THE VITAL "R"

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 19, 23 January 1937, Page 19

THE VITAL "R"

SMART FASHIONS.—Left, delightful ensemble by Maggy Rouff (Paris) in green heavy wool crepe. The skirt is tailored, while the jacket is cut away in front and finished off tvith large buttons. The gold chain is worn with a slit pockct. Centre, a smart coat for afternoon wear. It is made in black velvet, with red astrakhan trimming at basque and neck, arid new button fastenings. A high hat with a feather mount completes the outfit. Right, a neat tailored costume in maroon-coloured woollen material, sirnpVy trimmed with square ivooden buttons, and double-effect flaps in place of pockets. A. crepe. scarf in beige is tucked into the neckline, and a smart felt hat completes the ensemble.

shilling pieces are in much demand for buttons, often made up to show the "head" and "tail" alternately. A particularly lovely set of jewelled buttons seen recently at a New Oxford Street antique jeweller's was made of opal paste in the shape of flowers. Hebrew silver amulets, from' 200 to 400 years old, are being increasingly used as belt buckles. Also in iavour are enormous rings iliade of semi-pre-cious stones. Some are as much as liin in length and are maae of amethyst, turquoise, topaz, malachite, of agate, coral, garnet, chrysoprase, and quartz. Among the rarest large rings are Indian mirror rings, in which nautch girls are able to watch themselves while they are dancing. Some of them are 2|in in diameter. A particularly valuable specimen seen yesterday consists of a central mirror surrounded with flat diamonds and emeralds, the whole backed with Jaipur enamel. The taste of the Royal Family for old jewellery is well known, but it is perhaps not generally known that the Princess Royal collects jewelled owls and miniatures of St. George, while the Duke of Gloucester has a large collection ,of miniature carved Japanese and Chinese ivory figures.

An amusing description of the joy felt by oyster gourmets in England when the season begins is given in the "Daily Mail." "Today," says the writer (on August 31), "is the last da£ of mourning for oyster addicts. For four months they have been supporting life in listless apathy, their senses dulled by the anguish of separation from their beloved bivalves. Tomorrow these pallid ghosts who have endured the mockery of the summer months will spring out of their coma, ready to tuck in to a dozen natives before you can say "Whitstable." For the true oyster addict, of course, the "R" in September is the loudest, richest "R" in the language. The-"R's" in the? succeeding oyster months shrink progressively, until April's appears in almost standard size. It is no exaggeration to say that oyster 3 inspire more passionate allegiance than any other delicacy, animal, vegetable, or mineral. The more "Ritzy" eats go in and out of season, and the gourmet consoles himself for the departure of the one with the arrival of the other.

forcing for one round, even when it is already enough for game. (b) If responder makes any positive response (a raise, suit take-out, or jump to three no-trumps) the opening hand must rebit at least once. If responding hand makes a negative two notrump response, he may pass. (c) If the opening bidder rebids in any new suit it is again forcing for one round; thereafter, whenever either partner .bids a new suit, it is forcing for one round. If either partner rebids in no-trumps or in a suit already bid, it is not forcing. (d) In order to make a forcing rebid in a suit which has previously been bid, the player must jump one trick in that suit. A player may make a forcing takeout of an opening bid of one in a suit or one no-trump, or make a forcing rebid over partner's response, despite a part scorc, by jumping one trick in a new suit. These bids are forcing, but for only one round. With solid suits or two-suiters, the usual honour-trick requirements may be shaded by the responding hand. He should not shade the hoTTTur trick requirements for a forcing take-out on any balanced hand which offers strong defence against a possible opposition overcall. After a forcing take-out., the opening