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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960,

WOMANSENSE

LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO

'Do-it-yourself'

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London.

NEW and terrifying change has come over the great cult of Do-it-Yourself in Bri- tain. Now that it is no longer clever or even unusual to decorate your own house -- everybody

does it people who want to impress the neighbours with their skill have turned their hand to eye-catching embellishments for the home instead. Or fantastic, complicated things like boats, planes, cars or even weekend bungalows, all now available in kit form.

Typical Ideas from a recent Do-It-Yourself exhibition, for the family who want to be one up on the neighbours are;

A home-made argan to electrify your friends. iterally If you don't wire it up properly, for it is electronic. The organ comes to you in ki form with a layout diogram and will, so the makes tell me, faithfully reproduce the tone of wind and strug instruments as well ДБ its GWN "rich, distinctive sound."

Acoustic ceiling tiles. They are made of colourful plastle with a gulled effect and you silde them in place over screwed- in runners to make any room in your house look like one of the newer hotel lounges, or a coffee bar.

Plasticised door panels. They are made from hardboard, cover- ed with wallpaper and protected by Laminated plastic, and they can be used to transform an old- fashioned four-panel door into an up-to-date version. The pretuest panel gives the impression of a delicate wrought-iron zateway with ivy trailing over it.

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Britain!

The living room features coloured acoustic ceiling tiles, furniture made from kits and a plasticised door panel. The bedroom has a make-it-yourself carpet of lies. All the build-in-bed- room furniture is avaliable in kit form and so is the vazitory unit, the successor to the wash basiıı.

own garage, and save together into any shapes you £400 (HK$0,400) on the list want. price,

Carpet Tiles. Here's scopu for anyone with artistic leanings, your for you can make up your own eapel pattern with the aid of one foot square tiles in bright colours which you stick together, You can paint your own china, in whatever pattern you please, of course, or screen print your on a criss-cross backing of tape, own curtain material with the sid of do-it-yourself kits. You A formula racing car. This can even cover the house with particular kit is strictly for en- wrought-iron work now, because thusiasts. It is an authentic car che firm has brought out a kit which you can screw together in of iron squiggles you can screw

HOUSEHOLD

HINTS

Leftover cranberry saNCE or look, dip them in a solution of mincement makes a festive top starch and water. When dry, ping for ice cream sundaes. To buff with a soft brush. serve taming, touch a match to

a cube of sugar that has been dipped la lemon extract.

To give solled plaster-of-paris statuettes or lamps a clean, new

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Holiday punch to please both young and old float mint, pistachio, strawberry, cherry or vanilla ice cream in ginger ale or fruit juices,

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you fancy something ΠΟΤΟ artiallo, you your hand at making jewel- lery out of pewler, or Bowers from wood shavings. You can

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card spade suit. Much to his salo, design,

dismay, he found himself at a ready made and you just

space game shortly thereafter. string them together yourself.

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If puppets and jewellery don'ı Interest you. you can make French poodle out of lamberwool and then put a musical box in side it, or make your OwnL cuckoo clocks. On the practical side, you can make your own drens dumny-If you can per- suade a friend to patiently stick brown paper all over you first or buy a hand loom to weave your own fabrics.

The new grown-up look for women has brought in its train a crop of new beauty products, designed for sophisticated faces.

There's an indelible. Ipstick called Excitement in a zicep, smouldering pink, which would wonderful with the greys look and blacks of the Paris-inspire suita.

For worzen who like their hair with an auburn tint there's Even the paint-pictures-by- new spray-on shade called numbers people are doing a Het Chestnut which makes the roaring trade, and a popular dullest brown hair interesting. Innovation at the exhibition And for evening there is noTYLE- In a firm that supplies rubber thing new too, à frasted mas- moulds for you to turn out tara to make your eye-lastics your own concrete gnomes, glitter.

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CHINA MAIL

horoscope.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3

AQUARIUS (8) (January 21- February 19): If you are too critical of a friend's imperfections, you are linble to spoil a pleasant relation. ship. PISCES (1) (February 20- March 20): A person who has your best interests at heart will be very hurt if you do not express your appreciation once in a while. ARIES (12) (March 21-April 10): An awkward situation today may need alli

the diplomacy you can muster; reason the matter out instead of giving in to panie. TAURUS (0) (April 20-May 20): If someono is trying to away you from your con- victions, you ought to be firm and stick to what you bellovo to be right.

GEMINI (2) (May 21-June 21): It is a good policy not to carry your feelings too much into the open, but don't exaggerate your re- ticence.

CANCER (11) (June 22-July 21): A person with whom you have daily business contacts may be trying to intrigue against you. Be on the look-out for too smooth flattery.

LEO (3) (July 22-August 21): A secret which you have been guarding very

closely ought not to be re- vented at the present time. VIGO (7) (August 22- September 22): Your firm conviction of a friend'a loyalty may be weakened today.

