Good Parties Need Planning
A hostess guide contrasts a mother’s polished hosting with a novice’s chaos in the kitchen. The piece warns that last minute prep leads to missed steps and a flustered appearance when guests arrive.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1949
Page
7
Pink makeup for spring highlights feminine lacy bonnets
Alicia Hart notes spring fashion blends pink lipstick with lacy straw bonnets and pale flowers. Designers pair makeup with blue season tones while hosting tips stress planning and conversation to be a perfect hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Royals
Brewer's yeast boosts nutrition for spring meals
Simple tip to raise protein and B complex vitamins by adding brewer's yeast to peanut butter and butter on toast. Yeast provides nearly 50 percent protein and can be mixed into batters and recipes without altering flavor or chemical action.
Dance Hostess To Mental Patients At Red Cross Event
A 42 year old housewife volunteers as a hostess at weekly dances for patients from St Elizabeths Hospital. She observes a mix of well dressed, intelligent patients and quiet chronics among 200 attendees, escorted by attendants, with staff overseeing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeths Hospital
The
Red Cross
Washington
Red Crosse
Motor Corps
Former Athens Woman Aids Red Cross Mental Patients
Mrs. W A Comer of Washington D C former Athens resident describes Red Cross voluntary work with mental patients for recreation as part of a broader effort by the Athens County Chapter Grey Ladies and others. She notes the personal impact on both patients and volunteers and calls for more volunteers across the nation’s 600000 mental hospital patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Comer
Athens
Red Cross
Mra
Comer
Grey Ladies
Athens County
American Red Cross
Sam Erskine
Coolville
Chillicothe
Carl Ferguson
L. A. Hamilton
Hunter Hope
H. A. McCaskill
James Patrick
Ralph Smeck
Edward Sprague
Frank Ritchee
Fred Williams
Richard Holzer
Irene Devlin
Lawrence Worstell
Arthur Stadler
John Aiken
Clyde Parrish
Mia
Ray Walden
Lawrence Walden
Paulita White
Hair Dyeing Best in Fall
Hollywood stylist Pete Westmore warns that bleached or dyed hair fades in sun and sea water. He suggests waiting until fall to dye or retouch, as natural color offers summer freedom and avoids salon maintenance during outdoor activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Westmore
Hollywood Studio
Victorian formal gowns for summer dancing
New York reports on 1949 dance fashion featuring Victorian hoop and bustle silhouettes. Printed cottons and gingham dresses showcase bustles, ruffles, waist hugging bodices, and velvet ribbon accents. Designers Fred Perlberg and Emma Comb of San Francisco shape bold floral prints and multi color plaids worn by Sue Howell as maid of cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NEA
Fred Perlberg
Sue Howell
Emma Comb
San Francisco
Valances Made Easy for Spring Windows
Kay Hardy promotes simple, affordable valances as smart window framing. Use a narrow wood frame or shelf on brackets, measure, cut the fabric with a paper pattern, and finish with a padded edge if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Hardy
Miss Hardy
New Orleans Style Wild Rice and Chicken Liver Concoction
Mrs. Sam Altman shares a New Orleans inspired wild rice dish with mushrooms, chicken livers and gizzards seasoned with paprika and cayenne. The recipe explains par boiling, sautéing, and simmering until tender, with butter to moisten, and suggests serving with fowl courses or using as a dressing for poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Sam Altman
Shannon Ave
Worries Ruin Moms Vacation
The article argues a mother of four should not worry about her children on a short trip arguing that concern steals the vacation. It contrasts with fathers who detach from children while away and suggests returning refreshed strengthens motherhood.
Criticism of Husbands Tends to Praise Dish Duty
Columnist Cynthia Lowry argues that advice on marriage now emphasizes husbandly dishwashing as partnership. She notes dishwashers grow in homes while companionship remains key, criticizing broad generalizations about men and urging balanced roles and individual experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Uve
Happy Healthy Child Diets With National Child Health Day
National Child Health Day and National Baby Week spotlight child nutrition and emotional well being. Pediatricians urge liver once weekly and emphasize easily assimilated meat proteins, noting improved hemoglobin in the first year. Parents are advised to introduce foods gradually and enjoy creative meat preparations like baked potato boats with minced junior meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank van Schoick
Michigan
American Board of Pediatrics
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