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THE · CHINA {{MAIL, A TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

JACOBY WINTER ELEGANCE The definite line of

on BRIDGE

('OMETIMES an expert seems

to have mirrors when he plays the cards, but actually the mirrors are all in his mind where he visualises. the why and the wherefore of his op- ponents' bids and plays,

My teammate, Vic Mitchell, has one of the best developed of those mirrors and he gained six IMP's for us against Sweden with theth. He ducked the opening lead of the king of spades and also ducked the queen. East had signalled 59 enthusiastically that Vic decided he would show up with five spades to the jack. When West shifted to the king of clubs, Vie could wait no longer.

trick and then put took that his mirror to work.

He

West had rebid hearts in spite of his partner's pass of one heart and West held nothing above the lack in his suit. Of course, West wasn't vulnerabic. but he also wasn't crazy so Vie was sure he held six or hearls.

sevent

West also appeared to

WEST (D)

NORTH

AKQ 10

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SOUTH

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No one vulnerable

West North East

Bouth

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Pass

Pass Double

EV

Pau

3N.T.

Pass

Pass Pass

Opening lend-♣ K

the

have at least six cards in black suits. Furthermore, West would probably have a single- ion or even a vold for his second bid.

Accordingly, Vic led a dia. mond to dummy's queen. re- turned the ten of diamonds and played let it ride ofler East

low. West showed out. Now Vie was able to pick up the rest of the diamonds and make four no-trump.

At the other table the Swedish player did not have the advan- lage of Vic's mirror and went down one trick at the same con- tract,

♥+CARD Sense♣♦|

Q-The bidding has been:

Bouth

1

2

West North East

1.

You, South, hold:

Pass

AKS WAQ876 ◆K76 ♣Q 85

What do you do?

A-Bld two no-trump. Two hearts is a close second choler.

TODAY'S QUESTION

Your partner continues with a bid of three diamonds. What do you do now?

:

Answer Tomorrow

A

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wool from Australia

WOOL, te evening gowns, highlighted the

7OOL, fahioned into everything from warm winter

first London showing of Australian fashions.

The show featured the designs of Hall Ludlow, a leading Australian couturier.

Mr Ludlow issued a clear challenge to London's top 11 designers by scheduling his display during their fashion week for autumn and winter collections.

the winter silhouette

IF

by ROSANNA GROARKE

the modern miss were lucky enough to have

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Loddon's top 11 couturiers team up to dress her in Knarf Wants To Know

fashion for the autumn she would find her finished daytime profile looking something like a shallow letter "C" or a banana standing on its end.

Most of the top 11 who have just shown their autumn and winter collections in three crown days, agreed in making suit jackets, dresses, and to a lesser extent top coats, curve in from shoulder to waist in front and carve out at the back.

The modern miss would £nd new case of movement in slim skirts with fulness concentrated at her midrift in the form of gathers.

startling colours contrast, coral with lime, mustard, weed with pink satin.

–He Asks Mr. Punch All Sorts Of Questions-

MAX TRELL

By

17NARF, the Shadow Day`- A with the Turned Abou Name, came over to the table

salá

where | Mr Panch was getting' ready to eat his lunch.

Functi," "Hello, Mr Knart cheerfully.

"Hello, Kart," replied Mr Punch, just as cheerfully.

About to eat

"You're about to eat your

"I am, Punc

LACHASSE: sults with high- waisted skirts rising about Many of her skirts and three inches above the natural dresses would be cut on the waist, the skirt top fitted at the lunch, aren't you?" esked cross to give ease of movement sides but straight back and front Kaart. and avoid constricting fla giving u long torso; brocade She would probably choose dinner suits stopping about four the lowered waistline, seen inches above the ankle; sult- principally at John Cavanagh, Jackets and day dresses all with Michael, and in a clever com geometrical wedge-shaped backs promise version at Ronald achieved by knife-edge creases Paterson. where the waistline from the shoulder. sipped from the normal pcsi- tion in front to just below the hips at the back.

