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Show Cy-Nick Holds Spotlight in Controversy - By BETTY BLAIR Something of the spirit of the con-tnnnia con-tnnnia HMrt'a Htna fuu uaed to indulge la la found In the current verbal attack and defense of the ways of women. Readeri ahould not Imagine that becauae the outward form of the column haa changed within the prt few years, their viewpoint la not aa eagerly aought Deer Viss Blair; -Cy-Nlck'a" oka a r vat I on a, , gleaned after 10 yeara of atudying, were very feeble indeed In com-pariaoa com-pariaoa to what aome of the women wo-men think of each other. Having been a stylist, and out f the game now, I aometimea Heart's Haven paaa my time, aa of old atudying the women about town. Thoee who doll themeelvea up In tricky black with froaty touchea of white, a . veil awinglng in the breeae, and lace boaiery, when only ono woman wo-man in ten thousand eaa wear a urn a coatume and look casual. Alao, going you one better, "Cy-Nick," "Cy-Nick," I wonder why you overlooked over-looked th plucked eyebrow brl-.. gadeT The gal. too, who uaea flour on her face and ameara her lrpa with a vermilion that waa never duplicated on land or aea, Mem Catty, Too I disagree wholly on your view that eattlneaa la a purely feminine trait, for I have known aeveral of the mala gender who are enoopy, goaalpy and inclined to be catty. Tor men run true to type, too, ' only they are In trove rta who generally gen-erally keep their falling to them-selves. them-selves. We, the women, are merely mere-ly honcet In our opinion about oureelvea and ahout our weak-aeaaea weak-aeaaea from the houeetope. Aa for drink, yea. I aadly agree that one-third of the women are aa lowdown aa two-thlrda of the men. But the idea that they hide r make excuses for the fact ia new to me. I thought women who drank were very braaen about It. MRS. K. A. o Sorry becauae of column regulation regula-tion on apace to have to cut your interesting letter to the bare bone. With your encouragement Cy-NIck ahould hit harder next time, though maybe he'i the kind of gentleman who would do ao only on the greatest great-est provocation, and then mildly. we are fniiuiw w.. once to past history of tha column and your thought that present handling la conservative. It haa been variously dubbed otherwise. Peraon-alltlee Peraon-alltlee are necessarily excluded. The brevity of th present column la never Intended aa a rebuff. Lattera ' pro and eon ere welcomed, though wa meet make them conform to column col-umn apaelng. Coma again, and come la and let'a really get acquainted. FTKNmHC POLISH Dear Miaa Blair: la there particular polish or il that la supposed to be used on expensive furniture and woodwork? wood-work? Thank you. "O. T. e e e Since tha Inexpensive furniture usually haa a veneer of good wood for covering, the aama polish may ha need for that which eoeta much or little. Hare la tha formula for a polish you may make yourself that will both clean and polish furniture and woodwork: Buy paraffin oil. aometimea aome-timea called floor oil, at the drug atora. Mix with It two parts of high teat gasoline and abake well together to-gether each time before using. Wring a soft cloth from warm water, wa-ter, pour on It some of tha mixture and clean the wood, doing email portions at a time. Polish each portion por-tion as It is cleaned with a soft flan-Bel flan-Bel cloth. INSECT BOOKS Dear Miaa Blair: Since my little boy wa a baby he has liked all kind of Insects. Ha would pick them up in hia hand and cry sf I made him throw them down. Now b is 10 years old ha la just as craay about them and wants to read all about them. I don't mind It a much sow aa I did when ha picked them up aa a baby. I waa always afraid he waa going to put them In hia mouth. Will you pleaae give me the names of soma hooka be can read that will help him to know more about hia favorite hobby? Thank you. "WILLING e e e "Interesting Neighbor." by Jenkins, Jen-kins, and "Insect People," by King end Peaaela, are two Interesting books oa Insect for children. |