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Women
BEAUTY ARTS
By LOIS. LEEDS
Posed by Virpinia Welles for Lois Leeds.
• Luis Leeds has answers for the Teeners! TEEN TOPICS!
Here's the mail to-day from my Teen Age correspondents and, their mothers.
"Dear Lois Leod:-My daughter, 17. want a black ovenlig drew. She Is Donde and pretty, I think black Is wrong for her,—MOM."
The Toners Jove Black and by their "youngTURI" they make it benal!full Designers for the Teen Ages are all showing Black, Here's
beautiful dress of sheer striped Black chiffon, worn over pale Pink. "Ladies Young Paramount star of Man, Virginia Welles, models it, You might use this as an idea.
red
"Dear Lolo Leeds-Would a wool suit be all right to wear on a weekend? My boy friend's sister le giving a house party. There will be bridge party Saturday evening and n brikfast party Sunday morning. -SUE."
You will need, a soft, prelly frock for Saturday night. but the
Miane Makeys
GABRIELLE
Accent your best fentures, play them up! Play down your least: at- tractive features. To decent a Prot. ty mouth, uso fuscious red shades in Hipstick. To play down an Ugly Mouth, uso soft red and put the ac- cent on your eyes. If your Throat is good and your Contour bad, ne- cent your throat by wearing deep "y" necklines, pearls and lovely enrrings.
SIDE
GLANCES
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wool is perfect. Why not have plaid blouse to wear Sunday morn- ing and a Black or Brown sweater for travel?
"Dent Lols Leeds-I am 16 years old. My skin is dry. Am I too young to use a cream?--NELLIE.”
No, a good cold cream. applied after washing your skin, would be expellent to soften your dry skin.
"Dear Lois Leeds-My Chiricon- year-old girl insats upon a perma- nent wave. Do you approve?
-MRS HI."
Yes, if the hair is straight and if It will make her prettier and hap- pier! But ser' to it that she takes care of her hair and her permanent by weekly shampooing and daily brushing.
SPRING PRINT
falled
At a London show for spring of prints, peplums, países st pleats. This model 12 "Berkeley-square.", tak -Fuws trees, railings and nameplates on white inen-weave rayer. -Sketched by Virginia at Jonn Harold and Binnes's collection.
By Galbraith
Don't tell me that's your boss--the fellow a big strong
man like you doesn't dare ask for a raise!!!
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1947.
JAP NAVAL DECOY PLAN REVEALED IN NEW BOOK
Japanese naval strategists lured · Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr., away from one of the greatest son battles in history with the decoy of a handful of empty carriors, according to C. Vann Woodward, former U.S. naval Intelligence officer..
The Japanese had a master plan to annihilato the United Statas Seventh Fleot, Woodward writes in his book, ""The Battle for Leyte Gulf," just published by Macmillan.
TO FIGHT FOR RIGHTS OF WOMEN
Dorothy Kenyon, already one of America's husleni women, is prepared to work on another big' Jello help to estabilsh rights for women Uroughout the world.
Miss Konyou, judge of the New York Municipal Court in 1939, an outstanding co-opera- tive corporation lawyer, and an activo worker for women's
rights, has been named by Pre-
sident Harry Truman as the United States delegate to the Unesco Commission on the status of women.
The Commission is charged with the promotion of women's political, economic, social and educational rights all over the world.
We shall work ол extending the vote for women," said Judge Kenyon. Just how this will be done will have to be decided. I should like to see the
Commission hold regional conferences on this subject in different parts of in areas the world, particularly where women do not have personal
freedom.
Illiteracy In China
I
"In some Arab countries, for in- stance, women still wear the veil. should like nisu to see a regional con- ference held In China to discuss with women's organisations the problems
among of illiteracy
women there. Such meetings would give women of those regions à chance to discuss
their problems with Judge Kenyan,
with
Womun
a tall, dark-eyed silver-threaded hair worn in a thick bob, hus balanced her professional work with a large number of citizenship activities,
During self war, she acted as coun- a committee of American wo-
men
In the ensuing, actions of Oc- tober 23-26, 1944, the Japanese Jost 20 combat vessels with 15,000 casualties, while the U.S. forces lost six ships and had some 4,000 casualties.
