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JACOBY BRIDGE

Today's hand is one that I played shortly after my return from Kuren in 1952.

My partner was a fine player but I had never played with

him before and

was not guro

Just what his. four heart open- In meant. In any event the

duplicate and

wanted to get to no-trump for

the extra 10 points.

was willing to play

ive no-trump and hence did

four no-trump.

this was Bluckwood

partner dutifully showed

one ace.

five spades. Now I bid the Blackwood convention This! bid of a new suit after partner has shown his ace or aces saya,

NORTH (D)

AK 1093764

Kame Waa

Also, I

102

of

course,

and my his

In

193

67

WEST

KABT

8053

0752

410982

SOUTH

AKOT

QJ

+KQJP

♣AKQJ

MAJOL

52

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0545

No one vulnerable

North East

South

Ран

4 N.T.

West PAL

Pau

ชล

Pass

Par

Double 5N.T.

Pass

Pass

Pass

FanT

Double Redouble Pass

Opening lead-❤ 3

"Partner, we miss two aces but five po-trump I want to play because we ein mak, five no- trump."

My partner knew this but he also knew I was just back from Korea. So, on the theory that! I was shell-:hocked or some- Wing he passed my five spades. Just then came the galloping hoofs of the cavalry to the rescue. East looked at his two aces and four spades and cried, "double". I ran to

tive no-

trump andl Eust double that

Also, Needless to say clouble.

TC-

West opened a heart. 1 ran eight hearts and off dummy's

discurded my three spades and the king queen and Jack of diamonds.

Then when I ran my four clubs East held on to the wrong

tice and I made seven.

♥÷CARD Sensent

-The bidding has been:

South West North East

1❤

PABS

་

Pass

44

Poss 6

+

You, South, hold:

Pass

Pass Pass

SAS VAKI870 $432 MAB

What do you do?

A---Pam. There may be seven but those three little diamonds don't look good and atx bid and made is a aloe scoro auswAY.

TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand. Your partner responds one spade to your opening heart. What is your rebidz

Answer Tomorrow

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

• IT looks like llama crossed with polar bear and it makes a truly spectacular

white

coat

with a scarlet lining. Designed

COAT BY DORVILLE, PRICE

20 GNS.

To keep you company on those winter journeys...

for apres ski wear, it would also make a gorgeous car coat — not such an unpractical one, either, since the "fur" is nylon and washable.

PICTURE BY JOHN ADRIAAN.

A London Fashion Writer

WE

meets

four ages of fashion

7EEK after week, if you're a fashion writer, you describe suits and dresses and coats and leisure

wear and goodness knows what all for some mythical woman called 'you'.

This week I've got tired of this lonely state, of writing about you without ever knowing who you are and so I've gone to meet and talk to four women who represent the different ages of fashion.

even

young

Shakespeare might say that from my interviews I claim no anything else and I think that sixties who is still not very grey man had seven ages but the general British thought (any summer clothes date much more and who retains

opinion polls go quickly then winter ones. For appearance I'd be arvious of fashior designers have cul this way,

always choose pure down to four-teens, twenties, wrong) but it is Interesting to winter I

sale fashion house and she the fourth age see just how four women of dit wool since it makes up better myself. Earlig in her life she buy's quality fabrics ferent ages and varying jobs than anything else and is jolly all which they kindly call 'over',

comfortable to wear

and has them made up by d This is no 'opinion poll', and react to fashion.

reasonably priced dressmaker or tullor.

thirties and

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

AQUARIUS

from

The first I met was Jill, aged

**

Her

are

MIN W. follows the fashior. A suburban housewife with reports in the newspapers but may not have the seldom looks at the fashion 18, who works with a press re- three children lations firm that handle fashion much time for fashion during mt. guzines except at the hair- at her dressmaker, accounts. This strengthens her the day but it makes her doubly dresser or

about choosing her Londen designers were more already Arm views. I think of careful

familiar to her by name that myself as a brown and beige clothes for social occasions.

the Paris couturiers, with the Elri", she said. "I'm a bit in-

By day, she lives in sweaters exception of Dler and Balmein. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

elined to be tweedy and I don't

going out (January 21-

She your own way in a dispute think I'm all that influenced by and skirts, but for

likes a good wool dress.

