White Collars
White collars suit dark-colored dresses and [...] as well. Try one of these collars on a black or navy-blue dress, and you will be pleased with the result.
1 – The sailor collar adds breadth to the shoulders [...] it takes three-quarters of a yard of fabric, and take [...] yards and turn [...] and double in width.
2 – The look of the open-shirt style gladdens the heart. You need half a yard of fine fabric to make it.
3 – Ruffles suit youthful clothes. Make this ruffle from the corners of fabrics you have on hand. It requires half a yard of fabric.
4 – The "shirt front" that is worn under clothes has a ruffle of fabric or of flannel ribbon; it requires half a yard of new or old fabric.
5 – Another kind of "shirt front" with a small turned-down collar. It requires approximately half a yard of fabric.
Al-Ma'rad
Her Waist Grew 20 Centimeters Slimmer (Kruschen Salts)
Her waist grew 20 centimeters slimmer
She eats whatever she pleases and stays slender
Madam: if your figure does not please you, read the letter below:
"I used Kruschen Salts, and in three months my fat melted away and my waist grew 20 centimeters slimmer, and my friends admire me. I always eat whatever I please." Madame A. Dh.
Kruschen is a tonic. It carries off the waste matter that produces fat, and the acids and poisons that breed rheumatism, stomach ailments, and other complaints.
Kruschen is sold in all pharmacies.
The Islamic Makassed Charitable Association in Sidon has received a letter from the Egyptian Ministry of Education stating that the competent university authorities in Egypt have agreed to accept the certificate of the Islamic Makassed College in Sidon for admission to the Fuad I and Farouk I Universities and to Egypt's higher institutes.
There is no doubt that this step, which strengthens the standing of the greatest national secondary institute in the South, is one of the manifestations of the cultural cooperation so much desired between Lebanon and Egypt.
'The Woman's Voice' congratulates the South on its institute and wishes it ever-continuing success.
The Ministry of Public Works will shortly begin cutting the Sidon boulevard, which will run through the town from one end to the other, 20 meters wide and a kilometer and a half long. In the second half of March the contract was let for cutting the Khalde–Horsh boulevard, 40 meters wide and 4 kilometers long.
Word has come to us from the Arab Club in Aleppo that it has set a competition for the best stage play: the first winner will be granted five hundred liras, the second three hundred, and the third two hundred. Entries must reach the club before April 29; their language must be simple classical Arabic; and the judging committee will meet on May 3 to announce the names of the winners.
Woman has in her glances a power greater than man's in his laws and statutes, and the effect of her tear is stronger than the effect of his sword. (Voltaire)
Just as volcanoes do not erupt unless their slopes are flooded with water, so souls do not burst forth in their vengeance unless a sea of tears has flooded them. (Carmen Sylva)
Do not fawn upon the base man, lest your manliness fall under suspicion; nor upon the rich man, lest your integrity fall under suspicion; nor upon the ignorant man, lest your discernment fall under suspicion. (Ahmad Shawqi)
I have walked in the light of the sun, the moon, and the lamp, and I have found nothing that gives brighter light than my heart. And I have fallen from various heights, and nothing has weighed on me like the slips of my tongue!! (Rikarod)