THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1952.
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"Is it too late to wriggle out?”
BY •
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THE WAY
by Beachcomber
THE reduction of museum and to South Africa are bought by girls
Sa
picture gallery staffs welcomed by Foulenough and his business colicagues. Cod forth yesterday visited the museum, and filled a sack with snug-boxes, miniatures, medal- Ilona, and so forth.
• JACOBY ON BRIDGE
You Can't Lose With This Play
By OSWALD JACOBY
WHEN Mr
and Mrs Lowis Fremont, who make their home in Buenos Aires, take A trip to thair nativo United States they always And time
to visit New York's celebrated Regency Club.
The Fremonts were pioneers in introducing Canasta to the United States, largely because they knew so many card enthusiasts in both countries, and the Regency, Club is widely recognised as the high temple of Canasta in America,
As it happens, the Fremonts are both first-class bridge -players, and they played more bridge than Caring at the Regency Club.
WOMANSENSE-
KNIGHTSBRIDGE MARCH
A nip in the air brings out the new autumn clothes-and
EILEEN ASCROFT picks outfits that score on fashion points
scheme;
chose all WHAT makes a woman colour Wan a wond? tallored suits,
trim leather court shoes and simple baga; trimness, Apart from their outfits, cach,
The The answer în
renown today wont simplicity, good accessories, gained top marks for these recent duplicate by Mr Fremont,
partnered with Wingate xby,
president of the club.
Mr Bixby, who held the North hand, in one of the few men 1 who can
w
can look at cards kike that without turning slightly green,
He avoided the temptation to keep bidding 10-33
players went down at three no-trump against
CLARITY
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WEST
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EAST
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SOUTH (D)
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North-South vul.
South
West
North
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Pass
2 N.T.
Pass
3
Pass
40
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Pasz
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Pass
Jost
his
who do not conform to the average nieasurements, Go ahead exporters will probably throw in a few paits with a lower or a higher big-toe. An Alghan with mix toes will do well to have his shoes mude home. By the way, in there a who iced shoe for fakirs special walk on burning coals to wear wbeni they are relaxing D ult Duty?
Asked, at the exit, wist he was
Codforth carrying.
bald: "Liter. The public is becoming increasingly Laundry hote
untidy. i found half a luke-sand-
wiel and a pair of broken braces lying about." Anked who had sent A STAMESE najor, ays my paper,
Hi,
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brief-case
with
Codforth said: "Board of laundry in . As he was on his Trade." Youlencugii trimself vinted way to a conference at the time opportune. another museum, where he wrapped the lots was perhaps antall statue in a shawl. "My Bile boy has fainted," he mid an official.
A standard work
Eust exciting
to
bronchi of satirics called vial statisties, The research workers of the boot and shoe industry have produced
It saved him train the embarrass- mit of producing, when asked for certain figures, a couple of shirts and several collars. At the Staf College at Camberley you may rea Tullay The brief-care In which General Sir Fells Tread used to Parry a brand of currant-pudding of which he was Inordinately fond.
a book which is as full of facts Wisdom of the ages
As the List of Huntingdonshire
For Cabmen.
the flat time tie average height of a South African The girl's big-tues revealed. export Arms will never again hava any excuse for getting this measure. ment wrong-unless shoes exported
Why should the camet care if the !raw which has broken its back
which way
wind tite show blowing?
-Saying of Shabash-In ot of Bagdad..
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... ®y STELLA
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. BORN today, you have exceptionally #K! laste. You enjuy bently in everything- well as In people You are ant to dramatire even the anallest incidents of your life. If
You Have magrelle personality which tiraws people to you, sometimes even against your own best wishes. But you are a natural organiser and given the leadership of anything, you working will get the machinery!
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Opening lead-♣ K
the natural de lead from the East handy and steered Mr Fremont Inta the far superior game at diamonds. West quell the king of anodes and continued the suit. South ruling. Mr Fremont drew trumps with the ave and Jack, ruffed dummy's last spade, and then rashed three top liearts. East's spade discard on the third heart was bewhat chilling.
