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This Funny World,

GREATEST FILM HIT!|| COST $3,000,000 TO MAKE,

"That certainly isn't the way I'd spend three tallion dollars”

. BY THE WAY.

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lived weathe

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Hitting the high spots

"I NEVER see to know, aviually.

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iring Quacker,

ex-deb Jonquil THES

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Wrought - Wood artaraschino Over whone mother was bitten by a retriever in Clarkes Street Juni Kira- dily.

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Now that dors o to parties as

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of dreat arther I don't know what The Taller and Catles thinks of the

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It is essence of sub, air

THE CHINA MAIL, - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1955.

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Deceptive Lead Sets

Sure Game.

By OSWALD JACOBY

DONT UNTU

сал

fur a moment South's bld of four hearts bo recommended. South had a perfectly reasonable jump to three hearts. which would invite n game. North would make a bid of some kind with

almost any found responding and Kumme would be reached. If North couldn't oc- cept such an invitation, South was I favorite to malce the fire.

When South actually jumped all the way to four hearts, ho promised band that would inalte a me even if North had an unsound responding hand. Such a Jump rebid would be round

if you changed one South's small hearts to the king. so that he had seven solid hearts and a fine spade holding on the side.

of

North was Justified in raising 10 Ave heuris with his actual holding of two nors nunong other values. This would be safe if South and a minimum hand for his big jump, and South would go to a good slam corstract if he i and extra values. South natural-

morijal

WEST

485 43

Then bring hit a soufige frittes “

TARGET

£ R P

(DND)

HWords of

four

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letters

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YOUR BIRTHDAY...... By STELLA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20

BOIN today, you are

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Opening lead!--• K

by passed, since he realised hal he had

Already overbld

hand

WOMANSENSE

GLITTERING EVENING DRESSE

Named "Ming", this evening dress ta blue and gold late is by Maggy Rouff.-Agence France-Presse.

P

Rago 5

Meet Balmain, “The Most Parisian Designer"

Architect Turned Couturier Is An Individualist

Paris.

4

Maurice Balmain, and Francoise hourglass-wable

nd a shoer

དྷྭ:

1.

DIERRE BALMAIN, the Ballitori Halmain, the town (émunity.

Balmain of Saint-Jean de Mauricio, a... In November 1940, most recent French mail

provincial village in the visited the United States to plo- dreas designer to receive Savoy, in the French Alps. inoto French fashions. In 1951, the famous Neiman Marcus

he ho opened a busincs, under his He began his early studles at own name

in New York to award, presented each year Chambery, and in 1032 came to manufacture bivaning collections to the person judged to Parts as a student of architee for the North American trade. have made the greatest ture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Other Auccessful ventures Some years later, ho confessed followed quickly. 1952 saw the overall contribution to the that when he first visited the opening of the Balmain boutique world of fashion, started Place de la Concorde "the ad- in Brussels and 1934 another in life as an architect.

mirable harmony of the architec- Caracas, Venezuela. ture tore at my heart,”

But although he relinquished Even while still training as the realm of steel and concrete

on architect, Balmain began to

to work with silk and silla and show a latent talent for dress

the proportions of the female designing. The

as well as stone and marble."

pages of his

Amusing Trick

Balmain is an extensive and

anatomy, he stated in 1952: " textbooks and drawing pads at fanatie traveller. Returning believe in simplicity in material the Ecoles des Beaux Arts came from a three months' round-the-

to be

world trip in 1947, he featured filed with oxid ittle w

SA sketches of dress silhouettes or an entire collection inspired by hastily scribbled Ideas

the Far East, After other sub- Hillery and accessories.

sequent, long distance air trips, he evolved a capsule wardrobe, October 1934, economic based on double duty costumiOS

forced him to com- for travellers.

Confession

Balmain, the artist and creator,

09

and is known Parisian designer."

