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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1947
Page
11
Leeds Star revisits Veronica Lake of Paramount, famed for her over the eye hairdo, noting a shift to new styles to keep audience attention. Embroidery, pique, and net ruching appear in white accents while red coats in tulip red provide bold contrasts.
Fashion notes reveal beige face powder and makeup trends with new white cloth suits and powder foundations. Dramatic hats and sleek straw accessories warn of bold spring silhouettes, including long skirts, basques, and padded hips inspired by film costumes from Born to Kill designed by Edward Stevenson worn by Claire Trevors and Audrey Long. Beauticians Lillian B. Tinsley and Carrin B. Jackson attended the Negro Beauticians of Virginia meeting, with Jackson serving as hair styling revue judge.
A reader asks if she should change careers and move despite her husband’s success. Dorothy Dix argues against the stereotype that women belong in the home, noting many seek other work and fulfillment. She cautions against forcing a partner to adopt one’s own role and urges considering happiness and compatibility over tradition.
A columnist discusses escaping a controlling older woman by moving away, noting housing scarcity makes it risky. The author weighs living with relatives versus continuing with the elder woman, arguing that shared houses often spark family conflict, a situation likened to a tense household stalemate.
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