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Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 24, 1946

Page

2

Technicolor beach fashions dazzle Southport visitors

The Southport beach scene bursts with bold color and flamboyant style. Men wear bright sharkskin trunks and pirate jumpers while women model blue two piece outfits and white trim. Notable guests include Mrs Ken Wilson and family visiting from Canada, with locals like David Kussman and Blondie Ash among the fashion-forward crowd.

CSU Best David Kussman Hawaii Blondie Ash Honolulu Belth Bel Jammer Don Clouston Helen Douglas Jim Arden

Tasselled bandeau for seaside evenings and pictures

A light fashionable hair bandeau teases with tassels to flatter the wearer. It fits with a hidden elastic thread for firmness and is secured by a gay brooch to hold tasselled ends in place, ideal for shoulder length hair in breezy conditions.

YWCA Teas Invite Women and Girls for Christmas Event

The YWCA invites women and girls with no family plans to a festive Christmas tea tomorrow at 6 30 pm in the association rooms. They may bring their men friends if desired. To help catering arrangements, intending guests are asked to telephone Bo264.

Young Women's Christian Association

Fifth Avenue Sketch of New York Women Fashion

A columnist describes Fifth Avenue in New York observing fashion and style. He notes women carrying large handbags and magazines, wearing flat-heeled shoes, balletlike sandals, cross-over ankle straps, and hats from berets to skull caps. The piece highlights accessories, coats, and the grace of New York women.

York Baond Street Bor de la Pax Fifth Avenue New York

Christmas reflections and a young singer in Melbourne

A fragment from a period piece muses on Christmas as a time of warmth and goodwill among friends and public figures. It highlights Winifred Moore, Arnold Bennett, and a Melba Scholarship recipient Sylvia Biddie at the Melbourne Conservatorium, noting the beauty of life events and the role of women in Australian agriculture as seen through Don Shand's observations.

Friend Arnold Bennett Sylvia Biddie Melba Melbourne Conservatorium Australia Don Shand Brisbane

Say It With A Flower Language Of Flowers Message Card

The piece describes decoding signals in the language of flowers with hand signs for messages. It outlines gestures like holding signs behind the follow me for communication. It also notes signs for desire to be seen, friendship, dislike, and asking to go home.

Desirous Finge Jove

Christmas Baby Names List For New Parents

A short Christmas themed list offers names tied to the season. NOEL NOELLE MYRON Morth ine ALJE CARROL GEOFFREY and meanings like birth on Christmas and joyful peace are noted.

Noel Noelle Chretmas Dar Myron Morthine Alje Geoffrey

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Southport Anne Hirschfeld B. L. W. Clarke Ludoma Meridith Varsity A.E . Axon Ferry Road Surfers’ Paradise Joan Robert Lady Webb Cecily Surfers’ Paradise Hotel S. Harris Marcus At the Pacific Hotel AR Philp P J. Bodkins Helene Cecil Ken Wilson Ken L. R. Z. Wilson Pat Canada Vancouver Island Wilsons Anne Hardie T. C. Beirne (Pty.) Ltd OF the People the Courier-Mail Francis Marshall Pashion Winifred Moore Poinciana Women and The Land Shand Armidale
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