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LEVIE

This Funny World

"Once we get it backed out It'll be smooth sailing."

BY

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THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

THE description of a dress him, it would be adding insult which gives "hint of the ta injury to expect him to pay time" in anything to them. We should kneecap at cocktail obviously the lost refinement of at once Issue an abject apology But it must be for ever having made such a smart livlog. no more than a hint: a soupeon shameful suggestion, and as an remorse for of dimpled incecup peoping out earnest of our

treating the Boche no badly we below the sack.

for The girl who parades a brace should send, on approval,

contingents of better of bulbous kneecaps lacks that larger

subtlety which turns the hoads troops, in the hope that, with of the men. And kneepads, hits even worn with pophistication, may

customary

one

generosity, he day forgive us for

Striking figures

suggest that the wedrer Is having fed so badly the hand. hiding some blemish; a mottled that bit us. kneecap, perhaps, or an un- sightly pimple. Rather a jolly idea is to stain the kneecaps the same colour as the toenails. Dagger in the Dark (2)

A threaded his way

a

S Wokulut, alas Shunditate, through the unsavoury crowd, bulu- pang dancing girl, camerging from a horrible tavern matue signal to a Malay Bunchouck in a doorway, and began to allow the Engih agent. She laited to notice that a Chinese beggar was watching her, and kept her in sight as he clunk along. Behind him, ut a safe distance, an Indian sailor walked wally. He, in tum, was shadowed by a Portuguese cook La cheek shirt and dirty dungarees, who unostentatiously being

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trucked by a one-legged Arab. As this

preposterous queue moved along, it was joined by several other unsightly 4703- tures. Bringing up The rear was a Burmese fisherman, who could hardly believo hús good Juck when he saw that nobody WAR after hun. But et that moment a voice suld in his car,

words "Ooba Pawan," or

to that effect. He nodded assent.

In passing

IF the Bocke is really dis

satisfied with the fighting value of the niggardly allow ance of English troops we make

A POLL to discover why people

answer the footling ques- ilong put to them in polla gives the following results: 83 per cent didn't know, 6 per cent sald It was a patriotic duty, 8 per cent said they didn't under- stand the question, 2 per cent said they didn't care, and 1 per cent said, "Indation."

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YOUR BIRTHDAY

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24

BORN Loday, you probably will be

arts: happlest in the creative writing, painting, music or sculpture. There is any lie dormant for a whole lifelimo unless they are dis covered

It and developed. possible that your life work could be someburg" qulie Tor rezovet

from the briz, although your In- Larests, . thein romath comitant ps 'a recreation or hobby. Since you have a keen sense of humour, you should also make use of shum gift.

You have a sharp sense of the dramatic

mitichi and

conceivably select the stage, screen, radio or You are television as your career. popular wherever you go but pro a lille too gullible for your own best

and good. Loyal, straightforward honest yourself, you expect odiers 10 ba ikewise. Sometimes you are too trusting until it is too late-and then you have been betrayed. "There is no need for this if you will breed your intuition. They will lead you

will fellow rst im woll you

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1958.

JACOBY ON BRIDGE

Right Bridge Technique Pays

By OSWALD JACOBY

DICK FREEMAN of Washhug-

ton, D.C., is another top player who in still well on the younger nide of 30.

Ho look a full 10 seconds, which for him is prolonged atudy, beforu pinying to trick one. Then he went up with dummy's ace of diamonds, led a heart and finessed his queen,

When that card held he play- ed the ace of clubs and a low club and finessed dummy's nine, From then on the hand was easy. He toole the king clebs, finessed hearts a recond time, played the ace of hearts

club and LEC One

wound up with three heart, four clubs and

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the other iwo bees for the needed nine tricks, The king of diamonds supplied an over- Trick.

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WOMANSENSE

Hartnell flirts with Dracula!

BRITAIN'S MOST

PUBLICISED

COUTURIER WINDS

UP THE

TOP ELEVEN'S SHOW WEEK

THE man who makes those breathtaking ball-dresses avamaring paillettes, with THE man video is a collection recently that

a kaleidoscope of the London season.

Once more Hartnell's titled and privileged elitnts can rely on him to dress them up to the nines for the next ave months. Debs and duchesses, actresses and heiresses I could see them all floating across the

and through hwng rooms in the spring sunshine and the summer showers.

the ball-

Bu! ate of bila star called "Dracula": drows it, far right.

was

items

Robb

For shopping In that Knightsbridze store (thut really Js not in Kolghtsbridge at all): Suits with loose unfited backs, longish straight skirts, hip. length jackets in navy

blue, aquamarine check-only one or two black sheep.

