JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Rubber. and Tourney
Games Differ.
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By OSWALD JACOBY
MOST Experienced players
I know that there is a differ ence in bidding style between rubber bridge and tournament bridge, but they aometimes overlook the fact that there is a difference also in the play of the cards. In ordinary rubber bridge you concentrate on mak ing the contract; ment, you must usually try for overtricks.
In a
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If today's hand were played in a tournament, for example,
would South
try hard for extra tricks that he would lose his
Declares game
vot tract. would take the first truck 11 lu- dummy with the new of munda, draw trumps, and then Try the spade Muerse.
With the loss til thr spade Onesse the hand would go to pieces. East would sportify cadi bla top clubs and then lead diamond to his partner's queen. Four fast tricks would thuis de feat the contract,
players
wraid
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Maybe some handle it the sun way it rutr ber bridge, but a realy enreful declarer would make his con-
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from the firm. Will you give us the picosure of sampling bottle?" Before she could reply Foulenough had opened a bottle. and was filling two glasses. The astonished housekeeper and the stranger tousted each other. They sat down to it, after д glass or two. Another bottle was opened. Laughter rang out. notorious Magda
von Badinage began. The sound of a Sickening 19 reduced to such kiss rent a mouse scuttling into minor acts of sabotage as hiding corner. Halfway through the nn Embassy porter's brovches in second bottle the housekeeper a Greek urn. And the message began to sing. "Eyebright, they written in code on Lily Lut qil him Charlie Eyebright." schow's
back amounts to nothing Foulenough drew her on to his hure perilous thun formula knee with practised suavity, and for extracting rosin from char- that moment Indy-opened al--the dream of 41 mad the kitchen door and came in. violinist in Ljublana, So con- "Well" she exclaimed. dent have diplomats become "Fancy meeting you here," sald that when
out-of-work Foulenough, "Olve
siren
hinsed:
The papers!"
on
me
the Car at The bristling egg an English charge d'affaires he handed her,
with an insulent THE Midhurst smirk, two back numbers of the Hunstanton Messenger.
Don de la Maison
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hen which is to have laid an egg covered with minute bristles was probably frightened by a hedgehog when it was a chick. Or is this a subtle advertisement for somebody's shaving-cream, the bristles the
having been glued
chumpagne were being carried In by
to the egg on a moonless night Backdoor of a large house in the West End
apprentice? At As the men neured by a barber's
Leytonstone Gooseberry the end of the job, they mopped the
discovered their brows wearity. "I take Laboratories it was This last one in for you," said Festiletanugh, The men thanked fum and prepared to drive off. Foulenough carried the last case into a loge kitchen, is is the last," he said to a handsome crowning glory," verred i housekeeper, "It's gift case cosmopolitan market-gardener.
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that the more you shove A Kouseberry the stiffer the hairs become, it is far better to leave "Those the little things alone. silly hals are a gooseberry's
YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA
does East do next? If he lends PORN today
a clubs or a diamond, dumny
* Left: while South discards il
apade; and
If East Jends a dummy gets a free Huesse,
South has no way of knowing, of course, that this line of play
atch East in
will actually catch
It
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THURSDAY, JUNE 24
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you have no of are fair, if not overgeNETOUI Those vely,
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days will be in your ultimate CUTIVEXTILES penalitie Amulet, you will always become
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[UT business, Ore cautious when it comies to my wettern, and just eenpe being quindered "ught." You have "becoming quite chance of every wealthy. You have a keen mind, a vivid imaginations and the ability to make plans. Though good in detail wurk, you prefer to employ others to take care of it for you. Exacting with all who work for you, when it comes to sharing the profts you
end play. It works only beenuse Fart has both of the top clubs. However. costs oing to try, 1 If the clubs are spill, and West is able to win the second club and lead a second round of apades, South can Mill fall back short,
on the spade finesse. In South will never have less than
the spade Anesse as a play for his contract-and he may never need that finesse if he plays the hond properly.
CARD Sense
Q-With both sides vulner- able, the bidding has been: South
West
North
Eart
1 Diamond 1 Spade 2 Clubs Pass
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To And what the ulars have pure for you tomorrow, pelect your birthday and read the entre ponding n cagraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide,
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Spades
You, South, hold: None, Hearts A-9-3, Diamonds A-K-Q-3-2, Clubs Q-8-5-3-2.
What do you do?
A-Bid six clubs. If the open- ing lead is a spade, your partner should have so excellent play for the small slam. A heart opening lead might
give him some trouble. If you tell tho opponents nothing during the bidding. Your partner will probably got the desired spade opening lead.
TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered, You, South, hold; Space 9, Hearts A-9-3, Diamonds A-K-Q-3, Clubs K-Q-3-3-2. What do you do?