LIBRA

(4) (September 23- October 22): A mistake mnde some time ago will have repercussions uniess you are prepared to face. the consequences by ad- mitting it.

SCORPIO (9), (October 23-

November 21): A person. very dear to you will finally be convinced that the advice you have been giving all along is the right one. SAGITTARIUS (5)

(Novem-

ber 22-December 21): A superior may be unreason- ablo in his demands, but you must be patient and not antagonise him by pro- testing too much.

CAPRICORN (10) Decem- ber 22-January 20). Don't let a friend's success raise any feelings of jealousy In you; the next time it may bo you who scores best. YOUR LUCKY NUMBER:

Count the letters in your first name and add the total to the number shown in brackets after your sign of the Zodine. This is your lucky number for today,

Rupert and the Windies-18

Ay the warning scream si the small figures go flat on their faces. "What's up now?*

says Pong Fing. These people call them alves Windmen, bat they're not men, ahall call them Windies (* As he speaks there is a violen.. "swoosh," and something streakı just over their heads leaving

trail of sparks, and is gone in Hasia Rupert and Pong-Ping are so startled that they, too, fall Bar. But not for long. The little Leader is behind them, "Get up. get up1" His thrill voice la urgent.

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STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Teddy Learns To Dance

-He's Invited To Miss Gloria Doll's Party-

By MAX TRELL

TEDDY, the

Then she gavo Teddy a tle kiss on his furry forehead... Stuffed Bear,

Teddy thought Miss Gloria Faid he wanted to learn

was the most beautiful thing in how to dance.

Ke made up his Miss Gloria. the beautiful the world. China Doll, was going to give mine that no matter what hep- pened he was going to learn a party in her private doll

in time for the house which stood near the how to dance sunny window under the shade party, of the geranium.

"You" simply have lo dance with me at the party, Teddy," Miss Gloria had said when she invited him.

He'll dance

"Y-yeз, of course of course I'll dance with you," Teddy had answered.

"You do know how to dance, don't you, Teddy deor?" asked Miss Gloria,

"Sure I com," said Teddy, who couldn't dance a stop.

"Can you reek and roll?"

osked MBs Gloria,

Hanid nodded.

"But you have to keep in time with the music, Teddy." she said,

vig there musle?" asked Teddy, sounding more surprised than ever.

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"Oh, you your little fat Bear," said Hania, putting her

"How around Teddy's walat. can you dance without music? And it len't roll and rock, It's rock and rolli Come. I'll show you how to dance.*

Sho Hanid hummed a song. "Rock and roll?" asked #wung Teddy round and round. Knark the Shadow Boy with Teddy stepped on Harld's feel, the Turned-About Nome, when and stepped on his own feet. - Teddy asked him to teach him how to dance. That's easy,“

Rocked and rolled "Is it?" caked Teddy. "What de I have to do?"

Just move foot

"Just move your foot arouni,“ Bald Knart,

"Is that all?" neked Teddy In surprise. "Don't I have to do anything elso?" ***

Just then Knarfa alater, Henid, came up to Teddy and

her."

He lost his balance and

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Teddy, the Btuffed Bear, danced a waltz with Hanið.

Teddy" alco danced a war- with Hiawatha, the

rocked from side to side to keep dance

from falling. He got so dizzy Small-Sized Wooden Indian. that he began rolling around. And he danced a square dance

"There" mid Hanid. "Now with everybody.

you know how to dancel"

"I don't Uko 1," sald Teddy. "I'm not going to the party. I'm staying right here. Dancing gels me dizzy."

Out Toddy went to the denon

Teddy boar hop

But Teddy danced was something that the best danco that Hanld called the Teddy Bear Hop.

What happened

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parently bad contract and wound

up with the marbles.

He ducked the Arst heart but won the second and led a dia- mond. East ducked so South was in his own hand. He played a second diamond. East won that

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You, South, hold:

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What do you do?

A--Bid four spades. Your part-s her should have four trumps and 11 or 12 points.

TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of raising spades North has bid two diamonds over your one-apado bid. What do you do now?

Answer Tomorrow

FASHION FLASH

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inward play down bowferred.

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Knor!.. "Rock n roll? Is that a "Toddy La going to Miss dance? I mean, sure I can. Gloria's party" Knart explain at Miss Gloria's private house Teddy hit his foot against a I can dance onything," said ed, and he has to dance with furs the ramic. And he had a chair. His foot hurt · so much Teddy

- wonderful time. He danced the that he went hopping around "That will be wonderful," said "I'm going to danes the roll rock and roll with Miss Gloria, Miss Gloria's room on one leg the House of Miss Gloria. "We'll dance many and rock," sakt Teddy. All I He dances a wall with Hanid. shouting "Ouch! Ouch! Qucht dused a novelly dances together when you come have to do is move my feel all He danced a tango with Mary-

was the Teddy Bear (oky akler-a to the party, Teddy dear,"us" around the room."",

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