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THE CHINA MATE THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

are gratitude a huge

DarbaUPER

OF WOMEN

SCANNING THE WORLD Comeback of a pretty

pea-green

custom: Put it in

writing

THE telephone, wet ac, sartoon and well-choses, printed Postgreen with a fine white of Julle de Lespinasse, most

Competition

words can now, if you take the few are absolutely plain. has killed the art of letter lazy way out, say it all for you. The note-sets have met im- writing.

mediate success. The sales

show graphs

continually ascending line, and more and more stationery firms are today jumping on to the bandwagon.

2

I

now

Those who believe and. com- HIS regrettable custom, plpha about it find supporting I am happy to say, la evidence in the growing modern habit of saying everything by running into stiff competition.

The people who manufacture card: Sorry to Hear You are

A natural Poorly cards and Hurry Up and stationery with Get Well cards; I'm Thinking of anxiety to see us all take up our You on Our Anniversary cards Pens as often as possible are and What a Lovely Party That making an all-out effort to Was cards.

revive a decayed art: that of dashing off the graceful short

While for occasions demand ing particular heights of clo- quence and tact there is a wide range of humorous cards whose alde splitting funniness, it supposed, will more than make up for your defects of memory. EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EX CUSES groans the front of the card-and a contrite face inside adds: What would I do without them? Forgive me....

Declarations of love and thank you for the nice weekend, apolo- gles for forgetting a birthday or

JACOBY

THE bidding of today's hand of South's

two diamond overcall is a very ecod bid. He does have a big two suifer, but experience has shown that when you do make a simple overcall with such a hand you always get another chance,

Sure enough, after West and North passed East rebid to twa hearts. You can't blame him for

that bid. How could he tell

that South had a second suit?

However, when North and

note.

On every stationery counter there is now a growing chalce of "notelet" pads,

Small-sized sheets of writing- paper made to fit unfolded into pretty Nille envelopes; some

flower-

Limes adored with a spray in the corner and some- times with a picture of Paris.

of them all, whose hartest note a. ten- 19 more poignant than page complaint.

Consisting of one sentence, and dated "At every instance of my life," it says:

1 am

My dearest, I love you. wretched, I await you."

Of Virginia Woolf, dashing off most as to Lytton Strachey the

But if the "natelet" is new, the idea is almost as old society and the days when boring light-hearted announcement of a invitations could be gracefully forthcoming marriage ever declined on paper-rather than permed;" "Ha na Virginia wriggled out of ungracefully on Stephens Leonard Woolf 6th the telephone,

June, 1912 (announcing their Succinot, witty and elegant, engagement)," the note at its best is a triumph

Or Queen Victoria' dispatch of communication: like Bernard ing a four word inquiry of char- Shaw, sending

a throe-line,acteristic directness to her Patrick Prime Minister when his wife Mrs grumble

—was 11;- Campbell:

to

Albany Hotel, Hastings, January 24, 1922. I am down here until next Sunday afternoon, when, I return to London.

A success COME have Uttle sketches of

birds and others of gambol- It is slightly colder today than ling animals; some are pink and the North Pole, or your heart. deckic-edged, and

I

others ore

G.B.S.

'How is Mrs Gladstone?

Anyone today taking to note- writing as a pleasar 1 ubstitute for telephoning should bear one 18th-century warning in mind: "Take time that your letters may be short..

The shortest notes are never the easiest to write as the sight

When father has a

famous face.

་ ་ ་་

-IT DOESNT'S ALWAYS HELP THE CHILDREN

WENT to take after-breakfast coffee with TV sports commentator Peter

West and his wife at their home in Pett's Wood.

The subject of television see med to cast a gloom over the bright

morning.

"It's very dodgy, very dodgy Indeed," said Mr West.. "Jacque

know.

at a

$1

edited by Maureen Owen

South did get to four spades fine (12) is at boarding school East should have held his piece. I and the two boys, Simon (10) His double violated two rules and Stephen (eight), are for the double of a voluntary day prep school.

The first rule is a

accordance with the wishes of and be should have no difficulty game bid.

"Having a father with

the parents"); preparatory in passing GCE at "O" level in simple, "Don't." Your opponents famous face cuts both ways, you schools for boys (not all prep six subjects at fourteen?.

