1961-04-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

JACOBY Summer fashion story

on BRIDGE

IN top fight bridge it does not make the

always pay fo

standard play

West

WHS DAO

of our really great players; South very good player, who knew all the standard plays, Anyway, West opened seven of spades, East played the

the

BY SYLVIA DA COSTA ROQUE

SPRING is here, summer is on the horizon and above 70 de- gree temperaturas are with us for the next eight months.

Away go the woollens and out come cottons, silks and

luck; and South won tire trick chiffons-yards of them, flowing and billowing in slick pleats

with the queen.

Then South went

10 over dummy with the ace of clubs led the queen of diamonds and let it ride.

West won the trick with the nioment's king and, after

WEST

A 10872

JB32

• KU

10 2

Bouti:

NORTH

403

X965

• Q1084

4198

EAST

$3654 Q7 532

ABS A

SOUTH (D)

AKO

A 104

•AJOT

4X763

West North

Both vulnerable

1 N. T. Pon JN. T. Pasa Pass

Opening lead-4 7

and gathers.

For women have a wonderful season ahead of them-if they abide by Paris fashion laws.

And this year those laws are just the thing for Hongkong's climate- long straight lines, loose fitting with absolutely no fuss, and the gayest, fullest skirts.

Simplicity is your by-word. Stick to it and you just can't go wrong.

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And to illustrate that point here are three dresses mandelled by Tiki Baunan of the Centre of Eleganes, that spell out the Colony's summer fashian story. All are cotton, all have an understated elegance.

In the material story, cottons and linens are the top fabrics-and in plain crystal-clear colours at that. Silk is nam- ber two favourite and is ideal if you want

Chiffon swirl of pleats.

a dreamy

East Pass

*

thought, laid down, the are of spades and dropped South's king. Three more spade tricks sel the contract

How did West eine to that briant decision? It wasn't foo hard for a really great player.

When South won The first spade lead with the queen was giving West some tree in- formation. He was telling West that he, South, feld the king also. If South had wanted to deceive West he could have won the trick with the king, where. upon West would not know whether East or South held the queen,

West reasoned a little further. He decided that there was melhind in South's madness and that his reason for winning with the queen was that he held king-queen doub'eton and want- ed to stop a further spade lend.

CARD Sense

Q-The bluding has been:

North

140

24

4

East Houth

Parz

1

Pasa

3

Taas

?

You, South, hold:

West

Pass

Pars

AKJIGE K32 9A854 45

What do you do?

A-You may either bld four no-rump, Intending to bid six apades if your partner shows either two or three aves, or you may be very scientific and bid five diamonds.

TODAY'S QUESTION

You stil hold this same hand. Your partner's rebid after your ono spade response is two no- trump. What do you do in this case?

Answer Tomorrow

Below: Sophistication in a bee- hive of ruched hibscus red tulle and white dropped waistline dress with button-across bodice.

almost ethereal fabric is right for after dark occasions.

The binck cotton and full skirted dresses are priced at between $10 and $60 and are available at Fenwicks. The bec-hive is from the Reme Salon. Both shops are in the Central Building, Hongkong.

Mink coats will be cheaper this year

-but only this year!

Copenhagen.

MINK coats are likely to be cheaper this year—

but probably only for this year.

At fur auctions all over the world, the price of mink has fallen, thereby raising the hopes of many a woman whose pipe-dream is to own a mink coat.

will

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the

In the words of one Copen- varieties choked the market al sales, and in hagen furrier, Mr Birger Chris recent auctions

tensen, **1901

some cases Danish growers re

ceived little more than coste at cheapest ink year

the sales.

"Too many alandard mink on the market." skins enme according to Mr Alfred Lund.

i.me."

Prices

for some

mink. for standard

and white mink will be down by ten to 20 per cent," he says. "Whito mink,

should

ju especially,

pastel mink

reasonable.

c

very

"Mink will be chenper be cause

over-production of nl some varieties in the United States, Canada and Scandiun- vin in the world's three big- gest mink breeding areas. But production should be adjusted la market conditions by next year. "Fur prices have dropped by up to 30 per cent, but labour costs have increased, and only

between ton and 20 per cent of the saving can be passed on to customers," he adds.

-By- GEOFFREY DODD

for

Д

many

breeders must produce fewer

kits of higher qualis."

Mink growing Was just proftable sideline Danes in the first years after World War 11. But today it is highly speelalised industry. which The "glamour job" produced over 1.000.000 skins În 1980. Yet more than 80 per cent of Denmark's 3,000 mink 100 hims

than have less biceding animals.

cent of the Over 60 per

the Danish Fur Breeders Danish mink production was States in Association. "An adjustment is sold to the United

We nected.

must produce 1059, but general prospority 15 fewer and belter skins,"

Europe has made France, Italy and West Germany good mar; kets ton.