How does deciater avold the loss ef two club tricks? Mr Fremont found the way by leading the ten of hearts from his hand and dix-, carding a club from the dummy.
West won with the jack of heatis and had to find a return. If he leu
cute soul cuscend other club while South rufted. West returned a club instead of a *pade, South would get a free fincaSE. Either way. South had the rest of the tricks.
The curious feature is that this play cannot lose even if the
club finesse happera to be onside; For example, even if declarer ruffs the Jast
and manaKER
will still have to lose a club trick.
The actual play gave the opponents a heart trick instead of that eventual club trick; and it assured the club ness by throwing West into the lead.
in club finess, he
CARD SendeG♦
East Pass
Q-The Uldding has been:
West
North Bouth
Pas
1 Spode
You. South, hold: Spades K-Q-3-2, Heart A-Q-P-8-4, Diamond 7, Clubs AQ. What do you do?
you were to go on into the the smoothly in no time at all, with radio, television or films, the chance A that you could make an outstand- seemingly very little effort. You ap
Heart to have a lot of time for Good fortune is very pear Ing macces likely to play a large part in your pleasure. That, actually, is because
Work hardi be
you are eleient in getting work dorte eventual MiceRn. conscientious: and Lady Luck should a quickly and as easily as possible. give you the nod fairly early in life. That gives you time left over for play Your ambitions are tigh, but you and for travel, which you enjoy. have all hopes of attaining them.
You
_are_ kind, generous
and Although you may have some of the artistle Temperament which marks sympathetic toward the probleme of the creative artist, you also have others. You will make a fine marriage considerable business rense
partner since you always have your mate's best interests at heart. comes to your rescue, It is not likely that you will ever want for the inaterial goods of this earth, since your talent will always bring you
which
To find what the stars have in
for tomorrow, select your store
a comfortable iving. Whether or birthday star and read the corres- not you are wealthy will depend upon ponding paragraph Let your birth. how much you actually want money! day or be your daily guide.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
GEMINI (May
22-Jane
213-
the
(Aur. 24-Sept. 23) VIRGO
bring pleasure to Be determined and progressive but Perhaps you can
utilise tact and diplomacy' just some nut-in who has been ill re-
Might take along a good same in gefileg what you want. nty. book, too.
CANCELL (June 22-July 23)- your social contacts, Don't neglect, This is a good evening to join others In some neighbourhood entertain- ment,
"LTORA (dept. 24-Oct. 21)- Be sure that you are explicit about all matters of detail or confusion that could urip you up, later on.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov." 22)— Let ouers speak their minds whe you listen Altentively.
You
LEO (July may If you have been
24-Aug-
23)- neglecting your
⚫ learn someusing important if you do, correspondence ulilise part of this
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- Relaxing with a light but interesting or exciting book may be just the answer to the doldrums!
CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)--A good time to be of assistance in your neighbourhood. Perhaps a community project needs your co-operation.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)-- Keep rigidly to working schedule during the day so that when evening comes you con really relax.
PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Let your schise of humour bring a Tay of sunshine into thingal Sèl a good example cptimish for others,
ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- Don't let something you hear about a friend disturb you unless you check all pinouts carefully for the exact
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)- A Ane day for laking care of Minga around the house. Make good use of your day-off to make ainer re- jairs.
INTELLIGENCE TESTA
FIVE HORSES
By T. O. HARE
BLACK WEIDM, Cirky, Bosn
and Chestnut. Are Ouɗ
100
series of dive trial)
the guise of which soon rode, all dive horseN BEZNI TROCHILOT. The borse which' Blinck, gode Dert day was ridden BENUT DEH WOOmda and by Kown on the . third. on the first day was riddum by pack on ung ssoood and
by City on the topsta BoSD.
où the Dret dazu
boro
Ca... rode
· Whitew!-- on, bow
OTR Code WELWW.
day
fifth and fast day sedb owEST
zode bis owną tigése:
Whoos horse did itsan ride
on the fourth day?
