New Fashions All Set for Next Spring
Dorothy Roe reports that 1955 fashion centers in New York embrace Dior inspired silhouettes with long torsos and lifted busts. American manufacturers adapt French styles to create wearable foundations, overblouses, and the new camisole trend while jewelry trends favor matinee length necklaces and longer evening earrings. The season features striped wool knit maillots for beaches and a covered-up look across day and evening wear.
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New York
Christian Dior
Dior
New Foundation
U. S
Fashion Finds Echo 1954 Favorite Dress Style
Readers can still locate wearable clothes that resemble the 1954 favorite dress even as extreme fashions fade. The piece notes enduring silhouettes and adaptable garments that resemble the prior era’s look.
Lane family visiting grandparents for holidays
Clarence Carol Jimmy and David Lane of Omaha Nebraska spend holidays with their grandparents Dr and Mrs J B Lane. American Legion auxiliary to hold potluck supper and Christmas meeting Tuesday at the Legion hall. Mrs Emma Schaller spending winter in Ralph Schaller home in Mt Morris Illinois.
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Carol
Jimmy
David Lane
Omaha, Neb
J. B. Lane
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Earlville
Emma Schaller
Ralph Schaller
Mt. Morris, Ii
Atalissa
Order of Eastern Star Chapter
Lillian Schmidt
Bert Kline
Eastern Star
Masons
Masonic Hall
Mrs America Visits Vienna Homes In War Torn Districts
Wanda Jennings, Mrs. America 1955, tours Vienna sharing impressions of families in war damaged zones. She describes a widow with five children in a crumbling block, two room homes, scarce heat, and daily shopping hurdles as she contrasts life with American comforts.
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Wanda Jennings
St. Louis
America
Europe
Vienna
INS
Antonie Ratschiner
How Homburg Hat Was Born
AP Newsfeatures recounts the origin of the Homburg hat in Bad Homburg Germany, where Prince of Wales later King Edward VII visited a hat shop and inspired a design with a full circular brim and distinctive crown. The style spread globally aided by fashion leaders and diplomats through the mid 20th century.
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Bad Homburg
Germany
Homburg
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Russia
Nicholas II
England
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
The
Edward
Paul Wuttke
West Germany
Report on Unusual Jobs Women Held in 1950
A Labor Department study shows 28 of 100 workers in the United States were women in 1950. It tallies 3 501 women policemen and detectives, 8 051 women truck drivers, 4 46 female farm foremen, 182 constables, 832 veterinarians, 3 868 newsgirls, and 185 professional airplane pilots and navigators among many other roles. The report notes shifts in nursing and editor demographics as well.
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Washington
INS
Labor Department
Mickey Spillane
Casey Jones
Paul Bunyan
Annie
Bligh
Global cookbook author says US cooks spoiled by abundance
Myra Waldo, author of Round the World Cookbook, says plentiful American food makes Americans poor cooks outside coastal areas. She ranks France, China and Italy top, with Germany a strong contender and England near the bottom.
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New York
Myra Waldo
Miss Waldo
Europe
Waldo
Robert Schwartz
France
China
Italy
Germany
England
Brussels
Pan-American Airways
Manhattan
A.AUW project writers to hold Christmas party
Project writers meet Monday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Irving Sword at 1438 E Avenue NE. Members should bring assignments manuscripts and a gift for the gathering and exchange.
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Irving Sword
E Avenue NE
Past Chiefs’ association elects new officers
The Martelle Past Chiefs association elected Mrs Lyall Beighle as president and Mrs Beulah Larson as vice-president. Mrs Herman Schmidt was chosen secretary treasurer and Mrs Lowell Kohl assistant secretary treasurer.
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Martelle
Chiefs Association
Lyall Beighle
Beulah Larson
Herman Schmidt
Lowell Kohl
Gift Wrappings Add A Personality Touch
Carol Thompson, supervisor for a large ribbon and paper maker, argues wrapping adds meaning in a hurried age. She says people rarely make gifts, and the covering becomes the personal touch before opening Christmas presents.
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Chicago
Carol Thompson
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Dorothy Roe
AP Women's Editor
Samuel Winston
Mollie Parris
Kasper
Arnold and Fox
NORGE
Barnett
First Street
Clarence
MT. Morris
VOGUE
Slim
Donel
Mabel Bailey
Third Street
Iowa Theater
Mrs. America
Viennese
Gerngross
Anton Konecny
Koneeny
Josef Leb
Frieda
Leb
U.S
Miami Beach
Bermuda
Havana
Nassau
West Indies
South America
Caribbean
Mediterranean
Pacific
World
Cape TO
Cairo
Bond. Cook
Travel Bureau
Downtown Air Line Ticket Agency
Cedar Rapids
DIAL
American
How Homburg Hat
Master Cleaners
Second Avenue
Uum Es
Sam Fogg
A.auw
Project Writers
LA Vogue Beauty Shop
Suedes
Ory
BIG Shoe Store
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