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JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Safe Playing Pays Bridge Dividends

By OSWALD JACOBY WHEN South won the first trick in today's hand with the king of clubs he was tempted to tackle the trumps at and then make up his mind whether to try a space finesse or make some sort of diamond play.

This isn't, however, the

once

safest Hae of play for the game contract.

One of the troubles is that you don't know whether to tackle diamonds, or spades And if you do go after the diamonds, you don't know whether to let the jack of diamonds ride for a finesse or go up with the king. When the brand was actually played, South resisted the first temptation and found a for enfer line of play. He began by lay- ing down the king of diamonds.

East won the ace of diamonds, although even this wasn't done without a qualm. It looked as though South had R-Q-x of "diamonds and was trying to Act

n entry to the dummy. thought of holding up his nega diamonds to prevent declar tro einn a demond entry to the Jimmy. but Analy dearted such an entry wouldn't dio deriaver any gad.

East shifted to a spade, and South won with !:

pades. South then red bis ze-

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, MAY 2

BASES CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1955.

By STELLA

PORN today, it might be said that about minor matters--not

you are "barn to act.” You me A natural gebesser have a keen serve for dramatic values, a Ana spending youre and prisional másretlen, and charm. With all this, you are not one to make friends easily, but are reserved and expect people to come to_you-whach they laviriably dol

You are inclined to live within yourself to some extent and are not one to confide in alhens. You may talk a great

deal-but it will be

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that are anportant to you or YouT A turn. Such mattem you keep - to yourot. Yet when you are ready to act, you do so with much cie patch and intemify that your re- putation for originality wbendily in- You are happiest iti the D2 MUNIC

the fine pets and should not attempts career that has no cultural aspect, for you will not be content.

став

It is likely that your talents wil not be fully appreciate at det, |but overratally you wi win the of your publik, Tactful and diplomatac, "you seldom make enemies, even thought you are slow to malce eleme friends. El marriage. select noITIKOME

will be ar Who understanding partner. You like to keep some of the freedoms of in- dividuality.

Among those barn on this date are: Jerome K. Jerome and Clyde Fitch, authors: Pearl White and Norma Talmadge HOTDEEL ALAS: Erkan Ahern, and Bing Crosby,

actant.

To And what the stars have in store for you tomarow, select your birthday tor and read the corres- ponding parigraph. Let your birth- day sta be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, MAY 3

TAURUS

(Apr. 21-May

21)-

One of your cas today may be Just the inspiration you have been waiting for. Act on it.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- Kep your nice there is a dif- ference of opinion in the family. Don't spk out of tum.

CANCER

*}- (Jant

› hours are not too Rood, reserve my important de-

*-July

Fan destinat on most ody! potian | The, morning

bored. (4) 17Ho and many collonges & Cision for afternen or evening, o

end ng mitonaires, Juditos by precedent. (6.31

18. nnes ara notoriously

tretchardus. (5)

20.7A realmixture for the "petrace.

31-ABE LEO (July Diplomacy and ter will get what grou want, where furcing isues May

matervrata, fiterent poser best

VIRGO

· 23)-

(ang. 21-Sept. 224 Yin have ausst of these, bat d business unity may

Loney far abort of your*full are. Take full advantage of it,

all the angles look sounC

LIBRA

21-Oct. (Sept. You can make your devons come Brue if you work at it hard enough: Be are you know what you want.

26. dute to squruchla «anaver, (81 248hropahine one lied the

thought of aport, (3) 28. Setence of words. (9)

Down

1. Seni the house for the Two

Down. O

2.Marser theghnass, usually. (5) 3.Tany drome may be the last

wordata sztukizakrain. (1 #the mat or Eden. (3) 5.Drid for the pater, (4) 6.klegală porttion for a sportsman.

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A., Rixing misce for 11 Aercem. (6) 9. Five sixths of greedy. (5)

15. Foots! A highwayssan. (3) 10) Lakkestores the fodder. (4)

21. Be Food.

said the song.

147

23. Bolt's part

дег. (3)

24. It's

time

you want 7

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loosely -- the

Pass

Opening lead-de 5

maining diamondi, and West

took the queen.

