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...well. She explained: "In the third set of my singles match I felt as if I were going to faint because of pain in my back and hip and a complete numbness of my right leg. The match was long and by defaulting I do not wish to detract from the excellence of Miss Jacobs' play. I feel that I have spoiled the finish of the national championship and I wish I had followed the advice of my doctor and returned to California...
...come under the finger of suspicion. Never have we heard of a college football game being "in the bag." The sport will ever remain popular just so long as the rules committee forces the employment of officials that are interested enough in the game and will do nothing to detract from its popularity by a questionable decision...
...similar situation exists now in the House football teams, on which a number of probation men play. They seldom practice more than three afternoons a week, the standard amount of exercise required from freshmen, whether on probation or not. The training is so slight that the sport does not detract materially from a man's studying for which the rule was made...
...casually glancing through the pages the many statistics may detract from the attention of the book as something for light reading; surely it is a fairly Draconion dose of material that is presented here. And yet the work lies nearer to the reading category than to that of a historical dictionary...
...Nothing ruins an outfit like wolf, rabbit or cat trimming." Hats should be small, matching the ensemble, framing the face. Shoes should have Cuban* or French heels. "Flat heels cause an ugly ankle line." Beads: "The plainer, the better. Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds...