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JACOBY ENBRIDGE

Here is a new type of bridge problem. South's seven spade contract is a cinch. All he must do is to be a little careful with his trump suit. Now the problem is "How did South, a good player. manage to go down at seven spades?"

South started out normally

enough by winning the heart opening in dummy and playing dummy's king of spades.

', followed with the deuce, and

West dropped the nine spot.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

DIOR

BALMAIN

PATOU

CARDIN

PARIS: the first shot-

in comes the clinging

line

a black showed off their autumn line

LAUNCHING the buyers who will dictate our black taffeta scarf on and not a chignon, not a French

said

a

goodbye to the lean, But Jacques Griffe, in his scarf flowing down the side in sad-eyed Vivian has had her

and

wardrobe do not velvet dress. Paris fashion shows, winter

Prettiest examples of this pleat, not a beehive among then, wear out the stair carpets "scarf look" appeared on Jacques Griffe showed a

here.

short dress in deep sage green

The most beautiful model in which "East collection

Lanvin-Castillo's dark, chiffon, its short-sleeved, Its Paris,

hair shorn by Carita into a individual way, always front, own

long clinging a very much within the Grecian dress in bright salmon style that looks deliciously new, shingled at the A draped boat short, almost feeling of Paris, and is interest chiffon with

at the back, built up a little crown of the head. with two long locks, curling forwards on to the cheeks at the eide, and a fine feathery fringe.

This play was not only a false card, but a trap. Once the nine of trumps dropped South had two ways to finesse spades. South went into the typical long huddle that: accompanies a key

NORTH

22

AKQ 105

WAK

AQ 1098 J2

WEST

ЕЛЯТ 42

98032

43963

+42

Q74

7653

♣♣ 10 8 3

SOUTH (D)

AA874

74

KJ

JAKESS

Both vulnerable

Bouth West North East

Pass

2.

Fass

24

Ppss

4 N.T.

Pass

5

Pass

5 N.T

Pass

Pass

7 A

Pass

Pass.

Pass

Opening lead-♥•q ·

Clay at a grand slam contract and finally played the queen of spades from dumuny. East showed out and West had to make his jack.

This play shows felse carding at its best. West could not col his partner by that nine spot play. His wortner had nothing to do with the hand anyway.

Furthermore, to all intents and purposes, West was looking right at declarer's trumps. He had four spades for his spade bid and they had to be specifically the ace, elght, seven und four,

♥CARD Sense♣♦|

Q-The bidding has been:

West

• South

1

?

14

You, South, hold:

North 24.

Fast

Pass

AZ WKQJ43 +AQI8 AKQ10

What do you do now!

A-Bld four no-trump. If your partner has only one see you should be safe at five diamonds; if he has two accs, you want to be la six. If he has three you will try for seven.

TODAY'S QUESTION Again the bidding has gone one heart, one spade, two dia- monds, pass. This time you hold MA WKJ1055 ♦AQ98 4KQ10

What do you do now? -

"I

Answer Tomorrow

severe tailor-made look works and the boyish flatness of the chemise line.

Griffe's clothes are always a triumph of skilled cutting, made to be shaped indivi- dually and draped on particular figure. They are hard to copy and, hence, the

PICTURE BY JOHN COLE

CHILDREN'S

ing to see for this reason,

.

This шах fashion without · bonES,

neck-line.

Colours here are either very sombre or else hit you between the eyes.

By day his sults have baggy jackets, some of them very There is an enormous amount a baggy-over clinging skirts. His of black-particularly black

coals volume baggily over the velvet. shoulder blades, have Chinese aubergine.

The only hair even moderately long was flicked upwards at the Second favourite is back to give at least the impres- Another favourite sion of shortness; otherwise the is olive or sage green.

hairdressers are snipping and shingling for all they are worth. And then suddenly streaks of out over the hem-shades of vivid tomato ketchup, and for Dior.

lantern sleeves,

Even skirts sometimes bag

evening bright sulmon red

For often

wintry days: white By contrast, suits are topped with sleek Hedy flecey wool. Lamarr sweater, and coats come off to

•

One thinks of Jacques Griffe reveal thin clinging dresses in fine wool or supple as a master of chiffon; he has jersey that side from, shouldern equally sure touch with of the most to hem...a hemline that has vevet, and two sunk half an inch lower.

ernizeded numbers for evening avere in this fabric.

..

