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This Funny World
"Okay, you win! We'll get a new car!"
YOUR BIRTHDAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
PORN today, you are that happy combination of the arürlic and You have a the practical-minded. way of dreaming big dreams, but so have pretty good luck in dreams come ine, making those eventually. You have a tremendous are of nervous enery and new way of coing things,
THE CHINA MAIL," TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1958.
•JACOBY ON BRIDGE
Came Is Bridge, Not Ping-Pong
13 OSWALD JACOBY
MODAY'S hand
was batted
THE
Paris, Jan. 26.
THE
THE "Lost Body" line
back and forth ko n ping-the pung ball,
WOMANSENSE
LOST
By PEGGY MASSIN
was the theme today of seams revealing a shaft of con-
first major Paris trasting colour underneath. fashion collection for spring The bidding and early plays and summer.
the Weel opened were fine. queen of clubs and continued with
after South the jock ducked, Suuth won the king and played the ace to see if the suit East discarded would break, the queen of hearts.
Now South proceeded to mis- play the spade suit. He led the king and continued with a low
one.
finesing dummy'e juck. East used his queen and let the Jack of hearts, South won in dummy and played cummy's nee of spades.
Bast discarded a diamond and now the hand should have been tel. However, it was the turn
By STELLA of the defence to slip.
But one ta get the wrong end ut a del Apt to build up Bundesk
must learn to take Lennon, you complete relaxation of intervals.
You are 2ving and affectionate Try reture and your impulsiveness intance can make a little diffkuit for you at tires. When it comes to marriage, look before you Jept You are capable of jove at firat night, but you Just night live to repem at leisure.
You are able to take une silitiative bom leader. and are, actually, a Be sure that you ke sunetimes yener ideals You high at all times.
Among those who were born 1 rm out of persistence bus you are
Sir Henry Stanley, this date are: always highly enthusiastic over a new idea Guard against having explorer: Lyman J. Gage, banker:
tim Lubitseb,
director; Ernest too many iron in the are at one
Vincente Binace ibanez, author: unu portble to scatter
and ture, for it
publisher Carey, wide a field Mathew your energien over
pul!Ucal economist. of some degree that you lose
have in To find what the plaça erectives
store for you tomorrow, select your birthday atar and read the corres ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your daily guide.
Although it might not be suspect- od, you are quite shrewd when it comes to money matters. You are
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
19) AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb.
mununderstand
Talons can cause
in so take your time about every. thing, especially when deciding, an important inoue.
can
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1
or
the As shown by Alix Gres, Une showed the straight an- houette
"Sack" of the chemise, or featured a moulded and fitted line in front contrast- ed with a loose mack ur barellc effect in back.
Other highlights in the col- lection were daring necklines which plunged to the midriff, Other bering the cleavage. decolettes were inspired by the circular swirls baptismut
of
fonts.
Madane Gres also showed Intricately worked wing-type Aleeves,
The coils were superb and as now looking as
tomorrow. wilder towards An evolution and more amply cut coats, often suggested ape-back trent
bat wing which sleeves, menis, or deep-cot und dolman have usually been scissored off tr. elbow-length.
SCOOPED
were
There
scooped neck coals and newest of all, a short talen right full circular cape off a Paris Policeman's back.
Generally speaking, from this first big Paris collection, the chemise look was both in
new
It will continue 03 tut This was the first showing in andorsed by Gres, but there
which are
"semi-tied versions Mon- which developed intricate drap- Jin front to contrast the barrel-back
South played the nine of hls Jast spades and discarded club. Eo let a heart go and hve West could West won.
this played any red card at
South would Jave point and
but been dead duck
Al
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24-AUG- (July faste can make waste. If you have beet enreless in detail work, correel the error and protect your interests.
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be avoided
cash his good PISCES (Feb.
20) New ventures are tu 29.Mar.
carefully emptation to
IIe led have been paust Incidents
wile they
was irresistible. Unexpected
pre-texted for reliability. Be astute, club
the good club and East was in confumen unters you are wiert and able to make quick adjustments.
