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When a haircut, a hat, or a dab of makeup became everybody’s business.
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The five historical items from this edition, with their newspaper proof. Play first if you want to guess.
The Rev. Arthur Wells of London refused to marry brides wearing powder and paint. The report contrasted his rule with churches that actually provided rooms where brides could freshen up their cosmetics.
Ottawa Journal · 1926-01-05 · printed page not established
Open the original newspaper ↗A photograph identified Mildred Roth and Edna Burke as the cause of a Wellesley controversy. Its caption said wearing knickers and smoking cigarettes brought faculty intervention during their freshman year.
Parsons Daily Republican · 1922-11-12 · p. 4
Open the original newspaper ↗Medford readers learned that New York’s straw-hat riots had kept police busy. The report described hoodlums boarding streetcars to seize hats, and one victim’s account of a thousand-person mob destroying them.
Medford Mail Tribune · 1922-09-16 · p. 1
Open the original newspaper ↗A newspaper column relayed Judge Thomas Graham’s advice that wives should bob their hair. His reasoning was that short hair looked tidier at breakfast, where he thought much marital affection disappeared. This was period opinion, not evidence that a haircut prevents divorce.
Oregon Statesman · 1923-08-04 · p. 4
Open the original newspaper ↗English novelist W. L. George proposed standardized outfits for women as an escape from fashion’s expense and effort. The article presented his argument for simpler dress, rather than an actual government order.
The Evening World · 1922-01-03 · p. 3
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