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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1938
Page
9
A former hospital employee shares rules for visiting patients to avoid nuisances. Visitors should respect visiting hours, not camp at bedsides, and let medical staff provide information. Unnecessary crowds and personal commentary can disrupt care and rest, so let doctors and nurses manage treatment and communications.
Short cuts suggest filling a gem Pan with water to prevent scorching. For waxing floors use a foot stool. A substitute to remove tarnish is raw potato dipped in baking soda.
A centennial tribute to G P Putnam's Sons, tracing its 1838 founding by George Palmer Putnam, the firm’s evolution under his son and successors, and a roll call of famed authors. It recalls Anna Katharine Green and Theodore Roosevelt connections, highlighting enduring classics and the firm’s long, storied publishing history.
A comfortable house outfit described as a scenic broad cloth smock featuring palms, sail boats, and native huts in a colorful array. It has a collarless neckline bound with a red cord, suitable for home use.
Glamorous eyes and lovely lips dominate this fall beauty picture. Clean lids with warm water, apply shadow with brush or fingertips, deepen at lash edge, blend to eyebrow, and adjust by eye shape. Use mascara with hot water, curl lashes, and try purple shades. Lips should be vivid with a satin texture, matched to rouge and costume, outlines filled for a clean lip line.
A breakfast illustration shows ripe grapefruit served with mint leaves as garnish. Mint is tucked into diagonal slits for decoration that enhances the dish’s look and appeal.
A reflection on whether love can be excessive, noting some women give freely while others hoard or misuse affection. It argues that generous love can exhaust or bankrupt, while restraint and reciprocity sustain marriage and personal balance. The piece treats love as both strong and fragile, needing careful use rather than waste.
Jane Herbert Goward notes a boy named Tad develops ear pulling while reading then in front of strangers. A classmate cites recitation triggers. mother nags, reinforcing the habit. The article argues nervous habits stem from irritation and urges distraction over scolding to break them.
Ordinary sandwiches are eaten with fingers and cut as needed. club or moist-filled sandwiches use knife and fork. Goblets or tumblers both suit dinner tables, goblets being more decorative. For informal afternoon weddings, Ladies wear afternoon or street clothes. gentlemen wear business suits.
This vintage advice column explains that cut in waves require natural hair texture first and warns against tight end curls. It suggests wave-on-top styling with ends permed for a soft look and notes deodorant irritation may reflect misuse or sensitive skin, recommending trial samples and powder formulas for delicate skin.
A luncheon menu lists breakfast items including decorated grapefruit, hot cereal with top milk cream, creamed white fish on toast, marmalade, coffee, plus lunch items such as consommé, jellied fruit and cheese salad, hot biscuits, jam, tea, and cocoa.
Fresh grapefruit shines in this era recipe collection with grilled spiced halves served warm and paired with brown sugar butter. It includes a grapefruit cheese salad mold and a grapefruit cherry cream dessert, all using fresh juice and segments, gelatin, and whipped cream for dessert and salad options.
A 1938 Fairchild fashion portrait discusses a versatile black hostess gown with silk fringe, noting it works in white and colors too. It highlights why black suits various ages, advises middle aged women to avoid fussy looks, and explains dinner dresses rely on skirt length and sleeve presence for formality.
Guidance on blending hairline and exposed scalp with surrounding skin using rouge and complexion powder to avoid stark contrast after adopting a new hairstyle. Emphasizes matching tone behind ears and forehead for a natural look.
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