Notions of stockings reveal character says Hollywood designer
Mary Kay Dodson of Hollywood claims stockings indicate a girl's character. She advises men marrying to judge a woman by her legs and hose, describing traits linked to stocking wear such as wrinkled seams, runs, and mismatched stockings. The piece ties fashion to social behavior with playful, dated tone.
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Wanda Hendrix
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Nylon swimsuits and Paris fashion tricks on display
A nylon tan swimsuit filter infrared rays for full body sun. Paris designers debut hats for husbands while wives shop for hats at Claude St. Cyr’s millinery. Wicker hats rise in style with wicker cartwheel and wicker beret at Grand Prix and Maxim's. Handbag trends include Roger Model two storey bag and Hitch hiker green suede bag with a large gold safety pin.
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Kissing glove idea tops Paris fashion week shows
Paris designers unveil a kissing glove by Gilbert Orcet to suit the French hand kissing custom. Jacques Fath features mauve with green, high skirt hems, curtain skirts, and a lobster red green striped bathing suit with matching beret.
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Gilbert Orcet
Bimenis Orcel
Jacques Fath
Enia
Fath
Second Front Demand Sparks Raucous Exchange
In a heated crowd scene a soap-box orator vows for a second front and a heckler mocks by pointing to the other man’s look, provoking laughter and further demands from the audience.
Two Candidates Sign Nominations for Rural Council Seat
At Clare Suffolk two contestants for a single vacant rural council seat signed each other’s nomination forms and issued a joint election address. They asked ratepayers to vote “in spirit” in which they are fought by good neighbors from good neighbors.
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Clare
Suffolk
Wren Nest Found In Workman's Coat Pocket
A wren built a nest in a workman's coat pocket at two sawmills in North Petherton Somerset. The unusual site drew attention from locals as the bird used five eye shaped openings in the pocket for its nest.
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Somerset
Workman's Coat
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