1961-03-24 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL,

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1961.

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Let's Eat

AN

IDA'BAREY/ALEN

WOMANSENSE

Salmon steak platter straight from Seattle

“IT

seems impossible that less than a hundred years ago this big, modern city of Seattle was little more than a village," remarked the Chef.

'The streels were muddy and "I suggest we order salmon unpaved, Industries were just sleak, a famous Northwestern starting and there Wote no specialite." home conveniences. Brides were

03

scarce

Salmen Seattle:

Remove the that Monsieur Aua sicns from 2 lbs. fresh spinach. Mercer organised on expedi- Wash well. Cook the leaves in a (no extra tion

saucepan to it fou New England covered Airls from New York around water). 6 to 8 min., South America to Seattle to be esplender. come brides and establish homes here.

Young author

"You ton, Chef, have evidently been reading Cargo of Bridles.

or until

2 th

Drain; reason with butter or margarine, 1 tsp. sali Fict 14 1sp. ground black

pepper,

Ish fresh salmon steaks ent 1" thick with a blend of 116

that tells the story," I laughed. sp. fresh lemon Julee "Did you know that the author

#sp, melted butter or mar

is u young woman from Seattle? gerine. Brot 8 to 10 min, 1 The only thing I have seen that one side,

3-12. SALMON STEAK SEATTLE, a famous Northwestern specialty, 19 served with a cucumber sauce, a tettuce salad with tomato wedges.

Turn

Arrange the ppinuch on

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Thome of Reed Crawford's spring and summer collection of hats is the upturned Breton, The version here is made of silffened snowy white organaza with a navy blue motif, and he band is made of critp blue ribbon-the kind of hat that steals the thunder of any big wedding or touches

the photographer's eye at Ascot,

PICTURES BY VIC SINGH.

***** * * * *

Foambacks

-the latest

word

your

London.

PREPARE for a word to come crashing into described vocabulary; Foambacks, recently by a trade paper as "a major break- through in the world of textiles."

COLOURFUL CLOTHES

ORDERED

BY LONDON STARS

by Florence de Santis

PORTENTS of spring to come, in clothes

Foambacks are perfectly ordinary lightweight fabrics — backed with a

bonded layer of plastic foam to make them thicker, warmer, but only fractions of an ounce heavier.

The foam substance traps air and so gives the same effect as EL heavier weight in providing warmth.

Just right for winter

Promoters point out how wonder- fully suitable they will be for winter raincoats, scooter coats, country jackets, and all the occasions when you

want to be warm and

Americans are getting wildly excited about foambacks, bind-

wind-proof, without lug- ordered by stars in London, show aging around 11 several colourful, more feminine season coming pound deadweight of heavy up. Even before the Paris openings had wool. confirmed the turn toward softened lines and fabrics, houses of the London couture were crowded with such stars as Vivian them for "everything from soup Leigh, Margaret Leighton and Joan Green-facturer put it. wood, ordering for the season ahead.

couture

Tweed

debut at

silverlace overblouse.

Dinner sheath

New slant on stripes

Sliding diagonally downwards, these wide stripes are billiard green and sky blur on white. The ease-loving little dress | made of Dacron and needs no Ironing. Made by Brenner and

available in mid- April.

by Barbara Griggs

FASHION by

ing them with wool and using pale colours like lemon and fabric or finish that all sense thistledown-light Orlen nylon

to nuts," as one English manu-

Not impressed

body to be tailored into a

of design abandons them.

No ironing

"

"This" is a shapeless tube of turers

ribbed pleating with cap sleeves the and an undistinguished round supply.

neek made in a choice of four Sadly though, I reveal that

be

and mohair fabrics, designed in light blue.

brilliant melting pinka, oranges, "You see, they're completely

sky blues and bitter greens. And foambacking, washable-Orlum,

soft white coats for gay even- interlining and lining and all."

ings when silk is too thin will So far, over here, only a

woman's no longer be a rich handful of firms are producing Another firm is excited about T OOK," they cry, "this dress extravagance

booruse

The London

of foombacks "L vay outfit from Jolin Cavanagh, them but they're delighted the possibilities as

rolls up, springs back into they'll be completely washable.

