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BY THE. WAY

by Beachcomber

CAPTAIN FOULENOUGH has an amateur contortionist, not a

discovered a way of getting profcesional,

Colchouse: No.

Snapdriver: Then why do you do it?

Cockloostrot: That is a lend- ing question, Mr Snapdriver.

into the bar at. London Airport Snapdriver: It is your hobby? without going through the Customs.

carries a battered suitcase He covered with hotel Imbels, and has been known, according to a barman to have flown in from Karachi twice in one day. Occasionally he Customs officer off duty, and in civilian

clothes. casler way," he said yesterday. "of getting a drink when

+ --

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you

want it then becoming an MP. and the company is a great deni pleasenter and more varied."

A smart youngster

THER

Boys are very quick to seize any chance of avoiding work.

(A schoolmaster. )

WHERE won a boy at Harrow in my time who, during a minor epidemic of mexales, sent telegram to hin purenta: Send for me at once, Wo h dying like flies.**

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Snapdrlyer: I will frame it in this way, then. For what reason do you do it?

Colohouse: It is spontaneous. Snapdriver: Must there be a pillow on the bed?

Colchouse: Where else could I put my head? Snapdriver:

Yes or No.

Please kunswer

(Howls of laughter in court, Fruit is thrown An usher pets

fomalo on the jaw.)

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Book review

The Measurement and Classi- fication of Resonant Nebular, by Fi Latouche. (Loder and Wall, 708, net.)

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JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

East Is Given Chance To Err

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By OSWALD JACOBY

DART of the art of playing

bridge successfully is Ability to make a cureless play at the right time. Harry Phipps demonstrated this principle in a recent game in the Experts' Room at the Regency Club 1 New York.

I doubled live diamonds with the North cards, expecting น

defeat this contract and feuring that we had already reached our limit. My impression

wan Cor rect, since we would have beaten Ave chamonds and shouldn't have made five hearts, but Phipps was certainly justified in bidding five hearts.

West opened

spades, and

down

the

seven of

1 put the dummy apprehensively.

This

dkin't look like [F favourable

opening lead.

Harry looked at

for a fraction of a carelessly played

the dummy

second and the six

of

a publisher's joke, la not very goul tarte?

By A. CASA

Black, 11 pieces

White, 10 pieces, White to play mate in two.

yesterday's

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CHF

Solution problem:

R(K12) XK1;

2. R. KI (el); 1

2. R-KB8 (ch), i

K-R2:

2. KL-BG (ch).

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eccellent Molution words, tumorran.

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spades from the dummy of the first trick. This was the key play of the hand. The play had to scem careless and therefore had to be made quickly, without

WOMANSENSE

The Winter Silhouette Has Natural Curves

With a unanimity rare in postwar couture collec tions, London's Top Twelve designers have renounced fashion distortions- and returned to a natural, feminine line which is' wearable and flattering By PATRICIA DOUGLAS

outline.

revealed

All his back

By the lady what she wants." that he means the beaming and continetable-to-wear cover- shape nature has

the same gave SLEEK, flowing line, skirts which A

hugging the figure in "trumpet"

skirts truthful curves, is the win interest, ranging from all ing of the ter outline decided by panels of fan pleats to spread- gvien hier. London's "Top Twelve" cou- ing mermaids' tails, very low

placed, on evening dresses turlers.

And because we come in all shapes, ho includes a variety of The reed slim skirts per- Narman Hartell showed lines from the understated to sist but they are frequently sim' day dresses, unbelted for the dramatic, from the bell

moet part, 'but with allhouette to the pencil stim softened by floating back the

generounky-bloused trodicon. His panels, or large, folded box coats

were square-cut and pleats arranged to resemble bulky, dramatically accented a panel.

with many pocket flape or with "wandering" belts which frame, In some evening dresses, rather than confine, the waist

This collection includes The and more formal afternoon

Arresting colours for dresses, the narrow outline me

bulky.

and Instance, a

pepper

dress with

is preserved in front, only to darcoal book wool coat over

charcoal

spread out in cunning, all-round box-pleated

controlled fulness at the

11

and

an

immaculately back. In more extreme tailored dress in snuff-coloured styles this back fulness cas- barathen, warn with a roomy cades over

white fleece strongly-

jacku. hip-length defined bustle, stressed by lined throughout with red fox

fur, immense bows or intricately- wrought gathered panels confined at the hipline and then falling free in 2 veritable cataract materiai.

