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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 1959.

WOMANSENSE

JACOBY on BRIDGE

LMOST every bridge player

A feels that he can play no trump contracts extremely well. Some are right but none is good enough to make tricks Appear from nowhere.

South had this

diocese in

most

stage. The fact

10-Trump ndyuneed

1e

WEST

103

hold and

2543

304

NORTH ★AKOGO

➡Nota

◆ H 199 470432

RAST

4742

$7

WAKIO?

0753

AJ93

429

SOUTH, (D)

QJ862

A02

AJ

South

West North East

1

Pass 14

PAIS

1 N.T. Par 34

Pass

3N.T. Pass Pusa

Opening Iead

Prax

Both vulnerable

that three spades to the jack that his partner had bid spades and then jumped meant nothing to him. He went right on to three no-trump.

North was tempted to go to four spades but decided that maybe the

time South korw what he was doing.

♥÷CARD Sensek♦

Q-The bidding has been: South West North EARL 14

Puzz 2 NKT. Pass 7

You, South, hold: MAQBIE WA5 OK343 MAR

What do you do?

A-You have 18 points and Jour partner at least 13. A alam appears almost certain but there la no hurry. Simply bid three diamonds and await develop- mente.

TODAY'S QUESTION Partner rebids to three no- trump. What do you du now?

Anwer tomorrow

4K 1065

Four spades would have been a inch. North probably would! have made five-odd, Three no- trump also could make double dummy. You readers can figure on the play if you wish.

South won the

In this ense first club and shot the sull right back. West took his king and decided to cash one high club to see what would happen. East signalled with the ten of hearts. West took his last club and led a beart. East's ace and king proceeded to set the hand,

SIDE GLANCES

3-10

By Galbraith

TM R US Port

1991 by NEA Bertan, Me

"I know you can't take it with you, but wouldn't it be wonderful if you could just take a little mora of it home?"

YOUR BIRTHDAY

THURSDAY, APRIL 9

pölur today, you are a leader of others. A little slow to start somellines, you can't be slapped, from getting exactly what you watit, You have ali pare you get going. Incisive personality which ranresies perpla by its quiet strength miker itan by ila tomboyancy. However, as you attain muccess, you will tend to increase in confidenice-and with this comes a mare positive alištude weiteti nopreases itself on others,

By nature, you are an irinovator and it is likely that your fanie wi11 increase postijinously. You or your ideas may not be readily accepted during your lifetime. There are rany Japete to your Lalent and personality, and you may succeed in more than one unteer during your lifetime.

It Isn't Necessary...

THE EVENING COAT

THE RAINCOAT

How a rich girl economises

TS is

-by Mrs. Curt Jurgens

put

THIS is a girl with mink made her take the lining out

an evening it into up by her mother.

gens, the tawny, panther- like wife of the Swiss film star,"

coot run

But the big happens to be mink.

evening coat Thu happens to be a french-coat in

And the white sails,

mother need 10 happens 1o be a Paris dress-

French designer,

Mrs Jurgens, whose hus band

£75,000 picture, has

earns

no But that practically (and

Simone ts

French right down to her The result: two beautiful beautiful, clim anities) has coats; and one mink lining.

CHILDREN'S

An Old Story Is Told

-Knart and the Others Ask Mrs. Cuckoo To Tell It-

By MAX TRELL

Saya the

Mrs resourceful Jurgen "The only bore is buttoning it into the two coats: There are about 60 press studs."

Mica Jurgens, who is 23, bos quite definite views on mink. "I think a mink coat looks old on a yang girl. A mink lining is

two conis for the prico

la mbak coat."

London Express Sérvice."

But

I'm Getting Married

AND I'VE A WARNING FOR ALL YOU MOTHERS

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is commonly believed that the happiest time in a woman's life is during her engagement to be married. Supposedly the bride-to-be walka on air, listening to blue birds singing love songs, lost in a mist of happiness,

But now sadly far from with their wedding arrange- the truth is this romantic ments. supposition! And I know: for two years I worked as a brides counsellor, during which time I met hundreds of brides.

And with each bride who come to see me, I saw the same dreary story monotonous ly repeat itself.

The announcement

of

1 was soon disillusioned,

I became not brider' counsel lor, but brides champion, and had to stoop to every kind of fatter, cajolery and low cun- ning in order to

mooth the bride's path for her.

tears should shine in the bride's I believed that stars, and not

eyes.

her

engagement is the signal for a But I had to work

hard to

flock of female friends and re- put them there and I didn' lations to descend on the bride, always succeed. and with

protestations of the utoost good will, proceed to make her life a misery.

Unaaked, elderly cousins proffer good advice, alwaya ready to take instant offence should it not be gratefully ac- cepted-and followed.

Close friends of the family freely voice their opinions.

Worst offender of all is the Kirl's own mother.

