Wigs Through History and Modern Hair Fashion
Sylvia Schaefer discusses wig fibers natural-looking hairlines and colors. Historical uses show wigs signaling rank from Roman times through royal courts. Cleopatra and Mary Queen of Scots exemplify dramatic wear. 17th and 18th centuries feature extravagant voluminous styles with fanciful adornments.
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New York
Sylvia Schaefer
Sylvia
Cleopatra
Mary
France
England
Diamonds Losing Glitter Diamond investment warn from Consumers Association
London based Money Which magazine reports diamonds fail as short term investments. Editors bought diamonds worth 3600 dollars. offers ranged from 1231 to 2765 dollars. many dealers offered nothing. The piece cautions against diamonds as old age security.
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London
WNL
The
Consumers Association
Furniture Venture Fails In Paris Design Push
Elsa Martinelli and Willy Rizzo launched avant garde furniture to broad publicity but failure to sell dogged the line. A tobacco pigskin double bed priced near 3800 dollars nine months ago dropped to 2400 and now stands at 1500 with no buyers. The feature ends with a dessert recipe for simple syrup and pie crust.
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Paris
Wns
Elsa Martinelli
Willy Rizzo
Origins of the dog traced to wolf in Kiel studies
Kiel University researchers conclude the dog descends from the wolf after a decade of crossbreeding wolf and poodle experiments. Professor Wolf Herre says dogs are domesticated wolves with a larger brain and sharper senses, noting wolves outpace dogs in aggression and stamina. The study places wolf as the true progenitor of all house dogs.
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Kiel
Germany
Kiel University
Wolf Herre
Herre
United States
High Point WCTU Plans Tuesday Meeting
High Point Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the home of Mrs Neale S Stirewall 703 E Lexington Ave Existing notes indicate a local gathering to discuss society reform activities.
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High Point Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Neale S. Stirewall
Lexington Ave
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