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"Give Me Corsets"
Back To Nature..
For lack of good corsets the ing stares of those not so nice. very foundation's pt Woinan, The same evening I quickly in- physical and moral, are tottering terred the offeading-eerset in the to disaster. Now the condition of bottom of a deep. cabin-trunk in her foundations colours Warman's the attic. whole existence. Well-controlled," they suffuse and radiate a hap-
"This," I told myself firmly," piness that becomes spiritual.
"is the end. To-morrow I revert Robbed of proper support. Wo- man speedily develops all the to Nature. and sally forth un- is that flesh is heir . What is the world. No more corsets. No! corseted and unslockinged to face more, Woman ceases in be the Net for Cripps and all his con- respectable shape demanded by trollers, for Cadwallader and all current Occidental convention,
But 1
Take me now. My predicament his goats!"
had forgotten that,, It is not straining the truth to is typical of many thousands. If suggest that the "China Mail's" the situation is nct to spread be though one may revert to Nature, "revelation of Government's exist-yond control, a corset must bene can never recapture the out- line of one's salad days, when one's eircumference was slim. While 1 ciais no place beside
come
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found-a real corset, and not the
By ROSEMARY WINCHESTER IN "THE COURIER”
as water melons in the season of that fair Jasmin whose hips were
water-melns, Iinust, in company With many other Englishwoman, admit to a fair amount of mid- die-aged spread, Before that Arst day was over it had been overwhelmingly berne in upon
ing proposals for re-imposing cless contraptions invented by its equivalent, Sir Stafford Cripps. For a inan Tas, or caused a reaction not far removed who stakes his political existence from consternation in many quar- ters yesterday. Already there has been sufficient Comment to dicate that a tremendous public utery will follow official publi- cation of the assessment scales unless in the meantime they w
is in fact simply could not, be al- dergo important modification, Weling the shape of Woman
tamentable and gives no con lowed to flutter freely in the Shall be greatly surprised, too, if ndence in his general theories. breeze. the presentation of legislation Far be it from me to grumble at In short, a respectable wo- embodying the predicted scales the restrictions which that gentleman's hips are forever unotra- does not mounter solid opposi-man has seen it to impose on sive. I took a course of spinach
ciforts ion from the Unofficial Men Woman's ceaseless
to and set out again on a cerset- [hers of Council. Again and again, clothe her nakedness in beauty, hunt, Sorrowfully, I was resigned yel another ir has been contended that in- have opperated with him into parting with
nineteen shillings and tenpence, dirrer taxation is best calculated, every reasonable fashion,
These Hard Times bat hopeful of finding a slightly Manila in a community such as Hengi
My suit has been pressed in better model, shorn of at least Kong's, to work out equitably interminably and finally turned. a lew of the inadequacies which its distribution. and withour
My wellies have been unravelled eased nie so much torture in its labouring well-known arguments, and venit, my nudies have sur-predecessor. plenty of reasons are available in fer d several set changes from The Slowing Hip [endorsement of thất, viewpoint,, nightte in under slip, tromeslip to Sir Stafford and his acolytes | Government's first incursion, just scantie. Energing at last, fragile had recently-declared the end of [briure the Pacific War, into the indeed, but still fighting back, Lo
at centml, his failure in contre-me that that which I had must not,
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with the hips or other important
parts. I rather doubled its ability 10 remeuld my figure even one degree nearer td the heart desire. A corsel fantasia, in fact, milk less bacon, less curset? I asked,
"Less
"For wearing with the new nipped-in-waists," said the girl brightly. "It reduces your waist by two inches. Just try it m."
I said that required sime thing to control the hips. Control, control. I was all for control.
"The hips are worn
could thing."
flowing
CARNIVAL
·By Dick Turner
ED.
CPR. 1946 BY MEA SERVICE, IN TIME REGA PAT. OP
"Hoskins, you hook up the hose; Rafferty, take the Ind der, and Tompkins, take a litch of tickets to our ball and see how many you can sell among the crowd!"
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THE ARMY QUITE HAPPY
The, Army was nationalised before theeaal mines and we are carrying on quite happily spite of nationalisation". said Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christ-
in
Son
when discussing recent hanges in the British Army recently at York.
former General Christising G.O.C.-in-Chief, Northern Com- nand, was speaking at a fare. well luncheon party before leav
ng to take up his appointment G.O.C.-in-Chief, Scottish
f
ormand.
He added: "This hurdle has been got over: those few, who elt they did not want to serve ́n the new Army have gone something else and the Army as now gone forward on new mes.