FINAL WORD because they make possible, for shape at once when you unroll

ON FOAM- group has always been noted The jacket has a black-knitted with the results.

lightweight coals and suits, the for its ulls, which the English polo collar, black knit cuffs and

it, goes through

A jacket that weighs a washing- BACKS. use of fabrics that would other machine and wringer, dries out less than six eggs This astound- climate makes a practically hipband, and a black knitted

with

from At Jelin hat

wise have been totally unsult-

the it. Jacices

emerges Rat and never ing fact Roes

in five minutes year-round necessity.

able-lightweight wools, knitted

needs the touch of an iron,' general scramble of manufac- blouses at back over band, Cavanagh, Vivian Leigh order-

London chosen by

fabrics. fine jerseys, Dresses ed a coral jersey, with hipbone

In competition to make Foambacks give them enough

most of ike foamback jacket that curves gently in stars re-affim the acceptance toward the waist, has softly of chiffon and lace as populare director of Mornessa told

me: "We first showed foam- decent coal, rounded shoulders, a wider, fabrics, and of the overblouse

backs last your for our winter evening, Brush again with the notched three-quarter sleeve, look. For

Margaret

I asked abysmal colours...so I'd rather the jacket which claims to reminds me of that year 1863 is

The buyers weren't How do they feel? collection, and a soft collar ending in a tie. Leighton chose a floor-length the big old-fashioned coffee mill lemon-butter mixture, then broil

frightfully Impressed-but once one girl who had been wearing have a shantung dress that is 87% warmer than wool is made sheath of black sathu from here in the lobby of the Ben- the other side.

Hardy Amles, with a black and they reached the shops, we one all winter. "Marvellous-so the very devil to wash, HAS to by an American Arto and can-

be ironed every time It emerges not be shopped for over here, jamin Franklin Hotel. Il paints

couldn't keep supplies going lightweight, so warm." the way to the Coffee House."

a suitcase, creases. quite through fast enough.

For autumn we can expect a from platter: top with the salmon Singer Joan Sutherland, who

trumpeted rush of foambecks considerably when you sit down NEWEST placa to wcor "We just have time for lunch steaks, Surround with bolled

the

"Our pilot item was a coat for this isn't just a gimmick to for long, but looks divinely before starting back to California French potato bails and sauteed will make her

Metropolitan later this year,

of wool and foamback. It was be abandoned after one season. pretty and flattering on because your jewellery for ovening rims of thosa and then New York," reminded sliced fresh mushrooms, Garnisha

wizard has designed it on the selected a green and violet

Miss Adams' John Cavanagh

that for

I await the rush. I admit, with some this so successful the Chef. "I understand this with sliced temun and parsley, sole

trepidation. Too for dinner sheath is in brown vel-spring we have produced Orlon some

many with that very aim in mind. Sweed from Hardy Amies

smoky glasses cucumber ***** Northwestern hotel makes a specialty of sea Pass

If the same sort of wizard got designers her coming six-weeks

vet, with overblouse notched at costs bonded with foamback - wholesale

womon love wearing food.

Northwestern Cucumber through America. Length

the hipline,

and already we've pushed over riveted by the sheer newness of to work on foambacks we might Sauce: Chup enough peefed eu-Jacket, easy 81 and sleeves are

Miss Leighton, who is tall and 20,000 into the stores, mostly in any newcomer in the way of a see delicious throw-on coats in non-utilitarian reasons. Add 14much te the suil chosen by

effect ember to make 1 .

Leigh, However, Refrigerate Miss

Miss sum, likes the softening over.

of chiifon.

blue Her darkc "Fish of all kinds is extra ne isp. satt.

Sutherland's choice has a wide

strapless short in this locality. Prime Solmin, 1 hr. up more.

Drain and mix with 1 tbsp. collar, slash pockets low on the sequinned

evening razor clams, Olympia oysters.

sheath has u coat of shrimp, halibut, tasty snapper, sugar 5 Lep. fresh lemon juice, Jacket.

matching blue chiffen with long cod and sole, all come from the tap, ground

Joan Greenwood's suit choice, sleeves and full floating skirt. clear cold waters of Puget Sound, and tsp. powdered "dry

Evening coats in London and from the waters of Alaska mustard. Fold in 1 e. dairy also from Hardy Amies, is one

of the rarer black selections, as frequently made of beautiful and the outreaching Pacific,

here. Coral black and brocades but she chose a Ercen

pinstripe blouse to wear Browne has picked a short coat con from John Cavanagh in a rose- with it. The jacket has a

front, Icosely rounded patterned hrocade of black and Dre c.bow- back, with stand-up collar and geld. Its sleeves well seaming as is chief de- length, to meet long gloves, and

sides are slit Oriental style. corative details.

