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BY. THE WAY.

by Beachcomber

While the Owph was court- ho told ing his first 78 wives, a reporter, "We me fun good friends" In diborin blon

they tell unsophisticated the story of an country

THE headline, "Wanted, 40,000 Wives" made me think of the Owph of Goborla, whose Aling system enables look up details about any wife who interests him.

JACOBY

ON

BRIDGE

to

East's Bridge Show

Is Unconvincing

By OSWALD JACOBY

PROBABLY every in

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Franc

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girl who, when the Owph's attention seemed to be atraying from her asked plain- tively. "Owphle-Powphie, la thero Bornebody elso?" The Owph howled with laughter. "There certainly is,' he said. "Two hundred and fourteen of them. not to bo 400 prociso,* When the disillusioned girl went back to her Ma, the Owph hummed cynically the old Goborian song: "I've got swing door in my heart, there'll soon be another along."

I was misinformed

BAN SIR,

DAR

familiar with the unties of o boys who, with the jam still wet on their faces, pick up

schoolbook

that they've been doing their home-is work all along. In today's had Eart put up just such convicing slow.

$111

+

THE CHINA_MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1954.

WOMANSENSE

Fashion Show

THE

London.

twelve mon

in

Tashion's forefront for-

For Royalty

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

climate than for a sunny damp London summer.

Victor Stiebel, Princess Mar- salons garet's awn designer who wil

almost certainly make some of tem- her jour and took

dresses, showed

Book their Mayfair recently

porary possession grand-style home in

EDITORS PHERS JEAVICK. INC.-NVRYA TORK-

1313

"Lately, Harold, I feel we've been drifting apart."

By STELLA the

Beachcomber has slipped YOUR BIRTHDAY -

that

with

up badly. He reports nagi Dea-pusher'a training

"ca-punching mcludes

Any ped- alternate nostrila." pusher could tell him that this nonsense. The whole art of to push the pea the thing In with the bulb of the nose, Le... the part immediately above the nostrils. Anyone who tried to mostrils with his

OT tho

the

The bidding set the stage for push a pe the show. South had a minimum would get it stuck in one metril

West had

do opening bid, and

other. Nor

pea- light takeout double, both play-pushero punch peas when they

They prod

tiny en belig influenced by favour- are training.

the (again with abi distribution, Nortii properly bags of lard

harden redoubled to show his strength, bull of

Is It

Trite that Al East could just about afford the To make a tree response of two Loudoun of Thirsk used to push hearts to the takeout double a pen with the bridge dividing lus nostrils, but he was dia- qualified for this at the Cardiff ftally and Festival of 1951. Yours faithfully.

George FarTCH.

The end round of boshing was just as feverish as the first. South rebki the spudies to in-

icate

but Boo Bull umum hand with little terest in a low peatly double Diary for 1955

il

of the enemy.

**

APRIL 14:

the

Powers granted West raised the hearts in the l

Atmospherie Pollution hope of indieating; a good sucat Board to evict any householder fice but even thought he had al-or tenant who lights a coal fire

during the winter months,

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meeting

APRIL 17: Muss novelists in Trafalgar Square ter denounce The compugn agonst

ty boots

19h-

MAY 3: Seventeen villages dott az

motorists -with fants interfere by crossing the village street

MAY 7: Politicians, returned from visit 10 Russio. report they saw no interference with religion

Double

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PA

CROSSWORD

BORN

You are a

of

4

B white lace dress tied with Carl white satin cummerbund and topped with a black velvet coat the Now molon "Hardy Amics struck on summery note with his vivid evening drese in

as ve

silk. It had u

ton House Terrace. It was lent by Lady Camrose the setting for their annual fashion show staged before Queen Mother and Princess Margaret.

By the time the royal party MONDAY, DECEMBER 13

the house had been are exceptionally arrived, Your intuition keen and sometimes your dreams are transformed into a flower shop.

Bark's such that you feel they should be

od chrysanthemuma "hunches" are Your

colour to the interpreted. usually sound and you should always | brougŽÍ

Ivy leaves twin realistically follow them.

