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JACOBY

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1960.

WOMANSENSE

CANDID FRIEND WINNER

on BRIDGE The wife

The East onl West hands aren't shown because the play of the

hand does not really no

concern them. The slam la a good one and will make prá. vided that West does not show up with four or five dinmonds to the queen-jnek. If he does the alan won't make except for Edige extremely unlikely com- bination of the black cards so South's whole problem is with the diamond sult.

He wants to be able to gather the two first mentioned and to give himself the best possible play for five tricks, How should he go about it?

in four tricks agaljist any com- bination exccpt

The correci play is to win the opening heart in dummy If East and lead a diamond follows small South plays low. tive This

him play gives

WEST

NORTH 4AQ32

AKIU

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EAST

(Not shown) (Not shown)

SOUTH (D)

KI

VQJO

AK MU

♣K 104

North and South vulnerable

Bouth West North

Bast Pasa 1 N.T.

SN.T. Pass IN.T. Pass Pass Pasa

Opening lead-▼ 2

diamond tricks, ansinst QJx or QJxx in the East hand, and Klves him a very good play tor four iamond tricks plus squerze against Qixxx in the Bust hand.

If West wins that first dia- mond trick South's next din- mond play is one of the high ones from his own hand,

If

Loth opponents follow. the rest

on

THE

time

with

her hands...

HE candid friend winner is a young working- wife, who finds that running a home and doing a job at the same time makes too much de mand on her energy to leave her much time to

think of her own appearance,

Twenty four year old and finds she can almost never Pamela Collings has been step into a straight-skirted dress or suit; if the top its the skirt's murried two years, and too tight, and if the skirt fits works as a demonstrator of the top swims on her (a pre- office equipment.

voiced She is tall, fair-haired with in clear, soft skin.

Hor particular problem. Not too much money to spend ca clothes and not much time to look for them; long hair which she was wearing either lousu or seruped flatly to the nape of her neck; tremendous diffkulty inding clothes to ta gure that although fairly Arm is catered for by no siring system known turers.

to manufue-

Refuge

NIE is 5ft. 8in, with bust 37in.. waist 27in, and hips 41in.

djesment I've sadly often).

heard

As n result of endless des pondent searches, she tends to give up looking for the simple, sipealers neat dresses that would suit her and takes refuge in with full skirts that make her look hippier than she is.

Final problem: What make- up for a face with beautiful Lunes but rather deep-set eyes.

FIRST CALL: A hairdresser. I took her to Evansky, where her line, sofl ash-blonde hair was cut much shorter, curved into the nape of her neck and soft built up on top into a windsweep that suddenly made

New ways to bring out

FASHION NEWS FOCUS

everyone notice how her face was.

striking

No perm, but a cut that will teen her hair in shape through many shampoos to come, even If it isn't professionally set.

by Barbara Griggs

Dress and Jacket-together will take her around without looking too aggressively smart,

Plain

and about so we decided a warz WIE dress on its own, with its

NEXT CALL: Clothes. Pamela's work takes her cround suit with an extra sweater or shirt, or a dress and jacket would be a practical buy.

Since almost every sult for sale (as I pointed out last week) had a straight skirt, it proved impossible during a three-hour search to find one that sulfed 'AND fitted.

We found instead a dress and of which the skirt had jacket in black and white fine geatle trouser-pleating round its

weed.

perfect 41. top. Result?

Blain collarless bodice, short sleeves and black cire ribbon te round the waist, takes happily to pearls and pins and glamour occasions.

Accessories: Long, white wash- oble gloves, dark brown stock- Ings, a huge mock-patent bag (she needs lots of bag-space), plain black and low-heeled patent pumps (she does heaps of walking).

the- FINAL CALL before

Max Factor's alon where they suggested a very

Size 16 was asludio:

BOYS AND GIRES

MAGAZIN

Christopher's Friends

-He Plays For Them On His Guitar

By MAX TRELL

"NARF and -Hanid, the

flavour of snap beans more with the

By ALICE DENHOFF

of the suit is good; It West HE delicate flavour of shows, aut South has a proven Anesse against the other dia-

good,

fresh snap

Turned-About Nemes, were ting on their favourite bench in the middle of the park when their friend Christopher Cricket came along.

As usual, he had his gultar slung over his shoulder.