The best of the bunch: Fraises des bolna suit in crushed strawberry wool with fine, almost invisible, check, Ita loose and jacket, hip-length und fastened, with two buttons at the back.

For Ascot:

Why did Dick play the hand

Lots and lots of that way? No, he had not scen the East and West cards. Helilac-Mr.

Hartnell's favourile simply gave it the right techni-colour. A lac chiffon print cal play.

dresy with a harem loop at the front, worn under a full-length -chiffon coat. A black and

apricot shirt dress with bloused battle-dress top. With it, an outsize Breton hat in apricot organdie by Claude St. Cyr, worn with a tilt in true Duchess of Argyll fashion.

tricks He needed seven hearts and clubs. If he could would get three in heurts he

clubs. Hence, only need four he tried the heart finesse first. When it worked he needed four he club tricks only. The way played the clubs was a safety four play designed to ensure

on

club tricks. I etube broke three two he had ro problem.

out If West showed

the second club lead he would have Kone up with dummy's king and led, the third club from dummy.

If the heart finesse had los! Dick would have played for five club tricks by the normal method of Aressing against East.

What If East held the club queen and West the heart king and West had ducked the first heart lood? Dick would have lost the hand whereas simple play would have made it. Dick was willing to pay off to Ang defence but he

By STELLA expect it.

bad looking around hunches

for reasons for your decisions,

You are not as self-confident AK you ought to be. Something of a a visionary, you perfectionist and are always striving for the top score - If you don't rehlevo at ce, you feel there is something lacking on your purt, and you come line 10 muiñaise your own cap

Stup doing abilita

this, for t¢ crentes a climate of hesitancy in your nature which van detent your ลม bu interest. Activate your ntil all use both on this

weft with you.

dale Among

Curus, date were: George William editor and author Winalow Homer artist; Henry Kirko Brown, sculp tor: Adintral Chester Niniz. U.. Navy: General

John Burgoyne, soldier; and John Habberton, author,

stars have To find what the store for you tomorrow, select your birthdaylar and read the carTES- poriding parograph. Let your buth-

pressions rather thea #coming of day star be your daily guide.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

ta

PIRCES (Feb. 20-star. 23)- CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 203-

ivot You must be thoroughly practient This paths of true love any

always run smoothly, so what can today, if you are to avoid possible

Joes

diplomatic.

-AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—

n Dustness Anu professional you expect of a passing fadry? Be Goals.

ANIES ·(Mar. 21-Apr. 20)- - Finish up work already begun. This Postpane, if you can, any tuajar de- cisions or legal matters involving real criate problems. Da cagyl

TAUDUB (Apr. 21-May 21)- Personal affairs in which you were involved from the 13th to 19th comma up for decision now.

22-June GEMINI (May

21)- Don't take

today. CELSETVE-

tive way thenful actions pre the brat, all concerned. Be astute.

23)--

CANDER (Jude 22-July Business and romance don't mbi too. wall today, so try to keep them separate compartments of your life.

21-Aug. 23)- You may be called upon to enter Iain a business, friend, but don't be too disappointed if things go, slightly AWTH

LEO (July

VIRGO CANE. 26-Sept. вязана Parizership offalis may pose prob- lems, but if you are wise, you can acive ther without too mush trouble.

21)--

LIDILA <dopt. 24-Oct You tend to be extravagant, but it Ja ne batter part of witom if you can curb the impulse to spend mora than i pecORALY.

SCORPIO A sumance which has not been foo satisfactory 'may come to an end to day. Don't let it worry you. Lcok around again, ·

(Oct. 26-Nov. 12)

FYAGITTARIUS (Nov, 23-Dec. 18)---- You ons, jeopredino your best in- Serests if you attempt to combine

social and protemictini włairs tvday."

is not a favourable day für_starting out on some new project. Poripone

CHESS

By LEONARD BARDEN

68350

From actual play: White to movo and win!

Solution No. 5353; 1 QXP (threat t=05), Kt--KIR; 2 QXP, or KKB; 2 Q-100, or BXQ ch: a Rtxb.

