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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1938

Page

17

East Meets West in New Sports Fashion Designs

New York and Los Angeles designers blend eastern and western styles for outdoor playwear. Trousers rise in popularity with straight slacks and denim looks, plus garden variety denim and gingham outfits. Quilting appears as a third trend with quilted jackets and pleated skirts.

Adelaide Kerr New York America Los Angeles Paris As & Gesuit California Jelothes Marlene Dietrich Screen Colony

Summer Curtains Inspire Fresh Window Looks

Readers seek new summer window effects with crisp chintz and sun fast cottons. Instructions cover fabric widths and lengths for standard windows, valances on cornice boards, and economical white voile contrasts. Also notes on daytime fashion shifts, grooming, and meat doneness guidance from agriculture officials.

Picnic Staples for July Fourth Celebrations

A guide to safe and festive picnics for Fourth of July with food prep tips. Emphasizes packing cold foods in jars, wrapping hot dishes, and reheating over campfires. Recommends toasting with beverages, cobbler desserts, and campfire cooking methods including kabobs and waffles.

Smuday Finger Prints Removed by Soapsuds

Tril-ale finger marks on the backs of wooden chairs and the woodwork around door knobs indicate careless housekeeping. They should be wiped away as part of daily cleaning. Government bores in the Negeb desert area in southern Palestine have found abundant water and tests will assess large-scale irrigation feasibility.

Negeb Palestine

New Coat Styles Forecast For Next Winter Fashion

New York fashion notes mid June predict four main coat types from swagger to slim, with full length coats and fur collars over suits. Suede bonnets trend among younger social set with vertical row detailing, while Paris influence inspires Hindu pearl and gem neckpieces via Lady Elsie Mead.

New York Elsie Mead Paris India

Southern Girls Balk at Dictation In Apparel Styles

ATLANTA June 18 Southern girls want clothes that speak with a southern accent They are styling their own fashion designers and shops now offer home made designing in schools colleges and stores dress courses grow in popularity as a rebellion against smart ness A department store buyer notes southern women prefer dark backgrounds with light flowers while a Peachtree Street designer calls the trend original Foods listed for body growth include beef pork lamb veal sausage liver kidneys onions milk cheese eggs fish beans lentils and peanut butter.

Atlanta Paris New York Dortes North South Broach Peachtree Street

Milady Beautiful By Lois Leeds

Hollywood beauty feature advises summer shoppers to stock cosmetics and time saving wipes for travel. It highlights cleansing creams sun protection hair care nail polish bases and a DIY headscarf bonnet to combat sun exposure and maintain an English complexion.

Big Geo Joan Fontaine Lois Leeds

Ice Cream U S Dish Ice Cream U S Dish

A nostalgic fragment describes foreign reactions to American ice cream, noting high per person consumption and contrasts with Europe. It suggests party ideas like circus parade sundaes using strawberry ice cream, animal crackers, and candied cherries. It also notes a simple method to keep ice cream ready to serve by refrigerating and loosening from the carton edge.

America U.S Jenny Jimmy

Cookie Jor Home Staple in Charleston Home Show notes

Lectures by Mrs. Lucie Bell of the Charleston Home Show cover FHA insured mortgage advantages and steps for selecting lot and house plans. The piece extols cookies, especially Petticoat Tails, and offers a recipe, while advising on total home cost relative to income and neighborhood choices as Charleston reveals sections under development.

Lucie Bell Charleston Taly Federal Housing Administration Joan Morte FHA

Combs Season Has Arrived By Betty Clarke

The feature surveys popular hair combs in New York with expert Fred Behr noting tuck, side, back, and wing styles and their uses. Also mentions two-piece rock-in ornaments and that pork calories favor salt pork while cabbage growth yields unexpected meals in England.

New York Betty Clarke Fred Behr

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United States Department of Agriculture Smuday Anne Adams Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept 17Th St N. Y Milady Beautiful Hollywood Gazette Show Eastern Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Dept Sth Ave Combs Pilea H. L. Ives Needingworth England
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