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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

SPACE AGE LUGGAGE

by ELIZABETH DICKSON

London.

Tlast there's something new in luggage. Since the early days of the Gladstone Bag, this much- neglected accessory has been given no chance to catch up with fashion,

And until now even the most elegant traveller bas been known to have her reputation ruined by the sight of brown paper parcels, a pile of tired suiteases and a battered hold-all being loaded into the guardi's van.

lined in

Metal luggage comes from hinges are impossible to break New York. Silver and stream-, vff.

appearance, it has. You can jump on it, throw it everything one asacciates with nut of the window tind leave i space travel. The metal is now out in the relu, yet ft. will re- magnesium, which is the same main unmarked. The colours stuff as an airplane is made of loclude ton, Oxford grex or and the recessed locks and, blue, and white with a toning

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lining.

(left) PERFECT WEEK.

END GRIP FOR MEN when money and indulgence ara no object. In' dark brown. thick-grained. Do'a thor It has a light-weight-"frame and reinforced handla

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CHINA MAIL

horoscope

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30

(January 21- February 19): On learning that R friend with whom you have fallen out Jus had some very bad luck, stile your pride and offer your help in spite of the period of catrangement. PISCES (February 20-March 20): If you need some very specialised information, you anast

persevere in your search for the right source, It may not be as easy as it might seem.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before sitting down to an important meeting, make sure you have all the neces- кату

data at your finger tips and won't be enibarrassed by unexpected questions. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may have a problem nbout which you are

are hesitat ing to consult your friends. A close member of your family will prove the right person to help you, GEMINI (May 21-June 21): You will be amused to be

piece of news in given strictest confidence which You huve known about for some time. CANCER (June 22-July 21): It would be quite useless to try and force a person to like you, but by being pleasant and natural you achieve should eventually some degree of harmony in your relationship. LEO

Some

(July 22-August 21): very young people

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Definitely in the Tycoon "bracket, the price is too out of this world for the casual traveller-from £15 for beauty case atted out with cosmetic boities and mirror, to £26 for a man's three-sult case otid £12 for a 21-inch week- end case.

Cowskin

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The Oscar Hu

'Hummersteing now in London to launch yet another

will give you a great deal of musical, travel everywhere by satisfaction by confessing-

ale and plump for Hightweight how much they enjoy

They chose fibreglass luggage. your

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take eight pleces between them.

VIRGO (August 22-Septem- ber 22): By consulting A friend about a highly con- fidential matter you will flatter him into glving you his valuable advice. LIBRA (September 28-Octo- ber 22) By defying con- vention you may enjoy a short spell of excitement, but in the long run it can- not bring you true hap- pincas.

SCORPIO

23-No- October vember 21): If you feet that certain changes at your

work would be bene ficial, don't hesitate to sub- mit your idea to the person who makes the decisions. SAGITTARIUS

(November

A soft-top case, laminated with fibreglass, comes in bright red or Bruton blue and is fully- lined in moire slik.

***** Part

2

Bachelor Girl's

Page 7..

Mission To Moscow

******* BY ALINE MOSBY **

(This is the second of three dispatches by an Ameri- bles at their own, not the state's. can girl working in Moscow. Part 3, published tomorrow prices. As describes her first: "date" with a Russlan.)'>

Moscow.

Cleaning Itens iuch un scour- ing powder must come from abroad. But galting my maid,

treless Russion face and sturdy

The best-selling book among foreigners in Tonya wonderful girl with a Moscow is a catalogue from a big department store in Copenhagen.

body to use these new-fangled gadgets is another matter. Tonya can't be wooed from the Russian

traditions soda to wash Boors,

Russians, confident in their growing economy, predict that within two years, foreigners who live line to wash, windows,

in Moscow won't have to import anything.

broom instead of the vacuum cleaner, and no soup, just wa to wash dishes,

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She Lakes my stients to a impi- cay down the set. For, BOISIO mysterious reason. from 'the

they" clang buck

But today, at least, we are "remote control" shoppers. The government lets us live in the style to which we're accustomed, liberally allowing us to import virtually duty- free food from English marmalade to Italian spaghetti.

