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WOMANSENSE

• JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Safety Bid Is

Rule Breaker

This Funny World

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1956,

CROSSWORD

By ONWALD JACOBY

the choles

TUHEN you have Wetween motor tit a

minor suit, you usually choose the major. Today's hand shows un exceptions to the rule

North knew that he couldn't afford to let West play the handl There was for at four spades

100 much danger that West would aoke

vulnerable this contract, as Indeed he

Kame

would. A sacrifice bid in hearta

or diamonds was Indicated.

Which malt shoul North choose" At the level of Ave, difference be- there isn't much tween a

and a minor. rajur Safety should be your chief cun- sideration. North knew that the partnership had nine or text dis- monds, but Bat they might have

Hence 3 only eight hurts. monds world seem safer

At ve diamonds, South had as pleasant surprise. He ruffed the opening spade, lead in dummy, drew fromĮ. cashed the top hearts, and suffer a heart Now he could

back to dummy get

ruft to cast The now lus con- By

with

sprude

Just heart

WEST

NORTH

A None ▼KQ1054

J2843

4054

MAKQU853

⚫ Q5

4377

South

3

Pasa

23

EAST AJ742 J08 3

• 10 AQU3

SOUTH (P)

▲ 100

A12

• AK762

AKIUS

East-West vul

West North El i4 2 ▼

LA

Pass

Opening lead-♣ K

tract was assured,

2

Pass

Brit HOVERISON

MeNauga Jezusuale, Ber

"I'll be glad when he overemines thus fear of water"

YOUR BIRTHDAY

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23

BOUN day, you are a bundle of

Poregy both nervour and phys mal and intrst be active all tre time You like to initiate action and will take the lend to any lot of ferenling experiment, You are not the type in xit buck and wait for thing to happen, ether. If you find Hings little dull, you can be traded to stir Mom Mo,,

You then have the gift of orntury and you woon may be interested to a career on the stage and screen

radio or televisiim You place much wires in appearances and als || kal ways want to pit your forward!

mpoèmes to play an Tumpurtant role in your life Lamik for something emperinity out to terms during the Best week of Maren The number 11, which seems to be a london to others, in a gusd burk synsbol for you! Keep an eye oR ursele if this isn't very true tuparegl

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By STELLA

wise for you tout to be too trustinut trail you have tested &riendship first. Pukkig your faith in prople 100 early Fognintanes can be hurtful to you Although you

probably will

inake considerable imotiey early 113 life, vou need to learn to be more saviti turb extravagant fastes and conserve your resources. You have a pirosg love of nature which is very demanding

Alook those born on this date are William D Perkins. cumposer:

Segal, Vivienne

Helen actress Bufet antren, Lady Gregury, Irish playwright, Empress Catherine the Citent of Iluvia. Marl W. King party governor, anci Chart E Dudley de Henry W Keyes, states -

To And what the slors have

10 tene fun you dokon row select your burihulay vior and read the coite. pling parbetrapt het your buth.

stalt be your daily gische cay THURSDAY, MAY 24

QEMINI

21)- 22-£ute Pont affairs need your clow al- enthus Be sure that you manage everything with care and fact

CANCER

22-July (June

23}- This be one of your inportant day this month if you let Judgement rather than emotions prevali

150 (July 24 - Aug. 21)- You will be respect to de Atreat them and will drearn big dreams of

Sameinigli popitelement

even

develop

VERGLE and a club

(AUR 24-Sepl 23}- don be in. Do your own way. Jead towards the king gave him

huenerd by others' Not the tung to as overtrick.

criticise or eutuplain, ellher

At hearts North wouldn't have

mode eventræet. MT

overtrick. North is

ruff the first spude

alone an forced

Be draws two rounds of trumps, discover - Ing the bad brak He starts the diamonds, and East ruffs the second round East leads another spude, forcing North to use up his last trump. Even if he could draw thr last trump, North's situation would still be hopeless. East would save the ace of clubs and a couple of spades for the Just three tricks.