You up the pars, and toured leaves

decorated the un.

today, you have a rather complex perminailty. mtural scholar and love knowledge, not merely for the sake of learning but of having the appertunity to im- your knowledge to others. You would do well in teaching, pubfle You also have lecturing or writing. a potic strain,

On the other band. you are eminently practical where a practical und is needed. You on, wornetimes, "fly off the handle," for you have a high temper and are quick to

arc: You are show it if you aru chisted. roody, too, and must learn to cope

.

with this side of your nature. Ir you do not, it may being heartache As you Kruw older. Your emotions are hear the surface, And if you try to repress them you will find that you will become unhappy-and when you are unhappy you become trila- able and impatient.

rooms,

You women are fine home-makerz. devoted wives and mothers. have the gift of being able to runa things around the house with striel- tempered W 1971 but which

The royal party news,

graciousness to all.

Lopestry chals under an archi- charin nad

those born on the date way of white chrysanthemums, Athong

terali Hot Mare the Queen Mother in Heinrich Heine, Conelly, playwright; Bishop Philips

In blick Marguret nutes. Brooks, bymu composer; Mary Todd a silk and pearls, Princesa Lincoln: Ambrome Spencer, jurint

have kn To find what the marg store for you toŋoftuw, select your birthday star and read the cuites. poreling boragraph Let your birth-fash day star be your daily guide. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 SAGITTARIUA (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)-m realised Your ambitions should bo Today boli ul bome and at the office. Your loyalty is undisputed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20- You should be feeling on top of the good health makes i world-and easy for you to work hard,

DUMB-BELLS

ROBBED?

BUT I THOUGHT YOU HAD A GUN

OH YES! BUT

THE ROBBER DIDN'T FIND

"THAT

LEDSEN SYNDICANA

You town

velvet and

Among the 60 dresses paruded of each of the twelve men

contributedt Avendid Princess Margaret see any ahe Caribbean would like for her

of the 19) trip? Certainly, many 21-yob. AQUARIUM (JAD.

more suitable efforia drereca seemed CAR

speed up your culminating, successfully, BOTTLE Important project in hand

20-Mar ZO)- (Feb. PIECES This could be a good day to nist

There your Christmas shopping. are fine bargains to be found

20)-- ARIES

21-Apr. (Mar. Try not to be disturbed if there is a temporary delay in securing sout Impariant desire. Be patient.

TAURUM (Apr.

21-May

21}- Work Follow one ecret ambition quietly for results, rather than tolk too much about your plaun

GEMENT

27-June 21}~ (May Beus progressive as you want now. for by positive, constructive action you may achieve much

CANCKIL (June

22-July

23)-

to your health Give the Look

Perhaps the necemary attention. annual checkup is in order.

(July 24-Aug. 23)- You can dream a little, today! And dreain may come some of those

true if you wish hard enough,

VIRGO

21-Hept. 23)- CAUR.

Just go One of those so-so days. Blong with your nuttital, routine schedule and all will wolk oul

24-Oct. 23)- Sept LIBRA

you pre confident, now you will be able to see your not Important desire come true.

SCORPIO (Och 2.Nov. 22)- A time when your pocret ambitiona may be fulfilled. You won't need to talk about them: actions spenk loudly.

Pierre Balmain designed this full-skirted dress, in rose print ed cotton, with picture frame neckline.

Louffant

short pink skirt. straps and diaphanous stole.

shoestring shoulder

Other detalls hata,

WECTNE coolle

and chandriter enrrings,

the

cloth table damask, materini. The model Wearing the demosk dress whs warned not to alt down in case it

Hot creased. The use of this material was just an experiment, though. If it's a success, the linen manu- facturer have promised to proiute

crtate - resk:ting

variety.

1955 Shoe Styles

TERY

A durably pleated Dorvillo dress with drawstring top, Inset clastic belt and tell skirí,

now

The Art Of Using Perfume

Uby the art of using TNLESS a woman cul.

perfume she is losing out on a beauty and personality. asset!.

The first step is to find a fragrance that is exciting, makes one feel lovelier.

One must learn to be a "per- fume snifter." Every cosmetle counter

has little viata to be

customers sampled by

before

they make selection.

Don't Judge by whiffing the bottle. Put perfume

and

on your wrist or the back of your band.

the Wait a few minutes until alcoholle content has evaporated,

have the, You'll

truc |fragranco.

Don't send your nose into, a stato of confusion by testing too If you don't like many acenta. the first few you try, wait until

another day to make a decision. It is vitally important that you things find a fragrance with which you giving lustro tu ranging from evening sweaters lean live happily and which you

can enjoy to the fullest. to dining-noom curtains.

Your feet are killing you-but not if you wear shoes with the

an appreciative Manufacturers gicam in the eyes of those with heel. new low have taken note of male critic whom you come in contact, you hools can't be can know your perfume is right ey have derided for you.

