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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1923
Page
8
Fashion note surveys apron influence on spring gowns echoing Marie Antoinette era. Describes sewn-in decorative aprons, platted skirts, and wide ribbons to recreate bustle effects. Advises revamping old frocks with lace aeron, crushed girdle, and netted overlays for a practical updo.
Georgia farmers push cooperative marketing to meet demand for eggs. Abbott leads statewide meetings from April through May, with demonstrations in Turner and efforts to educate small tenants on grading and pricing. List of upcoming sessions includes Bainbridge, Donalsonville, Colquitt, Vidalia, Swainsboro, Washington, and other counties through May 23.
Mrs Mary Warris Armor lecturer and Georgian who recently returned from New Zealand will speak at Wesley Memorial church Sunday morning at 11 and Druid Hills Methodist church at 7. She has lectured in many US cities and will discuss New Zealand prohibition and its benefits. She was born in Greensboro.
The Atlanta Woman's Club afternoon musicale presented Romeo and Juliette with Nyvon Warner as Romeo and Minna Hecker as Juliet. Ernest Allen and others delivered trained performances while Eda Bartholomew accompanied and John Cooper introduced the artists. George Hinman opened with Italian scene slides to set the mood for the operalogue finale.
There will be another baby health center at Moreland Avenue School this morning from 8 to 12 o'clock with Dr. N W Barker attending. Mothers with children under school age are invited to bring them for examination. Committee in charge includes Mrs. D M Holsenbeck, chair. Mrs. J H Hale. Mrs. George Obear. Mrs. Joe Tice.
Emory university’s debating team defeated Vanderbilt in a night debate on the question of canceling war debts under Allied agreements and adopting a reciprocal policy. Judge Arthur Powell Dr A B Libby and Col AL Pometoy acted as judges and unanimously declared Emory the winner.
The Georgia Society of Biologists holds its third annual meeting in Atlanta in May. Dr Michael F Guyer of the University of Wisconsin speaks on Some Biological Aspects of Democracy under Emory University Lecture Association. A Saturday talk on Inheritance of Induced Effects is planned, with a business session and a Stone Mountain excursion led by Dr Pepper WB Pinker.
Patterns advertise fashion for children including a cotton crepe dress and a gingham play suit. Text details fabric, trimming, sizes, material yardage, pricing, and mailing instructions from The Constitution fashion department in Brooklyn.
More than 225 Greenville business and professional renters including the governor of South Carolina, the Greenville mayor, and the chamber president will visit Atlanta May 16. The Georgia Tennessee acquaintance tour lasts five days, visiting Rome Atlanta Athens Augusta and several South Carolina towns, with stops in Johnson City Morristown Knoxville Chattanooga Athens and Belton Greenwood Anderson Central Liberty Ensley and McCormick. The trip aims to learn from other cities, promote friendship, and avoid self promotion.
Attorney General George M Napier rules the annual tax of 2500 dollars applies for every year of the ten year contract between the Atlanta Music Festival Association and the Metropolitan Opera company not merely a single year. The opinion supports the notion of an annual levy despite prior claims that the act taxed per contract. The report notes tax form language and legislative intent.
Judge Samuel A. Sibley halted the foreclosure sale of 5,000 acres of Appalachian Corporation apple trees at the trustees’ request. Central Union Trust Company seeks a stockholder pool to buy the property. Ed Watkins, receiver, approved the postponement for ten days while a survey is completed.
The text notes that the word Jehovah appears at a rate of 862 occurrences per megabyte in a Bible corpus, highlighting a striking concentration of the term in the digital text analysis.
Household advice outlines how to make French dressing with olive oil or cheaper oils. It suggests ratios of oil to vinegar, optional lemon juice, sugar, and Worcestershire, plus variations for fruit shreds and vegetables. It notes using real olive oil enhances flavor for salads like lettuce or endive.
Miss Cora Lee Ramey a nurse from Sr Me hospital Athens will travel to New York to identify Ada Silverstein and Dominick Diduto, indicted for aiding the escape of Gerald Chapman. Her companion Jake Johnson and U S attorney C P Gorge attend the preseminary hearing, with a federal court session expected next Tuesday. The case draws nation wide interest into Athens hospital escape and related Penitentiary breakout.
Mrs. Ernest Briscoe of Nashville visiting Mrs Frank Inman was honored at a tea hosted by Mrs John Russell Porter at her Prado home. The center display featured a Moutvar basket with Terkeput Ghabdragons and hyacinths, pastel tones, silver candelabra, and lavender tapers. Mrs Porter wore a black lace and jet gown. guests included Mrs Michael Heke who poured tea.
A fragmentary column notes opera stars touring cities may face unequal access to pleasures, contrasting luxury travel with limited local opportunities. It comments on kisses as a social symbol, cites Cleopatra and Solomon as examples, and mentions Kiss candy made in Atlanta by Harry L. Schiesinger.
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