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If you wish to give "ner a gift that will please, then give her perfume.

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"You could hardly charge him with cruelty," says ironic, Irene, "If he merely struck you-as be ing funny."

WHAT THE STARS FORETELL

(By MARY BLAKE)

Be careful a sense of irritation does not cause you to be extremely fussy, this day. An inclination to be dictatorial will be the average person's besetting sin, and may be the underlying cause of many quarrels. Haste perhaps will be responsible for a great waste of both

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time and money. danger of the average person's efforts being misdirected, so con- sider carefully every phase of work you have to do. Market conditions may be peculiar, so use your best judgment in making purchases of any kind. What one man loses will most likely prove to be another's E. gain. According to a law of de- velopment, many embryonic ideas may become practical, so that this ought to be an auspicious day for inventors, architects, scenic artists and playwrights. Married and en- gaged couples, as well as those en-X gaged in courtships, must be care- ful that conflicting emotions do not result in the use of poor judgment.

If a woman and December 23 is your birthday, your pleasure-lov- ing proclivities may make you ignore the serious side of life. You ought to be able to develop a skill in work of a technical nature. Work that requires a combination of brain work and skilful hands, appears to be the most likely sort through which you can advance your personal fortune. Through some artistic line of endeavour, sell- ing, writing, teaching, or as office executive. You are apt gain financial independence, Marri- ed life ought to have much to offer you in the way of advantages and happiness.

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The child born on December 23,,

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be during its adolescence, rather difficult to manage. Patience, combined with firmness, will get this youngster straighten- ed out by the time it enters its teens. Many of the world's most successful men and women have been born on this date, so there is no reason why this child cannot be numbered among them eventually, When we say "successful men and women". we do not necessarily mean-famous ones but rather those. whose personal lives have been righ and complete.

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