1960-08-06 — Page 18

TWILIGHT TIME THE CAREER

AT

T the early breaking of dawn, I awoke from a dreamless slumber. Through the window, in the distant sky of grey, was shown the sickle like moon, undressing slowly the silvery gown of her reign over the dark peaceful night.

one.

The little stars too no longer twinkled but vanished silently one by By and by, far away appeared the first gleam of blue and white, in- troducing the start of day.

Then suddenly, the heavy to sigh over its temporary de- Behold! Slowly faded the grey curtain was lifted up, the parture from this part of the glimmering light on the land- misty veil removed and in an world, as it gently patted the scape whose last faint - glow instant, in shot the golden ar- golden- waves farewell, making tolled out the end of day, Im- rows of the new-born sun, upon them sparkle like the reflection mediately, the mist was formed the precipitous peaks, the of a mirror under the sun. and on the face of the earth, yawning

trees, the twittering. There, urged by

solemn shadows or shapes were the soft cast. birds, the sleepy houses and the flowing waters.

breeze, into every little hole and

Darkness reigned. crack the waters still peeped

TH

CORNER

By ANNE HEYWOOD

THERE are many disadvan- ⠀tages to our present era of specialisation—many in- flexible rulings that keep well-qualified people out of jobs because of some lack ́tional background.

Emerging from behind the but drew báck more quickly-Credit card to Hilder Chiu, in their technical educa-

eastern mountains the Eun with the ebbing tide. marched through the clear wido

sky in all his triumph.

He warmed the earth,

couraged

the

en-

living,

called

the

forth hope and lighted for

labourers their paths, awaken- ing the whole world into ac- tivity.

POWER

a

I

Hongkong.

Being petite

HAVE always been tiny. I distressed my mother when my hemline began to stop shrinking, when my shoes fitted perfectly from year to year, when 1 remained a hopeless, stationary, sickening five-foot-one.

At

SO

so

There are many advantages, too, in that jobs exist in many varied categories, in many different areas, that a job may be found for almost what- ever combination of interests and talents and inclinations you may have,

Wide choice

The young

There's always

a job to match

your talents

no good at sefling. I don't know much about social work but, af Mightly he sailed across the

any rate, it calls for more thân until wonderful blue heavens

person today, four years of ... university - and and especially the young girl, it'll be all I can do to manage when пооп

it reached the

"Ah well," I comforted myself I even contemplated changing has a wealth of freedom of it. climax of its power. Pouring his

Margaret my hairstyle to one a la Michele choice, which would make her fierce ravs mercilessly down on cheerfully, "Princess

am. Mok with the same effect in grandmother green with envy. "Mother and Dad will all, he hung in mid-air, shining isn't much taller than I

Neither is Debble Reynolds, mind!

In my mother's time, for ex- and I can take some part-time like a great red ball of fire,

And they don't seem to mind.”

last I discovered the ample, nice girls didn't work jobs to put me through four distinct contrest to the meek

merits of wearing high-heeled unless there wag extreme years of study, but no more, appearance he impressed at the

shoes, and · felt strangely poverty at home. early sign of morning

superior the first time I walked

"Can you suggest a similar dawn.

I learnt how to enjoy being around town in a pair.

If they did, the only decent field that doesn't require as A petite girl usually gives fields open, to them were teach- much education as social work high for a time, after which be short. I had to! I began to take

"Oh my -

but aren't - you others the impression of helping, nursing, clerical work and does and is free of the

painful gan his declination and then

petite" as a compliment. I for lessness, and here is where the typing-if they had an educa- scenes nursing entails?” came the hour of sunset,

got to be

self-conscious with advantage of being tiny comes tion. the The sky, with

would walk in. a tall girl, and dancing clouds were painted blithely along with her, ob- orange similar to the stretch of livious of the fact that we made water beneath it.

a strikingly ridiculous picture.

