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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1939
Page
9
Paris reports on fashionable dress and social etiquette for leaving a new acquaintance with suggested phrases. It notes acceptable and more effusive expressions and mentions the appropriate boutonniere color and flower for a bridegroom, highlighting white flowers such as gardenia or carnation.
Paris fashion buzz centers on simple jackets and gray tailored suits for day and evening. New York women embrace softer suit silhouettes and matching husband wife ensembles, with beading trims, oversized sleeves, and beaded lingerie pieces making a comeback. Paris outfits feature airy dresses with short jackets and jeweled clips, while summer hats favor fur accents, veils, and bold floral accents.
A beauty feature outlines the spring pastel makeup trend inspired by French painters. It describes soft pink cheeks rose lips and blue-tinted lashes for a youthful look, with deeper shades for evening. It advises skin care to maintain clarity and radiance and details eyeshadow and mascara tips.
Dr Claud North Chrisman discusses polyarthritis in a public health note. He explains how articular rheumatism can move from joint to joint, sometimes initiating acute pain elsewhere such as the shoulder. The doctor advises heat, massage, and attention to systemic condition.
Article discusses articular rheumatism and its effects on the shoulder joint, circulation, and risk to the heart. It notes possible endocarditis and valve or pericardial involvement as complications, stressing the seriousness of recurring infection and heart inflammation despite joint treatment.
A editorial mix covers rheumatic fever risking heart damage if untreated, stressing careful recovery and genetic tendencies in tissue weakness. It shifts to a profile of Professor John W Morris of Curtis High School, Staten Island, who learned to ride at age 40, joined the 61st Reserve Cavalry, and balances riding with teaching duties and family life. A final note offers a recipe for custard bread pudding using leftover toast.
Judith Wilson suggests brightening winter menus by using sun filled ideas from the rotogravure section. If travel is unavailable, recreate sunny appeal at home with cheerful, light dishes and colorful presentation to lift spirits.
Culinary list outlines a luncheon and dinner menu featuring clear broth with noodles, souffles, biscuits, jams, teas, a grapefruit avocado cocktail, roast stuffed chicken, vegetables, banana pineapple salad with honey cream, butterscotch cookies, and coffee. It includes detailed Florida and California citrus based dessert and sauce recipes with whipping cream, honey and egg yolk dressings, plus banana and pineapple components.
A discussion on child psychology outlines tactics to gain cooperation without scolding. It recommends avoiding dont commands, using gentle reminders, and posing suggestions like Why dont you or I think it would be nice to. The piece also traces pearl history linking gifts and symbolism to romance and social status across Europe and the Orient.
An ancient legend claims a pearl forms when dew drops into an oyster but modern knowledge says the oyster itself creates the pearl around a tiny irritant. The idea persists in India where the tale remains common despite scientific explanation.
The pearl has been established as the world’s oldest jewel with authentic records dating back many years.
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