LETTERS
FROM
EVE
Oh these men! If it's not the dollar
It's racing, and when it's noither it's golf ! I do
think that we women find much more interesting things to talk about-even If our topics are on the Intimate side. By the way, I hope you didn't
think me rude to Mrs. Phenacitin at your lovely bridge party, the other afternoon dear; but why on earth did she discuss those horrible cheap
shoes she was wearing and fancy having the. indecency to talk about the price! Anybody
could see that they were simply ghastly.... the way she hobbled was enough. I simply revelled
inwardly when Mrs. Newbride said that she
bought hers at Gordon's. We old-timers, always
do, don't we dearest ?
FINEST FABRICS
Apart from
advan-
the economy in
taking tage of a regular cleaning service. There is always
a pleasure in having clean and well pressed frocks for
all occasions.
THE HONGKONG
QUEEN WHO ASKED FOR A HUSBAND
"SEND ME ONE OF YOUR SONS"
MEDDLESOME PRIEST
TELEGRAPH.
Istanbul, March 27. Tutankamon's young widow wanted to marry a Turk, according to discoveries made in Anatolls by German archaeologists,
After the famous Egyptian montrell had taken up His final re- sidence in his splendid tomb, the bereaved queen sent a uniform let- ler on a stone tablet to the Hittite king, direct ancestor of the Turks, at Boguz-Keuy,
This has just been brought to light and deciphered by the German excavators. It runs
To King Suphitulimas:
My husband Tutnukamon la dead. I have learnt that you have lots of Runs. I do not wish to marry a man of my own country. Send me one of your sons, and I will marry hin and make him King of Egypt. King Suphillimas, however, was
as wily na his descendants, the
FRIDAY,
TUNIC SEASON
Light Blouses Favoured With Dark Skirts
RIDING ADVICE
"Blousca and Tunics of the Season". To wear with a skirt of black or navy silk or wool-
blouse of crisp white organdin, closely dotted with raspberry-red pin-spota.
2.
Turks, and sent a general to find HOW WOMEN SHOULD RIDE out if the sovereign Indy was not pulling his beard.
The report was satisfactory, and he then sent one of his many sons to Egypt to mount the late Tutan kamon's throne.
But the Egyptian high priest intrigued against his queen marry- ing a foreigner, and when the Hittite prince arrived, he caused him to be beheaded.
The letter of Tutankamon'e queen dutes from 1980 B.C. and will be placed in the Ankara Hittite museum.-United Preas.
TASTES OF THE PEOPLE
AMUSING AMERICAN
INVESTIGATION
Chicago.
London.
FOR safety's sake no heavily built woman should be allow ed' to ride astrido,"
Every woman who rides should be compelled to wear a bowler hat as protection against falla.
APRIL 5, 1936.
NEW AIR WARFARE
U.S. TESTS LATEST COMBAT PLANES
'ARMOURED MACHINES
Los Angeles.
Army test pilots will roar. Into the sky shortly in final tests flighta for a new type of armoured attack plane that may revolutionisa war- fare in the air,
Under command of Capt. E. M. Robbins, chief Army test pilot, they will wheel a fleet of thirty steel plated silver Hornets out of: a gloomy, gray structure of the Northrop Corporation, far out on the flate to the south of Loa Angeles. They will put the planea through their pnees, and if the new warbirds live up to expecta- tions, the United States Army will have devised the deadliest of modern weapons,
Thirty planes are being built, and 30 more will be built if these provu successful. Much llenec surrounds their construction. Of fcials of the Northrop, Corpora- tion, which has the contract, refer all queries to the Army "officers supervising construction. If you
walk near the construction unit at
the Northrop plant, where the new plane is being bullt, someone will say to your
These rules were given by Mr. "I'm sorry, but you're not sup W. Smith, the Mayfair riding mas-posed to look at that plane. That's ter, in discussing the large num a new Army Job." ber of recent accidents to women riders. "Length of leg and light- neas of body are essential to
Frank Hawks, Internationally
recalled
woman whe wants to ride astride,nown speed flier, was
from the East presumably to make he said. "No woman can grip the saddle properly from knee to speed tests of the new plane, thigh if she is short and rounded. although company officials were And unless she can grip the silent on that, Hawks' plane, the saddle she is always unbalanced Sky Chief, is of the same. “Gamma- and likely to fall off. "Then, so type" low-winged type monoplane many wonten go riding improperly
equipped. The most foolish are as the new attack plane., Sheath- those who wear soft hats. "The cd tempered steel over all its bowler was adopted, both by men vulnerable parts, the snub nose, and women for riding, not for the cocoon-like metal coat and taper- sake of appearance but becausDing, upcurved wings give the plane it gives definite protection to the head in case of a fall.”
