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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
6
A feature on children's fashion highlights simple lines over fuss, with velvet coats and capes for girls eleven or twelve, short Parisian skirts, and tunic and pleated velvet ensembles. It notes French trends, longer American skirts, and festive party frocks in chiffon and taffeta with restrained detailing.
Winter sleeping in outdoor porches calls for fleece sheets. Ditch ordinary cotton sheets for these cosy liners that are pleasant to crawl into and launder like standard bedding.
The article extols color filled Christmas table decor with red poinsettias holly berries and Santa motifs. It contrasts red heavy designs with white and green schemes featuring snowballs pine sprigs and snow sprinkled decor. It mentions chimneys Kewpies bells crepe paper garlands and linen damask as preferred table styling elements.
The article describes making tiny wooden express boxes as unique party favors using roped brads and inked labels. It suggests decorating with holly, glass greens, and pine cones, plus cardboard aeroplanes as place cards. It notes practical tips for opening boxes and suggests gift-wrapped contents in tissue and excelsior.
A Little Mother rewrites nursery decor with nearly nothing new. She paints woodwork ivory white and crafts curtains, crib cover, table cover, and bureau spread from un bleached muslin and cretonne bunnies stitched with blue gimp. A handy screen from muslin and a rack blocks drafts and warms the radiator area.
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