Screen Stars and Fortunes of 1940s Hollywood Life
Ralph Murphy plans a book on catching a man and details on screen techniques used by actresses like Virginia Dale and Barbara Stanwyck. Olivia de Havilland and Judy Garland figures surface, with Billy the Kid’s on-location deputy badge, Burgess Meredith’s four homes, and radio fame influencing celebrities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Murphy
Paramount
Syracuse University
Las Vegas
Constance Moore
Virginia Dale
Lillian Cornell
Hedy Lamarr
Bonnie Baker
Barbara Stanwyck
Coquette
Billy the Kid
Law and Order
Tucson
Ariz
Robert Taylor
Pima County
Taylor
Metro
Ed Echols
Burgess Meredith
Rockland County
N. Y
Jimmy Stewart
Brentwood
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Wayne Morris
Franchot Tone
Stewart
Santa Monica
Annex No. 2
United Artists
Silk Prints for Spring Features Polka Dots and Fruit Motifs
The spring silk print story favors bold colors and daring designs with polka dots and fruit motifs on white backgrounds. Shantung silks in monotone and printed versions appear with vivid South American colors, patriotic reds and whites, and hand painted floral dress prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shantung
Western Newspaper Union
Learn to Make Your Own Clothes at Home
Increasing yardage sales reflect more women taking up home sewing. Community sewing centers offer low cost instruction on trade shortcuts. The dress pattern featured shows easy, inexpensive construction with rayon mixtures and practical gabardines for beginners.
Cape and Suit Ensembles Dominate Spring Showings
Cape ensembles are emphasized in early spring collections. A noted designer features a red herring bone weave cape lined in lime green with a gray wool suit that includes a box-pleated skirt and hip length jacket with large patch pockets. Capes are paired with many spring print silk frocks.
Modern Handbags Gain Slick Smooth Efficiency
Handbags improve construction and materials after loss of French models. New features include a nickel slot outside bag, a light key clip for inside use, glov-yard to anchor gloves, and enhanced interiors with better pockets and a special pocket zipper that protects nails and slides smoothly.
First Aid ailing house by Roger B Whitman
A Q and A column explains magnesite stucco disintegration leaves no permanent fix beyond removal and refinish with portland cement stucco and colored finishes. It covers choosing lath, heat systems, weather strips, cold rooms, soundproof doors, plastic paint, hearths, and aluminum priming for repainting.
Moody girls with sun tanned faces spark interest in crafts
The article sketches friendly sewing project ideas by Ruth Wyeth Spear and notes simple steps to craft cheerful faces on pot holders. It highlights using tan fabric, interlining, and basic stitching to create playful expressions. Readers may order bookletlets by sending a small fee.
Way Back When Things Were Different in Town Life
A nostalgic look recalls manners and items from the past such as mended hair and dusty clothing styles, phonographs called talking machines, under seat gas tanks, toothbrush counts in a town census, grandma knitted wristlets, hitching posts at parking lots, and churches tuning hymns with a pitch fork.
Household Tips for Dining Mats to Cleaning Advice
Practical hints cover table mats shape for space on the dining setup. Doilies should be placed roughly a quarter inch from the edge. For gum on rugs use dry cleaning fluid and a dry cloth afterward. Dry cloth beats damp ones for lifting hot pans. Cold water improves French fries crispness and soup flavor deepens after overnight standing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia
Union
Errol Flynn
Olivia de Haviland
James Cagney
Cagney
Olivia
Vivian Leigh
Bette Davis
Greta Garbo
Judy Garland
Lana Turner
Robert Hart
Honolulu
Bess Johnson
Miss Johnson
Hawaiian Islands
Harts
Parks Johnson
Wally Butterworth
Mexico City
Puerto Rico
Havana
Clark Gable
Rosalind Russell
By Cherie Nicholas
Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service
Ruth Wyeth
Sea Ears
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
New York
Epictetus
van Camp's
van Camp
van Camp's Inc
Dept. V
N.Y
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