♥÷CARD Sensent.

Q-The bidding has been: South

West North

the peace

enonth Get a good early start today but avoid being hardy

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fonet) wisely

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and

(Fed 20-ar 21)mm You will need to be level-hended that any impending excitement doesn't affect your ustal good joda- ment

(Mar AMER

22-Apr 20)- The purful to avold any, posible emotional upset. If you can, porpane traveling just now Start later on.

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CHESS PROBLEM

By J. P. A. SEILBERGER Black, 1 pieces

SMART SILK COSTUME

By ALICE ALDEN

KEEP IN TRIM. . By IDA JEAN KAIN

FASHION ALLOWS FOR HIP VARIATIONS

CYMMETRY

tho

measure of n shapely figure. So whip out the tape and see how your hips measure up in proportion to the bust circumference. While this spring's narrow skirts would seem to make alim

Hip slimmer

W

Movement: Shuttle into action, crossing and re-crossing the legs in as wide an setion as possible, and Repeat 12 times relax, change aides and swing again,

Finish with this easy version of the bicycle exercise....

Position: Lying on side, head pitlowed on folded arm, palm of other hand braced on floor.

•

Flex Movement:

alternate them briskly knees, bringing toward chest, working the knees shooting a position action, legs straight down and bending chest.

hips de rigueur. fashion has to allow for hip variations. Some hips are just naturally fuller. By the way,

there is Relax. Repeat slowly 3 times, never any question about then do exercise with oppoedte where to

alternate inees toward mensure the hips, les and arm. Later stretch on Circle the tape around the the bias, raising one leg and his affords the same exercise

opposite arm-p-u-l-1.

as the well-known high bicycle taken with feet holsted exercise Whip into the side scissors for in air this side bicycle is another hip allmmer:

tar casler and safer.

fullest area so as to include the gluteus maximus muscle which pads and shapes the hips. If your hips measure Position: Lying on alde, head well-groomed not more than 21⁄2 inches pillowed on folded arm, palm of other hand braced on floor for in the larger than the bust cir.

support. recent spring parade as it pass-cumference, that is average

New York.

WELL-BRED.

custumes were featured

ted in

Patullo-Jo

+4

in review

Copeland's costume and this measurement is in typient of this desirable trend. į good proportion.

is silk in pearl grey for the slim, double-breasted bolero and

kirt

The blouse is of double organdy in dark grey spotted with white, and at the neckline the fabrics handled so that a rm of white shows. Set off by 2 white shoe-string bow.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

slender

In fashion parlance. hips are never more than an inch larger Iban the Inist-a for models standard difference and movie stors. Full hips mea- sure 4 inches larger than ihe but circumference. Anything beyond the full measure is

it-alde.

by

lone

With weight at or near normal and tone in the figure control- ling muscles, your hip measure- ment will be right for you,

Do You Carry A Bag Or A Wastebasket?

By JEANNE D'ARCY

club meeting She was at a FUNNY thing happened to a A friend of ours

the other and her bug, open and crammed and career girl who with papers, a newspaper day. She's a

standing on has to (or at least she feels she a magazine,

was

As

M

the

broke up, meeling sme zealous club member, who was tidying up the place, ush tray into the

If you are overweight gener- ally, then, of course, diet is in order. Bul when weight is hus to carry a huge handbag the floor.

there are So

many within normal range,

exercise because

things Here's an easy salad with 2

she absolutely can put a stop to spreading hips, "vital"

have with her-papers. fancy look and a sweet-tartand what is mure, can slim needs to

lavour, Roll grapefruit sections bulky inches off this measure-bills, notes, magazines, in honey and then In coconut men!

to She's chosen a giant-size bag emptied

bag In or chopped nuts.

that's heavy as a suitcase. fact, crisp lettuce leaves.

friends have seriously Who could

her? It blume worried that It will make her

looked untidy enough certainly lopsided unless she to be a wastebasket! appearance switches it about, carrying it with her right hand one day,

left the next. There's

Serve

restoring on fabby muscles. Toned muscles

are always more shapely.

