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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1959.

WOMANSENSE

When you start buying.

SOME POINTS TO CONSIDER-BESIDES THE PRICE

COMPILED BY TOP FURNITURE DESIGNER JACK STAFFORD, CHART DEVISED BY MICHAEL RAND

WOMAN'S WORLD

Those Dear Little Girls

trouser Buttons

with two holes scured two, ther with four holes, three, and pearls were with four. Most valuable of all were 'shanks- with tanks buttons CGHE behind-which were worth X. from the great- Army buttons

war, 1914-1938 couts Verz

bearing the emblems of Aumous greatly regineïts,

to be treasured, but often had Battered with

out to prevent

way in

GAME which can usly into the "den" chalked and on with the pavement. Linen shirt have been popular mothers in the earlier years of buttons, or shirt!en' were worth the century was described in a

une point, so were n buttons, or 'tinics', recent edition of the BBC pru- gramme "The Northeunatryman" by 11da Gledhill, who discover. Hultons" when as a child she moved from Yorkshire to the elty of Encoln. "As # new- comer," she maid, was soon initiated into the mysterns of

My clothes The Kume.

examined to see how such was worth. Eager little hands all it flicked upen my coat to

with my dress was fastened buttons, or Just useless holes and eyes.

Earnest le brow: were furrowed as my assessOM'S tatted up the will."

"Buttons" was played em Hr. same principle as inalte, vary- ing points being scored territ Ing to the type of button which o player succeeded in rolling

hi گرو

Wire

n stamp of the them sheering wrong direction during play. "As i dig my hand into my Button box today," said Hilda Gled, "I think of the untold wealth such a collection

warld have

meant all those

years ago when my only assets

the buttons which v.renched off my coat."

were

* Distinguish The- tween quality and FINISH. It is not always true that poorfinishwhere

It does not show means poor qual- ity everywhere.

Points

to look

for...

Dining

Chairs

Easy Chairs

Tables

Cabinets

Wardrobes

Sast which is firm and not too sloping -you have to sit forward to eat.

Back in the right place and with enough area lo give a good support.

Fact which will slide easily when the choir is pushed back and legs which aro strong enough to rock on.

• Detachable covere

On backs and arme na wall S FÖRİS which can be zipped off to clean. Foot which spread the waight woll and can be dragged over the carpst without harming it. Castors are useful but be sure they have wide, profer- ably plastio or rubber whesla.

A dining table should not mova about when you carve the

Joint. Test in two ways, put your hands fist down on the top and push gently sideways to tast strength, also give it a quick push when it is standing tree to soo it doesn't shimmy.

• Handles which are really soild, They should be socurs not only when pushed or pulled, but also when wiggled from side to sida and rotated.

• Adequate size of hinge.

Well-made fittings -thoir quality may sometimes be below standard.

• Fost which can be adjusted for taval Only showrooms and other people's houses have toval floors, and n ̧ place as large as wardrobe can be badly strained it It rocks about.

И

• Look for sufficient

halght to hang dresses and coats.

Beds

• Handboards which ara raully escuraly fastened, Other. wise, whan you read the

Daily Express

In bed, the top of the beadboard wil! mark the wall.

• Wida castors which wilf spread the weight as much as possible.

YOUR BIRTHDAY

BOIN

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16

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By STELLA

leday you have an Ope ets are unngreplable to you, thon2. pernative

A friends There is no - pfen that which, in right cers at which is half-right. You have what in,cabed an active term- petent, but since you have the dr une taters that goes with it, wher former a usually quite forgiven,

You and a great deal of love rond affection m turn for your there devon it to likely that

there in i veut touch of genius your make-up. At you wu to be annukked into any et pattern" saki will adhere to yote mwr; ideals azul express your era individuality, you wil became qufstoziding No matter fr eppotto at Brad, acfuse to take divetton la act upon Soun own motive and make your own debluna pe

within you will always - dicinta tilas right path for you to follow

You are highly evokonal while at the ne Are So can be vatená

self-onat can.

of Surgell, not thum, a degree of performance and w.ho fail to Cute

will be but one real fave do your 1. You are the type of person t wheen

confide their ters w deepest sectes, ince they

kn.my

you will never betray a confidenc Atkl

to you wil always be able Kive excelest advice on almost any Jogi thoor Jab

נולד

JACOBY on BRIDGE

THE Jacoby transfer bid can

be used with a good

hark

if you wish. North holds a six- card heart sult headed by the king and four point on the side

Among Use borti ankste

Kate Convll, George Kennan, autho

RUT

Let

itemp

philosopher Palmgren, Fin

1ut and Cser: Edgar Ber-

11, actor

To find what The try have in store for gutt Tomorrow, select your Linday Mar and nad the corres- ponding paragraph. Let your birth- day star be your dally guide.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

(Jan. 21-Feb. AQUARIOS

19) Think erarly in making profes- stol contams with those who can help in your work.

