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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1961.
WOMANSENSE
Shirley Lord
on every woman's wavelength
My date with
a woman
A
hater
I WAS DETERMINED TO BE LIKED BUT FLATTERY GOT ME NOWHERE
that I received GREED, it was a very strange invitation
at the drinks at six-thirty to meet a misogynist, my friend weekend had said on the phone...
But when I passed on the quaint news to my house guests, who were also invited, I was completely flabbergasted by their reactions.
I expected mild interest, but no intense activity.
Elegant, languid flowers who wouldn't have plucked an eye brow for Gregory Peck rushed into their bedrooms and stayed there for 10 minutes re-combing their already well-cultivated curls, while their stalwart loving males retired in the
to broad cother
Angelly சாட woman's basle sense of inse- curity.
As for me, I couldn't wait to meet him. After nil, misogynists
trees-or don't grow on
cio they? it was exciting, fasci
tu contemplate ating even meeting a man who was de- dicated to disliking women-all women, even Lady Lewisham.
felt a Although I
certain resentment towards anyone who disliked our sex ro nuch hc had the temerily to state the fact publicly, I admit I was mainly concerned with meeting the challenge of how best to be Hked.
mery once shook the hand of a private he'd
congratulated the perennial shine of his uno:s--with muted enthusiasm, shall we say.
un
was
ONTA
we were
Women recently,
naked and them how they would have coped.
star-
Dana Wynyard, now
looked rather
The object of our conjecture ring in The Bird of Time, said: like a tweedy. "I've never met a misogynist rosy Malcolm Muggeridge but, myself, but if I happened tu at a dinner of course, his appearance didn't sit next to one
party, for instance. I'd certain- really matter-it which counted and
ly walk to the person on my 01- dressed to kill his objections. other side. I would never
After an hour I began to tempt to break down their pre- obviously never judices - they're realise we probably
Controversial subjects happier left to themselves." would. were skilfully raised by the brainy bently in our party and he equally skilfully showed his disinterest.
A little saliery Was deli- cately introduced and one even affected blases Indifference.
Nevertheless, our by one they drifted away to their own men.
Aluns I endured the long silences which soparated his words of undoubled wisdom. Alone 1 ignited the occasional spark of pleasure when I
For liked I was determined apparently managed to ask an the shining exception Intelligent question about his
to be
in a life which up until that
work.
evening had obviously been Finally he wandered away
full of bad luck and undèserv ing males,
It was something of a shock to learn that my girl friends felt exactly the same.
DRESSED UP
WELL, we met him.
with a relieved hunch to his shoulders and, can you believe
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it, only seconds later he was to be seen deeply engrosseu conversation with husbands.
all of our
He
TWO VIEWS
TOLD this sad,
story
but true
to two
shook hands in much the
same way as perhaps Manigo-
And Adrienne Corri repcal- Diana's sentiments, adding: "AS far as I'm concerned they're so rare, it would be a glorious relief to meet one,"
That was the most consoling thought.
Talking of coats-1. Nogging the man who makes this
coat (above) hasn't been easy, for ha has achieved a stunning and antible new shape for autumn. Why, then, om l-and his daughter-nogging bim now?
Because we both think this is the answer for evening, There hasn't bean anything now in evening coats for ages and we would love to son this Poncho made in rich wild silk or heavy brocado. Almost a capo, it's only kept together under the oma by a slither of material and is Ideal for apres akl, and for shoving evor cardigans and stacks
Daddy Rilter says he'll consider it. His Poncha "In wool and man colours casts & guineos. From Barnett Hutton, Oxford Street.
Talking of coats-2.
for the last few For skimpy Hittle pieces of fur have been appearing on otherwise pedestrian-type raincouls, for which, although mode from man-made fibres, was still unadventurous... in the rain it looked wat and shoggy. Now there's a raincoat lining introduced by Talamar which has attached to it a bulky, sotisfying Lucca lamb collar and can give any unsubstantial mac that overcoat feeling, and for that maltèr jazz up any overcont.
Certain avant-garde girls (like the one below) will be bound to wear it alene orez sweatar and ski pants and why not? It looks terrific. About 6. guineas from Libertys,
London Express Sérvies).
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS
This
A new cake or fresi breta alde opposite the label will not crumble it you cut it will prevent drops running down with a saw-edged bread knife over the label and obscuring that has been wormed by directions printed on H. cipping Into boiling water.
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When pouring medicine from attractivea bolile, always pour it from the
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Sam, The Barber
-Knarf Hears About Some Strange Customers--
By MAX TRELL
SAM, the Barber, stood in front
of his shop at the end of the street. The sun was shining on his buld head when Knarf, the Shadow Doy with the Turned - About Name, came
along.
