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 [...]
“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 [...]
This is a fun, illustrated article from the October, 1931 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal. On the left of the page, we have formal wear, and on the left, an informal version of the same item. For example, about the coat, the article says:
“You can take the coat on the left, belt it, as we [...]
Above we see an ad for the “Hoosier Special Kitchen Cabinet” from 1909. From the same issue comes this collection of recipes, for times when company came unexpectedly and the woman of the house had to prepare something to eat at a moment’s notice. The introduction to this article states:
There are times when every housekeeper [...]
1950 offered plenty of trendy styles for both short and long hair. The December 1949 issue of Ladies Home Journal magazine showed off a variety of these looks.
For short hair, the magazine explained:
“The 1950 look for short hair depends on cutting and shaping (to be done by an expert) and a minimum of curls (to [...]
In 1916, America was planted firmly in the era of silent movies, and stars like Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks were huge stars with large followings. However, the April 1916 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal added another movie star to the list - you! “Star yourself in a kitchen-movie play,” the magazine suggested, [...]
The September 15, 1910 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal magazine was billed as the “Paris Fashion Number. The pages are full of color and black-and-white illustrations of all the latest styles from France. The image above pictures, as it says, the new Parisian blouses. Each blouse was described in a bit of detail and information [...]
