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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1950
Page
7
A quirky health note urges better beauty habits after holidays. It links sufficient sleep to skin and hair health and suggests returning to regular routines, healthier snacks, brushing, and lighter desserts to counter fatigue and winter wear. It emphasizes discipline over drastic dieting.
Practical guidance on slowing the day to foster friendships and household harmony. Emphasizes calmer living, time for family, fewer worries, listening, praising, and focused effort over constant busyness. Advocates talking less, doing more, and improving home satisfaction via steadier pace.
A step by step guide to refurbishing old lamp shades using inexpensive paints, color mixes, and raffia weaving. It covers preparing the shade, applying paint in mottled patterns, adding gilt highlights, and securing the shade to a frame with glue and clothespins for a custom, low cost update.
The article notes how minor details define spring looks in New York dress design. Hattie Carnegie uses coordinating accessories and glittering pins, while Anthony Blotta, Pauline Trigere, and Dior emphasize belts, hats, and beaded accents. Claire McCardell adds fabric-matching ballet slippers.
Dr Ernest G Osborne argues the common cold resists cure and advocates keeping children home when ill. He urges quiet at home with reading, crafts, and simple activities to minimize disruption while reducing contagion. He notes adults often overexert and stresses prudent rest for youngsters during colds.
Readers can obtain pattern 7027 for crochet pinwheels with one ball of No 30 cotton. Pattern includes directions, charts, photos, and complete instructions. Send 20 cents for pattern 7027 to The Troy Record. Also advertise Alice Brooks Needlework catalogue with 15 cents for a copy and a free needlework pattern.
A 1950 fashion tips column suggests salvaging old clothes by mixing fabrics and colors to create new outfits. Readers share wardrobe questions on matching a Glen plaid suit, plus blouse care tips. A Budget Railroad Flat feature outlines a couple renovating a small apartment with a gray and green palette, thrifted pieces, custom radiator cover, and under $707 total costs.
A small note explains that adding a half spoon to the seasoned flour for chicken enhances browning. The technique aims to deepen color whether frying or baking and yields a richer appearance after cooking.
The text describes a dish featuring seed sautéed mushrooms with cooked rice and green peas, tender when cooked. It suggests serving with fried chicken and gravy, and adds canned tomato fare, slaw, and bread.
Accompany the dish with fully mashed potatoes. Saute green peppers cut thin in a little butter or margarine to serve with ham burgers veal chops or mince.
A New York luncheon by makers of tricot lingerie featured a model in street clothes who progressively removed garments to reveal nylon underlayers. The display showed panties bras girdles slips gowns and petticoats highlighting slim silhouettes and pleated embellishments of nylon tricot as the spring line.
A colorful beet salad marinated in tangy French dressing is served on greens with hard boiled egg slices and a touch of onion juice. The recipe adds individual omelets made from eggs minced onion salami and seasonings, served between bread slices.
Elizabeth Woodward answers readers about dating with a steady relationship or variety. The notes discuss costs of dates, long drives for skates, and balancing romance with independence. The column promotes a free booklet HOW 'BOUT GOIN 'STEADY for more guidance.
A guide describes a structured line with a boxy jacket and slim tubular skirt in pale pinks and red accents. It highlights red shoes, red pearls, pocket details at the bust, andOriental style jewelry in gold, silver, coral, turquoise, or Chinese green with hostess slippers in red satin and high heels.
The text contrasts wrong and bright approaches during a salon visit. It notes that constant personal talk can tire the operator and suggests mindful, brief communication to keep conversations appropriate and responsive.
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