Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 50d

Beauty begins with, Bali. A new "Bali Beautiful" that does wonderful things for your figure and your morale. So delicately lovely and luxurious looking, you'll never believe until you actually try it on in the fitting room that it fits just as beautifully as it looks. Illustrated: 3/4 longline in nylon taffeta and marquisette in pink and white. B & C cups, retails at $5.00. Inset: Bandeau in nylon lace and nylon marquisette. From $4.50 to $5.00. Also in rayon satin and nylon marquisette, A, B, & C cups. Pink, white and black. Retails from $2.50 to $3.00. Bali Brassiere Co.,Inc., 8 West 30th Street, New York, New York. Bali the bra that was designed in the fitting room!

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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?