Hayes, Arthur James; Van Vlissingen, Jean; Devereux, Elsie; et al. Lloyd, Emily; editor.
Milady Beautiful: Emily Lloyd's Magazine. "for the Woman Who Cares". Vol. 7, No. 7. April, 1918.
Chicago, IL: Milady Beautiful, 1918. 1918. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial wrappers with a photographic portrait of Broadway actress and singer Julia Sanderson on the front cover. The binding is lightly rubbed, bumped & soiled with some light creasing. The top & bottom edges of the front wrap are a bit roughed. 47 & [1] pages. Black-and-white illustrations & pictorial ads. The top edges of the leaves are lightly creased & the top page corners are bumped. Good.
A magazine advising women how to preserve their youthful looks through sound mental and physical practices. Among the contents of this issue are "Greek Dance as a Body Builder" by Jean Van Vlissingen; "What the Hand Tells", an article on palmistry by Elsie Devereux; "Milady's Coiffure" on hairdressing by Fanchon; and "The Wings of Illusion" a story by Arthur James Hayes. There are a number of ads for hairdressing and hair products, as well as for jewelry, shoes and chocolates.
Scarce. Good .

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Keywords: WOMEN'S STUDIES; PERIODICAL; WOMEN'S MAGAZINE; MILADY BEAUTIFUL; EMILY LLOYD'S MAGAZINE; SHORT STORY; ARTHUR JAMES HAYES; GREEK DANCING; JEAN VAN VLISSINSGEN; ACTRESSES; JULIA SANDERSON; MARGARET ILLINGTON; PALMISTRY; ELSIE DEVEREUX; COIFFURES