The cover of this magazine shows a woman wearing a black dress with three-quarter sleeves and a full skirt accessorised with a pearl necklace and a hat. Ladies’ Home Journal is a monthly American women’s magazine that first appeared in 1883 as a supplement to the Tribune and Farmer. It is one of the longest-running magazines in the United States. The magazine features mostly beauty, fashion, lifestyle and homemaking content. Such magazines were imported after World War Two and sold at various bookshops in Singapore.