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This Funny World

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1957.

JACOBY

ON BRIDGE

WOMANSENSE

Trump Lead Spoils Slam

NEW CREATIONS FROM PARIS

IA

have

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By OSWALD JACOBY

TRUMP lead would settled South's hash kn mediately when the hand was played in the recent regional tournament in Hartford. Practi- cally overy West player lod the king of hearts, however, hoping to get a heart trick and the are of clubs.

Al most tables the rest of the play was fairly easy. Dummy won the first trick with the ace of hearts, cashed the ace of dia- mands, and led a diamond for declarer to ruff. South next led a club for dummy to ruff and cross-ruffed hearts and olubs to make sure of 12 tricks: Aix trumps In his own. hand, four Tuffs in dummy, and two side

A

acca,

At one table West managed to throw a monkey wrench into the works. When declarer ruffed a

12-11

"Down to the corner newsstarul

BeNaught predicate, Ine.

why?"

BY

WAY

THE

by Beachcomber

in a

ANYONE who wishes to five hole plece of

enwenke,

Walking

Ris autograph to scream- which she hung on a hook from ing mob need only imingle with the roof of the cave, The people leaving a film thentre after the first night of

Alm, Thai is why so many puzzled collectors possess the autograph of Hildegarde Rainwater, the signature used by a jovial man who likes practical Jokes.

Hat-consciousness

HATTER points out that there is

round this wildershins, she chanted the words, "Omsko bul tamark, over and over again, her throwing mustard over

shoulder, right

mowing End like

Then, taking a a cat. sheep's foot, she sleeped it in brine

and traced the sign of Slothmuk on a brown parch- ment. "A fat man is coming into your Mic," she said.

"Ernest!" quavered the worean,

all the difference. The sibyl consulted a raven's

in the world between wearing entralis,

"Aye," she

a felt hat "at a smart angle" "that is his name." and wearing it vulgarly, Yes,

yea.

part.

A

and what

worn is

WEST

▲ 1042

XQ74

+45

AA 1072

NORTH (D) 20

4AK 98

❤A 1003

♦ AJ843

♣ None

EAST

A None

3952

An evening coiffure, and a new hat from the Paris collections. Left: "La Camargo", an original coiffure ornamented with black velvet net and narcissuses of contrasting colour, From Georgelle de Treze,

• K 10972

AQ813

Right: collection,

'SOUTH

AQJ7633

那样

6

KJ905

Neither side vul.

sald.

North East South

West

Pass

1 A

Puss

2❤

Poas

24

4 A

Puss

PASA Pass

Pass

Puss

But the face plays its Bravo, little one

The line between the the

Eskimo child poet. smart and the vulgar is a very THE thin one,

cants is Runamok, hos written the expression on the face. With another poem. Here is a rough

hat

smartly the translation, made by Mrs expression

MeOrfull. dignifled, self- assured, but benevolent,

With hat

the vulgarly worn expression adventurous con- ceited, nay, even saucy, koes with loud le, yellow shoes, walking-stick twirled

A

and

tentatiously.

Mme Zaphroma

ММЕ

The

D

No wonder the whale in lonely.

He is so big and fat that The nearest whate to him

Seems to be miles away. The smaller a Itali is

The closer it can get to It friends,

In passing

Opening lead-♥ K

heart in his hand, West dropped

the queen. Fearing an overrult, South

concentrated in ruing diamonds in his own hand, and Lo West got an early chance

overruff with the ten of spades. West then returned a trump, and South wound up with only 10 trleks lustend of 12.

There was no risk at all in West's false-card, since his part- ner could obviously control the The Im- of the hearts, was

rest portant thing was, toateer: South away from the winning-play into a line that would lose.