favorite colours know many February 19): A very. nt work, but you will get Paris-although t

things I buy probably originat likes high necklines which are browns, wines and dark blurs, Kome satisfaction strong-willed person may be

then warm and thuve quarter sleeves but she has two pastel coloured | ed in Parls and were

which are smart but not eum lambswool sweaters with trying to influence you Dsserting yourself.

udapted.

bersome. In 22-

with common (August

toning tweed skirts Another against your will, and the VIRGO

the

and the others she preters straight 12541: September

Some "1 love you break off

Rod materials

looking for

alt for young friends will shortly have to fight the temptation to skirts to flared. (I found only follower of straight skirts, she

parti- the FETH young choose

ful is now be celebrating their second buy heaps of them. 1 wedding anniversary, and a

cularly the wools in muted skirts and then for dancing), check worsted or a lightweight gift box of stationery would shades and autumn colourings, This winter Mes M. intends to novelly wool to make into a and prefer slim, straight lines be dashing and have one dress dreary suit that will do for tea be much appreciated.

time every

for skirts und in wool crepe with a very low parties, informal evenian with

friends or going cut to September 23- dresses. Another weekness back,

occasions, for special LIBRA

theatre. October 22): A person in very ine wool Jumpers with "Pd like to sae what the authority may be annoying.skirts

ke children say when they see me

hooner

connection. the better

you,

PISCES (February 20-March

20) Having put your co!1- fidence in someone who is eminently atted to enlarge your knowledge, don't listen to others whose ideas differ. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You must curb your desire to do too many things at once and to be in too many time. the sume places at Such dispersal of interests will get you nowhere. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

to stop You ought

from malicious tongue aprending idle gosalp, and thun protect a friend who is unaware of what is boing said.

J

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): If you have not been able to get what you are after in a business deal, drop everything else and centrate on obtaining satis- faction.

can-

CANCER (June 22-July 21): Try and relax more and neck recreation in the evenings

to make you forget the worries of the day. LEO (July 22-August 21): You may not have it all

that tenm, I

ly meddlesome, but if you separates better than a matched in it?" want to keep your job you ult.

must put up with

SCORPIO (October 23.

An November 21):

im- portant business matter ean

I

1hc

She already has two winter coute which will have to do", second but intends to buy a double knit

Jersey wodi Jersey suit in grey likely brown o complete her

or winter

A more practical aboice will be a wool sult of some kind, most

a shade of vialet. (Yes, wardrobe. "These wool Jersey she's read all about African sults are so good it would be "I like Jong zips a waste to have one made. And

or button through they are

absolutely worklorful

Murion, a typlat in her early Violet.) only be dealt with efficient-twenties, works in the London the back, ly if you insist on obtaining office of д Targe inter dresses which are easy to put for the older woman".

Lice on and oft", she says. "House- national organisation. all pertinent detalla.

164 Altogether, these four proved moal of

she wives often have to make her friends,

is quick a change as a modell" to me (November makes all her clothes and

that women nowadays SAGITTANUS

doesn't like anything 22-December 21): A tricky elever enough to go home and She

be recreate the lines and style of a extreme-der wardrobe has to really, do take a great deal of

interest in fashion, situation at home can

It is im- .matter what best solved by forthright dress or skirt she has seen in a last-AND, BO

This

shop. The exception is conts Parks or London says, she in- portant to them. And looking apeaking,

round the streets of London or which she thinks take too much tends to keep her skirts short. cccasion subtlety.

will acc any large town you work.

the results; in my opinion CAPRICORN (December 22-

never have British women, of January 20) An unexpect-

all ages, been so well dressed.

no

She also keeps a weather eye ed invitation will have to be on the fashion magazines for turned down, since, you, have ideas and suggestions.

already made definite rangements for tonight.

ar.

