Knitted Blouse Pattern Promotes Stockinette Stitch
Fashion note invites readers to knit a blouse with a pointed yoke and snug ribbed hips using stockinette stitch. Pattern 5655 includes instructions for blouse and skirt sizes 16-18 and 38-40, material list, illustrations, and stitch guides. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern 5655.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
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New York
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The Sudden Downfall and Family Strain of the Herrendeens
Victoria Herrendeen, a lively girl, watches her father Keith lose his fortune and take a modest chemist job in San Francisco. Magda, her glamorous mother, pursues social life and a new marriage to Ferdy Manners after a break with Keith, while Victoria endures boarding school and distant moves between Nevada, Europe, and Argentina.
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Victoria Herrendeen
Keith Herrendeen
San Francisco
Magda
Victoria
Keith
Herrendeens
Ferdy Manners
Argentina
Manners
Nevada
Catherine
Europe
Ferdy
Vic
South America
Embarcadero
Havana
Vicky
Dad
Mummy
Olivette
Seattle
Madga
Lucius
Mrs. Manners
Buenos Aires
Valdes
Senora Manners
Country Club
Ferd
Ford
European escape veers as Magda pursues love and travel
In Havana and aboard ships, Magda and Victoria confront Magda’s affair with Lucius Farmer and a looming separation from Ferdy. Ferdy plans a canal voyage to Europe while Lucius resists divorce to protect his wife, as Victoria learns of adult betrayal and family loyalties.
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Fernando Avisa Y Castello Manners
Vicky
Maud Campbell
Europe
Victoria
Ferdy
Magda
Vic
Lucius Farmer
Darling
America
Buenos Aires
Carmel
Lucius
Kendalls
Mother
Magca
Mrs. Farmer
Ann
Constance
Campbell
Loughborough
Cut Off With a Shilling Origin in Roman Law
The saying cut off with a shilling traces to a belief that a will must provide for a true heir, even minimally. English practice, though not adopting Roman law, used a nominal provision to validate the will and honor distant heirs.
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England
Ritz Brothers stir cinema scenes with whirlwind comedy
Hollywood chatter highlights the Ritz Brothers as the year's top sensation for rapid-fire slapstick in On the Avenue and other projects. Joan Bennett faces a New York stage decision tied to Vogues of 1937 costume sketches, while Joan and Walter Wanger discuss taking over a role. Arthur Tracy stars in Backstage with Anna Neagle, and Spurs of Pride is planned with Clark Gable and Robert Taylor.
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Ritz Brothers
Miami
Harry Ritz
Joan Bennett
New York
Margaret Sullavan
Joan
Walter Wanger
Wiy
Arthur Tracy
London
Anna Neagle
Gaumont
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Percival Wren
Dietrich sparks Dietrich Oberon London wedding rumor
Marlene Dietrich reportedly told friends that Merle Oberon will marry Brian Aherne in London. The gossip follows on screen pasts and suggests romance beyond Beloved Enemy. Ed Bergen signs Warner Brothers contract as Stanwyck flaunts new ruby ring. Barbara Stanwyck laughs at a five thousand dollar radio sketch fee, recalling early nightclub pay.
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Marlene Dietrich
Merle Oberon
Brian Aherne
London
Ed Bergen
Warner Brothers
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Barbara
Western Newspaper Union
Foreign Phrases and Their Explanations
A list of Latin and French phrases with English translations. Entries include sit tibi terra levis mis en scene tout de meme vi et armis place aux dames enfant terrible mutatis mutandis lune de mie r yeux deux dernier cri and others with brief meanings and language notes.
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Tibi
Terra Levis
Place Aux Dames
Lune-de-mier
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H. L. Shoub
Jean Paul Richter
Nature
Ufe
Dean
Doaz
Doans
Ee Kathleen Norris
Anna
Cleveland
Kittsy
Rome
Place de la Concorde
Chapter
You
Hollywood
Samuel Goldwyn
Virginia Bruce
Carole Lombard
Kathryn Witwer
MBS
Chicago
National Music Clubs Federation
Frederick Stock
Mary Garden
Chicago Civic Opera
Gary
Ind
Phillips
Philips of Mappesin
Magnesia
Isaac Disraeli
Muuscles
Ramlins
Seray
Mazzini
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