Planned

When a girl is about to be married, she usually knowa what she wants

After all she has been plan- ning this wedding since she was about five.

by DIANA PHIPPS

DIANA PHIPPS, who is 31, is a nieco of the Duchess of Gloucester; Four years ago she was a bridal consultant at a forgo Australian story; and for 18 months ad- vised brides on what to

and woar

wodding otiquette. While_flying to Australia In 1951- she was working her way as air hostess the plane crashed into the soa south of Malta. Sho was among the 46 sur- vivors.

bridal departments, where ox- pert advice is given. Caterers Maybe htt ideas have. are only too happy to arrange changed somewhat since then, a reception to suit each client's Of course Цвете аго happy but nevertheless, her ideas are individual taste-and pocket. exceptions, but they are ur- now fairly concrete. prisingly rare,

Now that I myself am to be But once mulher, and that married I have proved the Mothers, with daughters horde of friends and relations truth of the saying that it is about to be married, suddenly take charge, the bride appears easier to give rather than take develop weak hearts or high, to be the last person to be con advice. blood pressure.

They use any ruse which will focus attention on themselves.

they With a martyred sigh complain, with a sharp glance in their daughter's direction, no one over considers that them.

so much more chie-and I have Abandoned

CORNER

"Mother Cuckoo," said Hia- watha, "we don't want a new KNARE, the Shadow Boy, story. We want you to tell us an

Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, old one." and Hinwatha, the Small-Sized

"An old one?" said Mra Cue-

By STELLA Wooden Indian, walled until the

door of the Cuckoo Clock opened koo. "Which old one?"

and Mrs Cuckoo finished railing

out the time. It was exactly twelve o'clock!

Book Fell

"Tell us the old story, please,"

Then before she went back in suld Knarf, as he glanced up at

Attiastive to nunibers of the up, aghin, Knarf"called up to her: posite sex, you show your likes and "Mrs Cuckool Mrs Cuckoo!" disliken a little too fively. You are apt to like or disiške, person In

ivately. You are the type to fall

In some surprise, Mrs Cuckoo i love at first sight Unisex you looked down. Motos: tip once doualigainan energet wed, for if you are disappointed in your first love, you would never accept baconul choice.

Among those bort on this data ore: Herbert L. Osgood. historian; Fisier Ames, educator and wit Paul Rubeson, singer and actori Hartley Burr Alexander, philor-

French poet.

"What is it you want?" she sked the three friends.

An Old Story

pher: Charles Pierre Baudelaire, "A story, please!" Teddy culled

To and whint the stars have in store for you bomorrow, select your

blthday GAT 1.01 Your birth.

ponding paragraph.

up to her.

Mrs Cuckoo fixed the latch on the coresher door so that it wouldn't shut and keep her from gelting in- alde her cotinge again. Then she flew

dag stör be your daily kulde,

FRIDAY, APRIL 10

ARIES

(Mar. 21-Apr. 203- The pace has been faxi Intely, so calma

Take thing down a little. the cally. Hoste How makes waste.

TADIUS

(APC, Z-May 21) Beat not to get into untried yen- tures today. Stay close to luillar routine for boel resulla.

GEMINI (May 22-June Avoid any type of risk-taking to

day, in business or on the

1)-

home

front. Be conservative,

CANCER. (June 22-July 21)-- Listen to the advice of people you can trust. Don't be betrayed by faliery.

LEO (July 24-AUS: Pay close attention in important defall work today, The

21)-

malicat

VIRGO

(Aug.

lip could prove costly."

14-Sept. Watch your step today. and toa morrow. One talve move

could upset the applnomrt!

LIBRA (Bapt. 24-Ort, 23)--- fact can save the day for you. B practical and avoidi www.eur Fina on day-dreaming.

J

SCORPIO (Oct. 11-Nov. 1)— A fou could result from hasty Judgment, so take your lime about anything, important.

BAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec, 22)~-~

your work, and Be alert especially osatul it you have travel by auto

be

to

CAPRICORN (DEL 2-ci B)= Protect anything you valus higtily,

for this day could be lost through

carelessness,

AQUARIUS

die row of books on the book- shelf, about the time when the Mother Goose Bock fell of the

shelf.".

When she heard what story the three friends wanted, Mrs Cuckoo smiled and nodded and drew her knitted shawl snugly around her shoulders, for it was a bit chilly so late at night.

remember that story very well," she said,

Then she began:

"It was just about this time

of a

"Are you hurt?" Mrs. Cuckoo asked Mother Hubbard,

most of them had dived under the carpet in their fright,

"I found the Crooked Man bent pin behind lying like a the sofa. The Pleman's wagon dad overturned and all his ples had gone rolling.

Wanted To Help

""Never mind! Never mind?'

I have seen weddings cruelly ruined, or even abandoned alto gether, thanks to such tactics,

Battered and bullied, the peor bride, usually still in her icens, simply hadn't the strength to stand up to mother,

When I was asked to open and run a Brides' Bureau for a large department store in Aus-

sulled, except as a sort of after-thought,

that Surprisingly,

much maligned person, the mother- in-law, conduct herself with tact

is the only person to and kindness.

I know from experience that planning a wedding is sheer hard work, and that there are no short cuts..

1-m series

starting by making a of it: things to be

done, people to be seen, rangements to be made.