He maintained his throne

or

on

fanciful

I sat on the shore, gazing dreamily at this successful piece of art. On the horizon rested the half-hidden run, still mighty and

bright, but having some what lost the power of its youthful noon.

It seemed to smile, perhaps at the thought that its work for the day was done, and yet

I decided to get used to my miserable height.

-

1

DASHING Isn't there always a dashing

man around to return

I was determined not to mind when a huge person slumped young into the seat directly in front of your long overdue library books for you, to drive you some- me in the theatre, and would amiably stretch my neck from where, to do an essay or to type some missed lecture notes for left to right until I grew quite

you? He feels so tall and gallant dizzy.

when you look up from below.

I learnt to wear clothes and colours that would help create an illusion about my height.

A

Reel Corner

KATE

OREILLY

PATRICIA BLAIR has the kind of face and figure that

set men to dreaming and women to scheming. Add to this the fact that she also possesses a great natural talent for comedy, and it's easy to see why she recently won a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract and a part in “The Gazebo."

Born on January 15 in Fort Worth, Texas, Patricia and her family soon moved to' Dallas, where she attended grammar and high schools.

The closest she came to dra- matics was putting on backyard plays and appearing as a cab- bage in a first-grade presenta tion of "Peter Rabbit.”

With the intention of attending college in the autumn, Patricia took a summer secretarial job with the Dallas Morning News to learn more about news- papering.

For "kicks," she also attended dramatic sessions at a local Ele theatre and ended up winning the lead in a Noël Coward play. "Hayfever.'

That August, fate stepped in and changed the course of

Patricia Blair

Patricia's life. She was at the then left to rejoin

her family

airport seeing off a friend when who had moved to California in

spotted by Candy Conover of

the meanwhile, the famous modelling agency.

Once in Los Angeles, a friend read for a Mrs Conover was involved at suggested Patricia that time in a

search for part in the stage play "Kismet." "America's Five Prettiest College She did and won a role in the

Girls." She offered to make Patricia one of the 'lucky quintet.

Pat accepted and was whisked off to New York for three weeks of publicity work. posing for

show, staying with it for six months. including its San Francisco stand and part of its national tour.

Returning to Los Angeles, she began concentrating on TV (such as the Bob Hope and Vic

national advertising and "sceing Damone Shows), made a couple the sights.

of nevies and even managed to When the initial tour was

**Time of Patricia had

enough appear in modelling job to keep her busy Cuckoo" at the LaJolla

over,

in New York for six months

house.

the Play-

down

and

to

A healing touch Lacking adequate education, they would clerk in stores, be

Two fields come seamstresses or domestics In missionary work any case, they were more to be

tional therapy pitied than envied and they

new it.

This girl is Protestant. She Nowadays, there is a wealth should check her minister to of freedom of choice, granting find out about doing religions dignity and recognition to what work. mother never got over calling "little business girls.”

Student's letter

You unknowingly flatter his ego, and he is anxious to do

For example, a friend of mine whatever he can for you. And in school writes the following of course, there is always some-letter: thing to be done.

So

There are many interesting posts for women, as weller men, which require a plain lib- eral arts college background and

an interest in helping

people.

"I always thought I wanted So cheer up, shorties! Thank to be a nurse, because I love tigate occupational therapy I suggest that she also inves your lucky stars that you are helping people. But I took the which involves working with what you are, and stop gazing first-aid course at our hospital, convalescing people, helping

those enviously at

alim and and I just know I couldn't be a them to help themselves, teach elegant five-foot-sixers. They return your

much ing them new skills. nurse. The sight of envious gase too,

Remember, 3. whatever combi for tall girls have their problems suffering, and blood and pain is

too much for me.

nation of interests you may too.

“I know I don't want to teach, have, there is a job in this big -Credit card to Linda Ann Wu, but I do want to work with world of ours which will give

Hongkong.

|people and do some good. Tm you an outlet for them.

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TYPHOON'S AFTERMATH

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Credit card to Casey Sung, Hongkong.