This exercise tones both hip Here's how to give soiled

and girdle muscles: each veils

Shake now Hre.

mild In a jar of warm,

Position: Lying face down on vell

water.

several floor, head pillowed Rinse soapy times in clear, warm water, dry left arm.

sheets batween two and press

Krep

23}- and

TUu;Y-s- you may

e estetice of any achieve today. Huste will only make wasic

problem: 1.-3. aug. 2, B, or P (=Q disch, or Kt dbì ch) mates,

White, 7 pieces, White to play: mate in two. Solution to

yesterday'a

of waxed paper,

LIBRA (Nept 24-1 Blond to yestat normal routine don't be detrucked by the aperta-

Be conservative. cular

SCORPIO (Oct

zz)-- 24-NDV

This can be ther telntities wit

#imulator fun werk octind C usiness and Ananer Profit by I

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec 22)- Be direct ist all your perol alfairs, lust anticipate manne encustar I news regarding them

CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan, 20)- Work effuple are active or the next

TARGET

N

A

L

East

1 Heart 2 Clubs 2 Diamonds Poss

You, South, hold:

AK75 VAQJB43 Q52 MA

What do you do?

A-Bld three hearts Slam is not at all out of the question. If North shows signs of ambition you will encourage him.

TODAY'S QUESTION

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

MA VAQE843 Q5 24K75

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

BY

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T H O

Le many

worthy ot

toar feƐted-

or more Vikto

you

trom letters in the

centre

the left (0 making ench word the Fetters In rach of the stall squares may be used once unty. Each word must conlates the are letter in the aqunce, and there must be at Jeant alle aine-letter word in the ist. No plurals; ni toreign words nu proper maines TODAY'S TARGET 20 words, poud: 20 words, very good; 35 words, arcellent Holution tomorrow.

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THE

YESTERDAY'S

•

WAY

by Beachcomber

THE piteous condition of the translation

Jy already Ira Its

publishing trade leads me second printing.

to suggest that the best way to Oh, I say, look here!

restare vitality

to a moribund

public, and to convince people

that a novel wurth, say, fifty is not every day that

can English politician -startling slings, is 10 use titles,

nt

say

mother's scorn

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

Do Stars Wink At Us?

-Policeman Settles An Argument Between the Shadows-

By MAX TRELL

NARF, the shadow, stood al the window looking out at the stars.. Then he turned to his sister Hanid. "It did it I Just saw it!"*.

Hand, puzzled, said to her brother "What did it, Knarf? What did you just see? I don't understand what you're talking about,"

"One of the stars," said Kaart, "Just winked at me."

Stars Just Wink

"But that can't be! Stars just wink. They don' wink at you for at me or at anybody else!"

said Hanid.

"My brother and I have been

He talking about the stars

at says he just saw one wink him. But I say that stars don't wink of anybody in particular. They Just wink."

Sitting On The Curb

When he heard this the Policeman took off his hai, took the out handkerchief, spread handkerchief on the curb and sat down.

and Hanid Knarf sat down beside him.

"Now." sald the Policemon, "what you want to know is whether the stars wink at you and at me or whether they just wink at no one at all? Well, it all depends."

The Policeman paused to out a wrinkle in the handkerchief. Then he con-

Knarf repented: "I sow 4 smooth star. And it winked at me. know what I saw and I know tinued: I'm right."

Now when Knarf said one thing and Hanid said another, 11 was time to go to someone decide who else and have him was right, So they went be- hind the bookcase and opened a

ittle secret door.

There they

Sheep, goals, cows and horren were also walking up and down with smiles on their faces,

of the time the stars "Mout

one another. just wink at They're all up there in the sky together. If it's a beautiful night- It is tonight they like to let each other know how happy they feel.

Strango Idea

"They can't talk. They can't

telephone. All they can do is wink. So they just wink."

