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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1946
Page
7
A humorous admonition on handbag care asks a woman to inspect her purse for lipstick staining, lipstick wear, scattered cosmetics, tobacco particles, and miscellaneous clutter. It suggests daily checks to keep only essential items organized in proper pockets and cases.
Players sit at right angles and card dealing proceeds as usual. Each player sets six dummy cards face down and keeps the rest. Bidding proceeds, the defeated bidder leads, then seven exposed dummy cards are turned up and played in order. As each exposed dummy card is played, the card above it may be turned up and played.
A reader asks about a dull husband and poor manners including long theatre chats and rough handling of a baby. Advice urges seeking courtesies, then suggests trying to share childcare, with emphasis on respectful dialogue and gradual improvement.
The Cookery section announces winners for Christmas puddings with three distinct dessert options: a traditional recipe, an ice box version, and a dripping-based pudding. It lists winners Miss A E High and others, plus detailed step by step instructions for puddings and a spiced dripping cake. Entries are invited for child friendly sweets due by December 9 and a heat wave menu contest with a dec16 deadline.
Christian names with Victory as a theme are popular and symbolise conquest. Names like Bernice Eunice Collette Baldwin Edwin Nicholas reflect victory or triumph. December birthdays fall under Sagittarius and Capricorn with traits of travel and hard work. Birthstone turquoise and the blue Salvia flower tie to prosperity and wisdom.
Readers suggest dipping dented doll faces in hot water to restore shape if no hole exists. If a hole is present, the method fails. An off heat iron should be held near the dented areas without touching the celluloid to draw out the dents, per Mrs A McG North Coast.
A wedding breakfast note instructs that only those being honoured remain seated during a toast. The best man replies for the bridesmaid while others drink with the guests. A dandruff remedy suggests equal vaseline and sulphur, cited as treatment.
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