Frugal Household Diets Beat High Living Costs
A doctor advises housewives to cut waste and pricey dainties to nourish families on low budgets. He compares rich and poor diets, praising inexpensive staples like corn meal, brown rice, beans, soups, and simple breads, and warns that sweet foods and oils drive costs up without boosting strength. He notes babies often thrive on cheaper formulas and stresses practical meal planning.
Senator Black Profiles a Crusading Public Servant
Profiles for Today lauds Senator Hugo La Fayette Black as a fighter for the people’s rights. It notes his early clashes with petty offenses in Jefferson County Alabama, anti bootlegging actions, and a rising career to the U S Senate. The piece highlights his wage hour stance, support for Roosevelt’s court plan, and his modest Washington life with wife Mrs Black and three children.
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Modes and Manners: Surprise Shower at Your Home
A reader asks if hosting a surprise bridal shower at a parent’s large house is proper. Answer: yes if invitations note the shower is at the host’s address and by the friend. relatives should not give showers but may lend their home. Also guidance on introducing a gentleman to a lady: do not ask the lady if she has met him before. ask the gentleman if desired.
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New Velvet Combines Crush-Resistance and Low Dust
A durable velvet resists crushing under all moisture levels and dries back to its original pile without marks. It is treated to shed dust more than older velvets and available in many pastel and bronze leaves including green brown beige and jewel blues and reds.
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Style Ideal Dress by New York Dressmakers Sets Trends
The article outlines a busy woman’s wardrobe needs with convertible and quick-change features. It highlights wool dresses, satin trimmed costume suits, coat dresses, and afternoon dresses, detailing satin appliqué and braid accents, two-piece silhouettes, squared shoulders, and tailored lines.
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Fall Fashion Show Showcases Tree Color Themed Attire
An early September fashion show will feature fall colors reported by Paris cables. Greens golds russets and deep reds headline. A green velvet model named Weeping Willow uses a triangular gold slide fastener. Norway Maple is a light gold wool casual town costume. A deep wine and bright blue combination named Blue Spruce rounds out the set.
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Trailer Wardrobe Combines Three Costumes in One Ensemble
The compact wardrobe features a silk crepe dress in three blue shades with a royal red suede skirt and bolero. Worn as jacket and skirt, it suits semi formal events when worn over the striped dress. The dress can be worn alone with jacket for sports or street use.
Five Shades Nail Polish for Fall Wear
Nail polish in five shades targets fall wear with tones mapped to skin variations. Mauve yellow ivory beige and blood tones are identified by the artist. Each polish accentuates one or more tones to blend with the hand’s complexion.
Dishes for Today Spices for Early Apple Dishes
Early apples at roadside stalls can be made tastier with spice. Recipes include glazed spiced apples, pickled apples, and spiced apple sauce to serve with pork or ham, using simple pantry ingredients and a few cooking steps.
Fall Hats Highlight Profiles and Youthful Chins
A vintage style guide urges women to watch chin and necklines as fall hats draw eyes to profile. It recommends serene brows, refined noses, smart hair, and a firm chin with posture and facial exercises to maintain a youthful neck contour.
Short Cuts for Cooking Carrots and Cleaning Blankets
Short cuts describe cooking carrots like beets by scrubbing boiling and peeling skins easily. A blanket cover is advised to protect blankets from dust and wear. Washable window shades are cleaned by laying flat and scrubbing both sides with hot soda suds.
Beauty tips for a balanced look and grooming choices
The writer advises Gloria D to avoid dieting for facial changes and suggests altering hairstyle or cosmetics to balance a round face. It notes you are not overweight and warns against strenuous dieting. It adds guidance on men selecting own aftershave scents and emphasizes personal comfort with grooming choices.
Modern Women by Marian Mays Martin Clash Over Wealth and Rights
A columnist critiques miserliness as a depraved trait masking insecurity and power. It argues economic restraint can harm families when husbands hoard income and wives misjudge earning capacity, exposing tensions in marriage and finances.
Feeding a Weaning Baby Audrey Tries New Foods
A nine month old, Audrey, is being introduced to toast eggs cereals and scraped beef but resists new foods. The mother should not punish a child for rejection instead praise small swallows and retry, limiting to a teaspoon and avoiding force. A calm mother who understands semi solid feeding has the best chance of success.
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Is Divorce An Answer to a Miserly Husband
A reader asks if divorce can help a wife trapped in a marriage where the husband hoards money and resents normal family expenses. The piece questions whether such behavior is a disease or a matter of choice, urging the husband to consider the harm to wife and children and the price of his hoarding.
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Financial Seams in Marriage and Moneysworth
A columnist argues that miserly behavior strains marriages and suggests practical money management schemes. Advice includes allowances for household needs, joint and personal funds, and adapting plans to fit both partners while aiming for fair financial adjustment.
Soft Soles For Tennis Stars May Switch Footwear
English player Nije Austin spotted by style scouts at the Welsh Championship tournaments wearing buckskin moccasins with crepe rubber soles. The reveal hints at a new trend in tennis footwear for the next season.
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Laundering Advice for Blankets and Fabrics
Instructions describe washing blankets with a soap jelly, rinsing thoroughly, and drying in shade to prevent yellowing. It warns against rubbing and recommends avoiding heat and harsh bindings, suggesting gentle pressing and air drying to preserve fabric.
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