Our of the conventions
UT of the many conventions
tean in the Olympics is one of common sense that any good partnership should adopt.
Specifically, this convention is that when the opening bidder Jumps right to three no-trump after partner has responded one over one, he shows absolutely no interest in hearing a rebid of his partner's suit
This convention goined six IMP's of the 32 IMP margin we had in our all important match against Sweden and also came at a time when the match was still fairly close.
After Ira Rubin, sitting North, responded with one heart, Vic Mitchell, in the South seat, had a perfect hand for this three
no-trump jump. Of course, he
might not make the contract,
NORTH
4:4
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+ Q 1932
#2
WEST
EAST
MAJBOS
972
85
985
808
14
KJ32
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4954
SOUTH (D)
KQ10
A
KJO
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East and West vulnerable
West North
East
Bouth
14 Par 1
Pass
3N.T. Pars Pass Pass
Opening lead-46
but he was not going to be dou- bled and, would not be hurt,
Actually, Vic succeeded in making five odd. His ten of spades won the first trick and he simply ran off all his clubs just as anyone else would do with a solid suit. Then he led a diamond to dummy's queen and wound up with six clubs, two diamonds, two spades and the ace of hearts.
At the other table the bidding went exactly the same way, ex- cept that the Swedish North player went to four hearts over his partner's three no-trump. He had to lose two trump tricks and two aces, so he was down
one,
♥CARD Sense♣♦
Q-The bidding has been:
North
1
3
East Sonib West
14 24
Pass
Pais
34
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
You, South, hold:
40 KJ5 +AQ8755AEQ97
What do you do?
A-Bid seven bearia! Your partner must hold the see-queen of hearts, the king of diamonds and the ace of clubs for his bids.
TODAY'S QUESTION You open the bidding with one heart, holding:
AKI WAQ876 4576 4985 Second hand overcalls, with onie spade and your partner bids two diamonds. What do you do Dow?
Answer Tomorrow i
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST
1069.
WOMANSENSE
For only the brave The boudoir goes to the beach
It's zany enough for high fashion and shapeless enough never to be outdated. So if you want a mammoth size beach robe or something really comfortable in travel wear, I dare you to don these endless black and white stripes in knitted cotton.
-and the bikini to the bedroom
THE boudoir, has gone to
the beach in latest summer fashions.
By PEGGY MASSIN
hemlines of full skirted' sun calf-length trousers This is a dresses, trimming the sleeves of modernised version of Grand- Eyelet embroidery, vel Mex styled batiste and shoor father's bathing costume which vet ribbon trimming, sheer lawn blouses, or contriving col- modestly concealed the imees, But Cardin's mult fits like a lingerie fabrica, flounces, lars, jabots and cuffs.
second skin and leaves thè ruffles, and 'romantic fur Here in Paris the stores are world in no doubt about belows characterise beach laden with frothy beach ap- whether the woman who is clothes in the newest "new parel. Bathify caps come gar wearing it has a good figure--
landed with ruffed nylon frills, or not. wave as "the Beatnik for all the world like grand-
for wear on
Paris
Two new ideas in headgear Amerge for casual wear this summer, designed to keep the hair neat and as protection
First is the
suits are romantic, Bathing flounced, like Victorian corset covers, and bedecked with velve: holiday fashions include jewel- American sailor's "Gob cap", ribbons. Henry a la Pensee, one lery which has been specially which is worn like a light flt-
the ting of Paris' smart speciality shops, designed
little cloche with the shows B minute bikini beach and can actually go into stitched brim turned down all
The Countess round. starchy white pique with gay red the water. velvet baby ribbon slotted round Zoltowska, known under the of creating their own individual the edge of the brassiere and trade name of Cis, has created fashion originally purchased the
Printemps, one of the an trunks.
