1960-04-27 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

JACOBY on BRIDGE

SOUTH should not have bid

four hearts and if West had opened a club he would have been not two tricks willy-nilly but West opened a diamond. East took two diamonds and for want of mything better to do led hd diamond for dummy to ruff.

Now South led a spode to li inck and when West won with the ace there was no way to keep him from vaching dummy with the lack of trumps and disord- ing both his loving clubs.

"What could have done."

naked West. "If I had ducked

VCARD Sende♣♦

Q-The bidding has been:

North

14

3 A

Part Booth West

24

Pass 7

2.

Past

You, South, hold:

AK32 KB32 32 40 54

What do you do?

APam. You have three kings but your 4-3-3-3 distribution should deter you.

TODAY'S QUESTION Instead of bidding three spades Your partner bids three hearts. What do you do in this case?

Answer Tometrow

your

NORTH AKQ9703

EAST (0)

1082

11

♥ J9

• 46

203

WEST

AA04

70432

Nane

753

+ AKQ94

AK051

4

SOUTH

AKQ 10 BA

J 10 3 4A72

No ane vulnerable

East

Bouth

14

1

名矚 4

Pass Pass

West North

In 19 14

Double Pass

Opening lead-♦ 2

the spade I would have lust my

iwe.

The answer to West's question is that he should have ducked the spade anyway. If South held two spades it would make no difference in the final result but with South holding one bade I

Jost the hand. True. West did

save his ace of spades but he eust his partner two club bicks in exchange,

VERONICA RAK

Would you

you serve PINK tea

to your guests?

OLD CRAZE ON THE WAY BACK

Pago 7

It all started with two beans on

place of old fannst...

anisted flavour appeals particu- larly to children. LOVAGE—the

soup

herbs.

brings life to the dullest soup. saust grow basil," said she. "It emphasises the flavour of all tomato dishes. Also dill for fish.

"And if they have room they

EVER since 1 set two broad beans on a piece of old damp

flannel in a cigar box, put them in the airing cup board and, incredibly, almost overnight, they sent out cotton-fine roots, Lilliputian-folded shoots and minute, pastel-green leaves, I have been interested in GROWING with dill and fennet tastes THINGS.

Certainly it was only germination (see Page 54 in the botany book bat it was the start of an annual excitement for me. From beans on flannel I progressed to a window box. "Strange how potent cheap music can be," Neel Coward wrote. Not nearly so potent and evocative na the taste of chives

und the memory of one's first crop cut

window box with nail

gora,

Acis.

Over the years I have sprend myself with eau de Cologne- scented mint, tarragon (or lod's love), borage, and thyme.

But I knew nothing of mug wort, sweet cicely, lovage, and the rest until I drove down to the Chilterns to meet Claire Loewenfeld, detician, herbalist, and dedicated cook.

Beads...

With her

sandals

immense vitality, clear eyes, and perfect skin sho is the best possible argument in favour of the back-10-nature He she preaches.

I declared myszi!

on sight!

"1

converted

warn you," she said, "to call yourself a herbalist is to call yourself a CRANK.

from two

once

of

#quare feet

are our one vital link with na- ture,

"To give you a qulek example take bean herb (the catalogues call it summer savoure). We dry It, pack it in air-tight jars, and send it all over the country.

"Why? Because it tastes of fresh young beans.

The cheapest piece of cod cook-

like a banquet,

"Herbs also help troller chickens which everybody seems to be pelting.

"I suggest rubbing them with lorragon plus rosemary or

butter-and lemon, salt, and cooking them in foil.

"They really taste of some- thing then."

No wonder

She served me a "tisane"-or herb tea-offering me a cholge of hibiscus (vivid ruby red), melissa (0 brilliant yellow green), or rose hlo (golden pink) made in clear-glass leu- pots.

