Evening star., 1951-07-03
By Betty Miles

THE WOMANS HOME COM-
PANION salutes the medical corps
in general, and the "airevac"I
nurses in particular. in its story OF
their superb work in Korea.
Says Give Howard, in 'The
Bright Side of Korea: "We gave
our soldiers the finest and most
successful medical care known In
World War II. Yet in Korea the
death rate among our wounded as
compared with the experience in
World War II. has already been
cut IN half!
"Once our medical staffs
have reached wounded man
and they reach most of them in a
hurry-the chances are ninety
eight out of a hundred that he will
be saved. No matter how badly
hurt, no matter what kind of med
icine or surgery he needs, he has
a SO per cent chance of recovery
He cites the case OF M/Sergt.
Francis Edelen, the first man
to be called back to service
from the Washington area. Ten
days after he lay near death in a
North Korean ditch, he was in
Walter Reed Hospital. Thanks to
medical care that was not avail
able in other wars, he has his life
before him.
GLAMOUR'S annual all beauty
issue tells with word and picture
of the busy days of Beauty Editor
Helen Van Slyke as she plans
stories designed to help make
milady irresistible.
Washington readers will re-
member Mrs. Van Slyke as Helen
Vogt, who for five years turned out
sparkling, witty copy as The Stars
fashion and beauty editor from
'38 to '43.
The point Glamour is making
with this issue is that any woman
can be lovelier, and proves IL by
selecting three already attractive
women, for which its readers are
archtypes, as it were, and sug-
gesting a few additional beauty
tricks and techniques that will
make them lovelier still.
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Expert Ruth Hopkins Reed ad-
vises TODAY'S WOMAN readers
on selecting a good beauty shop
At your first appointment, ac-
cording to Mrs. Reed, ask only for
simpler services-a manicure,
shampoo and finger wave. That
will give you chance to judge the
shops sanitation, regard for its
legal obligations to customers
pricing system, efficiency and the
skill Of its operators.
Learn about the services a gooc
shop offers, Mrs. Reed counsels, sc
you will know the uffus-wuffu.
treatment when you see 1.-THE
Iuffus- -wuffus treatment being {
dishonest sales technique.
This is Today'S Woman's specia
I baby issue, too, with So pages O
practical ideas for new mother
included.
II Live With My Parents ant
Like It," says Beryl Archer il
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. and ex
plains her position about a wa.
Of life that is something Of ;
J novelty today for a 23-year-olt
woman after she has lived ava
from home at college.
In the case of this young lady
I who also lived a year in Paris, sh
stoutly contends that she prefer
home with her wise, unclingin
4 parents to any other version o
B the bachelor girls life. Anon
q her reasons is the opportunity sh
q has had to know her parents o.
an adult level. she declare!
" In these years betwee
school and marriage, do hav
leisure for hours of adul
talk never possible before
was an independent person. wit
a life of my own," she feels. "Thes
years probably are the most en-
joyable for parents" she, add
After they have gone through a
the aches and pains of bringing u
8@ kids, they should be able to relis
n comfortably the almost-finishe
J. product"
# Good Housekeeping also remind
IN that magazines are ammunitio
ns for waging peace. When YOU hay
read your copy send it to Unite
States embassy abroad.
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