Popularity of Sheer Dresses at Southern Resorts Forecasts a Spring Fashion
Ol' Man Fear: a health question explored by Claud North Chrisman MD. The piece asks what fear is, whether courage is inherited or can be cultivated, and notes many people would prefer a disease with a remedy to fear. It reflects on childhood fear and the lack of dictionary guidance.
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Claud North Chrisman
M.D
Tim
Marian Mays
Martin Aster
Fribute
American Woman Decorated by Mikado for Japanese service
Annie Lyon Howe of Rochester New York receives the Decoration of the Blue Ribbon from the Mikado for thirty seven years as a Christian educator in Japan. She founded Glory Kindergarten at Kobe and led the Japan Christian Kindergarten Union as first president. Her award comes after a long alliance with Japanese education and missionary work.
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Annie Lyon Howe
Rochester
Japan
Brookline
Mass
Miss Howe
Glory
Kobe
Japan Christian Kindergarten Union
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Understanding Fear and Courage Across Generations
The author argues fear can be managed through knowledge and willpower, noting courage can differ from physical strength. Personal anecdotes show fear’s impact on both adults and children and emphasize humane, rational remedies over cruelty. The piece hints at future discussion on physical factors and coping techniques in daily life.
Rigid black faille dress coat described in fragment
A fragment describes a 1940s black faille dress coat with a soft silhouette, bodice and skirt, wide lapels, and a decorative single ornament at the waistline. The text emphasizes exaggerated importance of sleeves and overall coat form.
Appetizing Menus For A Week Of Grilled And Baked Meals
A newspaper style list offers weeklong menus centered on grilling over an open flame and quick searing for flavor. It includes daily breakfast and dinner plans with meats such as roast duck, corned beef hash, grilled steaks, pork chops, halibut, and ham, plus sides and desserts. The guide emphasizes simple prep and consistent coffee and fruit desserts.
Perfume and Poise for Elegant Evenings
The tips advise choosing a suitable perfume to set a party mood and using it sparingly. It suggests practicing graceful motions with arms before a mirror and ensuring smooth powdering by taming facial fuzz with a soft brush. It also covers greasing cake pans with unsalted fats or melted butter to prevent sticking.
Blue Chiffon and Black Lace Designer Dress Trend
A pale blue chiffon dress with a black lace bodice and shoulder ruffles showcases the current trend toward transparency. The gown features lace accents along the front of a full billowing skirt, designed by Jane Derby.
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Jane Derby
Hats Open Season on Sheers and Hats in Palm Beach
New York fashion notes describe a shift toward sheer fabrics in dresses and hats with organza twists and vivid trims. Sally Victor showcases stripes, plaids, and colors inspired by Mother Nature, while bonnets transform with Milan strands and designer shapes. Sailor hats, especially Bretons, gain fresh angles and lines, and a playful trio of fruit flavors tops off accessories.
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Eleanor Gunnew York
Palm Beach
Sally Victor
Milan
Manhattan
Variety of Brushes for the Brush With Beauty
The piece urges beauty readers to own a range of brushes for grooming and makeup. It covers body care with scrubbing tools, lip and eyebrow brushes, eye shadow application, and powder techniques, plus specialized brushes for shoes and hats, highlighting how the right brushes improve skin, complexion, and overall appearance. It notes using bath brushes for cleansing, camel hair lip brushes, mascara tools, wave lotion, and new rubber brushes for suede and hat care.
Exchange of Easter Gifts Becoming a Wide Custom
Easter gifts trend wider as fashion, weddings, and spring outfits push rising costs. Parents should foster independence in children while avoiding direct commands, guiding with suggestions to nurture initiative. Shoppers face pressure from florists and jewelers as flowers and gifts compete for Easter attention.
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Santa Claus
Gift Suggestions for the Bride and Traditions
The piece discusses two gift philosophies for weddings. It covers the old ritual of something old something new something borrowed and something blue and notes gifts that are meaningful, personal, or indulgent. It also advocates flowers as an ideal gift and ends with a poetic reflection.
Bags Are Bigger in Folk Art Style Purses
An advertisement notes two purses offered as a set, featuring a rayon crepe fabric with colorful motifs inspired by Pinocchio. The top bag shows a frame and white composition chain handle, while the simulated alligator bag below has a shoulder strap and a patch pocket.
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Falconild
Modes and Manners Q and A on weddings and eating
The Q and A covers home weddings inviting relatives and intimate friends, removing orange seeds into the cupped hand, using fingers to help oneself to radishes, and defining souffle as a dish mixed with beaten eggs and baked.
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DE. Chrisman
Boston
Fairchild
Judith Wilson
Floating Island
By Jacqueline Hunt
Miss Hunt
Jane Herbert Goward
Mrs. Martin
Mrs. Goward
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