or sailors, authentic hats from leading Paris department stores, ceramic and enamel necklaces, Navy supply stores, and started matches ruffled parasols in white gipsy earrings and bracelets, the vogue. eyelet embroidery to swimsuits. inspired by the mimosa which
Women with a knack
look" gives way to the mother's mob cap or Charlotte. Jewellery femininity of the boudoir,
Other new trends in Froach against the sun, One person is mainly respon- sible for this craze for frills and ruffles: Brigitte Bardot, who still personiles the average Frenchman's dream girl. What she wears from day to day es tablishes the strongest fashion influence among her youthful fans. Last Summer, "BB" hunched the gingham girl look with her check cotton wedding dress and was inadvertently responsible for selling hundreds
Fragile
of thousands of yards of check confined gingham until then
A small lingerie shop of the strdotly to the kichen. The Champs Elysees has suddenly
has become decided to capitalise humble fabric
the
- synonymous with Brigitte Bar- lingerie trend in beachwear by. dot's name in the same way making boned corsetry con- as trench coats and mannish structed bathing suits in trousers were linked to that of variety of fragile white nylon Marlene Dietrich and the slouch crgandy fabrics, all embroidered brimined cloche hat with that with pretty fruit and flower, of Greta Garbo.
This summer, "BB", who is now on holiday at her favourite resort, Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera, has abandoned check cottons in favour of aye- let embroidery and crisp white organdics.
Reverse
+
motifs,
Summing up the "boudoir-
one trend,
fashion beach" journalist recently described the 1860 resort clothes as "a cross between a 19th century milkmaid and something worn in the pram."
extensive collection
blooms in such profusion along The second Idea is the the Cote d'Azur. Other jewel- "Marmotte", a kerchief, which lery firms are showing wooden is wrapped round the throat
with and knotted behind the neck. necklaces and bangles
worn alone or under a carved heads originating from 1 és
of mahogany, mannishly, styled pork ple straw the hard core rosewood or macassar.
hat or open crown sombrero,
What makes a
N
man of taste
M. Cleave
Couturiers are showing uven more extravagant costumes for the beach. In Jacques Heim's After she had been photo- special resort collection, play every generation of Oxford undergraduates you And a dandy. Christ Church at the moment boasts a graphed last April in the Dior clothes have been inspired by
the "mudpie set with wading splendid Beerbohm figure, 22-year-old Hugh Mackay, salons wearing one of boutique sun dresses in frothy shorts and puffy rompers wom Master of Reay, whose Ascot get-up roused the interest cotton embroidered organdy, under long hip-length tunics of the connoisseurs. ready-to-wear manufacturers These ensembles come in bright
He is a very tall, very thin, very elegant young man, often shown with lost no time is picking up the stripes,
ideo. Today, displays devoted matching fourchief headscarf, with eyelids that droop in affable condescension, a lan- to beachwear in the Paris shops worn under a solid tones "crazy guorous voice that soothes and manners cultivated to and stores look more like the clown" straw hat, lingerie and sleepwear depart- ments.
Wear-
First
with
Zany
captivate.
I found him counting the They were indeed. I glimpsed empty bottles in his cellar snatches of scarlet, acid yellow "Tum about is fair play" und Perhaps the zanlest beach after a term's drinking.
and orange. There was a mar- "I am not personally vain," he vellous white dinner jacket with if the boudoir has gone to the outat, however, is the pair of beach, bikini bathing suits, in Zouave trousers copied from the said, a languid hand reaching slipper satin facings, to be worn "But I have with a kingfisher blue necktie thin transparent fabrics with famous statue on the Alma for the kummel.
always been interested in and cummerburi. matching short coats, are estab- Bridge in Paris. The baggy, lishing sales records for bedtime ankle-length trousers are made clothes. I was by far the best
Regrettably of bread awning cotton, striped dressed boy at my private school.
folded away in in lavender and white, and "Men on the whole dress with Sooiend was his silk kit, the from reports
early arom
Under tartan hard-woven at the rate a butter yellow no aesthetic purpose. holiday-makers returning from sleeveless bodice. Other trousers graduates are appalling and of 4in. a day. The Master the beaches of southern France at Heim are sidnnier than corn dons a disgrace.
described it as "a most sensuous confirm that eyelet embroidery, stalks and
garment." step at a frills and flounces, are actually length
"People think there is a con two or three inches notation of frivolity about being being worn as frequently as they above the anido bone.
well dressed. Those who do Master may wear two eagles' are seen in all the Paris shops.
showing dress well quickly capitulate to feathers sprouting from
the jeers of the others. This is crest on his blue bonnet His It's all a matter of diced stockings were knitted by absurd.
his mother on eight needles, education and sensitivity.
