Why Some Girls Are Not Popular.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
1928.
A GREAT FILM.
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
19,
"BIRTH OF A NATION” AT
THE WORLD.
There are some girls who are attractive enough in appearance yet who lack that popularity which other girls enjoy. What is D. W. Griffith's stupendous pro the cause? Simply that they
duction, The Birth of a Natlon" unconsciously repel those with whom they speak because they through which the director and are afflicted with Ill-smelling the leading players, Lillian Gish, broath, the result of Intestinal Henry B. Walthail and Mão Marsh, Inactivity.
first achieved fame, returns to the
Is your breath as ne it ought to be?
sweet If not World Theatre to-day, where it
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Beauty Hints.
FOR THE SPORTS GIRL.
A
try Pinkettes, the dainty tile will remain the chief attraction Inxatives. They ensure daily re-until Saturday. The story deals gularity, dispel sick headaches, flatulence and billous attacks, with the chaotic times which pre-A shiny appearance, caused by mer complaint, particularly among keep the system clean, the skin vailed in Amerien before and in the fat glands, is a common sum- clear and the breath sweat. Your mediately after the Civil War and young girls. Besides the nose, the chemist sells them.
PINKETTES
"THE DAINTY LITTLE LIVER U AND INTESTINAL REGULATORS
KEEP YOU WELL
One-Minute Interviews.ht
HELEN WILLS
GIVES · RULES
FOR HEALTH.
New Idens.
FOR WINDOW CURTAINS.
This autumn there fa likely to be
A great demand for store curtains, those straight panels which it the windows exactly and secure privacy, "Keeping fit le an all-import-while permitting a free pasange of depicts in a vivid manner the sorchin and eyebrows are often affectant mattor, and I recommend light. Shops are showing a great
According to n loading rows und strife of the people dur-led.. ing that period. Eventually, the beauty specialist, if a gritty pore tennis as one contributing factor, variety of these lace panels which, woman's tennis Britain are very popular in Paris, Klu Klux Klan," an association of wash le used every night and abut only one," said Halen Wills, although manufactured in Great
famous for its window decorations. IS the oppressed, who rode about by good lotion. In the morning, the international night, masked and hooded, brought opon pores will normally close and champion. this tyranny to an end, and estab- the unpleasant shiny effect dis-Tennis alone will not put a Some of them have a plain ham,
but the majority and in fringe.
Seventy-five per cent, of the now Hahed an era of prosperity and appear. amity in the land. The picture
season's curtains embody colour in some form or another, and in fifty per cent, articial silk is used in Combination with cotton.
contains a number of spectacular
A shiny skin, too, giver cause scence, not the least of which is to continuous dabbings with the n wonderful ride by the hooded powder-puff. This is by no means Many avengers which comes as a smash-a pretty social habit. ing climax to a remarkable pie-women are using a cooling pre- ture. The Birth of a Nation" paration which is also a liquid was the first "super" production powder. A dusting of ordinary to be made. It definately decided face powder can be applied over MORRISON the fate of the motion picture this, but even without the powder
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and at the same time revealed the the liquid makes a good defenco genius of the screen's foremost against the objectionable "shine." director. It is only possible tot can be had in four shades- have three showings daily owing atural, cream, dark rachel, and to the great length of the film the new moorseque or "Lido" tall. which will commence promptly at Before going out to bathe or 2.30, 0.30 and 9.15. The orchestra play tennis, the arms and neck will play during the 9.15 perform-mal be protected from the sun.. A good way to do this is to use a paste which soaks into the skin. The preparation should be applied five minutes before going out, then wiped off and the skin dusted thickly with powder to give the maximum protection from the sun Do not, however, try to use it on the face, as it is too greasy.
ance.
TIGER WHISKERS.
WHAT MOVIE MEN FOUND
IN JUNGLE.
Tigers in the jungles of North- ern, Siam ure believed to be the spirits guardians of departed which are thought to travel inside these animals. As a result, hun- dreds of the natives are killed each year beemise they are afraid to kill the beasts.
Offen tigers attack domestic animals on the edge of a village and lie in wait for the unwary
Merian hunter.
Cooper. and Ernest Schoedanck, the tia intre- pid explorers who filmed "Chang." discovered this soon after their arrival in Siam for the purpose of producing the jungle melodra-
The movie men's encounters with tigers were frequent and at times it became necessary to shout in self-preservation. After meh, killing the natives dismen- bered the animals, carefully re- moved their whiskers, which they use as charms, and boiled the bones for medicine. No native family is considered safe without
receptuch containing the es- sence of fer bones,
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Too much washing dries un the skin in hot weather, a specialist It is best to use pore or
says.
That's Different!
