Medicine: A Bust

Like a beautiful painting without warmth . . . the figure without a bosom. But put the flat-chested woman in the proper foundation . . . giving the illusion of soft, sweet curves. . . .—From an ad by Manhattan's swank Bonwit Teller.

If busts are back, can bustles be far behind? But busts are not all the way back, for "Dr." Jean Paul Fernel has failed again. Mincing, dapper, wax-mustached Jean Paul Fernel has thrice lost his doctor's license since he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1911. Last week...

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