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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1961.

WOMANSENSE

SHIRLE

LORD

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on every woman's wavelength

The secrets you give away

JUST

as florists rarely resemble the rose- buds they are trying to sell, so-to my fairly ex- perienced eye-restaur- ateurs rarely look well fed and complacent but then is it any won- der?

Catering, with its prick- ty tricky problems-placat- ing cooka, ticking off com-

mis, waiting for pots

boil and cus- tomers to

conie turns chubby

more

cheerful

Low s

fel-

into hollow cyed,

at

the

lunch

counter

than

peaky-faced shadows Any other business I know. a perform- Just think what ance it

une able- is inding bodied person for oneself

think of the search that goes en for someone, anyone, who can coine alung! to cook, peel or

even wash up for

ttle candle-lit

Noka.

We all know

become almost

Join

our sides, I missed tremendous-

by the atmosphere

diners make.

I longed for the #

fivity of a corner

that other

ing fes-

10,

the

and

bang and bustle of a ash

chip cour.cr.

I realised then I enjoy eating aut most of all not because of the foie gras, the lemonade or the breadsticks, but because of the other people.

Gregarious or not, I'm comi vinced that one way of learning about people is to watch them in a restaurant,

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Nowadays an it's chic for place to have banquette seats, jampacked tables and precious little space for a waiter to move a. plate, let alone a customer a foot, it's become. quite natural and unembarrassing 10 over- hear your neighbour's order- you can't help it-and very often that order gives a com-

potential and

for in- stance, what could you deduce about the man with the 30 waistline and 20in. chin I

More chop? retainer's "xplicitly are you blase or bliss-plete clue to character, lucome ful about a three-course UX- pedition to some local cafe?

Best places

at UNTIL I to

supper

INTIL I went to Japan i was miles dreadful chez south of Tokyo in a

town called Susebo, I realised how very sad dining out can today it has be impossible and

"coping, 'dear, just coping" There, in the best places (and has become even the Mayfair the other kind were to be hostesses slogan in the kitchen.

does

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But what mean to you? yearly, au-de-cologne

cating out

avoided), each party, no matter how small, had its own liny private room.

Geisha girls

it twice behind

the Although the ears. best frock occasion? were around purring content- weekly edly, serving us with thimble- and kneeling at the old family is of sake

Or do you manage a escape from

W

THE FAT MAN

A small bowl of soup

sat

THE THIN MAN

A rush at the steak

H

to recently, next.

choosing viengroise with a bemused ex- pression.

It was

Obviously here was a mon dejusted him- who constantly self. The bowl of soup was not amall, so he telt he was overeating: The foct that it tasted so good because

was con- half full of cream veniently buried in the sub- to watch conscious. A man with caution, I thought at the time.

story. Trying out a juicy steak

at a new eating house 1 men- tloned my food psychology in-

the owart, promptly

Lercat to Evans, who with laughter.

Peter roared

"Did you know then," he asked, "that my experienced staff the ones with fifteen or twenty years in the busincas- can estimate what people are going to order immediately they come through the door.

and therefore, roughly the amount they will spend?” Al my look of disbelief, he said he would prove it.

When the next two customers arrived, a plump jolly looking girl with an intense red-headed younger man, the maitre d'hotel moved over to welcome them and then back to us.

"Two gin and tonics, a prawn cocktail and two pork chops," he whispered, then as an after- thought he came back, "no wine, plenty of bread."

Except that the boy chose n the lamb chop, I must admit

perfectly mattre d'hotel

right.

mari

Then the lean young with the perpetually astonished Into rump eyebrows rushing steak and spring greena follow- ed by black coffee.

was

Frightening, isn't it?

(London Express Service).

FOR THE MEN AS WELL

Pago 7*

Grey hair can be so flattering.

Hairdresser Michel at work in his salon in Kowloon. He is putting the finishing touches to a style he has created for one of his clients.

JACOBY on BRIDGE

What abou! him? By the number of times he glanced at his watch, it seemed clear he had a restricted lunch hour by the way be ate. It obviously bored him TUST look at the South hand Billy-it was a chore. This and see how many prob- boy, In fact, lacked Imagina-lems you will have. tion, money and time-really very end.

heard However, recently I vet another side to the eating

STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Is Punch An Actor?

-Kuarf Says Yes, Teddy Says No, Hi Only Grunts-

By MAX TRELL

the Shadow

A with the Turned

IT NARF,

Name, snic:

"I bet he did!"

Punch kewise helped himself and fell over backwards. to two or three,

"Just

leave him like that,"

"I really do need them right said Judy as she went ahead away," Judy kept urging. and cracked and cut up the rest of the walnuts.. "The long- Mr er

he stoys lying down, the sooner I'll get this walnut cake baked."

