nails with deliberation and care; and you are usually a "society lady," beloved by others, with position and personality in polite society.
6 - Nails polished in strange, unfamiliar colors: their owner is usually "chic," possessing a fair collection of dresses in different colors, and possessing likewise a fair fortune that allows her to buy a "manicure" for every dress; and she is possessed by vanity about herself and admiration for her own "striking" personality.
7 - Nails painted a loud red: if you prefer blood-red for the painting of your nails, then you are without doubt a dreamy girl, "young in years," in a new state of love.
The black-haired woman: the
instinct of mastery is prominent in her. She inclines to saving. Cunning, she knows your thoughts and the motives of your conduct, and if you take her as your life's partner she will play an important part in your destiny without letting you feel it. A skilled swimmer; and if she undertakes a project it succeeds to the utmost, and whatever obstacles cross her path she perseveres in her work until she reaches what she aspires to. Her good qualities are many, though her pride may stir up some criticism around her.
The blonde: kind of heart, gentle, shy, inclined to fancy, to reading, and to sentimental music. She does not tell the truth as it is, but adds to it something from her imagination, and she knows how to move her hearers with her tears. If you encourage her in her work she produces the best of results, and she works not out of mere ambition but to reach her sentimental ideal. She is not always sincere in her love, and sees no objection to handing you her reins!
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge have recently honored two women by raising them to the rank of professor. The first is Dr. Ida Mann, professor of ophthalmology at Oxford, and the second is Miss Butler, professor of the German language at Cambridge University.
Dr. Ida Mann is considered a distinguished specialist in ophthalmology, and her brilliant work is recognized in all parts of the world. She will work at Oxford in the laboratory attached to the new research department devoted to ophthalmology.
Her wide fame rests on her discoveries concerning the early development of the eye. Her forthcoming research will deal with the nutrition of sight, for it is believed that a deficiency in the mother's diet may be a cause of weak eyesight in small children.
Miss Butler is a graduate of Newnham College, Cambridge, and professor of German literature at Victoria, Manchester. She will begin her new work next October.
It is worth mentioning that the first lady to obtain a professorship at either of these two great British universities was Miss Garrod, who was appointed professor of archaeology at Cambridge in 1939.
The chestnut-haired woman: merry, quick with a jest, never wearied by her constant motion. Always first in her class. Her future lies in the liberal professions. She learns quickly everything she wants to learn. So full of energy that she can compete with her peers of the rougher sex.
Her friends are numerous, thanks to her lightness of spirit and her fluent tongue; she chooses well, because her heart never rushes headlong — that is, if her complexion is fair. But if she is dark, then her heart inclines to everything sentimental and tender.
After the Napoleonic wars, the peoples of western Europe rose up to discover those unknown regions of the continents and the seas. Soldiers, sailors, officials, and merchants took part in this work, each seeking a new source of livelihood or a market for his goods. Before long, scholars and researchers entered the field as well, possessed by that spirit of inquiry and investigation which marked this century.
The result was that a desire appeared in London to establish a place set apart for common meetings, where the information brought back by travelers could be gathered, and where maps and geographical documents could be consulted.
Thus in 1730 the Royal Geographical Society was founded, and many men of varied inclinations and interests took part in its creation.
The Society made an auspicious beginning, with four hundred joining its membership in its first year.
The general purpose of founding this Society, as was declared, was to advance geography and to spread it as the most important and the most delightful of the branches of knowledge. The chief aims toward which the Society directed itself were these: first, geographical intelligence and its printing; second, the creation of a library and a collection of maps; third, the offering of advice and guidance to those intending to travel; and fourth, the strengthening of relations with other similar