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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1946
Page
19
The piece urges sun safety for hair with warnings about overexposure and dye fading. It advises limiting sun baths to minutes daily and using head coverings. It notes salt and chlorine can harm hair and suggests rinsing after swimming to protect color and texture.
Hollywood make up chief Petc Westmore argues mood drives color choice and that a smart woman counteracts low spirits by wearing bright, flattering clothes and accessories. On gloomy days he says drab tones invite sadness. bold hues lift outlook and influence others.
Miss Jeanne Day daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Day Anamosa will marry Leo J McGrath son of Mr and Mrs Leo E McGrath Caledonia July 2 at 10 am in St John Baptist Church Rev Robert Sheehan to officiate
Hollywood beauty director Westmore says fear is the greatest enemy of age and urges women to tailor routines by age. He outlines skincare, massage, makeup and hairstyle practices for twenties through thirties, stressing neck and forehead care and an upward facial direction. An Iowa Gold Star Mothers meeting is noted for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the YWCA.
Mrs Aley Parsons marked her eightieth birthday with a gathering at Palisades state park. Attendees included families from Ypsi lanti Michigan Washington D C Auburn Alabama Springfield Illinois and guests from Starbuck Manitoba and Davenport Montour Lisbon Albuquerque New Mexico and others. A series of dinners and social visits followed with local hosts and clubs planning outings and picnics.
A pattern for two crochet doilies, one oval and one round, promises versatile use for luncheon sets and compliments. Send 20 cents to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept. in Chicago for Pattern 986 and your address. An extra 15 cents buys the 1946 Needlecraft Catalogues with 112 illustrations and a free cuddle toy pattern.
A style coordinator forecasts a comeback of Gay Nineties silhouettes in foundation garments for women. Figures show hip expansion by two inches while waists hold, with drapes, peplums, full skirts, bustles, and hip pads. Paris fashion hints at fuller hips and possible collapsible bustles ahead of a lasting hourglass look.
Roy Mills and Mrs Peter Feldhacker announce the approaching marriage of Leona Mills to Quentin Washburn in Cedar Rapids on July 27 at 2 pm in St Patrick's rectory. Also listed are Margaret Light's wedding to Jack Leigh in Lisbon and Imogene Donahue's engagement to Gene McAreavy with a Aug 8 wedding planned at Ryan's St Patrick's church.
A columnist notes American women seek lighter, feminine attire after war, eager to shed workwear and dress for returning husbands. The shift includes easier wear and fashionable items like shawls and stoles, signaling a move away from practicality to adornment.
A fragment from a historic page notes that elaborate drapes and large hats hinder movement and push women toward traditional femininity. A observer laments the "independent gal" dimming as corsets cinch waists and hip emphasis grows. An army and navy mothers club meets Friday at 7 30 at church parlors hosted by Mrs Theodore Tschopp.
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