NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1923, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

‘.'l EST LOR REALTY. CHALLENGE TO AMERICA. lON DON. Oct. 21). A British beauty thorns is going to N"w Yolk to challenge ,om|iarisoii with the famine, American beauties. A systematic search for ideal giidlms la-te,l for month-, and twelve vaeaneies remain unlilled. M. Andre Chariot, the well-known manager, lias barred girls with thick ankles or had loetli, who show untidiness or huh of facial cxjiresxion. who sing out ot tune . nr who are -till' in their movements and dancing. Summing up the ideal British chorus girl, lie says she i- made b\ her pretty figure and allrailive face. She is not expected to posses- a lir-t-elass voice Imi .-he must have personality. She should be from 3ft din to 3ft 3in in height . Fair girls are the most diilicult, to find. NO POWDER nl! SCENT. ANGRY SOCIETY BELI.ES. LONDON. October 2D. A mesage from Riga states that Customs activities are causing a political and domestic crisis at Revttl. where face powder and poiiumi s are omili'iilia ltd. Actresses arc Haunting the possession oi both, while society v.onie.i. including even the wives of Govertuneiit officials, arc denrived of the aids oi beauty. Their indignation is coupled with a discovery by the Customs Department of the disappearance ol large i|mintities of y, iwder and periTime which had been eouli-caLed on tlie Iroutier. This has plaet',l nromliieul Ministers in a most awkward and incriminating position.