College Students Embrace Ultra-Modern Campus Life
A Youth Research Institute poll highlights a surge in luxury student living with portable TVs refrigerators air conditioners and sports cars as campuses see rising tuition and strong summer earnings. The trend sparks campus snobbery in elite Eastern colleges where ostentation is frowned upon and value is placed on modest dress.
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Youth Research Institute
Campus Life
Smith
Wellesley
Vassar
Pale Leathers Challenge White In School Wear
The article notes students keep wearing white buck shoes with a worn look and the fashion debates continue. Stores plan smokier pale tones for fall shoes like smoked elk in smooth and grain leathers while some prefer the pure white buck oxford with red sole.
Freedom in furniture style marks the latest offerings
Freedom, a word little associated with home furnishings, is today one of the greatest assets of furniture design. In reviewing the latest furniture offerings, the fashion analysts of Retailing Daily note that the homemaker has freedom of style selection, with the gamut ever widening. Styles demanding extra attention include Italian Provincial and Italian Directoire, in some instances simplified in accordance with the trend of traditional to be less formal. Another style of note is modern as it adopts more Colonial characteristics.
Men Spend Billions on Faces and Scalp Care
The article notes American men will spend nearly a billion dollars this year on facial and scalp products, compared to about 900 million by women. It explains brushless shaving creams use white oil, a base similar to women’s vanishing creams, and outlines grooming items from aerosols to hair tonics and aftershave lotions.
Versatile Styles Seen in Sofas
Chameleon like adaptability marks the newest upholstered sofas sectionals and benches with a growing range of basic designs that take varied legs arms backs and skirts for wide style versatility. Modern sectionals appear in traditional styles while sofas extend to longer and thinner frames and even smaller forms for compact spaces. Reclining contour chairs offer slim profiles and stacking chairs gain praise for aesthetics and utility with black hairpin legs and molded teak bodies.
Laundry on main floor near kitchen becomes convenient
Practical homes place laundry on the main floor near the kitchen with an automatic washer and dryer, sorting space, and storage for soaps. A six square foot space suffices, and extra kitchen closet or rear entrance can be converted. Consider placing it at one end of a waterproofed kitchen with tiled countertops.
Housework Eases for Modern Families Says Counselors
Marriage counselors note that while housekeeping is important it should not precede husband and children. A smart woman can maintain a neat house and still spend ample time with family. Modern design, easy cleaning materials, and automatic conveniences make housework lighter and quicker today.
Just Keep Calm When Treating Childs Injury
Prompt first aid protects against infection in a child's hurt without showing alarm. Calm handling prevents fear from small injuries and treatment becoming a habit. Modern materials like plastic strip bandages and ready-made cotton balls simplify care and cleansing. Some injuries need medical care.
New Glossy Colors Define Fall Footwear Trends
New colors and greater silhouette variety appear in fall shoes. Charcoal and marcasite grays anchor menswear looks, while grayed browns harmonize with most costumes. Earth tones in aniline calf shoes cover deep reds and terra browns, with velvet blacks in suede and lustered calf.
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Saccessage One
Leather Industries of
America
Honest talk builds trust during medical visits
Guidance urges parents to present medical visits as routine, avoid false assurances about injections, and be truthful about potential discomfort to preserve a child’s trust in both parent and doctor.
Rights of children in a giant size bathroom
The speaker laments an unsafe bathroom setup with a wash basin ten feet from the floor and a shower nozzle fifteen feet high. They urge installing a stool, grab bars, and reachable towel racks to aid children, emphasizing that children have rights to safe facilities and proper cleanliness habits.
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