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BEAUTY ARTS By LOIS LEEDS

Posed by Kay Christopher for Lols Leeds..

Your baste beauty alds should be part of your daily beauty care,

BASIC BEAUTY AIDS

To achieve a clear skią is a mat-

ter of concentrating on a plan Basic preparations will do the job quickly end effelently. Don't pur- che cosmetics, put them on the shelf and then say, “Oh, they have not done my akin any good"! They cannot help you and your skin un- less you USE them,

water, sen pressed out. Apply about half teaspoon to your little ceston pad, and decase with upward

on the strokes, stakting

neck.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1947.

Geishas Are Fightin

A Losing Battle

The Japanese version of the bobby-soxer, adept at swing and the rumba, has all but cļiminated her prewar rival, the traditional geisha girl, with her sing-song nasal love ballads.

"STAR-QUOTES"

SONNY TUFTS

Answers this question:

Should Holly- wood actors re- frain from poli-

ticul activitles

and discussions

and confine their speeches

to stage or screen matters?

SONNY TUFTS

TN the old days' actors

In fact, most gelshus have voluntarily gone into scclusion rather than try to compete with the robust entertainment offered by modern. Jap girls, who scorn kimonos in favour of sweaters, skirts, and bobby-sox..

Writes correspondent. Sidney Whipple:

General MacArthur does nothing to protect the geishas, because the Reisba tradition is a part of nid Japan that must go along with the zaibatsu (family Industrial mono- poly) and Emperor-wornhip.

The old-fashioned geisha remains undemocratised and seems to realise she la doomed,

ed, as the is crowded out professionally by her less virtuous sistors who have learned that there are more vigorous modem methods of attracting the male than by play- ing the 'e-like samisen.

The sedate geishas with their white-painted faces and exquisite kimonos are rarely, if ever, seen in Tokyo hotspots,

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IF YOU REALLY LOVED ME YOU COULDN'T

SLEEP!

• MCKENNEY ON BRIDGE

Double Cross-Ruff Scores. 7 Diamonds

No Second Visit Allied afflcers, in Tokyo, out curiosity, go to see geishar once, but

I saw them play today's land the rarely go back a second time, tact time I was out on the Pacific say that having seen One gelsha,

coast, and I thought that they bid it they've seen all.

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By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY But quiet restaurants still exist TARL ACKERMAN of San Fran. where geishas are brought nightly in cisco, vice president of the covered rickshaws, but such parties American Contract Bridge League, is are largely Jap attended.

Plannning to come east, with Mrs I were editicised for living som notlari deners in which close prox-section of the national championship

Only a few gelsbas have learnt Ackerman unrent world of their own, probeled imity, with the male dancer is in-at the Hotel St. George in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr and Mrs Ackerman will be from the outside by a powder puffvolved. wall. It's not so long ago that birth

contenders for top honours in any of a baby to a glamorous star was

|event in which they play. regarded seriously threatening her If you prefer the fluffy, "whipped carcer. Film 'folk were supposed to creant" type of cleansing preparativo in 50-room mansions, drive pink ilon, upply it to your skin with your automobiles and be buried in golden Angertips. Leave it. on for few caskets upon their demise. Sitch There is plenty of other amuse very well Mra Ackerman's bid of minutes for penetration, then re-points of view are now dead. ment offering with dance halls and three spades (North) indicated not Tyrone POWER * Gone TIERNEY Jimmy DURANTE * Phil SILVERS move with cosmetle lasues.

bld six diamonds Westernwell. When she Hellywood has grown up. Holly-nister restaurants full of bobby-only a game, but a slam Invitation as and East passed, you might ask why - Here is an important point to wood's enlivened interest in politics saxers attired. In 'gaudy

dress remember. No matter what type of and world affairs should accrue to lia Many are expert at the jitterbug, cleansing cream you choose, you everlasting credit. Actors should

uld the rumba, and the conga. must have a akin toning lotion certainly be as free to speak their The Japanese Government, on dia wity which to refresh your skin, minds as members of any other part, has enacted a law ending the lighte Lighten, and stimuinte circulation,

fersion-the

scientists same way These toning lotions also gently

often express their views on social slavery system under which bleach the skin. They are in differ matters, journalis's discuss food and geishas were the property of the ent colours; green, violet or water-agriculture, and radio commentators house owner, merely getting a white, but they are all created for with little background speak authori the same beautifying purpose. They tatively on any subject under the are also cooling and aid in clearing sun. The liquefying cluansing creams the sign, besides having a mild as- are poured into fare while liquid. tringent nellon. I suggest that you This quid solidifies, then melts purchase your cleansing cream and again because of the warmth oftening lotion from the same cos- your skin. This type of cleansing: metie line, as they are created to cream really penetrates and dis-

work together. solves dirt and accumulated scere-

Cleansing is the basic thing when you are endeavouring lo clear your kin, to soften, to give it the clour, fresh look which is so dear

to

your heart. Cleansing cream does give your skin a clarifed look, a smoother texture for the day, sen- uitiver skin, which is linda and wrinkled. I unhesitatingly say, use cleansing cream, either the lique fying type or the soft, amulsified, "whipped crun" type.