Answer Tomorrow
CHESS PROBLEM
By E. A. WIRTANEN ' Black, 7 pieces
White, 7 pieces. White to play: mate in two,
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It's The Harlequin Cap
"Harlequin Cap”—A belge-brown and white felt striped hat with "Jester" bell seen at the exhibition of new hats by the Associated Millinery of London held at the Dorchester
Hotel recently.-Express Photo,
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about or until golden brown, brown,
12 min.
Scryo vegetable, and the butter goes Turn once using tongs Then cold, twice 13 far," observed the add 4 c. thin-aliced mild onion Fineapple Focan Boli: (For Chef
mixed with 2
melted a treat,
BOY TO these really some members of the butter and 1⁄2 tap, salt. Cover elegant rolls for dessert.) family are on a reducing or fat- and bake 3⁄4 fr. at 380* F., or Measure 14% e. tepid water free diet, Cher, it's a good plan until the chicken is fock-tender, into a 3-qt mixing bowl. Add to put a small pitcher of melted Most of the
onion
disappears, 4 c. sugar and 1 tsp. salt, and butter on the
2 pkg. native dry table, so cach inculding the flavour!
yeast; stir person caa
the Bcrve himself
Strawberry Meringue Cake: until disolved. Mix In 1% c. Blend 1 t. sugar
cnrichod with 4 tbsp. already-dified
flour. room Beat until smooth. Stir in 1
additional afted enriched
right quantity.
1
Lbsp.
Bugar
way to cut the calories of Transfer to shallow oled mut- pineapple tidbits. Half-All the
in
a moderate muffin
"I suggest that the Indies use bulter or shortening al butter part of the time, and sup- temperature, I woll-beaten egg, c, plement it with the use of best and 1⁄2 tsp. vanilo or lemon flour, 1 beaten egg and 2 quality margarine and shorten- extract
soft butter. Beat 70 strokes. Ing. By the way, Madame, Is Sift together 11⁄21⁄2 c. already- Then mix 3/3 c. brown margarine any less fattening sifted enriched flour, 1⁄2 tsp. salt and 1⁄44 c. soft butter. Divide than bultar?”
and 1 tsp. baking powder, among 18 butered 2-in muffins "No, Chef, both have the Add alternately with 11⁄2 c. milk
pany.
In each, put 3 same caloric values. But here's to the first mixture.
halves and 3 well-drained
either one by a generous third. In pans, bake
the yeast pana with Lower Calorie Extended But over, 375 F., until brown, about batter. Cover with waxed ter of Margarine: (This has a 20 min.
Let pape
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Meantime, alice 2 C frozen perature 30 min, or until the sistency of whipped butter.) strawberries. Separate 3 eggs; batter reaches the top of tho Soften i envelope plain unfla- beat the yolks light, and cream pana. Boke 25 min. In a hót voured gelatin In V c. cold together with 1/3 c. powdered oven, 400° F. Let stand in the water, dissolve over hot water. sugar.
Add
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Beach Fashions Steal The Spotlight
New York.
Audrey Hepburn in the Broad-
Bathing beauties are just some way hit "Ondine."
Stir the dissolved gelatin untu a (14%-oz.) tin evaporated mük at room temperature. Add tap. salt, and gradually whip into the butter or margarine wih an
beater until electric smooth and well blended,
of the eye catchers you'll see on Shells tre used for big, Pack into a dish; cover and chili. This 'keeps
the beaches this summer. Beach chunky under rc-
earrings, for bracelets But also ex- and necklaces. accessories are colourful enough Erigeration for a week, Do not use for cooking or trying but blonde for the spotlight.
to compete with a sun-tanned pected to be a summer bit--for rather on
wear with bathing suits or day- a syrend or vegetable
are bigger and time cotton dresses are the Bensoning.
beads in white ever. Sunglasses ropes of china jook ilko miniature Blower and bright shades. Some of gardens. And beach robes have the ropes measure 80 inches, and the idea is to weer six to more stripes than a zohra.
Designer Zita McClintock of 10 strands. New York is responsible for some of this year's most unusual sportswear.
Dinner
Tomato-Lettuce Salad Onion-Fried Chicken
Mashed Potato Creamed Spinach Strawberry Meringue Cake Coffee Tea Milk.
Beach hats zanier than
sunglasses feature
trimmed
rhinestones
and Many
or
come
with other miniature with
FANCY SUNGLASSES The new virus lavishly She featured navy cotton
Dearls dungarees with huge patches of
sparklers, Clean sequins, or satin in contrasting flowers, frying colours. A terry cloth beach matching earrings. One -
All Measurements Are Leval synthetic detergent:
Recipes Serve 4 to 8 rather than
Onion-Fried Chicken: remove soap to inlik stulna trom, carpets,
Rub parafin or liquid wax on the sliden of drawers and on the ropes of window- which stick.
Try placing a rubber or foam rubber mat la front of the sink and other work areas to lessen fullgue.