Via mail order, 1 buy canned some things as the Russians do. goods, in fact, all "dry" foods. Yos, most fresh fruit and very Orst from Copenhagen because most vegetables have vanished from lovely shade of grey. I haven't of these elther aren't' ayall the market: for the winter, and got around to trying the day able in Moscow or are moro, the mile brought to my door cleaners yet; some foreles expensive.

every morning by a smiling girl ship their collect clothes

Making out an order from the catalogue

work. 15 a day'a Which items according to the

In a blue uniform is powdered. Helsind, Eggs are 15 U.S. cents each.

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Tonyu Diso Carries out But there are wonderful treats astonishing Russian household grapevine have too stiff a duty? If you venture into the crowded custom scaling windows shut (Avoid paper goods and storeN and markets. Russlan with paper and cornstarch glue plastica.) Which is the best

to keep the winter cold out. year for French Bourdeaux wines?

(Telephone a French correspondent.)

on

Photogrash by JOHN DOLE

Holland

many. I bravely

GOOD LOOKS that were made for each othert-the allm," pale lock in luggage and the silm, pale look in fashion, Ready to make her spectacular exit, the travellor rests on fibreglass suitcases. The beauty casa. Es cosmetic fitted.

linen and lined in cotton,

Another popular make is the Globetrotter hallday case in vulcanised Abre-ordinary cloth gone through toughening-up

Another version comes in an cutmra, colour covered in Irish process,

White leather is still, the hall- mark of a travelling glamour girl. Top model girl Rosalined Watkins carries around a Black Watch tarian zlp bag with white leather trimmings.

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Tiny Jumbolette

-Mr. Punch Tell: The Shadows A Moury Story→

By MAX TRELL.

22-December 21): By using «VOU'VE both heard of Jutribo, the Elephant,

a little tact you will be just

whole flock of Ducks. He tried not to shake me up, of course, while I was riding on his back. But he just couldn't help it.

in time to nvert An un-haven't you?" Mr Punch asked "I'm just too big, Jumbo

pleasant controversy in your clone family circle. CAPRICORN (December 22-

Kharf and Hanid, the Shadow said. Children with the Tumed-About I told Jumbo one day, after

taken I had Names.

particularly rough ride on his back, that I wished he knew some Elephant who was so small that I could Hive the Elephant a ride on my back.

Mr Punch was sitting com- January 20): An elderly fortably in his rocking chair by neighbour

will be

very the sunny window. Knart and grateful to you for show-Hanid were sitting on the floor. ing some special considera- I was Knart who had asked tion at little sacrifice of Mr Punch whether he had ever your time or money. YOUR LUCKY CARD:

ridden on the back of an Ele- If phant. That's when, Mr Punch

had answered that he had sev eral umes ridden on the back of Jumbe, the Elephant.

today is your birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may be playing. ought to be the JACK of SPADES.

JACOBY on BRIDGE

JORTH and South bid astutely

to reach six clubs against the strong spade bidding by East and West.

South's three-spade bid is pur- ticularly worthy of attention. His partner's 'no-trump overcall had shown opening no trump atrength and South visualised slam possibilities right off the bat. Then North's six-club bid was based on the fact that his 16 points seemed to be made up of just the right cards to help his partner.

West considered caving at six spades, but came up with a bet ter idea. If he could just get his partner in the lend he could ruft a heart. Therefore Weat passed and opened the four of spades.

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South played, fow tromi dum- any without slopping to think the. altuation over and East put on the jack.

East was flabbergasted which 't hold, but not too Babborgsáted to lead back a heart for a tuff,

Of course, South hád - no reason not to play the queen of ppades from dummy at trick one. but fal how many of you readers would have fallen into tho kame irapt

cuiled Jumbo.

Just joking

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"Come with me," Jumbo said to Mr. Punch.

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"I don't have tell you that I was joking. But, tu my sur- prise, Jumbo just stood there, Mr Punch. They could. hardly nodding his great head and walt for him tell them more waving his tong hose or rather about little Jumbolette, the Tiny. his trunk.

Elephant, who was so small that "'Come with me. Punch,' she could ride on Mr Punch's

back. him, Mr "she looked like an Elephant all right," Mr Punch went on, "and she certainly was tiny.":

"Haw tiny?" Kart asked. Everything tiny

All called Jumbo Knart and Hanid said they thought all Elephants were Jumbo finally and."

