Rumor Plot Reveals Christine Engagement Hoax
A playful hoax piece traces a made up wedding rumor about Christine spreading through a web of confidants. The narrator explains how rumors travel via friends Leo Linn Louise Bertha Bonnie Marion Peggy and others, ending with the twist that the tale was never true.
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Que
Honolut
Pegry
Linn
Louse
Christine
Louise
Bertha
Bonnie
Marion
Pegey
The Family Scrapbook by Dull Minnesota Osborne
An article on childrearing comparing French and American upbringing. It cites Dorothy Lee an anthropologist at the Menill Palier School in Detroit noting differences in behavior, independence, self expression, and dress versus parental control. Dr Gowang’s tests suggest children may become self directed.
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Dorothy Lee
Menill Palier
Detrolt
Nis
Dr Lee
Gowang
Wedgie Heel Trend Siding Near Uppard South Park
Cited as Uppard Wedgie Heel Trend Siding’s push into women’s footwear, Wedgie heel gains traction for daily comfort. President Chithes G. Clason reports orders rising and full capacity near 500 pairs weekly, with monthly production reaching around a million wedgies.
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South Park
Chithes G. Clason
Millon
Woodwles
Chison
Wonton
Short Jacket Suit Has Soft Look
The 1959 spring wardrobe introduces short jackets with a soft look. Designers favor brief jacket lengths with semifit fronts and curved backs, single or double breasted styles, and wide lapels or deep collars. Details like bows and banding enhance the feminine silhouette as skirts stay slim and easy, with town and travel suits using varied fabrics and weights including mohair.
Bertha Collar Casts Big Splash in Spring Fashion
The Bertha collar returns as a bold trend in top fashion circles with wide caped styles. Paris collections endorse the look with gathered and pleated Bertha collars on afternoon dresses, while production notes hint at continued high demand and potential record sales.
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Paris
Palette of rugged fabrics for a spring wardrobe
Describes textured rustic weaves and imported flannel with colors including royal blue migenia beige greige gray white black and white. Also mentions navy blue dark gray black and combos of green and white for a conservative dark background option.
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Miss Blair
Tam
Danish Author Isak Dinesen Says Age Won’t Halt Career
Danish born author Baroness Christenee Karen Blixen Mincke, writing as Isak Dinesen, brushes off aging as a career obstacle. The 70s era storyteller rejected formal titles, has five books to her credit, three Book of the Month Club selections, and plans to keep writing after hospital years.
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U.S
Isak Dinesen
United States
America
Denmark
Baroness Christenee Karen Blixen-Minceke
Willam Dinesen
Oar
Hamer
Racine
Paris
Mark Twain
Africa
Clothes in Bloom For Spring
Spring fashion highlights bright floral prints and faux gems while celebrating vivid color contrasts. Dresses and play clothes feature big red flowers on white silk and prints pairing daisies with bachelor buttons. Ongoing garden inspired motifs include hin es and delphiniums with leafy pink blue and cocoa patterns on polished cotton and drip dry Pima cotton shorts.
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Hlnes
Attemones
Greenhouse insights and spider control for homes
The article reviews choosing and building a home greenhouse from prefabricated kits to lean-tos, stressing size for future expansion and integration with home heat and utilities. It also covers home spider infestations, temporary and permanent control methods, and gardener questions on poinsettia care with a request for a free bulletin.
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Green Thumb
T.A
Ans
Poinsettia Culture
Softer Necklines and Stoles for Spring Styles
Betil Blair advises flattering necklines with sears and stoles to suit mature types. A reader asks about altering a black and white tweed cardigan suit. Blair suggests adding a black stole or fabric shawl to soften the neckline and offer draped versatility.
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Miss Blair
Designs for Living A Bench at the Foot of the Bed
Designs for Living outlines a versatile bench chest for bedrooms. It notes chest sizes from 16 to 20 inches wide and lengths to fit twin to king beds. The piece serves as seating and storage for bulky items with stylish options to match bedroom decor. Send a sample self addressed envelope to Wis Brown for decorating help.
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Wis Brown
Pivoting Sash Window Easy To Clean
A new pivot sash aluminum window enables cleaning on both sides from inside the house and reduces the risk of falls. Shown at the National Association of Home Builders convention, it resembles a standard balanced double hung window but tilting sashes allow cleaning with or without stepping outside.
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Memphis
Christine
Chicago
UPI
National Association of Home Builders
Window designs offer versatile ventilation and cleaning features
The housewife can wash both sides of the glass without leaving home as the windows slide up and down with ease. They provide numerous indirect ventilation options regardless of weather. Manufacturers highlight insulated glass, concealed balance for easy sash operation, and quick removal of upper and lower sashes for washing.
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