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    Hair-Do Dating Cues Circa 1944

    Listen up, ladies: you can't just wear a bow willy-nilly. Hair ribbons are complicated beasts. Take hair ribbons seriously. How else will the boys know your intentions?

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    by Baby Praying Mantis

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    The following images appeared in the March 15, 1944 issue of Life as part of a piece entitled "High School Fads."

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