West naturally

led another club, and East ruffed. Thus taking the third

defensive trick.

Bast led another spade, and South put up the king. Nonr declarer could rely on getting

to dummy with the king of hearts in order to discard his losing spade on the established fack of diamonds.

There was still one pitfall to be avoided. If South began the trumps by trying down the acc.

East would eventually get

ick to defeat the con South knew, however, that: West had started the band with seven clubs,

He had already followed suit twice to spades and diamonds and was therefore bound to be very short in hearts.

There was on excellent chance that East had started with al tour of the missing trumps South therefore began the trumps by leading to them- my's king. He was then able to discord a spade on the jack of diamonds and assure his con- tract by means of a trump Snesse.

2 TH

gas back.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.

You wil and that diplomacy, act and courtesy AU pay excellen dividends, now and for the future.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 2)-- A day for mental activities but if you think you might forget im- partans detall write them down

CAPRICORN (Dec. 13-Jan. 20)-- Harmony at home and at the office should bring splendid rewards. Be sure you make the right move.

197 AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Happiness, em be yours today. Take a positive attude toward life and all turns out as you wish it to.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20 Jutar You may And tha! the best-like plans have a habit of going wrong

at times but be patient and adapt

Mar. AKIES

21-Apr. 20) Morting hours are treacherutar a if you can, postpone important mat Saturday's solution les till later on in the Chay.

EDITORS PRESS SERVICE, INC.-

MURYA TOWE

"Could I have ten dollars to tide me over until you're in a better mood?”.

BOYS'

AND

♥CARD Sense Ready For A Blizzard

Q-The bidding has been:

North

1 Club

East South West Pass 1 Diamond Pass

2 Clubs Pass

You, South, hold: Spades 9-7, Hearts K-J-4, Diamonds A- What do QJ-8-5, Clubs Q-4.

do?

you do!

A-Eid two hearts. You don't expect North to raise since be would have bid one heart in- stead of two clubs if he had a four-card heart holding. This bid may, however, permit North to bid no-trump if he can take care of the remaining unbia suit, TODAY'S QUESTION

The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold: Spades 9-7, Hearts K-J-7, Diamonds A-Q-J-8-6. Clubs Q-4-2. What do you do?

Answer TomorTOW·

CHESS PROBLEM

By J. SCHEEL

·Black, 10 pieces

"White, 8 pieces... White to play: mate in three.

Solution

Saturday's problem:

any; 2, Q; or

mates.

WOMANSENSE

Printed Silk Blouse

This three-quarter sleeved blouse in printed silk is called "Pluzaes", by Hermes. It has a cravat collar.—Agence Francë- Presse.

A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF MENU

By IDA BAILEY ALLEN

restaurant

"HERE is a rest front from Lyons, with my husbant, Simmer-ny about & min. Souscri

the I came here" minced onion 1 tsp. flour.

who was in the silk business. to taste.

1130 1.9.

any under the sun,'

'she told us, "Unfortunately, he Add 2 tbsp. crisp, tiny, butter- served the Chef. "It is com- died suddenly, I was alone. All fried croutons, and

directed. Top omelette with posed only of omelettes, no money was lost,

tomato sauce. less than 350 varieties and

still I had my two combinations. An omelette, hands, and one gift I knew

"But

A tossed green salad, a how

French croissanto

real to make

French

I suddenly remem- or amelettes,

in my childhood brioche, coffee and French bered that

home, my mother often served pastry are the only foods eggs on savoury meat or bits of featured.

fish and vegetables, and it ali

"Which omelette will be your tasted wonderful! I would use

pleasure, Madame?” “

"The Mid-Winter Monsieur, And you?”

