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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928.
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Correspondence.
LACONIC LETTER WRITERS.
Shakespeare, who said of one letter that I was too long by half a mile," would have little to complain of on that score 1o-duy, for the majority of letter writers are in a terrific hurry when post time comes round.
Leap Year.
Useful Hints.
It is a popular fiction that eligi- FROM A BEAUTY SPECIALIST. ble bachelors go straightway Into hiding as soon as Leap Year dawna.
It may have been true at some time in the distant past, that
Finger nails that are inclined to be brittle should be soaked in olive oil.
A never falling cure for dandruff spinsters who had little hope of is, just before washing the hair, matrimony unless they took the to rub a little olive oil into the Writes one "I havo' been 20 busy or I would have written be-initiative actually took advantage sealp, then wash in the usual way, fore this." Another pleads of Leap Year to propose marriage. using a good soap and rinsing "Forgive me but I seem to have
Nowadays, though there are thoroughly. many more women than men, Leap
.
no time for letters nowadays." A third ends her epistle abruptly with-"I must hurry now and
The juice of a lemon added to. eatch the post;" and, as if to cm-Yehr has lost its proverbial nigni-) phasise her hurry, she seals up neance. There is greater com- the final rinsing water of a sham the letter before the ink is dry. fradeship between the sexes. Girls poo will make the hair beautifully
Thus the modern scribe occu-no longer wäit at home' with, fût- pies several lines of 'the letter in
excusing its brevity, while the tering hearts and demure faces un- Victorian letter writer began with "Dear Just a line to tell you
"and then covered several pages, each closely written, cross- ed, and recrossed. Those volu- minous letters were safety-valves for the relief of the writer's pent up feelings, while to-day there are 80 many other ways of letting off surplus energy that expansive let- ter writing has lost its vogue.
But the very brief letter is by no menna a modern growth. Richard Steele could condense much in tle, as when he wrote to his wife:
:
Dear Pruc.
March 11, 1708-9.
I enclose five guineas, but can't come home to dinner. Dear little woman, take care of thyself, and eat and drink cheerfully.
1, RICHARD STEELE.
Men of action have often been exceedingly laconic. In their let- lers. Thus Captain Walton wrote: to Admiral Byng on August 16, 1718: "Sir.We have taken and destroyed all the Spanish ships and vessels which were upon the coast, the number as por margin. I am, &c., G. Walton." And al- most as famous is the rejoinder that a Highland magnale sent to his rival:-"Dear Glengarry, you have proved yourself to be
admit your claim, Meanwhile I
A DELIGHTFUL CHANGE my chief, I shall be happy to
EN ROUTE TO AMERICA Tall, lazy palms swaying in the fruits and vegetables, many of
individual to perfumed purple of the night; them
the islands, entrancing music of the southern help to, satisfy your newly found seas borne to you on the breezes; appetite.
dire
am, Yours, Macdonald,"
Wit and laconism frequently hand in hand, as in the following exchange: "Dear Dor set, I have just been married and nm the happiest dog the reply: "Dear Berkeley, every dog has his day-Dorset,
myrindн of tropical blossoms. Much that your heart desires alive-Berkeley," To which came Outdoor sports all the year; you'll find in this island chain of carefree shouts of native boys enchantment, an ideal playground who steer your outrigger canoe for the Orient. Stop-over privi- before the racing waves; golf on leges easily obtained and a dozen green courses; mooa-tickets are interchangeable
to out several lines. Excellent hotels light awimming; motor of-the-way places; tennis deepsen from $2.50 to $15.00 (Gold) per ashing; volcanic wonderlands. day, with meals. For detalls, ask
your nearest travel
agent
on
Hawaii's location in mid-ocean and write us for a volered illu and its unfailing trade-winds in trated hooklet and Tourfax", a sure coolness and health. Fresh bulletin of up-to-date information.
,"
(Please enclose this 'id' with your letter).
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fluffy.
