Romance Returns in Spring 68 Fashions
Romance returns to spring 1968 fashion with soft, close-to-the-body styles and flowing wraps. Hollywood influence shapes silhouettes as belts, draped sleeves, full skirts, and knit fabrics create a feminine mood, with bright colors, prints, and silky knits from Enkalure nylon guiding the season.
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Pranx
Bonnie & Clyde
Enka
Loomtogs
Guy D
Mr. Thompson
Gabriella
Prans
Tacks Salvage Heels With Carpet Tack Repairs
A home fix uses small carpet tacks placed at heel wear points to extend shoe life. The quick method aims to reduce worn areas and prolong use for children's footwear.
The Green Thumb Tips for Next Year’s Vegetables
George Abraham outlines crop rotation to prevent soil disease, recommending tomatoes melons cucumbers and related crops be rotated at least every three years. He advises disease resistant varieties, disease free plants, seed treatment with disinfectants, and careful handling to avoid introducing pathogens.
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Agra
Seth Roushly
Oceaner
Mies
Child Care By William G Crook Advice for breath holding spells
A worried mother asks how to handle a three year old who breath-holds and faints during corrections. Crook warns against spanking, advises not rewarding tantrums, and urges increasing emotional attention while ensuring a medical checkup to rule out health issues.
Creative Woman Fall Pattern No 8328 Patl-O-Rama
Pattern notice from Sue Burnett describes No 8328 offering long or short top with a skirt in sizes 10 to 20. Includes yardage for 35 inch fabric and mail order details with price 50 cents plus 15 cents mailing per pattern.
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Sue Burnett
Troy Record
Ave. of Americas
New York
N.Y
Teen forum: should he buy her inexpensive buys
In Buffalo, a reader asks if a boyfriend must buy a girl's small purchases. The reply: no, he does not owe her such purchases, and should avoid unnecessary expenditures in dating. The advice emphasizes balance and personal budget.
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Buffalo
New York
Omaha
Nebraska
Hemline Drop Forecast By Next Fall
The fashion note credits Geoffrey Beene, designer of Lynda Bird Johnson’s wedding gown, with predicting lower hemlines next fall and looser belts. He notes the shift away from above knee lengths after years of uniform styling and hints at a gradual tonal change in womenswear.
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Geoffrey Beene
Lynda Bird Johnson
Beene
Merry-Go-Round Treats for Party Guests
For a children's party make each guest a mini merry go round from large round cookies iced while soft. Place upright animal crackers around the edge and finish with a peppermint stick center for a playful dessert centerpiece.
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Teen Forum
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Merri
Best
Werry
R. C. Reynolds
Troy
Natéa
Shahi
Berry
Shagmore
Hult
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