24-Oct. 231- LIBRA
(Sept.
the clutches of a pseudosqueeze, 20) Calis 21-Apr.
inteligence 100 solve any ARIES (MET
Unexpreted upset. You can rise to
He studied awhile and finally Impulse may not be the best guide
any emergency. 1 you try. when it comes to taking aportant
et another heart go whereupon ungien Consider su
low dia- decisions.
discarded his 25-Nov. 29) South (Vrt. wisely.
If you approach He today with a
mand and made the rest of the practical point of view, nothing will
tricks. prove too difficult for you.
21-May 21) TAURUS Apr.
physically Guard your health. under par your zone may not be up to making suitable decor. 150 calm,
GEMINI
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May 22-June Use your best rudgment in a patter of majur important to your future.
making rushed! Don't be
decision, either.
CANCER (June
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Take no unnecessary riska
SCORPI
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)- A unexpected development within the close family circle may call for quick action on your part.
did South misplay the How spades? He should have made a safety play by cashing the nee finessing and king rather than (Dec. 21-Jan. 28)-jack. Nul nooth roud for romance, for nnituppy inda- there could be an understanding unless you are very Careful. today.
21)
especially when it coines to alay ng journey. Postpone 1, if you can.
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20. Make trouble. (9)
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d. Whisper. (W)
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good. (
9. Bag. (3)
11. Tease. (3)
Tintako. (3)
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(4)
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20. some reik
of him, longer.
CHESS
by LEONARD BARDEN
VAPHICORN
TARGET
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HOW DRY words t four letters or more can you make from the lette in the ante un the left ? En making escit word, the letter in rach of the
small squares may be used once 13. Each word must cuntain the large letter in the beatre square, and there must leant une mietter word in the Neurats no foreign
words: në prapet__ TODAY'H TARGET: 30 words good 39 words, Derp word; $ Words Craellent, Solution
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YESTERDAY #OLUTION & ARTIOS JENN Bryoph
by STAD STEPH prav. BY HET hairy harp harpy heat beary Futy rait prabia away,
In this event he would have wound up with our spade tricks and l least four odd.
Paris season opens here on
DEVIATION
The collection devinted sharp- Gres's famed ty from Alix Interpretations of grecian and
She Lowns, statuary draped
In folds, manipulated fabrics pleats, swags and loose curtain but the classle con- draping,
Venus de Milo ception of her silhouette was absent.
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effects.
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flying back panel, controlled. by- a dmped off-shoulder neckline.
COAL SCUTTLES freah note to this dark winter ality". Modome Gres likes rich creamy red and luscious man- darin and apricot shades. There Millinery featured 'one shape were delicate marriages of palest uniquely the inverted coal of lightweight violet and grapefruit scuttle-made
fabrics, which the yellow, or two tones of turquoise semi-soft,
frequently looked mannequin shaded from light to darit.
Bile was see where through to going.
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The evening clothes brought in the "slip-cover" silhouelle, combining the filted look in
The hats fell in floppy folds and must in-
sin, ted under sheath, velled around the face,
by loose nowing drapery inevitably induce good pasture by head to be titled transparent fabrics which fell foreing the
back. Some are open, From a high empire waistline. way
or other. This was effectively handled in crowned with daisies a black-and-white coln-dotted field flowers growing out of the
on tep-China Mall Special. mousseline, which took
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Reinforce wobbly tables or chairs before they come apart. This can be done simply with triangular wood blocks glued and nailed Into the corners.
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boll for two or three minutes, rinse in fresh water and polish with a clean duster.
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into
Sprinkle French chalk boots and gloves to enable thei to slip on freely.
Use up old, rugh towels by quilting two or three of the battle bloused
car together into a bulk mat. in Often Canadiennes,
overlooked
19 or tega skoles contrive check-up:
ignition Jackets, costume effects, in matching or timing. Have it checked semi- annually if possible. If timing contrasting fabrics.
