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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1916

Page

6

Peacock Tail Gown Styles For Teas Receptions And Graduates

A brisk survey of couture in taffeta and tulle features two main fabrics, with black lace and metallic touches popular in evening frocks. Designers Agnes Drécoil and Bullog are highlighted for chic white lace and black lace ensembles. The piece notes multi-layer foundations needed for sheer fabrics, recommends taffeta or silk gowns for cooler wear, and describes several colorways including pinks blues yellows greens, with coral taffeta and ribbon trims. It also portrays a peacock effect gown with tiered taffeta, and a white organdie day dress for a small graduate, emphasizing proportion, structure, and elegance.

Bullog

Rainy day fashion evolves with waterproof wear and style

In wet weather we see a shift from dull practicals to smart waterproof coats, rubbers, and boots. Modern rainwear includes lightweight white rubbers, thin waterproof shoes, compact raincoats in tunable colors, and foldable cases. The latest umbrella is wrist‑hung for easy use.

Untitled fragment on fly reproduction and waste reduction

In this fragment the text discusses a fly's rapid reproduction, noting a parent fly producing an enormous progeny through generations. It argues that eradicating open garbage would reduce fly populations and related costs, highlighting sanitation as key.

French Bathtime Fashion Sparks Florida Showgoer

In Paris fashion, sashes panel capes and panel streamers appear in latest offerings. A Florida resort showcased a plain pongee bathing suit with a bright red striped panel that billowed in water and fluttered on land, creating a swinging, eye catching effect for the wearer.

Tani Aches Florida

Wash Materials in sheer fabrics for dresses and waists

The article lists fabric options such as sheer materials for dresses and waists, heavy gordie for skirts, and basket woven fabrics. It notes varieties like Piques in white and black, poplins, cords, voile and satin cords, printed goods, wide stripes, hairlines, drawnwork, and embroidered figures.

Voiles Fox Oyer

Campfire Girls Preparations Across the Nation

The campfire girls plan bivouacks nationwide to clip balsam buds and embroider pillows. They envision peaceful afternoons among pot boiling, swimming, and memories of puny woods and happy hours on linen dish toweling in browns and greens.

Enchanting wedding cakes and doll table scenes trend in style

The piece notes spring weddings embracing dramatic wedding cakes with snowy pyramids and mythic figures. Tables feature dressed dolls as scenes with a Greek dancer motif, glass punch bowl centerpieces, and sugar tablescapes. paper water lilies and cherry boughs pair with Japanese crockery, while real water lilies may be used in the punch bowl when available.

The American Way of Serving Asparagus With Lemon Rings

Prepare asparagus by rinsing and draining, place four to five spears in lemon rings after trimming ends and pulp removal, cover with sauce for a hot serving dish. Then follow a crochet pattern for a scalloped edge using ch 3, dc stitches, and chained turns, repeating from star.

Planting Sweet Peas Directions and Tips

Planting sweet peas requires digging a trench five inches deep and layering manure, then compost, before sowing seeds densely. Place seeds in furrows five inches deep, scatter fine stable litter two to four inches deep, cover with about five inches of soil and mulch lightly. Sow evenly to two inches deep and repeat six weeks later for continuous blooms.

The Gardener

A gardening note says hollyhocks should be sown in May or transplanted as soon as they are large, to bloom next season. Transplanting close together yields finer flowers, and young plants are sturdier than old ones. Hollyhocks prefer 4 inches of deep iron soil and steady watering in all weather.

Sage Advice on Marital Balance for Women

The passage warns two pitfalls for a wife and husband: excessive devotion to the husband that bores him, and excessive focus on outside interests that neglect him. both extremes threaten the marriage's survival.

Buttons and trims inspire spring sewing trends

Crochet buttons return to fashion for lingerie frocks and silk outfits with prices from 18 cents a dozen. Pearl and colored stone buttons decorate cloth suits, dresses, and leather trimmed wear. Coral, emerald, ruby tones appear in small button forms, while cuff links and fancy two tone buttons add finishing touches to shirts and summer dresses.

Somi

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