His "bell" "outine contains many points of interest, part). cuinely the high, Empire waist- line which he featured success- fully is couts as well as dresses. The gently-moulded

bell skiri also appeared with several Im- maculately

tailored suits- softening and youthful line,

Michael echoca the revolt against "X, Y, Z" lines. feel fashion cannot any longer tre confined to a Look," he says. The main point of interest was concentrated here at the neck- line. Collars of dresses and jackets are cut away from neck and shallow enough

to wear comfortably under a top- coat. Lightly-padded shoulders slightly-barrelled: stórves Inmous Hartnell em- produce extra width; which broideries were lavishly featured makes the "stem" of the figure on short evening dresses and appear more fragile. touches of blue mink were cleverly teamed with gleaming silver-blue brocade.

of

The

The waistline is marked, but where bells are used they are very narrow rolled leather or slim shoestrings of self-material,

Skirts are quite short-15 or 18 inches from the ground and muly formb evening dreves show a disturbed hemline, day- time length in front and swoop- trall the ground ing down to for ten or twelve inches at the back

Svelte Line

The same hesitancy is shown

Directoire Line

and

Details are confined chiefly to the

back view, and here, as elsewhere, match use was made At Worth there was a definite of flying and folded pancia at recting of the Directoire Line, the back of stem-ákirts, chiefly because nitting darts are rich blues were the chief color acooped from Immediately note; there was much beige and below the bust to the hipline, brown and

worsted giving # waistline defined in materials in sombre game-bird the natural position without and feather tones were used breaking the

slim, for many sults. Jong unbroken line.

Black, this season's favourite colour with most designers, was widely used here for daytime

men's

Tangent Line

Lacbasse has

Laker the

Kachasse

Packers

Mihail

Page

Worth:

Shown above are sketches of some of the trendy seen at the London collections.

Cross-

blade. In daytime wear Egyptian scarab beetle as the companied by buiky top jackets

and there was much

At Hardy Amies the watch- word was "Relax, He has re- laxed the Empire Line to a softer drape, on the bodice and waistline on clightly raised

On suit jackets the Tangent many spooth textured velcura takes the farm of a jutting back In nombre shaded talupos oc- peel cropped off at the hem editonally targeted by a vivid line. On conta it was shown in violet or a vibrating gentiam. billowing fulness flowing either A raised waistline or a from waist-deep plastron -particul arly, effective on large-checked woollen fabrics where wine culling produced an effec-

His suit jackets are tive contrast in the handling of the skirts.

relaxed and unstressed, shoot the checks.

and sometimes casually belted suite there were new with a tie of self-material... Many on the hems of suit jackets,

In front often shorter

and very red

dark cedar greens, black-

Overcoats, particularly those collection, three sizes too big lined with with matching suite, dire loose curving to a mere four or five berry and deep, thunder. inspiration of his

This

meant, inches below

once again, the fur or heavy satin quilting. A and straight, and there is a lat the back waist- ous purples. In the evening

view by bloused however, the accent is on bril-back

and lot of

of black

and every of fur trimming line.

with a pre- This was seen - draped effects. every shade of rod from most strongly on classe sult spring willow to deep dark pine. Tamb.

range of

woodianis

gross from ponderance of black Persian to deep ruby;

jacket

where druped fulness In the evening wear there was ranging from delicate ас

the was often released below quamarine dark sapphire;

to

the some stresting handling of pinka shoulder and drawn together which ranged from line to the glorious scintillating saffron yellow. The return to the waistling to produce a deepest cherry.

deep "y" Flying panels were evening full-length

dresses

also used to define the Scarab very

aldrted, with narrowly

Line, and were either caught cascading fulness at the back,

strongly marked at with a belt and pouched, or was most

allowed to fly free. this house,

Stressing the emphasis un natural curves, daytime dresses in smooth-textured wools and

keenly toristle which does seem a little out analyUcal mind which can follow of character But you are fond of through trou an original previl",

that you many people

have analysing

ari dimulty at that in selecting any one cause and effect evolving an ultimate

from among several But gace you soft, light tweeds have sharply and termasation You have high Inteligence and are

have made and devote your antire dion, you forget

bloused bodices which sharpen everyone ciao exceptionally adaptable. You could

life to pleasing the one" you love,

the impact of the narrow skirts wengi yourself to alinosi any kind of

Just make sure environment.

roomy Fond of muse,

have you should talent on nome instrument. You are socially adaptable and may Bnd, at time, that your social Mfé lends to Interfere with your duty Don't let It!