Knart and Hanid invited

the vegetable to retain its green Christopher to come up on the peel 1 b.bench and, after he had made Mezalime, colour.

comfortable between

permit the acids to escape and THEO anond honour. Either way he beans blonds well with

other vegetables.

makes his slam.

Of course, East shows oul For instance, they're delicious on the secong diamond lead we in a casserole with fresh to- are back where We started. matces and onions. They can be South wasn't going to make the sparked with bacon or galt pork. hand under any circumstances. They are an attractive addition to slows but are hardly ever used that way. And for a really de-

♥+CARD Sense♦ lectable saled, try them marinat-

Q-The bidding has been;

East North

West

10

Par

1 Ja You, South, hold:

Ра Pass

South 1 N.T.

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ed with a spicy French dressing either alone or in combination with other vegetables,

4043076 Q132 47 Beans and onions

What do you do?

A-Pa. Your eight polnia aro .all in queens and jacks and the only card likely to help your partner is the queen of spades.

TODAY'S QUESTION Again your partner has over- called on opening diamond bid with one spade. What do you do holding:

ARE 3970 Q1032 $974 Answer Tomorrow

small white unions. Place whole himself

1-in. bolling them, they asked him where he

in suucepan with

water and tsp. salt. Leave had been and what he had been uncovered and bring quickly to doing. boiling point, Cook until hul done,

Vegetable special

He was playing

"Playing." answered Christo- ph, playing

crisply.

a game!"

EX- claimed Hanid, as she smiled delightedly. "What game were you playing. Chris?"

mc

"I wasn't playing any x ull," said Christopher,

"He was playing his guitar." said Knart.

Then, cover and cook until onions are tender (onians cook- are better ed by this method und have a milder flavour). Combine beans and onlons with butter, ground pepper and ad- ditional salt to taste. Arrange in serving dish', Sprinkle with right.

Our first recipe combines emap Parmesan cheese. beans arul cnicns.

To serve 4-5, wash 1 lb. fresh strap beans. Cut off heads and leave whole. Place in saucepan with 1-in, boiling water and tsp. salt. Cover.

Bring to boiling point and cook until crisp-tender. fting d 3 ur 4 times during cooking to

LADY LUCK-

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

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For another ne vegetable special, wash 1 lb. fresh chap Remove tips and cut beans,

Set aside for into 1-in. pieces. later use,

Broil 3 strips bacon until brown and crisp in a heavy skil

Remove bacon and set let. aside.

Then Christopher Cricket nodded and said that Knarf was

They'll never guess

"Bui you'll never guess." Christopher Avent on in a mis- chievous voice, "who playing for."

was

1

"People," said Hanid. "No." said Christopher. "Tell us then," said Knarf. "Well," said Christopher and the mischievous smile on his even more mis- beans, 2 c. dleed face grew fresh tomatnes, 11⁄2 tsp. salt, 4chievous, "one of the Folks I isp. ground pepper. isp. was playing for was a really old sugar and 2 tbsp. bolling water, one."

Add snap

until

(16 to 20

Cook slowly, covered, beans

ure tender min.).

Remove to servink dish. Crumble bacon over top before serving.

Shadows are puzzled Very old?" asked Hanid. "How old?" asked Knari. "A hundred years old," re- alled Christopher,

Here Knart and Honld both shouted in wonder, "A hundred apyears old!"

For something special, beans and cut in 1-in. pieces. Place in saucepan In 1-in, boll- salt. and tsp. ing water Cook, covered until crisp-tender, lifting cover 3 or 4 times during 62-cooking.

power to bring up a child to well-balanced healthy and maturity.

(Angust VIRGO

September 22): Having set certain your heart on B goal, you must find the necessary determination to pursue it with unflagging

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

(January AQUARIUS

February 19): Before mak- ing an important business move, prepare the ground thoroughly beforehand in order to avoid possible risks. PISCES (February 20-Marcu 20): Try to curtail your frequent visits to quarrel- dome relatives and thus spare yourself emotional LIBRA strain

ARIES (March 21-April 19): By avoiding overwork andl looking after your health properly you will be more likely to be successful in the long run, TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A close friend will help you over a temporary act-back in an affair of the heart. GEMINI (Muy 21-June 21): You would find very little in common with a

person born under Pisces, and would be well advloed, to avoid a close relationship. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Mako a determined effort to get away from routine for A fow days. You will econ make up for lost time with

W

the energy thus restored.

