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PRETTY POSTURE . . . Cpl. Nadian Yearta of
Atlanta. Ga., practices correct way to sit. Cpl.
Daphne Harding of Hartford tries to balance
book on head.
MODEL MAKEUP . . . Lady Mar.nes « \
tricks of makeup and hairdo from instructor
Mary Lou La Page, as they prepare for re
entry into civilian life.
By PHILOMENE VON HERBERG?
(i^P) Newsfeatures
SAN FRANCISCO—Some 200 “Lady” Marines at the Supply Depot
here intend to be ready for reconversion to civilian life—and they are
not losing any time about it. They have just finished a brush-up course
designed to make the most of themselves. Out with the uniform will
WHITTLING THE WAISTLINE . . . Sgi. Lorraine Bowers of Sun
Prarie, Wis., and S/Sgi. Doris J. White of San Franc’sco, wat"*
sister Marines do slimming exercises, in Marine "charm school"
classes at San Francisco.
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go precision marching in that "30
inch stride,” "parade rest” and
"attention.”
Instead they expect to walk
with some feminine allure in col
orful clothes and a new hairdo.
Its all a part of the Mar;ne
Corps special serv:ces
which during the war emphasized
recreation. Now, this course, be
lieved by local Marine officials to
f;" + of p<; vind to help
service girls readiust to civilian
life, is more in line with neace
The idea grew out of the need
for something more than fashion
shows and lectures. It gained sun
port until now 200 have cnmnleted
it, with many more waiting their
turn.
"I'm us*»d »o models." explained
Miss Nerice Fugate, head of the
House of Charm ore'-entmg the
cour«e, "but I've never a^v
tMna like the way those girls de
scended upon us. The first crrouo.
100 in all, comnletalv dehmed us.
“I thought, oh. dear, hut each
one fell in in military style snan
pily gave her name, and went on
to the next step of weighing in
“'’on <^r» fhnt with
models,” she added wistf”’lv
while the individual will carry
herself proudly in uniff— m s
Fugate finds many emerge w;th
sway bacvs. Almost all have
gained so they are overweight.
After weighing in and measur
ing each is given corrective exer
cises and diet, then taught to walk
and sit properly.
"Anyone can take two inches
h«* wing with correct posture,"
Miss Fugate said.
But most interest:ng to all fa
rin'1 girls are the lesions in indi
vidual ^ave-uo, hairdress. clothes
and color—an immediate change
in anyone’s nersonal
"Just to wear wonderful, color
ed clothes once again," Col.
r>an*-ne H^dinrr. H****oi,d. Conn.,
exclaimed, "that's all I ask."
The question most often asked,
Miss Fugate said, is: “How shall
I wear my ha!r?”
As one little Marine, Sgt. Lor
raine Bowers of Sun Prairie. Ttris
put it. “In uniform, it .b*st doesn’t
seem to matter.”
Her last lesson, the sixth, was
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finished. She slipped into her
blouse, set her regulation cap
dead center on her head. Uncon
sciously, she straightened her
shoulders, shifting pace to fall in
steo with her companions.
Her release, she had confided,
might come in a month. When it
did, she was ready with a lot of
new ideas to try out in Sun
Prairie, Wis.
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RETURNS FROM WRECK
Mayor Edward Seidenverg re
turned today via Alaska Airlines
plane from Anchorage, where he
left his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Seidenverg, who were survivors
of the ill-fated steamer Yukon,
which was wrecked south of Sew
ard last week.
Mayor Seidenverg stated that
aside from the 11 who were re
ported lost, there were only a few
who suffered any ill effects from
the exposure. He states that Mrs.
Otis Rank, mother of Ken Rank,
of Nome, was still in the hospital
in Seward and was awaiting trans
portation on the SS Baranof,
which will sail south-bound in a
few days. Ken will stay with his
parents until that time, when he
will return to Nome.
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