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Well Educated

Actors as a group are as well fitted to comment on public affairs as any other group. Many are will-educat

the

Japanese Government's efforts also to stamp out prostitution have had the of sending

cffect

many high- seclusion. while class geishas into driving the prostitute on the

to street corners and to the dance halls. Tokyo Metropolitan Pollos have also gene after the "gumi" or rack-

ed university and college graduates,eteer organisations in Tokyo's under. first step Acting is a business and certainly world, most of whom are involved in vely skin is cleansing those who follow it should not be the prostitution racket, barred from freedom of expression

tions in the pores. You must apply The most important it to the skin on i pad of absorbent toward cotton which has been dipped in cold end tang

Minule Makeys

4 GABRIELLE

Earrings are so much a part of dooking attractive! It takes just a Minute to snap them on. But bo sure that you have just the right -ones for YOU`and your face. The Round face is most complemented by the Oval shapes, thosh which come in types to fit the earlobes. Earrings highlight your eyes and should be relected carefully.

SIDE GLANCES

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FURTHER OUTLOOK

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The two-piece naš a Parislan Influenc The swinging back of the jucher is termely ted with a nagh end for wire to slim and stalght

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wonder if I'm following the wrong caroor-even the second choice girls don't seem to want to wait till I finish collogo and medical school!"

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Mentover, many picture ELECTRONICS Buttons disconnected from their act- ing chores, Fred MacMurray, for

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War Veteran

TEST FOOD

Opening❤K

Mr Ackerman (South) did not bld

{ seven diamonds then, since he did

bid it later.

Scientists at the staté agricul- His reason was that he felt con- fident that West was going to bid six tural experiment station

ipades. If he had bld teven

dia- Geneva, New York, and the nonds immediately over six, he was Many, both men and women in the acting profession, earned the Cornell agricultural experimentį sure that West would take a sacrifice and bid seven spades. He thought right to speak their minds through station. Ithaca, are at work that they could set seven spades but years of war service in every theatre adapting electronics for use in he was not sure that they could set of operation-and who would try to deny- "soldier" turned civilian the research experiments on food-six. After West had bid six spades,

·Ackerman felt that he would not-take | right to express himself on policaj stuffs.

the rcrifice when seven dilamonds Fubjects?

in the During Alming of my At Ithlea, Prof, Alex L. Romanoff was bild. three latest pictures, "Cross My has produced nisuccessful electronic

From the bidding Mrs Ackerman Hear," "Easy

Noon Easy Go" and erg grader. The new grader. Prof.

obviously was void I worked very, Romanoff said, is close to 100 per hnd a very good fit in diamonds.

in spades. und) "Blaze of closely with

veterans, particularly in cent accurate, while former, candling

Therefore, it would take a ter which Blaze of Noon,"

casi is systems have bein only about 70Į

rifically bad break be set at seven largely made up of returned servies percent accurate,

diamonds. West could not be blamed men, including Sterling Hoyden and Prot. James C. Moyer, working at for doubling instead of bidding seven William Heiden. We all came to the the Geniva station, says it is pos- spades. With two ace-king com- conclusion--and wis had a female sible to use electronics to destroy binations, he felt sure of at least one supporter leo, in Anne Baxter, cur vitamin-killing enzymes in vegetables trick.

discussion, withrut loss of minerals car-that political broadens one's outcok.

Vitamins themselves. The

Ackerman ruffed the opening beast (Tomorrow Veronica Lake). a: explained, could be particularly lead, led a trung, to dunimy's king. in canning or freezing, tuffed a heart in his own hand and a Ispade in dunimy, then ruffed the third heat, dropping West's Rec. Dumuny was re-entered by ruffing the "We are investigating the usa of

scoord spade, and Ackerman's third this made of heating for blanching spade was discarded on the queen of vegetables, with the hope we can hearts. Then the diamond finesse reduce water-soluble losses and pro- was taken, and Ackerman had 13

with higher tricks. duce processed feeds vitamin and mineral content," ho said.

RUSSIA PAYS

HIGH INTEREST ON SAVINGS

valuable vegetables.

Conserving Vitamins

the or process,

For example, when shredded cab- bage was heated in steam and water, between 30, and 40 percent of the food's vitamin C was lost by the time. The Russians not only have the chzyme was destroyed. When savings banks, but their savings the cabbage was heated electronical- collect a higher rate of interest ly, the enzyme was only a three per- than that paid in the United seat less of vitamin C, he explain- States by most banks and, in addition, their income from in- terest on savings deposits iş tax exempt, reports Associated Press.

In addition to ordinary Aavings accounts Soviet savings banks also carry special accounts in which were deposited wages paid during the war in lieu of vacations not taken during that period. when workers and em ployees were expected to work the round "for the duration." These course, were frozen for the period of the war.

Also, almost every adult Russion possesses, some state bonds are sold in annual bond Mury Russians have ilfe insurance policles of considerable size.

year Bccount, of

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Check Your·

Knowledge

1. Name the Romance languages. 2. Give the actual tirna that. It takes the earth to revolve around the sun.

3. Who was the founder of modern sculpture?

4. What is the meaning of the phrase "Penelofte's Web"?

5. On whose life was Mozart's which opera "Don Giovann!". bised?

6! What Independent

republic claims to be the oldest state in

drives.

Three percent fa paid on demand deposita end five percent on time deposits. But a depositor can put bis money in lottery secounts where interest is paid in a chance at lottery winhings. These accounts are popu.

iar.

All savings banks, of course, are state-owned and operated. Deposits, in savings accounts are invested by the banles in a special government fonu which gives the bank sufficient. Interest to pay, all interest on ne

|counts."

The

operating expenses of tho banks which handle not only savings accounts but also the servicing of atato bonds and havo,, in áddition, certain other functions, are borne by the state Associated Press.

Europe?

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