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Newspaper

Troy Record

Location

Troy, New York, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1950

Page

12

Men Embrace Color and Comfort In Summer Fashion

Fashion writers note casual chic rises among men, with navy bases and muted yellows greens, plaids popular at resorts, and dotted fabrics expanding from women’s wear into darker shirts. Evening looks feature colored dinner jackets and tartan hosts. travel wardrobes push crease-resistant neutrals and versatile jackets with matching slacks for day and night use.

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Correctly Fitted Girdle Enhances Your Figure

Correctly fitted girdle enhances a woman’s figure and grooming. The article states four basic figure types average full full-nip and straight hip and emphasizes tailoring girdles to each type for a neat, dressed look based on research.

Denim denims go anywhere this season in bold figures

The article argues denim outfits suit most body types with a focus on figure shaping underwear and versatile styling. It notes the rise of full figures and straight hips, promotes long line bras and girdles to smooth appearance, and suggests denim pieces adaptable for beach, home, or informal wear with simple trims and color emphasis.

America Nyion Matquibetla Fayon

Trimming Turns One Hat Into Many

A guide explains how to transform a single hat into multiple styles with brim options, detachable trims, and sew on fasteners. It covers adding inner bands, wrap around dresses for beaches, and easy attachments for home or shopping use while keeping the hat crisp with starch and piques.

Rick Wardohbe

Crochet patterns and instruction for easy accessories

An old newspaper ad invites readers to buy pattern 7920 for crochet and knitting basics. It highlights squares and other accessories, featuring charts and photos to aid learning. Send twenty cents to The Troy Record Household Arts Dept for the pattern and mail details.

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Fragmentary note on paper shades and light quality

The readable text discusses white linings and soy coins, a lamp shade aberration, and how shade choice affects light. It mentions paper shades and possible painting near a surface, with unclear references to locations or entities.

New Yorks Stimulate Needlework Trends in Hobbies

A 1920s style survey shows women favor embroidery, crocheting, and knitting as practical hobbies. Runners-up include rug hooking and weaving, with popular projects like sweaters and home textiles. Modern yarns and tools offer time saving benefits for home crafts and wardrobe needs.

Yesteryear

Raincoat Industry Struggles Hit Small Maker

A raincoat manufacturer faces rising costs and supply bottlenecks as the firm battles camphor shortages and plastics pricing. Labor shifts and evolving demand stress production and cash flow, threatening the maker’s ability to meet orders while exploring potential closures or reorganizations.

Clothes Quiz fashion guidance from Beth Blair on wedding gowns

A reader asks about wedding gown details and stockings, weighing modesty versus showy taste. Blair answers with notes on how fabrics and accessories influence formality and suggests practical styling for a spring fall coat reuse.

Unclear fragment prompts mocked dress description

A garbled OCR style text mentions fabric, dresses, rents, and a stray phrase about a market or event. Readable facts are minimal and names or places are not discernible, leaving a fragmentary item with no clear subject or outcome.

How Do You Stack Up Youngsters Tell Parents

A Seattle study summarizes teen views on home life and parenting. Journal excerpts reveal desires for guidance, respect, responsibility, and balanced parental involvement while maintaining privacy and social life.

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Keep Your Love Hidden Elizabeth Woodward

A youth psychology column counsels girls on handling brief romances and lingering past relationships. It urges moving on, avoiding clingy behavior, and balancing caution with warmth to keep interest alive without scaring men away.

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Tight Clothes and Fatigue From Garments

A dated caution about tight girdles garters and belts causing fatigue headaches and irritation. It advises discontinuing or altering restrictive garments and notes many women wear such items at times while rarely linking them to discomfort.

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