain temper? Learn to get yourself under control. Understand yourself better and others will be able to Copo with you more casily too. There is a certain brilliance, even w real touch of genius. in your nature. But your energies must be properly directed if you are to reacli the fame and success which the stars indicate should be your.

Your imagination and ideals are high. You are always covisioning spina gigantic project which will chonge the work. But you have a natural distaste for detail work and want your plans to energo. grown, without preliminaries. it all well and good if you have others do the work for

heart was the kind of play that gives palookas a bad name.

If East simply dlacards instead of ruming with his last trump, South cannot make his contract.. South can lake the king of hearts and ruff one heart in dummy, but his mult is still not established. South will wind up making nine tricks instead of eleven.

You have talent for making money, but business, and financial interests are always secondary to you, 'Rather than Rocumulate fortune, you will work at something you really enjoy. Yet, your talents will always bring you a comfortable living and you need never worTY too much abou; your material wei-East

fare.

You have a strong emotional nature and an early marriage would be the yest for you. Wed soncone whe thoroughly understands your imture and ambitions and

excep- tional happiness may ensue.

full- This To find what the stars have in can alore for tomorrow, pelect your your birthday” atar -and read the corres

But remember the old adage that ponding paragraph. Let your birth-

big trees grow from tue acomst day etür be your dally guide,

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

23)-

VIRGO (AUK. 24-Sept. Career and social interests may be combined to advantage today, Kake Important contacta now.

4

LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct. *233* Be alert to posible deception. Don't bo gullible. All promises, made now, should be taken wi

grain of #alt.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)— Stake D real and cindere effort to generation. Understand the younger Impatience will only bring discord.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-- Don't make a decision in anger, You wilt only regret i, once you have coold off.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)- A re time to catch up on some back work at home. Do those odds and ends you may have neglecting.

CARD Sende

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Bouth

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West

Summer Plaid

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

WOMANSENSE

"COOKED SMOKED

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MAKE BOMG THIN PANCAKES,

BEASON WITH A

SALT AND

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·FLAKE`UP A LITTLE

· HADDOCK ANGLY, AND MIX WITH A

· FEW SPOONFULS OF THICK WHITE SAUCE

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POUR OVER SOME WHITE SAUCE,

TRINNED DOWN A

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WITH MILK

AND KIEP THEM WARM ON A PLATE.

OVER. HOT WATER

Today's Dinner

Pimiento Antipasto Plates

Bran Bisculta Quick Boston Baked 'BLINS Hot Kale Salad Rice-Honey Pudding Coffee, Ton or Milk All. Measurments Ara Lavat

•Recipes Serve Four

Pimiento Antipasto Plates Chill ingredients. Arrange in- dividually on salad plates. In the centre of each put or 2 drained pimientos and top with 2 Maine sardines. Around this arrange 2 thin slices bologna, cut in halves, and 2 heaping tablespoons cole Flow. Garnish with pickles or radish roses. Pass vinegar and oil.

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Eye Care On Your

-

By HELEN FOLLETT

BEAUTIFUL eyes are a woman's

great asset.

If your eyes are tired and look inflamed, seek medical attention. If they don't do the reading job easily, toddle to a specialist and get glasses if he says you need them. Prejudice against glasses is not founded on good sense. If you need them and won't wear them, you're going to get lines around your eyes. Then you'll think maybe you are getting old, which may not be the case at all,

Beauty List

Put eye care on your beauty st. To banish those under. cyc circles, there's a new cream that does the job ke magis.

Avoid using strong prepara- over those areas at least once a you like a friend. It's a sure cura

the Tap in tions near your eyes. If you are day.

emollient, pr. the tired, weary look that Hot Kale Salad

using a skin tonic, keep it away smooth it on evenly. Working sometimes comes to all of us Cut 2 alices bacon into squares. from

Never rus outward on the upper lid, come these delirious days of rush and the peoperTE.

tension and · eyes with your knuckles. inward on the lower one. and fry until light brown with 1 your

worry. may cause trouble. WHILE there are many sun-minced peeled onion. Add the Pressure

It's nice to have two shades of delicate Mascara For Lashes backs this year, one of the sea-leafy parts from 2 lbs, well- They are wonderfully

powder, a dark one for too pro- cameras, need gentle ·

minent features, like a largo son's most popular dresses is the washed kole, 4 tsp. salt, 1⁄2 tsp. little

pepper and 1⁄2 tsp. sugar. Cover treatment.

