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  1. klind65

    H.L. Mencken

    Looking for information on H.L. Mencken. I was reading ...of course I don't remember in what book !.... where someone described Mencken as "embodying" the ethos of the Golden Era. Now in as much as any one person can do this, would anyone care to comment on how and in what ways Mencken was...
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    I lost my hat to the summer wind....

    [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Gone with the wind, folks! The other day, I had a memorable hat experience. I was on a train platform outside when a gust of wind lifted my hat and carried it away.....right onto the tracks! The train came and ran over it. I was catatonic as it was one of my favorites...
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    Air Conditioning in the Golden Era

    I am a little hazy about when exactly Air conditioning was available in the Golden Age. I realize I could easily look this up, but thought it would be more fun to share historical factoids or photos anyone might have. I have heard from folks who lived then that IT WAS HOT ! :) but then some of...
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    Who is the better actress?

    Between Margaret Sullavan and Katharine Hepburn, who has greater skill at the craft of acting? They maintained a mutual dislike of each other throughout their careers and sometimes vied for the same role. I believed they both also vied for the attentions of Leland Hayward at one time - although...
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    Health Conscious in the Golden Era?

    I've been wondering about what Herbert Shelton called " Natural Hygiene" in the Golden Era: Vegetarianism, fasting etc... I know Gloria Swanson was known for her advocacy of healthy measures like colonics, juicing, raw foods vegetarian foods, etc.. and I have a photo of a vegetarian restaurant...
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    Biographies of Classic Hollywood figures

    Has anyone read the biographies of classic picture stars which Mr. Darwin Porter has written? I have read several and feel ambivalent. While of course they are gossipy and sensationalistic in the extreme, I find as I read around in other sources, items which lend credence and coroboration to...
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    Does anyone remember Billie Dove?

    Looking for information on Billie Dove. A former Ziegfeld girl, she was called, " the most beautiful woman in America" and appeared in a string of films before marrying and retiring from Hollywood. I have a photo of her, procured from the Palm Springs Historical Society which shows her in her...
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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

    Anyone familiar with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.? What is your impression of him? Any anecdotes about him? Has anyone read his biographies? :)
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    20% off fedoras

    Everyone, I just received an email from a milliner I use in Michigan and thought I would pass it on. She is having a 20% off sale now through August 31 on fedoras for both men and women. I can tell you she makes fabulous hats - I have many - and will customize a hat to your specifications...
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    Handbag source

    Ladies, I would guess most of you buy genuine vintage handbags. However, I have had trouble finding any that are in good enough condition and that I also like. If you have had similar difficulty, you may want to visit Launer online. They are a British design house whose items I've found to be...
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    your vintage Achilles heel

    Does anyone have a fault or physical feature which s/he feels is not as good as it should be and thereby compromises his/her vintage look? For me it is my hair - it takes a curl but never puts across that Rita Hayworth glamour and volume I covet.
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    Public Displays of Affection

    In the golden era social opprobrium was leveled at those who ventured to be too demonstrative with their mutual affection in public. Even when I was growing up, a few decades later, this was still a considered a gaucherie. Yet now, it appears to be making an unfortunate return. I still find it...
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    Cads on the subway

    Fellow golden era fans, please share your opinions about the gentleman's custom of offering his seat to a lady. Here in New York on the subway, one hardly ever sees this. Now I know the subway is not the first place one looks for the best-bred people. However, any class of people can practice...
  16. klind65

    Square fingernails

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Please submit your opinions about this modern phenomenon of square nails. I don't understand them at all. To my mind, the point of a nail (for a lady) is to "finish" the finger in a tapering, elongating and slimming shape ( leading naturally to a point). In classic...
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    Getting the zipper all the way up

    Dear Ladies, I have posted this in another forum, but wanted to post here as well. As a new member, I do hope this doesn't abrogate any rules. Well, I wonder if anyone else has problems pulling the zippers on the backs of dresses up all the way? I have stiff shoulders or short arms? I guess...
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    Getting the zipper all the way up

    Having trouble with back dress zippers. I have stiff shoulders I guess and simply cannot reach far enough to get the zippers on the backs of dresses up all the way. I have had to stop in at my tailor's early in the morning and again on the way home to be zipped up and down, respectively! They...

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