If you are the mother of [ bride-to-be perhaps you are telling yourself that you are one of the

to exooptions rule. But are you quite sure? as the second st For the sake of your daughter's first diminishes.

ar-

On another list I note down this the things I have done so that grows the

happiness please think carefully I mm determined that

about this. Your daughter is

one

going through an emotionally week before the wedding every- "difficult time, Maybe sho Is thing will be ready, every or- being a litle temperamental, a rangement completed. little awkward and difficult. But I shall spend that week please be patient and under- standing, and make allowances for her. And to brides I say: "Fight the good fight."

.tralia, too believed that No short cuts

weddings were arranged in a big rosy cloud.

I could think of nothing more delightful than to help

brides

TODAY weddings are looket

upon as big business. Most large department stores have

recuperating and resting. I shall visit my hairdresser, have A beauty treatment, and generally pamper myself.

That is what I plan to do, But who knows?

But then I am lucky. I have a very understanding mother, and so far no one has offered me any "good advice,"

~London Express Service,

PAY ATTENTION TO

YOUR ELBOWS

JEANNE D'ARCY

WE noticed a stunning worn

the other night at a forrnal i party. She was standing in front of 19.

high-fashion down and made hor-

self comfortable under the soft had just ebair that stood next

Jan. 21-Feb. 19- bookcase. Worry never helps, su stop to Sty calin during ́a, minor,crials and all turne out well.

PISCEB (Feb. 20-Mar 20) A day when brainwork counts. Lise judgment, rather than acting on Inspüler. Just now.

of the night many years ago. 1 he kept saying to Simple Simon come out to call out who wanted to help him pick And them all to the the time when I heard a great them up. ''ll "banging. The Mother Goose myself*

Book had fallen of the book- shelf.

Koorf und Teddy and Hla watha sat down on the floor in front of her.

"So you want a story?" she sold.

Tiny People

To my astonishment, I saw that out of the pages of the fallen book tumbled a whole crowd of people and ened. They were scattered all over the floor,

Her blonde balr, swept into a chignon caught our eye first, Then we noted her dress, a fabulous creation in rich green

1 satin .with plunging backline. With it, she **Simple Simon WILE very wore long white gloves right up of to the elbowa and that's, where disappointed. His bucket

he wir gaze stopped, water had overturned and

Those elbows! was amid hơd never be able to catch a whale any more,

"Finally," wald Mirs Cuckoo, "we got overybody back into the Mother Goose Book. With about

NOT PRETTY

the

They were

othe thing her oppearance that

Rupert and the Blunderpuss-28 emas. They looked fright the help of the cat I was about wasn't pretty. They were rough,

Rupert makes his way downhill and at me the big field where the gate is not shut. Of the frisky cru Three is now no sign, but at thị side of the belt he catches sight of hit pals Freddy and Fendy Fot moving my great speed.

"What's tappened to them? ! He hurries in their direction and. just as he is following them by the far. bedge another small, form streaks past him. **It's a cat again 1"? be says, ") {t's scared too, They. That weitled it. This must be more “ look" "Frightened," he muttaries of the work of the Blunderpump" ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

The

to lift it back onto the shelf red and grey-lined agnin, when I lourd another volco that came from opposite corner of the room behind the curtain.

get broken!

*Then, of course," continued Mrs Cuckoo, "I flew down to help them, There they all were ***Pick me up! Don't let me

Miss Muret, and Jack And Jill, nu Tom the Piper's son, and Simple Simon end the Pleman and Mother Hubbard all of them

1

"Are you hurt? I kept say- ing 'Are you hurt?” ---

Oh, what a full that what the valon said.

"And do you know who It

But then, moet elbows are. Worrien and this one vertainly was the type-who spend hours on food and hair and MASSLEY and diet forget their arme com- pietely. No

elbows wonder usually so unattractive,

INSPECT THEM

aro

Hold yours up for inspection. At thỏa, Kaarf and Toddy and Do they pass the tert? If not, Hiawatha, who had been wait-bolter work on them mo that

· Chasebrough-Pond's.

DON'T FORGET ELBOWS! Each night before bedtime," rub some petroleum jelly on ibom to keep them looking smooth

and prolly.

ing for this moment, ahouted | they'll do you credit when you "Fortunately nobody was in one forous volcs: "It was tum up at a party wearing one very much hurt at all.' ('help. Humpty Dumpty!”...,

of those

eknost sleeveless cur od gel. Mother Goo#0 and

sloovelose cocktail dresses, Mother Hubbard back on their Then Mr Cuckoo nodded Make it a point to give elbows

Then the -three of us, and unlios and mid that wmaja benity treatment bvery night. -

\w the end of the atory and picked |--Uie half a lemon to bleach out, elbows and decorms fort below, an Improvéinant.: Elbown will helped all the others. quite a Job gathering together herself up and flow back inside any discolorations. Next, rub Leave. it, on ousinlädt.

begin to look sa smooth. . and ttle Bo-Peep's fock of shorp, her clock..

In a work's limp, you'll see polly as they should.

petroleum “Jelly gonuously

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