If you feel the need of a dark- nose or heavy chin and a light moderately low-necked, sleeve-and simmer 15-20 min., or until

ering agent on your lashes, use one to use elsewhere. There entist, less model, usually accompanied crisp-tender. Serve with lemon

mascara. The crayon is likely to of course, be only the slightest Ly its own little brief cover-up

leave a heavy mark and beading difference In tones. This is a is out of the question; it is only old trick of movie stars, spencer or bolero. Tissue ging- ham in pink plaided in black is

for stage rise, so don't monkey the fabric for this neat little

with it. number ready for warm-weather duty. It has a gathered bodice and draped imidriff and the skiri is worn over a crinoline. The bolero is of black cotton lined with the gingham plaid.

wedges.

On Dusty Days On dusty days you may need an eye lotion. You will probably Household Mint And an eye cup more convenient than a dropper. Use fresh lotion

And while we'ro'on the subject. To adjust a too-large skirt, rip for each eye.

of eyes, of the belt and take an equal The desh around the eyes is on the market that seems to deca under-eye amount out of each side seam. If incredibly soft and fine; that is make those the shirt is four-gored, take it in why the first lines appear there, circles disappear like magic. A at the centre front and back to Ward off this good-looks griev white cream, you rub it in, avoid ripping the placket.

by using crean lavishly blending it with a damp sponge. It creates a wonderful illusion, makes hollows vanish.

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BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Mr. Punch Had A Favourite Pet

It was a Beautiful Butterfly Named Arabella

By MAX TRELL

1 Heart ?

You, South, bold: Spades K-8, Hearts K-Q-8, Diamondé K-J-0-7,

you were a boy, Mr WPunch, what kind of pets Clube A-Q-1-8. What do you do?

A-Bid one no-trump. This showɛ | did you have?", about the same strength and distribu- tion as an opening, hid el one not trump. It also guarantees at least one stopper in the enemy's ault. Your fallure to make a takeout. donbla hints that you fack length In tha other major suit,

TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the 20)-question just answered. You, South, K-9-8 hold: Spades K-B. Hearta you

Diamonds A-J-8-7. Clubs A-Q-3-0 What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow"

PLACES (Feb. 20-Mar- Fin some housework which began earlier. You mea, perhaps, do some pulfering and paintingt

ARIES

21-Apr. 20)-- Someone you love may need help with nk perplexing problem. You are the one who probably can help. TAURUS (Apr, 21-May 21)- Relax this evening. Go to dinner and the theatre. If you can, with a close friend who is entertaining.

GEMINI (MAY 22-June 21)- A good day for doing those things around the house

you have been saving up for your spare time.

CANCER (June 22-July ·23)-- Don't ask favours of your friends unless you are sure that someime you can reciprocate....

July been LEO

24-Aug. 23) Don't let unsubstantiated ZUMUT influence your decisions on a mol- This a good plan-making day..Set. ter. Investigate carefully. first.

AQUARIUS (Jam. Zi-Feb. 19)--

up your entire schedule for, the

balance of the month. -Follow it!

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I SEE SPOTS

BEFORE

MY EYES,

DOG, HAVE

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gramma of the name of thres “at the United States.

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Bolution of vastadana Kuzmani Aresas

A. Horry: 10. Dom, Hender:, R. Biyer

CHESS PROBLEM

By M. SCHNEIDER Black, 10 pieces.

White, 10 pieces. White to play: mate in three.

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, Q-KB3, any; 2, Q, R, ́or Kt mates,

BARBS

BY HAL COCHRAN

MAYBE it's natural for

MAYBE

bor-

Mr Punch, who was reading

"A butterfly," said Mr Punch. Hanid was really amazed to this. "I never knew any-

near who had a butterfly for a pet, Mr. Punch!"

"It was a lovely white butter-

a book of poems and limericks fly," Mr Punch went on. "Her

by Uncle Edward Lear (and name was Arabella. She was you should read them, too, born in my house." sometimet) looked up

to

who was asking him this ques- tion. He saw it was Hanld, the shadow-girl with the turned- about name. He smiled. Hanid smiled.

"Did you ask, my dear," said Mr Punch, "what kind of pots did I have when I was a boy

Hanld nodded.

"I hnd a dog and a cat-”

"Born in your house -ahl".

Just A Catorpillar.

"You see, I had. caught Ara- before she was even a bella butterfly. She was just a green caterpillar. I kept her in a jar on a table in my room. I fed her on leaves and lettuce, Then she built a cocoon and went to sleep,"

Arzbeila started fluttering

around Mr. Punch.

garden

there's a new cosmetic Queen To Get Along

The Best. Feature

Without Jester

WASHINGTON A young Scot applied for a job as jester in the court of Queen Elizabeth II.