Blackpool has the highest pro "It definitely doesn't make schools have been inspected and

recognised

efficient by portion

of Grairamar school life any casier for them. In

education inspectors); grants places in England? fact, they come in for quite a for bearding schools and the ins

(London Express Service)... bit of teasing on my behalf...

of educating a child last night is the sort of thing at home-all topics that parents saw your silly old daddy on TV and outs

are keen to know more about. they have, to cope with.

NORTH

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WEST 463

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SOUTH

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Opening lead-❤ 8

11

Children have become very respectable these days and they want is for their fathers to be something anonymous in the City,"

For one who la considered by

One of the commonest queries | from parents is how best to combine State with private edu cation. Many are now sending their sons to a private prep school to get them through the

his children to be something of 11 plus and into grammar school.

a Bohemian his views were surprisingly orthodox.

The only thing the organisa- tion will not do is to tell parents

A believer in public school which schools are better than

education no one has proved others, and that, as the secre yet that you don't get value for tary, a brilliant young don, John money"-he warries sometimes Vaizey, admitted, is usually what that the average public school parents want to know. presses its pupils into a mould "Education," said Mr Vaizey, and deprives them of initiative, has become the big neurosis of "A little bit of adversity," he the sixties. In the forties It was thinks, "is essential. I intend war, in the thirties it was sex or to send the boys on one of those something. Now everyone wants Outward Bound courses when to become enlightened about

education. they are a little older.

probably know what they are doing. The second is, "Don't,

"I shall take as much stock unless you know the hand is going to break badly for them." of how they get on alone on

Ben Nevis as I do of their school East should have known that reports. the hand would break nicely

also think that children for South. He held exactly three should begin to know where the diamonds, so d'amonds would money comes from and how. break well. He had exactly

all right.

After ruffing the second heart lead South knocked out the ace

Best records

ning

And if not.

Invitation at its least resistible, and just occasionally, perhaps, a welcome change from the telephone formula of "I wonder if by any chance you're free next Monday, because if so .... "?

of desperate men in flower-shops struggling to write four apt words on a card reminds one.

The frills

It may be an effort to compose

three short sentences instead of wandering on at random for a page and a half; she should remind herself that a whole sheet of writing-paper-with-only it conveys &

CON

three lines Impression of., pro-

How many people can dis- I patch a simple command pleasant to a tradesman without clutter- digality. ing it up with endless frills of She must forget that tiresome "As requested in our telephone old precept, "You must wille na conversation of this morning" you talk,” Anyone can see that and "Would you be good enough it rules out the three-line note si to."

one blow.

And how many people can feel

And she need not exhaust- sationed that 篩 bread-and- butter letter exades suficient herself straining after wit. The evidence that someone.. has gratitude unless it at least turns bothered enough to put pen to the page." (They feel it looks as paper is itself delightful enough it they haven't sweated enough in our lazy age, while the over the thing otherwise.)

prolixity of, my, the Inland The successful writer of notes Revenue, will make the brevity must put these inhibitions out of of her note a merit by contrast.

ber mind

in.

London Expriú service).

Rupert and the Squire-40 a thes

Rupert is not sure whether he want to show the Constable that has reached the wood at the right strange stone hat while there's still enough light. So the little spot until a quiet voice calls thems

I've Been watching you hear walts nervously. Complete coming" mucmura the Squire, silence seems to surround him until ***Now Ropert, you stay out there. it is broken by the distant noise Watch and listen. If you hear of an approaching car. Suddenly any sounds at all let us know. I he turns and calls to the others.

· ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

£7,000 A YEAR... Sondon

A new

* ་

woman's name

joins the 100 others

by

JILL BUTTERFIELD

weekend is relaxing at home

LADYLUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

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THURSDAY, JULY 21

September 22) In your anxiety to finish off a Job you are working on you may be in danger of over- looking some important details.