"Did you go with "Not at all, not at all, my Punch? Knart asked. "You deara sald Mr Punch, shaking didn't really believe that he was his head. Jumbo was a very

going to show you, an Elephant to ride on your

special Elephant. He belonged to small enough

| a circus. I was very small Boy back, did you?"

when I first met Jumbo, I fed

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him fresh roasted peanuts and "I didn't know what to "No bigger than a Moμšé,“

he let me ride on his back."

"Was it fun Hoold asked Mr Punch,

thini," said Mr Punch. "So I

followed Jumbo. We walked for a Bitle while and then we came to a pile of hay.

"It was great fun," said Mr Punch. "It was like sailing in Jumboletic lives in here, Jumbo told me. "That's her name.'

a rowboat in the middle of the ocean during a storm."

Was it rough? "Oh, you mean it was rough?"

asked Hanid.

Mr Punch mitiled. "Jumbo was an enormous Ele- phont. He waddled along like a

"Then he pushed the pile of hay aside. I heard a Mile

squeaking voice saying, Hello!

And then I saw Jumbolette!"

Knart and Hand were so ex efted by this story that they both spring to their feet and hugged

Rupert and the Windies-41

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After telling through the dark-old gentleman, **I know all abou pess the sledge, glides to a stop in Char rocket. It has gone for good. What looks like a cloud and to bidwn away by a dragon Pa Rupert's astonishment they are that liria Peke succeeded!” cries back on the Windies" home. At at the Windice leader. *** Wonderful,, atgent shout from Santa Claus the You're a hero! Sea, here's the v little creatures crowd around, stich you left behind win you

*Don't look so worried,” Eslia the astjour

ALL NIGHTS, ABERRYER

replied Mr Punch. "She had tiny feet and tiny eyes and tiny cars. Her trunk was tiny,

"How Uny? Kaart arked again.

"Well," said Mr Punch, "Jum- bolette's trunk wasn't much bigger than a Moust's nose."

Here Hand said:

much

"And her feet weren't bigger than a Mouse's feet, were! they, Mr Punch?

"No." said Me Punch, “they weren't."

"And her eyes," Hanld went on, "weren't much bigger than a Mouse's eyes? And her ears weren't much bigger than · a

Mouse's cars?",

"No, they weren't," Mr Punch agrood.

Was she a mouso?: "Maybe," said Honid, smiling. "Jumbolette was a Mouset"

You know," Mr Punch said, also amlling, "that's what I've often thought. Maybe abs Wasn't idn Elephant at all. Maybe she

was just a Mouseni

But I gave her a ride on my back just the same. She really mjoyed It. And after that 1 gavo her a pennut. She enjoyed eating that pogut - yes, just as much as the biggest Elephant in the world.

-And Mr Punch kaption smiling anho sat iri his rocking chair by the sunny window,

bread is very tasty (1344 US, cents for an average size white loaf at the tourist exchange rate rate of 10 rubles to U.S.$1.) So Is "pelmeny," liko raviall.

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Russians are more export the cosmos than cosmetics, so I brought a load of lipsticles and rely on tourists to replenish the supply, Thore's a staggering Canned vegetables are expen- Import duty on cosmetics.

When the crates arrive, comes 'sive, bui canned stuffed cabbage the task of translating directions from Bulgaria for 42 U.S. cents But we' can' import a amali the cen of chicken from is a good buy. Russian beef- amount of clothing and bring all taste like the we want from trips abroad. or bleach from Ger- steaks don't

telephone Kansas variety. But they're ten- Russian stores are well stocked the Dutch and

German der if broiled-on my portable with clothing these days, but not "mbossies.

American electrle broller. the Paris-inspired styles Fan Russian stoves, like European used to: Lingerie and stockings

don't There's alws, a frantie rush typos,

SPUTL broilers. are expensive. What I have my among correspondents to zet Chickens, I found to my dis- cye on are the handmado white orders to Copenhagen before the may, from even the fanciest felt boots the peasant wear, great winter sets in. Otherwise food store come not only with canned peas may arrive a lo the insides intact but with head. Living here can be an ecomo- | frozen.

and feet still dangling.

mical fashion advantage, how- In summer, I can walk nearly ever. Foreign Morales in Moscow a mile to a "free" outdoor public have a silent pact to wear just market where elderly women in year's styles, and nobody knows kerchlets sell fruits and vegeta- the difference,

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