"Fortunately, the enemy's mis- takes were much more numerous than our own," Woodward writes
in summary.
War Secrets. Disclosed
•Including many hitherto top se- cret facis, photographs, charts and Foports of Intelligence examina- tions of Japanese naval officials after the war, Woodward presente battle that overshadowed Jutland a comprehensive picture of the in very respect.
The Japanese initiated the "Sho plan" three days before the Arsi American landing on Leyle.
The plan was to hurl the entire
tmperial Fleet against the U. S. Navy
backs-to-the-wall at- tempt to defend the
Philippines The fleet was divided in three parts: 4. A central force of five battle- chips
12 cruisers and 15 destroy- er was to smash through the mid-; die of the Philippines at San Ber- nardino Stralt and destroy the 738 hilps supporting the landing of 103,000 troops on Leyle.
2. A southern pincers force two battleships, four cruisens and eight destroyers was to move up Surigao Strait south of Leyte and assist in the destruction.
"
including one heavy aireraft
3. A northern group of 19 ships,
rier and three light carriers,
car-
Wus
to sacrifice itselt off Luzon by lur- ing away, Halsey and the powerful U. S. fast carrier and battleship 「OITR
even
Decoy Plan Works
The Japanese decoy plan worked better than their admirals had expected, with Halsey leaving Sun Bernardino Strait totally un- guarded,
"Not so much as a picket de- wan lett," Woodward writes. The fast batteships of the Third Fleet," Woodward continues, "there- fore spent the 24 most critical hours of the three-day battle doctors who waged n successful 300 miles up the coast of Luzon and steaming 300 inites back, between two encany forces, without Aring
a shot Contact
though narrowly with both." Meanwhile, in the south,
battle for, legislation granting com missions to women doctors. In the United States Army and Navy.—As- sociated Prest
A
CAESAR BUST DISCOVERED
bust belleved to have been made by the Itamans to depict Caesar Augusta, who died in 14 A.D., has been found am.ng a collection. of art works stacked in the music room of one of the ancient houses of England. -
at
missing
Vice-
Thomas C. Kinkaid old
19 of the Seventh Fleet
met Japanese southern pincer movement in Surice Strait in on overwhelmingly successful surface battle on the night of October 24.
Only one Japanese ship, the de- stroyer Shigure, ewaped from Kin- kald's forces,
Kinkaid Asks Help
On the morning of October 25. Kinkaid, W unili
hod
thought Halsey was guarding against the main Japanese fores,
The bud, which was at Tottenham House, Savernake Forest, the former house of the Marquess of Ailisbury, Iceived reports that his "baby" was among the Allebury collection Kaiser aircraft carriers were under stored there, and its Identity will fire frem be decited by the British Museum Associated Press.
According To
Culbertson
(Copyright, 1947, by Ely Culbertson)
The declarer's lack of knowledge concerning "end plays" cost him the slum contract in to-day's deal.
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enemy
holteships off Samar Island, Just outside Leyte Gulf.
Urgent requests for support were sent to Halsey, who broke off pur ruly of the Japanese carrier and turned south.
furce
The lute Vics-Admiral Marc A. Mitscher was deft behind with the tarios of the Third Fleet to pound the northern Japanese force by air, and succeeded in sinking the feur exrriers, & cruisor, and two
destroyen.
The commander of the Japanese main batis force off Samar, Vice- Admiral
ral Takeo Kurita, menawhile had indicted great casualties on the Seventh nir support unit of the Ficot. But suddenly,
two hours shirt of his objective of entering Leyte Gulf, he decided to retreal.
He hid some, fears that he might "fall into an enemy trap," he said. -United Press.
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BASIL HAS AN FRENCH. TUTOR!
PATENT OFFICE
I NEVER KNEW HE WAS MUSICALLY INCLINED!
CROSSWORD
improbable,
Across
(3, 4)
U. A YOUDE LEI. (6)
iv. The age of minerals ?
11. Where the ink la
1 Title. (4)
kept.