Omelette,

"I shall crder Omelette Fon. tainebleau,"

Big And Dainty

The omelettes arrived, Big and well-flied they

but WETC.

similar combinations as omelette

Allings,

"I opened my first restaurant.. It seated only ted persons. I did everything myself --- cooling, rishwashing, waiting on tables. The omelettes,

your 'caught ca

say,

"Now, in this restaurant, I can serve 22 persons at a time, dainty, with a parsley garnish, but I still do all the cooking and

served Ca warm plates, each plate diferent and decorated with a few bars of music from of the dining room."

work foi the kitchen. My assistant waits on tables and takes care

a famous opera,

The Chef tasted, "Perfect" he exclaimed, "This is home cooking..in the best French tradition

"But here is the proprietress, Madame Romaine de. Lyons,"

"How did you happen to start aa omelette restaurant?" asked her

Ultra-Modern Colour Scheme

In Furnishing Show

THE budget gets a break

THE

By Eleanor Ross

The wood is mahogany in a gerine-upholstered sofas,

'The

Omelette Dinner.

Green Salad Tossed with Shrimp Omelette Feastainebleau French-Fried Potatoes French String Beans Rum Cake

Cafe au Lait or Dem! Tasse

- All Measurements Are Level J Recipes Proportioned to Serve ëto 5

French Omelette: First prepare the desired filling. Then make u 3-egg omelette for each two persons to be served. For best results do not beat the eggs light, but only until well broken up. Use 6" steel pans kept only for making omelettes. Saute in fresh, unsalted butter.

Procedure; Beat 3 egg with 1⁄4 tsp. salt until well broken Heat 1 tbsp, unsalted butter

One LP.

in one of the nicest of honey-light fish that is very either side of the room, which the new Spring furniture modern in feeling and goes well has a very spacious look even i

with the pieces that are lightly it is a living-dining room. fashion shows. After all, it's scaled. The saft beige of the

rug is mustard in hue, young people planning their finish is repeated in walls, bed- first home who are the spreads, canopy and window and instead of window draperies, draperies in one of the bed this room has a pair of narrow biggest buyers of furniture rooms.-

panelled acreens covered with a and accessories at one time.

synthetic, easily cleaned fabric done in a print of yellow roses Most of the rest of us have

and beige-bronze leaves. to be content with occa- sionally doing over a room, or adding a piece here and there.

The new grouping consists of two bedrooms. 3 combination living and dining room, and two dining rooms.

The monochromatic scheme is sharply punctuated by a cotton rug in robin's egg blue, the colour picking up the dominant hue in the drapery fabric design. Teal blue for the seats of side chairs

and for the velvet or picture mats, is a rich and smart touch.

addicted, this

Again, instead of the usual large coffee table to which young modems are so room goes in for three marble topped brass tables, making for good, flexible arrangement such as two tables placed together to make one long one, and the other placed at the other side

Mostly, the furniture is in the

Сапору and spread are in of the room. elegant 18th century style, with beige antique salin, trimmed

Olive, white and nastuitam fabrics decidedly modern, since with tassel fringe. The sheer they are mostly synthetic, and beige rayon curtains are hung make up the attractive colour

of the use

is certainly from a brass rod

scheme of one of the dining colour ultra modern

decorator

while the other room, The

A pair of beige plastic-covered rather Far East in feeling, goes has employed the same turn- ture throughout to create a walls offer something different in for celadon, gold, black and, smart and spacious atmosphere in another room that goes in for again, the nasturtium, in a rich, that is most beguiling.

lively shade. colour provided by two fan-

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

-Mr. Merlin Takes His Friends to an Icy Store-

By MAX TRELL

to go "Now, it you'd like

with me," said Mr Merlin the Magician, "you'd better put on your heaviest coat. In fact, you'd better put on five or six

was joking or whether he really meant what he had 1st said about putting on five or six coats.

couls."

Layers of Coats

"But who is this person we are going to visit?" Hanid ask ed for the third time.

the tip of his nose. The rest of him was buried under coats.

They took a taxicab toi the other side of town. Then they walked through several streets,

and It began getting colder colder,

The North Wind blew. Knart and Hanid could smell snow in the air. At length they stopped in front of a shop with

window that looked like a

sheet of Ice.

liri.