London Caprem Servies

that dld not

For that Garden Parly: A floating, fluttering, appropriately impracticat dress and coat in inely tucked and pleoted slate blue organza. A lacy Jilar dress jur a lovely young looker white basically, embroidered with lae silk blaid, sleeveless, and worn with a flower-shaped in lag net wid Har bat flowers.

evening

tight

BUTTON-UP: Black sull with low back buttonlig jacket, and malebing cost. embroidered with polliettes, emerald aquamarines, stones. Another in white-very twentyish, with a bloused top Caught at the hips,

und

White fox

OR the Ball: Aquamarine again a straight, slinky

embroidered dress,

with

White

satin embroidered with china blue, with n jacket

with white fox cuts.

trmimed Another

and

in white, embroidered with gold coln-sized rings, straight simple, appropriately named "Bank Lenk,"

Other idens

that anybody

could wear, even those not

caught up with the

and debbery:--

duchesses

A dog-tooth wool check suit

loose

in navy blue and white, with a blouse tying softly in bow at the neck, Jus d'Orange delicious squeezed orange wool coat worn over a shantung sult of the same colour.

Tiny toque

THE

Cinude

St.

-343

Сут hats were very becoming My favourites: a tiny toque worn to one side of black and white chrysanthemum petals; a shell-shaped hat, shady, worn with a slight dip, in shell- pink net with one flattened rose.

Wonderful Hartnell dresses

anel

for the season and let's hope

it is a wonderful reason for Hartnell,

JOY MATTHEWS

DRAWING

BY ROBD

DRACULA ! A vatn Jervey

with drras chiffon bal Wins in dead-of-night black.

HOME DRESSMAKING

ORRECT stitching is

the first

atep

to

TIPS ON STITCHING VARIOUS FABRIC TYPES

correct

und mercerised for cotton.

satins

noedle

and

a

successful sewing. Such be adapted to the type of and correct adjustments of silk thread with silks, nylon or For the Party: A really short variable factors as tension, fabric that is being stitched. tension and stitch length, a dacron threads with synthetics,

equipment, perfec. sewing job may be Use a size 9 machine and stitch lengths, needle sizes, With dress, straight In aquamarine crepe, threads and pressure must such as needles and thread, achieved even by a begin and a short stitch length of 15

to 20 stitches to the inch, ning seamstress,

Less sheer fabrics such as With women today stitching everything from nylon to plastic, lawns, tarretas, and from sheers to milcloth, il synthetic velvets

require understand the slightly heavier treatment. For Is necessary to adjustments to make for various these fabrics, selcet slik or to fabrics.

Here are tips to help synthetic thread, according achieve perfect suiching. the fabric, or size 80 or 100 cotton. Use a slzo 11 needle and 13 to 15 stitches to the lach for inside scama. For outside stitching, make 15 to 20 stitchon to the inch.

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

CARD Sende Chirpie's Story True

Q-The bidding has beca: North LA

East South Double 7 You, South, hold:

Weat

AA K9765 +96632 403

What do you do?

A--Bld four hearts. You want

to try to shut, the opponents out.

and also there is a good chance

that your partner can make the rame.

TODAY'S QUESTION West and North pass and East bids four spades, What do you do?

Answer TomOTTOW

CROSSWORD

12 13

13

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•

Falurday's Felation

-The Grassphopper He Saw WAS Wearing a Red Hat-

when you

plants

Sure upart.

enough,

a whole crowd of tiny creatures behind him.

By MAX TRELL KNOW you won't believe it there was the Grasshopper with

see it," said Chirple Sparrow, "but it's really true. Here, let me tell it to you again just as I saw it with

my own eye"

Knart and Hanld, looking puzzled, waited fur Chirpic to repeat what he had just told them.

What he told them was this. He said he had been dying over

Repeated The Story

There was no doubt about it. "He is wearing a red cop!" sald Hanid to Khari,

Using A Megaphone

"It's got the word guide written on it," sald Knarf. "And look, Honid; he's talking through a megaphone!"

(11

was

actually

2.

the feid and, to his surprise, "Hello, you up there?" Grass- had seen a Grasshopper wear- hopper was shouting to them ing a red cap, leading a group through a mall-sized mega- of beciles, ants, caterpillars and phone other small creatures through a morning-glery blossom). "We're patch of clover.

Come down going on a tour. here and join us."

Khorf and Hontd made them selves small. They now found themselves in the middle of erowd of beetles, caterpillars, polato bugs, freflies, live or six ants and a snail.

Chirple repeated exactly the

Bame alory.

"And I'm absolutely sure

I

did see that Grasshopper wear- ing a red cap."

