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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1965
Page
2
June brides and grooms can gain ideas from model rooms in stores and magazines. New York decorator Emily Malino transformed a small one room apartment with bold colors including blue carpeting and pink walls, creating a central seating group and hidden climate fixtures, all accented by plants and bright kitchen accessories.
This 1965 fashion brief advertises No. 8330 Patt-O-Rama youth ensemble in sizes 10 to 20 with bust 31 to 40. Includes blouse shorts and skirt with yardage. order form asks 50 cents plus 10 cents extra for first class mailing, sent to Sue Burnett Troy Record New York.
A girl named Florence Renner, nearing fourteen, experiments with cosmetics and ignores her mother. After a visit to the town’s best beauty shop, she learns proper techniques from a professional and thanks her mother for the suggestion. The piece notes that seeking expert opinion can help when youth challenge parental judgment.
Paris designer Gabrielle Chanel criticizes the Paris fashion press for overhyping Courreges spring designs and for ignoring elegance in favor of youth. She notes Courreges bold silhouettes but condemns coverage that drowns out other notable designers like Molyneux Dior and Saint Laurent.
Knit fashions for spring remain at the top of popularity for mothers teens and young children. A new collection spotlights knits ideal for spring wear with junior silhouettes and vivid colors. A navy inspired double breasted button detail and red white blue braid highlight one standout look. A melon rose mohair souffle knit and a reversible plaid coat with matching sleeveless blouse complete the smart outfit.
Beauty experts advise that even teens planning summer weddings can start with nursery shelf items. Samples suggest baby cream for overnight skin softening and baby oil on lips kept soft overnight plus baby powder as a finishing touch after the bath.
The dialogue weighs couture versus ready to wear, noting American copies charm many women while few achieve the tough chic of higher Paris lines. The narrator recalls a fashion insider urging chic over pretty and hints at the era’s space age architectural designs and evolving taste.
Readers asked about growing avocados from seed. Start in a clay pot with sand and peat moss, keep moist at 72 to 75 degrees, seed cracks in about 3 weeks, then transplant to a sand loam peat mix. The plant needs monthly showers and dusted leaves for gloss.
UPI reports the U S National Health Survey shows Americans made 844 million visits to physicians in the year ending June 1954. The tally includes telephone consultations and averages 4.5 visits per person among the civilian non institutional population.
Research engineers unveil a compact mobile unit that sprays liquid nitrogen to freeze food. The device can be brought near harvest fields or docks or slaughterhouses for rapid freezing of meat or seafood.
The reader suggests home routines for dry hair and aging skin. Advice covers avoiding spray on dry hair, shampooing carefully, oiling scalp after drying, cleansing cream with hazel, facial oil on face neck and scalp, dieting for weight, proper undergarments, and pep from family. A supportive note encourages the 48 year old aunt to seize motivation and engage with her niece.
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