A return of allen passengers anded in the United Kingdom dur- the ing the second quarter of year shows that 67,574 were visi- tors on holiday, ami a further 23,- on business. The total of 121,001 landed included 11,680 residents returning from Tel. C.672 abroad, and 9,206. in transit 10 other countries. The number ad- mitted with Ministry of Labour permits was 2,578. Last year the total landed was 112,781. In the same period 100,832 persons em-- barked as compared with 93,336 in last the corresponding quarter year. Five hundred and thirty- one persons were refused permis- sion to land, against 662 in the
Los Angeles stenographera same quarter last year. For the. six months ended June 30 the who went nude-limbed to their offices caused quite a storm of figures were: landed 186,566 (in- cluding 88,699 visitors on, holl-
controversy. But nobody pald any attention whica Miss day); embarked, 159,810; refused
Elizabeth Downes, above, popu- leave to land, 1,008; compared with 171,831 landed, 147,431 embarked,lar New York society girl, to the went thue unattired and 1,049 refused, in the corres-
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woman in the prime of condition or keep her there. To bo really beneficial, tennis should be played
Helen Wils.
regularly and in moderation. In- discriminate play has little value and violent exercise is dangerous to those unaccustomed to the strain."
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
TELL ME ALL ABOUT YOURSELF WHERE
DID YOU COME. FROM AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME?
MY NAME IS BETTY AND I'M LOST-OL;
IT'S HORRIBLE!! I WONDER WHERE
MY FATHER
15?
Here are her rules for health- rules that she actually follows and that have given her the superb constitution she needs for her play:
"Nine hours of sleep."
"No two late hours in succes- sion,
"Regular meals."
"Balanced diet, with no fada- just fruits, vegetables, milk and iheats that build firm tissue."
astringent lotion for cleansing the face, Heat has the effect of making the muscles sag and the skin grow Akecid and tired. Astringent is more efflencious than water in the matter of toning up the muscles and tightening the skin.
Antumn Fashions.
LATEST IN HANDBAGS AND GLOVES.
With autumn round the corner, the shops are showing fascina- ting new leather handbags. Silks have their innings in fine weather, but they are not built for servies. As far as shapes go, pouches and pochettes with a harrow day pro- mise to share honours during the next few months, As to leathers, there will he morocco, calf, dyed crocodile, and pigskin for every day occasions, with antelope for "best."
Little jewelled bows are fashion. able again. They perch at the waist, at the corner of the square- neck frock, or on the lapel of a black doth suit, and are so natural-look- ing that one might take them for real wisps of sparkling ribbon, band-tied into a bow by some clever Frenchwoman. These brooches are enrried out in emeralds, sapphires. or diamonds.
The latest gloves for golf are as practical as they are pleasing to the eye. The backs are of gally co- Joured suede to match the inevitable suede coat or jumper, and are The for Ventilation. pierced palms, on the other hand, are mado
YOUR FATHER? IS AE AERE TOO?".
Horizontal
1 What stono is highly prized, for.
• carved ornaments, by the Chinono1
4 Stix.
7 Who was a famous American
pirate?
A novelty is a curtain wovon 11 One of a tribe of Blauan Indians. from shaded yarn, that is to say, 18 To breathe landly in sleep. from cottons, or silks with the vari-14 Digit of the foot.
ous colours all mixed up. These 15 Point of compass.
new curtains from the outside look 10 Wooden appliances used for
almost like cretonne, but they do ascending in place of stairs. not obscure the light in the least 18 Deity.
and are as transparent as coarse 10 Animal of the genus "Bos." filet not. When the curtain is in 20 To knock, several colours, the side hangings 22 A jogging pace, generally pick out the shade that 24 Almost a donkey. harmonises best with the carpet and the walls,
of strong tan leather and give a splendid grip.
26 To sketch.
28 Mortar tray. -
Images.
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81 English coin,
32 Paid publicity, 33 Hairy
85 Measure of aroa,
An unusual feature is that the button- rather masculine, stern-36 By-product of smoke, ly plain bone affair-keeps well out 37 To breathe heavily. of the player's way by taking up its position on the back of the wrist.
Won Beauty
Contest.
Miss Gladys Barnes, high
senior school
at Wichita, Kansas, won over 32 con- testants the little of "Miss Wichita" for 1928,
Her Story
NO-YOU SEE MY FATHER WAS A ANSSIONARY TO THE NATIVES. IN THIKA-ONE NIBATA TRIBE OF WILD SAVAGES CAPTURED OUR VILLASE = I BECAME FRIGHTENED I AND RAN TO TAE AIGH
GRASS AND 1410-
WAEN MORNING CAME, AND I WENT BACK TO OUR VILLAGE, NOBODY WAS THERE ANYMORE #MY FATHER WAS BONÉ-60, I STARTED TO JUNTA FOR HIM AND FOR DAYS I WANDERED: ONER THE WELDT!
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Skylark"?
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5 What was the real surname of
Lewis Carroll, author of "Alico
in Wonderland"?
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@ Noutor pronoun.
9 Female of the fallow deer.
10 Which is the second" amallost
stato in the Union?
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19 After, what fish is the long
hook-ko "capo" on the shore af Massachusetts named?
Et Golf teacher,
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24 Entranco.
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27 Constellation.
20 To press.
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peruso.
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GEE I FEEL. ANFUL SORRY FOR YOU, BETTY I'M IN THE SAME FIX AS
YOU ARE?
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
6, Wyndham Street, 1st foar, Hongkong.
OVER A VJEEK MËQY JAY UNCLE HARRY AND AAR. HIGGINS, NY TUTOR, DISAPPEARED FROM FOUR CAMP, AND TO
THIS DAY TUE NEVER SEEN:
THEM!
By Blosser
THEY MUST BE SOMEWHERE ADELI BOTH KEEP LOOKING)
FOR ALL OF
THEM!..
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