LIBRA (7) September 29-

LAQUARIUS (2) (January VIRGO... (8).... (August | 22-

21-February 19): If you are in a dissatisfied mood today, think of the many around you who are con- siderably less fortunate. (PISCES (5) (February 20- March 20) The awareness of having some spare money tucked away should not tempt you to make an ex- travagant and unnecessary purchase. ARIES (11) (March 21-April 19) Your relationship with an old friend of the opposite sex may become somewhat strained today, TAURUS (1) (April 20-May

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October 22): A friend who han not given you a fair deal is better left alone for a while. Add SCORPIO (10) (October 28- November 21): You have an important appointment to keep in the near future, and should make sure that you have got all your data" SAGITTARIUS (3). (Novem

right. 20): Although the reward for work well done may have

ber 22-December 21): You recently made a not be as great as expected,

friend who may become you will be pleased to re“.

very attached to you; pro. ceive a token of apprecia-viding you don't spoil the tion. GEMINI (4) (May 21-June 21): An opportunity to show your versatility may he offered by an unex pected invitation. CANCER (6) (June 22-July 21): After a rather stormy passage, a romance will develop along most sabis- factory lines,

LEO (12) (July 22-August 21): Your complete ab-

in sorption

your voca- tion cannot fail-to-show-eR-- couraging results in time.

with

too

relationship much fault-finding. CAPRICORN (9) (December 22-January, 20): Don't be afraid to step out of your familiar surroundings and enjoy something quite new to your experience. 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-Zodiac. This is your lucky number for today,

Punch Remembers

-He Used To Swim, Float And Skate On The Pond-

By MAX TRELL

"NOW WHEN I was young

and anall" said Mr Punch

to his friends Knarf and Heald, the Shadow Children with the Turned-About Names," used

to go down to the pond and go swimming, floating and skating. all on the same afternoon."

Having said this, Mr Punch stopped to smile, to nod, to light. his pipe and to wait for Knart and fianid to say that they didn't believe him which, 1 must tell you, is what "they

usually said,

Sure, enough, Knarf and Hanid both shouted that they didn't believe blm!.

•Hanid's question

"No interruptions, please,”

Mr. Punch 'wald to Knarf,

"Because, Unde Punch, dear," said Hanid, "how could you go swimming and floating and "Now in this pond, were my skating on the pond on the friends, the Goldfish. I always. same afternoon?" Bangunan went swimming with them, "And why not, my dear, dar- right down to the bottom of ling Hand asked Mr Punch, the pond, Then, when I had still smiling.

enjoyed enough of a swim, I. "Because," said Hanid, "you looked around for the Ducks." wouldn't go

swimming unless "The Ducks Mr Punch?”.

it was a warm day in the star- asked Knarf

mertime. And if it was a warm

day in the summertime, how

could you go skating?"

Here Kuart said, before Mr.

swer:

Mr Punch nodded.5

They Roated

"My friends, the Ducks, didn't

Punch had the chance to an- live in the pond like my friends, the Goldfish," he said. They "And don't tell us that you floated on the pond. They went skating on top of the showed me how to do it the water!"

way they did. "That's just what I am going "They showed me how to sit to tell you," replied Mr Punch, on top of the water and let Kaart and Hanid now de my legs hang down. Then they manded that Mr Punch tell showed me how to kick my lega them all about how he man and move along on top" of the aged as he said--to go. swim- water-float along or paddle ming, Boating and skating down along. Just like their friends, on the pond on the same after the Whirligigs." noon, Bath

Knart and Hanid both asked: "I'll be delighted to tell you "The who?"

only you must

A TALL, brown-eyed woman has just landed one with my husband, We both the whole story, my dears," said

Looked like buttons », repeated: Mr "Warlia

of the plummest jobs in this ever-widening discuss our work. He's a perfect Mr Punch bel

listener and we never get bored promise to believe every word woman's world..

1 say. Or," he added with a Punchi "They're Bugt, water wink, "every other word." for Bings. They looked like little Anne Knight has been appointed fashion merchan just talking things over."!

Khan and Hanid promised 10 buttons. But how they could Off the peg stores.. dise manager of one of London's oldest and grandest

balleve every other 7 words that whirl around!

"Too many children never unearthed some brilliant maths She will travel round the really know the value of money until they leave school.