î 3-lb. all-purpose chicken as ncotriory
into serving pieces.
dissect jacket, waist-length, and match-
ing turban ars of bold navy and lass manufacturer In a stout paper bag, mix to-white polka dot gether 4 c. four, 2 tsp. salt,
McClintock designed
Mrs
enough to
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Trim
for
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sp. dry ginger, isp, menoso- beach tent large dium glutamate and 14 tsp. protect the whole body from the rims Include Bartan plks
anali pepper. Add the chicken; shake sun, yet
enough to tuck cvated. for
until well
Then roll in a beach bag when it's folded, white twill, a black and white. each section
Most popular of in oil or melted
the beach combination, mesh white coloured. Press. robes are brightly fat.
One, of terry cloth, has bold stripes of various shades on af white background.
To crush crackers erumbs, put them in paper bag, twist the top closed, and
BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE
Teddy Hates to Be Kissed!
That's Why He's Hiding Under the Sofa-
By MAX TRELL "DON'T kiss me!" Teddy, the
Stuffed Bezr, was saying, "I hate being kissed. Don't kiss mei"
It was Mr Punch's wife, Judy, who wanted to kiss Teddy in thanks for having run an errand to the grocery store for her. But Teddy, not wanting to be kissed, ran away from Judy and hid himself under the sofa,
Judy Understands
guess,"
Teddy let out a yell and sprang under the sofa again!
"No!" he shouted. "Don't kles met I hate being kissed."
Knarf and Hanld pulled Teddy out again by the legs.
"I promise I won't kiss you again, Hasld said. "You know," she added, shaking her finger scoldingly in front of Teddy's 20se, "I really ought to be quite angry with you, Teddy. There is no reason why you shouldn't like being kissed.
But Teddy said: "I don't want to be kissed by anybody.
Poor Teddy! He had no luck at all. The girl-next-door came A moment or two later, Knarf in and gave him a hug and a and Hanid, the shadow children kiss because he looked so pretty. with the turned-about names: Then Grandmother came in
room. Seeing
came into the
Judy just laughed and walked off, saylag: "Little boys don't SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 2like to be kissed, Don't try to outdo your neighboura socially. It' polity, not ex- entertaining. that
CAPRICORN (Dad.
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Hanid threw her arms around Teddy and gave him a kiss.
Alas for Teddy and his hopesl
HATS AND BAGS
Straw is the favourite material for beach huts, some of which are large ne umbrellas. Most of the hata have novelty trim- patches of phony
seaweed, fishermen's nets, cork, sequins, felt figures, or sea shells. Some
have round crowns; others are pointed as a pixie hat,
Many come with matching bags,
One New York store showed á cotton fabric hat which folds
into its matching case and fits into a handbag. The hat i wired so that when taken from case, it unfolds like a jack- in-the-box, into a huge brimmed Job.
its
Cultured Pearls
Bathing caps are flower-trim- FALCONERS
med, are all over 'floral or feather designa, or simulatė hair- dos. One looks like the wispy, short colffure "worn by Rotresa
Out-and-out
No sooner did ho reach the elegance
garden (and quite a while before
he could reach the hedge), than for
a kiss because he ran
straight into a whole
Teddy's leg sticking out from and gave him under the sofa, they crawled she always kissed him when she crowd of cousins and nieces and evenings under to find out why he was came to visit,
hiding.
"I hate being kissed," he told
Can't Stand it
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aunts.
Toddy was kissed at least ten times. You can't imagine how untrappy, he was!
out!
them. "I wish people wouldn't. Finally, Teddy could stand i tay to kiss me,"
no longer. As soon as the door was open, he ran out of the Knarf and Hank watched all Lovely to look at—- roam, raced down the corridor this from the window, "fool and ran with all his might into sorry for poor
TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 20)- both
Det an early start this morning, for
bra, Cinch and garter belt. In black or
Knart said: "I know what you ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) ---
mean, Teddy. I don't like being Things may be topsy-turvy, et
Teddy," said even lovelier on you!. homo,
so be patient and kind. kissed either."
the garden. Hore he thought he "Knart. "I'm glad this didn't This fabulous half. Office affaire, though, holl go
would hide in a hedge and walt happen to mo. I hate kisses well enough.
Hanld said: "I think you're until dariances fell before re just as much as he does."
very foolish: It's very
turning to the house, where he pleasant to be kissed.".
thought he could oreen back "Boys certainty' pre Billy.** "How can you say that?" sald without being scen and without sald Hanid. "Kisses Knarf.
are the white nylon-mar- nfeest things in the world." "Being kleed Is terrible!" sald: Teddy. "It gotɛ your face uli wel."
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"Well," sald Hanid to Teddy, "you're not going to keep hilding under this soin, all; day,, mee you,"
"I'm going to stay here," sald Teddy, “unili · I'm sure nobody is outside waiting to kiss me."
Hanid peeked outside. "Nobody is in the room of Mil?!: Bald Hinniti.
So Teddy came out. "All4 said looking, protindia #Nobody! fara) to kiss me.
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