"I fear," answered the royal After that self-survey in the chamberlain, the unsophisticat mirror, what have you coned days of court Jesters are cluded? Are eyes your best, fen-

ture? The eyebrows that frame incapable of revival,”. them must be precisely right; not too heavy, not tweezed to a hair- ling. Use the little brush and put brillantine

-Half-wits and Jesters, last

employed in England by Ellza-

on the bristles to beth I, often served in the

supply gloss and glamour. If they are dark; that is all you need to courts of European kings, Popes do. If they're too light, apply

and noblemen and, the entour- mascara or the crayon. If you ages of African potentates, prefer the crayon, do short Little:

that Their patrons -realised nippy. lines instead of forming a heavy cone.

laughter helps the digestion and buffoons traditionally had the

tura

When putting on eye shadow, clown at mealtime, reports tha your finger up at the far National Geographle Society. end, never down. Do not extead In Russia, for instance, nobles the pigment beyond_the_far, ter- served giant ples, out of which minal of the eyebrow. If you are dwarfs popped..

dolling up for the merry evening.

use your eyebrow crayon at the Experts believe the Arst far end of your eyes. You'll then jesters, were women. The 18th. have what some specialista call century scholar Erasmus wrota "curly eyes." They have the wide, of females in European inna eager look of youth and that is who served both as clowns and really, acmething to achieve with laundresses. Waitresses in Tur- in beauty ald.

kish courts joked with diners as they served food through tha mid-19th century.

Fade Away Rouge

tricks.

wors multi-coloured costumes

"No." replied Mr Punch, and for a very good reason. It was the middle of the winter.

Does your check rouge do a Fools usually were Idiots who, The only thing in the was snow. Arabella didn't care ado-away? Try a new

headdresses. much for snow. On the other Squeeze water out of a small and long-carred hand, there were quite a few piece of cotton. Put on a small Jasters, on the other hand, lovely flowers growing in my amount of liquid or cream rouge

wero often: educated men who room a geranium, an African and use the potion to blend use dressed in court garb and could thought. "It's a sort of caterpillar-bed violet and a crown of thorns rouge over your checks. Your rise to high positions-United

have spun out of mililons of tiny with little bright-red flowers, make-believe blush will stick to Press, than silken threads Arabella slept She was quite content to" stay.

Disappointed Volco

"Oh," said Hanid in appointed voice, She surely Mr Punch would some more unusual pets

those.

A

als-

.

"What's a cocoon?"

for weeks and weeks, I never

"Just a moment, my dear, let heard a sound out of her. And inside.

X

"Oh!" gasped Hanid, not. all disappointed this "What ferocious animals!"

then one day the cocoon

Was

WILS "And she was

delightful

me finish. I also had a bear, a split open and there was Ara- pot," Mr Punch continued. "She Ilon, an elephant, a camel, a bella standing on the edge of used to alight on my shoulder hyene-

the jar, drying her wings! She and I'd walk with her all at wasn't a caterpillar any longer. through the house, upstairs and beautiful white down. She liked the attle best ume. She

-butterfly."

of all because it was so big and

She'd flutter Worm "Why was she drying her out among the beams wings, Mr Punch? How did rafters, and she'd enjoy poking in all the dusty corners. But they get wet?"

day--" and Mr Punch day paused to sigh, "but one 'she flow away?” -, (-

་་

"Stuffed,

Mr my dear." Punch said, "all stuffed. But, of course, they looked ferocious, which is almost the same thing as being ferocious. But I sill haven't told you what my favourite pet was"

ong

"They didn't net wet, my, dear. They were brand-new wings. They were sort of damp. like clothes are just before they "Oh dear!" "You mean, you had still an few minutes for them to be

are froned. It took only ́ ́à

other one?"

"Yes, indeed!"

"Stuffed?" said Hanid...

"Alive," said Mr Punch. "What was it?"

in

and

and

"It was spring.” sald Mr come dry. Then Arabella Punchi, smiling, “She went to started Buttering

the join her. friends. But she was house."

around

Didn't she want to ay out side into the garden?"

bera to tell customers jokes Rupert's Summer Adventure–40

that have whiskers on them.

With today's food prices, keeping the figure round keeps most of us flat.

We don't exactly envy the fel- low who has everything ho wanis. He hasn't much to look forward to.

Not many of us are as lucky as the lawyer who can keep him- self very well dressed on two, or | three suits a week.

The average, husband knorwa Httle about this wife's clothon, says Ɛa, stylo export. Just enough to

iceyo kain broke;

Rupert asks Tigerlily to thank her daddy, for, hu wonderful help

"apies a solitary figure leaning nodily againat la fence: "Hello, and then the two friends separate. it's that farmer." he murmursi.

ought to go and tell my "I wonder if he has noticed that daddy about hay has fuppened."), the'. grasi vis, growing: again. 3. ***thinks the little bear, it has 1-must rell him before

been a queer,adventure. As her And, changing direction he hurdles is running across a meadow he owe the leng

ALL RIGHTS MESURVED

a lovely pet, beautiful, quiet and not the least bit ferocious!" And he chuckled and winked.

RUPERT and the

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