"Sprinkle it on the frozen er tinned variety and they seem to "Elizabeth Arden took 200 spring to life.

packets of herbal tea with her,

sho to America"

lold "They cannot grow anything like it.

"Grow it yourself and see.” -

A banquet!

TRO

The fashion for serving Together we planned a win- "sanes" JT clear-ginss cups dow box for beginners:~~~

THYME for meals and slußings, Hos a stronger favour than tarragon ard should be used with care.

In

CHIVES wonderful mashed potatoes or scrambled Cens or beaten Inlo 'cheese for canapes.

LEMON

"I know quite well the pic- ture it conjures up in the

BALM nothing average mind amber beads, quite lite it for salad dressings. Eandals, and Fabiarism,

his sweet, lemony-mint flavour is "Yet I'm no faddist.

perfect for wine cups too. "Never before has herbalista

TARRAGON--dellelous for been so necessary to civilisation. herb butter and grilled steaks

"With almost everything we and as a buse for Sauce Bear cal sterilised processed, "pre- naise.

packed, chilled, frozen, or SWEET CICELY ... basis of dehydrated, fresh green herba "slimming"

cocktails. Itz

after dinner rather than coffee is undoubtedly growing. And no wonder, They look so pretty.

And if they have not the strength of black coffee and liqueurs they undoubledly are better for us.

"They say we are purified by suffering." murmured my hus- band one evening last week as he tipped his "sano" into 3 nearby plant pot.

1 suggest he might consider that it was good for him,

"Not nearly 红名 good DS THIS." said he, making a long orm for the brandy.

Oh! Ment

-London Express Servtcej.

LADY

LUCK

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

AQUARIUS January 21- preciated, but don't try to

February 19): Before making an important pur- chase take your time and have a good look round in- xlend of buying the inst example you cons neriss, PISCES (February 29-March 20): It is not worth risking an old and tried friendship just in order to make your paint in an argument. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don't weaken about the treat you promised yourself for the weekend. You de- serve a bit of fun after the past weeks of concentrated effort. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A job with which you have been entrusted may need a - great deal more organisa- Lion than you bargained for, but by calling on your past experience you will be well able to accomplish it.

GEMINI May 21-June 21); Since you are quite right- ly - niways trying to increase your earnings, don't forget that those de- pendent on you are also striving for material vancement. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Unless you are on your gúurd a casual acquaintance, aware of your generous na- liable to take ad- ture, is vantage of it. LEO (July 22-August 21): A sympathetle under- standing of your friends' troubles is very much ap-

เd.

enrry

the whole world's burden an your Dwn shoulders.

VIRGO (August 22-Septem- bor 22): Make another effort to convince AT - fluential person that your iden for a new project is worth considering.

•

•

•

LIBRA (September 23- October 22): A special occa- sion will mean extra ex- penditure, and you will be glad that

have you

put something aside for just such a purpose, SCORPIO (October 23- November 21); A number of small joba need attending to, and you should now be able to find the time to get | ❤ them out of the way. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21); If you too curb your desire to be criticnt of others and are •

their tolerant of

little foibles, you will be able to get along easily with the majority of people.

CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): A relative living abroad will offer you any gift you may choose. Don't be too modest if you know that he

CHIC-BUT SO

EASY WHEN YOU

KNOW HOW

THERE are only two

hairstyles that

matter these days. You either pile your hair high in a gorgeous great eggheaded manner or you slick it down and flip the ends out to defy the law of gravity.

2.

Every

publish time I picture of either, back come the queries: "How do I set this style at home?"

The key to the first shape is

a revival of the

old Edwardian

"rat."

Pliable and

resilient, made

The second style begins after shampooing, with a tape tied

from real hair around the wet hair. The front frizzed to Is set high, over giant, brush- bounce back filled wire rollers. The sides are under the turned into two large, flat pin-

Rair- battery of

curls. The back is also set on "rai," anchored brush-filled rollers (one size firmly, by its all-bound loops, smaller)-esch one hooked into

MIV &

well

afford it.