"Good morning, Me Sam," sald Knarf.
Barber
"Good morning to you, my Boy." sold Sum, the Barber.
"You're a funny Barber," said Knarf.
Pleasantly surprised Sam, the Barber, cpened his eyes in surprise. He smiled pleasantly, pleasantly surprised
"Am 17" he asked.
Knarf stood in the sunny doorway and watched,
Snip-snip-snip went
scissors.
Sam's
A few minutes later, the red- headed Man with all the hair on top of his head had very little hair on top of his head, But what was left of his bir ati looked very red.
"It's like a carrot top." Knarf said to himself.
Walked out
The red-headied Man who now looked like a carrol top suid "Thank you. Sam," and paid him some money and walked out again.
"Hello, red-headed Mon," said Knarf, when he passed him in the doorway.
"You're a funny Barbor,"
Bald Knarf to Sam.
"I gave it to him, all right. but It wasn't much fun. He jumped around too much. But the next day," said Sam, "I had a customer that gave me no
Pig."
on
Stand scrubbing brushes one of the short ends after use to allow molsture to drain away the bristles quickly and keep stic.
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When using coesa in place of chocolate, use three and a half tablespoons of cocon und add 1 tablespoon butter.
Scrambled eggs never stick to the bottom of the pan if they are cooked in a double boiler.
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paste of starch and peroxide and apply to the mark, allow to dry then brush off.
Plain scones are always much better made with sour milk than with fres
Two tablespoons of rice and To treat a scorched blanket, vinegar shaken up in a decanter brush the scorched area with a will clean and polish it in a few fine steel wool. Then make a minutes.
COOKING COLUMN
by Felicity Ascot
STUFFED BAKED
POTATOES
CORNED BEEF POTATOES
"Hello, Son," said the red-fat all. It was a le CUT a slice from the sides of baked potatoes,
"You give People haircuts," headed Man, nald Kuarf, "but you have no
"A Pig?" asked Knart in as-
hair on your head yourself." "Aren't you sorry all your tonishment.
"That's gut nothing to do hair's been cut off?" Kuart
with it," sild Sam, the Barber, asked.
"I know a bricklayer who lives The Man ran his hand over
in a wooden house. I know the top of his head,
rollroad conductor who always It will all arow back again," walke. I know a Man who owns ho said.
restaurent who always cals his sandwiches in the park."
They're funny, too
"How did your hair gel ко red?" asked Knert, "It looks Ilke a carrot top."
The red-headed Man with the short hair smiled at Kunst,
"That's what
they used Lo
A good shave Barber. Barber,' the Pl
sald, WI you shave a Plg? So I gave him a good shave from the tip of his mout down to the end of his twiggly tall.
"get very strange customers, I'm so near the zoo."
"Maybe," said Knarf, "you'll have to give a haircut to a Lion some day."
scoop out the inside and mash with 1 table- spoon butter, a little chopped parsley and salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 cup chopped corn beef and refill the shells. Sprinkle the tops with grated cheese and reheat in a moderate oven until the cheese is melted and slightly brown.
BAKED POTATOES WITH PEANUT BUTTER
POTATOES
TOMATOES Cut off the tops evenly from Cut the baked potatoes in the baked potatoes, leaving an
opening. halves lengthwise and scoop out oval-shaped
Scoop the pulp. Mash, and add 1 out the centres, mash and add tablespoon butter, salt, pepper to the following' mixture which and 1⁄2 cup milk. Beat well has been cooked until the cheese
fold in 2 whipped egg has melted:- whites, Refill the shells with 1 cup cooked tomato. 1 chop this mixture and drop 1 tea- ped green pepper, Igrated spoon of peanut butter on top of onion, 2 tablespoons margarine
Return and 1 cup grated cheese. of bet it's fun being a Barber that," said the Barber, "but I
"I have to get a ladder for each filled potato akin.
and Season well with salt to the hot oven and bake until Sam, the Barber, "my Mother like you," skiet Knorf.
the potatoes
tle shells are puffed and pepper then rea hair long. made me wear my
"Sometimes I said Sam. won't mind.
brown,
with the mixture, Bake in a bat
the untill Over
tops are iv POTATOES AND PEAS "Good-bye, Bam, the Barbor," said Knari.
