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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
7
Fashion feature highlights tapering silhouettes with small foot circumference, pannier-inspired fullness, and the minaret tunic in sheer fabrics. Describes beaded trims, fur borders, angel sleeves, rose pink chiffon corsages, and paired black crepe meteor draped skirts with shadow lace flounces.
Novel sachet advice describes a pretty new design for handkerchief and glove sachets. The item uses pale pink silk lined with soft silk and bound with narrow ribbon in a contrasting shade, suitable for sale at a bazaar or as a refined gift.
The diagram shows a cut pattern for a handkerchief and glove case. Sections B and C are stiffened with cardboard between silk and lining. Flaps A fold down to form the pocket, with ribbons to secure, and a dog rose embroidery motif on pockets and sachets.
A vivid survey describes novelty glass ribbons eight inches wide of heavy silk striped in varied colors. Another sash in autumnal browns with mustard red and green contrasts appears, along with violet, yellow, green and rose stripes. Roman silk sashes come in wide arrays, offered in one and a half yard or two and a half yard lengths for tying around the waist.
White broadcloths and satins dominate new trimming on street and house costumes. Paris gowns feature deep ermine collars and white is chosen for many debutante frocks and youthful sister outfits, signaling a fashionable season embrace of white.
Old furs gain new life as a cost effective fashion update. Suggestions include rejuvenating a fur collar and muff with bright satin linings and bows, converting fur strips into waistcoats, folding fur onto velvet hats, and crafting fur trims for evening gowns. A muff can yield enough fur for a collar, lined to match the coat.
A shirtwaist girl adopts suspenders as a lavish update from her brother's wardrobe. The accessory features dull gold or silver lace straps with jeweled chains, hanging from each shoulder, and a front fastening under a golden horseshoe with a scarab-like center, paired with a middy blouse and golfing skirt.
Embroidered hosiery with lace insets grows more common as small self embroidered figures fade. Stockings matching gowns become fashionable and colors in outerwear drive a wider variety in women’s hosiery.
A frontier of simple tricks is shown with the paper shower the pin wheel and the rope untying act. The turning paper into coffee uses two baking powder cans a can cover and a box of cut paper to convert paper to coffee on stage.
The London Mirror reports 400 weddings in Surat among Lewa Kunbi children aged four to twelve with grooms aged three to nine. Babies sit on parents laps as sweets are given. marriages repeat at age ten for a second union. Widows lose caste, while widowers may remarry to retain caste.
A suburban spinster hosts a feast of apples to quiet a troublesome mob of youngsters. After inviting every small boy to the jubilee she asks if the apples would taste as good if stolen. Willie Smith replies that the treats wouldn’t be as sweet without ice cream and cake.
A dialogue reveals a worker admitting leaving his depot job. He notes suffragists are so busy with personal attire that it’s hard to tell who carries luggage or dynamite, hinting at militant tactics and danger in the movement.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for tired tender and swollen feet. It promises rest and comfort, makes walking easier, and urges not to accept substitutes. The makers, Allen & Olmsted, are listed with a Bay MN address for samples.
An old adage notes that toasting marshmallows does not prove cooking talent. The jumbled text mentions Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething gums and wind colic, with a stray line about political pulls and pushes.
Readers from Streator Philadelphia and San Francisco praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during Change of Life and general well being. The letters highlight personal cures and urge others to try the product while noting confidential correspondence from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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