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LADY

your

AQUARIUS

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1959.

WOMANSENSE

LUCK-

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

(Juntary

February 19): In formu.

lating your

future plans

101 must

bank

events

which may

on never

you

take place. PISCES (February 20- March 20): Although you do not feel so inclined, it may be advisable to show friendlier attitude to. warda a person who could be of

material benefit you.

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IT'S NOT ALL HONEY BEING A REPORTER

TEARING along, typewriter in hand

jostled,

jabbed, tripped and sworn at- I was getting that "I have been here before" feeling.

And I was quite right. I certainly had been there before.

even

the

And

now

by ANNE SHARPLEY

Mr Khrushchev's security men (combined with the rather over scrsallonally named American Secret Service men) were strictly elbow operators. They placed oft their hopes on a firm dig in the ribs but it was astonishing what a smile would do to the Russian comrades.

For instance the Queen's question who looks alter-be security men discovered the best tickler or the tickled, once ob- 21- CANCER (June 22-July 21):

Particularly when Inspired by the warm sym-

way to dissuade me from tread- served. Chasing

such widely Queen. I had done this in ing too close on the royal heels royally observed. pathy of all your friends,

June and July.

was to rage to say it-tickle will be able to over- deimlar personalities us you

present finan-Queen and Mr Khrushchev, has sweet September was passing me. This teed to make me sʊ come your

I and here I still maments of odd similarity,

was, elbows furious and at the same time einl embarrassment.

reflected with that detachment failing prolectively, cars strain- helpless with laughter that I from insufficient ing for quotes (but closed to would actually drop back a pace July 22-August 21): that comes LEO

and feet security men's injunctions to or so." After a prolonged absence sleep aching ribs

stand back) and the typewriter, you may have lost touch trodden to a tender blue.

like some terrible in chick, with certain aspects

pressed to my side. your daily life, but in time you will be able pick up the threads where you left off. VIRGO (August 22-Septem- ber 221: in planning a certain nction. be very #areful not to do any- thing

that {" have consequences beyond your control.

to

ARIES March 21-April 19): Finding yourself in an un-

situation, pleasant

you

best to ex- must do your tricate yourself from it as soon as possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 201:

Only quick and drastic ac tion will get, you over your present diflicuky.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You are fortunate in being able to extract a grea! deal of pleasure and de- light out of life even when things

not especially well.

are

VET

Di

10 to

LIBRA (September 23-Octo- ber 22 l your daily con-

acts with

many 1 great peuple you can't expect to avoid occasional friction, SCORPIO

RIL (October

sudden November 21); A burst of energy will inte anus! plunpe you

while activity, but after a Koinx

you must let up a bit in order to COPPUTve your strength.

Lewy

"He won't eat anything!”

SAGITTARIUS

November

22-December 21: By elosing a deal with a per- son whom you do not know wowil you are able to en- eatinter mure difficulties then you originally bag- rained for; be careful. CAPRICORN December 22- January 201: Your weil balanced character enables you to stand firmly on your own feet without having to depend on the assistance of others.

if

LUCKY ENCOUNTER:

today is your birthdny, meeting with a woman named ETHEL may have some special significance.

JACOBY on BRIDGE

YOUTH'S

SOUTH

spades

three two diamond tricks because he close for was in his own hand and had

double

of

Wus too

comfort and North took it out only one entry left to dummy.

to four clubs. This bid put

East in the doubling business

He tried for a second entry

club but East's

and when South went back to by playing the ace and another hearts West doubled, and made the fire lead of a trump.

South won in his own hand and led the nine of diamonds which Fast won with the ace. A second trump lead was won in dummy and when declarer led a diamond to his ten West beautiful was ready with 4

defensive play He played low and let Sauth hold the trick.

This play cost West his king

of diamonds but it was a one

for two swap. It enst declarer

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king covered third and a dummy's queen trump killed dummy forever.

Now poor South had to lead & spade and he wound up losing all four of his spades.

Differences

Twenty thousand miles across Canada Ju the wake of the

There were onc ar two differences between following the Queen and Mr Khrushchev,

It's true.

MANNISH black and white herringbone tweed makes a soft-skirted dress. Black braid trims the collar, sleeves and skirt pockets.

Firm dig

But this sort of security method has its equivocnl side. It's

a

No American Secret Service has yielded yet to my man smiles; they've seen too often on

The City Slickers By Jill Butterfield

THERE is one advantage in being a woman in a man's world — you get all the pickinga. We can pick their brains (easy), pick their pockets (easier still), and for yours we've been picking their wardrobes bare. That has been easiest of all.

We have looked lust in their sweaters, drooped around the house in their dressing-gowns, borrowed their bench shirts.

uni-

And now we've snuffed their

traditional treasured most form and a new fashion the city. Flicker look -- Is born.

