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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1937
Page
9
Dr. Claud North Chrisman explains contusions as subcutaneous lacerations from blunt force with skin intact. He contrasts with bruises, notes swelling, tenderness, and color changes from red to lemon citron as blood disperses, and highlights healing when bleeding self resolves with rest.
Vienna head of the School of Applied Art of Austria is visiting New York to teach the University of Columbia summer session. She condemns antiques and period furniture as out of style and urges American youth to embrace modern simple beauty and world culture. She notes American women lack simple elegance and favors minimalism in interiors. She comments on Paris fashion with wide-brim hats worn back on the head and by both matronly and youthful women.
The text advises rest and quiet after bruising, with elevation and pressure to limit swelling and bleeding. Cold applications relieve pain unless severe, aged, or near joints where heat or gentle massage aids recovery. Severe abdomen chest or skull injuries require caution, and avoid improper handling to prevent infection or obstruction from clots.
A brother and sister may be considered proper chaperons for a party of young people. A visiting call after a friend's death should read: "With sincere sympathy." The message belongs above the name.
The article describes fall hat fashions featuring a sports style crown with three peaks and grosgrain banding and a loose front, plus a draped felt turban in bright red with a blue veil.
Simple beauty routines to refresh quickly before social events. Foot bath with cologne, eye cooling pads, a five minute facial, neck and scalp relaxation, and careful makeup. if time permits a shower and hair refreshing spray. For longer preparation, a full facial, tub rest, and finishing creams for hands and nails.
A reader asks if facial X ray burns scars can be removed or concealed. Guidance urges immediate medical care with a skilled physician, warns against the original dermatologist, and suggests cosmetic foundation to minimize appearance while seeking proper treatment. A recipe section follows with chicken shortcake and biscuit instructions.
A Paris authority predicts only minimal daytime skirt length changes for fall, with 13.5 inches from ground as an average. American styles already favor shorter hems this spring, while evening dress length remains a personal choice. The piece notes a continued move toward short skirts and new silk suits, highlighting Schiaparelli’s sprigged whites and listing several prominent women who have ordered them.
Beginner cooks learn to make meals quickly using ready mixes and modern ovens. The piece highlights Toasted Potatoes with butter and breadcrumbs as a quick side, advising boiling small potatoes, buttering, rolling in crumbs, then browning in a hot oven or broiler after the meat is ready.
In Paris a fashion of wearing diamonds in the hair continues as Madame Arpels wore scroll shaped diamond clips at the Ambassadeurs. She was in a party with Madame Besancon de Wagner, showing the same clip shape as gold pieces seen in a Riviera photo.
Instructions describe placing tomatoes on a fork over a fire and turning until the skin chars or bursts. After about two minutes, the skin can be peeled with a sharp knife. Heat level does not affect tomato firmness or flavor.
When vacation time rolls around many families face a problem especially when a husband and wife differ as to how it shall be spent. The piece examines how expectations and routines influence shared holiday plans and family dynamics.
The column discusses marital vacation choices and money management within families. It contrasts spousal expectations with a teen's independence through a story about a father and an 18 year old son. It notes how overprotective mothers shield children from consequences at the expense of character.
A columnist urges a husband to take a two week rest away from duties for mental and physical peace. The piece suggests the wife should permit space, noting some couples benefit from separate holidays and that the wife need not act martyrishly. It envisions the wife enjoying freedom at home.
A family divides vacation time with a husband and son on a fishing trip for a week while the wife entertains friends. The son then visits the wife's parents, sometimes staying with grandparents, while the wife joins the husband on a second honeymoon. The arrangement suits their tastes as the wife dislikes fishing and roughing it. It reflects a broader trend of couples preferring varied or single-location stays rather to a single summer routine as an itching foot pervades this generation.
Simple tips include using eggshell to remove broken shell pieces and applying a baking soda paste for insect bites. Hot water removes coffee tea and fruit stains, and staining from linens should be pretreated before washing. Add a berry frozen in ice cubes to iced tea for charm.
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