PREY

Feb. 20-Mar. 20)- Cumbing business and doenentic of-

and wants to be In game op-fus effectively to the mutual bene-

posite an opening no-trump.

Of course, his even high card points don't guarantee that game will make but he wants to there and to much prefers le

be

Ot

21-Apr. 20)- Jin ver brighbourhood group in **** set:1 affair. It could be un and stealing lecture. cape. TAUREL

21-May Z)-

have his pather be the declarer. | Arad senttering your interests w

day erntense in one thing at a

A spade or dam nil lead through Jis partner might cost a trick

WEST

AK 54

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NORTH

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EAST

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SOUTH (D)

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• K75

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Both vulnerable

tune.

GEMING

22-Ju 21)- Put today's vinpirais L $10! Chatter... See hat jou gel un 1 patid 2b smpletett

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CANCER Lanie 22-July

The kute ehkkis

a joti now i promess as that you are really su

something else

July 24-Aug.

fing alert to opportunity in today's Jute Scenetting really interest- in may now happen.

VIRGO (Aug.

-Sept. 21)- Keg your move to the grindstone to. day and flashy job already begun FABRA (Sept. 24-721) If you are wise in your negotiationa xay, you can further your future

happiness.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Frish oh art handle that you will be free, tomorrow, to stari new project.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Jire, 221 Mental pults will bring rich re- important waerety today. Study at Fart

problem caper.

CAPRICORN

Bouth

West

› N.T.

North Poss 24

Pats

2

Pas ན་ l

Th

Pass Pass

Opening lead-7

but such a lead through his worthless doubletons can't hurt anything

Actially, the JT3 is a must · the way the erids Be. If North plays four hearts Eat will open a spade and North will wind" op down one. If South plays three no-trump West will open, a dia- mond and almost surely set the hand while thể double dummy combination of a club opening and Jack

of diamends return wl set him two tricks.

With South declarer at four Kearia all is sunshine. West enn open a club or an old shoo Jut

there will be no way for the

lelence to keep South, from get- ting a spade discard on his own fourth olub and making his con- tract.

♥CARD Senisest

Q-The bidding has been: North Exit Booth Weat IN.T. Pass

7

You, South, hold: SKITE VAJUS 42 457 05 You are playing the Jacoby transfer bld. What do you do?

AmBid two clubs. This in the Kitayman convention and la pari of Úa JTB. It sake your partner to bid two diamonda sinīçus ha can bid two el a four-card penfor

TODAY'S QUESTION

Your partner bids two apados to show a four-card spade sult. What do you do now?

Answer Temorrow

21-Jan. 20)-- pomats to be the end of a dubious levele für you. Tomorrow should bring new enOIES.

SIDE GLANCES

Points

to

remember...

Points to avoid........

• Liko

skyscraper

a dining chair nagde to be fairly floxble to withstand strain, especially if the floors are

Tost by #navon. sitting in chair on its back legs only: It should feel springy but firm.

if you want strength with slimness, only metal furniture will provide it.

Doward of chairs which are too light and rigid. If you don's live in a museum, buy your choira with conta strong enough to atond on armo strong enough to

it an

Timbar Joints should show no gape and metal walds should be really melted In.

• This type of chair

You

should be like the iron hand In a valvet glove. should get firm support under a top layer of soft padding: push Into` the chair with your hand and fast for this.

• Nyton fabrics aro Dasy to clean and woar woll.

• Not too soft-this point cannot be over-stressed. The chair which Josia like a cloud to alt on is best reserved for angels: it with K'Yo you and me backache, The bast time for testing la whan

you are trad-you will know at once If your body gete the support it noads.

• Wood tops ero flalahad in two

·ways, One gives a folrly soft sur- tace which can bo repaired if damaged. French polish, wax, oft will look beautiful If cared for, can deteriorate If not. The other is glass-hard, 'heat- proof,, Incredibly tough, neada no maintenance but cannot be repaired.

• Many dining tables are too high so pick your table height at about 28"-29" and your chairs at 18"-17".

• A table top should be balanced to prevent it warping, by having the same surface applied to the underaldo as to the top, l... plastic top, plastic underside.

Solld timber is not necessarily batter than plywood, blockboard or chipboard. Large areas, such as doors, backs and tops are often“ better in man-mada material which is more stabla than natural timber, you want to test a cabinet for strength, open all daars and drawers first.

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Sliding doors running in grooves which are not

either hardboard, metal or plastic- they will wear badly.

co

Doars which not balanced in the same way that table tops should ba-they will warp for the semo

reasons.

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

A Marvellous Adventure

-Knarf Jumped Inside a Geography Book—

By MAX TRELL

NARF, the Shadow Bay with the Turned-About Nome, saw his two friends Teddy, the

| Stuffed Bear,

and

Hlawathe,

Is the same as Hi except that It's Indian language).