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dressmaker,

1930's

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indeed," said Mr

"Mr Punch," said Knart, "why do people eat?"

"People eat," Mr Punch, because they're hungry."

"And why do they got hun- gry?" asked Knart.

"Because they haven't eaten," sald Mr Punch,

"Why does it rain, anyway?"

Kharf naked Mr. Punchi "I'm really getting · hungry. Judy!"

"Coming!" Judly called back. "And what," continued Knarf "And what would happin." (who wasn't hungry at all be- said Knary, if they didn't eat?" cause he already had had his Would get hungrier lunch) would happen if they "They'd keep getting hun- didn't get themselves dry, Mr

Punch?" grier," said Mr Puran who

"They might catch cold," said was beginning to get hungrier himself from all these questions. Mr Punch.

"Would they sneeze?" asked "And what would happen if

Kneri. they kept getting hungrier and hungrier?" Knef asked

"They'd get sick," said Mr Punch

sick Punch?'*

"Oh!" exclaimed Knarf. "How would they get, Mr

"I'm quite sure they would," Said Mr Punch.

Not to sneeze "Then people walk around in the rain with umbrellas so ps not to sneeze?" asked Knari.

HARTNELL: beautifully it box-jacketed sults in his budget range, shown with the couture collection for the first time at prices about £50; tweed and Her evening dresses would be velvet coats lined with fox; it 1930-ish, typified by a slinky tle black dresses with bell- sheath in scarlet lace by Norman shaped skirts for after Ave; Hartnell, Queen Elizabeth's dazzling

evening dresses in which tapered to jewel shades black or brown. the knees then flared out to the MICHAEL SHERARD: slim ground.

ming little suits in fine wool She would find that brown Interlined with silk for warmity was the London colour for without bulk; draped jersey Autumn. She could dress from afternoon dresses. morning to midnight in brown,

MICHAEL: sulls with un- shown at all houses in every

overblouses; share from belge through amber lined jackets like

low-waister dresses with front and copper to near-black,

But she would probably be skirt fullness starting at the templed by the cyclamens and dropped waistline.

MATTLI: high Chinese-style brilliant pink used for tweed suits by Cavenagh,

Hardy collars flowing up from the Amies and Michael or the shoulder-line on coats, suits and

"Maybe it would be better if dresses; cowl-backed jersey muddy green

khaki and

people just wore raincoats," he cocktail dresses; longer-than- Charles favoured by Hartnell

finally said to Knarf. "Then we short straight skirted evening moment. This didn't seen to be wouldn't have to worry about Creed and Victor Stiebel.

exactly the right reason why whether people walk around in showed Most houses also

RONALD PATERSON: back-people ate but it wasn't ex- the rain with umbrellas or not," lot of black for cocktail and

dropping line from the natural actly the wrong reason, either. evening wear.

"Yes," he finally said. " asked Knart.

"Why does it rain, anyway?" Here is a summary of what waist in front to hip-level be- the modern miss would see at hind, achieved in loose-backed they really eal breakfast and-

Toto well, there it is, up the various houses, in order of suit jackets by built-in belt and lunch and

in dresses by detaching the and in-betweens because they mean," said Mr Punch. It has showing:

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dresses.

CHARLES CREED: little bodice at the back, for a Cardigan sults in tweed, with piece drawstring waist,

or lightly several sashed in suede; bulky, slightly dresses, barrel-shaped coats, some with

VICTOR

"They'd have to stay in bed," answered Mr Punch.

"Then people eat," said Kaart,

so as not to stay in bed?"

What's the reason? Mr Punch hositated for

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dinner and supper

two-hungry and they like to eat."

Again Mr Punch hesitated. This didn't seem right, ether -- but, on the other hand, was it wrong?

in the clouds the rainie, I to

go somewhere, So it falls That's why it rains, my It hasn't anything else He'd just float

high fold-over collars slotted cess with black braid; one collarless showed tweed coat designed be worn dresses, the skirt a masterpiece back to front as well as the of swathing and draping, in Judy called back.