DEY

What you do not adapt to something when Wonald be bare to your ad- Yustage to Rght ngatnet te abstacles, You r not one to push yourself

amid you forward forcefully

may need to be a tle more aggresive 123 LI are to get what you want oul of life. Once you have learned This tatt ut putting your best foot forward, there

of are few beighin selitevenent to which you may not fine jesitimately maple. You are a convermiliónalist, Just learn to talk about yourself a le motel

in

Ainong thone born an tisis date are: John Dryden, poet; Sara Tranárie, poel: Clum Bow and Dorothy Jordan, actresses; Look Walton, author Charles Farrell, actor; Francie Bcuti Key, lawyer six outhor; and Solo- founder of Laurent Juniesu, Milwaukee, Wis.

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To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your

Yon feet deeply yet are not clined to be demonstrative, at fant meeting. You are capable of a deep birthday star and read the corres

and lasting love. In youth, you may

ponding paragraph. Let your birth.

be something of a flirt-a charac- day star be your daily gulde.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10

23)--You may LEO July 24-Ang be more than ordinary adventure- some in ides and in deed with good chances for næcess.

emphasis and without apparent VIROO (Aug. 24-Sept 2}}- thought. This is a lough com-1 Personal relationships count when bination.

you take into consideration the pros. pecta for your advancement

21-Oct. 23- LIBRA (Яept. Keep a keen eye mit for a good op portunity. Then be sure to lake ad. vantage of it at once. Be aggresive.

The East player stared at the seven and six of spades, check- ed the remaining spades in the dummy, shrugged his shoulders. and played the five of spades. This allowed West to win the frat trick with the seven spades.

of

A

Now West was dead. as doornalf. He couldn't prevent South from discording a spade on dummy's second high club, after which the contract of five hearts was unbeatable,

If Phipps had played one of the higher spades from dummy at the first trick, East would have been forced to win with the king. East would naturally continue with the ace of spades, -and Wost would show out.

A spade rull would then defeat

the contract,

East should have put up the king of spades at the first trick in spite of South's brilliantly careless piny from the duminý. however, Phipps In my book, gels the credit for giving East a

chance to go wrong.'.

▼÷CARD Sense♣♦

-With both sides vulnerable,

the bidding has been:

North East

Bouth West

1 Heart 2 Diamonds · ́7.

You, Bouth;-hold:

SLAKJ738 V9542: 4A 24-83

What do you do?

KEDUA-BIẻ three hearts. The high- Board sirengthɛis 'n Hitle skimpy [ for: this' fores, but the distribu-

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AZY TODAY'S QUESTION

* The bidding is the same as in

„the question Just, answered. You,

South, holding

SAKOJIE WYBA¶KSAS.

What do you do he does Angwin (Tomorrow

BCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)- Combine social and business oftairs to the complete advantage of both. You will notice real advancement.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 21-Dec, 22)—' A friendly day, no take full ad- vantage of the pleasure it may being. Friendship might turn out to be love.

CAPRICORN (Dec.) 23-Jan. Important matters have priority now. so don't waste your énergies "or In- terest on anything els

20)

21-Feb. AQUARIUS (Jan

18)- A communication from the in-laws might bring pleasure today. They may be planning to pay you à visit.

PISCES (Feb, 20-Mar 21)- Any co-operative effort le bound to show resulla, Working together is the most effective method now.

ARIES (Mar. 22-Apr. 20).. By planniesi alipad for today, you will be prepared to make the best possible use of every minute. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May Get new plans under way. I they Involve Investments or bunden eftates, no much the better for you.

GRMINI (May

12-June 27)

and

there BTC dolman sleeves.

many

Michael Sherard Introduced the Svelte Line, a gentle, sinuous curve from shoulder to waistline which rap all through the collection, Occasionally the narrow curve was released in knee-high pleats, and

few were

A

Bell

Outline

bines

"Slasual"

Line

An

unuzol

WUS

WCAYE

CONYAS used for every

Victor Stibel's "Prow Line" is seen most effectively in the woollen short evening drosses, where a

daytime occasion, together with crisply-fitted torso cuts sherry multi-coloured tweeds and a ly through billowing shirts soft, drupable wool in honey-

gathered

or deoply vorni WCZYC Colours were"

off-blacks and the

vicar

The neck-to-hem back panel, either relcased at any point from a plented. For town and country sombre few inches above the waist to

he makes great use of darkest tones

of green, blue low hip-level, was echoed by matching "thick and thin" and red, and vivia reda, from Dirby Motorton has taken as Ronald Paterson, who calls in tweeds there

for

coat carmine to orange, were used "Give the Tangent Line, multiple-gored his theme this reason:

In magnificent ball gowns. were

BOYS'

AND

Picky's Happy Tale

-It Was So Exciting, It Made His Own Tai! Wag-

corne

ensembles,

dress B.pd

and, there

GIRLS' MAGAZINE

told him to come along with me and we'd both go looking for anybody.**

"And then

Knort and gether.

what happened?" Hand asked

to-

1

By MAX TRELL to him. So I went up to him and I asked him what he was

"Then," said Picky Poo, “we NARF and Henid, the shadow doing in our town.”

walked up one street and down A children

with the turned- about names, watched Picky asked Knart.

