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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1935.

THE GIRL IN THE LITTLE PINK

HOLLYWOOD STAR

LIKES TO KNIT

BETTY FURNESS' MOTHER IS HER PAL

BY DAN THOMAS

Hollywood.

If you were to describe Betty Furness in a pro- fessional way, you probably would say, "She's one of the leading young actresses in Hollywood."

And you would be right. That's the reason she has been selected as one of the film colony's six best prospects for stardom.

If you were to describe Betty as a person, you pro- bably would "She's a swell guy."

say,

Again Val wonk! be right.ever. Mrs. Furness is as much aļ None of the usual adjectives. At pai as she is a mother. While she this 19-year-old blond actress. Trequently advises; she never or You never could refer to her no

sweet, charming, carefree, or re- gular, because who's all those roll. ed into one.

In truth, she is a “swell guy' *-----

a girl who always would be one of the gang, whether that gang be made up of boys or girls.

If you were directing somebody to Betty's home, you certainly would say, "She lives in that_aw- ful pink house on King's Road."

You'd be right again, with p vengeance.

HOME IS HORRIBLE PINK

Yes, boys and girls, that's the bitter truth. Young Miss Furness lives in a pink stucco bungalow. And not an ordinary pink either. but a very vivid pink.

However, don't hold that against i her. She just rents the house,

doesn't own It. And the inside, the only part over which she has any control, is very attractive and homey.

Betty

explains the exterior

colour thusly, "I won't pay for: having it requinted and neither will the owner. So I guess it will have to stay as it is. But don't make any cracks about it, because I don't like it any better than you do."

She'p that way about everything, Frank and to the point. You al- ways can depend upon her to speak her mind in her surprisingly low voice. No matter how well you know the actress, her voice always is a surprise, beenuse you just don't expect such low tonos to come from her lips,,

MOTHER IS HER PAL ·

Bolly and her mother keep house ders her daughter to do anything together, her father being in New As a result, she is completely York, where he is engaged in within Betty's confidence. And chemical research work. How often is included in her parties.

Although a fine actress-at leas; so good that Metro-Goldwyn-Maye has just taken up her option for another year-Betty doesn't givi that impression at all when she's away from the studio.

Her tousled early hair and hearty manner, so different from the sophisticated cordiality found in most actresses, give her the appearance of a co-ed, Yet на

With her tousled curly hair and her hearty manner, Betty Furness is a Hollywood favourite. But she doesn't care so much for the sacial whirl. She'd rather knit, it's a becoming pastime,

at the pore at the left shown.

withant first putting my hair upįsiderable time at the beach and a Jon curlers," she told me. "I can't lot more tine just running around

afford to walk into the studia un-j

less I'm looking my best, which visiting friends,

isn't any too good. And I never know when I might get a call. So

I'm always ready for it."

•

STARTS TAKING LESSONS

"But now Eve decided to make

HOUSE

Polygamy in Turkey

WORRIES FOR AUTHORITIES

HABITS OF OLD DAYS

Ankara.

Polygamy and secret marriages are still problems which are worry- ing the Turkish Republican govern- ment.

Four years ago marriages were made civil ceremonies and mono- gamy for all future unions was made the law. There is a "super- intehdent of marriages" in each municipality, and couples who are physically "passed" for marriage come before him for their union.

of the But habit keeps many Turkish population following the old ways. Nor, E clever trick whereby this is done has been dis- covered.

Men from Auntolla go to Istan- bul and there find young women, especially pensioned war widow jand orphans, and engage them on employment contracts for work in the provinces.

These contracts are duly! legalised by the public' notary and the women go off.

When they want to marry, they approach the provincial clerie, ex- hibit their contract saying that it is a civil marriage contract and so the cleric, who does not understand the document, proccedd to unite them in marriage according to religious rites.

If they married civilly, they would lose the pensions. So they have invented this way of taking in the clerics, who this innocently break the Juv in wedding them religiously when they bave never |been through a civil ceremony,

The Ankara government is about to issue regulations forbidding public notaries to legalise these

mployment contracts which being abused in this way.

Arc

As for polygamy, Turkish men still succeed in practising . some- From Thrace they cross over into Her whole life right now is my apare time count for wrapped up in her career. Bething," she says, "So I'm taking fulgaria and there marry Mary Elizabeth--that's her real dancing leashas, ballet and tap.ander, the Koranie. Law and bring name--finds plenty of time for out-three times a week. I'm niso tak-them back. In the same way the

wants to try on new hats,

Wives

where

(nide aclivities, especially If she ing three singing lessons a week. men of South Anatolia cross into

the region of Alexandret Would you like to hear me sing? they are outside Turkish juris- She has an unquenchable pas-Tra la la In la.

diction, and there they provide sion for new hats. And the fun-

"And I'm taking tennis lessons themselves with riore vives. nier they are, the better she likes

This practice is also to be slapp- them.

twice each week. That's all I eaned by a law which will allach stand of them, they're sa vigoráns, severe punishments to these subter-

Juges.-United Press. "Combined, they take a lot of pretty screen time. But that just means cut-¦ actress, but she gets considerable ting down on my social activities, enjoyment out of both.

which I don't care much about any-. way.

She also finds plenty of time for knitting, and sewing. Odd pastimes for

"I like to go to small parties, where you just sit around and gab and have some laughs. But night clubs and those plaees don't appeal to me. Nothing exciting ever happens in them."

She's very adept at both, ton, dresses having made numerous and knitted a goodly supply of sweaters and skirts for herself. she's working, her Even when knitting goes right along with her. "I've noticed a lot of people looking askance at me when I haul out my knitting on a set," Betty i remarks. "But by the time the

Betty hasn't any particular boy: picture is half finished, some of friend to occupy a lot of her time. them usually have asked me to either. She just plays the field, teach them."

As she puts it.

By her own admission, young

is very painstaking about her ca Miss Furness (pronounced with

reer.

"Whether I'm working or

not

and regardless of what time I get home at night, I never go to bed

the accent. on the last syllable)

used to waste most of her time

Not that she has an aversion to falling in love. In fact, she ex-

pects to, some day. But in the

during the leisure weeks she had meantime she's going to have all between pictures. She spent con- the fum possible.

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