1959-02-26 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959.

WOMANSENSE

WOMAN'S WORLD

British Girls Win Cupid Stakes In U.S.A.

Proving ence again that air

now

Shirley Maikin of Croydon, who

married last year after only a brief reell of flying duties,

About a third of our thirteen

the British girls LTC

An English Refugee From Ching

THE plain, white-

а

washed two-storeyed hostesses are the most marriage- able girls in the world, no less

school house sits almost than six of the ten British giris

A spokesman fer the airline sald unnoticed on a small chosen by an American Airline

in London recently: "Each year plot of land in Kai Tak. in London less than a year ago from more than a thousand up-

become hundred American girls ledve On one side runs have plicants

Cooks as nullah

which, in the ther married or engaged, The to marry, but t flris were Alerted for the though

the pace, They rainy season, often coveted flying Jobs on Internal stepping up

be hoving, a dynamic floods the playground. routes in the USA. Latest Britt tigh air girl in the States to an effect on American

On the other three sides nounce her intention of swap be snapped up su quickly,"

went The cffeint ping the air for the aisle is 23- year-old Sylvia Biggs of Cat- point out that

become only ford, who has just engaged. Sylvia has only been internal nying since May inst year..

First of the British air girls to wed was attractive, blonde

males to

on

10

British

pir

girls dying routes in

these are the the

a sturdy wire fence en- closes the 3,000-square- ! foot property line. United States, "We knew they Within these narrow con- hoped to keep them a littefines 20 teachers give in- longer," he commented ruufuily,struction to 335 children in

were popular hut wo had'

YOUR BIRTHDAY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26

BORN today, you probably win

show exceptional talent in care of the arts ar seleticon, for you have Da igual and inquiring inlod aut are not attest, with things as they afe and would he to have a dete in making them better. You have

kern understanding of huna cature and wall analyan ♫ person's motivation accurately. You - doubtedly Wi be potent 21 3

By STELLA

at Asert yourself at ofer and get

out

morning, afternoon and evening sessions. The chil- dren, most of whom are products of refugee homes, range in age from 5 to 18.

Presiding over this school Mrs Elsie Elliott, a fair-haired, blue-eyed English woman whose already difleult task is made even more compliented inasmuch at she is obliged to hold down a full-time job in order to put about 90% of her earnings back into the rehool. As a private advanced giving institution education, the Mu Kunng School is not eligible for Government Mrs Elliott, who is a graduate of Durham University, began her

career almost present

by accident when, in 1991 as a re- fugee herself from China, she

by a group

of Chinese Christians to teach their children.

There is a deeply spiritual side to Four nature which call for ex- presion, You are intulives are Impulse. With you, 1 st ween thall pusipružinys!" that is far action, since your first impresal

Listen to support. kely to be accurate. suxestious, if you must, at then act, lely on your own judgment. fe site you dix.Your fove of lure is strong woul go are centezistrative in Kuwing hurry of urban

affertio, You wont the one you

ve to be of a pullar temperament While you cannot be pasnied your will to do ́dnything. against you can be, encouraged by the asse

You always do your best

ke the rash life.

You are happiest wing, seu your own boss. You would never to Ctipletely happy in a routine is job and it is bello that youu de ret try to ad us to one, if pushed into

JACOBY

on BRIDGE

TODAY'S hand stems to have

erealed quite a stir around the Elks Club in Fort Lunder- dale.

J. W. Shoop, who sat South, decided to open with two hearts view of the part score. North raised him to three and

in

ark water the Influence of praire! Among those born on this date Are: Heibert Heary Dow, best

was

sewunjat: Camille Flammarion, her astener: Victor Hugo, author:

Asked

PEOPLE

I MEET

by JOANNE BLAIR

childra need education more money must be found,

and

A present Mrs Elliott is pul- tint nearly all her salary into the school. •For so poor are these youngsters that of the few who can pay, unly $18 per month is all she feels she can demand for the English-speaking inorn- SB for the Chinese bug class, afternoon class und mere 52 per month is the tuition asked for the evening session. The rest of the money must come from her pocket and from out. side donors.

the

£

EILEEN ASCROFT reports on a battle many women are. fighting

THIS WAY I LOST 12

IRLS with pretty, allm

Gr. waists are going to be

happy about the new belted dresses and suits.