YOUR LUCKY CARD: If

today is your birthday, your lucky card, no matter what game you may

•

assault of #

pins, the

.

be

from

playing, ought to be the • SIX of SPADES.

car to car across the crown, should be combcil,

provides a

which your hair, paried

solid baro aver the tape by a single halepio.

It's easy when you know how -ilke so many other skill,

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Giddap Wants Wings

-So She'll Be Able To Fly Down The Street--

By MAX TRELL

"Thank you, I'm not thirsty," sald Giddau.

NARF, the Shadow Boy "Isn't there anything I can

with the Turned About get you?" asked Koarf.

minutes before she answered:

"Like a pair of shoes?" asked

"Yes, there is something you Knarf. "Or a pair of gloves? can get for me. Only I don't think you can get it

"I can get almost anything." said Knarf.

Pair of things

"Not this thing," said Giddap.

Thought for several she added.

Nume, heard the clup-clop-clop Glidup. the Milk Wagon "It's really a pair of things

of a

Horse's hooves. It was Horse.

very curly In the morning. He quickly put on his hat and enal and ran down to the street,

Just as he reached the side. walk, Giddap. the Milk-Wagon Horse, come around the corner. Clap-elon-clop she went until finally the mlik wagon stopped

in front of the door.

·

As

Want to Giddap

soon as the Milkman left

the wagon and went down the street to deliver his bottles of mille, Knarf went un to Giddap, "Good morning. Gledap." mald Knarf.

"Good morning to you, Knarf," sold Okap.

"Are you huurry?" asited Knari. "I'll get you some augar If you are."

Thank you, l'in noi hungary." salt Giddar.

"Aro You thiraty?" anked Knart. "I'll get you some water if you "

Rupert and the Snowstorm-8

Tigerfly pulis herself together. "Corne, you're wet and cold, must go indoors velly, quick,” ali declares, as she hustles Rupert into the conjurer's warm house. Now

to travel in a flying saucer, but now he do better. He rozround Himself with big snowstorm wherever he go, so nobody can KEE him. Snowstorm travel velly quick,

I sell you all." die continues, "My you notice eli? And disappeara

Daddy's friend, the Sorcerer, velly as you say, 'a soon da Sorcerer

clever, plenty powerful. He used attive, here."

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Dr a pair of stockings?"

"Yes." nodded Giddap, "It's Two things. One for the left side and one for the right side."

Kaart looked puzzled.

"What is this pair of things you would like me to get for you, Giddep?" he asked.

said

"It's a pair of wings," Giddap.

Knart's mouth dropped open in surprise.

"Wings?" he asked. "Winga like a Bird has?"

Bigger than Birds" +"wings,"

Hair Styles By Olofson Picture By John Adriaan

"I want a pair of wings,” Giddap,

the BK-Wagon Horse, sald.

Hold Giddon, need a pair of sald Giddan, the Milk-Wegm

wings like a Horse has."

"I didn't think you could." Horse. "but how wonderful it would be if only 1 had a pair Река

"But. Giddan," said Knart, of wings like Pey

"no Horse ever has wings,"

"Oh yes," said Giddht, "there wag once a

Horse who had wings. His name was Pez Река

his name!

Pesagus. That was

1. You know who I mean." Milkman returned

"You could fly down the street," enid Knart.

"You

"I never heard of him," said wouldn't have to go clep-ciop- Kharf,

!

clop all the time."

"Yes," said Giddap.

Mileman In a book

And just then the returned and climbed back onto "He's in a book," said Gid- the wagon. dep,

"At least so 3 have been "Giddap." he said, "get g50- told. I'm not much good at ing! That's a good Girl,” pending books.**

And down the street, Knert avatched, went Gidon the Muk Wagon Ilorso, clou- elop-clop.

"I don't think I can get you

a pair of wings." sold Knart, "I'm very sorry."

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