Bright Color and Dressmaker Lines Highlight Spring Suits
The Mer chandise Mart Chicago preview showcases bold hues and violet accents for women’s spring suits. Dressmaker styles feature soft draped lines with tailored simplicity, including plaid fabrics, patch pockets, belts, and detachable collars in blue beige red brown and green.
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Tuxedo Front Fashion Sets Spring Style Standards
A fashion feature proclaims that women should keep feminine charm in uniforms or everyday wear and highlights coats over spring print frocks and one piece dresses. The beige wool coat in King shade signals beige as a leading color for spring.
Wood and Plastics Make Novel Jewelry
Casual jewelry mixes shells ceramics and plastics into wearable art. Delicate flowered shells tint realistic colors, plastics form floral clusters in relief, and wooden pieces range from papyrus thin to chunky painted nuggets. One studio wires tiny fish scales into boutonniere motifs.
Pleated Crepe Two-Piece Jerkins Trend For Youth
Fashion notes favor the long-torso line with two piece dresses. The pleated crepe skirt paired with a long-torso blouse in bright prints remains popular. Surplice fastenings appear in newer versions appealing to younger audiences.
Jersey Dirndl Fashions Spark Teen Interest
Teens flock to new full flounced dirndls in printed jersey with suspender bodices and embroidered straps. The trend includes fichu shawls crocheted in open mesh with self fringes, showcased in this season’s peasant inspired style.
War brides face smaller weddings in wartime dress
Army brides adapt to enforced simplicity as thousands of marriages take place under wartime strain. Formal gowns give way to practical attire while couples marry with limited time and resources.
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Rudy Vallee
Maine
The Invaders and Other Studio News From 1940s Screens
A collage of Hollywood notes on The Invaders star cast including Raymond Massey Laurence Olivier and Leslie Howard. Bets on Glynis Johns for a child role and reminiscences about Veronica Lake Gene Tierney Alexis Smith Maria Montez Jane Russell and Kathryn Grayson. Betty Field Pat O’Brien changes and Tay Garnett radio project with John Wayne Helga Moray and Rudy Vallee.
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Virginia Vale
Union
Atlantic
Columbia Pictures
Canada
Gulf of St. Lawrence
England
Raymond Massey
Laurence Olivier
Leslie Howard
Paramount
Veronica Lake
Gene Tierney
Alexis Smith
Tay Garnett
Nbc-Red
John Wayne
Helga Moray
Patten Patterns and Materials for Barbara Bell No 1588-B
Decorative patterns in ginghams chambrays and broadcloth. Barbara Bell Pattern No 1588-B for sizes 14 to 42 with busts 32 to 42. Size 16 pinafore requires 2 1/4 yards 35 inch fabric and 4 yards ricrac. Small apron size 16 uses 2 yards 32 inch fabric.
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Ricrac
Sailor Discovers That Appearances Deceive
A naval recruit at a dance finds his partner admired by another waiter who explains her frequent dinners with him. The waiter clarifies the attention is admiration, not rudeness, as the prior evenings show the same patronage.
Hindu custom makes tree wife before third marriage ritual
The Hindu reports a man with two wives must marry a tree as a third wife before marrying his chosen bride. The tree is clothed in yellow cotton, a sari is placed beside it, water poured three times, and a ceremonial screen set between couple. Afterward the tree is cut down and burned.
Do You Bake at Home Grand Cook Book Offer
A home baking promotion invites readers to request a free grand cook book filled with yeast raised bread and cake recipes by mailing a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. in New York City.
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Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York City
Adv
Amos n Andy First Personal Appearance Tour Named Sam n Henry
Fourteen years ago this month the CBS team Amos n Andy then called Sam n Henry began their first personal appearance tour. The following March they adopted their current names and act and have continued since then.
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CBS
Amos ’N’ Andy
Sam ’'N’ Henry
Cross roads and other cinema notes from a gossip column
William Powell shifts from Thin Man persona to a dramatic lead in Cross roads opposite Hedy Lamarr. Charines on Metro Ship Ahoy pool-sell 75 chances on a defense bond. Joan of Paris boosts Michele Morgan as publicized by RKO. C. B. DeMille wrestles with horses in Reap the Wild Wind. Barons wanes. Robert Taylor appears without a mustache in Her Cardboard Lover.
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William Powell
Hedy Lamarr
Charines
Metro
Joan of Paris
RKO
Michele Morgan
C. B. DeMille
Robert Taylor
Best Man Receives Bride’s First Kiss in Greek Wedding
At a Greek wedding the best man wins a rare honor of the bride’s first kiss. The custom marks a playful moment celebrated by guests and the couple in attendance.
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