INCHES

OFF MY WAIST

combination of exercise and

But what about the un- fun.

lucky onea who emerge Hard work means dieting ... from their loose-line frocks cutting down on liquids, to discover they have added strrches, sugars and Alcohol. a few inches while it didn't Easier and quicker If combined

with slimming baths and' show?

mussage,

Slender waistlines can be regained three ways. hard, work, cheating, or by

Modish Magic

By ALICE ALDEN

Createx

by

Cheating Is for the, kdy who Wants

quick results. She just walks into a shop and buys herself a waist-whittler. Most effective of these are the long bras that cinch in the waist or the belts with built-up contral- ling wristbands.

Is

Third way is by exercise. Thir my personal, choice and I have found a gay companion to nssist the good work.

It's a strange-looking toy with two long arms, which swivel on ball bearings and can be used against any wall. In- vented by a Spanish army physical training instructor.

is

Two or three minutes a day lready melting off the inches and waking up muscles that I never knew existed,

Used the right way, It exer- ises every part of your body. Used the wrong way it just My tips you on to the floor, progress report to date ... -five minutes daily for four

days.

112 inches of the waist!

HERE

Very New

İERE'S some' of the summer fashion excitement you will soon find in the shops...

lilac.

We walked through the rain- drenched playground and into school building, Enger, bright faces greeted us and dis- willingness to played a warm

IT'S easy and economical to how their accomplishments,

rescue that chemise dress from Happy, Intelligent children the fashion doldrums and trans-

Sandals of leather with "It was something I had never who came to school in freshly form it into the elegant Empire touches

of gold; sari · sandals a manufacturer: Joseph Le Conte,/ thought of doing," she laughs in washed clothes but who return silhouette. The Empire bow is thonged between the toes, and cheerful manner, but I hume to change into rags and the bit of magic used to effect soft-os-gloves town shoes in

cold the damp,

change. Created to bring kid anesh in cream, white or William F. Cesty known as Budain could see the urgent need for sleep under

education so I got busy," grocery stall, are Mrs Elliott's the new high-rising look to any inner reward for years of priva-waistless outfit, the Empire bow a fine what the stats have in string for your tomorrow, select your

lin and struggle.

gives the free-form dress Just batidas star and read --

As we left the premises, Mrs the right amount of fit at poněné parastopia. Let you

"Inshion's newest point of chic. day star be your daily guide.

A short while Inter with one Elliott remarked Wistfully. tent and 30. pupils, Mrs Elliatt have promised the children that is wide, flat bow rests recurely FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27

the set about teaching her young next year the schoul will have dead-centre

In place with a tiny charges during the day and tecllltles to take them as far anchored 20-ALBI.

concealed

Elasticised pin. Bert today lo eity opportunity devoted her evenings to private us Form 5." which als unusually chiky. Be pupils in order to pay the "I really don't know how I'm at any figure, this colin il-

closes ware of

neatly going to manage it," she added, houette-changer TAKIEM

2)xpenses. ZI-APT.

with hidden snap- Handle confidential matters, perhaps At that time she was earning "but a promise in a promise and in the back

of others, involving the ances

approximately $500 a month, I will be kept." $440 of which was supuk back into the school!

POSTER

(Feb

SAURUS (Apr.

zo

21-May zi)

Two cruflicting, influenery, öze good and the other had, ter involved to Use your ben fidgment.

21

Mr Shoop passed. Apparently ESIINI Day June

there was a roar from someone

maybe North-maybe East ar West-maybe even a kibitzer.

Mr Shoop played

hand the cist. He guessed the diamond Anesse but since West held tour hearts to the queen-ten all he

WEST

KQ 10

NORTH 48754

10

17

A43

41802

· EAST

JB032

1032

88

-Q72

4 @ 1079 KM

SOUTH (D)

1095

Both vulnerable. North-

South 40 on score.