It kindles

TOOKING to 1950, the shot manufacturers showed their styles. Taking * heel style from one country and a tabrle from another, it is clear that their outlook has becom ism had international. In one collection, there

wedge-heeled that were

walk better and Nearly all toiletries are dall- Women cork from suxials in

Italy: feel happier in lower heels. So entely scented, but let your per- colours like khaki and sky blue they have chopped half an inch turne dominate. Usp very lightly from Paris; mx materials Hire off the old fashionable heel, scented accessories such as both

are

The usual blacks anİ

kroys

comfortable.

Some of

and

and complexion

over-

nen and, conly-striped cotton bringing it down to two and a units, toilet water, dusting pow- from America.

half luches. To match the new dor. CTERMS helight they have devised a powders.

straight

Too much perfume, shape which is right out of the pleture spikey.

powering and headache-making, The Lalit is all of shock colours Hike

these shoes could is a mistake in any surrounding! fuchsto, and pastel plaks

You may have heard that many and blues which have been de have stepped from a space-ship nen object to perfume being from Mars. They have futurised by career drls, but don't signed to go with silk and col-

detalls such ton printe. There's a new pearly tic-looking

berleve it It's much more intri cok leather. dyed in pastel postage stamp squares printed

guing than in colours on the too, and heels odour. pared down one side. Not quite Fymmetrical, they have been Bicknamed the "Pleusso."

shades sandals.

anki UKC

for strip

Evening sandals-called pull- over since they have no fasten- ings have boom given the glamour treatment, They are made in a fabric woven with a thread. Unlike the now gold gold thread which came on the market & flow

years ago, this now thread can be washed and will not tarnish in the First produced in America, It has proved so reliable that. It is

heat.

ncw

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soap-and-water

A survey made by the perfume industry showed that 67 per cent of the business men interviewed fashions, do approve of women wearing devising though, shoemakers remember perfume in the filee, the practical sicle.

Sogy of us dind it not too dif- Walking

soficult to get along without munde in shoes are now Move heathers and have nylon certain necessities, but life is a mesh Insets for coolness. Where bit dismal if the perfume vlal is suede is used on court shoes, it empty and we can't go to the la specially treated so that its nearest beauty shop and get a dye cannot discolour the stock-new supply, ing.

-HELEN FOLLETT

Nether side với

Bouth West North East

Redb), 2 ♥

Opening lead♣ K

ready stretched his hand to the breaking point by doubling one) spade.

for

North decided to end the non- sener by jumping w game in spodes, and East doubled penalties on the theory that his partner had a very Hood hand for the takeout double and raise of hearts.

J

ACTUSA

1. Have a go. artist and mix it up.

One

uf

9. Do this canon sing

same kay (01

Practically every bid Wils "stretch," although not them can be condemned as bidding crime. The net resull

25 rather shaky

1

was

a rather shaky contract with

double

defence by arid

hanging over it.

West began the

taking the two top clubs

the age of hearts. Then he led

a low heart and put it up declarer to take the rest of the

ricks.

It was obvious to everybody contract at the table that the would stand or fall on a dia- mond guess, Declarer obviously had good spades and the ace of diamonds for his opening bid, and the burning question was: Which defender hold the queen of diamonds?

Jed

out

Declarer won the fourth trick of hearts with dummy's king and promptly

five rounds of trumps. where East put his show. discarded the queen of

was

This

Не

hearts

in

und the queen of clubs, haping that these cards would be con- sidered strength enough for the ; bidding that he had done and that the position of the queen of diamonds would still be doubt.

South

was not convinced, however, by these shenanigans, He couldn't believe that East would have bid the hearts tree- ly and would have doubled four spades with just two queens and a Jack. Even with the third on, East's bidding was bare- queen, ly justinable. So South played Ancesing the diamonds by

and made through East,

hla dobbled contract.

CARD Sense

With neither Klde vulner-

able, the bidding has been: South West North Fast

1 Spade Pass 2 Clube 2 Dmds.

?

You, South, hold: Spades K-

Q-9-7-5, Hearts A-9-4, Din

nonds 7-6, Clubs A-2. What do

you

1.

Bld iwa spades. You bare uly 14 points in high cards, bui

The two doubletons and

the

Heong six-ched suit are enough extra strength to jurify, a fres

rebid. EA

TODAY'S QUESTION⠀⠀⠀

The bidding is the same as

tho

10. You can take ton and do th53m.

(5)

12. Ob, like to be beside tha

seaside

go the song.