Noteworthy. In usually con- American singing star Edie servative Lendon, is the trend Adoms brought back to the to calcur 1T1 United States a smart black jer darker hues for evening,

Extra fine fish

sauce

sour cream,

white pepper

LADYLUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

AQUARIUS (Jantiary 21- ed advice on a rather im-

February 19): Resist the attempt of a mere acquain- tance to take advantage of your reputation for genero- sily.

purtant matter.

(August 22- VIRGO

September 22): You ought never to neglect showing your appreciation to a per- son who has always gone out of his way to help you in furthering your umbi tion.

23- BRA October 23: By your slow votion to an elderly relative you set an excellent exam-' ple to the younger atkl more thoughtless members of the family.

PISCES (February 20-March 20): If you have the in- pulse to attempt domestic task you have nevor nuder- 1. taken before, don't let your family discourage you, but go right ahead with it.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

If a person of the opposite acx does not quite measure

up to your high standards, SCORPIO

you must make up

your

mind to accept him at he la, or not at all.

November

(September

October 23- 21): Pat up with a mad inconvenience

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French for

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Town Of Puddinhead

-Punch And Judy Get Off There By Mistake-

By MAX TRELL

daytime clothes,COME, MY dears," saki Mr Punch in his pleasantest. smilingest volce, "st around me and I'll tell you all a story about the town of Puddinhead which I visited quite by accident, I mean-this afternoon."

JACOBY on BRIDGE

W

WHILE you and your partner can use any lead directing convention you wish for the double of three no-trump, the complete standard one used by mosi, experts is as follows:

IC your side has not bid, the double calls for the lead

Bult of the first

bla by dummy.

If you have bid.

the don- bie calls for the lead of the first sult you have bid.

partner las bid your and you haven't, the doubic asks him to open his salt, -

WEST

42032

J10942 +42 4005

NORTH

AJA

K35 0753

QJ103

EAST (D) 49786 VAS.

KJ 100 B +A1

SOUTH

Q76 +AQS

K872

No ono vulnerable

+)

With 10 points and two dia-

South has

a

ERI!

and

11 points justify the

14 Double Pus

Pass Tass

Opening lead......ệ 4

if you feel that it will pave mood sloppers the way for clearing up anormal no-trump overcali

North's family dispute.

Jump to game.

SAGITTARIUS

CARD Senseno

3

Q-The bidding has been: North Kant Boulh West 1❤ PASU 2* Pam Pass 34 Pass You, South, hold;

South West North 1N. T. Pass 3 N. T.

Now, hearing this, Knart and Children Harsid the Shadow

round

was

Puddinheads-that

was

the

name of the People who lived In this strange

lown-chasing after Sparrows and Robins with salt shakers."

"With salt shalters, sir!" ex- "we clalared General Tin.

"So," said Mr Punch, went and we went and we went. "Are you sure we're going the right way?" I asked the bus driver,

"He just nodded.

gacs the

"This bus always right way!' he said.

"Then he stopped the bus. "'All off' he said.

Nabody cise

Tried to fly

"Yes, General," said Mr Punch. "They thought if they could only put salt on the talls of the Sparrows and the Robins, they would be able 10 catch them.

"And did they catch them?" Khart and Teddy and Hiawatha all asked at the same time.

"They did not!

to

G-IT

Dir. Funch helped his wifo get off the bus.

1

"That bus came along aralı," said Mr Punch, "And when told the driver that we had zot- ten off at Puddinhead Insicad of the street where Judy's sister Dulcinella lived, he said, 'Don't blame me. You're the Puldin- Puddinhend head for getting off at the wrong

with the Turned-About Names, and Teddy, the Stuffed Bear.

"So Judy and I got off. And and Hiawatha, the Small-Sized

m the

"And we noileed some of them Wooden Indian, and Mr Gus- we were the only ones

arms ny they favus Adolphus.

who

bus. Everyone else had gotten flapping their 4

jumped out cf trees. They small

fat Man who off before." couldn't be pushed over, and Mr Punch stopped and looked thought they would be able

happened was General Tin, the Tin Soldier, at his friends sitting all around. But all the

that they bumped their heads. and Mary-Jane, the Rag Doll, him.