Bouth West North East 2

Pass . Pais Pass Разя Pass

Opening lead-★K

could make was five odd so the result was perfectly satisfactory but the discussion went on.

Mr Shoop wrote me to ask what I would open with his hand.

My answer to Mr Shoop is that I would only open his hand with one heart but that in common with most supposedly expert bridge players 1 weuken my requirements for the forcing two bid somewhat when I have a part score. It is just that 1

them don't weeken

quite anuch as Mr Shoop did this time. I must say that Mr Shoop's Becond bid of pass meets with my full approval. He

Бо

realised

that he had given his all

then some when he bjd

and

two

hearts and proceeded to get right off the hook by passing,

♥CARD Sense♣♦

South

The bidding has been; West North

Para 2

You, South, hold:..

*Basi

Pass

47 WAQI738 40 4KQJ54

What do you do?.

Amold four-keurts, Thero is

-no point giving any Informa flom

about your club sajt.

TODAY'S QUESTION

West' ́blda "four spades and : your partner and East pass.

What do you do now?"

Anawel Tonsorrow

we turn of events.

ONE TENT

"Yes, it was tough," she ad- nits, but the need always seemed to cutweigh the draw- backs, so kept on."

However, as more and more parents sought to place their children In the school,

Mrs 23) Elliot had increase her

There are fine promises of success but your own activilles wiit control CANCER (June 22 July 23) Proceed with caulion but make pro

reas! Don't be frightened off by external inueness.

LEO (July 28-Aug

move the right trection,

nothing t

theane

ما

You may be under pressure, today income until eventually she took to act. Just make sure Uhat you on n full-time position which (Aug. 21-Sept. 22) she suli holda today. Now Tuckle only

today.teaching English and advanced Don't bit on a tangent and try

literature at the Baptist College LIBRA

24-Uel. 2) 16, hours a week, she somehow Be alert to the possibility of an up- finds time in between marking set and you can avold 11. God innumerable papers, to super- Judgment and widon me essential.

vise and teach at her own school. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nav. 22) Your personal attitude Toward a problem will determine its solution. The value is weighted in your

pers.

.on

CHILDREN'S

Merlin Solves A Problem

bodice,

Two or three minutes a day and I find muscles I never knew existed,

1

window these days,

Who are the best-dressed

our Take cosmetics, for example. sections of

male com- Not so many years ago, if you munity? According to the fede had presented the old man with ration, first come the políticions, a bottle of tolle eclogne, he then the bankers, with lawyers would have hooted with derisive a close third. mirth.

Not so today., He, would jolly well use it and go back to buy himself some more.

What Is Luxury?

WHAT does luxury mean to

If you?

suddenly found yourself able to spend

you

Lean, tapered pants in sor Blickers who like to go round money freely, what would give mottled leathers and colours of spring.

all the

Male Peacocks

to

seems that many male pre- Judiers are flying out of the

CORNER

-The Telephone Works Like Magic By MAX TRELL

So Kmart and Mr Merlin walked up to the broken tele- the mouth- EVERYONE in the house was phone, right up to

upset because the telephone plece.

Then, when Everyona won- had gone out of order.

"Something must be stuck in dered how they were going the wires," Knurf, the Shadow squeeze into the wires, Mr Mer- Eoy, cald to Teddy, the Stuffed in did a remarkable thing. He Bear.

snapped hla fingers, touched VUITT\t (v. From time to time prople help "General Túa"shoolchis hand. Kadar na“ this end or diy nose, Superficially, this looks like a wun: | out. One particularly generous ; ond shook his head.

mumbled some strange wordsi her day, but there is an undercurrent instance was when a Hongkong The wires have gotten en- and instantly, Knarf shrunk to

23-Jais. 20) gentleman donated money for

of uncertainty..

FAPRICORN (Dee.

A double-barrelled

tit

good, the rest not promising. Wisdom and patience win out.