"A man who has taste in dress will automatically have taste in as he bowed me out, "should be everything.
new
White is the big colour, with Pierre Cardin is bikinis contrived entirely of eye- what most consider to be the let embroidered ruffles or snowy most revolutionary bathing suit "lingerie" flounces edging in Paris-z leopard model with
STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
LADY LUCK-
YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE
MONDAY,
AUGUST 1
21-
AQUARIUS (January
February 19): Overcome your inertia in the face of
A crisis. Only prompt ac- tion
on your part will prevent unpleasant con- sequences.
PISCES (February 20-March
Merlin's Magic
-- Changed Into A Kite, Knarf Dances In The Air-
By MAX TRELL
care to come
along with me? I'm going to fly a kite," said
Then Mr Merlin, who really was a Magnificent Magician, said some magle words in a very low voice. Immediately Knarf became flatter and thin ner, and taller.
"Why, you're getting to look exactly like # kite." Hanid
LOOKING out of the window Mr Merlin in a very brisk and exclaimed.
toward the park, Knart cheerful voice. and Ilanid,
Shadow the Children with the Turned-
"Oh, good morning!" Hanid quarrelled and who are About Names, could see the said to Mr Merlin. "We were both too proud to make the lates sticking up in the sky, talking about kites just now-" gan changing, too.
first move.
20): Overwork may have LIBRA
a harmful effect on
health.
Do
your
your
job
Buf-
A
steadily and allow ficient time for relaxation. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avold tying yourself to partner for life on the spur of the moment. Make sure first that there is a solid basis for a happy union. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you are still uncertain of which line of work to follow, give yourself more time before making an ir- revocable decision.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): A meeting with old friends ought to be arranged soon, or you will one day regret having lost touch with them completely. CANCER (June 22-July 21);
Complete freedom at home.
7
is essential to your happle. ness. You must stop others
some
SCCTYL
Creat idea
sure
to
be
"And I said," said Knor, "how much fun it would be
Mr Merlin nodded.
there
He knows!
you
Box kite changed Meanwhile, the box kite be- It became amalier. The paper changed into red and white clothes.
* Hanld rubbed her eyes in amazement. It had turned into
Hand and Mr. Merlin watched Kharf up in the sky.
He didn't come down again- or rather, the pleasant little a little square sort of Man with square Man with the friendly a pleasant smile on his face and smiling eyes didn't pull him eyes that seemed to slant in down again-until was nearly the friendliest sort of way. time for lunch.
Terry-Thomas
and the 'Teds
"Terry-Thomas dresses well- in a tounderish way. It's a pity that no really successful poll. tician can afford to have nice clothes, I must say that this revival of interest In dress among the Teddy boys you tell one of is most encouraging,
We did a lour of his dressing- room which was at least five times the size of his bedroom.
As chieftain of his clan, the
the
"All good dress," he concluded
conventional,"
London
America, home
of culture?
the
tains of a West End
much "There's not really planning in my wardrobe," the Master admitted, surveying the jumble of shirts, gloves, silk pyjamas, exotic silk scarves hotel I had a brisk, factual which were strewn, slung and comment on the American art scene from Robert heaped all over the floor."
"In London I wear a dark suit Fraser, a young (Old and one of three buttonholes-a Etonian) dealer in his early
a twenties.. ed carnation, an orchid or "If the kite could fy
gardenia. Gloves I carry but
It's not never wear-in fact I don't even Instead
surprising he went of your Aying the kite?" he asked,
"Here we go!" sald the little
try them on in the shop. And into the business so soon. His
Lionel of course, I always wear sock father is
Fraser, the "Yes," said Knart, looking quare Man; Here comes the
wind"
nocessary banker and Trustee of the Tate "You can go the next time, suspenders - most surprised. "How did you know?"