I

"They showed me how to stand on the water-yes, sir, stand right up and not sink downloa

"Then they took my

"It is no longer fashionable to be unconcerned and send your children to the same school ad you went to. Nowadays if you "Fathers should tell their sons, school round the corner people Just send your child to the two spades, so spades would partlofarly, what goes on in

are convinced

that you've break well and in addition his the Jobs.

for most of us will turn her DENISE MCCANN is chair Mr. Punch said.

man and managing direc-Tine," said Mr Punch, tor of the British School of * "Now," he began,, "when king and jack were probably in the meat grinder. They were,

teacher or are making a social world. She will have power, and neet, Blonde bead one inc experiment or something. Influence and fun

"My husband. was thrilled Motring but her one out or was 4. small Boy 1, was very "There's a lot of talk about "I believe in giving pocket

But, above all, she will have about being married to a career she buys, ready-made clothes tall

about it. No, he has no regrets tainly isn't in the Rolls class, very-very small, I wasn't much

taller or fatter than a pin.”“”

and round, and round and round money from an early age and education at parties but there la

we went, spinning like tops- lening them work it out." At not much reliable information - salary that will put her right woman, I spend a email fortune and adores her pet dachshunds

Koort interrupts racing, playing fag. hiding of diamonds. Later on, he went present Jacqueline is working behind it. Parents are revenous into the most exclusive all-giri telephoning him when I'm away and spends her holidays driving

club - in the country...whose from home!ADA MERA

"But, Mr Funch...” Knart among the water lilles, " sketing - to dummy with the ace of clubs; things out on 1s, 6d. a week for advice,

"We can't compare schools, members are the hundred To any ordinary marriederhelf aroun

started to say

across the water like the most finessed for the king of spades; Simon on 16. 3d and Stephen, on for obvious reasons, but we mn women earning a Mine. Pranier is chairmani Mr Punch held up his hand. wonderful let skaters in the picked up the mat and wound up le.

tell parents which schools have £7,000 a year.

but they're not quite the and managing director of three "No interuptions, please, he world! And it all used to hap with an overtrick.

the best records in GCE, which

words you or from the top quality, top price restaurants said, I was email as a pin pen on, one aftercon inthe would help a dun boy and which And that's nice money. would

encourage a sensitive one. I have a feeling that the money who cracking termagant you (two in Paris, one in London) and that's the truth. In the middle of the summer We also know all parts of is of pretty secondary picture when you think about but "I make a point of remain wintertime I would go sliding **ing a woman in epite of having downhill on a watribt shell, and

End of story our a man's respons billfies

Mr Punch stopped. The story Isn't it time we changed

"I love the thing that all in the summertime I would put mental Enage a bit? Let me

on my bathing suit and go was Anished. women love: clothes, cosmetics, down to the pond year he waited for Kaart and give you the new style super-

7music, theatre, on eve woman-British mad

Where was the pond, Mr Hanid to say again that they Punch? Hanid raseduck didn't really believe? Any even

though they had promised. "In the middle of the park, |said Mr Bunch/?IE was a lovely -But this time Mr Punch was

VACARD Sense Re

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North

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You

TODAY'S QUESTI

Any questions?

One organization which in my

But

coed is the newly formed Ad- about we're not supposed to importance to this woman who the female trodon,

which schools have a has risen to Such taxation

hand.

opinion is bound to mic things visory Centre for Education reputation for bullying, phoney heights in a bare 11 years.

Ils function is to answer any intellectualism and so on educational query from bonell what we aim to do is to steer parenta into fnding the right schools to public schools, and school for their particulat child. Funiversišles,

Arst edition of th pabucation, Whert, das with 1 DID YOU KNOW such subjects as the free cholce The IQ of a of schools within the State well in the Com zystem (few, parents bibe the phoxal 1207 He 78 of the take the CCT

Plus power

worked very

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is par you are a women Sky

the to stay feminine

pond. When the way Kudat, theillappobstet

water seemed to turn golden. "Whh we could have gone

Then the moon shone the waspinning-ite

happened

te: keaned to turn allvery On said Hanid, "Just like you did! Eliudy days the water seemed Off, stimes, "vesy, ton

the

seemed to be

"And" Mr. Punch, just anoked his pipe and looked surprisedi