Beauty With Rhyme and Reason
Me oh my. Is this or is it not quite the ugliest reason to be beautiful you've ever seen?
From The Daily Mail For Girls, 1953.
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Posted by: Polly | 25/04/2008 at 02:01 AM
Oh, dear....
in the last drawing, she looks like she's holding the lid to a pink and white striped coffin, yes?
Posted by: OohLaLaura | 24/04/2008 at 10:25 PM
The advice may be good, but the girl is frightening!
Posted by: Susannah | 24/04/2008 at 08:18 PM
LOL where do you find this stuff??
Posted by: Heather | 24/04/2008 at 04:43 PM
Oh my...The woman with the washcloth on her face looks like she's in agony...I wonder if she accidentally put some kind of acid on the washcloth?...Katie
Posted by: hazelsvintagepretties | 24/04/2008 at 06:08 AM
Great post as usual. I also wonder where you get your material. It is great. Would really be funny if I hadn't grown up in the 40's & 50's and remember taking it very seriously.
Have a great week.
Judy
Posted by: judy | 24/04/2008 at 04:39 AM
oh my! I'm sorry but my coffee nearly ended up all over my screen lol
Posted by: Amy | 23/04/2008 at 11:28 PM
goaty...oh mercy, that is funny! (whispers: but oh so true!)
yes, they certainly could have created a more attractive looking girl!
Posted by: Amy Jo | 23/04/2008 at 11:17 PM
Too funny!
:)
Posted by: Katherine | 23/04/2008 at 11:03 PM
Where oh where did you ever find this publication? I eat this stuff up!
Posted by: The Glamorous Life | 23/04/2008 at 10:41 PM
she is a wee bit goaty :P
Posted by: ari | 23/04/2008 at 09:24 PM