**I'm.

an

actor," said Punch in a loud voice and with out paying any attention to Judy.

Been on 't've always petor, always hope to be an And many and many's I've played on the

Hiawatha came along. He sot down on the floor and pulled

Actor. Boy his blanket over his head. He

Nobody the time fell asleep. About probably

could tell.

"Hello, Kids," said Jody. She stage." was rolling out dough with

Aleeves were rolling pln. Her

wore rulled up and her arms speckled with flour. There was a smudge of four on her face, 100.

Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, waved his fat arms and said:

"I bet he didn't!"

Just grunted

Hiawatha, the Small Sized Wooden Indian, didn't say any- thing that anybody could under- stand. He only grunted.

Knurf and Teddy immediately nodded.

"Hello, Knart! Hellu, Theo- dore! Helle, Hiawatha Mr Punch shouted the last port to make sure that Hiawatha heard him.

Hi grunted

Knor sold "Hello". Teddy, There! Hagrees with me!" who was also Theodore, said said Knart to Teddy. "He just "Hello". Hiawatha grunted. grunted Yes'!"

Mr Punch nodded and smiled. "He agrees with met insist- Judy smiled and nodded.

ed Teddy. "He just grunted 'No!"

Still and silent

Secing that his two dear friends were waiting for him to Ray whether his grunt meant "Yes" or "No", Hiawatha nod- ded and grunted again. After that he remained still and st- lent.

Koort sald he wished Indians would talk more.

"Anyway," said Teddy, "let's ge and ask Mr Punch whether le did or he' didn't."

Went to Punch

Wos

So they went into the next room where Mr Punch helping his wife July bake a cake. Me Punch was chopping walnuts into small pieces. But first, of course, he had cracked thu obells and taken them out.

What do you nood the strings tet” Reddy shod 'Bar. Fruh.

"Hurry up with those wal- nuts, please, Punch," said Judy. "And don't be eating so many He cracks one and eats two" said Judy to Kaarf and Teddy, "There'll be less than

nung it he keeps this up."

on

Mr Punch kept right smiling.

Yes, dear," he said to Judy. "Right away, dear."

Then he gave Knart a wal- nut, and Teddy a walnut, and slipped a third walnut under the blanket for Hiawatha.

Looked at them Then Mr Panch looked at Knurt and Teddy and said:

"I can see by your faces that you have something very im- portent to ask me.""

Krarf and Teddy said they had.

་

"Ask 1," said Mr Punch, cat- Ing anutlier walnut.

"Hurry up, please," said Judy to Mr Punch. "I'm almost

ready with the dough."

"Well," sald Knarf, "Teddy

and 1 had an argument."

"Ah," said Mr Punch. “An

ས་

Bald you were an actor and that

Draumen). About me?"

"About you," said Knurf,

you did play on the slago,

"And I said that you didn't," Bald Teddy.

said

"You lose," Mr Punch to Teddy. "Knar! wini.. Here, have some more walnuts.'

Knarf and Teddy helped them- selves.. tua Zew more walnuts, They sleo savo several to Hia- *walha, under the blanket." ME

Asks again "Walnuts please," said Judy. "But, Mr Punch," said Teddy, "how can you be an actor and how can you play on the stage you've got all those when strings tied to your hands and feet and to your head?

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"My Boy," said Mr Punch, looking Teddy square in the eye, "I'm very special kind actor. I'm a puppet-actor."

of

Teddy Bald he didn't know what that meant, so Mr Punch explained that puppet-actors al- ways had strings tled to them.

Have no strings

"Ordinary actors have to get along without strings," he said. "I feel sorry for them."

"Waits." said Judy. "The, you see?" sald Knar! to Teddy. "I was right the whole time."

1

"But what do you need the strings for?" asked Teddy. "Can't -you move unless the Children pull them?"

my

Theodore,

fur-covered Helend," said Mr Punch as he alood up and tipped over the bowl of walnuts, "the Children don't pull me. I pull them!"

And with that Mr Punch got tangled up in his own strings

And she laughed. And Knart And Hia- and Teddy laughed, watha put his blanket over Mr Punch and they both granted.

have to In

To start with, you choose your first response.

10 high card spite of your points that include two acet you should content yourself

with vone no-trump. When your

♥SCARD Seriek♦

West 1

The bidding has been:

North East

14 You, South, hold:

Pass

South 7

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What do you do?

A Bid one nostramp. You bave some sirengih and abostä show it right now.

TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner bids two dia- monds and East bids two hearts. What do you do now?