A

IG-YEAR-OLD

Me zaphroma perfed ut woman rough the thick yellow smoke which filled ber CAVETI. A ferret chrowing the nine of heifts in a corner, “You were born under eeling Bophomegistus," cried the Alby), snorling like a horse. Then she look a bodkin and pierced

who

girl "pulled her headmistress's hair for 20 minutes" was des- cribed by a paychiatrist as

unloved and wanted" Who on earth told her that this was the way to endear herself to peosing

un-

YOUR BIRTHDAY ....... ↳y STELLA

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18

BORN today, you have great

determination to succeed and your vaunting ambitions will help you to overcome handicaps and obstacles which automaticallý would halt pthers. Methodical and efficient, you know how to save energies for important matters rather than waste them on non-essentials. Straight- forward, practical and matter-of fact, you drive right to the point with steady pace. "Slow and steady seems to be your motto- and for you, it is the right way in proceed. You are never one to be rushed into snaking a decision.

and

You have executive ability know how to handle; people adroluy, distributing the work evenly among many auxistante, At heart, you are conventional and like to follow tradition. However, there

CROSSWORD

15

PA

Across

i Ho's the top-citizen,; (4, 5)

7. May describe a nose or a road.

u. Centre of the tower, (8)

10. Romantic action; in February.

(W).

18. Kiirus in court. (6)

14. He's bounder. (8)".**

28. it's wall turned, but the subizot

ka't a chair leg. (4, 5)

18. No Det le turned to make a

anw, (d)

20. Oddalak. (3)

21, it may describs a club or

Summer. (0),

29. Prosengklun tady 7:48)

(PT. "URLOST 5.210

This deckledly

(0-0).

Down

tire things UD.

1. Be contes from the Near East.

(0)

a. 23) Across,

15 in ordered along with lunch, - (4.3, di

B. Manags tan. Anag.i (0)

4. It's understood in hunting

ciralpe (0) 5. Posaons. (.

Remarked no middle bait.

A bolo UT Rent, (3)

He may act;

Tas ir haówna GX)

the piada, Dui

ha dombre (8)

18, Moanatism.

17, Hosquite

the

Is a sense of the dramatle in your makeup and sometimes that gets the upper hand and you do things for effect which might be better not done at all! However, you are able to recoup easily and, no matter what the difficulties, usually land on your feet, ready for another kari.

You have strong home And Jamily Les. Your magnetle per- sonality draws people to you, and you may have considerable trouble in selecting your partner for life. Guard your health during and after middle

especially

by eating simple foods and rectising stimula Lion. You have plenty of energy without resorting

artificial mean$1

ما

Louis C. Tiffany Menjou,

Among those horn on this date were: Wilson Barrett. John Barry- nctors; more and

Artist: Jefferson

the Davla, Southern statesman, of Confederacy: Charles M. Schwab. steel magnate: Dr. Ernest · Mach, selenilst: August Belmont, banker, and Wayne King, orchestra leader.

To find what the larg have in store for you tomorrow, ariect your birthday star and read the come- sponding

Let paragraph.

your Birthday star be your daily gulde, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Féb, 10) Solve problema by sizing them up calmly today, making correctiona, and then

on a proceeding

new path.

PIACEA (Feb. 25.Mar. 200- There can be an adverse cross- current which upsets your best-laid plants. Be adaptable and make necessary changer.

ANIES Mar. '21-Apr. 20) Professional, business and personal affairs can get sil mixed up unless you are careful to keep them apart.

TAURUS (Apr. 21-May

or making Avoid closing o doži new contacts just now. Porzonat më well as business relations are con- fused.

GEMINI (May 22-June 21)- Important decltons may come up for disctimion. Your health and your work may be interrelated,

CANCER June 22-July 2}- Your own attitude today can solve confusion. De ctful .and you will show wisdom.

TC-

LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)--- Much depends upon how well you hava organized your life in the past, You Can't work a miracle in à single day!

VIRGO tAug. 24-Sep 23J Take a positive, progressive attitude toward everything and all should go well with you now. Make plans. LIDRA (Hept. 21-Oct. 13)---- Personal relations, especially In regard to financial affairs, can" prove highly important.

BCONDI (Oct. zi-Nov. 22)- Discord, enters - your sigp, prepared to meet opposition conquer it.

be and

BAQITTARIUS (Nov. 25«Dəc. 23)—- Avold any type of excem in ex- exement, no matter how pleasur- able, if you are to stay well and strong.

OBUSE

HOAFRICORN (DIG) 21-Jan, 29)- Madden complicationa ́eony; unrest. Beat tectulate in for you

·Saturday's #oznatom | vaticke sheety to routine today.

♥*CARD Senieks |

Q-The bidding has been: North

Went East South Diamond Pass 1 Heart Pass 2 N.T.

Puss

You, South, hold:

AAB VKQ852 8 4KQ532

What do you do?

