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Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself Lorna Russell

Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself By Lorna Russell

Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself by Lorna Russell


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Summary

Throughout the 1950s, Girl picture-strips "Charm School" and "Concerning You" offered firm guidance to young girls on how to make the best of themselves. This book gathers together the best of those strips for a tutorial in making the most of your skills and natural assets.

Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself Summary

Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself: "Girl" 1951-1960 by Lorna Russell

'Did you know that the way you treat your feet today could very easily have an effect on the sort of woman you will be in ten or fifteen years from now?' Throughout the 1950s, Girl picture-strips "Charm School" and "Concerning You" offered firm guidance to young girls on how to make the best of themselves. Strict footcare regimes, daily manicures, sensible shoe shopping ('if bewildered by a wide choice of styles, always choose the plainest'), and good grooming were all instilled into Girl readers beginning to take an interest in their appearance, before any bad habits had a chance to set in. And for the young woman with ambitions beyond the home, the paper ran a careers advice picture strip, 'I Want To Be...', which each week would feature a suitable calling such as nurse, nanny, typist, receptionist, air hostess or riding teacher. This book gathers together the best of those strips for a complete tutorial in making the most of your skills and natural assets. For former Girl readers who didn't care for their feet perhaps this will be a painful reminder of where it all went wrong, but those who did can bask in the good sense offered by their favourite weekly paper all those years ago. And everybody else can enjoy the comedy.

About Lorna Russell

Lorna Russell also edited and compiled The Best of Jackie, The Best of Jackie Annual, Dear Cathy and Claire: The Best of Your Favourite Problem Page, The Best of Girl and Mother Tells you How, all published by Prion.

Table of Contents

The best of 'Charm School', 'Concerning You' and 'I Want To Be...'.

Additional information

GOR001458670
9781853756245
1853756245
Charm School - How to Make the Best of Yourself: "Girl" 1951-1960 by Lorna Russell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Welbeck Publishing Group
2007-09-03
128
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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