Wednesday, November 4, 2026

the boudoir camouflage strategies of women in 1914

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Maurice Ketten, "Fashion Fancies" in The Evening World Daily Magazine (New York), February 26, 1914.

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Anon, from Morning Oregonian (Portland OR), July 27, 1918—

GIRLS AND CAMOUFLAGE—It seems that wise officials who are mobilizing America to win this war have "discovered" that girls have a natural aptitude and predilection for camouflage. A fascinating arraignment of the lipstick, eyebrow pencil and sundry bits of boudoir tricks, so-called gifts of camouflage, brings out the startling information that these have made girls wonder students in concealment and deception and all of it is now being turned to good account. The tools of the beauty parlor are now giving way to the paint brush in shops and factories, the camouflage training of the boudoir is being proved of tremendous value wherever women are employed in Government work.