Even dresses with flared skirts -and there are many of them- seldom have. weli-marked cut and at alone waistline: show where the waist should be

THIS

Flowing

HIS feeling, for a boneless clinging line runs through into evening. Even when Jac- ques Griffe

fabrics uses firm like brocade the same figure- following flow is evident,

One was a Spanish dress in Back velvet, with a wide skirt, a tightly-fitted bodice, below elbow sleeves and, a deep hem

of black tulle with a big white rose dropped on it.

The other was a, long bell- skirted dress in brilliant salmon red velvet with a light sleaders bodice and a big jacket.

Sleek head -small hats

The turban

MONG the hats, three dis-

tinet feelings emerged.

First the revival of the neat turban-a shape ruled out by the tee-hive hairdo. Bernard De vaux at Laurent Castille-young man who is challenging Paulette es top Paris milliner-produced a big Scheherazade turban in layers of deep rose organda, with a diagond clip in front.

Second the tall conical chess- man hat in felt, in satin, in gold deme, in black velvet.

Third, the feeling for dramatic materials with gold kid or lame. black monkey fur and black dire ribbon-the fabric that looks like oilskin-predominating.

Balmain showed a togue of black monkey fur. Svend has a nonsense hat--a circlet of black cire ribbon with huge bows of the side: Paris has agreed at the top Paulette showed a curling hat of its voice.

of gold feathers.

In emphasis of this cling, 1 charming dressmaker, detail favours long scarves, shoulder to ONDON said it first:

and

hem length, caught in at the waist with a ribbon flowing, 'down one side at back or front, At a combined hair and hat usually in the same material, show put on at the Eiffel Tower Inmetimes in contrast-like the all the leading Paris hairdressers

A Pariz

- OT

lower may waistlines - or put bustles on its suite or pleat most of its skirts -- or give its coats felt linings revive the classic suit or fall in love with yellow. This is one dress which will go on looking right and wearable just the same. Particular point to it: it was designed for early autumn days when temperatures have sunk below cotton level without hitting the tweed and furs line. It is made of a rayon tweed that looks like a

wool-silk mixture.

CORNER

Pumpkin's New Friends

-They're Old-Time Residents of the Attic-

By MAX TRELL

WAS up in the attic last night," Christopher Cricket said to Kharf, the Shadow Boy with the Turneri-About Name.

met- Mr Pumpkin Bead?" Knart turned around gave his friend. Christopher, a look that was both puzzled and surprised.

and

Told him 10

"Yes, that was it all right," Christopher said. "It was Mr Pumpkin Head. He told roe su himself."

"Who did?" asked Knarf "Why, Mr Pumpkin Head, said Christopher. "And that's what he is, 100-a pumpkin head"

Suddenly Knart remembered. He smiled.

"Oh, I know whom you mean, Christopher. You mean the pumpkin we used last ween.

Hallo-

Looks like a head. "It's a pumpkin that looks like a head. It has eyes-and mouth and

a nose. And when you put a candle inside, bis eyes and his mouth and his nose all

* "light up."

Christopher Cricket kept nod

ding all the time that Knart

looked while and his nose looked

red and his mouth was red. We had a long talk.”

Didn't know

"Oh, I didn't know that Hello- ween pumpkin hends could talk," said Knarf.

"Yes, he told me all about himself" Christopher said. "He sald that once upon a time, he was a real pumpkin, crawling in feld. One day he was taken here to this house and made into a Halloween pumpkin head.

"He told me that he wished

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Chris introduced an old Eag Doll to the Pumpkin.

he didn't have to stay in the girl. And indroduced him to atlie all the time. I felt a little an old Stuffed Dog and an old sorry for him," Christopher said to Knarf.

"There are many folks up here in the attic,' I said to Mr Pumpkin Head, that I'm sure you could get to like very inuch.'

"So I introduced him to-"

Looked at Knarf

Christopher Cricket stopped and looked at Knarf. "Can you guess who?"

Knart thought for a minute or two, then he shook his head.

"Oh, I don't know anybody

Wooden

Soldier and old Wooden Duck.”

Forgot about them

"Oh, I forgot all about them," said Knarf,

"And I Introduced him," con- tinued Chirstopher Cricket, "ta an old pair of Shoes and an old Coat and an old Hat and an old pair of Eyeglasses, I think you'd be surprised if you saw Mr Pumpkin Head now."

"Why would I be surprised?" asked Knarf.

"Because," answered Christo-

was speaking. When Kaart was papers and old trunks....every- and an old pair of Pants with

through, Christopher said:

"Only last night old Pumpkin Head didn't have candle inside."

