1960-03-19 — Page 10

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1960.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

SHOPPING BUREAU by Jocasta Innes

New: Sheets with the wallpaper look

FITTING out a linen- eupboard these days

is almost as dizzy a busi- ness as choosing a

new

lipstick or spring hat.

There is, as the French put it, an embarrassment of riches.

New tabres, 10W patterns and colours, quilts you can pop the washing-machiné,

20 shoele with Inliored cortiers loke the ache out ot

making, non-skid, bathmats

bed.

and an it goes on.

Briefly, here are some of the trends worth watching out for... Nylon sheets last year's nine-days-wonder are going strong with people who like the idea of being able to wash, dry and return the sheets to the bed in two hours flat. Personally. I ind the chilly feel of nylon off- putting.

DRIP-DRY

Newer, and equally practient, are the Terylene coverlets and elderdowns. These washed and drip-dried.

can

bo

A quilted Terylene coveriet, with floral, centre and scal- Joped edges is in the London shops.

Acrilan-filled, Terylene cover-

clown

Candy-striped sheets are still

Easier than

knotting headscarves, and prettier:

the helmet- scarf shaped

to fit

the hoad,

with long

stroamers to

anchar it

securely.

this year. Spinshy with us. His and Hers double rangements bed sets (atriped-pink one side, Crown blue the other). But floral pat mostly terns are earmarked for success pillowcases.

STOCKING NEWS

rose nood

reminiscent wall-pop,

25 borders and

SUITS WHICH ARE ALWAYS IN SEASON

London.

SINCE last year's May to October sunshine restored faith in the British ́· summer, and central heating has been accepted as the answer to the rest of the year, suits are becoming lighter.

..

Savile Row now makes suits for all-the-year-round wear in 14- ounce cloth. Elsewhere the lightweight trend is even more marked.

It is no longer necessary to look like a returned big-game hunter in a light weight suit. The 1960 models are being made in dark as well as pale colours and in checks and stripes as well as plain designs.

In Terylene-worsted or a blend of these with mobalr you can get | suits which weigh as little an 2ĺb. linade from a 5-6 ounce cloth. For these your really have to bellove the lee-cap is melling or be |going south of Rome on holiday.

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By IAIN CRAWFORD

conversation

LADY

your

AQUARIUS

LUCK-

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

SATURDAY, MARCH 19-

(January 21- February 10): - Ou having rendered a friend a valuable service, don't boast about it. Let the praise due you come from him.

PISCES (February 20-March 20) An excellent oppor tunity to improve your re- lationship with a relative should be grasped at once, or it will allp through your ingers.

ARIES (March 21-April 10):

Don't put any obstacle in the way of a colleague's pro- gress. On the contrary, by being helpful you will gain his gratitude and your own satisfaction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you find yourself in the company of older people, don't let them feel the difference in age too much, but treat them with due respect.

For casunt wear, Supaslaks It can bo had in 12 colours. But the 2-ounce kid, mohair offer a drip dry, water-repellent, Hower F-

I have found the and wool suit made by Lew Rose crease-resistant pair of summer Omer

answer to Khayyan's plaintive are for 24 guineas la a sensible trousers,

query about what wine mer- weight for this country's good

The latest fabric to be used chants buy "more precious than weather,

Burbridge and Landsdowne Row offer ready for leisure slacks is jersey, West the goods they sell. Nothing.

The true wine merchant is an mode 10-ounce Strad suits for End designer Vinco has just

enthusiast, finished testing the first pair 15 quincas.

a man

of grateful whose and proved that they do not go dedication In Alrey and Wheeler's light out of shape in wear and will like Colonel Lambert's of Bond weights have always been

Street's Challe Richards is en- specialty, and there is a range dry-clean properly.