It is news because no woman is content with just copying. We have adapted their handsomest tricks with such feminine success that I'm predicting no broker will feel the same about his bowler again.

to

Latest loot in the rag raid are the once-men-only fabrics soon be seen on the most feminine backs in town. The schoolboy flannels, the hairy tweeds, even a bit of hearty herringbone manage too look appealingly feminine when they're made up in a soft, curve-conscious shape.

Grey has been the top male"

for a century - it camouflage manages to do most for a fading female suntan when you choose deep, almost black, shade.

1

The classic male accessories the glossy hard hat, the braided re- vers, the black patent pump, even grandfather's old hunter watch, have a high fashion potential when worn one at a time (too much male clutter makes even a glamour girl look like a pantomimo dame).

the movies what happens to men who give in to big smiles.

But the Russian lacts, bless them, have not been so misled and you could feel their elbows giving as you beamed cheerlly at them.

One Russian security man, in fact, slipped me a pot of caviar which I still have because I can- not think of any occasion grand enough to justify oppring such a trophy.

the apex and her courtlers and followers fanning out in a circle behind. This roup can be infiltrated-although, many's the time I've been wrenched out of it with a sarcastic: "Are you Acting lady-in-waiting today, Annet"

Me Khrushchev's group on the other hand strides forward in a line, putting on a wide front, with the little round, rubbery man in the middle. So, with luck, you can actually get right behind him.

There was one marked differ- ence between following the and following Mr Queen Khrushchev otherwise the In theory there were supposed terrible

elbowing to be very few reportery behind

stumbling,

con- photographer-pummelling ditions were all too similar.

The Queen's entourage adopts a pear shape with the Queen at

MANNISH Prince of Wales check for a wide-collared, slender, coat-dress-to wear alone now, beneath a top coat later,

✰✰ STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

No Skating In The Rain

and

"Terrible day outside, isn't it?" "It certainly is!" said Hanid. "I don't mind it a bit," said Mr Merlin.

-Not Until Mr. Merlin Showed How He Did It-

This time he went skimming Mr Merlin was wearing a

around the edge of the carpet, By MAX TRELL

decorated flowing robe long.

lightly leaping over chairs and On his NARF

Hanid, the with stars and moons. Shadows with the Turned head he wore a tail, pointed hat tables standing in his way. About Names, looked out of the with a bell at the top of it. But window and saw that it was on his feet

roller skates. raining.

Temiblo Day

Then they looked at their*

their roker skutes and shook heads.

South West

No che vulnerable

North East

Pass Pass 1

2 34 Double Pas

44

Dauble 4❤

Pa

Pase Pasa

Opening lead, 7

Knart and Hanid watched Mr he had a pair of Merlin for a few minutes in

great envy.

Skating Around Walls

"Good morning, my dear "I wish I were a Magnificent like you," Knarf Knart know what his sister children." Mr Merlin said, as he Magician

the room. Anally said. went skating across Hanid was thinking.

Double

Hanld know what her brother Kart was thinking..

Can't Use Them

"NO" they both sald at the

♥+CARD Sense same time. "We can't use them

Q-The bidding has been: Bouth

North West Pas 1N.T. Pars

44 Pass 5+

2❤

4❤

7

until it stops raining and the streets get dry again.

BLE**

very moment, Now at this Pa Enart and Hand were Paprised-no, more than that- Fase they were astonished to hear the

sound of roller-skate wheels,

Somebody was roller-skating right there in the room!

Knart and Hanid

You, South, hold: SALVAE9870 ◆AK310 80

What do you do?

A-Pass. You have a sure club Joser and the hand may not break well.

TODAY'S QUESTION

Instead of responding two no-

trump to your opening two bid.

your partner has raised you to

around.

It Was Mr Merlin

looked

At that instant they saw Mr Mertin, the Magnificent' Mari-

three hearts. What do you decian, come skating out from be- hind the bookcase where he

yed,

*Dow?

Awwer Tomorrow

Rupert and the Whistlefish-1

Mr. Bear has just Balshed making pretty lile pond in his garden and with pride he has been watching it develop ing.

The

water weeds are "I growing nicely," he says. should be safe to put some fish in now. "Oo, good I l'll go to the river and catch some,” says Rupert

happily. Some bright one like gokillahı

Topk would

well," murmurs Mr. Bear. That would mean buying them and there us no pet shops bere. We must go to the big town." And, carrying the biggest jar he can find, he sets off with Rupert trotting happily besida him. ALL RIGHTA, DERERVED

Mr Merlin smiled.

By this time he had left the floor of the room and was skat- ing quite gracefully around the walls.

"Yes," he said to Knart and "1 very convenient Hankt, being a Mumifcent Magician like I am. For example, you can do this"

Mr Merlin skated straight up the wall until he reached the ceiling. Then he skated upside- down across the ceiling and came down the wall on the op- posite side of the room.

