a.
LADY
your
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1960.
WOMANSENSE
LUCK-
CHINA MAIL
horoscope
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18
AQUARIOS Lasuury 21 February 19: Be careful what you put into a letter and be sure not to commit yourself too far ahead. PISCES February 20-March 20): Don't carry mistrust of colleague 10 fur. Everyone has som good sides to his character. ARIES (March 21-April 196;
Be alert to the possibility that unpleasant rumour is being spread about you, and take imediate steps to ip it in the bud TAURUS (April 20-May 201· the work-end Relax over
and let your imagination bave full play about future Activities. You may corne up with some very com structive ideas, GEMINI May 21-June 21):
It is not advisable to try to do too many things af 1he
time. SAMU
Divided attention could spoil the quality of your work. CANCER (dine 22-July-211*
If you have burning ambition, don't coneral it, hot aecept help from those who might be able to stoor You on your way. LEO (July 29-August 20
An associate is quite ready to give you a helping hun
must not be too and you proud to ask for it.
22.
An
up-
enter a
should
TOW
be
VIRGO August
September 22): portunity to Mocial sphere grasped, s your mental horizım. LIBRA
it will widen
(September
23.
Gelober 22): Review your financial position regularly, and thus avoid unpleasant surprises when it comes to Ilancing your budget. SCORPIO (October 23
very
November 21); A romantic affair has a good chance of developing into t union,
will find and you understanding. genial partner. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 211: A busi- ness acquaintance who has approached you for advice may have some ulterior motive, and you ought to be on your guard. CAPRICORN December 122- January 20: You will soont be released from respon sibility in a family up- heuvad and will appreciate your renewed independence. YOUR BIRTHDAY: If this will Is your birthday you soon overrome your present. difficulties, and
can look forward to a long period relatively free of worry.
JACOBY ... BRIDGE
The bidding of today's hand lost two clubs and a spade
milight
be called exuik, get out for down one.
were using weak two bids and got to a very
oli
which Came
North and South
doubled.
The ten
opened and
the trunk.
WEST
A A 10 82
A03 10984
West
diamonds Was dummy's are wan The queen of dia
NORTH (D)
AJ74
KBS AQJ3 872
EAST 49053
2
1
104
K702 KQJJ
SOUTH
AKO
QJ 10974 +5
1005
North and South vulnerable
North East South West
Pass, Pass 2
3. Double-4 Pasa
Pass Pass
Opening lead-◆ 10
F'ass
Double
attd next -mands was played
South ruffed East's king Wast played the four
two
The jurk of hearts held the nest triek. West won the next heart lead and played a third
East's round of trumps, discards were n dhumond und the three of clubs, Now South discarded a spade on the hel
diamonds and
of
eventually
V+CARD Sensen
Q-The biding has been (West
1 A
**
North East
Euuth
Puss Puss
PASA
}
3
You, South, hold:
AKQ4'32 +A101054 452
What do you des? A-Either pass or bid three no-
trump. You have to work this
jone out yourself.
TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand. Your
pening. What do you do?
Anawer Tomorrow
tu
u that Had Eust hung on
have club South would little
more for had to go down one a two trick logs.
East's play was wrong, but he explained by saying that he resul his partner's play of the diamond four, at trick two
sult preference play to indi- cute strength in clubs.
West's emphatic reply was that he thought East could use the servlees of a bridge doctor if one could be found and I have to agree with West. Fast was just sul preference, happy.
Fireside foot-
warmth with real
sealskin slippers, gut- buckled: with epshioned heels.
OBERT SHAW
has
gorringes
I'LL BE AT CHRISTMAS
E
1
AFORE
CHRISTMAS is coming and the goose is getting fat. Perhaps it's a bit
warm
Look in the
high-necked
thinking of Christmas and all it means in the way of presents. shops and there's the spending fever already in its first flush.
Every year the cry the been mocidmised in shape. gest 1 same: Oh for sémething that's You can s find plain berets sweater with a self colour shell.
diferent. Wal, recently, I but there are also some with pattern. have been helped along these ribbed, rolled brims and some lines by looking behind the scenes at the Highland Home Industles Exhibition, held at the Tea Centre, Regent Street, London, from November 14-20. From what I saw of the items The Christmas present problem Uculd be solved already.
Every item in the display is hand-made and prices run from a few shillings do pounds. The exhibition includes wod) rugs, jumpers, thawk, Scottish Jewellery and attractive baskel- ware from Skye. These are Just a few of the traditional Scottish products which prove so popular with history-hunting Americans.
But what impresses me this
year,
tz the way in which tradi- dional patterns have been re- Lained yet allied at the came time with modern, fashionable
Ideas,
with smart high crowns. A good present for any age-
Difficult
Generally speaking. It's hard to draw a dividing line fog, age groups these days. A hand- some wool rug would be. wel come to a car owner, an elderly person who feels chilly indoors be a teenager who could use 1 as a bright cover for her divan Led. The same is almost as true for the wonderful patch- work crochet bedsproads.
ar
Presents for the home are always appreciated by house- wives: she is well catered for with a fine selection of attrac- five wool rugs. The one I picked out has wide rows of white tufts decorating a al- woven ble rig; the bands at end are finished in ball och diamonds. There are also wash- in a wide ble oblong rugs variety of narrow stripes for only £3 10s and small collage rugs from as little es £1 29. 61,
Wool lies are. included with a four-way tle which can be worn as yellow, green, rust rel, price 10s. Bd. A tiny gift
YE
SMART
A and
usc-
ful sleeveless warm Wool
coat to wor under a coat outdoors and over a dress indoors. It has just the right casual look for town or country (Gor- ringes).
