1938-02-19 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1938.

The Women Men Like KAY FRANCIS, one of Hollywood's most attrac-

tive women here sets forth a love code that is daring, original and practical. "If you can stir the gallantry of men," she says, "you have the sec ret of glamour.”

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KAY FRANCIS. Poised, sophis ticated, but above all, womanly.

"I think modern women on the, (straight, out of Ivanhoe, say) and whole are becoming a race of mo- a modern, 'emancipated' woman? dern Amazons. I think we're losing Picture a sort of "Amazon Yankee, the art of being féminine — and it 1938 style, in King Arthur's Court!' is the worst thing that could hap-|

Ha!' says ye knighte. “A pen to us!" said Kay Francis.

lady in distress. Lost in the forest. This was an unexpected statement Or is it a lady? Forsooth, the crea from Kay, who typifies more than ture wears pants! Yet verily it any other star the "new" woman,s a lady, and passing fair too." the assured, successful feminist. "He hails her, bows low. She, of But that is on the screen. Privately, course, is struck speechless. She has she takes an entirely different stand. to light a cigarette to recover her She disagrees with the whole new composure. At last: "Well, big boy, situation for women. The mascu- what museum did you escape from? line, meet-him-on-his-own-ground Wait until I hitch up my slacks and trend. The "pal" code.

then you can tell me the shortest "We're going against the instincts road to the tramline. What, take, I was having a marvellous time- in Feminism is becoming very fem-. of Mother Nature. You can't do your horse? With all that tinware marching right behind the band! I,inine. It emphasises charm and in- that and be happy. The reason wo- | on his back? Don't make me dote on bands.

telligence and it takes votes and men are so restless is because laugh!"

Kay's Code for Women is based jobs pretty much for granted. they've slain their heroes with this “A little more experience with the chiefly on that essential item-stir- 4. Don't "enjoy” ill health. "good pal' philosophy. They've car-lady and the knight would be re-ring the gallantry of men. And if 5. ried it too far. There's a little of nouncing his oath forever!

you can do it, my dears, you have the Galahad in every

“Frankly,” said Kay, “I enjoy the GLAMOUR! man and they're killing it. A man tells old-fashioned courtesies of men. I

KAY'S CODE girl to-day that her eyes are like think every woman does at heart. limpid pools of light' and what does "Men need to be made to feel the But wait-look over the code care- she do? Crosses her knees and protector. It's part of their birth-fully and notice the fine points. It's asks jovially for a match!

right, and why should we rob them a magnificent blending of the Ro- of it? I'll never forget my first mantic Age code and New Ideas.

8. No man is going to stand aste of gallantry.

Here it is: HER WHITE-PLUMED

1. Train yourself to love. Not bare-headed in front of you if you only the man who might conceivably snub him with your independence. "I was about twelve years old. It love you in return but also the aunt Keep it in the background. was at the time General Pershing or cousin or friend who needs you. 9. Don't try to get right down on ame back from France.

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"Now I don't mean," Kay added hastily, that we should go back to the Victorian coyness and coquetry. Heaven forbid! But we're too mat- ter-of-fact. Too independent. For a

of freedom" we've] mistaken idea sacrificed the greatest joys of sex. Love and the respect of men and the security that cornes with

both.

our

"That doesn't mean I do not ap preciate freedom and independence. I do in their proper place. I am a working woman myself. I'm proud of it and I prize pretty highly the compensation attached to earning your own money and being able do what you want with it.

to

"No, I'm not under-rating the value of any kind of independence,” said Kay. "But it should not be flaunted. Men like us to lean a lit- tle! They need to have their spirit of chivalry aroused. That is a wo- man's most important job. Take it away and you have undermined civilization itself."

CHIVALRY IN THE

MIDDLE AGES

"If you

think that sounda exag- gerated or drastic, consider this phase of it: You've seen - grisly pictures in the papers of slain gaug- sters and their molls. For the first time in the history of modern civi- lization the presence of women has neither stayed the bullets of police officers nor tempered the daring of the criminals.

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"And crime is only one side of the situation confronting this country and the whole world. We're facing turmoil, strife, days not unlike those in the Middle Ages. For it seems to me that when you look around you see robber barons again domin- ating feeble governments, bandits operating, wars again waging" for the same cause — oppression.

"The one thing that saved civiliz ation then was chivalry. The knighta banded together under the oath of it. In one form or another it has always brought sanity back into the It can do 80 again--if the arouse It!

BUE- can you imagine a meeting the old knights

one:

PRINCE

Remem-

2.

Find a means of self-expres- sion (in music or some other form). even if it's only for an hour a day.” 6. Don't cry for what you have not got. Set about making the best of what you have.

7. Cultivate frankness-but tem- per it with tact.

Put imagination back into the a man's plane or you may end by er the excitement? The big par-world. Let yourself thrill to the being right out of his life. de in New York? I started follow sweet, spicy smell of a wood fire 10. Look for fair play in others-- ng it at eleven in the morning and burning on a cold evening, mimosa in and give it. No woman has a right was still following it at three that the moonlight. (Don't laugh at sen- to traffic on a man's chivalry in

ma'timent. We need it).

business. But she should expect it afternoon! My family had lost

3. Know that the newest thing after hours”| entirely and they were frantic, but

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