a wicked appearance. Instead of fighting high in the amphitheatre Large numbers of middle-aged of the sky in spectacular skir people are now taking up riding mishes, the new plane will be less Smith is not afraid to speak his dramatle but more deadly. Its
an enjoyablo exercise. Mr.
mind about them-especially those low, swallow-like wings will enable That AR average year an who are exercising in order to it to fight close to the earth. With average American will spend $4 alim. "Big, top-heavy men and a bullet-proof shell of armour to for candy, $7.70 for movies and women should never ride at all. protect it from ordinary rifle and theatres, $4.50 for soft drinks, 41 They are always liable to break machine gun are, the planes are
The National Recreation Asso- ciation, Inc., which works hard at finding out what Americans do for fun, opened up its files for the public weal and disclosed:
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cigarettes, $6.20. for cigars, $5.15 impression that riding-la-danger-ground-and-attack-infantry, for pipe and chowing tobacco, and ous, $2.20 for musical instrumenta;
That it costs $600 a year to ter writing. picnicking. serious maintain a boy or girl in a re- study and reading. formatory but only five cents ench
tims the youngster vialta a super-like to do; but can't for one reason Among the things people would vised recreation park;
That 22 cents of the American dollar is spent for luxuries, 24.6 cents for necessities, 1.5 cents for education and 8.5 cents for crime.
It's all done with questionnaires. One questionnaire disclosed that the ten things done by most people la. their spare time, in order of preference, are as follows:
the
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1 Certainly not taciturn. 6 Throw (rev.).
420
10 Mammal, healthy on the whole. 11 A message that always carries
weight.
The planes carry six machine una and several hundred pounds of bombs. Pursuit planes, buzz- ing wasps of, the air which harry and destroy heavier and clumsier bombers, may be rendered virtual or another these are 1lated under obsolete by the new attack "unmet desires"--are participn-planes. Improved types of bomb- tion in tennis, swimming, boating, have made pursuit ships far 12 The place in America where the golf and camping. The order of less effective, and the new plane. preference indicatod most people bombs, can ouimanoeuvre the pur- with its equipment of guns and would rather loaf 'than play soccer. Reading aloud was last on the list. sult plane, which fires over its tail
and through the propellor.
The things that married men over 35 yearn for, and bachelors don't, Include picnics, horseshoe pitching, and caring for pets Bachelors, like motor camping, concerts, evening schools, gymna sium, and card parties.
world's most famous vessel is on view.
13 Job's friend.
15 A large cutter used by barbers.
17 Pletists.
at the end.
10 Repairs by the aca Pursuit planes, zooming into the 21 Rock for which you have to fight face of machine-gun fire, are able 22 Describes a new. to attack ground troops only in a 21 Ancient Athenian philosopher Newspaper and magazine read-
single line of fire, while the new and general. ing; listening to radio; attending
armoured attack planes can dart 27 Prove too much for. movies: visiting or entertaining:
down in formation, unload their 28 Source of strength; reading fiction: automobile plea-
charge of death in all directions. 29 Fish, but only you will find it. sure; swimming; writing letters; Wives listed their chief plea- and mount Into the sky again.
30 Session, Ltd. (anag). reading non-letion; and convers-sures as visiting, entertaining and They will carry four guns in the
Down ing.
picnics. Spinsters preferred hik- wings and twu aft in the fuselage, seums and non-fiction. ing, nature study, archery, mu- The pilot will control the guns in,
the wings. The man in the rear will-control-the-two-guns on thei
fuselage and handle the bombs.
Loafing was placed No, 27 on the list, and poetry writing Wan| No. 72.
Another questionnaire disclosed that during depression years home activities increased 64 per cent., with chief gains registered in let-
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among
Both sexes anjoy theatre-going mentioned conversation and card playing. Single persons their married couples ignored
principal diversions but United Press.
The planus, with a speed only alightly less than that of the fastest pursuit ships, travel about 1260 miles an hour-United Press.
1 This material is not necessarily
green.
2 Verses,
3 Ring for a special port_at
engagement.
4 Helps the hungry to a bite. 5 Let out confidences.
7 Eastern Inn-with or without a
caravan outaldo.
8 Obligatory.
Turning upsido' down.
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14 Very abusivo. 16 Pry, ah, pry for this variegatoď rock, and you'll probably find it.. 18 Speaking without the book-so
to speak.
20 With this you shoot the n:
not the moon.
21 Where one has fun in Kadeta, 23 Perfect.
25 Money for livestock?
24 Regards-not necessarily kind.
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No Wonder He Waxes. Merry!
FER TH' LOVA, LUELLA, PALLY, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO MAKE YA SO DERNED CHEERFUL? DIDSER WIFE
LEAVE YA?
CERTAINLY NOT!] OH,CH! I'M TICKLED PINK A FAT CAUSE I JUST :-/ LANDED A NICE.
FAT JOB
NOT NECESSARILY.I'M JUST DRIVIN
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