In

for

Although Pietro Balmain's

is in individualist. He goes his necessity own way in the face of fluctuat- merelelse lis hobby and he paid ing trends in this fashion capital visit to the reigning King

"the most of Fashion Edward Molyneux, conception of fashion is ex

Molyneux engaged the 20-year- remely wearable, be likes a bit vid designer on a part-time basts of fun and has been known to Balmain, the mau, is a com- for the afternoon while he con play many an amusing trick. In plex personality sunple and timed his architectural studies one of his earliest collections, be easy going with friends; distant it, the morning.

and unapproachable to strangers; gregarious and fun-loving when relaxing silent and reserved during the strenuous two months when he is making a collection. Plere Alexandre Balmain wa born on May 18, 1914, the only child of a wholesale

POT ROAST AND

Dream Realised

Balmain

a white poodle n palo illạc colour to match particular ensemble. Later, cume the taxi- whiste umbrellas, and, most recently, his white ermine tennis sweater and shirtwaist. The remained with

latter, which Balmain frankly did Molyneux until the outbreak of World War II in 1939, when he was purchased seventeen times,

a gag, surprised him when joined ti 440th regiment of merchant. Pioneers and was assigned to his and by such famous clients as

capitulation of France, ho ces turned to Paris, to work as an The popularity of Balmain assistant to Lucien Lelong along clothes und the Interest evoked Hvítá another then compara- by cach new collection

vely unknown designer, named Christian Dior

STEW

CAN BE DRESSED UP

hul

IF

you

Lo want

serve

pot roast in

West opened the king of dia- monds. and dummy won with

thrifty

the Cream,

men), prepare. pany

with sour meut onions and garlic!

the ace Declarer led the nine of elegant fashion, for a com- hearts from dumuny and let it ride for a finesse. When it won,

led declarer

spade from dummy and finessed the queen. He then continued with the oce of hearts and a low heart Earth king, discarding a diamond and a club from the dummy.

East had a serious

to

problem.

He couldn't return o spade with- out giving South a free finesse. If East returned 1 diamond. South would discard a Joscr while West took the

queen of und South

would diamonds, later discard his other loser on the lack of diamonds. The only a club return, and hope was even this was sure to be fatal

queen of

seti-willed and can always be debended upon unless West had the

to do the right thing in the face of

and determined to get your owal Why at al costa You will upt an emergency. enige inwerference WILL YO WAY

You You

of dainų or thinking and all those who work with your for you have to the the mark. You meu, especially, me intilbury in your outlook on ille .und are Striet "thsciplinarians wave Been powers of analyuk. sem to be able to gauge the lemper of publie opinion well ahead of time and guide your nedløtte accizedingly.

You are daighal and inventive and probably wil mart KUTTY new train of thought which will have a very significant effect upon your generation. You have the courage of your convictions and will plunge It where others might hesitate to

You are level-lended his a crista aut.

CROSSWORD

Fu

ด

Acros

1. There's nothing fasting about

this. (5)

Here's a bitter thing.

(4)

P. I can call spirits from

the

deep Shakespeara (5)

11, Often linked with the weirus. (3)

12. Make clear, (V)

14. The insect muunda 1024

ferocious binne. (0, 4)

*

15 He's representative on the

road. (9)

19. You're

Down. (4)

in one

10U'T 16 Yu, London square turns about. (5)

23. Small

22. Tha Down in "Tee"

important. (4)

Byla

Troublesome pereos,

Looked (0)

Down

(0)

De quite

(4)

1. Phot, and i get inside, thi

2. Spirit of the Pronen. (4)

3. Pledges for a debt, W

$. Call it ginger, majde. (5) *

&. Elorese—and, humans-that do

13. This may injure thomabiren. (W)

9 Hurried. (8)

7. The paisje of thy stAČR, Bozzle

y found in thLING (0)

10. Starting polat for a drive

18. A Grative

should have

one. (01

Abrosa, (5)

10 BIS Un

make a reg letter dAJ. FIEDS. (0)

Fond of children, you have a read

clubs.

Acting on the hope

that his

talent for understanding then and partner had the queen, East re- their mußleins. You are demoestme turnot the king of clubs De- Live showing your affections and clarer won in dummy with the diamond, slujine temperament. You would ace of clubs, ruffed

should wed someone who ha

pake a te parent, but if denied and ren all of his trumps, saving children of your own you would be a club and two spades in the

an exerfient learner of other people's dummy. He then lod a club, og

suming that Eust had the queen

lefldren

take the trick arxi lead a spade. Much to South's dismay, West Look the queen of clubs and two diamonds, defeating the contract.

