Angel Marries Regular Devil In Curious Romance
Winifred Black’s topic today tells of the Angel who marries a man previously divorced for prioritizing golf, boats, and guns. The piece contrasts his first wife’s domestic life with the Angel’s plan to share yachts, balls, and philanthropy while wondering if he will attend boy scouts meetings and girls club dinners.
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Angel
Eny
Nobod
Spea
Boy Scouts
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Fashion Revivals Shape Spring Bridal Gowns and Veils
Couture draws on ancient love stories for modern bridal styles with Greek sculptural gowns and Empire inspired silhouettes. Off white shades replace pure white with ivory parchment cream tones enhancing skin tones, while veils match gown fabrics and bridesmaids wear white organdie over pink.
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Couturiers
Helen of Troy
Josephine
Georgette
Morning Visitor Foils Quiet Homebound Escape
In a tense scene at the Hasbrouck home a detective arrives unexpectedly as the group debates a rushed NY trip. Mr. Hasbrouck keeps calm while arranging breakfast and possible car access, while the visitor insists on leaving by seven thirty to reach New York.
Stars Forecast for Saturday April 5
Genevieve Kemble notes a day of initiative and enterprise with benevolent lunar aspects. New ventures and personal matters should prosper, birthdays may bring a year of bold enterprise, and a child born this day may be enterprising and resourceful.
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Genevieve Kemble
Morning departure plans across New York and Long Island
A narrator plans to escape with companions through New York traffic toward Long Island while coordinating with Mr Hasbrouck and his wife. He hints at reading others’ reactions, noting a College Point ferry route and a city trip via Queensboro Bridge as part of an early morning getaway.
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Eigbert
New York
Long Island
Mary
Lillian
College Point Ferry
Queensborough Bridge
Helpful Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie
Two anxious girls near eighteen ask how to win back indifferent boyfriends. Annie Laurie advises forgetting them, avoiding pursuit on the street, preserving dignity, and seeking new friendships with those who value them.
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Annie Laurie
Household Hints For Amusing A Sick Child
The article suggests diverting a sick child's mind with a fairy tale coverlet. A plain pastel percale is prepared to fit the bed and old magazines are used for cut outs. Nursery rhyme figures provide variety. pasting these on the coverlet invites the child to create original stories.
Beauty Secrets From Ancient Queens and Skin Care
The piece urges city dwellers to keep skin clean and avoid dirt causing damage. It cites Helen of Troy Cleopatra and Sheba as symbols of beauty while noting synthetic dust harms complexions. Suggests cleansing with mineral oil or fabric soaked in buttermilk and lard for 10 to 20 minutes for refreshing skin.
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Cleopatra
Terra Firma
Odd and Interesting Customs From Around the World
A clergyman may still refuse to marry a man to his deceased wife's sister. In Spain a ring given by a man to a girl implies marriage promise and legal breach risk. Canary Islands customs keep suitors outside the house while the girl sits at the window. Sumatra widow plants a flag at her door and may remarry when the flag frays. There is now only one sea-going sailing ship in the British Mercantile Marine.
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RS. Hasbrouck
Lillian
Mary
Spain
Canary Islands
Sumatra
British Mercantile Marine
Fine Linen for the Spring Bride and Home-Making Tips
Eleanor Ross advises on selecting linen for a spring bride focused on contemporary use. She notes napkins wear out faster than tablecloths and suggests stocking a dozen to two dozen napkins, plus matching tablecloths. She favors oblong napkins, warns against extreme colors, and recommends safe pastel shades like ivory, silvery gray, and beige to blend with existing china and glassware.
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Napery
Signs Warn of Light Detects Health and Eye Strain Links
Health text explains how perfect resistance to disease hinges on living habits and sleep. It notes that eye boils or styes signal systemic problems from illness, poisons, or eye strain and urges medical checkup, eyeglasses if needed, proper diet, fresh air, and sunlight to boost health and resistance.
Night Ball of Book Characters in the Shadow Land
Knarf and friends host a ball inside a blank arithmetic notebook where book-people like Mother Goose characters dance while a fiddle-playing cat entertains them. Morning chaos ensues as the world shifts and Muffet and Bo Peep swap pages, misplacing their stories.
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Knarf
Mij
Flor
Hanid
Yam
Old Mother Hubbard Simon
Tom Thumb
Bo Pee Red Riding Hood
Aladdin
Muffet
Shadows
Frank
Knar
Jack
Miss Muffet
Little Bo Peep
Mother Goose
Bo-Peep
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Q and A Health Tips from a Vintage Column
A reader asks about lime water harming teeth and pimples clearing with diet. Advice covers weight for a 19 year old, hair care with brushing and tonics, nutrition, sleep, exercise, cod liver oil, tobacco moderation, and baby eczema cured by improved diet.
Lace Frocks Captivate Women On Fifth Avenue
Seen on Fifth Ave Louise Duntley notes lace gowns gaining popularity beyond formal wear. Delicate lace offers dual use with decollete designs paired with jackets when formality lessens. Black lace remains key while pastel shades from shell to rose grow in appeal as pink dominates frock fashion.
Quotations on Pride Solitude and Justice Across Poets
A collection of aphorisms and lines from Swift Wordsworth Martial Shakespeare Voltaire Hazlitt and La Rochefoucauld reflecting on pride solitude support justice love jealousy and the nature of character. The selections contrast folly pride virtue and independence through concise memorable statements.
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Winifred Black
Adele Garrison
Mr. Hasbrouck
Miller
the Stars
Beaseley
Underwood
Graham
Laluna DE Serrain
Elen
Troy
Olympus
Earth
Paris
Shawewnara A
Helen
Eleanor Ross
Max Trell
Ray Des
Ak. S.O. Q
JR. Q
Fifth Ave
By Louise Duntley
Words of
Martial
Shakespeare
Shakespear
Voltaire
Hazlitt
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