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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1919
Page
10
An older society essay discusses how newly married and unmarried women dress and act differently. It notes a shift from carefree youth to poised responsibility, with women joining charitable work and public roles as they settle into mature life.
The page highlights bold gowns for young married women featuring black jetted net with silver embroidery, and black velvet trim with pale gray paradise silk. It notes hair and coiffure differences by status, with monkey fur accents on afternoon frocks and Parisian styling cues, plus ermine wraps and Pompeian blue hats with ostrich plumes.
The article guides quick stain removal for damask and lace trimmed items. It recommends boiling water through the fabric over a bowl for coffee stains, bleaching center pieces and doilies with a historic mix of washing soda chloride of lime and water, soaking five minutes, then rinsing in cold water.
Readers are urged to decorate homes for Thanksgiving with pumpkin colored crepe paper, lanterns, and movable wooden favors. The piece highlights moonlight dances, nutcracker novelty, jack horner replicas, fruit-filled horns, and numerous kewpie themed place favors brightening American dining rooms and ballrooms.
A San Francisco newsboy turned entrepreneur saved pennies and turned knotholes into profits. Captain C Solomon bought tin disks from can tops and covered knotholes in lumber for $5 a ton, then sold covered planks for $200 a ton. He expanded to can and toy sectors, shipping disks to Japan for resale, becoming a millionaire through thrifty innovation.
The article advises gifts of linens for the bride including bordered tablecloths, napkins, and a long company cloth. It suggests hand hemming and embroidering the bride’s initials, with doilies and Madeira embroidery as options, all presented in attractive flat boxes tied with ribbon.
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