Mr Merlin now eat down on a Low stool to catch his breath,

"But we'd like to skate in this room, too," Hanld said.

"Yes, I suppose you would," Isaid Mr Merlin.

"Show us how to do it," said "Please show us how to Khart. do il!"

Not So Hard

⭑

*

Hank went skimming around

the clay flower pot.

Then Knarf took the skates. He went all around the walls. He criss-crossed the celling up side-down a dozen times,

Words · Upside-Down

"It's wonderful!" he shouted, But to Hand and Mr Merlin

utrednow," because they were his words sounded like "S'

upride-down.

Macaroni á la Marx

-as a system known as "pool- ing was to prevail. This was meant to cut down numbers by seranging for one reporter to cover for several if not all, the various newspaper representa- Lives.

Those who could proudly sport a "pool button" were almost murc respected and privileged than Mr Khrushchev himeelt. A car carrying the "pool" would drive behind him everywhere.

Correctly buttoned "pool" re- porters would take up ther rightful porities at his heels. But to try to make a poul man talk afterwordls about what he had seen and heard wak Like: Trying to wring blood from a stone. There was nothing for it but to become a "pirate" pooler, (Ably assisted with smiles.),

Terrible, laughable, tawdry Imitations of pool buttons began to be forged - secretly be ind locked hotel doors. All sorts of slappily hand-printed hollea reading "Press Pool" appeared on car windows-and cremed to pass mister.

The most successful of the We pirate pools that I was on inbelled simply "Press Pool LA” it was the "A" that wes the siroke of genlus, fooled thom every luna.

Galloping, pushing, scrambling and listening we were an evil- tempered running, auditorium to Mr. Khrushchev's great seduction of the United States. Contrary to. most fond imaginings, re- porters are seldom lean, At, hawk-eyed and quick witted,

I can hardly' think 'of one, in fact, who isn't ́elthar (short- sighted or Imps, or 13 over- in weight, ill, aficer-ridden or some other way und1.

Too far

But I did seem the woman reporter who was due to have a baby in six weeks was taking our natural disposition towards being physically unsuited to the Job a little too far.

But the moment to be remem- bered most from the whole ram- Daging, continent-wide_rout was at the supermarket in San Fran- cisco.

Wbs One photographer

hils standing

to Up

waist in the deep

trecze cabinet.

Another was being hit round the head by an infuriated but» char with a trozen leg of lamb. Another was perched, for a moment on top of a pinnacle of tins and jars before the whole thing cascaded merrily and mexily down. (Damage wDA claimed later to be in the region. of £1,000).

Another WILB wheeled off, struggling

a self-service trolley. This was. the truly, awful modern Bedinin.

Cap such moments of splendid

vindicate idiocy

the wholet

Uy VERONICA PAPWORTH One cannot judge except

do you

look after

Mary Marx, wife of Chico, told me recently that he never goes out or en- tertains when her husband is working. "He takes his work so seriously," she said, "I just stay home and cook."

Hurry man?

that such conditions develop stubborn speediness that makes life outside the madhouses peer suddenly over-sediste, over- sano,

I wonder if Mr Khrushchov misses us too?

----{London Exprem Service).

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Her favourite food is Italian and her favourite recipe is rigoloni. It is a kind of short fat macaroni-but the recipe stance for {{#XY]

Italian pasta, "I'm told the sauce should take six hours to mako--but manage it ! about vo minutes," she told me, "I use eans of tomato pizree and Italar aensoning-about a tat lespoon- ful. Then I add a fresh chopped onion and brown some mince-

Remove the wrappers BUNZI meat in a pan with garlic salt place expensive it soaps in and anything else I can lay my

drawers with linen or lingerie. "Well" said Mr Merlin, "it's

hands on.

These, scent clothes; and give not nearly as hard to do as it

"Just serve it on the rigotoal soap a chance to horden before

salad with use, looks. I'll let you borrow my

and give a green skates. Hanid, you may have

"Well, I hope you've had a tomatoes, chopped salat, and them first."

salad dressing." good time," Mr Merin saki, on Hanld put on Mr Merlin's he put his magle skates back on

That Italian scasoning is faster, set it on his own feet.

"I've got to get specially American (wouldn't it turned to tow. back to my house now. I left

bol). But you can buy, a spiced some two-minute: eggs bolling, tomato dressing for 28 84, which and Fm afraid I've been here does, just as well. An: Italian Hand went skimming: ocross more than two minutes." coolt suggested adding rosemary, the room. She went up and down the walls. She even went Then away he skated across boall, and thymeet any of round and round the clay flower the room and behind the book these to the user to give it a

| more subtle flavour. pot on one leg

skates.

It was wonderful!

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