THIS
THIS lovely
coral tweed houice
coat, with fringed tie at the neck and fringed pockets,
is
also made in
a lovely honey beige shade of fine wool (Marshall).
B. Tall, hand- woven basket, one of many avail a blo skape draped
В
with Shotland wool shawl in natural coloured browns.
C. A log basket shown with a aquar- bedcover divan
ed
or
or
There are Jumpers of all kinds for all ngas. A smart heavy for the tree is a carved wooden ribbed while jacket costs three girile with # Thistle head
If you're lucky made
for pounding foods guiness encugh you can buy a superb porridge. knitted wool suit with pleated
In these days of mess Dro- skirt for 10 guineas. Fuir isle jumpers for the little ones and duction It's not often that one for older folk, too. are shown, can afford to buy a genuine For the teen:ger who kes hand-made gift. Even inst something different there are often can var buy something black twisted wool ishermen's that is lovely and worthwhile jerseys which tell, by using at the same time. Bul with traditional stitches, the story of every item you buy from the men's Ile-marriage lines, Exhibition, from various stores free of life, and his lucky or through their mail order charms! I found them fas- service at 11a George Street, cinating and reasonably priced. Edinburgh 3, you not only have can choose a beautifully made. present but
An example of this, and the result of a happy coincidence, the is the wool taken from
Morrit sheep: this, used for
ilers, come in the " many neutral tones of belge, while and grey--all of which are top fashion colours this season,
Then the hat and glove sols with Fair Isle patterns for small children and adults have
Jean Wisen
The Clothes
Philosophy
Of
Robert Shaw,
Actor
Rbeen a lively young who currently represents go that he could go to the Royal
pig in Live Like Pigs, at Hampstead, the Royal Court, a
Rupert and the Sky-boat-49
Academy of Dramatic Art,
Colours
The sportswoman
a wonderful Harris sweater, you also help preserve come dyed yellow from a home of the loveliest of the Highland vegetable dye, which is water- arts-China Mall Special. proof, iheinproof, weatherproof and ideal for all kinds of cutdoor life, Fer
her husband, I sug-
PICTURE BY JOHN COLE
His ehier immediate characT HAVE three good sults" he fur-lined slippers"
told
mahni
I
Marshall
throw over.
Beneath it is
a fiat blua woven rug with rows of white tufts and knotted
fringe.
CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Pixie Washday
-O'Scowl Hates It But It's His Turn At The Tubs--
By MAX TRELL
T was the strangest thing Крэгі and Hanld, Shadow Chlidren with Turned-About Names, and
seen.
Or, rather, and more cerrcci- ly, they came on Pixis 'O'Scowi that standing over the washtub while the 15 or 10 other Pixies, including the Fixic O'Gay, Pixie O'Brez ever Pixie McGiggle, Pixie McSauce, Pixie O'Merry, Pixie McLean,
Fer there, behind the Old Oak Pixie O'Bean and Pixie Me-
to the middle of the park where Snooze, ali sicod around watclt- the Pixks lived, was a clothes- ing him.
line!
"It's made of Spider web," soid Hunid.
Should rub harder
"Atla boy, O'Scow!" one of
The Spider web clothesline the Pixies said. "Rub hunter was attached to a tall daisy "Ho doesn't seem to be in very etom on one side on a twig of good humour, does he?" Knarf a forryihla buah on the other.
Whispered to Hanid,
9-7
Sleeping McSnooze.was pinned to the clothesline.
"They're all shiny," Knarf said to Hanid, "Do you think
"But I'm not so cure," Knari "Pixie O'Scovi is hardly ever they can be winge?"
raid to his sister, "that it's even a clothesline."
"Of course, it is," said Hanid. "Can't you see the clothespins?
was
in good humour," Hanid That's what they are, all
answered her brother.
right," Pixle MeS:ooze sald. He Only today Pixie O'Scowl had come over to stand between appeared to be in worse humour Ktart and Hanid. He went on thun usual.
to <xplain that Pixie singa "No, I don't," said Krazf. "AI His sleeves were rolled up to weren't at ult like Bird wings I can see are those little bits of his elbows, His trousers wert ur Bee wings, thorns that have got themselves rolled up to hits knees. The front "We can take them off and stuck on the Ene, The wind mist of him was all wet and sidy put them on,” he said. "They're have blown thein."
where the soapy water from the nice and shiny when they're tough
casual also bought clic and By Instinct, he is a
Those are the clothespins," tub splashed over jim. But his chief claim to fame is
clean. That's how we like them In his house in St #ghtweight suits last cuminer. cold Hanid.