Even tles

Avold are going light- riched by wins Bke a good sauce In Terylene, mohair, of suits worsted and combinations of weight these days. Blas, who and whose buying offers no grea- them at prices around 17 guineas have just produced a new range ter pleasure than his craft. to meet every temperaturo. They of tles Incorporating the slip-

Currently, the white-haired even scli a feather-weight waist- tlich principle formerly reserved colonel with the expert's nose and Icost for £3 153.

to couture ties, are featuring one palate is joyfully approaching in cellular terital which, besides the promised greatness of the being virtually weightless, is un- 1059 vintage. But he tells me that the 1958 which is being bottled now although week on reds is not to be despised for white.

FOR SPRING: Crepe nylon stockings in pastel "eing colours." Pink, maade, green and blue. By Bear Brand.

ed plilowa (washable) are the obvious choice for anyone FOR GRAND OCCASIONS: White nylons woren in a delicate allergle

nings. lacy pattern. American women wear them with gold sandals or with gold fleur-do-lys pale satin pumps,

-(London Expreta Service),

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to

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It does not matter which card he plays from dummy at trick one because East holds the ace and queen of clubs. So South must start by ruffing the Arst club. Then he pulls trumps (two leads are the most he will re- quire). His next play will be to ruff dummy's fast club.

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-(London Express Service).

GEMINI (May 21-Jung 21); making drustic changes in your daily routine right now. A decided im- provement in your affairs Is bound to somo gradually and without forcing matters. CANCER (June 22-July 21); If you have the slightest auspicion that a partner is trying to dissolve the re lationship, don't be afraid of talking freely about why he has decided to go his own way.

LEO (July 22-August 21): If you have to meet a rather large account next month,

make the necessary 'Arruugo. ments now to have the re- quired funds available when the time comes, VIRGO (August 22-Septem-

ber 22); If you suddenly hit on a scheme which pro- mises grost things for tho future, don't drop the iden ua being too fantastic but explore all possibilities of

Ruccess.

LIBRA (September 29-Octa- bor 22): Uso tomorrow for some quiet contemplation And fur

attempt to analyse the reason for your of recent unsettled stato mind.

SCORPIO

(October 23-No- vember 21): If you are unable to make up your mind about an important step, don't act Impulsively, but take time to consider the pros and cons. SAGITTARIUS (Novembor 22-December 21) Don't let anybody force you into some work

weekond ovor the can easily be done next week. You owe it to yourself to have a break. CAPRICORN (December 22-

which

his

January 20): If a superlar does not seem satisfied with the work you are doing so conscientiously, you must And an opportunity to dis- cuss the reasons for lack of appreciation. LUCKY ENCOUNTER 1 If

this is your birthday, meeting with a man named STEPHEN may, have some special significance.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

What's The Password?

-Chirpie Sparrow Knew It All The Time-

MAX TRELL

"ENERAL Tin' slood by the window, and when he all of

u sudden zaw someone land on It, he asid sternly:

said?TM

"Who goes there!”” "What's that you asked a volca trom the outside window sill.

"I said, who goes there!".re- peated General "Tia.

This time be scunded ølmost Engry,

Comes for breakfast "Oh, it's nobody__ much," re- piled the voice. I come here every morning for my break fast."

"I don't care what you come here far," said General Tin. "I want your name and i want the password,"

"My name is Sparcom. I mean that's what 1 aap.

Spar-

"Bread Bread! Where's my bread? I'm hungryla

"You're waking everybody in the whole house, General Tin wald.

'don't care," said Chirple. "I'm hungry."

At that moment there were footsteps. Somebody was run- ning down the stairs.

"furry up! I'm hungry!" Chirple said as he let out a whole explosion of shrill chips. "Be quiet, you ellly bird! Quiet Quiet!" And General Tin kept raising his volce louder and louder. Finally he tried to shut the window. He fell flat on his face, citi saying into the carpet on the floor:

"Quiet ..... quiet... silly Bird....