13. Scene of petty storma. (0)
15. M.E. country. (4)
Donkey of sorts, (B)
9. Be wary for a abang. (4)
20 quarrelsome ins. (4)
Bandage (4)
(6)
Fish with disorderly end, We sing about those men. (3) Reverenco. (3)
27. Make up your inlad, or put min
off. (0)
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And wife. (8)
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3. Field. (31
4. Is the cub inside being spared?
(0)
What strugglers strive to do.
(4.2)
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10 Acrona. (8)
7. Baking necessity. (4)
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(0)
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(4)
14. Bometimes shows the way. (5) 10. Paunch. (4)
18. French part, but not to drink..
(5)
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Bolution of pewterday's puzzlo, „RaceTA! American; B, Hatsbow; 11. Oerman; 12, Hessoas 1, Bier: 14, Durt; 15. Alem; 17, Barm: 1. Korred; 15, fare; 24, les: 25, perm: 26, Stel, Dewar 1. Arelidukei: 1) Mies; 3, Inge: 4. Donb 5. Await: 6
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18. loro: 19. Net; 20, EAS, 13. ELEK.
Rupert and Ninky-53
Now that Ninky is 16 proper dider Rupert thanks the Conturor, and declares that it is time to return home. That cotton-wool too risky to keep" says the Conjuror. shall burn the rest of it. So take, great care of your donkey, little bear, for there will never be another one like him. never!" Outside 11 is now very dark. Tigerlily gets her cloak 10 sec Rupert home. her father ties Chinese fantern to a long pole and the proccasion moves steadily across the snowy common,
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
BY THE WAY by Beachcomber
PHERD was a curious inci- dent in a respectable family the other day. "I think," said South's bidding, at any rate, was the mother to a daughter of 16, good. He needed no
"that being a sergeant during couragement than the single raise the war rather unsettled your from North (on the 90 score) to granny." make the small slam an excellent
investment.
en-
What's she done now?? asked the West opened the heart jack. The siri. "She's become an air-hostess," ace won and traps were drawn sald the mother. Expressing no sur In two leads; the declarer .cashed prise, the Kiri Jawned. "Jet- all his diamond and heart tricks, propelled stuft, I hope," she said lane ending, in dummy, and led a club, guldly.
to
queen. West
and The Brunswick-square won promptly returned the club seven. Enat'a Jack forced the ace, and de-
festival
awakened at 3 am, by a weary ren- dering of Tom Bowlng" on French horn which came from the top of her wardrobe. The sound of his horn brought her, from her bed, and the intruder finished his piece in the next-door are
In praise of Bradshaw
of
clarer was left high and dry with BRA
PRASS band championships and the jungle from piriform or will
the losing nine of clubs. "
Starig
OR the first time in history Brad
show missed a month. This is bad news. Bradshaw is good prose, the right words used in the right order, no purple patches ("And as the set- ting sun glids the roof of old St Pan~ crus, the 7:14 gilding like tome beast nose its way into the mystery of contests are not what they used dusk"), no vulgar neologisms, no Fulfiling, the contract. scarcely could have been easier! Declarer to be, and if you ask me what they
no bad grammar. It teaches played correctly in cleaning up the used to be, I can only refer you to more about writing than all the por hearts and diamonds after drawing published a weels after the Albert the few publications left which deal "Brasa over Brunswick-square," respondence courses. And it is one of trumps, but then a club lead to the nine (unless of course East ha modest in its depirations, tells the ganda or uninstructed opinion.
Hall championship,
book, with facts and are not pure propa- pened to put up the jack) would full story of that extraordinary have assured success. If the nine
festl lost to the ten (as it would have), val of 1020, when the bands became Sport West would either have to return a interspersed and lost Instrumen- club right up to the major tenace, tall entered houses and blew in-To avoid IU-feeling a well-known or, by leading a diamond, permit, consequent notes, from top-floor win-centre forward has agreed to play South to discard a club while ne dows, and scullery doors. When until half-time for the team which was ruling in dummy, In other night fell the whole square was loud has just purchased him,, and in the words, the club queen, finesse was n - with stray bigsta, of sound, and real-scound half for the opposing team, 50-50 shot, whereas a load to the dents, returning home, stumbled over by which he hopes to have been nine" was a' sure thing, no matter; recumbent bodier and • abandoned | bought, on his form during the first how the cards lay. -
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