Answer Tomorrow

LADY LUCK

YOUR CHINA MAIL HOROSCOPE

TUESDAY, JULY 18

AQUARIUS

21- (January February 19): You will be able to termine" a fong drawn out arg ent by proving your point beyond all doubt. PISCES (February 20-March 201: Your entry in a news- paper .competition may have a good chance of wip- ning you a prize. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid making any drastic changes in your lite If it is already

along running quito satisfactory lines. TAURUS (April 20-May 20); By using some extra funds to settle a long overdue debt you will be able to take a great load off your mind.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21):

OX-

Don't be too quick to change a steady job for

Rupert and the Rugger Match–13

Rupert is relieved that moss, of form appears, and the largest bied the birda have gono, but their is ha arse en perdwin behaviour, has been a peculiar boulder in his path. 114 Stóp, how that he is uneasy and is "dizides did you get that 2" demenda the to hurry away' (rous that pitt of bind.my, can you speak A FE the Common. As lie trots atendily quavita Rupert My Uncla on he does riot, realias that alve: Brone, gave it to me. Iria's for flock, hite recterest srullahuge :: playing Rugger.?

......ALE RIUNTS, BIJVATED,

22.

the considerable hazards of a business of your own. CANCER (June 22-July 21): Unexpected earnings will take care of an expensive purchase you can't see your way to making at present. LEO (July 22-August 21); Altered circumstances will remove the principal causé of conflict at home.

(August VIRGO

September 22): Have faith in a friend's integrity, evon though some of his recont actions may need a good deni of explaining.

(September LIBRA,

Octobor 22): An hobby will show cint possibilities, and you should try to dovota more spare time to it.

SCORPIO (October

November 21): Your templated move may be a threat to futuro accurity. and you should be caroful before you make the final decision.

23- artistic commer-

23-

con-

SAGITTARIUS (Novembar 23-December 21): Don't abuse authority you have been given over others, but treat them as you would wish to be treated yourself. CAPRICORN (December 22- January 20); If you'insist on taking.an unconven- tional stand, don't count on the solld support; of your friends.

YOUR LUCKY COLOUR: If today is your birthday, look out for LAVENDER. It ought to bring you luck.

partner bids two diamonds you cun now afford to rebid to iwe no-trump whereupon he takes you to game.

West opens the five of hearts; and you East plays the queen have your first problem in the play. Should you grab the queen or hold off?

You decide to win the trick because you can't stand a shift to spades.

400

NORTH (D)

2

03 AQJO70 AKA

WEBT AKJ74

KU752

KAST.

23052 109 ⚫K52

10 B 5.

SOUTH

AADS

VAJ

• 1043

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No one vulnerable

and

North

Eas!

Bonib

West

Ролл

1 N.T

Pass

26 3N.T.

Разд

2 N.T.

Pass

Pats Paas

Puss

diamond You lead # should play the see from dum- my. You are in nu danger if West has the king of diamonds since he can't load anything to worry you and you want guard against the possibility of

to

Opening lead-✨ ú

East holding the singleton king. queen-ten-nine,

he had. The nine of hearts

Sure enough East does hold the king and blocks the sult and you romp wins the second diamond trick. home with your contract.

Then he plays the ten of hearts and you have your last prob- Jem. Should you duck?

cover

You should cover East night have started

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MAN'S view that grey hair is one of the most beautiful crea- tions given by Nature to women, has been ex- pressed by a Hongkong hairdresser.

Of all the chemical colourings and herbal aids of the commercial beauty world there is nothing to equal the natural hair colour, blending and changing to the pigmentation of the skin, Mr Y. Michel said.

In the richness of its varia- tions and adaptations, Nature provides the most becoming hal lones when a woman's face be gins to need another frame. . Grey hair is very soft and very flattering,

Just as the autumn tints are among the most exquisite colours of the year'a kaleidoscope, so in the autumn of her life a woman may receive the most attractive enlouring of all is accent more mature beauty,

A perfect foil for so many colours, trey hair permits * wardrobo of a wider range of shades. Pastel shades and dramatic contrasts can ba equally effective.

Fresher

Children have

a particularly soft spot for the gentleness that pocs, or should go, with frOYI and silver locks. They' oppre- ciate the grandmother who can ... – look fresher and gayer with grey hair than their hennand and dyed contemporaries.

Other age groups also pro easily Impressed with people ageing gracefully and willing to share their valued experience with gentle and sympathetic understanding.

Men also can benefit Mr greatly by grey hair. Michel pointed out that in order to look distinguished, an actor will choose a grey wig, or use greying make- up at the temples, rather than wear a blonde or black

Where does the unlucky ex- pert come in? He sat East and wig. if he had just been a trifle because weaker in hearts he would have

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