Ladies’ Home Journal: November 1958

Another excellent time capsule find from my recent road trip.

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

So much good stuff, but here are lots of the pages for your viewing pleasure:

(Click on an image and then click again for big versions!)

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Looks appetizing! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

When appliances came in pastels! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

“Of course I can make good coffee!” Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

New fangled milk containers! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Creepy (Dutch) cows… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

50s housewife cow… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Sell, Sell, Sell! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Fems Napkins (for emergencies like apple picking?) Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Woolite and Lastic Life (a soap for elastic garments – brillant!) Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

So Natural… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

‘How to dress well on Practically Nothing!” Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

I own an actual pair of these! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

I want the scalloping ones! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Fry them twice? Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Rit dyes everything.. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

The matching hampers are where it’s at. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Beauty Ice. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Her face can tell the difference… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Cranberry pucks go with everything! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Saran wrap your silver! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

When Pepsi was classy. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Why use real cream? Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Fashions! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Paris Fashions! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

This is totally what I look like when I sew… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Pink is so in! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Manhattan Kitchen. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

The Jerome Cardins splash their favourite colours, spring violet and beige. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

It’s the 1950s, so women should be shamed for wanting to work outside the home. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

“Any reasonable person would understand that Henry was only being kind to Miss Brown…” Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

“Stella had reached a crisis- a crisis she thought she could handle until Andrew kissed her.” Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

That dress! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

“locating the most beautiful legs in the world” Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Exciting (but not very PC) meals. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Pinstripe Pink! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

So attractive! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Apparently men’s slippers are all the same. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

These cupboards are so awesome! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

#ladyproblems Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Imagine having bananas for breakfast! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

This girdle is exciting! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

I always wear eyeliner in the shower… Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Now you can leave the house on your period! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

You can be busy AND beautiful! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Just wear this torture device and you can eat whatever you want! Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

The flavour is: Low Calorie. Ladies Home Journal: November 1958

Serena by Modess pad ad (Ladies Home Journal: November 1958)

Serena by Modess pad ad (Ladies Home Journal: November 1958)

Much like the 1945 magazine I posted this week, this makes me thankful to live in a time when I have far more choice in my occupation and lifestyle. I can still rock vintage looks but I don’t have to be in full face and hair while I’m doing the laundry. Hurrah!

~ Heather

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