Retiring from an Active Life and Old Age Hobbies
Dr Roy S Copeland argues retirement is impractical for many and urges maintaining work harness. He cites a Wall Street retiree who could not endure leisure, stressing preplanning for aging, avocations, and outside interests to ease transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal S. Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Aoe
DR. Copeland
Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie in 1927 column
A reader seeks guidance on a fiancé who is untidy and tastes poor. Annie Laurie urges tactful, subtle criticism, noting strong communication and shared activities can spark change. The piece echoes retirement musings and personal health tips for a teen girl, ending with weight advice tied to age and activity.
A Fashion Model’s Diary on a River Theatre Opening
A narrator and Pam attend the first night of a new play at the River Theatre. They note costumes in the audience, especially tiered skirts, fringed gowns, and metallic fabrics. A silver lace evening dress with a hip-yoke earns praise for its youthful, sophisticated lines suitable for debutantes and matrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
River Theatre
Madame
Autumn Awakens Hope in a Life Reborn
A poet contrasts dull lives with Autumn as a sign of renewal. The speaker urges readers to seize happiness and achievement rather than wallow in lost past joys.
Brave Rooster Heads Toward Guillotine Inspires Chickens
A vivid 1927 vignette recalls a brave rooster Chanticleer aboard a freight car bound for the guillotine. The bird crows defiantly as engines whistle and dawn rises over pines, while hens listen and the train climbs toward an uncertain fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Black
Tomorrow's Horoscope By Genevieve Kemble
Tomorrow promises a lively and eventful day due to powerful planetary activity. Recognition and honors from superiors may come as new projects flourish and contracts form yet require calm steady behavior to protect opportunities. Notable natives Johann Strauss and Georges Bizet are mentioned as examples of versatility and achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Kemble
Montaigne
Johann Strauss
Georges Bizet
The Uses of Cosmetics By Anne Jordan
Cosmetic guidance urges gentle readers to avoid circus poster looks and explains a four layer approach. Start with a clean face, use cold cream with care, apply powder and rouge in triangle shapes, and match lipstick to rouge while avoiding harsh outlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Jordan
Psychometer and home help ideas in a 1927 feature
An article discusses the psychometer or emotion galvanometer as a rough measure of emotion and notes its police use and unreliability. It then shifts to domestic life, praising help by the hour for busy wives, with a colored man example, and argues evolving living standards and practical chores like laundry, cleaning, and errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Louis £. Bisch
Psychometer
Ball of
Evening wrap fashions on Fifth Avenue
Miss Shopper notes two coat styles in brocade and bead banding. The full coat model dominates the evening wrap display while a slim tailored coat with bead detailing also appears.
Ambition, secrets and menace in a theater world
In a manuscript scene set around Mary Harrison and the producer Veritzen, Auntie Madge notes a merciless, watchful interest he shows toward the young protegee. Tension rises as fears of discovery and control mix with rivalry between two suitors, while Mary begs for a meeting after a finger injury.
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Philip’ Veritzen
Mary Harrison
Dicky
Lillian
Mary
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Reamy
Detroit
Henry Clews
14Th Street
Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
Grace Thorncliffe
Fanny Darrell
Yellow
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Chanticleer
Wanda Barton
King Features Syndicate, Inc
5Th Ave
Miss Shopper
Adele Garr
Ison
Madge
Mr. Veritzen
Miss
Lincoln
Auntie Madge
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