Paris models chase prestige as American girls peak in fashion capital
In Paris the label as status symbol drives American and Swedish models. Miss Columbus of Port Arthur notes Paris is the center of fashion, but only a few new faces are used each season. Agencies report thousands of hopefuls vying for a handful of shows while portfolios and connections shape opportunity. The piece highlights cultural differences, industry politics, and the pressures on young models.
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Paris
UPJ
America
Carol Columbus
Port Arthur
Tex
States
Miss Columbus
Mic Mac
Miss Orlander
Yves Saint Laurent
Columbus
France
Mills
New York
Veils Return for Evening Look Says Makeup Expert
New York makeup artist Dacy Mills urges softer smoky tones for veiled evenings. He favors terra cotta browns, pale rose foundations, and light sparkle, with natural brows and frost lipstick avoided under veils.
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Dacy Mills
Vogue
Harper’s Bazaar
Jill Clayburgh
Lauren Hutton
Margaux Hemingway
Raquel Welch
Liza Minnelli
Perfume gifts: choosing scents for women in 50s and beyond
The article advises considering taste and scent category variety when gifting perfume. It explains perfume strength, notes, and tester use, recommends gift sizes, and notes that older recipients may prefer bolder scents with lasting body. It mentions Estee Lauder Cinnabar and Yves Saint Laurent Opium among Oriental options.
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Estee Lauder
Yves St. Laurent
Houbigant
Jovan
Faberge
Coty
Love
Travel tips and home safety for holidays
Tips on travel bumping rules for airlines and compensation amounts. Refunds for purchased nursery plants from several Tennessee mail order nurseries under an FTC consent agreement, with details on eligibility and refund requests by March 1. Holiday eggnog handling advice from the USDA and a simple method to hang pictures correctly at eye level with a taped paper template.
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Nursery Barn
Savage Farms Nursery
McMinnville Tree Farm
American Nursery and Seed Co
Morrison Nursery Co
Division of Consumer Affairs
State of Tennessee
Ellington
Nashville
Tenn
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Karin Orlander
Sweden
Colleen Sheppard
Oklahoma City
Okla
P.m. Near
Ruth Kling
New York Daily News
Veils
Anna Mae Wong
Anna Mac Wong
Adolpho
Calvin Klein
Lauren
Bill Blass
Halston
Oscar de la Renta
Karl Lagerfeld
Ant
Baight-Ridde
McMinnville, Tenn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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