Fashion Sleuth Explores College Style And Trends
A fashion feature follows a shopper into a college setting as casual clothes and date frocks gain popularity. The piece notes emerging trends and reflects on changing dress codes amid social events.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1939
Page
9
A fashion feature follows a shopper into a college setting as casual clothes and date frocks gain popularity. The piece notes emerging trends and reflects on changing dress codes amid social events.
Medical notes discuss factors in bleeding control and the dangers of hemophilia, the role of calcium and other agents in clotting, and a new coagulant based on oxalic extracts marketed as Koaga Miller. It also recounts Dr. Chevalier Jackson’s bronchoscope breakthrough and his warnings about open pins and coins left by caregivers, noting his 50,000 patients and a notable three-inch nail removal in Australia.
A reader asks about table manners in restaurants and gatherings. Answers cover who seats and serves first, whether a knife is used for tiny lettuce hearts, high school dating rules, and celebrating a first wedding anniversary.
Three Little Maids from School highlight a smart campus vogue wearing separate skirt and shirt ensembles. Made of light weight flannel, the tone on tone effects set a fresh collegiate style this fall.
This article explains that normal skin can be kept lovely with three essentials: a healthy diet, thorough cleansing, and appropriate makeup. It advocates affordable cleansing with cream or soap, a daily routine, and testing makeup in natural light to match skin tone. It also notes the value of modest cosmetics and warns against overdone or mismatched makeup.
A beauty columnist reassures a 16 year old that her height and weight are normal for age and advises a balanced diet with lighter starches and fats. She suggests posture exercises to improve figure lines and hints at a future series of beauty routines.
New York fashion notes describe college girls favoring separate skirts and shirts for campus wear emphasizing comfort and smart casual looks. Date frocks include daytime taffetas, velvet cocktail suits, and black velvet outfits with playful back fullness, while hood dresses and bold red trims update their fall wardrobe.
Remove crusts from one loaf of white bread and cut it in half lengthwise. Brush with melted butter and mix cinnamon with flour and brown sugar to form crumbs. Sprinkle crumbs on bread, bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes until golden. Serve hot. Serves 4 to 6.
Ears are abundant in markets and bakers can use pears to brighten menus with pies and desserts. The article notes pears are affordable and suggests bakers try pear pies as an apple dessert alternative.
An article excerpt details pear based dishes from soups and veal to salads and desserts. It describes stuffing ripe pear halves with cream cheese or Roquefort, explains guidelines for selecting firm pears, and provides baking methods for baked and meringued pears along with serving ideas.
Recipe step notes describe adding SCALLOPED POTATOES with two cups of hot milk then topping with buttered crumbs or diced American cheese. Bake in a moderate oven for about one hour.
A brief tip explains cooking peas with pods until ready then noting the pods rise to the top while peas settle at the bottom. The method emphasizes a different flavor than plain peas and mentions aging in water.
Comfort and cleanliness mix in a new inner spring mattress with a mopable cover similar to kitchen linoleum. For non washable surfaces practical cotton covers are removable, washable, and easy to reattach.
A column by Jane Herbert Goward contrasts travel urges and patriotism with travel abroad versus domestic exploration. It uses two neighborhood boys Robert and Jack to illustrate how quarrels arise and resolve, and argues for understanding youths impulses and the value of local over foreign travel.
A lunch box sandwich uses ground dates and nuts moistened with orange juice on buttered whole wheat bread. Do not hang wet fur near heat to dry and keep garments with ties away from direct heat.
The piece urges older travelers to stay within the U S or reform daily routines rather than seek Europe or distant journeys. It argues for reshaping days, socializing more, and breaking routine to refresh life at home.
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