And for the third time, Mr

"Here we are!" said Mr Mer- Merlin seemed not to hear her. "Just get those coats of yours

In front of the shop, blowing Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- on," he kept saying. "And in the wind, was a sign which. children with the turned-about

We haven't go read: please hurry! Mr Merin all winter... names,

I mean, we've

FREEZE & THAW They weren't sure whether he got all winter but not a minute

Winter Supplies

looked at

TARGET-

How many

words of N 1

four letter or more CAR you make from the let- CT in the square on the right? In making escla word the f- ters in exch at the RIZAŢI

O E C

kares may be need once only. Each word must contain the large Jetter la the centre sqaure, and there must be at least une nize letter word in the list: No pharais; DO foreign

names. TODAY'S TARGET / words. Food: 77 words, Dery

Solu Good, 87 words, azcellent

tion tomorrow.

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: Alling

anit align

gain Jlass ISINGLASS, lala lase as nail nil

saliing sang signal sisal sino slain aừơng mag znašl

"BY THE WAY"

HELD UP

The recent newspaper strike. În London caused a of temporary suspension Beachcomber's

popt feature, "By MIRO WAY!" This will be remed soon as possible,

more than

that."

makes you shiver

Taking Mr Merlin's advice, "Br- Knart and Hanid put on all the just to read that sign!" said Mr The shadows put on mittens,

They also put Merlin. "Well, let's go in and coats they had.

on mittens, gloves, mullers, car- meet the boys." muffs, fur hate and galoshes, "You'd think we're going to the North Pole," said Hanid.

mufflers and galoshes.

TOOLS,

once.

Novel Beach

Coat In Lace

Lace Institute-

BY ALICE ALDEN

MVS lace aCTORS the board this year, for a real winner. Why, it is even used for beach in 8 steel frying pan until clothes as witness this new anið

beach alightly browned. Pour in eggy, most interesting

Jacket Stir with fork to prevent suck which is fashioned of pine col- The ing. The omelette will become ton lace over brown cotton,

coat has a low belted back and firm almost

Spoon filling into centre. Roll closes in front with pearl bit and fold sides up and over. Into It is worn with matching vert serving plate over frying rompers. pan, then turn plate-side down. Garnish with parsley or cress, and a sauce if desired.

Mid-Winter Omelette Filling (four servings); Melt 2 tbsp. unsalted butter. Add 3 tbsp. meats, c.

and chopped walnut Baked cooked chicken

and 1 Bour. Simmer-fry about thin small pieces raw apple 3 min. Add 2 tbsp. tiny, crisp, butter-fried croutons, and use as directed.

Isp.

New Communist Campaign In East Germany":

Fashion And

Marxism Are

*Compatible

Berlin.

NECKTIES and evening

are

Fontainebleau Omelette Fill- ย ing (four servings): Rub saute pan with a cut section

coming garlic. In it, melt 2 thep. un- Add 1 diced salted butter. peeled raw tomato, c. small-back in the Soviet zone of diced peeled eggplant, 2 tbsp, Germany.

The ties may be striped or plain, loud or conserva- tive, but they are becoming a must for the German man, particularly at parties or restauranta.

THE PRINCESS IS WORRIED ABOUT AMERICAN FIGURES

Evening gowns now have the Communists' blessing, too, so long as they do not reveal too much of the bust. But cocktail dresses still are frowned upon.

Girls who

New York. "It your waist is slim at 40 PRINCESS from Paris has you look young," said Princess

just completed

wear dresses eme three Irene. "Now American women a month appraisal of American think about the bustline. They phasising the bust are accused women's figures and says she look at the men who are look of trying to look like "American And in the West, is worried because: "You pay ing all the time at pictures of pin-up girls. too much attention to the bust girls like Gina. She is too heavy the Communists charge, girls don line and too little to the waist on top. But no one points that cocktail dresses just to get men line."

out. Women forget to show off to buy drinks for them."

The return of ties and evening nice waistlines." "Princess "Irene Mdivani,

gowns is part, of a government cousin of the

Georgian The Princess, who used to campaign to convince East Ger Princes who became known in watch women at

that themselves

and Communism European circles as "the Marry with expensive gowns when the fashion go together. ing Mdivanis", was sent here on was manager of Schiaparelli's business. She toured the country Part salca, now manages the to study how women here main- Slenderella Salon in Paris, tain their figures.

which recently opened to help French women. whittle bulges.

three

mans

Tieless Customers Barred For a long time East German" Communists neglected their ap off pearance and their mariners.

