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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Spring Hat
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948.
WOMANSENSE
Dainty Conchita Is A Lady Bullfighter
Put
box In red and while striped velvet will matching bows seen in London a fort- night ako.
A LOOK
BENEATH THE NEW LOOK
PARIS.
FASHION expert Worth has designed a new petticoat to go with the New Look.
Wide starched lingerie petticoats are needed to keep the wide stirts outspread.
This new petticoat, by elever designing, can be varied in length with different skirts,
For very long frocks it rests on the hips. For shorter ones, it can be raised and buttoned round the waist.
By NORINE CLARK
ORD spread around the international terminal at LaGuardia Airport re cently, that a woman bullfighter had arrived from Lisbon on a Pan American Clipper, Every- one in the terminal inade it his business to see what she looked like.
The record shown that she fought her first bullfight for charity when she wna 13 years old, living in Linja. That was Portuguese style. Then when she was just a few months at older, she killed her first bull Tarma, Peru. That in Spanish style..
Since then she estimates she has fought more than 400 fights and nently one thousand bulls. She says she has no idea how much she has Some had visions of the earned but that she now gels be- tween US$10,000 and $15,000 ʼn per¬ Spanish equivalent of a woman formance. This past season, wrestler bulging muscles, fought 55 Oghts-40 In Portugal, man-sized hands, short hair cut. Spain, France and North Africa and 15 in South America. That, roughly, Others had a mental picture of given her пр Income of about u blood-thirsty, dark," ominous US$750,000 annually. looking creature.
So the appearance of fragile, slender, Attractive Conchita Citron came as a surprise.
It's Dangerous
the
Her answer to the question, "But Isn't bullfighting daniterous for a woman?", was "It is dangerous for anyone."
The 25-year-old beauty looks
Conchita has a great love for more like a convent-bred young horses, and as a "rejoneadorn"--that lady-which she is thon the is fighting bulls from horseback-she only bullfighter in the world worries more about her horses being who kills bulls both from horse- hurt than herself. She says, back and on fout-which she have never had a horse killed." also is.
Makeup Not Needed Peru's contribution to the bullfighting world has blue eyes, shoulder-length dark blonde hair which she clasps in the back with a barrette, and she wears conservative but smart clothes, She is about five feet seven in- ches tall and weighs 121 pounds. She doesn't use mak- up-but she does not need it.
Conchita says her father, Frank Citron, is an American citizen-having been born in Puerto Rico. He is a graduate of West Point and is now UN exporter-importer in Lima. Her mother is an American, the From the hips the skirt falls daughter of the author, ex- straight in is fullness to the hern, plorer and naturallst, Alpheus
Worth's "Robe Surprise" definite-
Tulip Line
to
Worth's special contribution the New Look itself is the Tulip Line.
Stenderness of waists
1s cm-
phasised by accentuated curves over the hips.
ly in a surprise.
of
It consists of an evening frock black taffeta with a bodice, and a long underskirt embroidered in A rich flower pattern.
ilyatt Verrill.
In perfect English, Conchita ex- plained to reporters that she learn- ed to ride when she was very young. Her instructor was Ruy Da Camara, Lima. fumer Portuguese consul in and in his day the world's greatest Portuguese-style ballaghter. Por-
This under-skirt can be dropped to turn an evenlig dress into a tuguese style means not killing the cocktall frock.
bull, she explained.
BEST DRESSED WOMEN
York by the Fastilon
Three of the 12 women chosen in New Academy as the "best dressed" women in America posa after their selection. Left to right: Margi McNellis, commentator: Mrs Wal- ter Thornton, fashion promoter, and Mrs Lauritz Melchior, wife of the opera star. The 12 winners, selected from as many fields of women's endeavour, were chosen for their ability to dress amari.
ly in keeping with their budgets. -- AP
+
RED RYDER
YOU NOT AFRAID
ROBBERS TRY-UM
TO STEAL GOLD
SHIPMENT?
Wirephoto.
She has been wounded once and,
Ease and Grace of Movement
Whether sitting or standing, an easy, graceful pose is natural to screen star Evelyn Keyes.
has
tu
Do
By HELEN FOLLETT Cultivate the idea of rhythm. Ex- presa rhythm in every act, when ORACE, resides in the mind and brushing your hair, slipping on your the muscles. One should desire frock, walking down stairs. Ou-
heart and soul with all one's
chair, serve how you sink into a move beautifully, and one should how you lift yourself from it, how as she puts it. "tossed about a lot, keep the musculature resilient and you turn your head, raise a hand. but I've been lucky."
strong. Large and small musclea As for romance in her life,
Keep yourself limber by doing the must work together harrisontously. bullfighing lady modestly refused Everyone is impressed by the sight arm swinging exercise, by twisting to discuss that. She did say, "Like of the woma
the body from side to side, pivoting who
well-
at the waistline, touching the floor any other gigh, 1 expect to
marry proportioned! figure. and whose without bending the knees. Not now." son st
every moment is graceful, Why is everything to preserve the svelte. Anaside to her duenna she so blessed? She probably play shape. (chaperone) brought out the facted vigorously in chilthood, And
Conchita has that
and plenty of health-giving outdoor life. Exercise promotes a sense of well hopeful swains clamouring for her still finds sports and exercise In- being. Because it air' washes the attention, wherever she appears.teresting: "Some even fly from one
lungs, it imparts pleasing colour- to another to be near her, admitted
Ing to the complexion. With a fee)- If a woman regards exercise as a Senora Da Camera, who is obvious-dull routine, she will have none of the job each day with interest.