Myron, sculptor of the 5th century B.C., sought in his famous Discobuius statue of the ancient Greek discus- thrower to express an ideal conception of human grace and beauty of form. He succeeded well, but wouldn't you say that in this pose Prunella Stack of Holland Park Health School, London, succeeds almost better?
One of the shortest letters on record was that, with which Sir William Napier announced his triumph in Seinde. It was the single word "Peccavi" (I have sinned). But shorter still was the correspondence which took place between Victor Hugs and his publisher, on the publication of "Les Miserables." The author, wishing to know how the book was going, sent his card bearing at single query mark?" And the to woo them. publisher, to emphasise, the suc- cess of the book, replied "1"
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the right gallant comes along Borax is excellent for hot, per-
spiring hands.
The modern girl, though she! does not wear her heart on her sleeve, does not hide it under a dis-bushel.
To remove the trace of tears frap the eyes bathe them with weak ten,
*
But auch brevity is liable to be misunderstood. It is. ag appointing for the recipient to he able to read your letter at a If she is attracted she does not
A small piece of coltonwool is single glance, as it is to have to dissemble. It is all for the good. an excellent substitute for an or wade through endless pages. The Selection, is belter to be mutual dinary pull-when solled it can be golden mean is a letter that is like than one-sided. interesting conversation between
thrown away and a fresh plece
absent friends, conveying much of the writer's personality in the 1928,
Bachelors need not hide because used. is divisible by four.
When teeth are inclined to loosen, ing a keen sympathy and interest is man who proposes but woman tincture of myrrh is a good thing
to usc. who sees that he does. in the correspondent's affairs.
fewest possible wards, and show-Whether the year is Lamp or not, it
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
YOU SHOULD HAVE SELA HOW OSSIES
DONK DULLED
LINDY OUT OF
AND 17
THAT BIG HOLE,
Pop!
DIDN'T
KURT
LINDY
A BIT!
WELL-THAT WAS AWFULLY
NICE OF OSCAR!|
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M-60ING
TO DO, POP? I GOING TO BUỳ SOMSTAING REAL. NICE FOR OSCAR FOR BEING SO GOOD TO US!!
A Good Idea
I TELL YOU
FINE! WHAT WILL YOU
BUY FOR KIM, TAG?
WHY DON'T YOU GET HIM A NICE
PAIR OF ROLLER
| SKATES? I KNOW
OSSIE'D LIKE
TAAT!!
1930
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1 Streak.
5 Fragments.
10 Fortell.
12 Passenger vehicle.
14 Stringed musical instrument.
16 Extract,
16 Mensura of duration.
17 Allure.
19 Spina n web.
21 Forthwith.
22 Wither.
23 Cloth made of finx.
25 Encountered.
27 Birds habitations. "..
29 Defame.
30 Another form of escapé,
31 Pertaining to tone.
32 Harness maker.
34 Confidenco,
37 Observe.
38 Sign of the Zodiac.
42 Christmas carol.
44 Overpower,
45 Noble youth. '
47 Machino minder.
40 Dotest.
50 Clothe.
61 Midlo part of a church.
52 Always.
63 Gives sparingly.
54 Value.
GG Empty.
1 Nine Inches.
Dawn.
2 Scotch cloth..
3 Murmur.
4 Trim with the beak
0 Plant used in salad.
7 Array.
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8 Valuca one's self.
@ Identical.
10 Outer covering,
11 Silenced.
18 Small Inkes.
18 Opposed,
20 Pierce.
24 Contract.
26 Young women.
26′Open net, silk fabric..
43
28 Frame used when shoeing a horse,
33 Hange from the throat of a cow.
34 Catch,
25 Joins.
36 Crafty.
39 Racer.
40 Opening.
41 Fathers.
49 Shelf.
44 Sepulchral slab.
40 Possess.
49 Uniform.
Yesterday's Solution
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For
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ZUAT WOULD
BE NICE!
By Blosser
NO! I WON'T GET
BUY A NICE
IT FOR OSSIE- I'LL
PRESENT FOR AIS DONK!!
THAT'S NICER
YE7-
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