1961-04-21 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

Pennywise or expensive - plain or fancy SEPARATES CAN BE FUN

Frech and criapa twinging skiet in fashionable black and chocolate-brown, cereen printed cotten, with His own narrow belt, Bhown with almply cut white cotton shirt. Modelled. here by Anne Riddle.

Shirt Skirt hy Bobbte Brooks $65. $35. Both at Paqueretie's. Natural straw hat with pale lemen ribbon, $9 from Evergreen's).

FOUR ITALIAN SISTERS -FASHION SIDELIGHT

Aq interesting glimpse into just who makes some of the clothes we buy and how they get into the shops, was given me by Mrs P. M. Bordman. As one of the direct- tors of Mackintosh's Ltd., she makes a yearly visit to Italy to Milan where four sisters working under the trade name of Eligau, design and make the blouses I have men- tioned.

With any small factory in Milan they print their own materials in estions and poplius, with never tura-

Gay harlequin co-ordinates. The walst- hugging top mixer diamonds of Illac, black, coral, blue and lime over tight traws to match one of the colours. We picked coral. (Set-185 complete, from Paquerettes. Lime straw hat with white rafia trimming from

Evergreen's. $10).

blouses the same, 20 although they are fairly expen- sire, they are very cxclusive,

Silks and cottons the world oner are going colour mati. America especially has gone completely overboard with startling colour schemes, The four Italian sisters are certainly making their own in- dividual mark tu the fashion worki

Mre Fordman, grey-haired and chic, chooses all the italian sejaurates herself and during her stay in the country also visits Florence where she buys san. dain and sininer shoes from the firm of Ferragamo,

CHILDREN'S CORNER

Mr. Punch's Races

-He Tells About Them, But Keeps Forgetting-

By MAX TRELL

And again Mr Punch. remem-

bered that there was something

"WHEN I was a Boy," said he forgot to mention to Knarf

Mr Punch to Knart and Hanki, and Bankd.

The Fish were in an squar-

all around

I ran a race with a Man on a with no trouble at all." Horse."

the Shadow Children with the

Turned-About Nanes, "I used

to like to run races, One

day fum. I ran

I bet the Man on the Karse

won, Mr Punch,” Katat soal.

Bad memory

Once

course he l," Hanks hted

said to her brother dufore Mr voices: Punch had a chunce to say any thing.

Shook his head

But to the surprise of Knart and Hanid, Mr Punch shook his Jiend.

"I won easily," he said,

"You see," he went on in his

them

more Knarf and Jonid

at the top

"You'rt

their

"I used to like to run races,** Funch told the Shadows.

"Was it a live Bird?" Knort.

"It certainly was," said

asked

Mri

not fair, Mr Punch? You should have told us you were racing against Fish that 13 on aquarium! Why didn't you tell us?"

were

"My Children, my dear Chit- Punch. dren sald Mr Panel. " have "And did the Bird have wings a very bad memory.

and did it have feathers?" sold "Lots of Lines I can't re- lauld. deep good-natured Volce, member things I ought to tell "There's something furgot to you. Now don't let me fool you tell you.

"The Man and the Horse were made of stone. "They were

statues."

again!" he warned.

Knarf am Hanid decked be very waichful.

"One

afternoon," sak!

Had wings and feathers

"It had two wings," sald Mr to Punch, "and it had feathers all

over il.

"It also had a beak, two eyes,! Mt and two legs. And it could

sing."

Here Knarf and Hould bat! shouted Indignantly it wasn't Punch, "I decided to race with fair of Mr Punch to tell them the fastest creature of all."

he won n rneo with a Mun on

the Man and the Horse were both made of stone.

"Would that be a Horse?" Knorf ad Honk were now

Guthried

harl that Mr Punch a forse when, as it turned out, asited Hanld.

"No." said Mr Punch. "It Anally renched the point where] wouldn't."

he was not going to fool them.

"And I'm quite sure," saklj Hank," you race against а real Bird,, you could not pos- Bibly "win!"

"Bu! 1 dkd.” said Mr Punch. "f easily won!"

Mr Panel didn't seem to be "Woukt It be a Kangaroo?" bothered by the outeries of his asked Knarf two young friends,

"No, it would not be a Kan- Eurou," said Mr Punch.

Race with goldfish

a

"Would that be a Lien,

Gorilla?" naked

"And another time," he went Tiger on, just as smilingly and just Kharf.

or

as good-naturedly as before, "I Mr Punch kept ahaking hils

ron swimming race with two head. Goldfish. And who do you sup-

posu wan?**

Finally, when Knarf and IIan-

Knart sold that nobody could' id had given up trying to think win a swimming race against a which creatures might be the Fish.

Yostest, Mr Punch sald; "No

"A Bird." moved

arma

matter huw test you your

and legs," Fald Harici, "A Fish can move his tail anil fin faster. Fish Just zip through the water."