· London Express BERDIOL.
(Solution on Page 10)
day to catch up on it.
CROSSWORD
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A-Bid three clubs. You intend to ralae ades at your next turn. The combination of your three, bids, In-, cluding a jump. Wil show your strength and will rise indicate the singleton diamond. You will thus get
hint
lam game and
#t Inexpensively.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades K-1, Hearts_K-Q-9-8=4; Diamonds J.2, Clube A-Q-10-4. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
DUMB-BELLS
CAMERAS
a planned colour scheme and points. the bandbox look.
With an autumn chill in the ulr, I went out to mix with
L00 the shopping crowds in
half-mile of don's smartest. Knightsbridge to pick out-the- first elegant autumn sults.
Three of my smart shoppers chose grey and white as their
White accessorica while.
were
Suita, looked as if they had from the come straight
- pressers Ac
Stocking
•
were straight and shoes pollsh- *.ed.
seams
antora
KNOWLES, of Ladbroke. MRS DIANA
Grove, wore a deep pile tent coat of runmetal grey over her suit. Her scarf was
white silk and white of gleaming wool hat home-knitted in a few hours, Mrs Knowles says her dress plan includes dark, fallored suits, relieved with bright hats and matching gloves,
BRAISED CUTLETS
PUT A THIN LAYER OF CHOPPED ONION,
CARROT AND A LITTLE TURNIP IN
A BAKING-TIN
<
LAY THE CUTLETS ON TOP AND BAKS IN A
QUICK ÖVEN BASTING WELL,
TILL THE CUTLETS ARE
A RICH
BROWN
Hair was neat and shining.
Each wore a hat. No mat- ter how pretty the hair style, I still like a hat town. Yet only one woman in 12 who passed me wore a hat.
All carried - gloves, looked cores for antl crumpled.
NATURALLY CURLY HAIR NEEDS CARE TOO
GIRLS
By HELEN FOLLETT -
with naturally that they cost the shafts so that not spring back into curly hair don't know how they do lucky they are. They take colls after the washing,
The natural pattern of the wavo - this blessing for granted. can be made stronger and clearer It's not always wine, since by means of the finger wave. neglect can cause the lovely, Som: clover Bit are able to set their tresses by pushing, the undulations to disappear. hair forward until the design
Carelcos
shampooing that
appears. Then they pinch cach leaves soap deposits on the shafts line at the oddge and anchos it can destroy the coil quality that with wave combs. A little wave forma waves and ringlets. A lation will often help, especially high-grade medium should be if the hair is thin, soft and silky. used. The halt should be rinsed
with a bath spray before the If you have naturally curly liquid soap or cream is applied. hair, pet it and take care of it. which The purpose of this practice is to It. is among
un-remove as much surface dirt as beauty blessings.
possible.
Most important of all, each walked gracefully, with her head In the air and a spring in her step.
-MISS MARYELLA MALE, of Ascol, is 19. ller autumn suit was of dark red worsted and her beret-shaped it of green velour. Accemories were plain black' calf; jewellery a two-string pearl choker and big pearl hat- pin.
Maryella was the smartest teen-nger E noticed. She makes many of her own clothes.
PUT THE VEGETABLES INTO A CASSEROLE WITH THE CUTLETS
ON TOP
MAKE
A NICE
GRAVY
FROM THE
DRIPPING IN THE BAKING-
ΤΙΝ
AND
POUR
FT
OVER THE
VEGETABLES
IT SHOULD BARELY
COVER THEM
A
Plenty-of-Friction- To distribute the shampoo me- dlum requires plenty of friction, and that means that it must be no hurry-up job. Fingers and thumbs should' be spread over the scalp. the thumbs digging into. the Besh so that the suds will get down to just base, loosening the dead skin scales that are always present to a more or less degree.
continues, the massage
As the hair
If it is of
should be lifted. shoulder length, it is important that the ends should be rubbed
between
the palms, plenty of dather applied. There's a new
shampoo brush on the market that will save your lingers from doing all this work. All-plastic, with an easy-to-grip handle, it has tiny, tapering fingers that get right down. through the hair to cleanse the scalp of dirt and scalings.