LEO (July 22-August-21): You have it within your

energy.

Serve hot with Vinaigrette Sauce,

"And maybe even more," said the funny Christopher. "And pum of it is this;

"This old friend of mine is landing just ten feet away from us right this minute, looking at us and listening."

Looked around

For a good kauce recipe, com- Knart and Hanid both hur- bine e. French dressing, top, riedly looked around to see who exch chopped

and was standing just ten feet away parsley chopped green pepper, 2 tbsp. and looking and listening,

"All I can pickle and top.

see are trees," (September 23-linely chopped

Beat well with Knart said. chopped chives. October 22) Driving your-

Christopher Cricket hand or electric beater. Makes self too hard could be 2/3, c

and nodded, detrimental to your health, and you had better ease the pace.

SCORPIO (October 28- November 21): You may soon have to take on an additional responsibility and should begin now to be more careful of your spending. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): A friend who trusts your judgment should be given only your carefully considered advies. CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): An upheaval in the family' will turn out much more happily than you can now imagine. YOUR LUCKY COLOUR: If this is your birthday, look, out for a combination of GREY and 'BLACK. It ought to bring you luck.

winked

Rupert and the Sky-boat-40

Rupert and Margot wonder which way they ought to go. I've had quite enoughs of that man and his akysmetal factory," says "Margot. Can't we go home some other way ?***] don't know any other way," sayı Rupert only know that we must down the hill Erst and

then see if anything looke Zami- ' list. Or we may find somebody who will tell us if there is a foot path.": "He starts trotting on ahead and the little girl follows. All at once a ery makes him paus. Margot has stopped som distance behind, 'and is shouting to him to a back."

(ALL NIONTH MEYERVED

"I played for Old Man Oak,” Chris Cricket told 'Shadows,

"That's who it is." he said. "That's who who is?" Hanid asked. completely puzzled.

"Old Man Oak," said Christo- pher. "That's who it is, That's

him

And he's a over there. hundred years old if he's a day." The oak treo rustled its leaves as if to agree.

Having told Knarr and Hanld about playing his gultar for Old Man Oak, Christopher now said. even more mischievously than before, that the next ones he had played for were "some sweet Utile Girlies not more than a week old."

"Babies?"

surprise.

asked Hanid In

"No. not really Babies," said Christopher.

"Did they walk?" Knort Christopher Cricket shook his

asked.

head.

They can stand

"But they can stand," he told Knart and Hanid.

"And were they really Giris?" asked Hanid.

"They had Girlle-names," sald Christopher.

The last question that Khart and Hanid asked was whether his "Grile-friends" were, ke Old Man Oak, looking and Hstening right that minute.

"They sure are," said Christa- pher: "Just look around the other way and you'll see them."

Saw flowors

Knarf and Hanid turned and looked around the other way. But all they could see were the clump of daisies and another clump of buttercups and a few likes and several Irises, and in the flower bud at the edge of the path a row of pansies and

FOSCH,

"Those Christopher.

are the ones," sald

"What ones?" asked Knarf. Then Christopher Cricket said, as he nodded and winked with all the 'mischief that was in him:

"Daley, Buttercup, Lily, Iris, Pendy and Ross -- all my won- derful young Girlie-friends.”

Many friends

"You cortainly have a lot of friends Christopher," Hanıld Bald.

Yes, young ones and

old ones," he sulă, as he, jumped lightly off the bench. "And now I'm going to play for a friend of mine who li always wot, Yes, you guess it, Mr Flah,"

And away went Christopher, walking straight for the lake, meny, mischievous, guitari playing Cricketį.

light make-up for her fine skin, a warm honeyed-pink lipstick.

For her eyes, they made low brows more visible, with grey pencil and then brownish-black hairline of pencil: stroked a brownish-black along her, upper lld the same colour mascara, and a touch of shadow.

An unobylous, make-up that suddenly revealed one of the most beautiful faces I have ever Been.

And the difference between the shy, ther colourless girl who had come diffidently into my office early that morning and the radiout excited beauty I had a much-needed drinic with at the end of the day was one of the nicest things I've seen.

Picture by JOHN COLE.

Before and after: Pamela Collings (left) when she arrived in my office. And above, after the Candid Friend treatment

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