Mr Punch laughed in a rum- bling and extremely Book-na-

tured way.

"I won the race against

Fish."

Nodded and smiled

"You raced with a Bird?" Hank asked.

Blz

Faster than bird

"You ran faster than a could fly?" nad Knari.

"I won the race," Bald Mr Punch.

"Oh dear," he said, suddenly have remembering, "I should mentioned to you that I was racing against a Canary In cafe."

Knart and

д

walked

by Jennifer

Lane

HONGKONG is an es- sentially alive place full of bustle und move- ment needing crisp, swinging clothes to put the weather in its place and keep you looking smart.

Separates are one answer for the beach, the office, for informal entertaining and for just plain pottering around at home.

They will do you proud from cock-crow to cocktail time for the old idea of separates meaning an un- tidy jumble of blouse and skirt was thrown out of the fashion window years

ngo.

Every occasion

Depending on how you mix, match and put them together, they will take you cheerfully through every occasion to even the grandest ball. Billowing skirts of silks and nating with thay cuntrasting tops hold their own nowadays against the most It's expensive one-piece dress. all a question of the colour design and texture of the materials you choose. You can see some the photographs for wear-all

in nvulable shops.

ideas in

daytime local

Q.

Gloriously in fashion are coloured blouses from Italy. Extravagantly patterned in

mixtures outrageous cyclamen and Ume, tangerine and strawberry pink, Mackintosh's have a wonder ful range of these straight, shirt blouses from Milan. They are not cheap but then all the really lovely clothes never are at least you will not meet yourself anywhere else as no two blouses are alike.

Easygoing navy and white cotton-knit cardigan with a kelitad string effect, over a pleated white Terylene skirt. (Cardigan and skirt,

and $56

respectively, from Mackintosh's).

$90

Within range of most budgets, is a selection of gay separates at Paqueretlé's. I particularly Iked gay striped poncho overblouse (not shown here). With an important button fasten- ing on each shoulder it contrasts beautifully with tapered black slacks.

Again from Eligau of Milan, a wide swishing cotton skirt with an illusion of fan picating, mixes black, orange, cyclamen and lime in bands of flowers. We teamed it with a cross-over top in silky jersey for evening occasions.

Pictures by Paul Wong-China Mail photographer

LADY LUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

FRIDAY, APRIL 21

Dn

AQUARIUS (Junuary 21- February 19): Try and ex- triente yourself from entanglement which Threatens to take up too much of your time.

PISCES (February 20-March 20): Don't hesitate to assert yourself at a busi- ness meeting, if you Are not satisfied with the way

it is being conducted.

Stallan chirt blouse in cerise and lime worn with long tapered jet-black panto. Modelled by Elizabeth Kirkman, (Shirt $120, and Ferragamo sandals in white calf, 880, both at Mackintosh's Jingly coin bracelet $24, and raunglasses $32, from Parisotto, Italian straw bag $36 at Evergreen's).

HOUSEHOLD JACOBY

HINTS

To give your cotton frocks a "now look" press them with en iren ever damp brown paper. They come up like now.

Prunes

are very

tasty

on BRIDGE

can

AM indebted to Israel Rubin uf Brocklyn for today's hand.

Rubin writes: "It should be a fairly easy matter to get to Seven hearis with the North iend South hands if South

open the bidding. Is there any reasonable way for North and South to get there if West <pens the bidding with onc bpade and East raises to two Vactium flasks can be easily spades before South gets cleaned of stains if you add a chance to open his mouth?" Hille bicarbonate of soda to the flask full of water and allow to said that if he were shown aff stand all night.

steamed and stoned, then stuffed with peanut hulter. Serve with thin slices of ham.

•

SWEET AND SAVOURY SALADS

•

-by Felicity Ascot

Fruit and lettuce

salad

cases, then fill up with the peas and potatoes with the asparagus tips spiked in round the edges. Garnish with mayonnaise and serve on Individual plates on a bed of lettuce leaves,

away from it completely at times.

scon Pro (October 23- November 21): Unexpected cash will give you the chance to treat your family to a well deserved outing.

2 hard bolled eggs, 2 large tomatoes, sliced, 2 bananas.

2 cups of cooked, drained and (November SAGITTARIUS

sileed and 2 Lablespoons of chilled 22-December 21): You mayFrench dressing.

kidney beans, 3 hard eggs, 2 cup chopped minced

lettuce, washed and shred- ded. 1 large orange, peeled and aliced thinly, 2 apples, shredded. Kidney bean salad

bolled

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The late Ely Culbertson once

the hands he eculd always get to the right contract and I have, to agree with him. It is evident that North and South have a cinch for seven hearts,

It is also apparent that all they have to do to get there is for one of them to bid it.

