Harper’s Bazaar May 1951 Page 7

THE NEWS: COTTON CHIFFON IN FLIGHT. Adele Simpson does this season's important dress with panels in prism woven cotton chiffon, newest of the sheers. Her bare-shouldered sheath clings and floats via flying panels front and back, takes a sideless tie-on jacket. Beige, grey, blue. Sizes 10 to 16, $69.95. Dress Collections. 

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NEW YORK . CHICAGO . BEVERLY HILLS . DETROIT . PITTSBURGH . MIAMI BEACH 

Photo by GJON MILI

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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?