Casual dresses of the ’50s were pretty on their own, but still the style mavens commanded women, ‘You’ll wear these American-made fashions from now on, wherever the sun shines.’
Soldiers say farewell to girls as Christmas leaves are canceled A soldier’s world is a lonely, uncertain world. It is a world of men, of work,
Gingerbread Fancies – Christmas cookie recipe Ingredients 1 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1 cup molasses 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 egg 4-1/2 to
Make your own gift wrapping bags They’re gifts themselves with many “after” uses Have you ever gone through wrapping gymnastics trying to make a pretty
These light dessert recipes are not without calories, but they’re not filling. And they’re so breathtakingly beautiful – a delight to look at as well as to eat.
Every little girl wants a dress for Christmas Sweet as a sugarplum: A tucked shirtwaist top, a wide, gathered velveteen skirt and a bias-striped sash
Laughter is a serious thing. Hoot if you must, but strict attention should be paid to how you laugh and when. It is the barometer of your emotional state. Precisely put, laughter is a form of behavior.
Yuletide Endurance Game Light Housekeeping’s Jolly Yuletide Endurance Game An exciting test of nerve designed for the fearless housewife at holiday time >> Click here
Turkey cheese ball appetizer Hellmann’s helps keep this canape spread just-made fresh. Turkey cheese ball recipe Ingredients 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese 1 cup
From campus to kitchen, They’re wearing culottes by Margaret Parker Gary, Women’s Day Fashion Department Good campus companions — jerkin and knee-length culottes in an Orlon-and-wool blend,
Simply spectacular These great-looking dessert spectaculars that make you a hero, even though they’re so easy to make… desserts to please all ages. Find dessert
Inspired by shells and sea life, these lighthearted craft delights are easy as a beach breeze to make.
The “supply” of physicians: A look ahead To keep the “1955 supply” of physicians per 100,000 people, about 22 new medical schools would have to
Sweaters with modern motifs, blazing colors, striking contrasts, surprising textures – each sweater with its own this-minute look.
Winning new look When Kim Seelbrede, Miss USA 1981, asked us to give her a glamorous new look that would be easy to manage, versatile
With eggs, cheese or vegetables, in hearty soups or salads, frankfurters make a meal that every member of the family will enjoy.
We love “spring pink” desserts May is the month for the sweetest-flavored strawberries, for juicy-tender rhubarb and sun-ripened raspberries. Start with our Dresden-pink strawberry torte…
Old-time courting & a red-hot date: 25 years ago and today Old-time courting 25 years ago (1902) The start of a heavy courtship. Twenty-five years ago.
A new age of cinema celebrities While fame itself was nothing new in the 1920s, the recent introduction of moving pictures had transformed the very
How to make yourself important … and strangely enough, love has a lot to do with it, in a way you’d least suspect By Ronald
Bumper stickers for our times (Cut long dotted lines, paste on bumper, save America) Down with thermostats! Big cars are pig cars If I took
Vintage parquet inlaid linoleum in a living room ’20s dining room decor A staircase landing with bedrooms in a vintage 1920s home ’20s home decor: Glorifying
How to be a better cook …and save money, too! By Mary Blake, Carnation Home Service Director Ever discover a recipe so different you can hardly
There’s big news this spring for the home sewer who likes polka dots. Here, in variety, are dotted fabrics in a number of the newest pattern designs.
Ladies’ Home Journal: March 1890 Ladies’ Home Journal: April 1890 Ladies’ Home Journal: Easter 1890 Ladies’ Home Journal: May 1890 Ladies’
A paid testimonial from Bert Lahr for Skippy Peanut Butter How did we get Bert Lahr to appear in an ad for Skippy Peanut Butter?
Polished, professional… and pregnant (1987) From the time you begin to show, you want to look your professional best. These tailored — and sophisticated —
The first month of the new mother: General advice The average lying-in period for the mother is quite uneventful, at least so far as complications
For more classic fashion from the twenties, check out Vintage Women: Adult Coloring Book #3: Vintage Fashion from the Early 1920s and Vintage Women: Adult
Double-peppermint cake recipe Looks like a birthday party! For more flavor coordination, serve this cake with chocolate ice cream. Ingredients: 1 package white cake mix
How to choose a husband? Whatever you do, do not marry a man who claims to be a saint. He lives too much in his own imagination of himself. He is nearly always an unconscious or a subconscious hypocrite.
Stylish ’50s gloves: Finger-tip fashion from “Mr Fred” (fashion designer John Frederics) Again we bring you fresh, exciting John Frederics accessories you can make for
This photo of a mother and her child visiting the park probably shows the baby tucked under an inverted open-frame trash can
Bloomingdale’s New York Magazine, December 3 1979 Joske’s Texas Monthly, September 1979 Herman’s New York Magazine, November 26 1979 Lord & Taylor Texas Monthly, November
At least 5 million youngsters in this country have tried marijuana. They’re not delinquents or from urban slums. They’re kids you know. Maybe your own.
Meathead & Gloria depart the Bunker nest in a cloudburst of real tears In an emotional scene before their final taping as the All in
While visions of sugar plums… Want to make even the youngest, most beautiful dreams come true? To see stars in a child’s eyes and hear
A dedicated and growing band of people — most of them young — has taken to cooking and serving no-nonsense natural foods.
Today Barbra Streisand is the drummer boy leading the charge. Cinderella at the ball, every hopeless kid’s hopeless dream come true.
What’s it like growing up on national TV? Melissa Gilbert knows all about it. She’s starred in the long-running hit show, Little House on the Prairie, since it began. Dynamite recently met Melissa, who told us what growing up in Hollywood is like, on camera and off.
Your votes have been counted! Teen Beat’s 1st Annual Teen Star Awards In the February 1984 edition of Teen Beat, we printed our 1st Annual
Make a picnic table that’s BIG A DIY picnic set Our 3′-by-8′ picnic table is planned for outdoor eating, with lots of people and plenty of
Vanning has become an American craze. Today it means to personalize a common van and build a lifestyle around it. Throngs of Americans are doing it. A key feature of the outing is the mutual admiration of vans and the adorning artwork.
Fanzines: Chaotic dabblings in the ’80s Fanzines emphasize the negative side of everything, but still manage to be witty and thought-provoking. by Jim Reichenberger One
My Sister Sam’s Pam Dawber lands the Sexiest Man Alive — Moonlighting’s Mark Harmon
Custom cakes: So incredible — and they’re edible! Nancy Frank has a job that’s so much fun you could almost call it play. She makes
Bobbed hair – is it here to stay? by Jean Van Evera The furor has almost been forgotten, but not so long ago, a woman’s
ILLINOIS. Is about equal in extent to England. with a population of 1,722. No State in the Valley of the Mississippi offers so great an inducement to the settler as the State of Illinois.
When the first AC Nielsen ratings for the fall 1964 TV season came out, a wave of shock and panic rippled through an industry suddenly turned upside down.
They didn’t call Cindy Crawford a supermodel for nothing! Below, check out a selection of her fashion magazine covers from the mid- to late-eighties. Cindy
Dishes to make food most attractive by Marion Brownfield We hear a great deal about “the psychology” of this, that and the other. The
Some automobile accessories by Elizabeth Lounsbery The accessories of the automobile have grown apace in design and number with the progress of development in motor-vehicles, until
Women: Do you have the ideal figure? Here’s what ‘they’ thought in 1950 
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
Vintage ’80s pantyhose, nylons & tights came in lots of awesome colors & textures 
“Busy-day” lemon cheesecake (1959) 
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