The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-21
Observations
Popularity Again
Becomes Matter Of
Importance
By HELEN EssARY
By HELEN EssARY

The heading, Senator VIE .
caught my eye. And then next, IN
The advertising pamphlet, this;
Dear Personal improvement Cluo'
Il am a senator's wife. ] attend
ID A luncheou-bridge OF so people
representative OF Washington so,
.iety. My place was at table ot
Ia women. felt rather SHY al
brst when ! applied your rules
Nevertheless I had such remark
able success that | soon was carry
lng on a lively conversation with
mi At my table. / was the center
Of a group and had a very nice
time. although on the way over
Thought. oh, dear. another dull
time when | cannot get In real
touch with people. SO thanks 10
you and your course on the metnou
o. conversation.
Mrs. DKO. Washington.
You'd never think, knowing the
cspital as you and DO, that any
hody here would need a course on
"Eow 10 Talk. How 20 Listen
would be a better slogan In lthis
citv OF words and speeches.
However. we won't argue the
question. The point | am about
10 try 10 make is this Some Wo-
men have decided 10 be alluriug
again. They have decided that
beinr direct and self-assertiye VIII
get them nowhere in this postwar
world in which the proportion OF
men 10 women is alarming. DIDN'T
somebody say there were left 80
German women TO every German
man0
Naturally, the old charm racket
has come to life once more. send
325", urges the Personal Improve
ment club. Risk a few minutes
reading for the secret OF lasting
smartness and charm There Is
such a secret-undated, unchang-
ing. Cleopatra used 1t to captivate
Anthony. o.. Madame du Barry used
Il 10 charm King Louis. You don't
want to be a Cleopatra or a Du
Barry? Humph! Not for self
alone. Not for women friends.
but for HIM. Eight basic rou-
tines: Appearance. personality
manners, conversation, home deco
ration, shopping. entertaining-oe
vital. Know your type. Send SIS.
Watch romance fly in the window"
There you are, my friends!
Proof that, despite the strikes and
British loan, life on this churning
planet is becoming itself again. In
short, hat passing Of one sort or
another has come back. Send S25!
Give $3.50! Come on. now. Be
gullible American.
ON THE RED HOT THEME OF
wisdom OF sending the boys home
there seems to be one sound deci'
sion. Either leave a large, adequ.
ate force in conquered or doubtful
countries or send all the troops
home and turn the countries back
20 their own people.
Looks like II is the officers who
love those outlandish places, any
how" writes l.. A. R., CT Joe.
1.-THE men are fed up with adven-
ture. But the swivel chair John
MES from Washington are all ex-
cited with the fun OF getting away.
Leave the swivil chair Johnnies
their chateaus and their trimmings
and set up a constabulary Of native
soldiers like the one we used to
have IN the Philippines. Then
everybody would he happy"
SPEAKING OF HOUSING, there
IS that house and lot 10 be found
for site OF the permanent head
quarters of the United Nations Or
ganization.
The inspection group OF the IN
terim committee had a press con.
ference the other day at Blair
House where It was staying while
getting acquainted with President
Truman. Only one member OF the
committee, announced as totaling
I'VE, was present The others, said