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For Women: About the Home

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Practical help for the housewife.
Presented by Joan Gilbert.

Enquiry into...: Washing at Home
Joan Robins reports on her study of different methods of washing in the home.

Beauty Hint
Joane Edmunds advances her theory that any woman can wear any colour provided her make-up is right, and also gives advice on the care of hands.

Round the Shops
Margot Lovell reports on what she thinks will interest you in the shops.

Making a Dress
Hilda Hincks, in the first of a series of four weekly programmes, outlines the first stages in dressmaking, including the choice and adjustment of the pattern.

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Contributors

Presenter:
Joan Gilbert
Reporter (Enquiry into...):
Joan Robins
Presenter (Beauty Hint):
Joane Edmunds
Reporter (Round the Shops):
Margot Lovell
Presenter (Make a Dress):
Hilda Hincks
Editor/Producer:
S.E. Reynolds

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