At present, Denmark claims with neck-and-neck to run

the world's third

Higher quality

that

But Mr Lund denies reports the mink industry facing a crisis. "Prices went Canuta as down by perhaps 25 to 30 per largest mink producer, with rent for standard mink at the the United States and Sweden 3nst auctions," he said, "Bod holding first and second place farmers would have suffered a respectively. Yet in 1932, there lo, but most farmere would were only 44 mink in all Den-

-mark. have made something."

Above: A salute to spring in the little perennial favourite the black dress. This is self-patterned, and button-through with neat stand away neckline.

A *

Left: Breezy surf'n sand cotton in a wonderfully serviceable design that can be dressed up or down.

HOUSEHOLD HINTS

The oid fashioned idea of binding saucepan bandles with rata or string, saves burning Angers.

Tea cosies will have addition warmth it Hined with chamois leather.

When you open a packet of tea, spread it out en clean paper and place il in a warm oven for about 30 minutes. The tea will double its strength.

THE BUSBY HAT

Model Maria Sc arafia wears a black fox busby of fox fur, with a small peak. Designed by

Simono Mirman.

LADYLUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

MONDAY, APRIL 17

AQUARIUS {January 21- February 19): Your tact and subloty will stand you

more

obvious certainly

ability will be reassured by encouraging words

Fonte

from you.

CANKABİ 22-

22): September

Home chores may be heavier than usual today, but you will be finished in good time to keep your late afternoon appointmeat.. LIBRA

In good stend in a situation VIRGO where methods would fail. PISCES (February 20-March 20): You must not feel too discouraged just because a anggestion of yours has not proved an unqualified suc- cess.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): No matter how tempted you may be to speak your mind freely today, wait until the a person involved is in more amenable mood.

TAURUS (April 20-May 201:

If

you feel that your energy is equal to it, yon need not fear the responsi bilities of a more demand- ing job. GEMINI (May 21-June 21: Don't forget the loyalty you owe your employer, and attention to dis- pay no quieting rumours you may hear about him. CANCER Gune 22-July 21: If you have forgotten to a business appoint- keep ment, you had better hurry up with your excuses be- fore your rellability is questioned.

LEO (July 22-August

20:

10

A colleague who seems be losing confidence in his

23- (September

Instead of October 22): rushing headlong into

all the now scheme, tako time you need for a thorough appraisal of its merits.

SCORPIO (October 23- November 21): Although you know that a tedious job must eventually be done, you have been putting it off for for too long. Tackle it now, SAGITTARIUS

(November 22-December 21): Give yourself time to cool down after an angry outburst be- fore making a decision you may later regret. CAPRICORN (December 22-

It would be January 201:

a mistake to get involved in an argument with a person don't In authority if you want to lessen your pro- spects of advancement. YOUR BIRTHDAY: II your birthday is this week, you will find symbol of good

in n fortune

kirt of il

Curiera.

Rupert and the Paper-fall-28

Edward Trunk has been waiting patiently outside the mysterious baldings, and now the door opens and to his atomahmen Rupert appear pulling something and surrounded by a group of file rangers all looking very cheerful. When the sledge comes near him

All these have

Edward starcs weiting or labels on them. They're for us," he cries. Can these be wur late Cliristmas presenta 稳定 East P Oa, look, there's one for me ""H. let those alone until you get them home." says the little secretary,

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CHILDREN'S CORNER

Cricket's Question

-He Gets An "Ah-Choo!" For An Answe

By MAX TRELL

a polite Little bow. Then he

"il, Theodorel H, Hiawath!

CHRISTOPHER Crickel, who rake even more politely;

was spending the winter Inside an old pair of slippers in Would you mind if I crawled in under your blanket? It's dark closet, waited untli

everyone in the house was fast chug and warm inside the pair of slippers where I'm spending asleep.

the winter. But the slippers are Then he crawled out of the inside a dark closet, Nobody I'm lonely,

slippers. stretched himself.

yawned once or twice, took his ever comes there, Bultar off an umbrella handle So if you don't mind, I'll squeeze where he had hung it the night into the space between your bo before, and walked out into the pairs of legs, room.

Looked around

It appeared to Christopher that the end of one of the resea wiggled a little. But no one answered Elm.

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"I there, Teddy's Nose!”

Bald Christopher Cricket.

I was dark. In the middle of the reom Christopher stopped and looked around. Yes, every- one was asleep, ali right.

