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  It is a house scarf, perfect for persons who are convalescing. It is wrapped around the neck twice, like the old Ascots, thus effectively protecting the neck from draughts. It’s even better if, under the dressing gown or jacket, one tucks the scarf ends into a sweater or vest.

  Of all the photographic coverage of Hollywood stars of the 1930s and 40s, perhaps the most representative as well as the best remembered comes under the heading of “glamour” photography. Hollywood glamour photography was exclusively about creating illusion in those days. Shot in still galleries, it paid strict attention …

    Nez Perce Warrior, 1877 The picture depicts a Nez Perce warrior at the beginning of the war which ended when theUnited Statesblocked the Nez Perce’s epic retreat towards the Canadian border. The crest is made up of fur, ermine tails and decorated bison horns. The war shirt is …

    This simple way to wear a scarf needs no knot; it is generally used with evening gowns, partly out of habit and partly to not ruin a starched collar or bow tie.

  The job of the “special” was to produce picture stories or features on a film during the production: major essays on the stars for cover stories (Cooper back to nature  in South Seas waters, Fred Astaire creating a dance number, Marylin Monroe’s relationship whit her backstage guru Paula Strasberg) …