A-Bid thrée clubs. If you can And, you will insist on a alam in hearty or clubs.

TODAY'S QUESTION

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

MAK VKQJ52 ♦G AKQJ32

What do you do?

Answer Tomorrow

CHESS

by LEONARD BARDEN

A position won by Smyslov, who this year plays a match for the World Championship. How does White (to move) obtain a decisive material advantage?

Solution to Saturday's problem:

1 Q-KG (threat' 2. R-BS). A most surprising key, allowing

discovered

Numerous

checks, and based on the half-pin by the white B.

HO Cour

TARGET RIY E M

MTS

Jetters

or more ex YOU MAKO from the icitern In ine KARSSO on the left? L making pęch word the letters in: eath of the small squares may be used anpo only. Each word must contain the large letter in the cestire

TULES, And there. must be Icast one pige-letter word in the fist. No plurats i no foreign names. words, no proper TODATA TALDER 25 words 2009 28 word, very good; a words,azoeilent, and olusion

LOMUTTAW.

· SATURDAY'S SOLUTION: TRIĢI ∙into line Hon Mrs Join pell eliyin stjo 'Milk Blis, 2011 -2011 tonali, vint Visita'. VIOLINIST vičlish

"Konga", a big cloche typical of the new trend in Svend-Jacques Helm's It is of white felt appliqued, with blue organdy, — Agence France-Presse.

CARING FOR CORDUROY

fabric

By ELEANOR ROSS

and

ONE for that has draperies; or as a bright colour water through gently, Never

As

Not changes is corduroy. only has it been used for dressy clothes

as well fine sportswear, but it is home- now appearing as a furnishing fabric.

accent in pillows, lampshades a wringer because this tends to

set deep creuses into the plle, and other decorator touches,

Because it is made of cotton.

Instructions

and

to

Day In The Life Of A Pocket-sized Woman

By AMANDA MARSHALL

THEN your

WH

if

daughter starte as positive proot that a woman streding, quite literally, on can get anything she wants her own fect, and not a moment she sets her mind to 12. later, you realise that you have Park life is pretty straight- on your hands not a baby but forward, and I am able to stand a mall woman. For this is the moment that she embarks on an intensive social

around in the background, bang- ing my arms to avoid freezing life that prob- to death, while my daughter nbly wen't begin to flog until hurls herself into the nearest well on into the 21st century. football game (she has the mak

My

own personal pocket of a handy scrum-half)

vanishes Into

middle dla sized woman is now 18 months tance, cestatieally clutching the old. has successfully fought her hand of some total stranger (7- way out of the restricted world 10 group Old Man) nattily of pram and playpen, and is dressed in a 10-gallon hat and dead keen to widen her social dandified, fringed trousers horizon,

heavily armed.

Already she reveals all the characteristics of a fully grown female in her choice of objects for devotion, preferring Older Men (age groups 0 to 10 and 30-50) and actively demonstral ing a maudiln

for babies passion

in prams who bring out only the best in her until the

moment when she can no longer resist the spirit of scientifle Inquiry, and begins to check that their eyelids are in good working

order.

tho

and

It is the formal entertaining that is just beginning to alarm me. Here is where you run up against what an American mother once anxiously referred to as "group pressures."

HIGH TEA SOCIETY

24

At 18 months, you are a fully qualified member of High Tea Society and nothing gives my daughter greater pleasure

than 10 have Iow cronics

drop Morning social life. is com- round unexpectedly. She presses paratively simple to control, sandwiches lovingly and heavily though it entails paying chatty into their hands, drinks their calls at the butchers (he has a milk to make sure it is the right tiger-size cal, and I can see in temperature, graciously my small woman's eye the urge round her favourite

to placate him with her

coat

hands

one-arm

und

doll and immediately

and shoes, in the manner of passionately regret it, arranges e Black Sambo); the dry the food in nice, easy-to-get-at cleaners (they have a stocking patterns on the floor, and makes mending machine); and the determined attempts to secure bakers (they have chocolate the cigarettes for handing round biscuits).

purposes.

INTERNATIONAL SET

managed

1

She has all the signs of born hostess, Including a fear- ful resolve to make the party go like a guided missile.

