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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
6
Hand painted and hand-embroidered look fabrics rise in fashion this season for daytime sports and evening wear. Rayon varieties in bold floral and exotic patterns appear in shirts, frocks, and dinner gowns, with prints offering similar effects at lower cost.
Columbia curates a war era film update with Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly in Cover Girl and other stars like Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, and Jackie Coogan, plus notes on radio to film transitions, Stuntman Jimmie Dundee, and industry tidbits about upcoming productions and castings.
Kathleen Norris recalls how returning servicemen face overindulgent homecomings with relatives and friends spoiling them. Letters from Walt Baker describe loneliness, pressure at home, and a clash between war effort and personal need for quiet, genuine home life.
A vintage fashion note describes using drapery chintz to craft a sundress with a white fabric and violet pattern. A short sleeved bolero complements the outfit, covering the midriff while remaining suitable for daytime dining or dates.
The fashion trend favors a straight out shoulder design with minimal top fullness and pewter style shoulder pads for a strong silhouette. Wide shoulders create a width illusion, making the waist appear smaller, while yokes in black wools with satin contrasts and bold horizontal bands across the front define the new styling.
A fashion piece highlights dinner and afternoon gowns crafted from gleaming satin. Descriptions praise smart restaurant suits and slim, vvelte lines with a large hip bow. Colors include black brown navy fuchsia purple and exclusive gray satin options.
A weary soldier on leave from the South Pacific laments disillusionment as family and girlfriend are too busy with war plant work to spend time with him. Miss Norris answers that the home front must keep sacrificing for the war effort and that everyone’s involvement speeds victory.
A cautious wartime editorial urges readers to recognize the crucial role of women on the home front. It compares their hospital work, factory labor, and letter writing to frontline sacrifice, urging pride in shared national effort and swift, complete obsequies for troops.
Create a chic sleeveless frock headpiece using velvet ribbon or a ready bandeau, add a flower spray and leaves, or fashion a black velvet bandeau with three velvet roses and small bows. This craft yields a stylish theater or restaurant look with simple sewing details.
A veteran voice argues that studio chiefs wage a strange war against actors by limiting early work and contracts. He cites Joan Leslie, Dolores Moran, Eleanor Parker, Dane Clark, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Lynn, Sonny Tufts, and others who rose from humble starts to stardom at Warners, Metro, and Paramount, proving development and chance fuel careers.
A mad elephant in Goa roamed a market killing men but spared a child saved by a woman who had fed it with fruit and vegetables. The animal picked up the child with its trunk and placed him on a shop counter.
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