The last person I poke to Blue is her favourite colour, was Mrs W., widow in her "Blue is a terrific colour. It I tomes very easily-a lot of my

YOUR LUCKY CARD: clothes are blue.

this is your birthday, your

"For the office 1 wear dresses lucky eard, no matter what for skirts and sweaters. At home game you may be playing, over the weekend, It's always ought to be the BIX of trouvera and awenters. I like HEARTS.

straight slim lines better than

o rice to know, isn 17

Jean Wismay

AND C MAGAZI

A Question About Rain

-How Does It Get Up To Fall Down

By MAX TRELL

Finally Mr Punch shook his

"INCLE Punch," said Knurt, head.

"My Boy," he suta, "that's

the Shadow Boy with the Turned-About Name, "you're one of the things about van very smart, aren't you?"

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that I've never been able to "Ta ke to know about rain,"

Looks disappointed Knarf looked disappointed. "Docan't anyone know?" asked.

"That all depends," azid Mr and out about." Punch, looking at Kmart and smlling. "I'm wart about the things that I know and not very smart about the things I don't

I'm sure they do," said Mr know."

Smiled and smoked Punch. "I once read in a book

wald Koorf, to Mr. Punch.

"That's Knort.

right, 100," mald

"Anyway," continued Mr

Punch, "the rain finally gets up into the sky like steam or smoke. And you know what it Mr Punch, who was sitting that the rain that falls down, looks like then?"

Into the air

in his rocking chair next to the nelly goes back

"I think," sald Knurt, efter sunny window, smiled again. He like the smoke out of my pipe, he really had thought for a litle

"like steam coming a cloud of steam or smoke.

it his pipe and blew clouds of Or better yet," said Mr Punch while, that blue smoke up toward the cell- quickly, ing.

out of a lea kettle. The sun geis "But what is it you'd like the rain water warm and um it me to tell you, my Boy?

Per. 800g; ". haps it's one of the things 1"But you can't see it," esta

Knert. know about."

"That's true," sald Ms Punch, "I'd like to know about rain,"

sald Knart.

Smile changed to grin Mr Ponth's smile changed to a broad and happy grin as he said:

"Ah, rain....that's

ni one the things I know about, Many's the time I've been caught in the rain.

"But I guess that's the way happens just the same." Then he added: "Lols things hap pen that you can't see.

"Such as wht things. Unele Punch?" asked Kaart.

Some examples "Such po the wind blowing."

said Mr Purwh.

it must look like

It's a cloud!

"Yes!" Knórt suddenly shout- thought ed, as the wonderful suddenly come to him, "A cloud! A cloud! That's what it fal"

Mr Purch WAR "grinning

39

broadly and happily again, he, rocked back and forth in his chele, sending clouds of smoke from his pipe to the ceiling.

"There are lots of things 1 tlon't know, and there are lots of things you don't know, but little by lile we learn. And, "Oh that's right!" said inast of the ilme, it's just by Knurf.

wondering about some of the "And such no a voice going things we don't know about,

It's wet, it falls from the sky. You esn't walk between the drops. I brings waler to all growing things and forms through a telephone," s:ld Mr that we finally end up by find- puddles and falls off tanbrellas as well us off Ducits' backs."

Mr Punch paused, qulie out of breath.

"I guess that takes care of rain," he said. "Now what other question do you want to ask?"

Knarf shakes head Knart stood in front of Mrj Punch and chook his head.

"There's one more thing f want to know about rain, Unele Punch. You haven't told it loi me yet."

"One more thing?" asked Mr Punch in a puzzled volen.

"Rain Talls down, all right," said Knart: "It gets People wet and all those other things. But how does it gel up in the sky?" MT Punch looked at Knari for several minutes without Bul Kuuri saying anything. noticed that the broad ans! from Unele happy geln faded Punch's face and wrinkles ap- peared across his forehead

•

Punch.

ing out about them,”

Rupert and the Sky-boat-29 ·

in the bottom of the boat Rupert sees a lot of pebbles that have been put in to prevent it being too light, and at an order from the man below be tosses out a few more until the boat is pull-

ing firmly upwards on the table. That's fine!" calls the man

"Now work that handle and sce if the screw will pull the bost along, Rupert does he in bidden and soon they are flying round in a circle, held fast by the cable." My, this is grand fun 1"

laughs Rupert, but Margot Tooks warried.

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