Again the Policeman paused.

were, in a very Truthfully: "Suddenly I found pretty street with houses on myself being kissed on the fore- both sides. lamp posts that Cuban looked like giraffes, interesting These titles need have no re- head by a Cuban girl." ievance to the contents of the mothers usually tell their girls people, with smiles on their sing. They can't write or book. A girl weller has the "you must go about kissing faces, walking up and down. sound idea. She is colling her people, choose millionaires. first book "I Was Stalin's Valet." Imagine the The result will be telegramos of what the girl said "Yesterday

politician. quotable praise from a well- I klased an English known cricketer and from Mr "What on earth for?" "A Humphrey Bogart, and af over whim. Md. An impulse." whelming demand before pub- was a. Tory. I trust?" "No, Ma. lication. The next step is lo o Secialist," "Consuelo! nobble the reviewers at a cock- the room this Instant tail party, so that they will co operate for the ultimate good of Gee! Literature.

A regrettable mission

A

I.

"HC

Leave

READ of a cabaret star that she knows the works of all the great Russian authors, has FRENCH friend has nent had tea with Professor Einstein, me one of those UNESCO and has been "censured as, un- publications from the Avenue suitable for Christmas Week."

I wish I could attend a meeting Kleber which, seem to be based on my researches. On the cover of her publicity men and hear is what might be elther a. them deciding on which of there diagram or a photograph of a altainments the major emphasis bit of up-to-date sculpture: is to be laid.

Inside there is a wild and beau-

tiful bibliography of publica- Working on a theory

tions, omitting only Onsken

of Phytophtagma as related

A Bright Red Uniform

Finally, on the corner of this street, Krarf and Hanld come to a Poleman. He was wearing a a bright red uniform and he had roller skates on. But just the Bame he looked like Police- man becauABO that's what he was, a Policeman,

Knort and Honid went up and greeted him.

"Good evening, Policeman!" they said.

"A" spid the Policeman, looking up at the dark sky. "It's more than a good evening. It's abeoutiful evening."

Jabuz's monumental "Enquiry WHEN Professor Ulyato C. WRucksteller, Jun, attends Into the Molecular Magnetism

"Mr Policeman," began Hanid, month 'the' opening of

typescript of "The at the stars."

The Polloman smiled and svitly worné Kewers on Hydro- Canterbury Tales" with correo-

Impdded.

the physico-chemical desiccation Chaucer's grave he hopes to "I'm sure you've, often looked

of

to next

the together find

lacoses tione in Milton's handwriting:

Lake, Wakakawi:

Kerronology?" ·

3-6

"I'm aure you've often looked

at the stars," Hanid zald.

on folded

her

little point in men tloning that it's not the most item in the world. right leg fashionable and right orm a few inches off Until recently, however, Roor. S-t-r-e-1-e-h and hold.friend couldn't see it that way,

though he didn't really expect.. Hanie or Knari to believe him.

"Yes, they winke at you and at me. When the stars look down and see that we are all alone, trying just looking up at them, to And a friend, they don't hesitate a second. They wink right down at us,

"It's as if they wanted to say: Yes, I'm your friend, way, way up here in the sky. I'm winking ai you.' And do you know what you cught to do when you see star winking at you in such a friendly way

"Why, what ought we to do, Mr Policeman?" asked Hanid.

right "You ought to wink back. It's a simple rule to re- member. Wird at a star if it winks at you. Now don't ever forget it."

When he went on again, he And Knarf and Hand pro-

sounded

little strange, as mised they never would.

打

Rupert and the Winter Woolly–10

Turning the leaf over Rupert stringer walks briskly on to his gives a start. “Why, '}'wa great hand." Ow, it's cold and it's tick- cries. Sing 1" he squirole" says hairy caterpillar | he

and the cater". "Whatever can the poor thing be pilar drops all. doing in this key weather? I Rupert. “He seems to live walk; must be frozen.” Willie puts hiring over the snow, it would: kill finger near the leaf and the Eittle any other exterpillar.”

ALL RIGHTS KLIKKYED.

Movemgent:

Raise

OUT

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