Father and daughter at a seaside boarding house
Victoria Herrendeen and her father Keith share a warm summer day at a California boarding house. They await Magda, Victoria’s mother, whose social world and beauty mask deeper tensions as a party invites a looming distance. The family grapples with money, status, and identity while planning a future with simple joys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Herrendeen
Mademoiselle
Dad
San Francisco
Victoria
Butler
Buler
Keith
Mother
Ferdinand
Herrendeens
Johnny
Mr. Kendrick
Keith Herrendeen
Vic
Kinsolvings
Vicky
Romans Loved Cinnamon and Used It in Balms and Rituals
The Romans prized cinnamon for fragrance and used it in ointments and balms as well as in cooking. They burned cinnamon incense on ceremonial fires to appease gods or honor spirits, believing heavier use yielded greater pleasure to the deities.
Radio favorites dominate annual industry poll in Hollywood
An estimated 252 radio editors voted, crowning Paramount stars and studio talents. Jack Benny claimed best comedian and best radio program for the fourth straight year, with Bing Crosby as top singer and Nelson Eddy leading Classical singing among MGM entries. Pat O’Brien namechecks Spencer Tracy as top actor, while Hal Roach hires Constance Bennett for a new drawing room comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Paramount
Jack Benny
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Benny
Fred Allen
M-G-M
Nelson Eddy
Universal
Deanna Durbin
Twentieth Century
Tony Martin
RKO
Lily Pons
Pat O’brien
Spencer Tracy
Warner Brothers
Pat
Hal Roach
Constance Bennett
New York
Constance
Worthy of Your Pride Fashion Talk and Pattern Offer
An exchange about sewing with praise for a mother and sister, plus patterns 1229 184 and 1882 from Barbara Bell. The reader is invited to order the Barbara Bell Pattern Book with 15 cent patterns and a Chicago address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Dick’s
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Ring of linked hearts traces Hollywood star chain
Margot Grahame displays a sapphire and diamond ring once owned by Sarah Bernhardt. Bernhardt gave it to Ellen Terry, who left it to Julia Neilson, then to Mary Glynne, and finally to Grahame through her protégé. Also notes Charles Boyer’s upcoming pairings with Garbo Sidney Rogers and Colbert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margot Grahame
Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Ellen Terry
Ben Terry
Julia Neilson
Mary Glynne
Charles Boyer
Hollywood
Garbo
Sylvia Sidney
Ginger Rogers
Claudette Colbert
Lanny Ross
Eddie Robinson
Helen Jepson
Grand National
Sam Goldwyn
London
Zasu Pitts
Union
Belittling Is Useless The Foolishest Thing
A terse aphorism asserts that belittling genius is pointless and that genius itself endures. The message elevates respect for intellect over dismissive attitudes.
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Kathleen Norris
Cutters
Magda Herrendeen
Magda
Llagda
Sibyl
America
Virginia Walex
Robert Taylor
Camille
Taylor
Miss Garbo
Jean Harlow
Washington, D. C
Jean
Barbara Stanwyck
Bette Davis
Galahad
Bill Haade
Sis
New Pattern Book
Dr. Pierce
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