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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
8
The feature highlights daywear transitioning to evening with metallics and fabrics like rayon jersey. It notes new details from Maggy Rouff five-strand pearls and Chanel rhinestone accents, Lanvin belts, Mainbocher wool flowers, and Chanel plaid wool suits. A Lelong open-skirt dress shows a pleated foundation.
Dr. Garry Myers discusses infant rage during common care activities such as bathing dressing and clothing. He cites Dr. John B Watson and urges parents to handle newborns smoothly and quickly to prevent fear and rage.
In a beauty column by Gladys Glad, readers learn that unattractive hands detract from a woman’s appearance and that damp palms often signal nerves or fatigue. Practical tips include two hand-drying solutions, cleansing, sponging thrice daily, and finishing with a balm to keep skin soft.
A dining note describes finding whole chickens for sale at a bargain, recounting a 69 cent purchase and a stewed chicken dinner with onions celery gravy and sides. It also shares a gelatin milk mixture for desserts and a plain pastry recipe yielding 12 to 16 tart shells.
Dr. Logan Clendening argues facial expression hinges on the eye region muscles rather than the eyes themselves. He cites Mona Lisa’s secretive smile and analyzes facial musculature, eyelids, and tear film light reflection, noting belladonna eye drops used to brighten gazes but often backfired. Editor notes offer seven Clendening pamphlets available for ten cents each.
Anita Louise wears a modified shirtwaist dinner dress in white crepe shot with silver. The gown features a deep V neckline, a wide youthful collar, infinitesimal sleeves, and a wide shirted girdle as design elements.
A reader cites Marjorie Hillis Live Alone and Like It, arguing self-pity damages after a month. Advice urges stopping prolonged sorrow, urges socializing with friends, and notes husbands and lovers often use tears to manipulate, suggesting practical steps and honesty.
A vintage recipe lists ingredients for vanilla ice cream including butter sugar irradiated evaporated milk salt egg gelatin water and vanilla. The method covers creaming butter with sugar, beating in the egg, softening gelatin in water and scalding milk before combining.
Poem reflects on seeking sun and happiness after rain, noting flowers from showers along the plain. It contrasts years of laughter and tears, suggesting grief finds redress in joy through time.
A decorative quotation attributed to Thomas Carlyle contrasts hopeful vision with existential doubt. It invokes a rainbow, wet weather, distant shores, a thawing iceboard, and a sinking voyage to question life and the fate of mankind. The piece notes a foolish man seeking everything yet receiving only a single grave.
A faded reminiscence recalls three freshmen who debated love a decade ago in a boarding house. They signed an agreement to reconvene on November 1 1936 to settle whether love exists beyond family ties. The story ends with the betrothal of the party who doubted love.
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