Among those born une thin unteof clubs and would be forced to arv: Henry Inman, and Hugh Bolton Jones, artists: John E. Trowbridge. componet: Christopher

Ween. archilert: John Dewey, philosopher nod estuentur: ci War Gen. Daniel Edgar Slekten: Oliver Dilmen, meria publisher, A. F. Pillsbury, manu. facturer

in

To ind what the wines have atute for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the cor- responding patagroph. Let your birthday star be your datiy guide,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

LBRA

(Hept. 24-the1, 23)- Look Into the motivatkun for ппу praise who appenty to be calcula. Les flattery, Sainzone could be try- in 16 fool you.

SCORPIO (Det. 21,Nov, 22) What starts.ąs a ensualībit pleasant rucial evening may become a turn- ing point in "your" Hie

mould the future.

and

SAGITTARIUS (Nav, 23-Dec. 23)- If a close friend is in need of help. make it the practical, fot tljo theoretion). Kini!!

CAPRICORN (Dec, 21-Jan. 20)— Don't permit your good nature to bo imposed upon. Just make sure that you are getting a fair return for your efforts

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)— If op volves you in a tangle. Ignore it. If you know there is no truth in it.

risers (Feb. 20-Mar. 20).m Finish ng the week's work in be wtyle and then you can pion to relax this evening with friends.

ARIKR (Mar, 21-Apr. 20)- Wasting the focky can be just the Pame an wanting money, for a job well done could bring a good profit. TAUBUR (ABE 21-May 21)- You should have fale nailing for the culmination of your long-hoped-for objective at this tima.

GEMINE (hay 27-June 21) -If you are invited out this evening, accept. A change of pace will be. good for you.

CANCER (Jukes 22-July (3)

11)- Flan

pleasant evening: nt line with members of your family. Perhaps, invite nearby relatives to skiner

LEO (July 20-Aug.

If you are reelices, curb the feeling to pack up and alert out for some- where differenti The urge will pass.

VIRGO

14-21%

(Ang

CARD Sense

Q-With neither side vulner- able, the bidding has been: North East South West

7

I Heart 2 Cluba

You, South, hold:

4753 WX05 +AQ884 $82

What do you do?

A-Bld two hearts. The hand is not quite strong enough to bla the diamonds and sizo reins hearts. The free also will co- courage Norils enough if he has a good band,

TODAY'S QUESTION The bidding is the same as in the question just answered. You, South, hold:

AKES VK952 +AQB84 $2

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS PROBLEM

By O. STOCCHI

Black, 7 pieces.

White, 2 plecca.. White to play: inate in twò,

Solution to yesterday's problem:

1, P-K7, 1

P-Në (=B); 2, 1)~| P-KI (m2); 1 ....... K mores; 2.

P-18 (Q, ch); 1° (mkt); 2, K-95.

A keen declison in a businene matter may wits the approval of the Bom

onion mixture spooned from top fat. of roast. Season to taste with sait, pepper and paprika,

Serve nudies and meat topped with gravy,

A seasoning that lends itself very well to pot roast Is curry For about 6 servings of this powder. About 45 min. before dish, slice 2 medium meat is done, mix thap. curry OILSIERİ onions and lightly brown with powder, and tsp. sugar with

minced garlic clove in tbsp. c. water. Stir into liquid arvand hot lard, using a Dutch oven or the roast. other heavy utensil, side of pan.

Add

or

tomato juice, 13 bouillon and tsp. sugar. Cover and simmer 11⁄2 hr.. until tender.

Add 1⁄2 c. sour cream, 1 small salt and iin mushroorts, pepper to taste. Serve on cooked rice or buttered noodles.

atid

ative

Suvoy.

