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Beneath the bombast was an inborn genius for divining and whetting the public's curiosity ("once having made the readers talk, you can soon tell them what to say"). He warned his editors that he did not "believe in hobnobbing with politicians," demanded that the paper be independent and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Lord Vigour & Venom | 5/19/1952 | See Source »

Collector Haffenreffer's agents roamed through country villages and old storerooms picking up examples of every type. Some of the best go back to New England craftsmen who specialized in one-of-a-kind carvings: turbaned sultans and fez-topped Turks, girls in daring short skirts, ballplayers, cops, firemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Vanishing American | 5/12/1952 | See Source »

If Ora Fanning hadn't been so passionate deep down, it would hardly have mattered that she was so prim & proper on the outside. In the North Carolina of the 1880's, where a lady wore her skirts to the ground and refused a suitor twice before deigning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dark Side of Love | 5/5/1952 | See Source »

Combining utility with softness and delicacy, fashions feature huge puffed sleeves, scoop necklines, and full skirts.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Feminine Fashions Flower With 'Scoop' Necklines, Beachcoats, Straw Corsets, Other Odd Offerings | 5/1/1952 | See Source »

Multicolored cotton and bromade prints formerly used only for dresses, blouses, and skirts, mark a major innovation emphasizing the trend towards matching the shoe to the outfit. However, dyed linens and straw pumps and playshoes still maintain their well deserved popularity for warm weather wearing.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Feminine Fashions Flower With 'Scoop' Necklines, Beachcoats, Straw Corsets, Other Odd Offerings | 5/1/1952 | See Source »

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