Reader tips from Heloise save money and time daily
A compilation of household hacks from Heloise readers including turning soup into baby food, a free bank idea using empty can tops, converting a tennis racket into a tie rack, removing grease from leather with cornstarch paste, repurposing lipstick cases for toothpicks, and lining cupboard shelves with old window shades to save on shelf paper.
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Heloise
Bill Jr
Billy Boy
G. P. Gagnett
Annie’ Herbold
Gertrude Shepard
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Hemlines Rise Hairdos Dip in Spring Showings
Fashion reports from Paris and Rome show hemlines climbing while hairstyles retreat. Dior and Louis Feraud reveal shoulder-length wigs, Vidal Sassoon introduces a Veronica Lake influence, and American designers like Galanos showcase floating hairdos with copious false hair.
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Paris
Diorito
Cleopatra
Louis Feraud
Norman Norells models spark long hair revival
Norman Norell has not embraced long hair yet but his latest collection features barbered looks with ribboned backs. Among women craving more hair are Bernice Hollenbeck a fashion model who says she is tired of the little boy look and Geraldine Stutz president of Henri Bendel who voices a similar wish for fuller hair.
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Norman Norell
Bernice Hollenbeck
Geraldine Stutz
Henri Bendel
Ann Landers letters spark reader concerns shared
Readers react to Ann Landers column with personal letters about relationships. A caller pleads for help to win back a boyfriend after a public letter, while another suggests a graduation gift idea of luggage and asks whether to include it in invitations. The editor warns against written requests.
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Ann Landers
Smith’s
Maine
Spain
Dear Miss Sells: uncle mocks Paul over masculinity
A college freshman asks why her uncle ridicules her animated French tutor, Paul. The uncle likely feels threatened about his own masculinity despite Paul’s courteous behavior. The reader sought insight into the baffling situation and received a blunt, opinionated explanation.
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Ann Landers
Paris
Paul
Miss S
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Deanna Carlson
Alma
Rome
Vidal Sassoon
London
America
James Galanos
Michel Kazan
Angela Taylor
New York Times News Service
New York
John F Kennedy
Anne Ford
S. Carter Burden Jr
Parsian
Decatur
Ashioned
Fashionce
Nunn
Bush
Darian
Dacron
Sandler
A. Felicity
C. Wheeler
Granny Gals
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