After the

the Duchess of Windsor and

Markene Dietrich,

vividly demonstrated this August by the presence of two irrelevant spectators at the press presente- on an Italian priest and tho old friend and client, Marlene Dietrich,

Famous Silhouette

in slender

In 1945, Balmain was able to realise

dream, and encouraged by his American friends, Gertrude Stein and Alloc Tollas, opened his own dress- Unlike making establishment. many other Parisian designers, started on the Ruo Balmala

The now famous, silhouette. Francois Premier, and has no which varies only slightly tach season, is known as "Jolle moved from there.

Madame de Paris". Balmain, has After the constriction of the

of France, ever endorsed any of the loose Pork patties baked in squash German Occupation

Interpretations, but and a feeling of waisted Cut agh spirits are good and economical.

clings to a rounded in lengthwise halves, freedom evolved in a revolution- squash remove scods and place, facey period of now stylea Bal- waist line,

handled

las drapery or down, in shallow роп. Bake nin, with Dior, who

opened his salon in 1940,

at one side. He la Balenciaga, and se at 350 F. for 35 min.

symmetricat It late Jacques Futh, became a master of the n

era cut, and belleves that 'perfect Shape pork sausage into pat-leaders in a breath-taking cra

talloring and beautiful · fabrics. Rub 2, 3 to 4 th pot roast Stew em also be dressed up,

ties which will it the squash and for fashion, even though luxury

Turn materials were scarce and certain more than counter-balance an with tbsp, set and brown well. binging it up to date for any lightly brown in skillet.

austerities still

attempt at a revolution in stylo Combine

squash right side up and sprinkle wartime dairy-soured nedern

euch season. with salt, pepper and brown jeffect. cream and c. water, and pour party

His established success over meat. Top with onions and

After the short skimpy skirts For Company Beef Stew, have sugar to taste. Place a sausage

by an overage of 450 over low heat 1 lb. beef garlic and cool

stow ment cut into patty in each squash half; return Tut the occupation and the sad proved buyer's

dollars who pay 1,000 (or in 325 F. oven) for 215 hr. in. cubes. Roll in 3 tbsp, to oven.

years when French fashions were about £350. sterling) each for or until tender.

Hour mixed with 1⁄2 tsp. salt and

with two metre's

The privilege of seeing his now dash of pepper.

fabric, Bal-

season by SC39011. sponsored collection

Twelve buyers, anxious to have

C

Push to

Cook 4 or 5-oz. package of noodles. Remove roast from pan and make gravy from drippings, adding to it the sour cream and

BOYS'

homemaker's

dinner

Slice 3 medium onions and brown with meat in 3 tbsp. hot

AND

It Was A Flowery Path

Bake 15 min; tura patths and concocted continue baking for 15 min. or (yards) of shoddy

main

and Dlor until squash is tender.

in

with blas

loose panels

---ALICE DENHOFF | claborately full skirts, slender, irst selection of the new models,

GIRLS'

-But It Made The Two Friends Go Round In Circles-

By MAX TRELL FT was 1 cool, pleasantly six feet.

breczy, [3 hummy-buzzy- coloured sun-glasses.

I was an

MAGAZINE

"I didn't see anybody," saië

Knurf. "What do your friend Clarence look like?"

A Yellow Coat

"You'd know Clarence in a number of pairs of shoes he was

sald the caterpillar. wearing was three, for he had minute,"

a He also wore green- "He's wearing yellow coat, green trousers and black shots. He's

also got six feet. He's wearing green-coloured sun-

"Pardon

me,"

to

chirpy afternoon!

sald Be afternoon in the middle of Knarf, in a very gentle, pollte glasses." springtime, and a springtime in tone of voice, "would you know the middle

afternoon, if this was Flower-pot" "Road?" of the whichever way you looked at it, it was delightfull

It was on an afternoon such as this that Kharf, the shadow-boy with the turred-about name, ant himself down in the shade of a rod-clay flower-pot that stood on the porch.

"Why, I

it is," Kutes Knart In some surprise.

said

ike

"He must look exactly you

"sald Knart. All the caterpillar answered wes: "My name is Archibald. I'm going to walk ahead and look for Clarence."

Kharf saw Archibald walking "Thank you," said the cater- ahead along Flower-pot Road pillar, and he sounded as if he He soon disappeared around the.

This is the curve. really meant it. right place, then," he said nirnost to himself.