The Problem Of Recruits The Army has had a difficult time i recruiting, he pointed.7* out, but it was agreed that we must have a regular Army lo carry out commitments in or- der that any period of conscrip- tion could be kept to reasonable limits or perhaps abolished al- fogether. Northern Coremand got the recruits-but 'only on paper.
"The great majority of them. were vetoed, quite rizhtly, by the Ministry of Labour. and many were deferred and do ferred until it made their hearts sick and they did not want to join the Army after all," he explained; “But we hail get over our troubes.”- The Terriers
He went on: "We are Raw restoring the Territorial Army more or less on a new basis, and it will form, as it always should do our basic line of de- fonee. We shall have our small Regular Army to meet cur et renitments broad and this. cadre of the T.A. on which tu build if anyone wants to. dia- turb the peace again.
SAKJG4 IKQJ 10 a *DJ
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All the first line Territorial being resurrected. York will be the headquarters... of the Armoured Brigade and 1 hope that the Yorkshire re- giments will lead the way. I am glad and proud to say that we have asked for the names come these
are likely to get bumped off. Ats any honours you hold in the long suit not selected trump. And another thing to think about, if you pnder the South doubling of a slam. is that you ! i
gain very little because of the duble If you set italy a trick or so, but lose plenty by makes his it If the declarer contract. Furthermore, your double may warn him how to play.
balloon Nor did it!
ment's
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West could have kicked him-of officers prepared to
command one trick forward to with the diamond K and then Territorial battalions, including had his A ruffed. Seeing that more than 100 lieutenant com- doubleton in the dummy's mands in Northern Command, spades, he was reasonably sure and we are only short of a bis four good-looking cards in commander for one unit." that suit would prove of
Shortages Delay. avail, which is the way it turn-
Improvements - cf course his ed out. And sweet, sur-
nice-appearing.secundary club honours proved worthless
well.
no
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Sir Philip said the carrying out of material improvements for the soldier was only held. up by the shortage of materials After ruffing the second trick, and labour. The plans had been spade tops drain up and the money had
duramy's been voted.
mu- the
first."!
the 37- trumps
HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD.f direct taxation, was suf- serve a brief spill on the bras. the long trall of sixrt supply to fered rather than accepted freelysere front. My one nightie, split be in sight. There might be same- from the waist down is cobbled thing new in corsets. There was. is a suitable local form of taxa-
Na standard type of hand is to the defenders tion. Acquiescence was determin-up each night and wriggled into And the girl in the shop-she had ed in the spirit that as a special anew under the strain of turning
with infinite care. When it cracks aura of dignified superiority,
and positively no hips-produced more deadly.
honours Chan #good two- war contribution, the weaknesses over. I wear it, a iz chincise with with pride. The swan-song of
suiter. Whenever the of the could be tolerated, the anomalies a fair amount
a corset designer gone brzody, it was about six inches deep, and opponents has given strong in "DAKD could be overlooked. A special must still serve.
indications that he has a big hand; CQJ84. inches twenty six same | clause was, however, inserted into i My anc-lo-wash- pyłama sit
of that kind. it is risky to. circumference-a mere Scupcon my blood by of a corset.
double himi the Ordinance specifically limit which congealed
unless you have,
holding from the laundry ing its life, by which Government coming back.
some very unusual Under my hopeful gaze, the
Your honoura same weeks since minus one leg.girl fixed it round her own waist. yourself. tacitly admitted that opponents must continue on the front line. There it nestled like a pink Sam either of the other two saila! of the measure, had a strong Concerning stockings 1 am wholly Browne. It avoided any contact enough case to demand reassur, stoical, wearing with only inward ance that it was an exceptional lamentations the coarse jelly. imposition in exceptional circum- bags which masquerade under the stances. This Government, too, Label "Lisle Thread... Fully may conted that, the budget fashioned" All this have I situation is desperate, requiring dured. But corseta: Dear, dear Sir desperate remedies. If Govern- Stafford, will your please hear me mes expects the public to accept
as a guiding principle, it The Plea Of Anguish H not complain if the same
resistance movement is
self after he tock My public also insists that the pro- broken. With my tortured innards blem he fard in a sense of realism. Lied into a thousand knots by an Government and its financial ad- anguish at once physical and visers must be well aware that mental, I utter my despairing cry: Give me corsets!!! Give me 'just the greatest weight of the burden one corset that knows is onions now," she said. "They of Income Tax will fall upon
For two days, in fact, there was and will give me support in all cul below the ripped-in-waist."
peace below that diaphragm: the relatively small section of the emergenties... a corset that is a
innards registered It gave Her Something community. They must be aware, corset. and will believe that
Well, I am a woman who loves prised content. All went well, the particularly, that included in this Labour can rule...
