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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1949

Page

6

For Women: Eve Nye Keeps Buckeye Cafeteria Busy

Eve Nye and husband Earl co own and manage the Buckeye Cafeteria in Athens with a staff of nine in cooking and dishwashing. The couple feed 300 daily during busy weeks, planning menus days in advance and drawing on Eve’s home economics background. Their son Phillip helps roast beef and the family maintains a bustling operation from 7 a.m. to night.

Eve Nye Earl Happy Nye Buckeye N. Court St Ohio University Eddie Davis Messenger Eve Nyes Athens R. W. Finsterwald Gor Don Gray L. C. Baker Home Economics Service Corporation Middle West U. S. Army Air Corps Phillip Athens High School Momie Ohio U Happy”) Nye

Bedtime Stories Bring Joy to Children Says Kindy Group

A National Kindergarten Association article extols bedtime stories for children and parents. It encourages all caregivers to start early, use nursery rhymes, correlate music, and include simple tales from Bible and fairy lore.

David Taylor Marke National Kindergarten Association Jack and Jill Jack Horner Jack Spratt Dreamland

Fair Skin Care and Beauty Liability for Blondes

The text argues that fair skin shows signs of poor sleep and nerves and emphasizes careful care to maintain a youthful appearance. It notes blondes face a beauty liability and highlights the contrast with brunettes in aging concealment.

Furniture Designs On Exhibition Tour

The American Institute of Decorators awards five top designs from 450 entries plus 58 fabrics wallpaper floor coverings furniture and lamps in a nationwide tour starting April. Winners include Muller Barringer New York City for a five foot diameter coffee table, George Farkas Miami Beach for a double gooseneck lamp, Harold Grieve Los Angeles for woven fabric Strata in white rayon, and Ruth Adler Detroit for a large abstract printed fabric.

NEW York NEA American Institute of Decorators Muller-Barringer New York City George Farkas Miami Beach Los Angeles Harold Grieve Detroit Ruth Adler

Velvet Ribbon Glamour For Blouses This Spring

A fashion note suggests using velvet ribbon to glamorize blouses this spring. Tie narrow velvet around cuffs and collar openings, lace through eyelet embroidery on necklines, and fashion a velvet necklace to drape a brooch or locket.

Sparkling styles to glamorize eyeglasses in daily wear

Alicia Hart reports on Mrs. J R Browder advising glamorous uses of eyeglasses. She suggests bolder eye makeup, shaped brows, curled lashes, and marked frames with rhinestones. Hats with glasses, especially simple brims worn back, brighten the face and enhance style while keeping a refined look.

Alicia Hart J. R. Browder Japan New York

Wives Question Complaints Life At Home

Ruth Millett argues that persistent complaining by wives about housework fails to gain understanding from husbands. She contrasts Marge and Martha showing how cheerful, cooperative attitudes can improve harmony and home life.

Ruth Millett Michigan Marge Martha Jim

Easter Glory Cake recipe for a festive nest cake

Simple two egg cake with green coconut nest and jelly bean eggs. Readied with 375 F bake, dry ingredients sifted, and a seven minute frosting. Nest made by tinting coconut green and shaping nest to hold candy eggs.

Show Off Antics Reflect Youthful Manners

A magazine piece questions how manners reveal maturity when youths stray from parental guidance. It argues that loud theater chatter and boisterous greetings embarrass grown-ups, while gossip about strangers and public groups blocking sidewalks mark childish behavior.

Women's Interests Broadened Beyond Domestic Roles

Cynthia Lowry notes rising discussion of women extending concerns beyond home. Census data show millions of families partly or wholly supported by women, with radio host Marion Young observing a steady shift from domestic topics to public issues. Women write more independent opinions, linking food subsidies and politics to daily life, often due to husbands away at war.

Cynthia Lowry Federal Census Bureau Marion Young New York City Martha Deane Miss Young

Women face long fight against the clubwoman rut

A NY World Telegram interview with college women shows marriage as their top goal but they vow to resist the bridge playing garden club routine. They warn pressures rise with community life and PTA demands as children start school.

New York World- Telegram PTA Ls

Femininity Lost Expert Claims By Hal Boyle

New York reporter quotes beauty expert Helen Fraser of the Barbizon School saying modern women too often imitate male manners. She cites overdeveloped leg muscles from athletics and swaggering walks as signs, noting women’s gestures and speech reflect a masculine influence.

Hal Boyle New York Helen Fraser Barbizon School of Fashion Modeling Miss Fraser Jimmy Durante

Women should adopt masculine virtues, says Miss Fraser

Miss Fraser criticizes young women for smoking, handbags, and fashion trends. She argues women lack self confidence and grace, urges embracing male qualities like bravery and friendliness, and warns about poor posture and etiquette among the younger generation.

Fraser

Long hair in a jiffy

A dramatic demonstration shows transforming a girl with scant hair into a fuller look. A button sized bun is created from a matching chignon added to the head and secured with a rubber band and pins for a casual finished style.

Wardrobe Planning for a Spring Wardrobe

Women should plan a spring wardrobe before shopping. Impulse buys rarely become true standbys. thoughtful, charted purchases ensure items like a cotton blouse or scarf fill current needs and integrate with the season's wardrobe.

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