The Right Place

"Is this Flower-pot Road?" Archibald asked Knarf. Knar sak: "He Just walked But if you wait here, ho'l be coming right behind

Hardly a moment later, Knari heard footsteps again....one- It wasn't a very tall flower-pot, Knart could see to the top of it.

two-three-four-five- six, one ahead. "Is it?" sald Knarf..

two-three-four-five-six. A geranium was growing in it.

minuto another you." The next flower-pot, of It was a round

"Oh," said the caterpillar, "I

"I'm appeared. The top rim was like told my friend Clarence that I'd caterpillar COLTIC. a narrow red-clay path that went meet him here on Flower-pot Clarence," said the second cater- I'm looking for round and round.

Rond. You didn't happen to see pillar. him, did you?"

Like A Circle

Archibald,"

to himself. Rupert's Deep Sea Adventure-4

"Now if I were small enough," Kharf was saying "I'd take a walk

around the

edge of this flower-pot, It's like

& circle; no matter how far I went, I'd always be sure to come. back to the place where I started."

Just then Knart heard fool- steps. They were drawing closer ong-two-three-four-five- six, one-two-three-four-five-six.

Wondering who might be com- Ing, Khart looked along the cim of the flower-pot, 'Somebody was walking along the rim. Knarf was sure' of it.

·A moment later, he saw who it what

It was a young 'caterpillar, ProBá | drowned in a yellow cokt, green trolisats and Black shown. The

Before leaving his friends the skwar£,nupgent place where Rupert may meet him and next moning Mrs. Dear thinks it over. I don't like it being so secret.".. ways she, "But the Professor in a very kind old gentleman and I ("should" be, able to trust you with MALAN BONES

him, so I'll sui you a bag of andwichler, but be sure to come, back for tea. Meanwhile. I have

a nice quier day here." And as -soon, as breakfast is over Rupert atte off, Bvan no, the Professor and his servast arw on the spot before him.

TALK BIGNIA BIURAVID

+

remained in the salon watii after midnight after the presentation of his collection at the beginning of August 1955,

Nevertheless Balmain remains the "Parisienne's couturier," and turmovien his greatest financial comes from his private clientele.

Since his established

success

as a couturier,. Balmain now earlier procedure, reverses his and draws architectural blue- prints on the borders of his Yrshion sketches. Ho planned and supervised every phase of the construction of his country house near Paris.

French Accent

This bachelor-designer is a great sportsman, and particularly enjoys

horseback swimming. riding and skiing. The batter sport brought him an unfortumate Beeldent when he broke his let Jast winter and had 'subsequent re-setting and bone trouble. At the time of the presentation of his recent collection, he was still hobbling around in a plaster cast. Balmain had broken his leg once before this in 1945, the Around the Curvo

before be, was due to night

hia second fashion Clarence looked puzzled, "How present can the be coming right behind collection. His entire staff was me, if he just walked ahead of working all night on last-minute Balmain himself me? I'd better run ahead and preparations, catch up with him," So he ran was knocked down in the airoat

also ahood ind

returning home for an disappeared while

Tho around the curve on Flower-pot hour's rest at four, amí

press presentation was scheduled When Archibald came around for 10 that morning, but Pierre "with"-cast. again, Knarf told him that his turned up complete friend Clarence had gone after and crutches. him and was either phond at him

Road,

or behind him on the - rounda So Archibald gald about-rim.

"thank you". and went chasing

after Clarence.

the poinful operation

Dutting in the hoaltpal

of

murid was oortpled with details of the collection, and he Iphoned the salons, on the Bus

I think Archibald and Clarence Francols Premier to make several would have kept on chasing ouch changes in the order of presentan other for the rest of that tion.

| hommy-buts genirpy-spIN HIN

afternoon,

Knorr

Eugenia Shepparti, fabiorz

finally stopped one of them by editor of the New York Herald the end of his secon Tribune, once summed up Pietra irolding coat until the other one cemo. Balmain's wide appeal througho up. You ca't imagine how fout the United States, by saying: dottabbed they were, tơ, heva “Balmain kappe his Wredicts sodeID family and ready, me: odds when he discus for AmaE SOM