excitements and deeds corset behaving with complete section in very substantial num- I do not deny that corsets of a strange hers are
those individuals
who kind do exist. One may expend of hardihood. This belt challeng- docility, rising when I arose, and wards me. So that when disaster have been hardest hit by the war up to nineteen shillings and ten-ed me. I followed into a fitting seeming to have no ill-will
The very
pence on
one of these pseudo- room, undressed and tried on the
overtook me at last-it was at a South scored his encouragement corsets, these ersatz garments so belt,absorbing
dinner for the further promotion cffed a pude with in closely resembling real
"We have done a great deal corsets the while.
of Anglo-American relations the heart 8, returned to his own what I was myself deceived-with "It makes the waist two inches
smaller," the girl reiterated be blow fell on an entirely unpre- hand with a club and ruffed alia this Command to get back the saddest results.
scond spade with the heart A.
for soldiers the married quar- That, of course, set up his fifth ters, which I was horrified to The corset I purchased appear tween pants and heaves, pulling Pared torso.
And Final Catastrophe spade. So he had nothing more find were being used for other have, explain why, under present-d the outward eye to be all at hooks and things and gouging day conditions in the Colony, the that
corset should
to do but lead a trump to his be. bits from my waist, I wondered
It was as we seated ourselves
cwn hand and by down the rest purposes. So far we have got predicted assessment scales would Put it became obvicus, on wear-where the displaced flesh would
for dinner that the worst happen- of the tricks, with
back 300 to 400 married quar- he iniquitos, as
causing serious in the garment that I had been go to.
"There!" she gasped in triumph.
ed. As the sound of shuffing Houncement "pulling
ters that had been misappro designed for sameorte ke Simcon hardship and as a discriminatory Stvites. Eternally erect upon his it certainly does give you supe-chairs was followed by
priated in the Command and tax. Nothing strikes the critic as pillar of redemption, he
silence preceding
we have put soldiers and their more unreasonable than the basing have worn that corset with im-
West could not "Soundly have families into them. We slocd back to survey the babbl of cheery transatlantic rent by a shamelul taik, it was of the assement scale, insofar as punity, and looked the whole Picasso-like result. I felt that the round. This snake in the
chance
"We have before us a big grass expected to have any it concerns what is regarded as world in the face, Net 1. nor any oorset gave me the somewhat taxable income, upon 1911 levels, other reasonably-shapest Woman. monstrous beauty of the hind corset had chosen this moment of: whatsoever of setting that con-programme of repairing and as though the Government were
So long us remained seated, quarters of an elephant. But not moments to split from the tract, bid as it was, more than bringing up to the modern sale double would married quarters into which base up. It new hung suspended one trick. "His blithely ignorant of economic found the corset sustained its wishing to hurt the young crea- conditions in Hong Kong in 1947. deception, but as soon as I got up, ture's feelings and being nearly from my waist by a mere thread. have given him only an extra you would not put a dog, much So far, I have confessed with 100 points if that had occur-less a soldier. We have started The whole thing. etanged. Till breathless as well- mumured. As, though the cost of living in-
the double to bulid 200 new married quar? appalling candour, but about the red. As it was, dives had never been seen by them then I had been in command. that thought it was a trifle nam- further events of that evening gave-South an extra 120 for ters, which are part of cur al-
Now the corset revealed itself as boyant. The girl threw inc
my lips are forever sealed. I will tricks, plus 50 for contract, and location from the Ministry. as though they were unacquaint acutely subversive. It refused to twenty-blow look.
only add a renewed plen 1: Sir might have helped South in his
"In the barracks rooms now ed with the housing situation, as rise with me, and insisted on A Temporary Peace Stafford for control: Give me playing plan. (2)
you will not see the old barrock though austerity was not known maintaining a sitting, pusture.-For
After 30 battle of wils. I corsets! Please, kind Sir Stafford.
forms; they have been replac- to be already the rule for un-the remainder of the day it stay-acquired a utily belt of a simi-Consider my case as that of a wo-
ed by comfortable chairs, When dreds who lived in relative com-
ed that way, conferring on mylar design to my-last, but one man hurt in her tenderest suscep-
we shall get the fabrics for tilhow slim silhouette an out- guaranteed no to sit out. I re- fort on far less income prior to line more than slightly indecent in moved the suspender-knobis, re urge towards respectability. Let tibilities. Remember, a woman's
Tomorrow's Question
curtains I do not know," but the war. The amount of $5,000ts misplaced emphasis.
