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Newspaper

Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1936

Page

27

Shy girls urged to conquer fears with social contact

Hollywood dispatch describes shyness as a psychological handicap more damaging than acne or bow legs. It advocates an objective approach to build poise through exercises, posture, deep breathing, outdoor sports, and club participation. It warns about inferiority feelings affecting health, urges avoidance of self blame, and suggests seeking help if needed while leveraging other strengths and appearance.

Lois Leeds Hollywood Akill Ginger Rogers Suvernigood Ing.mote

Paris Fashion Firms Embrace Narrow Waistlines in 1930s

Bele Go Narrow reports Paris designers including Schiaparelli adopting markedly narrow waists with white kid belts as half inch wide accents on new frocks. Other designers follow with waistline demarcations, signaling a trend toward slender silhouettes.

Paris Schiaparelli Kidelia

Two Toner Lingerie Trends in Blue Tones

A compact fashion note highlights Two-Toned Lingerie favorites in sky blue and deep periwinkle blue. The piece surveys popular color pairings and notes how the two tones create a versatile, stylish look for modern wardrobes.

London

Fresh Flower Accessories in Seasonal Floral Decor

Fresh flower accessories will be used extensively this season. Real flower ornaments matching them can be attached to per bate.

New Shoe as Well Groomed as the Face

The era calls for well groomed feet with new styles in toeless dress and barefoot fashion. Active women from housewives to business girls seek proper foot care for efficiency and comfort, noting that facial expression links to feet. For serious issues, chiropodist treatment is advised and regular preventive visits are common.

Night dresses trimmed with brown velvet ribbons

London fashions unveil new night dresses in shell pink and Nile green chiffon. Bow accents of brown velvet ribbon add a refined touch to the elegant sleepwear set.

London

Wooden Accessories in Coordinated Bracelets and Buttons

Wooden bracelet sets with matching buttons and buckle pieces are painted in matching tweed tones. The craft items provide coordinated fashion accents to complement tweed outfits and outerwear.

Daytime dining dresses by Lisbeth create formal looks

New York June 27. Daylight dining fashions spark wardrobe fixes by designer Lisbeth. She offers summer frocks that suit dinner and daylight hours with short skirts and legal necklines, using mousseline de soie and mousseline fabrics in black, navy, and bold contrasts.

New York Lisbeth Cere

Telegraph Prints Paris Messages for Summer Dress Fabrics

Telegraph prints show worded messages flying between Paris icons and designers as a greeting of the day in multiple languages. Other prints depict playing cards lined up in ranks like soldiers, stamping the designer’s motif across textiles.

Paris

Home-Hostess Embroidered Linens Pattern 1120 Ad

Laura Wheeler promotes cutwork linens for guests with Pattern 1120 featuring transfer motifs and applique details. Instructions include materials, stitch illustrations, and color options. Send 10c in stamps to The Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Dept for pattern 1120.

Laura Wheeler Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Dept Eighth Ave New York N. Y

Baby Princess Sets Fashion For Hot Weather Hair Dress

Princess Margaret Rose five year old daughter of the Duke of York leads juvenile fashion in London. Her hair is styled with straight parting to the ears and two large curls at the neck, praised as artistic and practical for summer heat. Experts say the style helps the scalp stay cool and sets a trend among mothers shopping for their children.

Baby Princess London Margaret Rose Duke of York New Way Margaret

Kitchen Prima Donnas Tamed

A playful guide to temperamental dishes with tips and recipes. Includes a cheese souffle with rice for body, a jelly roll with craft tips, and banana bran muffins aiming to improve moisture and flavor. Contains measurements, mixing steps, and oven directions.

Gingerbread mix tip and tomato seed oil plant news

A reader quotes gingerbread mix advice promising reliable results with a cup of water per package. Separately, a note reports Italy plans a plant for producing tomato seed oil, highlighting agricultural industry developments.

Mary ‘Washington Italy

Victorian Waistlines Set Base of English Court Styles

London notes court fashion for King Edward’s garden parties with afternoon dress and no mourning. Debutantes wear small waists and bouffant skirts, while matrons favor tailored chiffon and satin ensembles. Gowns feature V and square necklines, embroidery, lace, and wide hats with gloves. accessories include parasols and matching veiled details.

Edward England Arasa Rosea Aigrate Mike Hudson London Queen Mary Buckingham Palace Reville Nottingham

Hair care at home with shampoos and tonics

A McCall's Magazine July feature outlines home hair care routines. It describes scientific shampoo formulations for dandruff oiliness and dryness, highlighting rinses to reveal highlights or adjust shade, and notes on scalp tonics to combat dandruff and hair loss. It advises protective gear like a silk cape and wave caps to maintain style.

Sonic Actiel McCall's Magazine

Simple Patterns For Sporting Occasions Invite Your Notice

Fashion notes promote Anne Adams sewing patterns with frocks for spectators and smart back fastening wrap designs. Patterns 2703 and 2887 offer sizes from 12 to 42 with yardage and prices. pattern books priced separately. Orders directed to The Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept. 343 West 17th Street New York.

Anne Adams Charleston Gazette Pattern Dept West 17Th Street New York H. Y

Choose Practical Vacation Clothes

New York reports on summer wardrobe musts for budget travellers with a Mexico denim suit prompt, linen frocks and white shirtwaists under twenty dollars, casual sweaters and culotte outfits, satin beach suits and terry capes, washable pique pieces, and pinked fashion notes for after dark attire, all aimed at practical travel attire.

Creamship Agency Pullman Reservation

Three Petticoats No Help To Spinner in Olden Days

During Briamrock's centennial observance Mrs. Carver spun a century-old wheel in public, turning wool into fine yarn. She recalled her girlhood on a herd bench with petticoats slipping, finding spinning easier than in youth.

Tex Carver Briamrock

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