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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1938
Page
9
Short fur jackets and plaid woolens dominate fall and winter sales. Skunk fur remains in style with collarless tops and broad-shouldered cuts that slim the silhouette, with prices ranging from about 50 to 150 dollars.
Alicia Hart outlines a refined lady standard urging a slender waist through sensible eating and daily exercises, proper foundation garments, glossy hair, manicured hands, good posture, and modulated fragrance. It notes guarded grooming, poised behavior, and avoiding loud slang, with a brief housekeeping tip on removing rust stains from white porcelain using kerosene.
A list of club events and meetings scheduled through Saturday in Athens and nearby areas. Included are the Business and Professional Women, Athens League of Women Voters, Child Study Club, Friendship Class, UCD Club, and the Athens Branch AAUW anniversary gathering at the country club with a guest policy. Also noted are Friday events at Richland Avenue M. Church and a Pallas Club meeting on Saturday. Additionally Bakersfield reports Prince Mdivani buying two boilers to drill near Santa Barbara and a fashion note about a heart-shaped calfskin bag with belt attachment and monogram option.
Answers cover everyday etiquette: never butter bread from palm, place bread on plate edge. invite guests modestly, guests may be invited after locals welcome them. beverages stay on the right side of the person, served and cleared accordingly. For disliked foods choose to tolerate or adjust if possible.
Community notices report last week’s social events in Taylor Ridge. Musicians Nicholson and Wood from Wolf Mountain and Jacksonville are heard on Station XERA and WWNC. Various locals attended gatherings, church homecomings, and family visits across Glouster Amesville The Plains and Chauncey.
New York portrait of a smart woman who selects clothes to suit her face figure and life. She chooses lines and colors that enhance best points and conceal flaws, avoiding mannish looks and favoring tailored or softly tailored suits. The piece notes current trend toward town tweeds and dressmaker suits for varied figures.
A co ed shows friends fall clothes calling a short dress a date dress. Many date dresses shown are black velvet with pins, teal blue silk, or black with contrasting color inserts. They feature a draped neckline and upstyled hair with glittering earrings for outings.
Mrs Luther Ulbrich recuperating at 440 Richland Ave after a major operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital. She is resting comfortably at home. The note mentions the punctuation system devised by Aldus Manutius, the Italian printer and scholar of the 15th century.
A guide notes soiled dusters harm surfaces and urges weekly laundering with hot soapy water to remove grime, especially on oiled surfaces. The text cites Gy & England reporting 58,363 registered doctors, about one per 843 people.
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