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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
7
Marian Mays Martin warns readers about dangerous highway behavior during vacations. She cites high speeds and the harmful mix of alcohol and gasoline, recounts a fatality in her hometown, and urges drivers to exercise judgment and restraint to protect others on the road.
A quiz on wedding reception timing and table etiquette. It covers coffee service, designating cup recipients, and graceful dance refusals. It notes serving refreshments around 4:30 or 5 o clock and proper hostess duties.
Small chain weights sewn into the bottom hem of lace net curtains add fullness and ensure the panels hang to the floor. Decorators use this trick to improve appearance and keep glass curtains from blowing into the room when the windows are open.
Six prominent women in New York led to a town hall idea that became a national symbol of open debate. Erskine Ely organized forums on current events with wide views, spawning lectures and discussions that evolved into Town Hall and America’s Town Meeting of the Air.
A 1961 embroidery detail shows the phrase Thumbs up formed by closed fingers and an upright thumb on the lace edged bodice of a pink rayon crepe slip. The peach colored victory message is worked on white net, depicting a bold fashion slogan.
Judith Wilson argues a hostess can gain fame by mastering a single dish. The column highlights potato salad as a standout example and cautions against testing new recipes on guests. Menus for the week provide simple, practical meal ideas with beverages and desserts.
A reader requests a liquid bronze foundation to hide leucodermic white spots. The columnist suggests "cover mark" with zinc oxide base matched to skin tones, used only on white spots, plus a light foundation over the rest. For a tan skin tone issue the answer recommends intensive scrubbing and masks three to four times weekly to lighten the skin for an evening dress aim.
A lifestyle style piece advises women to care for the back view as well as the front. It covers clothing fit, hosiery, and salon tips for the back of the head neck ears and elbows. It urges regular cleaning, proper makeup application, and weekly skin care routines for a polished appearance from behind.
Guidance on washing washable nylon and synthetic fabrics safely. Use mild soap and lukewarm water, avoid hard rubbing, blot excess moisture with a Turkish towel, and iron only with a moderately warm iron if needed.
A day dress with an air of importance from the collection of Charles Coopermade of Bombay features brown Rocher silk jersey. It has a yoke inset extending to the sleeve end, dolman sleeves with full folds, a slim straight skirt with front gathers, and is paired with a red fox hat and muff.
A fashion note highlights charm bracelets and heirloom pieces like locket and watch charms. New Castlecliff holiday pins fuse Christmas trees and year round symbols while a surreal pin, possibly a leaf or hand, appears. Bangles are revived and hair ornaments on bobby pins gain appeal as autumn brings quirky costume jewelry and long worn family pieces.
An article by Jane Herbert Goward advises balanced exercise to prevent occupational paralysis and fatigue. It discusses how overuse of some muscles and disuse of others cause issues like writers cramp and painters tetany, plus guidance on handling a tired child with sympathetic play to ease obedience.
The piece emphasizes rhythmic muscle activity to boost blood flow and maintain bodily balance. It argues for games with purpose plus stretching and determination to stimulate underused areas and explains arteries harden as tissues thickening and stiffening, reducing blood flow.
The text argues that forced circulation is key to reviving stiff tissue. It introduces the PaVa Ex machine to create a vacuum and suction to move blood through arterioles and back, promoting pliable muscles. It advocates voluntary exercises for daily circulation and suggests simple, non running movements to shake loose the body.
A platinum color fox from Norway was first seen among silver foxes and later raised in the United States. The animal is noted for heavy fur, a white tail tip, and a black line along its pelt.
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