Cut the baked potatoes In Cut large baked potatoes in "Good-bye, Kaart, my Day" halves and scoop out the pulp. halves lengthwise and remove Mash and add 1 tablespoon tat- in centrer," Mash and season sal Sam, the Barber.
nart A
walked
theter, salt, pepper atid a little milk. with salt, pepper, and butter down
**Those Are funny People, too," said Knarf, "If I were t barber, I'd have long hair. It call me when I was a Kid like were bricklayer, I'd lies in a you," he said. "They called me, brick house. I'd always ride in Hey, Carrot top!!!
raltrond
The red-headed Man smiled conductor. And if I owned a and walked away.
Then Ston, the Barber, carne up to the doorway again.
a train 12 were a
restaurant, I'd at everything
in my whole restaurant."
"When I was a Doy."
unid
"I won't mind," said Sain, the Barber.
"Maybe," sald Koort, "you'll have to give a haircut to a then Giraffe."
Not a porcupino
There's only one
I looked like Buster Brown. Ithe Barber, "And sometimes It Animal I wouldn't like to give
almost looked like a Girl,"
Just then a Man with lots of red hair on his head hurried into the barber shop and onld: "I want a haircut, please." Went inside
Sam, the Barber, said good
Isn't."
"When is it and when isn't ?" asked Knarf,
a haircut to. And that animal is a Porcupine!"
BIRDNEST POTATOES
Brown Poodle
"Well," said Samt. "Onco
browned,
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big brown Poodle came into my stræet, letting the wind blow eat well then rent the stiglia, and refill the shells: Hollow.ont barber Abop and Jumped into through his hair while Sam, the Scoop out a litle portion of the the centrn, with a spoon, and of by La Kriarf and went Inside the chale and began barking Barber, stood in the doorway (centre and drop in, a raw egg. with buttered or creared "pest. to give the red-headed Man is that he wanted a haircut and with the sun shining down on Return to the oven and baka Dot with butter and re-heat for
bla bald head,
katli tiið, égen. are=net/ZNA a few minutes before serving. hairmit,
a blavé.
LADY
your
LUCK-
CHINA MAIL
horoscope.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
92-
Page: 7
JACOPY
BRIDG
MY indefatigable correspon-
dent, Milton Unger, has not 'appeared in this column. Intely, but he has just come in with a teak hand and one of the cus- tomary unusua) Milten. Unger results. He writes:
“I was playing rubber bridge with now partner. Wo got vulnerable the first hand, The
the rubber, but he dropped me up to now.
at three spades and I made five. VIRGO (August
"He opened the next hand September
one diamond and I eat 22);
Spend with
ls shown, more time cultivating your North. (The hand
above). favourite hobby, as it could "I decided to ask for aces. well mean additional money
If he held only one we would in your pocket.
be down at ve diamonds, but
chance that. LIBRA (September 23.was willing to
NORTHE
AQUARIUS (January 21- the family has shouldered eccond hand should have ended
February 19). If you can't afford to donate to a cause you believe in, take every opportunity to tulk to othera who can.
PISCES (February 20-March 20): Parsist in pointing out the shortcomings of a person in your charge, and he will eventually learn to improve his behaviour,
ABIES (March 21-April 19): A very pleasant association may have to come to an end through the enforced de- parture of the other peravu. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A youngster's impertinence towards his elders should not be allowed to go un- checked.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21): Don't assume a superior air towards a colleague just Восливе
hia educational background is inferior to yours.
CANCER (June 22-July 21)! If you want to succeed in the coming test of your skill, you will have to con- contrate more on what you are doing.
LEO (July 22-August 21): You may be expected to tuke 011 n responsibility which another member of
October 22): Don't hesitate to make a person who has blundered fully aware of the consequences of his carelessness.
ap-
SCORPIO (October 23-
November 21): On proaching ab aggressive business opponent. try to disarm him by refusing to
argue.
(November
SAGITTARIUS
22-December 21): Your tacticsa remarks may have offended a friend, and you really ought to make un apology.
CAPRICORN (December 22- January 203: If your part- ner shows signs of irrita-}} bility today, don't plugue him with questions, but I loave him to get over his mood.
YOUR BIRTHDAY: If your birthday is this week, you will find a symbol of good fortune in a gift of bath
saits.
Rupert and the Secret Path-11
Bingo gates at Rupert. "Well, what's the idea now?" he aska. "Have you thought of something new > ***** No, not new." Rupert chuckle. "It's the most important question of all. You went to an awful lot of trouble making a secret path. Why did
you do it? Was it going to lead anywhere?" Bingo ponder awhile.
That's secret, too,"
he murmurs. “But now you've right to share it. Come, I'll show you where the last bit of the pain would have led." He dives right under a low bush. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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"Strangely enough, neither of us was happy with his partner in spite of the highly profitable result."
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TODAY'S QUESTION Your partner bids four dia. monds. What do you do now?
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