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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1955
Page
12
New York report notes a major spring hat shift with wider or deeper crowns, light straws, and inner bands for secure wear. Styles favor tiny brims and straight lines to complement long torso fashions, featuring profile, back-tilted, and straight-on looks in airy silks, organdies, and felts.
A guide to quick home touch ups covering white water rings on wood, scratches on tables, tarnish on silver, and touch up methods using commercial pastes with siliconed polish. Includes tips for applying paste with the grain, using steel wool for gloss control, and saving small paint jars for touch ups.
Three year old Bill Holland listens to harp music as his mother plays at home. Henry F. Holland, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and the whole family are described as music obsessed. Everyone plays an instrument though Bill. he pretends on the piano while his father enjoys the guitar at embassy events.
Anne Holland, 12, studies piano for four years with violin and harp. Hank, 11, enjoys outdoor sports and piano and violin. The Hollands’ living room hosts a grand piano, two harps, and a high fidelity system. Mrs. Holland cooks, performs in Spanish with diplomats, and the family recently moved from Houston to Washington by way of Mexico City.
Practical instruction for garnishing buttered bread with red caviar and parsley. Mentions tiny cocktail onions and pickled onions in small jars.
A guide covers halving avocados lengthwise or crosswise and removing the seed after twisting to avoid messy peels. It also advises cooling a burnt custard by placing the pan in cold water and whisking with an egg beater to smooth it out.
A stylish look at nursery decor trends as mothers, designers like Ruth Strauss, and manufacturers spotlight brighter colors and imaginative wall papers. Bold characters, animal motifs, and easy scrub surfaces lead to vibrant themes, circuses, farm scenes, and star patterns for lasting appeal in young rooms.
Kathy Nolan, 21, plays Wendy to Mary Martin’s Peter Pan on Broadway and avoids being mistaken for a child. She discusses wardrobe hacks to look taller, including tailored size seven dresses, long bodice lines, vertical details, slender heels, a chic bun, cloche hats, selective color, and careful jewelry to maintain height and elegance.
Alicia Hart surveys Colette as a premier female author who celebrates women’s daily duties. She notes how Colette’s heroines revel in household tasks, dressmaking, and organizing, portraying women as richly real and intentionally feminine.
New York reports glass shoes in fashion this spring. The translucent sandals, woven from glass fiber and vinyl, offer pliability and cool wear without stockings. Colors include pink and blue with matching luster straps and heels.
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