Knart and his sister Hanid.

Wiggled again the Shadows with the Turned- The nose wiggled About Names, were curled UP Christopher went up closer and on the bottem shelf of the beck- had a good look at the nose. rase between the Mother Goose I was small and round, like looking at them. He had to do Book and Alice in Wonderland. black button.

between Hiawatha's "I bez your pardon," Chris- himself toplier sald, addressing the nese, legs and the legs of Teddy, the

Stuffed Bear. "did you just wiggle?"

Hiawatha's nose didn't even wiggle,

That's a better place to sleep "That's Teddy's nose."

again.

Poor Christopher Cricket looked from one nose to the uther, but it was no good jug

something.

said "

in than my old pair of slippers," Christopher to himself. Then he lest, Bald Christopher tp

himself said aloud:

"except that my ci pair of

Teddy's there,

Nose! slippers is warmer,"

Would you please deliver a mes- Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, and sage for me to your master?"

the

The nose indian, third me.

his best friend Hiawatha, Small-Sized Wooden

were squalled on the floor un- der the geranium plant. They were covered with a blanket up to the tips of their nenes.

Better idea

for me under that blanket?"

jiawatha's legs,

for

He stood thinking. know!" he exclaimed at

Sang a song Christopher

took his guitar oft his shoulder where

Then

the he was

wiggled

carrying it. He deli- cately plucked several of the "That means it will do it" strings. Then he began to sing Christopher told himself,

as be accompanied himself on "Very well," he said aloud to the gutter Teddy'a Nose, would you pleate "I've sung to the loveliest ask your master it he would flower that grows,

" mean that I've sung to a

ittle red ruse,

"But never

"Have I ever

"Sang a song "To a long

"'Or 1 nwooden or bultony wiggly nose!"

It sneezed

"Now that's a better idea," mind if I squeezed under thin suki Christopher as be nodded Blanket?""

Hi's noto his hand with

"T approval.

The noce

didn't wiggle or wonder if there's room enough:

Lanything.

"Please," cald Christopher. He walked over to the bian-

he sounded discour ket and lifted the bottom corner But now

ayed. of it.

Cricket Christopher

WBA It was no uso. Teddy's' Nosa pleased with what be now. There didn't do anything. It seemed

And the second that Chris- seemed to be plenty of room to be as fast asleep an Teddy,

and the Stuffed Bear, himself,

topher Anished singing bla song, for him between Teddy's

turned to one of the noses went "Ah-nhi- Thon Christopher the other nure that was stick- ah-choo!"

**Thook you." sald Christo- Christopher started to crawl ing cut of the blanket. This was under the blanket. Then he a woeden nose. It locked some pher. "Thank you very kindly!" Then he crawled in under the thing like the end of a clothes- hesitated.

corner of the blanket' and went "I suppose it would be polite pin. Siner 1950, mink farming has

"Hiawatha's Nonel" But for Denmark's mink In- to mutation minics which offer

for permission eck

sald mugly and cozily to sleep be- boomed here, while this year

"I'm sure they Christopher in a very respect- tween the legs of Teddy, the dustry, which brought home a more colour shades.

"I like to ask you Stuffed Bear, and Dawnthe, record amount in sterling in

Lund - there are over 1,080,000 minks A few drops of brilliantine added to the rinsing water after arst," he said. "Actually," Mr

shampoo will enhance the sheen of the hair and act as a good won't mind, but I'd better ask ful voice.

a very great favour."

Wie Small-Sized Wooden Indian, foreign currency last year, the plained, the lower prices are living on 3,000 different ferme,

then frat, anyway." selling lotion as well. a the blugret of which has about.

For Christopher was mure that Then he explained to the nose fall in prles Mcatio that an adjustment rather than

So Christopher stood up breeders. and sunda

in "Ab-chool" was noss-language breeders must shorten sell and fall. In earlier bessons, prices 10,000 proure for stormy westher. have been almost too high for about 30,000 pelts to

front of the noses of his friends about wanting to crawl Teddy and lawatha. He made under the blanket and squeeze for "Cone-l" Ileavy production of cerlalu pour quallly sking. Now, cach season.

Record

The shock of falling price Eight years later, In 1940, has started breeders on a search there were about 3,000 breed for new types of mink and ing animals, and by 1950 the

markets for their ding. number More attention is bring glorn 142.000.

had Increased 10

BEAUTY HINTS

·

·

auction

Lipsticks and rouge should be richer and deeper for evening wear. Clean your lipstick brush by dipping it into a little alcohol,

to

"Fine." he said.

them

in