Ing of physical fitness one can tackle ly very proud of her pretty and ne-It. I she gets the idea in her head complished charge.
that it is recreation fun, sha I suggest that you plan a special United States although she has been state of mind. In either case
She has never appeared in the will end tires for it. It is all in the time for daily calisthenica. Get out she of doors every day, willy-nilly, rain Invited to give exhibition bullfights should endeavour to sit pretty, stand or shine. It is the only way to keep without killing the bull, that is, tall, move with spirit and case, young and fresh looking. Be #
"I've never but, she says,
got When grace becomes a habit, awk- Woman Alive and beauty griefs will around to ItUnited Press.
ward, jerky movements will vanish. noi bother you.
amorous
continent
BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE
What the Toys Liked to Eat
-Teddy Liked Sawdust; Mr. Punch, Cotton-- - By MAX TRELL
MISS China Doll, who had
beautiful golden curls, and blue eyes (which she could shut and open), and who lived in her the own private house near sunny window in the playroom, decided she would give a dinner party.
" invite everyone in the play- room," she told Hanid as they sat on the steps of Miss China Doll's house. "I'll buy a big roast beef. Everyone likes roast beet. Then '1 unke a chocolate cake, Everyone loves chocolate enke. And then- why, what's the matter, Hani? Why are you shaking your head?"
like But
Hank said: "Everyone may chocolate cake and roast beef. I'm sure the folks you are going to Invite don't."
Doesn't Sca Why
"Well," said Miss Doll, shaking her curls a bit impatiently, "I don't see why they shouldn't. Hoast beef chocolate cake are delicious. Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, General Tin, the tin soldier, Mary-Jane, the
ran-dall, and Mr Punch and Judy will love them."
"Teddy, the Stuffed Bear,"
Raid Hanid, only cats sawdust. He's stuffed with it. He never ents any thing else."
"That's silly of him," said Miss China Doll. "It's much better to be stuffed with roast beef and choco-
late cake."
If General Tin got fat, his uniform wouldn't it.
DOTTY STORY
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Cue of the feathered creatures of the jungle was standing in the middle of a pond one day while the
bank
"What about Mr Punch and other animals played on the Judy?" asked Miss China Doll, be- They needed one more player to join ginning to think by this time that them in a brisk game of wood-tag her dinner-guests all certainly had and strange likes and dislikes when it and so they called to the bird in the
pond: cume to gating.
"Come and plny with us!" ΤΟ which the bird replied: "I can't, I'm-In the mud,"
dots,
"Mr Punch and Judy ent colton stubing," said Hanid with smllc.
They hiso like paper, and thread Draw lines between the and duck feathers." Then Hand ask-starting with No. 1, then going to ed the question that Miss China Doll No. 2 and so on. When you Anish liad hoped she wouldn't ask. "Do
you'll have the missing word, you like roast beef and chocolate cake?
"No-but-but I'm giving the din- ner party. I serve food for guests, not for myself."
"What do you like for yourself?"
Lowered Her Eyes
my
Misa China Doll lowered her eyes. "And General Tin the tin soldier. "I like plaster. It's what I like best never cats anything but tin and lead, of all,” Nothing else agrees with him. Be-
him.
own
HERE'S ́A TIP
If you are doing something in company with others, get into the Job or into the game with whole- hearted enthusiasm and attention. Otherwise, out of courtesy
and respect to your friends, stay out.
NEW WORD
nides," she added the next moment, So at Miss China Dall's dinner "he wouldn't cat the chocolate cake party, which was held in her because would get him fot. And if private house near the sunny win- he get fat his uniform wouldn't fit dow next to the Ecranium torge word "gas," yet the word does not and Every child knows and uses the the canary cage, she served a torge "I never heard of such a thing." roast anade of rags and ribbon and appear in Shakespeare's works, nor sald Miss China Doll.
the Bible. The word was thread and paper and duck feathers in "Mary-Jane, the rag-doll, can't and fin and lead, sprinkled with vented by Chemist Von Helmont of ent roast beef and chocolate cake sawdust. And for dessert she Brussels, who died in 1044.
elther."
"I suppose," Miss China Doll sad, "you're going to tell me that she eats rags.
""Yes, that's just what I was about to tell you. Sometimes she eats dried peas and beans. But alo always likes rags."
Trouble Ahead
AIN'T MUCH DANGER .BUT I SURE DON'T ENVY
IN TOWN LITTLE
THE EXPRESS MAN ON
BEAVERS
THE TRAINS THEREANT
WITH
HIM?
NO SHERIFF RIDIN*
cakes.
cream
served beautiful cotton fluff They looked exactly like puffs. Everyone thought it was the best dinner party they had ever been Invited to. As for Miss China Doll she just nibbled some plaster cookies but no one could have been hap- pier
"GET YOUR HOSSES,
BOYS' WE'RE GONNA ROB THE TRAIN
By Fred Harman
Rupert helps Dr. Lion—12.
To Rupert's distress he finds that the old Professor is sitting in hia dressing gown with his fest in 4 bath of hot water." This is awful," cries the little bear. "Nearly every one in Nutwood is ill and Dr. Lion saya that all they need is sunshine. I was going to ask if you could help him to get some, but you havo a cold, too, so that must mean that even you don't know how to make the sun to shine" "I'm afraid it docs," says the old man, "In face I've never thought of trying."
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