Rushed into room

"Who goes there?” asked General Tis

A

"Oh, you poor fellow," she said, picking him up and blow- ing the dust eft hla unorm. You're mising al the fun Just look at how your friend Chirpio in eating his breakfast." General Tin didn't speak. What was the use of complain- Nobody would know what

he was talking about,

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Just looked, or rather glared, at Chirple Sparrow and said nothing.

At that moment Knarf, and ing?

shadow Children row. I mean that's what people Hanid, the call me. I call myself Chir with the Turned-About Names, | Kr=ro«ee. That's my Bame, came rushing into the room. -l' } Chit-rr-rp-so Sparrow.

"Chirple! Chirplel Good morn- Then Hanid stood General Tin སད་ looking Lor bread Ing dearl" cried Hanid. "How

on the floor again, close to the East shows.out he takes his king crumbs. I don't see any this are you this morning?"

window. Knaf knelt down and of hearts and allows West's fuck morning. The Children usually She leaned over the window, spoke to him. to hold the next trick wbijo be put them out. Soy, have you all. discorda o small diamond from eaten my bread crutabs, you dummy. Now West will ofther greedy old thing?” have to lead up to the acg-queen of diamonds or give South a run and discard.

Nover eate

"I beg your pardon!" General If East follows to the third Tin mapped. "I never eat bread heart South must fitnesss the ten, } grumba. "I never cat. I don't If the finesso works, South will have to eat. I'm made of solid discard a diamond on the king, lend inside and out, and have a finesse for seven,

"What's the password? Don't If the finesse, Joncu, West will think you can get away with be in the same end play an 11. Give me the password or get before and wilt elthor have 10 off that window, slip* lead a diamond or give a ruff and discard.

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AMBIE KRE Wert. You stijl bave a miniatuss hand, and Vit IDATE IN A SIRIM your partner wild

"Password?" sakod Chipple in

ja puzzled volco; "What's that?" I can't let you come past ma without giving me the POSL word. Tron's fi you prom Nové do you understanā? You might

An

Encry wouldn't know the parsword, so it you

don't know the poss word, that means you'EO · OF | enigmy."

Stood allent.

Aller thin lond, exolsdailon, | Generol. Tin Blood silent for

deveral minutes, resting iP

"I'm a friend," wild, Chliple feeling quite chenetik #goin

Only 1 don't know, ther.p« word.

TODAY'S QUESTION" Your partner bids four no- Trump and you bid Ave diamonds"And anyway," Churple, added, to show one ace. He next bids "I'm not going to go past you,

· five no-trump and you alwyr two I'm soing as aldy right here on Kings with six hearts. Now he bide six no-trump. What do you

dat

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this window sill until somebody Corner with low brand.

"fiello) Brend! Brend! Brend)”.

Bread is password "Hungry!" chirped Chirple.

"Now don't let any enemies "Look! We've brought you in, General," said Knort. "Maka bread crumbs!" shouted Knart. them give you the password.

He spread a handful of them The password la broad.

Again General Tin elood bother anying anything. He just the window sill Chirpic Spar- pecked and swallowed, pecked row was chirping delightedly, and swallkved.

"Brend! Bread I knew the And I was then that Hanid password at the time!" happened to see General Tin And his chirps wounded ex- lying face-down on the carpet, octly like laughs.

on the window sill. Chirpia pounced on them. He didn't slient as a stone. But outside on

Rupert and the Windies-

-32.

The two agitated Windies grab the worst thing that I feared. Ope Rupert and begin wolding him of Santa Claus a reindese, has been unit the Gollhog jolas them. Pror frightened by that awful jocket, and Golly Booka aleset distracted: "Oh, ・ haa brakan loves Į Without it my. I'm glad you're back!" ba Banca en ræver ɑnish what he has crins... "How did you leam to fly to do. Sea, there is the poor ad [Have you ergostuju my stage as quickly

standing" · "scared

ALL RIGHTA, ARKERYAD.

| Chirpio called, out.... He kept ↑, «mm; what's

Calling