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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1950
Page
3
An article on sheer rayon fabrics covers best uses in dresses blouses lingerie and evening wear plus sewing tips for rayon sheets. It advises choosing patterns that suit sheer fabric avoiding heavy tailoring and explains pressing hems, seam care, and thread choices for smooth sewing. It also includes a short Family Scrapbook reflection on guiding children to choose future work through experience.
A dubious health tip suggests using a coarse-textured friction mitt on arms and body to improve circulation and relaxation for middle aged and older women. The guidance emphasizes stroking from fingertips toward the shoulders and to avoid hair or terry cloth. it warns about potential overstimulation and implies benefits from friction rubdown for aging skin.
Attractive textures emerge from the first continuous filament nylon boucle. New thin novelty yarns give frosty iridescent looks and a soft pebbly feel to cardigans slips sleeves and sleeveless styles. All nylon construction offers long wear easy care and washability with mothproof storage.
Mash potatoes into a shallow baking dish then bake until lightly browned. Sprinkle paprika for color and a warm finish just before serving.
A reader asks how to handle a husband who lies about money and spends from the savings. The column suggests budgeting changes, consolidating accounts, and transparency to restore trust and protect the family's credit, noting the need for joint responsibility and practical, quiet remedies.
A plastic shampoo shade helps keep soap from eyes and mouth during hair washing. The shade comes in clear pink and blue and features an elastic band to fit securely on a child’s head, making bath time calmer for mother and happier for babies.
An ad touts Fresh Florida Grapefruit as an instant cold fighter rich in vitamin C. It claims the fruit supports immune health and suggests doctors recommend ample grapefruit daily to blunt cold symptoms.
In this Clothes Quiz column Beth Blase suggests imaginative uses for Christmas costume jewelry such as pina flips and earrings to dress collars and pocket flaps. A reader asks how to wear earrings, and Blase replies with styling ideas to refresh old dresses.
The article notes revived hand printed wallpapers from old Irish linings and New England walls. It highlights muted off tones with mauve and lavender shades and an enuff green. Patterns include deerhide trunk liner motifs and architectural fret blocks with modern overtones. It mentions a New England 1830 fire screen pattern and a French vanity box stencil reproduction from 1810. A Victorian scene from an 1870 chintz shows period couples and children in a park setting.
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