"Good proportions are what The Princess cinched the belt are most important," she said. her 22-inch "A girl like Grace Kelly will around

A little bell tinkled as Mr Hanld were glad they had put TOO MUCH ATTENTION Merlin opened the door and on all those warm clothes.

But at length the snow stop- walked in, followed by Kaart and Hanid. It was like walking ped falling and Knart and Hanid Little To Be Seen

Into the middle of a blizzard,, saw two men, standing behind tighter

Both

of them waist and plunged into a contro- look the same for many years. the Mr Merlin just grunted. All. The whole store was full of #y-

versial subject in an interview She has perfect proportions. But and "looked good-natured though one you could see of his face was ing snow flakes. Knart

was fat and the other was thin. before she departed again for a girl like Miss Monnor... well, she had better start paying "Hello, Freeze," "said Mr Mer-Paris.

attention to be: waistline lin to the fat one. "Hello there,

Rupert and the Inventor-29

the man closing the door again. You've given me an idea. If

you'll help me with it you shall go home later. Leading the way into another workshop he picks up #smal testing engine just like

To atisfy Rupert the Inventor serumu grumpy and drag open the great iron door. There, do you see? It's just as I said, quite empty. My travel machine has sent your mladog bome." **Then, pleam, can't I go, too?" the one that Rupert and Soulby Rupert begz. Nat y replies had found on Nucwood. Commen. "ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

counter.

Thaw," he said to the thin one.

"I do not really criticise," she Merlin then introduced began gently, "but I make it Knart and Hanid to Mr Thaw simpler for you, maybe. So and Mr Freeze.

was certainly store, for all the shelves were

Alled with jars of

know, ice,

Yes.

Icicles, hall and frost.

supply all the winter storms all over the country," said Mr Freeze

GOOD COMPANION

the Princess,

The idea seemned to be to dress as badly as possible and as much like everyone else as possible.

Ties, even in the evening, were worn by men infrequently, and Coraminist

in governmera. OT

criticism of the Soviet Union. Party offices they were as rare But now the Communist press almost daily advises that ties and Marx are not incompatible.

Taking the hint, the govern mart-operated Cafe Nord in East

Berlin bars teless

hints

ties on

the

partners in the much attention now goes to girls The peak of a woman's t- winter supplies to a curious Merilyn Monroe.”

Gina Lollobrigida and tractiveness comes around the customers. For those who still

age of 40, and Continental men object to wearing

the cafe lends them to street, "You envy their figures, no?" know this, she pointed out.

guests at the cloak room for a "A Frenchman likes to admiro | deposit of five marks (US$115). young girls too, of course," said Women's pages and magazines, "But when it in the past completely devoted comes to a good companion beto-politics, now carry, fashion

and

models of evening prefers an older woman who is more interesting

Even the Taegliche Rundschau, She is around 40% herself, she confessed. That 22-inch official Soviet High Commissio waistline she credits to a very newspaper, gave the H-line the simple trick Kremly's bleeing much. Mr Freeze gave them

"The H-line must be evaluated little blizzard in a bottle to take too much the Princess home with them as a souvenir. What with all the attention they she call, but I always wear us the sign of a new fashion that

no-waluting belts that it very soogly around cancels out the American pin But they were very careful to get plus the keep the cork on tightThey puses now coneldered high my waist That makes me gel ideal of the Bundche

dn't want

blizzard": fa» fashion, aber Teas for the future conscious of it all the time women's page.

Preas United Press. 143. of our figureDE,

warm things up," "But this is not something to sald Mr Thaw, "You can't have crvy, unless maybe for the im- storms all the time, you know." mature girl who thinks the A Baby Blixxard figure only gives the quality you

here sex appeal Miss Manzoe and Miss Lollo visit to the strange store verigit fill out the tape measury

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