She took her first "ladies

the local

comenty party with the hearty

standing outside by sta while she bestows

verve of an experienced comTM mittee chairwoman, sat regally languishing

at table while five other, not glances upon two swarthy cut- ***

older, small -women throat gentlemen who seem

to much washed, be permanent features

of the munched away in silence, mak- ing unspoken comments on each care to window tables.

other's dresses, broke into In the afternoon she makes a little steady rock 'n' roll atter determined foray into the park tea, and admiringly scrutinised in search of the International her hostess's hair-style. Sat Before Christmas her One way and another, it - had favourite escort was a charming aspects of a very, adult parly.. - Chinese who was her exact Indeed. contemporary and was rather unexpectedly known

When

If the garment tag prescribes

So far she hasn't except for the occasional use of washing by machine, follow in- rayon for lustre, caring for cor- etructions implicitly. Generally,

Inside duroy has none of the headaches these

me Instructions advise no to got

and we that go with caring for the new bleach, use of short cycle and Expresso bar

promise There is no removal of trimmings. Some corduroys have a

new melting blends.

scratching or sparking softness; olhors have glaze and no moth worries, either. Anishes to

surface But becauso give a stiff

use there are

are differe

After It has been Anishes to prints and sculptured effects. unil

qualities and

used for

with Colour choice covers wide different purposes, the

R

smart hang corduroy

creasing and there ore some homemaker will follow the eliminate

the pile. range extremely handsome prints.

altached to the restore particular hem to be laundered, removing garment from water, straighten it out as though you Many hems now carry special were going to put it on or use Corduroys are now processed stais certifying washabllity by it soaking wet. Turn up overall to withstand wrinkles and spots commercial laundries as well as cutte, reset collar, turn back and are sun-fast, shrink-proof, by home washing mochines, cuffs, etc, vat-dyed and abrasive-tested. However, if the alip cover,

Put the garments an clothes Gapery or

COST- garment has Many of them carry the label

hangers as though you were go- plicated tailoring, then "machine washable and, of

ing to replace them in the now taken up with a Finnish that she ran into some entirely cleaning is recommended.

closet. Hang jackets, shiris gallant of two. Language dim- delightful Esicimos in the park course, all may be washed by hand. The new weaves includ-

Here, briefly, are simple rules and dresses on hangers, skirts culties appear to offer no prob- the previous day and has invited

the waist-band

* them all to tea and buns. novelty weaves-are that should guarantee good re- from

and lems, but Finland must keep a ing many

at sulta when washing designed for longer wear,

the leg bottoms. your overalls

more wary eye on his passCSS-

that Then hang them in the shade lons

his Because of its durability, cor- corduroy articles.

Orientally Hang draperies courteous duroy

drip-dry. in be used

predecessor, eince Use any mild soap and warm to

with fewer fire engines Highler-than-ever colours in water. Squeeze Buds through and spreads lengthwise,

and plastie bunnies have been carried home, clothes as well as bedspreads, the fabric and rinse by pressing the right side out.

can now

dry

BOYS' AND GIRLS'

It Was Purr Purr's Fault

-All the Animals Got Out of the Picture Book-

By MAX TRELL was all

the here." Purr Putt,

I black kitten's fault."

dropped it gently back Inside.

"I guess it belongs right Hanla sald to herself as she heard it splash into a a marsh and then picture of go wallowing off.

Meanwhile, Knart was catch- All at once, she fancled she Ing some long-tailed monkeys saw the end of the mouse's who had managed to get to the nose sticking out from behind top of the window and were

She had come into the room, chasing after a mouse,

the bookcase. Everyone in the sitting all in a row on

the

and

Not so much fickle to enlarge her circle,

James.

Already she has taken over my appointment book, now fill- i with excitable designs in blue as cage chalk, which may well mean

she has

MAGAZINE

the palm of her hand before she let it jump back into the book.

Hand held the book flag on General Tin the floor while drove in the herd of elephants.

Marched Quietly

The camels, the giraffes, the rhinoceros and the bears all marched in very quietly.

Even the long and tigers and leopards ran swiftly in, without making a sound as they ran.

house was asleep. Purr Purr curtain Tod, chattering and As for the parrots and the

swung!

screeching.

The mouse disappeared! And then

most traordinary thing happened.

ex

Crowd Of Animals

other birds, including the Hand held the right page of ostrich, they all flow or jumped the book open for the monkeys - plcture of a thick grove of

Finally, the only animal left trees in a jungle and Knart was a mouse. Knarf saw him dropped them in, one by one,

in.