"But the silliest Puddinhead ail gathered around Mr Punch.

"We weren't near Dulcinella's in the whole silly town of Pud- 011 said, "We dinhead was a Boy who rat house at all" he were in a strange town that the steps of the

nor I had ever school-house waiting for scane- either Judy seen before. And the bus had body to come out

to tell him place!!

"And thal," said Mr Punch, gone away. So there we were that it was Sunday and there

"was probably the truth!" was no school today." "What

"And how did you get home And everyone In the room was so strange about the town?" Knart asked Mr again, Mr Punch?” Hanld laughed at poor Mr Puddinhtad

asked.

Punchl Punch.

Punch's story

even

more

And when he saw all his Mr Punch friends around him, smiled

smilingly than he had before and began his story about his vlait (quite by necident, he meant to town of Puddinhead.

"The People were," said Mr still raining. Punch. "I was

"What happened Wes this," Mr Punch fald "I was on my Bul did anyone have umbrellas? way with my dear wife Judy to Did anyone wear raincoats? Nol visit her sister Duidinella when But can you guess how they

started to rain. So

all at once

-East doesn't know if he can Insload of walking to Dulcinella's were trying to keep themselves. beat three no-trump with any house, which was on the other from getting wet?"" lead, but he has high hopes it side of the bridge, we decided hc con insure D diamond to take the bus." Pas opening.

That was a very good idea, said Hanid and The lead directing double Mr Punch," 6A987 WI ♦KOS 4K3943 convention does insure it. He Mary-Jans

What do you do?

gets the diamond lead, and the A-Bid six clubs. Your partner best South. can do is to take

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Try and clear up all out-

(November before standing matteri

A per 22-December 21); embarking on a project which will need your un

son born under Libra will divided attention.

be attracted to you at first sight, and after a few moro GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

not bo moetings you will You will be glad to revise

slow to reciprocate the your opinion of a friend

feeling. Ilving abroad, on receiving he belated thanks for favour done him long ago. CANCER (June 22-July 21); Your talent for writing could best ho expressed by taking on Home literary work, preferably involving criticism.

LEO

(July 22-August 21): A person in whom you have Implicit faith may let you down with hill consider

"How?" asked everyone in the room,

Mr Punch nodded. "Thank you.

Well, we stavů

for on the corner to wait

the

"They were trying to keep wet," themselves from getting answered Mr Punch, by run- ning between the raindrops!"

Chased after birds

Of course, West might well bus at the pot where the bus

AL

is inviting a slam and you should eight tricks.

sccept his favitation. At the samo ilmalt la so doubtful that he will

slam that you should settle for ALT.

out

CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20): You will And great plennure in reunion with a friend who has just returned from a long period abroad. YOUR BHTHDAY: If this Is your birthday you will have a number of lucky breaks in the coming year, and should be ready to Lake

of full advantago them.

East'u

the

"And did they keep them- have the right cards for a grand have opened a diamond with always stopped for People who selves from getting wet by run- double. It ecoms waited for [t—when alonst cand ning between the raindrops, Mr

asked Teddy, rather futile to open your own a bus. The bus stopped, the Pmch?" Jack high suit when you have driver said, 'Step on, please!' Stuffed Benr. no re-entry for it, but you will Then to shut the door and away

"They certainly did notl" gald be surprised how often nome- we went! And the one makes this sort of lead falling harder and linder, eo Mr Punch. "And then Judy and double that nobody could see where to I noticed something else very The lead directing

strange. We noticed a lot of was going. stops the danger.

TODAY'S QUESTION You hold the same hand and your partner opens ono spado... What do you respond? -

Answer TomOTKOW

rain was

Rupert and the

The little engineer has been pre- paring to drive - away, but at Rupert's worda be stops and stares. Then he walks quietly forward without speaking. What do you want now ? ** "aska Rupert der vouly. What's, your name? Where do you live ? ** says the

Paper-fall-9.

other. "Oh dear, I'm Rupert Bear from Nutwood, B-bur "you look so salemus. Have Ldone any, thing wrong?" The small figure repesta his name two or three times, and memorising it. Than he rides back to the car and in s' moment ha has disappeared. ALL RIGHTS RESERVEU