Fabrks go bend la hand with is wrong, you lose sonic of your
with silhouette, the softened light flexible coating, as necce, vodi jersey, wool linens, and tweeds Jacey ght There were screen and thatched raised highlighting coatings.
and irregular surface Interest weaves,
woych
FRUIT COLOURS
Instead the traced a vague the oriental theme through vaiety of daytime models, with tubular straight tunics droppert to mid-thigh length, bloused cossack tops, or tall slender Fruit colours running through- caftan dresses with split side out the collection brought in a
fuel value.
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Celery sced is excellent for favouring soup when celery is not available,
*
Silver which has tarnished badly can be cleaned by putting it into an aluminium basin not vessel used for food -- of boiling with half a gallon
ounce of soda; water and one
Pago
LINE
Good Line
By VERA WINSTON Felch silk crepe in black or Houghen the soles and heels dark brown is used in thin drese The of a small child's shoes with a for important activities, nutmeg gruter and many a full boat neck is banded with satin with a small bow in front. The will be avoided.
sulin is also used to creato
look terminating high-waisted
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re-in a button band all the way.
by down
the front. Semi-fitted,
Chewing gum may be Karments moveri from rubbing a piece of lee gently the easy line is a compromiso where it is between the two prevailing sil- behind the spot stuck,
BOYS AND GIRLS'
O'Scowl And The Birds
Knart and Hand ould cre in among the flock of one ip starlings darting from the other and jotting down notes on his loose leaf pad.
for?" "What's he doing that Knart asked Hanid.
-He Wanted To Keep in Touch With Old Friends-
buzzing like a swarm of bumble By MAX TRELL
bres, OOKING out of the window
chilly im bright hut on this morning, Knart and Hanid, the Shadows with the Turned-About Names, were sure that they could see a little figure on top the house chimney of of the across the way.
"It looks like a Bug," said Of course that would be ex-
Knarf to his sister. tremely lucky but the point is
Hanid squinted her eyes and that
surely have South would
She was closely. peered very against made the hand except
to the silent for a moment or two. 15 or five spadey
"ND!" she suddenly exclaimed. queen-ten in the East hand and
"It's Pixie O'Scowll" there would be no satisfactory
"O'Scowl! Hello there!" against the contract play for
shouted. either of those combinations.
VACARD Sensent
Q-The bidding has been: East South West North 14
You, South, fold:
AKJ87 2 ◆AQ65 ♣K872
What do you do?
A-Pase. Your best taotles with
- this type of hand is to sit back.
TODAY'S QUESTION
The bidding continues with ane no-irump by West and passes by your partner and East. "What do you do now?
Alawer ToOTTÓN
. BY. THE WAY.
by Beachcomber
XY," asked the magistrate, recorded and counted, and the
"did you put your arms "Be- into your trouser-legs?" cause." replied the man, "I hod already put my legs into shirtsleeves."
IN
of deelbels calculated, number some other dog will have joined in, and the entertainment will come into the category of night- club musle.
"Again I ask why." sold the magistrate. "Because," said the Retaliation man, if my arms had been in World
πι shirtsleeves there
have been no point in putting them into my trouser-legs.", "I
fee that," said the magistrate.
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NEWS tem about who walked in his sleep re- minded ine of the old story of had this
"But what I am trying to get at the great lady who
to the reason for all this. Did habit. One morning her butler you intend to walk on your woke to find that she had laid all the articles from her hands, using the shirtsleeves as out trouser-legs?" "Oh, no," said dressing table on his bed, Tha woke the man, "with the trousers next morning the lady round my neck, I was able to with a feeling of heaviness and use the legs as sleeves without malaise. The butler had laid a going down on all fours, and dinner for six on her bed. by tying the shirt round
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waist I managed to get my legs Miss Monetary Restriction
into the sleeves, just as though
they
were trousers. It
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el rather uncomfortable and IMSIE SLOPCORNER, nwitward," "That I can
well. I elected Miss Monetary
belleve," said the magistrate Restriction in the Rally-Round- ́ with a grin, "and it was no the Speculators campaign, particularly utilitarian."