"Look," said Knart, pointing right way round.

sombre satins or pale bets; sult WORTH: classic suits with jackets rather long, curving in out of the window. "It's start- vivid blouses in printed silk; slightly at the back of the waist ing to rain." ball

Likes the rain Gowns with cnormous and flaring out to the hem.

swinging HARDY AMIES; "gone with the wind" skirts in

"So I ls," agreed Mr Punch, vivid satin brocade and velvet. skirts cut on the cross; over smiling. "I like rain now and JOHN CAVANAGII; his new coats in heavy double cloth then. I don't mind walking in

which "Bairescent" line

he given a swing with a low fare; claims bypasses the body cowl backs on cocktail dresses the rain if I have my umbrella,

"Mr Punch," said Knarf long low-waisted day dresses with and straight

evening

"why do people walk in the pounched top falling straight dresses; sufts with loosely belted from severe round neckline; overblouses in the suit fabric or rain with umbrellas?" sults and coats with little col satin, the latter sometimes gead walst- lars, often of leopard or ocelot; embroidered at the high-necked evening dresses; China Mall Special,

effect from behind; "I'd like to eat right now," he down.

mid-length evening added,

Boy. "Judy!" Mr Punch called to to do." STIEBEL: Prin- his wife in the kitchen, "is my

dressmaker lunch ready yet?" Margaret's

"If I were a raindrop," Knarf big skirted evening

"In a few minutes, dear," said. "I'd rather be up in the clouds, floating around, than falling on somebody's umbrella."

Mr Punch looked at Khari uncomfortably,

"Why" he finally said. "are so many questions you asking today?

"Because," answered Knart. "there are so many things to esk questions about.!!.

Mink up to

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shown was Every garment

A slender evening sheath, made of pure Australian wools: embroidered with clusters of dresses, coals, cocktail soft gold Australian wattle, was day

shown with sophisticated designed dresses and evening gowns,

All were entirely hand- draped evening coat.

Sheila In- brought out Another evening dress, stitched, which Ludlow's intricately cut and pale beige, showed the fine wool

gram, fit into softly fashioned lines.

hand ruching for which Mr

the newest Ludlow is well known.

hearing aid, which

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The adaptibility of wool for all occasions and all seasodis wag strikingly demonstrated.

Scarlet

Models

housed in 'one Model girls from Australia paraded the fashions before a

side of the distinguished audience at Lon- There was a white cocktail don's Mayfair Hotel, including spectacles. dress embroidered with heavy Lord Casey, former Australian clters of scarlet wool-the Minister for External__Affairs: colour of Australia's flowering Lady Casey: Sir Eric Harrison,★☆★ ✰

Australian High Commissioner in Londen, and Lady Harrison. Tho models were Diane Maters, Helen Homewood and Wendy Martin, all from Mel- bourne, and Janice Wakely of Bydney,

gum.

With it was worn a searlet chignon cap and a draped coat be of scarlet-lined with white.

(November Don't 22-December 21): try to emulate a prosperous friend by getting involved in a bout of extravagant spending. You would pay

wards.

'DIGESTIVE'

BISCUITS

Hall Ludlow is a New Zea- lander who went to Australia 12 years ago.

He has won the most coveted

prize in Australian fashion des sign the "gown of the year" award in 1955 and 1859.

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"ALL" BIGLETO"RÉLEKYED;

"To keep the rain from falling

on them." said Mr Punch.

"And what would happen if the rain fell on them?" Knart.

Brought his lunch

Just then Judy came in with Mr Punch's lunch:

Two boiled eggs; two slices of least and a cup of tea. 2sked "Mr Punch," said Knart,

"why-"

hand.

"It would get them wet," re- But Mr Punch held up his plied Mr Punch.

"No more!" he said. "I'm too hungry!".

"And what would happen if

it got them wet, Mr Punch?” Knarf asked.

"They'd have to get them selves dry," said Mr Punch.

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