"What did he say, Picky Poo?" another. Of course, I never ex- pected we'd find the anybody' he Poo, the Brown Poodle,

was looking for, whoever he A second good day for your efforts, prancing down the street, Finn- especially if you happen to be in ce- ly, when he reached them, tah merchandising. Make a fine pro- Hanid sald: "Why

you CANCER (June 23-July

your 23) wearing

tall So You may push alors now which will Picky Poo?" augur well for your future prosperity and security, Sign a contract!

This Funny World

arily, at least until the end of the coffee break,

atters you'd say I'm the bond

"Because Pickty Poo.

arc

I'm happy."

"Why are you happy, Poo?" asiced Knart.

"Because of what pened," said Picky Poo,

"He said he was looking for was. anybody." high. "Looking for anybody?”

"We met boys and girls and men and wornen, I'd keep ask- ing him if he saw the right any- That's right-anybody. I body yet. But he just shook his said never heard of a dog looking for head and answered that he

anybody, did you? I heard of didn't, We went from one end of, Picky dogs looking for somebody

someone. or some person. has hap- But who is anybody?"

or the town to the other,

;

Thể bay and the dog' looked at such other.-

widened,

Slender casualness is the fall translation of John Cavanagh's "Sasual" Kingstressed by mono shoulders and sleeves broadly rounded at the top. This top fulness is drawn In with Hght folds to the natural waistline, and follows through to a pencil slim skirt.

Soft pliable woollen fabrics were effectively used for day- time dremecs, and a new nota was provided by the draped cowl necklines which curved smoothly into the all-pervading bloured-back butline.

-Black, and beaver-beige were the principal daytime colours, rontrusting with the brilliant reds and amethyst blues used. for short and long evening dresses.

A surprising departure from the usual pattern of these col- Motions was - Matili's two of brilliant kingilsher bluts, and groeng for his day, clothes {that' "Then, all at once; he stood

wore evocative of the Regency very stil, with one paw in the

spdrit. His

high, extreme air, just staring straight ahead"

bustline, was often emphasised by drapings, and babinoid; by "My goodness!" Hanid "suidh

on the curb, too, and not very a slender, Bart, unmarked. "What did ho`sce?", Then Knart and Hanid made

Knarf, the outer from another ash can, pemging

into gent Picky Foo sit down on his

"Well," Picky Poo went on, wanted to know.

And the boy was thin and pale bell skirts. wagging tail and tell them "I didn't think he'd ever find "He saw a little boy It's a and unhappy. Even though one the strange thing.nld Picky Poo, was a dog, and the other was a what it was that had happened anybody by just sleting on that made his tail wag so hard, curb next to the ash can, so I but the little boy was sitting boy, they both seemed to look before he sat on it and made it

Wagging Tali

Blop wogging.

So Picky Poo enki: "This is what happened. I met him alt- ting on, the curp next to the ash can." He certainly Looked un- happy.

Who' did?". Knart as

asked.

Hanid said: "Was it a boy?”

"It was a dog.” -

Bald Picky Poo. "But not much of a dog. He wasn't much bigger, than a puppy. But he wasn't a puppy. He, was a dull grown dog/?He wwwhite and thinkcand

you. could

ere his bones through his skin. He was a hungry unhappy, wad kittle dogs Hetaldn't Picky Poox even have a collar a

that he didn't belong to any

Our

Neither Knart nor Hanid could Bay who they thought, anybody, might be.

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Pong-Pina mines in glance

crowd, of ibirds' rapidly, disap 'ing'a Inedit shar÷ndayə

Rapert

Chinese

how

minute" "sald

Use Of Tweeds

rdinated:

tweede

"And the next minute, Picky Poo, "they both saw each used by Creed in several dress Then the dog barked and and topcoat, ensambles, a heavy whed to the boy-and the boy

jumped up with a about and run Woven Woven with bold, fleck

“thinder “fotirič to the dog. And theor.both run for the cont

off together as happy as a boy, of more subdued' weave, for the

and a dog pan bentengge

|_ Härkt Bald: “I guess the ille dog focándi 'the': soybody, he wan

Foo. Only thotilitle boy won't do that, (be T, How be "SOMES

be abybody any more,

black