A chance of lank unless

open for cutie!

you

BRIGHT FACES

50

tangled. That's the trouble," he the size of a mosquito. He dis-

a Eccona ore 16-he-badedzte | gåid="Just look at then out appeared inside the telephone, za the building. Others send used there on the poles, and the wind AQUARIUS (72n, 21-Feb. 19)-clothes which aro-carefully dis-blowingi They're all tangled

most arctributo amongst the

Up!" exceptionally alert. Keep your eyes needy familles. But stil, mocr

SIDE GLANCES

16

VM US Pat. DIL

By

Galbraith

Spectar

"Our grandmothers had it pretty soft-they didn't have to walk miles through a supermarket to buy their groceries!".

Wiro Trouble

But Mr Punch sold:

"No, the real trouble is that the wires are all stuffed up with words. Semebody will have to go through the wires with broom and sweep them out!"

2

An instant later, Mr Merlin snapped his Angers again, touched himself on the edge of his nose, shrank to the size of a By and likewise disappeared in- side the telephone,

Krurf found himself insido a long hallway that seemed to stretch on for miles and mics, Mr Merlin gave him a whisk brown which he took out of his

At this, Honid, the Shadow pocket.

Girl, cried out that nobody could Then they hurried down the make himself small enough to line. crowl into the 'wires with o broom.

That's just silly?" she, sald. At that very moment who should turn up but Mr Merlin, the Magnificent Magician,

To everyone's surprise, he wor dressed in a pair of old overalls. He corried a broom over his shoulders.

Good Question "Now what's this about the telephone being out of order?" ho asked.

"It is," nid Hanid to Mr Merlin. "What are you going to,

dop

"I'm going to sweep it out," said Mr Merlin. "It's stuffed full of words."

"There!" houied Mr Punch. ["I told you so!”

Too Tall

Everyone wanted to know how Me Merlin, who was raiber a lall man, could possibly hope to squeeze himself inside the tele- phone wires.

*Don't worry about fint," Mr Merkin anid. “Fox moi; a Matrala- con Magicla fon nothing. But 1'11, be needing Asiatent. Wha of you want to come with mo?'* "Krant said that he wanted to

All Stuffed Up

"Do you know where we are now, Knarty" Mr Merlin said. **We're right over the middle of the street behind our house be twoon two telephone poles,"

"Look," said Krast, pointing ahead, "where aff those ball-

|7-22

Merlin and Knart disappeared

-Into the Telephone,

ways meet. It's all stuffed up." Knort and Mr Morlin worked for an hour, sweeping and wire-hallways whisising the clean. They were stuffed up with words like 'Hello' and 'Goodbye" and 'How are you?" and "Thank you for calling".

From then on, the telephone wariced fine again.

"Only a magnificent magiekon like you, Mr Merlin, could have fixed it," said Hand

her that Mr Merlin was indood And everyone else agreed with

a Magnificent. Magición to be able to sweep the words out of the telephone wires!

Rupert and the Secret Boat-41

Altúr a few swerves and wobbles young wes-serpent And, indeed, tha litle bout seta to 's amnight", tha older one cannot keep up with costs and works up a great speed, then, tey as it will, and the tiny ** Hold tight,” Rupert calls "This, craft skins through a storm unti in just like our, first journay, but it is out of sights, Mours later... where are we going now?" they reach calzy water, under a ** When ]. Thin fa laster than ever” bright sky,, ;*ik, Gregory, look my Musi would swim 1” cries, tha" zwbien "wo-ach 1*** abouta Ruperte

ALL RIGHTS REALLYBZO

Figures do not le. Men are now spending £600,000 a month in England on toilet prepara- tions. And it is not just the clly

smelling nice.

you the greatest "kick"? Even the National Coal Board To young playwright 20-year- pil-head showers are now stock-old Shelagh Delaney (Taste ing deodorants and report their of Money), overnight success Increasing use. And is a nallon means "holiday in Paris, we still use more, hair oil per bottle of orange curacao and a head than any country In The big, fast, comfortable, vulgar worldi

car".

D

Now the menfolk are to have Το record pools winner. their own annual list of the 10 Bolfast ganger James Goult best-dressed men in Eritain. Mis £300,004 windfall meant Organised by the Wholesale a new suit of clothes and a Clothing Manufacturer's Fede- luxury air trip to New Zealand ration.

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