Gallery, and, as Robert put it; Hanid and Mr Merlin made dear," exit Mr Merlin as he they are. "I'm a Magician," cald Mr themselves comfortable on the spoke the magic words back- "Sometimes I feel compelled "I've always been used to art. was Merlin, smiling at Knarf and
little square wards and Krert became Knarf to brighten things up a bit, so around the home. grass while the
His office is his all-white winking as if that explained in gave a jerk with his erm. again, and the little square Man the linings of my suits are par-apartment in East 70th Street, how it happened that he knew Up in the air went Kner!! -became a box kite as before. ticularly vivid and vulgar.""
the pictures on his wall are for sale. Last year he got rid of 80,000 dollars worth,
didn't They ga altached to anything on the {August
ground--no string or any- VIRGO
22): If September
thing. romance is not developing
"But I'm quite as you had hoped, you may have only your uneven are strings," Hanid said to her brother. "And I'm sure there temper to blame for it.
Boys-maybe even 23. are (September
Girls holding the October 22): Don't feel some
strings". your about too badly failure to achieve, friend- ship with a person born under Aries. Your natures are not very compatible. gCORPIO (October 23- November 21): The enthu- siasm which you felt for someone at first meeting will Ron wane, and you will be able to judge him on more rational lines,
SAGITTARIUS
"I bet it would be fun," said Knarf. *if everything turned around."
Hanid looked puzzled. "Everthing turned Korf?" she asked.
around,
on the
"I mean," explained Knari, "it the kites were ground and the Boys maybe even the Girls were in the (November air.”
what Knart and Hanid had been talking about!
Ten minutes later, Knarf and Hanld were standing on a hill
in
the park, Not for away sey-
"Look at me!" shouted Knar? down to Hanid and Mr Merlin.
I'm dancing in the air!".
That's really what he seemed
Ee danced to one side, he
l Boys-there weren't any to be doing?
Girls were flying their kites..
Mr Merlin first tied one end danced, and went sliding, all 22-December 21); If a re- Just then, who should come of the string to the box kite, the way on the other sidel And duction in your income
out from behind the bookcase for that was what the hollow at the same time he kept climb threatens, face the situa- but Mr. Merlin, the Magnificent box with the paper wound ing up, up, up, up-higher and tion squarely and plan Magician. He lived somewhere around it was. Then Mr-Merlin higher. economies where they will behind the bookeanaz, although said to Knarf: hurt least.
no one could ever find out ex- CAPRICORN (December 22-actly where.
January 20): You are an excellent host and your
"Well, are you ready to do some flying?"
"Of-coured" said Knart. "Fine," said Mr Merlin.
He tied the other end of the string to Knarf's belt,
Stayed in sky
"Hand! Mr Merlin! Look at me how!" he shouted down,
Knarf looked as if he might be able to touch the cloud that was passing over his head. But, no the cloud was even higher
Dressed for walking, friends are always happy Mr Merlin was dressed to to. have an opportunity to go out walking. He was also carrying a large ball of string visit you Mfrom trying to dictate to YOUR BIRTHDAY: It' your and something that looked like: Let Knart go first" Mr than he w
a hallow box with very thin birthday is this week you
sit here and watch him
Kharf liked being a idite no will find a symbol of good red and blue paper wound all Merlin aid to Hand
Around it. fortune da a gift of a Good-morning, Hanid! Good Hold your arms out to your much that he stayed up in the
sky most of the morning. crystal yase.
morning, Knart! Would you side," he said to Knari,
you.
LEO (July 22-August 21):
Do your utmost to recon.
cile two friends who have
Went than he wast
It didn't give Hanid any time to go Bying like a kite,
Rupert and the Gomnies-3
anxious look pe Rupert's face.
Hello, an' you, going shopping, in the willigt? without walling for reply be adda
would you like to go to the big town fastend ? See,
ward to anycony but boy motor. nice present for Mummy as a sur prise for Easter Rupert proelies this with, relief, trying to hide a mischievous grin, and when his Daddy has disappeared be chuckite with glee at the thought of hit two
ALL RIGHTS, KESERTED,
"I'm definitely sold on '; New York as a place to live" be fold me, "The Americans gre much more, aware of painting. Culture and social prestige go hand in hand,
"In-Euriand the self-mado man buys a racehorse and gives parties—in “Amierten he buys'a picture. You get tough Chlongo
· manufacturers with fantastic". Dollections.
"Then you get the types who try to buy eternity -- twoj Cezannes and you're in heaven.” My claim to detect * fálut Asmericanisation of his speechi and appearance alarmed him g greatly.
"Over there, one's strongest : card, is being English, Thei more American" you get, the less money you have i
---(London Express Service).
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