A monthly women's magazine published by
the Lebanese Women's League
P.O. Box 1284 – Beirut – Lebanon
Responsible director:
Heneni Tarcha
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Editor-in-chief:
Edvick Jureidini Shayboub
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Publishers
Dar al-Kitab
Hamra Street, the Hindi Building
(opposite the Capuchin church)
P.O. Box 1284 – Beirut
Telephone: 25102
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Subscription
In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world
15 Lebanese lira or the equivalent
Abroad
10 dollars or the equivalent
For official departments and institutions
25 Lebanese lira or the equivalent
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with the management
Issue Twelve – Year Thirteen – December 1957
Table of Contents
Page
On the Anniversary of Independence . . . . . Editor-in-Chief . . . . . 3
Between Reality and Fantasy . . . . . Rose Ghorayeb . . . . . 5–6
On "Can Happiness Be Feigned?" . . . . . Asma Tubi . . . . . 7
Madeleine Farah, America's Beauty Queen of Lebanese Descent – The Editors – . . . . . 8–9
A Letter from the Red Cross Conference . . . . . Najla Saab . . . . . 10–11
The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor (17) . . . . . Emily Nasrallah . . . . . 12–13
The Tahdhib al-Fatat Society at Its Golden Jubilee – The Editors – . . . . . 14–15
The Age of Classical Music – Beethoven . . . . . Fadil Abu al-Nasr . . . . . 16–17
The Young Sculptor Michel Basbous – The Editors – . . . . . 18–20
Emancipated Thoughts – An Old Tale . . . . . Layla Baalbaki . . . . . 21
A Story – I Loved Her and Lost Her . . . . . Asma Tubi . . . . . 22–25
Little Secrets to Keep You Elegant for the Holidays . . . . . 26–27
The Woman I Loved.. (A Story) . . . . . Layla Abu Dahir . . . . . 28–31
The World of the Cinema – How I Won the Heart of a Prince . . . . . 32–33
In the Home of "the Lady of America" . . . . . 34–36
Nutrition (8): Vitamin D . . . . . Nuha Salman . . . . . 36–37
In Society . . . . . 39–51
World Events in a Month . . . . . Ziyadeh Awwad . . . . . 53–54
The Cover Picture: Fayhaa Attar, bride of Mr. Sayf al-Din al-Khoja, director of the Syrian Petroleum Company. A graduate of the American School in Beirut. Eighteen years old. The wedding gown designed and sewn by Madame Saliha.