placing them with liten-covered us have action, immediate action,
Under what allowed free of tax for a married
circumstances they are ah in the scheme and farthings. couple is not, in actual fact,
on the corset front. The morale of should you overtake your part-it is a long term policy." So was the Brst blow struck al
A similar fate.
could not now. enough to pay the cost of a room, my
the housewife is cracking at the her's winning high card lead hitherto unchallenged res befall me agah, I was confident. very foundations,
with a higher honour? without food in a hotel, where so pectability. But worse, was to many couples are unfortunately came. Trouble developed on the compelled to live in the total ah-suspender sector. At first the re sence of other accoinmodation. To volt. was scattered: solated in- meet the difference and to meet cidents occurred at intervals of food bills done, at a minimum of some twenty minutes. The off- $5 per day each, requires a furlowed aimoil invariably by the den
left slipped most frequently, fol-nelor, who has returned to Lon- were trowding round R. W. V., in order to learn the location if in Italy stopped at a small ian from a two-year 2000-Pgbírá, for signatures. He said, the victim's purse. He then fer the night and instructed the ther $5,000, Government would near right. I cuped with their mile tour for ENS.A clipped "Hook, 1 I'm busy." They asks for a glass of water, and native courier who accompanied tax this further $5,000 needed to eccentricities as the need arose, ils from the "Ceylon Obser- hoked except one ampller while the victim in out of the him, to enter his name in accor meet only the very barest neces going to grinand in various dark g ver:
hoy who came back. Robins rocm picks up the purse-and-any dance, with the Incal police re- sities, up to 12% per cent. These corners t: execute running-reed us how right we were in irg
"Ranasingheo's. "Hamlet' show-sold, "I told yourla, scool." other valuables he may find and gulations. Later in the evening are hard cxes, but there are so pairs.
(Yes,? Baiet - this bay, "but | Cruppears.
he asked the servant if he had Ing that han English actors they've got no s I'll give many of them, of all kinds and
There have been 5 complaints complied with his crders, But, alas, as I descended th should be restrained.. from you sixpence for your auto," about him, He specialiserin Yes, sire," was the reply... Flest imtions, that it surely scarcely fee stairs the whole four tor
interpreting the work of the C.B. himself was once, azked swindling Jewish families.
"How did
·S'OLL write my calls for argument in support, of Despite my frantic indeave claim, as their National Poet. woman at a literary lunch. He concerted action, striking as a man they have the bras to for his autograph by a young 'the contention that Government
impoverished Junior re- Well, Signor would do well
to walk to a refuge with my Our position in that Shakespeare Fraid. “Yes ・・・ If you can tell porter was sent to a special ser-none 11 snid the Italion, "but to pause and re-knees firmly glued together, my was a Ceylonese, and the job of me my name. She ensin netvice at a cathedral. silver I conied
from
your\portman=" consider. There would still be stockings descended with a rush interpreting him is best done by So he wrote in the book: "To collection at the door had been trou." hardship in many cases if the 1941 to my ankles. Meanwhile,
satianed the own countrymen... What Eve: From
and announced, and he had a half- The American
་ allowances were doubled, and the side hooks; annoyed presumably we admired most was the God bless the Serpent." etown, and a halfpenny to last. and went to bed, but next mor
brilliant sub-editing which re- rates, of taxation halved. Govern-at being twisted cut of position,duced the dresome. Shakes.
and ning when he come downstairs payday. Conscience. The meanest man in the world prudence woged war, and prud-hn was greeted by the ment, it seems to us, is in ton alt deeply into my internal reperean rhetoric to share is best sought by the New York chce won. To the disgust of a clerk with much of a hurry, bidding for too lens with every agonised step minimume obscurities of the play posing as a Department of place
and also helped. .to potice, This
man,
who he choirboy holding the plate, he Signor Warranted Solid Leather," much. If taxation on this scale is Ï'took. P
placed his halfpenny upon th necessary is carry through the east eyes avoiding the has, for
I made my way home, with by substituting Intelligent action Welfare, Investigator.
Wanted--Man who fa calls at mountain of shining, silver, and
broke Minis
Wednerday. and pald on Friday. houses and tells, tenants that he left. Colony's budget policy, then the taverted looks of the pice Cricke
has been authorised to give a Reller at his
escape changed to exchange loans with man who reper thing to do is to revise people whom I anet, and flushing Cricketer C. B. Fry tell his four-dollar increase in their to a feeling of horror when he is paid on Wednesday und UFSR the policy,
helly at the franic and undress story about Lord's autograph allowance. Ite tenders a five-suddenly realised that be had on Friday."
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