I

(1, 21

added to sea.

10. It's as important

Job whet

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Travelling's For the Birds

-All Except Chirpis, He Likes Home-----

By MAX TRELL

CAN'T make up my mind,"

with plenty of food for every- body.

"It sounds like a wonderful

14. A little out or descent but the "Iple Sparrow was say idea," said Knarf.

chap become quite ali right, lo the vernacular, 18:

10. Footing provides one.

10. A mad brute provides the out

itue.

20. Untamed Boud-or a plant that

Bourlahes in it ? 14, 4)

from the

21 Dancing movement

"East ↑ 193

23. Abominable snowman. (4) 24, Goor to law, (4)

25. The Fleet's inod up. in calm

place. ( 01

DowD

Maid took different. (4)

The French writer takes anger from the gingerade. (4)

8. A lo, Count You give me the

Goodly (9)

4. Rallying point for the brave.

40)

www dimed

B Man of the place Try out. 141

(0)

7. With a meni, it makes Dorridge.

(B) 0. The lady's a witch | (0) 11. If they so on edge, you're

nocrats, (B)

13. A man from Spain. (6)

16. This win counts two on

pool. (4

17. georibas

sometimes. (4)

"Saturday's solution.

the

the straita

10. A good

should set you up at

131 IV, Ober iottan

dtab. (8) ยง พ.

the place for the dust, (3)

CHESS PROBLEM

By L SCOTTI Black, 7 places.

White, 8 piecesse

in the question furt anawered. While to play mate in two.

tróu, Boulb, hold: Spades K-Q-

520-7-6-4, Hearts K-Q-V, DIE.

with

the

ing to Kharf and Hanid,

the shadow-children turned-about names,

"one minute I think I will. The next minute I'm sure I won't."

Kind Shadow-Children

Chirple Sparrow went on like Every now this a bit longer. and then, he Interrupted him- self to swallow a bread crumb. For he was on the window sill where the children had spread

"The robins want me to By with them," said Chirpic. "They say they have a beautiful palm tree all picked out for me. I'vo never lived in a palm tree, you know."

"Why don't you go, then?" lionid asked Chirpto.

"It's a long trip," said Chirpie of -"hundreds and hundreds miles. It takes wooks to there. I suppose I could do it. smaller The wrens are much

get

his morning crumbs. Now that than I am. They do it. the weather was turning cold, that's not the real reason why they were very careful not to I can't make up my mind.” forget Chirple's breakfast.

be

of

"And I certainly would happy," Chirple went on, one of you in fact if both you would help me make up my mind."

Chitple sparrow was sitting on the window sill.

not in a palm tree But not where it's warm and com- fortable not where I have nothing to do but filt around and chirp, but right hero, with all the cold, and rain and snow and blow, right here where i live, right here where I belong."

Chirpio helped himself to the last few bread crumbs on the window sill. Presently he con tinued: "The real reason I can't make up my mind is that .... well, I just don't like leaving my home. I don't like flying

A Sparrow's Decision

"So you have made up your

"But Chirple," sati Hanid, my "we can't help you make up away from this neighbourhood. gets awful cold, I know. It your mind, until, you explain rains and snows and blown. It mind?" said Hanid, what you can't make up your mind about."

"I see what you mean," said Chirple. He was about to cat on other crumb, then he stoppech It seemed like a better idea to explain first.

"What's bothering mo," he said, " this. Should I or shouldn't 1 fly to

South America?"

and

Hearing this, Knart Hanid both gasped: "Bouth Americal"

A Delightful Continent

"Yes," said Chirpia, “te's a long trip. But at the other birds do it ovary winter. The robins and the wres and the thrushes and the swallows guess everybody but the crows and, the owls and one, or two othere are all getting ready to y to South America now. It's a alpo, warm placzynarodo

We/vo/never beers to South

Chirpie here: But

Pamary to Saturday's Americs," mid- Honid, jav

mond 1, Clube A-2. What do 15097; threde 7, Q-Kis (oh).

do!

ther have I.!

it weren't that you left bread crumbs on this window sill for mo, there'd be plenty of daya when I would go hungry."

Chirpio was silent for a few

minutes.

"Have 17" said Chirpie.

"Yes, Chirple, you're going to say. You're not going to fly away with the other birds"

"I

sald Chirple. And he "And yet I like it. I'm used times I know that all the to it. This is where I belong didn't chirp, he chuckled.

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