Q

12-2 Hand held the Rifle Kangaroo In her hand.

cd

London Express Service.

Orange Juice, Ginger Pep Up Sweet Potatoes

By ALICE DENHOFFMAN INTERESTING oddments today, the first a sweet potato pie with a wonderful flavour.

Cook 4 medium sweet potatoca until almost done. Peel and, cut in 1-in. slices. Arrange in greased casserole, sprinkling each layer with salt, pepper and bits from 3 tbsp, buiter.

Mix 1/3 c. sugar, 1⁄4 c. cach orange juice and water, 2 tbsp. honey and 1⁄4 tsp. ginger. Pour over sweet potatoes. "Bako 30 min. at 350 F

If desired, top with marshmal- lows and bako 5 min, tonger.

Veal For Stew

Have you ever used breast of vent for a stew? True, there's a lot of bone in it, but the cut is "He doesn't

shouted

Inexpensive. Allow a half-pound of meat per serving - or even "Oh, dear," cried Hanld, "He more and the bone will give

corner of the sitting in the Knarf and Hanld and Mr room, looking at him with bright Knart, Out of the overturned book--

General eyes, out of the pages inside the book Punch and Judy and

whole

Mr Punch and General Tin doesn't belong in the book at the dish a delicious favour. -came a

of Tin didn't have much trouble Crowd It was the National getting the little deer and the joined Knarf in catching pnimals!

the ali

Buy the quantity needed and History Book.

The long and antelope and the kangaroo back mouse. But it wasn't easy, So they let the mouse go, He have it cut into serving-size tigers and monkeys and giraffes into the book.

scompered down a hole inn ploces, Wipe meat with a damp the book open Hand hold and all the other animals who

"Oh, he's exactly the same corner ot the room and cloth. Drop into

heavy kettle book belonged in the

came while Kharf ran after them size as a regular mousel" Hanld disappeared,

without water or seasoning and with a little stick and shouted; said, 10. herself, and tumbling out

brown in bottom of kettle "Jump! Jump!"

him back into the book.

of without, moving meat about. The kangaroo was so small mouse

squeaked with

Purr Purr

When well-browned, cover and cuto that Hand held it in might,

with boiling water. Add 4 15p, salt and tisp, rich brown pro pared mustard for every pint of water, Simmer, covered, "1 hr.

Then add whatever vegetables you wish-potatoes, carrots, on- flona, turnips, etc., cooking only

until vegetables are tender.

10.

Purr Purr scampered out of the room as fast as she could

But Knarf and Hanid, the shadow-children.

the with

Mr turned-about names, and Punch and his wifo, Judy, and General Tin, the tin soldier, woke up with a start to frid animals running all around the floor.

It was as if a whole Zoo. had got loosel

Under The Table Hand went chasing aftern hippopotamus, no bigger than apple. The hippopotamusA Anally dashed under the tublo where the geranium stood and the seized f

"Be quiet!" Hanid scolded."" "Don't you know better than to come running out of a book!” Then she took it over to the Natural History Book and

£querzed

The It was the real mouse, all his course.

The one had been chasing.

Rupert and the Windy Day-21

The Boy Scout stands the push chair upright. Your idea was right, Rupert," he says. " Pompey. must have started tha chair down the hill and look, the straps have burst. He must have fallen out. [aa ic-fell over," Yes, but where le: my little kibther?", cries' poor

Edward in distress. **The slope'a. still sleep. He must have missed the bush and kept on rolling.” saya. Geoffrey," Come along. He can't be far off."They puss on slowly. All at once Rupert atons. "What was trist?'' 'he-whispers. thought I heard something.". NOVELA NIGHTÄVÄÄRSERVED

Another Rupert Adventure-

RUPERT

and the

GIANT'S CASTLE

$1.00

[AT S, C, M. POST LTD.

Ranove meat and vegetables to a serving, platter, Thicken gravy slightly, If desired.

Chuese Dip

A tangy cottage cheese mix- Lure makes a nice party dip for waistline watchers. Mix sough milk, about 3 to 4 shape

desired consistense for

potato chips on - Thin wraccia Adil, trp., poppy seed, 14-tp: met garlic salt, celery salt and

Lap, pepper – BELA paprika, Mic thoroughly)-FI

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