Joined His Friends

Knarf Joined his two friends the Small-Sized Wooden Indian, on the fence. sitting on the fence at the back

"I had a marvellous adven-

of the garden. it was a bright, ture last night," he told them. early, cheerful, sun-shining. bird singing, breeze-blowing. " jumped inside a geography

wonderful morning.

"HI" said Kmart. "1" said Toddly.

"How!" said Hiawatha (which

By Galbraith

1-15

"Now come In through the hall,and try to see it through

the eyes of tho Fortnightly Bridge Club!"

book."

It was hopping toward me great big giant hops!"

"What kind of an cred Teddy excitedly.

Ja

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animal?"

Hlawatha just started to say! "Animals that hop can come from any country in the world-"

"They looked like Rabbits, said Kaarf. "Enormous Rab- bits!"

Knart went on with his story. "They were brown like Rab- bts. They sat up on their bind had long. legs, but they all strong tails. And in front of some of these animals these that ormous Rabbits was a pock-

et. like the pocket of a coat."

"Stop!" said Hiawatha. "Those animals. They animals were

were Kangaroos."

New Knart, being a Shadow, Sad no trouble whatever jump ing inside of books. This, how- ever, was something neither Teddy, who was far, or Hawatha, who was made of wood, could manage to do at all.

"What's geography book?” arked Teddy.

The Only Place

The Mother Kangaroo had a baby Kangaroo in ker pocket.

was in. Because," Knar! wen! on, giving a sharp looic at Hla- watha, "there's really only one can find country where you Kangaroos-Australia,"

"It's a big book," said Khart,

ad- filled with mapa

"That's of all the

right," said Knart.

"That was a wonderful countries of the world. It was "that's what they were."

venture," sald Teddy. "I wish quite dark, so I didn't see what

I could crawl inside a geography "What was in their pockets?" book and acc Kangaroos." map I was jumping inte But

fold Ly

can

l of a sudden, there I was, Teddy wanted to know.

SCO them without "Little Kangaroos," plump

the "middle of a jizz Seadow in which a lot of spiky Knart. "Baby Kangaroos. And jumping in a book," said Hig- grumpily. They're in when i saw those Rengaroos, I watha, knew at once what country I the zoo."

#rass was growing."

In Many Countrics

"Spiky grass rows in 'lois of countries," said Hiawathu.

""That's it," vald Knarf. "I couldn't tell what country I was

I just from seeing a

spilty grass. So I walked around to see if I could find any houses or people."

"And did you Bnd any?"* sked Teddy.

"No," said Knart. "All I found was more spiky gruss, some high mountains and some very all trees."

Shook His Head

ahook his Jere, 11awatha head gloomily and said: "High mountains, tall trees--you can And them in lots of countries!”

"I know," replied Knart. "But 1ll of a sudden, while I looking around, I saw on animal.

Mwas

Rupert and the Secret Boat-32

The amal sea-serpent frolica "Look, around in the water. Mum, why doem't that Rupert thing come and play with toe? ** it calls. *It's lovely in here." "I don't think bears like living in the water," says the larger **If you want to play with him you battar let him

costura.

take you into the sunshine. Only Rupert's don't go too far away. relief. very great as heția allowed to move. First he got to where he can hear a inckie of fresh water to drink. Then he lets his pew friend show him a way out without dimbing, the slimy slope he had slithered down. ALL BIT (TEŽORIENTER

• If it has large doors a wardrobe should be rock solid or it will distort and the doors will stick. Test for solidity with the doors open.

Clothes can be very heavy, so chock that the fittings ara strong enough to work smoothly when fully loaded.

Heavy mirrors on doors, as they will be likely to pull the door out of true.

• Handles with hidden fasteninga -you may have trouble if repairs ara ever needed.

Avo'd rough, Dnevalod fiolsh Inside, which may #nag clother.

There are many good sofa-beds on the market now which would be fine for a bed-sitting room, or as a spare bed, Unlike the occasional beds of somaYears go, they are comfortable both to sit on and aloop in, and they look ilke furniture.

• Do not fall for a bad which is delight- fully soft. During the test tow years

bada hayo got much firmor, and there

are governi manu- facturers offering sold or BOSE- soild bases for their mattræises. This trend has tho antire approval of the medical profession.

London Express Service.

Beautiful Bead Bibs

By ALICE ALDEN

DIBS come into their own just now na party dress acces- sories. This season the bib lakes new dimensions --~--very doep and almost shoulder-to-shoulder. Vendome does a bib that in

threaded lavish, its delicate gallon strands

with turquoise stones and a peart fringe. Work within the deep, scooped-out neckline of an Empire-lined dreen, such a bib makes dramatia jowelling for gala goings-on. Hugo shower earrings to matchi can be worn for additional glam cury