In passing
refused to appear on the
bos roof
of the Stock Exchange in a bathing-slip. The Introduction of the beauty-competition note. into high finance made TXPERTS Bre to investigate great appeal to unemployed but: Miss Slop. the case of a dog which Eathing boiles,
ber when corner Intends to confine refuses to alop barking
A sctivities to a ride through the feelings? City on a milk-float. She will
is probably protesting be dressed as Boadicea, and her
From aotusi play; how did Dr. C
told to. But what else can
his dog do to show
the win in this ending?
“London Regzisú nervion......
-Darrasch (Black, to move) force against people who have per trident will be carried by a petual radio. Anyhow, by the Maid of Honour in a confund time the barks have been tape- symbolising the Spirit of Umury,
on the
Names And Addresses
think he's getting their addresses?" numes and Ifanid.
said
Why docs he want their asked addresses?" rames and the Knari.
The starlings had flown away came The figure
chimney and
O'Scowl Pixie
window turned around and waved. Sure whirring down to the Crough, it was Pixie O'Scowl. sili.
Making Notes
He was dressed in a pepper- min green suit with a yellow feather in his cap and a penell in his hand.
"I'm busy," Pixie O'Scowl "Is there anything you >uid. want from me? I've got to gel brek to that chimney across the
street.
"You can't be in that much: of
He was making a hurry, dear," said Hanld. hard, "You mustn't work too notes on a loose leaf pad." *Come down here,"
Knarf you know. Now do tell us why -you're sitting on that chimney called to Pixie O'Scowl.
Just then a focic of starlings and why you were getting the and addresse of those came flying aernes from the starlings who just flew by." other side or town. As Knarf
names
and Hanid- watched, *Plxic Pixie O'Scowl. seemed
have O'Scowl did a strange thing, prised that Harid should
was getting the He took off his jacket and guessed he spread out his wings. The next names second he flew up into the air, starlings.
Standing on the chimney, O'Scowl was making notes.
hourites.
MAGAZINE
his wings sec other Hand could from the or Africa. Once more America or South
came a flock of sparkling in the cold morning That's why I'm tolding their side of town
They watched him I want birds. They were swallows this sunshine. names and addresses.
time, darting and skimming ge more jot down the names and addresses of the birds who across the sky.
another were flying Squih to
warmer neighbourhood and until the winter was over.
to be sure to know where they are during the winter.
"Pardon me, here comes sume more"
of the and addresses
"Of course, dear," said Hall. "I'm not sure that that is what But I think
jou were doing.
It is, isn't it?"
Pixie O'Scowl answered yes. that's what he was getting from the flock of starlings their names and addresses.
"But why?" asked, Kaart.
Pixie
"My dear boy," sald O'Scowl.. "It's coming on to winter. It won't be very long before most of the birds in this neighbourhood will have moved to another neighbourhood."
"What other neighbourhood?" Knarf said.
"The
wDy neighbourhood down South where it's warm,"
Pixia Q'Scowl, "the sald relghourhood down in Florida
Rupert and the Thinking Cap-36
Soon the holidays are finished. On the first day of school Bill and Fodgy call for Rupert, still hayen's co any more of Gregory," says the little beat, "We're bound to see him today... Perhaps he will stop being so mysterious, and tell as what he's been doing. On the
ALL RIGHTS
way, they fall in with Fendy Fox and Alay, and then Rupert pauseR
This is where 1
offen wait for "He's some Gregory," he says times rather slow. You chaps go on and when he comes I'll hurry him up." Right-ho, but mind you're not bath late," are Fenly. RESERVED FUND,
Take a dash Pixie O'Scowl shot up into the air. Knart and
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