9-24

First Rule

The first rule is always to slitch on a test scrap of fabric. In general, the lighter the fabric, the shorter the stitch and Heavy the finer the needle,

Jabrics

longer

Silk Thread

Fabrics

require proportionately

such as gingham, stitches and heavier chintz, wool flannel, wool jersey, needles, Hard finish, tightly, wool crepe, lightweight sullings Woven fabrics require heavy, and cotton velvets are most la on the presser bar, demand by the hamo scrimstress. pressure

while spongy fabrics require These fabrics require mercerised liter pressure.

thread, or silk thread, a size When testing u

of 14 or 16 needie, 12 stliches to scrap that differ- the luch for inside scams and fabric, remember

15 to 18 stitches to the inch for ОП ences in stitching occur almost ali fabrics," Lengthwise top stitching. stitching is the most likely to pucker. Therefore, make tesis But Snail was left so far be by stitching on the icogthwise hind that Khurt and Hanid had grain. If this stitch la correct, atrody left to go home when it will also be good on the cross they came on him all trudging grain and blas. forward, thumping on his cane, a he headed for the beehive many yards ahead.

Grasshopper was sheating through a megaphone.

"Grasshopper was a wonder-

Fashion Spotlight

**

Heavy nuatorials such 03 cuduroy, and heavy suitings id continge require heavy duty a size 10 mercerised thread, needle, 10 stitches. to the inch for inside seams and 12 stitches to the inch for outside slitching.

Very heavy fabrics such suilcloth, canvas and overcoat- Hand sold: "You think he's

are much in 1s requtre size 30 to 40 cotton Filmy fabrics still in the Reld, Chirpie?"

for the thread, size 18 needle, "Just stay here a moment and

the fashion spotlight

the inch for insida current season, and materials stitches to I'll see," sold Chirple.

"He made it out of a hollow such as net, marquisette, chiffon, reuma and 10 stitches to Chirple flew off the window

scorn," said Chirple, "with a silk velvols and voiles as well. inch for outside stitching. Gill. Kaarf and Hanid watched

"There you, Firefly" Grass piece of red apple peni wrapped

as sheer synthotics are popular him dy across the garden and

hopper suddenly shouted around it. But I don't suppose sewing choices, Malch the disappear behind the hedgerow. "Don't climb up that grass stom! you believe that either!"

later they You want to A few minutes

fail down and heard him calling from the top break your neck? Come along, of the stone wall at the end of everybody! We've the garden.

"Kaarf! Hanid!

"I'm glad you could make it ful guide," Hanid told Chirple when she met him the next Grasshopper greeted Knarf and day. "I wonder where he got Hanld as he tipped his Guide that red cap." cap at them, "We're touring this whole field.

got a lot

Come here?" of things to scc."

Grasshopper proved to be an Knart and Hanld ran over, "I found him all right," said excellent guide. He showed all hole the Chirple when Knart and Hand his customers a had joined him. "He's in the ground where the hornets lived, middle of that clump of butter and a spot where a young apple cups and black-eyed Susans. Go tree was growing from a seed which somebody had thrown shead and see for yourself!".

away. He led them aCTORS bridge made of spider web over a swift-running stream of rain water.

Friendly Bocs

î

Stems And Leaves Khart and Hand lost no time getting to the clump of butter- cups and black-eyed Susans." They looked down but could seo nothing but stoms and leaves.

Suddenly,

they however,

showed them a heard a voice saying. "Comd where an owl lived and he took ladies and rentie them at last to a small beehive this way. meal Follow me. This is the where the friendly bees served buttercup field. On the right biscuits and honey.

Busads

are

the black-cyed which I planted myself.

Ho

cave

"There we aret" cried Grans-- hopper. "This is the end of tho

Koard and Hanid got down tour. I hope you're all here. on their knees and spread the Bay, where's' Soall?”

thread to the fabric if poesible;

Rupert and the Lost List-17

Rupert watches fascinated an the steangs- anitual finishen, its meal. "The poor thing must be very "That hangry he thinks. looked like a piece of paper it was eating 1" The,miar drifts over the citas patch' and he creeps Forward gently to keep the other

in view, Suddenly the animal catches sight of him and in a fash it has whisked round and dinge peared. Then Rupert pulls himac together." What goodle um 1** bu gang. Dy following that adime! I've got myself more lost that ever {"

All rights RESERVED.

Basto Plastics

tho

Pisstic fabrics should never be planed or basted, since the plus might leave holes that would tear. Baste plastics with Tansparent tupe or paper clips. For sowing, use 'mercerised or Bynthetic thread, a size 11 or 14 needle, 10 stitches to the inch for inside seams or 12 stitches to the inch for outside stitching.

on

On Bynthetic fabrics, it is wisa to rim the mowing muschino at a slightly lower-than-normal speed to avoid, puckering the lengthwise grain. Remtan- ber that the hinged proper foot to stitch over will allow you pins placed crosswise along the time. adam," "Baving basting From all scams before aromelbe with" another. Beam RPÜ

with proper attonition to memoria ing technique, oven, k, berkanen own turn, out perfect stitching.