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your

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1960.

PRACTICAL HOMECRAFT

LUCK-

CHINA MAIL

horoscope

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3

AQUARIUS Junuary 21.

February 191: A responsi hility you have assumed Test re earried through. even though you feel that somebody Disr wught to tuke over from you. PISCES (February 20-March 20): After a disagreement in the family don't take re fuge in moody silence, but come but into the open with your grievances.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Get a clear picture of your financial status, and thus avoid disappointment at a time when you may have 1

your make full use of

resources.

TAURUS (April 20-May 2014 Approach a surious roman- by

slow relationship by stages rather than by " premature manifestation pl your feelings.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Don't let a vorg self-centred person exeito your vans- passion too easily. A firmi handling of the relationship will be better for both of

you.

CANCER (June 22-July 21):

A letter from abroad will cheer you up and give you of the

WALKIN

Peassurance

sender's Tection. LEO July 22-August 21

A celebration in your social circle wit give you a great

dent of pleasure, particular- 13 if you are prepared to contribute to its success.

VIRGO August 20

September 22): An im- portant domestic matter will need some clear think- ing, and you should von- sider all its implications before making an irrevoc¢R- ble decision.

LIBRA

union.

ensure

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BARBARA ANNE TAYLOR... INSIDE LONDON'S NEWEST SKYSCRAPER

The Carlton Tower Hotel: Undoubtedly it will be the best example of modern hotel interior design in London. Externally, you won't be moved by its beauty- but neither will you be incited to stage an anti-ugly demonstration . .

23. WHEN the celebrated architect Edward Stone

built his now famous El Panama hotel, he started a sort of miniature Renaissance in hotel design in the Americas.

So far this side of the Atlantic has been very successful in resisting this influence, and the standard of hotel design in this country is so low that it would take a greater architectural effort to be below than

the above average. By this yardstick

Carlton new Tower hotel in Cadogan Place is good.

THE HOTEL THAT HAS

LOST' FLOOR

No. 13..

most exciting area of design in the hotel.

Henry

End's collaborating designer, Mr Charles Warmouth, tells me that the colour scheme will be honey, mustard, lemon and burnt orange. which will "create 212 atmosphere warmth and sunshine to detract from the bleak English climate."

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The walls will be covered in white grass doth, and the dark red wood furniture will be up- holstered in burst orntige, The table cloths will be mustard and lemon, and lemon and white striped slik gauze will drape the Vast walows.

JACOBY

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In 1931 the late P. Hal Sims organised a team knowit DA The four horsemen," The other members were the late Willard Korn, David Bruce and myself,

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(September October 22): A short busi- ness trip may be well worth the trouble, as you will benefit in the long run from uny expenses incurred. SCORPIO October 23 November 21): Don't let petty doubts deter you from choosing the right partner if you have enough in com-

You won't be moved by its for special functions at £50 per mon to

happes

beauty, but neither will you be day. Incited to take up your ban- The other residential

Stilles' start at

for a £40 per day (Novemberners and stage an anti-ugly de SAGITTARIUS

monstration.

three-roomed suite and dimin 22-December 21): Your pro

Ish in size but not quality to will be furthered by

single rooms at £5 per day, the co-operation of a person

There are 318

The beautifully designed ac- suites alto- gether, each with private bath-

curtains with white nylon not pudding. The meat will be cere- whose interest in you will

a spotlit cessories will include smoked behixi. One wall is covered moxiously cerved on

crystal candle lamps and opal room and television.

wild are cak beach. come as a real surprise.

in an excellent imitation

10 The excellently designed silk wallpaper and the other

North responds two spades This roont, I am told, will be and brass Squadinavian fixtures.

show his 10 high card points, goar! completely three are left white. It is all deliberately designed to have a CAPRICORN

five card sull and fine diamond pup- very simple and effective. "masculine air, based, I as- CELEBRITIES

part. South marks time with his sume, on the theory that beer is

three club bid and then after North The furniture and fittings were nicin; to masculinity.

shows his diamond support Soufts Women, by designed

the American however, are not prohibited.

SPECIAL feature of this ready to go into the Blackwood routine. Once North shows two keen the interior designer Henry Enc The masculine decor will con- A

room will be Felix Topol- und two kings South is able to count but North needs The chairs are well made with sist of oak-panelled, and red felt ski's caricatures of celebrities 12 me tricks,

bid. That something more has to teak franes and black or white covered walls, and solid looking and types." Among the cele-something more for his two spoile upholstery. The

traverting black Venide upholstered chairs, brities are. Lady Lewisham and he the queen of spades and frie marble topped dressing tables The tables will have white cloths Larly Astor III. The types" in Souths le able to count 13 tricks with red ones on top. "to give clude the Chelsea variety and end ether bedroom fitments are

Of B sort of petticoat effect of course, beatniks. simply designed and made Yugoslavian Elm Burlan odd masculine? ébolce of wood I thought, with

December 22- January 20): In your anxiety to please others you are inclined to make useless sacrifices of your own con. venience.