NORTH

+

4 100752

XJ9743 JB

None

WEST (D) AAKQ90

103 +42

EAST

4J43

2

+ 1093

+X98054

SOUTH

Q1072

A None

❤AQBO

• AKQBTO

AJ3

No one vulnerable

North East South

Fass 2

West 1 A

Pass

5

Pass

PAES

1⁄4 cup

be called upon to give *| Toss the shredded lettuce in celery, 2 tablespoons full explanation of your a spoonful of French dressing onlon, G small pickles chopped, recent activities, and your and put in a salad bowl. Put 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise, ARIES (March 21-April 19):

best policy is to be com in the rest of the ingredients catsup, I teaspoon salt, parsley

eggs and fold into and lettuce cups. except the Forgo a

pietely above-board. luxury expendi-

the jettuce. Sprinkle with tare if it means

doing

the

34

Pass 7* Pass

Opening lead—a K

The bidding in the box shows

logical

Mix the beans, celery, onion, blue the mayonnaise, catsup and there, salt to make a dressing. Add the dressing The other ingredients

without things you actually CAPRICORN (December 22-val of allore sig ud urish and pickles together and com-

with the alleed eggs. Serve with January 20): By being

any cold meat. more tolerant of th col- league's irritating man- neriams, you will avoid a serious clash of persona- lities.

need.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Before secking backing for business project, make sure you are not able Anunce it yourself for the time being.

#

to

GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

Scrutinise

[413 Important document with extra care today before putting your signature to it.

CANCER (June 22-July 21): A small financial loss will be offect by an unexpected gain from another quarter.

{LED (July 22-August 21); You may be called away for a short spell when you can afford to spare the time from your work, but the change will do you no harm.

22- card

VIRGO (August September 22): A game tonight could be vory ngroeable, but make sure it I kept within reasonable limiti,

Hanli away, shaking their heads. They L 1 BRA couldn't be Rugry with Mr Punch nodded his good- Punch. He really had told natured head and smiled a big truth...even though he

forgotten the war millet

mention thing.

"I did, indeed."

to

Mr the had every-

(September ba October 22): Don't Ignore need for recreation. your Your work will benefit in the long run if you break

South

way to get

strengest

YOUR BIRTHDAY: if this asparagus tips, cooked diced Frozen fruit salade. he bids five hearts,

In your birthday you embark

his makes and toss lightly. Serve in teltuce possible bid by cue bidding his Tomato baskets

cups and garnish with parsley North decides

opponents' spade sull Then that his six Large arm tomatoes, lettuce, and sliced hard boiled eggs,

hearts to the king-jack must be equal quantities of couiced peas,

just what the doctor ordered.

will potato, chopped cooked meat, or

whereupon South should have shrimps and mayonnaise.

Blend together 3 oz

the cream no qualms about bidding promising

Cut the tops off the tomatoes cheese, 1 teaspoon salt, cup rand slam. now project in the coming and scoop out the pulp. Mix the mayonnaise, 4 tablespoons lemon year,

not pulp with the chopped meat or juice.

As pointed out above, all this Add

cup erushed mind practising certain shrimps and add sall

Is after seeing 52 cards. if I and pineapple. 2 medium bananas, economien until it gets pepper. Put a spoonful of the sliced, 1⁄2 cup chopped huts and actually held those hands and I would not properly under way.

mixture back

inio the tomato 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherries. Fold only reached six

this

lose any sleep worrying about mixture into cun whipped cream and pour into

and

A

#hould

Rupert and the Paper-fall-32

To the great relief of the two pals the weird buildings have dis appeared, and they are back, in aurroundings they recognise. **Look, bern are the tracks of that Toy car," says Rupert. follow thom they will take us back to the lake." And they set oft

ALL RIGHTS

cheerfully, Near the lakon zbw little bear alt down. "My, call that worty has made me tigil.“ ha sape. **Come on, don't werken noW, Godward grine.

"There's between the lake and our home, We must push on.”. They do, and soon the village is in sight, RESERVED

of

an ice tray In your refrigerator.

When frozen turn out onte a+CARD Senise4.

bed-of-leltuce leaves and serve.

BEAUTY HINTS

Flaster wide-set eyes with a alight shadow smoothed thinly over each lid, thickening slight- ly towards the inner corners to make them reem closer,

Freshen fired feat before a party _by_plunging them into bowls of warm and | allernsto

cold water, ending with cold. A handful of kitchen salt, thrown in the last bowl of cold water will also do wonders for tired

feel.

Q-The bidding has bech: North East Bonth, West

Pasa 1

Pass

2 N.T.

嗅

Pass 3

Pasa

Pass

FAM

Pass

7

You, Bouth, hald:

AKJ805 UK3Z JA854 45

What do you do?

A-BA alx hearts. Your part- ner is making somo helated ef- fort to reach seven, but you should not be interested. Be- member he only bid two 19- trump and four hearts eurilor. TODAY'S QUESTION

You hold the same hand. Your pariner jumps to three spaden after your one spade reapons. What do you do?

Answer TomoTTYY

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