Mr

d

up in the attic at all," said pher, "you'd see our old friend' Kaart, "It's just full of old Mr Pumpkin Head sitting in an books and old clothes and old old Chair, wearing an old Cost thing old."

an old pair of Shoes and an old "You're right about every Hat and an old pair of Glassca thing being pretty old up in in front of his eyes and an old the attic," old Christopher, Pipe in his mouth, reading one "I introduced Mr Pumpkin of those very old Books that Head to an old Rag Dol that have been up in the attic ever "The moonlight him up the children's mother used to since old Grandfather put them. sald Christopher. "His eyes play with when she was a lie there years and years ago,"

"Then how could you see him?" asked Knart.

sprouting out"

From hair and 'hat shapes one conclusion can irresistibly be drawn, the narrow chemise

Rupert and the Gomnies-10

Rupert manages to carry the plaster gnome right round the cottage without being seen, and sets it up. Then he find Mr. Bear and touches his arm. "Mummy's present is at the far camer of the garden," he says in * tiny whisper. And later he

SOUTH SEAS

finds Mrs. Bear in another room. "Daddy's surprise present is on the rockery," he whispers again. "Right, it's getting dusk now, so I'll see it in the morning." she says. And, feeling much relief, Rupert has supper and prepares for bed.

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FASHION NEWS FOCUS

by Barbara

Griggs

silhouette, which London's lead- doned last week is unlikely to ing designers virtually aban- be a strong lead in Paris' either.

The vertical plainness of the chemise line was counteracted by swelling beehive hairdos and giant busby halz.

Since heads are now sleek and hats on the whole small we can expect, the line below them to swing out in turn with a payer, freer movement, Skirts with a swirl, perhaps, as a change from narrow hipped straight skirts which have held their own for so long.

----(London Express Scfulce).

ZZOLANOMEDITER

COOKING COLUMN

MEA a touch steak with

olive oil and leave soak. Ing between two plates for an hour or so before cooking.

PASTRY should be baked in

a hot oven. The richer the pastry the higher should be the baking temperature.

WHEN

THEN grating suet, put, a little flour on the side of the sued that is going to be

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LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE ·

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

AQUARIUS (January 21- February 19) Don't jump to hasty conclusions about a partner's strange be- haviour. You will soon have a jutisfactory ex- planation.

to be able to gain an round advantage.. VIRGO (August

મ

all

22.1

September 22); If you are.

member of a great or ganisation, the prestige It lends you ought to com- pensate for some minor irritations.

some-I.IBRA

PISCES (February 20-March 20): You will find a romantic proposal what premature, and will have to wait a while longer before making up

your mind. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You could find 11 most satisfying companion in a person born early in De- cember and a friendship. formed would be a lasting

one.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20); In a business deal where time is money, follow your intuition and act quickly. GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

Be careful not to offend a person who seems to have let you down after raising your hopes too high. He may still fulfil his promise. CANCER June 22-July 21): If you are sure that a sub- ordinate will never make the grade, you ought not to give him false hopes. LEO (July 22-August 21):

You will have to make small concession in order

by Helen

Burke

rubbed on the grater. You will, find that it does not clog and is much easier to work,

cake from To prevent a

burning, stand the in inside other containing good layer of salt.

*

LEMON Juice will effectively

14 prevent cut-up vegetables and fruit from discolouring. It is also useful, when sour

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(September 23-

October 22); A slight dis- agreement with a relative is unavoidable, and it will clear the air for a more harmonious relationship. SCORPIO (October · 23- November 21): You will never make lasting friends if they find you do not always remember to keep your promises. Try to be more reliable. SAGITTARIUS

(November 22-December 21): Don't worry unduly about the progress of things at work whilst you are on holiday. Your affairs are in good hands.

CAPRICORN (December 22. January 20); You will be surprised at the lavish en- tertainment provided by seme rather unimaginative friends.

YOUR LUCKY COLOUR:"

If today is your birthday, look out for PURPLE. It ought to bring you luck.

mlik is required for cakes or puddings. A few drops of lemon juice will do the trick.

Elads

TGGS that are to be used in

should

or sandwiches be boiled for 10 minutes. Crack the shell but leave the cur in water matil cold and you will find that there will be

no dark ria round the yolk of the egg.

PARTLY cook stews the day

before they are to be served. Then before cooking, remove any fat that has · Brilled on the top. This makes them agres beiler with those who have. weak diges- ¦ lions.

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