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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
2
A society column by Mrs. Alice Adams discusses neighborly behavior, the term house guest, and the conveniences of language in social hosting. It favors clear terms like house guest and house party to distinguish duration and status among visitors.
Savannah friends of Warren Moise follow his Oxford progress with pride. He earned a jurisprudence degree in the honor school after finishing the three year law course in two years and holds the Cecil Rhodes scholarship from the University of Georgia. He is slated to graduate next year.
Mrs. Clarence Chandler hosts a morning auction bridge and sewing party at her Hill street home for Miss Boykin of Atlanta and Miss Righton of Savannah. Veranda flowers, formal informality, and gracious hospitality featured the event. The note also mentions a sewing party by Mrs. H V Head for the honorees with refreshments served.
The article notes a small ceremony with ring bearers and close friends and relatives as witnesses. After a bridal trip the couple, Mr. Newsom and his bride, will reside in Washington Georgia. Out of town guests from Washington include Julia and Lucy W DuBose Ina Newsom Mrs E I Roberts Frank Lee John Green and Sam Brooks.
The article notes electricity now costs far less than twenty five years ago and provides more light for the same money. It attributes this to production efficiency and facility concentration and highlights a rise in lamp advances and market growth from 30,000 to 160,000,000 lamps sold over the 30 years before 1911.
The Banner notes writers must provide real names and addresses. unsigned or initialed letters cannot be printed. Editors need authors' identities to assess motive and context, as anonymous items have caused issues in the past. Social this evening is announced but rain last evening interfered.
The missionary society at Oconee Street Church postponed last night’s social to this evening with the same Thursday plans. The report also notes numerous local movements, visits, and social departures involving Athens residents and nearby towns.
The Banner outlines affordable summer fashion tips focusing on dainty fabrics like voile crepe and linen for afternoon and formal frocks. It highlights simple trims such as silk girdles lace frills and cord or braid button loops, plus a Dolly Varden style blouse and a Russian blouse effect with contrasting skirts.
The article describes a blouse 7813 with white ratine and a rose color skirt, options with crepe voile blouse and white ratine skirt, and detailing like pivot-edged chiffon collars, soutache loops, and pearl buttons. It outlines two common skirt patterns, one with narrow lower fullness, and provides pattern sizes from 32 to 42 and yardage for 36 inch material.
A 1900s advertisement promises Freckle removal with no cost if not successful and a money back guarantee. It urges Miss Freckle-Face to obtain ethine double strength from a druggist for quick results. One ounce usually suffices for severe freckles and a clear complexion is claimed.
C H Hines of Whitlow Ark writes of failing medicines in St Louis and New Orleans and costly care. After returning home he began taking Cham berlain’s Tablets and soon recovered. Sold by all dealers.
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