Sun and Suds Proof Fabrics Spark Spring Fashion Wave
A report on fashion from Cherie Nicholas notes an epidemic of checks plaids and polka dots dominating spring and summer wardrobes. Washable crops like poplin and gingham with ever fast processing promise bright colors and easy care. Dresses feature self-pleating and center front design details with sun and suds proof fabrics to stay stylish after laundering. Western Newspaper Union release.
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Smart seasonal menus cool hot kitchens
The article advises choosing fresh seasonal foods to stay cool and appetites up in warm weather. It highlights vegetables like asparagus and lettuce and fruits such as rhubarb and strawberries, and gives a sample menu with ham on dressing, cranberry baked pears, and strawberry rhubarb pie.
Hat and Blouse Ensemble in Red and White Rayon
A striking two piece set features a red and white rayon crepe hat and blouse. The ensemble pairs with odd skirts or a suit for versatile town or country wear and carries style distinction.
Mode Returns to 1920s with Scarfs and Cloches
A fashion note describes the revived 1920s look featuring shoulder and long scarfs, fur stoles, cloches, and simple gloves. The ensemble pairs a sweater dress or long torso silhouette with a hanging scarf, offering a slim, uncluttered arm line and vivid color updates.
Wearing Flowers Is The Style This Year
Revival of artificial flowers dominates fashion tips for the season. Readers are urged to wear blooms on lapels bags cuffs gowns and hats to look youthful and stylish. Large roses at the waist and petal-adorned snoods scarves collars and cuffs are highlighted as chic trends.
Simpler Hairdos Trend with Suave Elegance
Fashion notes highlight a new hair trend with short fronts brushed from the temples and curled softly at the top and sides, avoiding pompadour. The back remains fairly long to allow versatile styling options and varied arrangements.
New Silhouette Dresses Redefine Waistlines in Fashion
Fashion shifts to a long-torso dress and tunic blouse creating smooth waistlines. The vogue highlights slenderizing effects and a modern silhouette.
Egg and dairy rationing urged for economy and health
Lynn urges extreme saving of eggs and fats with high supplies but advises thrift in cooking. Cheese production faces cuts except cottage cheese and fat and oil supplies shrink for civilians. Salvage tin cans and waste paper for points and money.
Save Vitamins for Summer Meals
When vegetables arrive from garden or market wash and refrigerate promptly. Do not cut vegetables early or soak in water as this destroys nutrients. Prepare fruit cups and salads just before serving. Exposed cut surfaces degrade vitamin C.
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE RECIPES TREAT
Restore health and home fixes with a mix of pies salads and sherbet ideas plus home repair tips. Includes strawberry rhubarb pie, lemon sherbet, French dressing, meat hints, varnish remover, and crack repair methods.
Handy Household Hacks From Old Advice Column
Shorten a raincoat with adhesive tape as a hem binder and remove it later. Use fancy paper plates for gifts, with optional doily, so plates need not be returned. Velvet in shoe heel makes stockings wear. extend stair carpet and shift as worn. loosen tight glass stoppers with hot cloth or vinegar. keep a buttons box near laundry for loose fasteners.
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