Two soapings are necessary, each one followed by“, a tinsing with water as hat er one can comfortably bear. Cold water should never be used on curly hair whether the wave is the natural kind or acquired at the beauty shop.
About Dyck
While colour rinses, so, popular dt the present time, will not straighten hair, there are certain permanent dyes that may do that little thing. The explanation is
COVER WITH GREASED PAPER AND-THE LID ON TOP AND BAKE...
GENTLY FOR
1 HOUR
FOR LAROER
PIECES OF MBAT THE TIME IN THE OVEN SHOULD BE 50-10 MIN. TO THE | ID, AND 30-40
MIN OVER
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Mr. Merlin's Magic Hats
MR
-He Could Do Big and Little Tricks With Them-
By MAX TRELL
words,
As he said these last Mr Merlin waved his hand over the lion's head. To the astonish- ment of Knarf and Hanld the llon grew smaller and smaller un!! there he nothing
hat of his head. As soon as he and smaller little kitten,
did this, Hanid and Knarf saat purring contentedly
Largo Red Handkerchiefs With that, Mr Merlin took two large red handkerchiefs out
Kitton Was Cone.
"My that was a wonderful trick!" Knarf gasped.. Hanld lifted up the handkerchief and looked inside the Little Hat, but the kitten was gone. The hat was empty,
7-9
the foremost of
THE MODERN
MIDDY
tho
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE
end to THERE is no fabric mixtures and WORVES that give so much diversity to fashion. This is especially so when it comes to good basics that take
prevailing on the trend such as this one which It is follows the middy Ine. made of an acetate and nylon mixture In a pique weave. making it easy to under and crisp
appearance, The
in
middy-top is collarless with
cuffed sleeves. A belt of navy patent leather cinches the waist and there are navy bone buttons at the hips above the knife-pleated skirt.
Miss Grayson's Bag Of Flirting Tricks HOLLYWOOD Kathryn
Grayson always thought. flirting was just a bit old- fashioned but she has learn- ed that it still works, even in these modern days:
"When I learned that the role called for a lot of old-fashioned eye-rolling, I was terrified," Miss Grayson sald, "Honestly, I've nover flirted in my life. I always thought it was something that my great grandmother did plenics but that modern never bothered
cred about." Miks
Grayson
til
girls
on the MERLIN the Magician that he had another derby hat walked out from behind on his hat, a much smaller one floor, Mr Merlin then lifted up the bookcase (which is where than the one which he had just the corner of the handkerchief he happened to live) and greet taken off. It was no larger that covered the Little Hat, and the lion that was now a klien Knarf and Hand, the than a match box. WOULD
∙IT DOESNT ed
with the "My Big and Little Hatre jumped lightly into it and dis- YOU LIKEL MAKE ANY shadow - children
both appeared, turned about names, who pealed Mr Merlin, holding both A VERY DIFFERENCE
promptly returned his greeting derbies in his hand. Then he FAST FILM? • WHEN I
with a "How do you do, Mr set both the big derby and tho TAKE
little derby on the carpet. Merlin!" PHOTOS IM
u." the "Now," he said, "I'll show you I do fine, thank you, IN NO
magician replied. He
bowed some Big and Small tricks," my touched his friends! Just watch!" HURRY very deeply and
really forehead to his chin; a
A kangaroo jumped out of the hard trick for anyone but
Mr. Hat and leaped about. magician to do, as you'll dis" cover if you try to do it your of his coat pocket and covered some more magle words. Again self.
the handkerchief hopping-rabbit." the openings of both hats. He he snatched Round Derby Hat then mumbled some magic off
kan- saying those words, the a kangaroo. Hanid now noticed that Mr words which neither Knart and one lg Hat, and out jumped enough, just as Mr Merlin was what are you going to do then?"
kangaroo went springing and smaller wearing a round Hanid could understand. WAS
pleasant and harmless way derby hat. Noticing that Hanid he anatched the handkerchief around the room on his great, until at length he was nothing theory of Birtation is that. It's a little rabbit, hopping and out how much appeal a girl· legs
salling over the heads but Hat,, and out leaped hind
Kmart and Hanld several along on his hind legs. And
has for the other sex. lion. Knars and mes. They both ducked into just like the kitten, he jumped. sprang back in tright.