Every now and then, he keys to be," sergeant in The Long and that last year, never having dresser,
Wood slack, chirt and Tier-when he wears them--
Krurf went over to the in rubbing his eyes with his arm Also in the washlub were the Short and the Tall, and written a line of prose in my John's
"I hate washday. suddenly vorter are the rig in which he buys from Leslie Brown in and had a very close look at the
I hate to pixie pyjamas and Pixlo nocks before," he a romantic buccaneer on lite
with plays
he thres the Burlington Arcade, "a mar-
wash," he kept grumbling. bits of thorn, novel, The Hiding be
und Pixie underwear, He has also published u
entertains vellous zelection."
"No need to be 89 bud- television,
Place, which was enthusias daughters, writes or
Hung up McSnooze partner doubles a one spade played wing-threequarter tically reviewed by even the his friends.
He prefers
Sound of washing Blip-on shoes.
tempered about it, O'Scowl,"
After everything was washed, Pixie McMerry said. "It's your for Wasps and is a more more laity of the Sunday papers.
hates loce. "The our day
out the After a moment or two, ha, turn to do the wash, you know," Pixle O'Scow! wrung ven went to the BBC to read than useful squash player His secoral book, The Sun Doc-
that Hanid the
Women's story in
Hour announced tor, is due out in March,
Each of us has to do it once clothes, thook out the wings at right. But it was the first time a work somebody else said. and put everything in a banket -wearing my favourite pair
he had ever wen clothesples
Pixie O'Scowl just grumbled and carried the basket to the that small.
that ho knew all that and they trunk of the Oak Tree and can ace it in the act of the chin, and very conservative. One dark three times a week and acting Apart from playing squaslı
"Anyway," Kharf said, "it len didn't have to remind him of started hanging clothes on the
"And I can keep haung to line. clothesline and those
thing happened ho spends his time reading and u
where clothespins,
the warh clothes just the same," ho A funny
McSnooze became wrlung.
"Get me an- Pixle What good
added, grumplly, glothes?
other cake of soap! Somebody?" sleepy that he climbed up on the basket of wet clothep and, "I don't prefer writing to clothestine If no clothes acting," he say, "I just think hanging on it?"
Should say "Please" before anyone know what was only
Hanld leaned over and sald happening, Pixie O'Scow! had "In spite of my general lae- it's more Important. I
10 Plxke hung hin up on the Hae with pleasantly. kadaisical attitude towards really think about clothes-whe
very
a clothespin on the seat of his clothes I get a kick out of belug I'm in a gay mood, I think a
They walked carefully around O'Show!:
"You ought to say please, pants.
"It serves him right," said 15 looks are very much in well-dressed for special ocen- lot more about being clean-1.
could hear the sound of splash dear." the current seting vogue slons. I don't like actors who couldn't bear not to have a bath the Old Oak. Now and then they
uvery day, arg ostentatiously shabby."
Ing water and the rub-a-dub Fixie O'scowl glared around Fixie O'scowl as he went away. But Khart and Hanid could "When I am thiriding about noise of clothes being rubbed on it tow
O all right. Please," res that sleeping Fixie Mc- he likes
Scoot didn't), mind "elcoping, Jerseys, it, foot mon should dress moro a scrub board
And then, ni at once, nt tan ho said. brightly and that the traditional
Krast and Horld looked with hanging on the line, He bounded the ground was old-fashioned, But I'm not real-scooped out to make hollow curiority and a good dent of gonily In the breeze and napped. A lot of his casual clothes ly a clothes rebel-though under the rests of the tree, ie wonder at the things that Pixie pleasantly among all the Pixlo the Pixler washing O'Bcowl was washing in his pyjamas and Pixie socks and Malika came ca Orkney, an Ceabawall before
shining Pixlo wing.. Washtub. deliberately inling his Latin coms from Mesa Bros others hado black thoes 1.
their clothes, entrange exon for
Cambridge from John Michael, where he highly-coloured ones, too.",
"There's still, your sky-boat | ** The man it up with a jerk. "The aly boat?" he whispers. My wits must have deserted me. 1 never asked you how you got out of it. Why weren't you carried right away? I just don't unders stand. Where is it **
The man continues to moun in his grief. I suppose I'm lucky to be live at all." he says: And lucky to have found a piece of sky, metal at the size to drift nie But that's the end I've down nothing left." Raptre runs to live. "But there is something." he cried
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
ono
terhtle is determinat you
me,
"single-breasted
the mouth and the eyes.
Tey, one light grey and
A menth ago he took on bet of 100 that be will
a almost black.".
not
He gets them from Jarvis & Hamilton in Clifford Street,
smoke for a year.
HIS
Instinctive
pleasant in a piebolag kind
way. He doesn't look like actor and is often east in lower- class-conteloun parts.
of
prt
In onsumi clothes bright, colours --- red
It too narrow slacks,
טרים
Are
"
a
arg
"I hear the stund of somebody wasting" said Hand,
But his fofter ver a doctor bright blue shirts, comfortabies, Fallah ling Is n'bit slow, and place where
and he lived in Lancashire,
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