French Schools Train Girls To Be Fashion Modistes
The book Dressmakers of France by Mary Brooks Picken and Dora Loues Miller surveys French sewing schools where American girls learn basic stitches through tailoring and draping over three years. Students progress from hem and pocket work to garment construction and haute couture readiness, with the Chambre Syndicats guiding selection for elite training and lifelong employment in fashion houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Rof
Associated Press
Chambre Syndicals
France
Mary Brooks Picken
Dora Loues Miller
Harper
Chambre Syndicate
Haute Couture
These Men Can Be Maddening
Ruth Millett Readt notes men’s double standards in marriage and social behavior. She cites signals left turns driving holidays chores and attraction reflecting persistent gender expectations and irritations that frustrate housewives and wives.
Vessels Arrive For Repairs After Virginia Collision
Norfolk reports the battle ship Wisconsin and escort Eaton arriving for extensive repairs after a Sunday collision off Virginia. Wisconsin reached port under its own power with bow damage. Eaton was towed stern first with a 30 foot gash in its starboard side. No injuries were reported though compartments were flooded and weapon mounts were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Wisconsin
Eaton
Utina
Barkley Name Sought for Kentucky Dam and Lake
Congress faces a bill to name a flood control dam and reservoir on the lower Cumberland in Kentucky after the late Alben W. Barkley former vice president. Sen. Clements of Kentucky introduced the measure proposing Dam and Lake Barkley in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Barkley
Clements
D-Ky
Flood Control Works
Cumber
Fast Fire Alarm In Portland Scene
A lightning bolt from a local thunderstorm knocked out a fire alarm box, triggering the alarm and signaling a fire that was already out before the siren finished. Fire officials noted the rapid extinguishing as the notable aspect of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Famous Bridge Expert to Lecture In Greensboro
John Crawford of Philadelphia, a top national bridge authority, will lecture on duplicate bridge on May 10 in Greensboro on the eve of the Greensboro Dogwood Bridge Tournament. The event, May 11 to 13 at the King Cotton Hotel, draws 200 players from Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Mrs. Holderness chairs the tournament with regional associates handling entertainment, trophies, hospitality and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Central Carolina Bridge Association
King Cotton Hotel
John Crawford
Philadelphia
Bridge Crawford
Vanderbilt
Crawford
Greensboro Duplicate Bridge Club
Ecebusiants
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mary Haworth's Mail Warns of an Abusive Husband
A reader asks how to help a sister whose husband is cruel to her and their three children. The reply suggests that Jud is emotionally troubled and needs professional help, ideally via Family Service or a lawyer, to obtain stability and support for his own well being and the family.
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Mary Haworth
Jane
Jud
Jane Black
Family Service
F.R
Happi
Ness
Family Service Agency
M.H. Mary Haworth
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Ruth Millett
Ford
Salvation Army
BIG Family
Henry Harmon Tygart
Tulsa
Okla
Tygart
West Virginia
W. H. Holderness
L. L.froneberger
Ed. Sachs
Richard MacKenzie
Harvey Mathews
Cord
Jack N
W. Washington St
Monark Shade Co
Ada‘s
N. Main St
Peignoirs
Gleem
F. W
Gibhardt
Adams
S. Main ST
Maxwell House
ORRIS
Cowboy
Westers
Coca-Cola
Mann’s
PYREX
Main’s
Janet
Anets
S. Main Street
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