Into the Little Ilat and dia- afralda corner. Tut-tut! Nothing to bo
"Tut-lut! Not C thing to appeared. ofl" Merlin said. "He won't hurt you. He's so gentle as a worry about, my dears" Mr. Kitten. Yes sir, that's all he is Merlin sald. "He won't hurt you
any more than a little purring-kitten."
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(3)
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20. Pred Astaire', was a tog ooR, (8)
21. One aria. (1)
22. A nius yallow mixtura, (8)
24. It bound to come. (3)
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Before Jack flying. (8)
botsted for
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3. Raise the
spits data, formed Falst
asa (7)
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CHESS PROBLEM
By 8. MITRINOVIC Black, 12 pieces.
While, 11 pieces. White to play: mate in two,
yesterday's Solution to problem: t
BXB:
1, R-KB1.
K-B0 (ch);-
KY(Q7)-36. (ch); 1
Ki(BlXB; 2, IL-KB
(ch);
25, Ki(92) XB; 2, R(B8)XP.
Merlin
Hunte
had noticed his hat, Mr Merlin off the smiled and said: "This is my a Big and Little Hat, my dear"
"Your Big and Little Hat? Why do you call it that, Mr Merlin?"
Instead of answering, Mr Merlin 1ook the round derby
Rupert and the Butterflies-&
Then Mr Merlin mumbled
and a kong
Feeling full of excitement that away. I do hope he's a homek having the wonderful buitetßy He understands such a lot. He'll him Rupert, thinks quickly, know how to revive the butterfly.!! no od taking this creature. And he sets off, walking very cate back to school. It's closed and I lally. As fie paares the (ar end-of- don't know where the schoolmaster. the wood he does not nolice.
Perhaps 11k the old Constable Growler regarding him Professor. We saw his house not curiously from, the bushes.
"ALL"RIGHTS RESERVED.
a....
RUPERT and the
WRONG PRESENTS
Lak' Mumewry, and Dubly in bey 'you' tale
There are
$1:00
Uly from Suno Marsing Past,
* Wyndhand Si 30%, wie Badiry B4. Kon
And
surc
Several More Tricks
Mr Merlin did several more Big and Little.. tricks of the same sort.
He made an angry wolf come out of the Big Hat, and a small
puppy dog go back into the Little Hail
He made an enormous hip popotamus waddle out of the Big Hat, and a tiny pig waddla back into the Little Hati
He made à great black bear walk out of the Big Hat, and a little black mouse scamper back Into the Little Half
He made a gigantic octopus come out of the Big Hat, and a
doesn't re- commend such tactles to young women in general, because "some men will take it seriously, and
MIBS
Grayson's
new-found
to
"As long as you're Just pinying
a game, it can be fun," she said. She also finds that the subtler the technique, the more effective It is.
"There's nothing like a big
wink to scare the men. broad away," she said. "They either. think you're laughing at them or you aren't very bright."
There are no such limitätlana on the screen, and as the lively Margo, Miss Grayson gels away with the broadest of flirting iridos,
-United Press,
Sewing Exhibition.
small spider dart back into the Fine sewing-craft, children's. frocka, "Chinese" gowns," Jackatu Little Hatl.
And then, putting both hats and conts will be displayed: on head, one on top of Saturday and Sunday between back on
Merlin bowed 10
am to 6 6 pm. when the Fir the other, deeply ence, more and rubbed East Dress Making. Scicol his car with his elbow and reopens its exhibition at their fumed to his secret room be, school premizce at 19 Lock Road, hind the bookcase, silk smiling Kowloon. These are all worES
"of the atudents. ⠀⠀⠀ at Knart and Honid, k
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