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LUČKY. ENCOUNTER:

today is your birthday, a meeting with a man named VINCENT may have some special significance.

It

was designed by Michael Roseniaur for the Hotel Corpora- tion of America. Mr Rosenmur and also designed the Time Life building in Bond Street.

The lower of the hotel is 17 storeys high, although there is, in fact,

im 18th floor because the management have pandere to superstitious clients by dis- creetly omitting mumber 13.

All the sulten, -

particularly the The ones at the front of building which have balconies,

have a superb panoramic view

over London.

The most luxurious

ut all

Interior

will be

ex-

modorn There are two alter- Rating colour schemes which are used throughout the hotel, cept for the public areas. One Celoninantly grey. other predominantly gold. SIMPLE A.

GOLD suite Jor

instance these suites will be the pent- A has a thickly tufted amber house, which will be available gold carpet and gold velvet

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its vague aura of the twenties.

There will be two restaurants, EXCITING

one small speciality restaurant

The reception lobby will bo quite impressive with a floor of marble with square Insets

of

a boige carpet on each of which

will be a well planned arrange larger

Cu ce on to the cue of roast Toger Toms called the Rib Room because of TUE other restaurant has

ribs of beef

and Yorkshire menu, and promises to be the ment of furniture and glass or

Teenage Parties

by HELEN BURKE

SOMETHING SPECIAL?

TRY AMERICANO

TREAMED Veal Americano is another good dish for. Arty of young folk. The following amounts

should be enough for 10 of them,

Melt 1oz. butter in a large Remove the bouquet.

Turn all

into a heted large not deep Garnish with the peas

enough pan and cook gently a chopped onion and 2 to 24id pic plotter.

veal, cut into suitable sizes, in it. ord strips of pimento. (It is often obtaineble already

cut). Cook just enough to suffer

the meat without colouring It or the onion.

THE RICE

Fin

1

With this stew, serve long- grained rice and 1lb. (uncooked) Add a bouquet garni (a very should be more than ample. small or bay leaf, a sprig of always start cooking the well- thyme and several parsley stalks washed rice in n large pan tied together), a little pepper jend satt, a small glass of ver- mouth and hot water to cover, Put on the lid and simmer for up to 2 hours.

salted cold water rising at least a fists's height above the rice and, as it bolls top it up with mom bolliret water so that the rice always moves about.

After 10 minutes, test by bil- ing a grain or two; If there is a really hard kernel, give it a few minutes longer.

THE VEGETABLES Meanwhile, halve 4 to 6oz. tiny white mushrooms. Place them in a small pan with a When rice is soft enough to be tablespoon water, & walnut of rubbed between the tiger and butter and the juice of lemon. thumb, it will probably be over- Cover and cook for 3 minutes, cooked.

↑ Also cook a large pocket of frozen Turn the rice Into a colander pras for a very few minutes. and wash it thoroughly under Open a medium-sized can of very hot running water, finish- Drain red pimentos end drain their ing with boiling water. liquid into the veal stow, Cut thoroughly. Eech grata should be the pimentos themselves into separato.

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strips. Drain two small cans of If necessary, dilute the. tiny whole carrots and hove, maining sauce and pass it with them ready to be added, together the rice,

with a Bitle of their stock, to ARROWROOT SAUCE

the stew towards the end of the

cooking time.

THE SAUCE

Bring -pint of fruft julces

to the bolt. Stir in a heaped teaspoon of arrowroot blended Melt 202, butter in a saucepan with a dessertspoon of cold juice and cook 240x, plain flour in it, or water. The sauce will clear without colouring it. Remove at once.

and stir in 2 pints of the strained Cock, then spoon it over fruits veal stock. Simmer to thicken in flans to glazo tiern,

the sauce. Add the mushrooms Two to 4hree tablespoons of ard their stock, then further aproot Jam stiered into the veal lock to thin down the Jukes odd colour and flavour. sauce to a creamy consistency, but are not essential. Taste and season further as Pam single cream with the required.

flans or whip 1 pint slidly Add the carrots and a tile of sweetened double cream and, et their stock to the slow. Heat the last minute, fold a whisiced through.

egg while into it. This will Beat together on eat yolk and make it lighter and it will also tip to a pint single crearm or top go further.

or

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milk

evon unsweetened

There should be enough of the evaporated milk, stir them into remaining fruit juices, including | the sauce and heat through but that from the, prunes, so pour do not boll again.

around apples to be baked. No

Beserve some of the sauce. Add ruger need be added to the tin. the veal stew to the remainder.

(London Express Mervlog).

marble topped tables. The columns between these turpeted islarats will be Bombay rose- wood.

Undoubtedly the Carlton Tower will be the best example of modern hotel interior design in London, and although archb tecturally it Jenves much to be desired, it is a beginning and they do say "mighty things

from small beginrings grow."

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What do you do?

ABid three no-trump, There is same posidlity of a slam. but It is best to stop al game and no- trump should be more axilatno- tory than spades.

TODAY'S QUESTION

Again your partner has opened two no-trump. This time you hold;

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What do you do?

Answer on Monday

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