Lights of New York and wartime toy trends observed
A New York desk column notes wartime effects on children’s toys seen at the 40th annual Toy Manufacturers of the United States fair with simplified lines and lighter materials. Also recounted are club washrooms housing a witch of wealth, Broadway taxi fatigue, government hotel takeovers, clip joints transparency, cuffo lists, blackout earrings on Linda Ware, patriotic songs, and a Dr. Ray Black joke.
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Santa Claus
United States
New York
Broadway
Linda Ware
America
Mary Margaret McBride
Victor Mizzy
Irving Taylor
Sid Prussin
Billy Rose
Barney Google
Milton Ager
Horse Shod Still As Cars Lag In Shoes And Tires
In Los Angeles blacksmith L. P. Willis keeps his shop open for horse shoeing amid tire rationing and car manufacturing delays. He reflects on whether the horse drawn vehicle may endure as autos face shortages.
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Los Angeles
L. P. Willis
Prints With Plain Fabrics Make Fashion News
Fashion notes celebrate season prints with bold florals on dark backgrounds. Gowns feature navy sheer fabrics, appliqued cutout daisies, and red faille bands. new skirt silhouettes include wrap-arounds and side-saddle styles. Accessorizing and border prints mark advance summer collections.
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New York
Union
Soft Styling Dress With Gray Silk Gabardine
A gray silk gabardine dress features soft styling with oversized dolman sleeves and a hip length blouse with a white bengaline dicky. Distinctive elements include cone shaped quilted satin pockets, a lace front fastening, and newly styled sleeves creating a restrained, easy to wear look.
Culotte Returns as Practical Cycling Costume
The culotte dress reemerges as a practical outfit for defense activities, gardening, sports, and especially bicycling. A new snap-adjust culotte transforms into an undivided skirt for travel and shopping, with sturdy cottons like denim, gabardine, and seersucker in rust tones.
Dickey Front Trends with Pin Tucks in Pastel Organgy
There is growing interest in dickey fronts for tailored outfits with laces and bright prints for dressier looks. Fine pin tucked pastel organdy with frilly cuffs is highly admired, and pastel tones with frills are favored alongside white neckwear.
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Dickey
Checks lead fashion with tailored suits and bolero jackets
A widespread vogue favors check suits in brown or black. Classic tailleurs or eton and bolero styling pair with a pique dickey for a crisp, clean look.
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Dickey
First Aid for Faded Fabrics and Home Repair Tips
A reader describes painting faded fabrics with oil colors thinned with benzine to restore brightness, offering a DIY fix before replacing fabrics. The piece also covers wallboard finishes, ceilings, plumbing, air filtration, siding cracks, resin in wood, enamel painting, roof leaks, and calcium chloride as a weed killer.
Victory Caravan cast and wartime film notes in Hollywood
Hollywood Victory committee tours include Charles Boyer Eleanor Powell Merle Oberon Rise Stevens Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy Bert Lahr Frank McHugh Ray MacDonald Desi Arnaz Cary Grant James Cagney Joan Bennett Olivia de Havilland for Army and Navy relief. Wake Island stars Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey Albert Dekker Barbara Britton.
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Hollywood Victory Committee
Army and
Navy Relief
Charles Boyer
Eleanor Powell
Merle Oberon
Rise Stevens
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Bert Lahr
Frank McHugh
Ray MacDonald
Desi Arnaz
Cary Grant
James Cagney
Joan Bennett
Olivia de Havilland
Paramount
Wake Island
Brian Donlevy
Robert Preston
Macdonald Carey
Albert Dekker
Barbara Britton
Wings
Hell’s Angels
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Royal Canadian Air Force
Jean Tennyson Hosts Birthday Cake Giveaway for Service Members
Star Jean Tennyson of Great Moments in Music launched a Share Your Birthday With Men in the Service campaign. She delivered a 45 pound birthday cake to the Stage Door Canteen in New York and shared it among armed forces personnel.
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Jean Tennyson
Stage Door
New York
Exotic perfumes spark allergy on He’s My Old Man set
Evelyn Keyes wears exotic scents while Glenn Ford battles allergies during filming. The piece notes past kiss lists for Roger Clark and screen pairings with Marlene Dietrich Barbara Stanwyck Lupe Velez Ruth Ford and Eileen O’Hearn. Robert Ryan reports to RKO for Name Age and Occupation lead role. Marguerite Chapman and William Wright share first on screen kiss after a mishap.
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Evelyn Keyes
Glenn Ford
Roger Clark
Marlene Dietrich
Barbara Stanwyck
Lupe Velez
Ruth Ford
Eileen O'Hearn
Robert Ryan
RKO Radio
Marguerite Chapman
William Wright
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Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
54Th Street
Biltmore
Greensboro
S. C
Ray Black
D.ee
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
By Cherie Nicholas
Culotte
Need
Roger B. Whitman
Western Newspaper Union
Virginia Vale
Betty Jane Rhodes
Herbert Marshall
Reginald Denny
Richard Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyons
England
Pat O’brien
Lynn Martin
Radio Theater
Ray Noble
Edgar Bergen
John Beal
Hollywood
Joan Fontaine
Pat Friday
Bergen
Lynhbeur
Irman
Sixth Ave
New York City
Geaters
Haroki Somers, Inc
de Kalb Ave
B'kyn
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Pinkhart2
Torren
Pim Kham
Lydia E
Pee Ham
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