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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1948
Page
3
The 1948 Charleston Gazette outlines bridal fashion shifts in silhouettes, waistlines, sleeves, necklines, and fabrics. Queenly revival details include wide skirts, crinolins, and decorative pins with rose diamonds, while new grandmothers’ collars and heirloom lace appear on gowns.
Lois Leeds surveys bridal fashion from embroidered organdy and eyelet pique to volcanic vogue of white organdy over satin. She notes rings with twin bands and high-prong solitaires, plus yellow gold as the favored setting, and that brides often buy the groom’s plain wedding band.
Reader questions address harassment by an insistently pursuing woman, a husband seeking divorce, and a mother worried about an 18 year old daughter in public interaction. Dorothy Dix cautions the pursued man to resist pressure, notes marriage as protection if truly in love, and condemns marital neglect as the cause of lost affection.
Detective Sat. Carl Davis and three Charleston officers arrested forty six people during raids on three alleged gambling and liquor establishments. At 134 Hansford St 12 45 a m eight were charged with vagrancy loitering. About two hours later at 1015 Smith St twenty six were booked on similar charges. A 3 15 a m raid on 522 Court St led to nine arrests including Wilmer Woodson and Herbert Mobley for operating a gambling house. Officers were Sgt. Davis and Ptl. Rutherford Cavender and Hager.
A cautious mother counsels embracing her daughter's dating life as healthy and common. She argues that having many friends lowers pressure to marry early and helps a girl understand love by meeting various boys rather than settling too soon.
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