In writing the last entry on the Fifth Avenue Hotel, I couldn’t stop admiring the cover of the June 1896 magazine that my source article came from. The magazine was the Ladies Home Journal, and I happen to have a handful of these magazines from the late nineteenth century. The covers are absolutely gorgeous, and [...]
In reading the June 1896 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, I came across a fascinating article about how a large hotel was run. The hotel was the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, and after doing some quick research, I discovered that it was a very well-known and popular hotel at around the turn [...]
The 1950’s were a time when family and marriage were prevalent themes in society. Magazines from that decade are filled with babies, puppies, neatly-dressed housewives, men coming home from work in suits. Of course real life is never quite as it is portrayed in the media, and of course the 1950’s were no exception. However, [...]
I came across this story in the August 1906 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine, and was very surprised at what I was reading. This is a story written from the point of view of the husband of a woman who has decided to get in shape, to “look like Edna May,” who was a famous [...]
An exceptionally pretty gift is a bag (Fig. 1), which may be used to carry handkerchiefs, and the change purse, or may be used as an opera-bag, or as an embroidery-bag… An especially handsome bag can be made by combining two shades of the same color, as for instance, using old gold for the heavy [...]
Most of us are probably well aware of the catastrophic earthquake that struck in San Francisco on April 18, 1906. and the fire that followed. I have always been particularly fascinated with it, and have countless books and dvd’s about the incident. So I was especially excited when I opened an issue of the Burr [...]
Sorry it has been so slow around here lately. I’ve been away on vacation for a little over a week, and before that was preparing for the trip and for finishing things up at work, so I haven’t been able to post. (My vacation photos are here if you’d like to see them - they [...]
It is time once again for a reoccurring feature on this website, where we explore an issue of a vintage magazine in a bit more depth. This time, it is the April 1929 issue of Screenland magazine. This magazine was all about the movies - reviews, movie stars, gossip pages - and at this time, [...]
“Crisp upturns or smooth sweeps tell the story of the newer hair-do’s. Unbridled manes are being brushed - and scissored - into new outlines this season. Long, bushy tangles are giving way to feathery, easy-to-manage cuts, or to sleek surfaces and well-turned rolls. Glamorous? Of course. But serviceable, too, with a free clean look that [...]
The June 1949 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal featured this fashion section just in time for summer holidays that year. In my opinion, these pages contain some of the most flattering and stylish clothing I’ve seen in any year. So I hope you also enjoy these photos of the fashions, along with a couple of [...]
