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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1939
Page
10
Fashion writers review fall dress trends noting designers push new evening gown silhouettes while diet trends prompt health chatter. CLAUD NORTH CHRISMAN discusses shifting fads from iron-rich spinach to portable snacks like raisins and the impact on daily meals. The piece contrasts old health wisdom with marketing pushes as society adapts to changing diets.
A historical outline argues whole wheat is a better, more natural food than white bread, listing vitamins and dietary benefits of bran. It notes brown bread aids digestion and offers minerals, while white bread supplies protein with less bulk. The piece also weighs meat versus no meat, challenging moral objections and claiming health charges against meat are unfounded, citing Eskimos as peaceful meat eaters.
Dr Donald MacKenzie of Electrical Research Products led the engineering for sound in cinema. A Weatherford, Texas native, he joined Western Electric and later ERPI, shaping the talking picture era with J P Maxfield. He directs engineering from AT&T Building in New York City.
Beauty guidance advises placing rings on the third or fourth finger to create a lengthened line. Wearing a ring on the little finger can broaden the hand’s appearance, while avoiding the thumb and index fingers helps prevent widening the hand.
The article describes fall fashion focusing on black dresses, early start to the season, and a prominent bustle theme. Textures such as bengaline faille and satin are used, emphasizing back silhouettes with bows, seams, and block-centered design.
New York stylists predict evening bustles with varied fabrics and slim skirts, while Paris openings show back and front fullness in gowns. Designers from Chanel Balenciaga Vionnet Magey Rouff favor aproned silhouettes, velvet petticoats, and crinoline hiplines, with contrasting linings and simple prints powering fall and winter looks.
Summer prompts a beauty note urging moderate sun exposure to brighten skin, reduce sallowness, and enhance makeup choices. It advises protective sun cream, quality sunglasses, brushed lashes, light blue or green eye shadow, and subtle liner to intensify the eyes with a tan. Hair appears lighter from sun, while maintenance varies by shade, with caution to prevent fading for darker hair.
When a family member is ill or convalescing, plan attractive bed trays to tempt the appetite with fresh linen silver and china. Use a single fresh flower per meal and ensure hot foods stay hot while cold foods stay cold. Seasoning should be minimal if allowed.
A list of soft diet options designed for recovering patients includes Strained Vegetable Soup, Spinach with Poached Egg on Toast, Cubes of Orange Juice, Baked Potato with Buttered Vegetable, Dry Toast, Baked Custard, and Cocoa. The items emphasize easy digestion and gentle texture suitable for convalescence.
Combine strained apricots and apple sauce with lemon juice. Place two generous tablespoons in each of three tall glasses. Add two to three large tablespoons ice cream and fill with cold ginger ale. Stir and serve immediately. Recipe serves 3, with a playful note about joining the patient.
A fragmentary column compares a grand hotel style cocktail party to a social experiment. It critiques public displays of affection and loud conduct, warns against overdemonstrative couples and noisy children, and urges small intimate gatherings with well behaved guests. It blends advice on child behavior with observations of adult party dynamics and public affection.
If sugar in fruit or berry pies troubles you, use a two stage syrup. Add half the sugar at first, boil the remainder with half the water for three minutes, then pour the syrup into the pie after about twenty minutes of baking. This method aims to improve sweetness balance and texture.
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