Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 90

new and hauntingly beautiful for lips and fingertips 

· CHEN YU · Enchanted Lilac

The color that blooms in the dark of the moon once in three thousand years! An unforgettable red of velvety depths and great sweetness, a truly enchanted color that's make-up magic with white, with pinks, mauves and purples. Wear it on lips and fingertips just because it's spring and for its legendary powers to bewitch, bother and bewilder as did the maidens of the Flowery Kingdom far away and long ago. 

CHEN YU, A DIVISION OF RICHARD HUDNUT 

Chen Yu Nail Lacquer 60¢. 

Chen Yu Lipstick $1.00. 

Prices plus tax. 

Luscious lips and fingertips by Chen Yu, famous for nail lacquer with the brilliance and enduring beauty of an antique glaze. 

Frances Sider costume, 

Flower Modes lilacs, 

Castlecliff jewelry at Carson Pirie Scott.

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The average price of a new home then was $9000 about 2.56 times the yearly average wage of $3510.  Which was about 2.34 times the price of a new car $1500. Today?