Housework and Work At Home The System People Need
A long discussion on organizing daily chores and work at home stresses using a system to prevent petty interruptions. It argues that small daily problems grow into big ones, favors morning work for some and night work for others, and recommends private space and clear routines to maintain productivity and reduce disturbances. It includes a letter from Mrs. Martin illustrating common home-work interruptions and the need for discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. W
Japan Destroys China's Culture Says Artist
ISS LUCILLE SWAN a sculptress living in Peiping for nine years says Japan wrecks Chinese art and culture. She claims opium drug stores and a fiendish plan to destroy cultural centers, colleges, and records, noting the destruction of the university in Tien Lin and China’s publishing house. Miss Swan discusses a bronze head of Miss Whang and remarks on emancipation of Chinese women as young girls take up sports and work in banks, challenging old foot binding and gender roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iss Lucille Swan
Peiping
China
Miss Swan
Japan
Tien Lin
Piepins
Hu Shih
United States
Whang
Modes and Manners Q and A on social etiquette
A compact Q and A column answers common social questions. It explains a dessert spoon hybrid for ice cream, invites etiquette for weddings across distances, appropriate closings like Very truly yours, and whether to leave a telephone message for a young lady with polite conduct guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M
D. P
M.L
Lily Pons Tends Connecticut Garden
Lily Pons keeps a slender, willowy figure while working in her Connecticut garden. She notes lilies as her favorite flowers and enjoys tending them in leisure time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Lily Pons
Connecticut
A Routine To Boost Office Girls Beauty Schedule
A practical morning beauty plan helps busy business women improve looks with a half hour of self care. It guides waking earlier, washing the face, eye treatment, light facial cream, and a five minute abdominal workout using a heavy book, then quick shower and makeup followed by a perfume-display idea.
Weekly Thrift Menus Help Ailing Pocketbooks Thrive
After a holiday splurge families can save with simple inexpensive menus through the week. The column offers budget friendly meal ideas from Sunday to Saturday with tea time hospitality and recipes, plus a note on gifting lipstick for a girlfriend with flowers to ease worries about lipstick stains.
Vivid Colors And Pastels Go Cruising
New York shops mix toys, gifts, and resort wear with bold color trends. Purple tones dominate bathing suit styles while two color currents appear in sportswear: bright vivid hues with white, and Ladinike pastels with prints and whites. In Tuxedo Park, Autumn Ball debuts showcase bouffant skirts and crinoline lines, with pastel shades remaining the perennial favorite among debutantes.
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York
Tuxedo Park
N.Y
Child's innocence judged by parents and reason in disputes
An essay observes how doctors specialize yet old age care is rare while a domestic scene shows a mother accusing Harry of biting Joan based on incomplete evidence. It argues fair judgment requires hearing both sides and caution against biased conclusions. The piece ends with a tip on cooking turnips quickly in an uncovered pot.
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Joan
Harry
Mother
Yearn For Health and Respect in Aging Care
The piece urges compassionate care for children and especially older adults as they age. It highlights the natural decline, the burden on families, and the harm of constant reminders or overprotective behavior. It calls for supportive attitudes that respect dignity and autonomy in later years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Strane
Hair Brushing for Soft Shiny Waves in Black Hair
A reader asks if brushing helps kinked black hair and how to style. The answer prescribes a simple coiffure with thick wave lotion and large end curls, including daily brilliantine spray and brushing along the wave direction, then upward and outward brushing as the hair dries, finishing with smooth placement and end polishing for softness brightness and manageability.
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Marian Mays Martin
MES. Martin
Talbot Lake
Mexico
Es.t
Fairchild
By Jacqueline Hunt
Miss Hunt
Judith Wilson
Eleanor Gunn
Dr. Chrisman
Claud North Chrisman, M.D
Jane Herbert Goward
DR. Cheisman
Paris
Fatrchtia
Claude St. Cyr
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