Luxury Look For 1956 Dolls
Dorothy Roe surveys 1956 doll fashion, noting pampered dolls with wardrobes by famous couturiers, mink coats, and cosmopolitan accessories. Dolls now sport outfits for every occasion, from day to night, with cosmetic kits and lingerie, reflecting peak American living and brand names like Schiaparelli. Real or faux furs update the mink coat trend, while extra pieces arrive from department stores as fashion advances continue.
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Dells
Schiaparelli
Mink fronted dress shirt debut at Tulsa department store
Tulsa UH-A department store advertises a mink fronted men’s dress shirt framed as the first of its kind in America. Priced at 199.95, the shirt drew record public comment. Wanderer's notes its designer claims, with a higher silver and blue mink version at 250. The shirt is white broadcloth with a mink front and marks the store’s latest formal attire creation.
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Tulsa
Wanderer's
Jis
America
Vincent van] Dever
Family games boom amid TV rise in 1956
AP Newsfeatures reports a surge of home entertainment amid high babysitting costs and TV popularity. New titles appeal across ages from toddlers to adults, including Men of Destiny with presidential quiz, Rack-O, Test Driver, and various sports and party games.
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Bagatelle
San Loo
AP Newsfeatures
Smart Containers For Cash Gifts
A newspaper column advises wrapping cash gifts in practical wallets and purses. It suggests options for teens, mothers, grandmothers, fashionable young ladies, and men. The idea is gift usefulness beyond the holiday, with compact, tasteful billfolds and coin purses.
Dean of Christmas Cards Sees Trend To Religious
The dean of America’s greeting card industry, Ernest Chase of Dedham Mass, notes a shift toward religious themes this year. At 78 he remains brisk at Rust Craft, setting daily work at 8 a.m. after writing the standard industry text “The Romance of Greeting Cards” and now updating it to reflect a changing market.
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Chase
Rust Craft
America
Printed Pattern 4643 Sizes 36 to 48 for Women
Advertising copy describes Printed Pattern 4643 offering seven sizes from 36 to 48. It notes fabric requirements for size 36, printed tissue directions, and easy guidance for choosing casual or dressy fabrics. Customers are asked to send 35 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail, with name address zone size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Ottawa Herald
West 17Th &T
New York
N. Y
Christmas cards and the rise of personalized greetings
The article profiles a card designer who began with a simple holly motif in Roosevelt era Christmas cards. It notes the craft of choosing verses, shifts to a larger editorial staff, cautions against smut or purely personal cards, and emphasizes preserving religious tradition while adding handwritten notes.
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Chase
Sorial
Christ
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Associated Press
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Ottawa
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Ee Cate
Tan
Andirons
Grates
Rose
Koduar
Quin
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