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Newspaper

Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1941

Page

7

Fashionable foundation garments shape slim silhouettes in summer wear

Cherie Nicholas notes that style depends on flawless foundation garments to achieve smooth contours. She highlights corsetry and tailored outfits such as a redingote with white buttons, a lumberjacket slacks set, a patrician jacket suit, and a long torso line seen in a striped frock with a white jacket. Released by Western Newspaper Union.

Tess Beau Western Union

Middy Blouse Styles Reflect Long Torso Trend

The revival of the middy blouse follows the vogue for long torso lines. Latest types feature a lowered V-line neck and pair well with pleated skirts. White wash-fabric middies are noted as stylish options.

City Cottons Go Tops In Summer Fashions

Ladies who know their fashions dress in gingham seersucker chambray tissue crinkle organdy and boucles as city cottons define a chic practical summer style. A tailored jacket suit in dark check crinkle seersucker plaid gingham or striped chambray wins favor for its neat finish and smart appearance. Discriminating women have embraced the cotton vogue evident across the summer style parade.

Evening sweaters flaunt bra influence in pastel velvet trim

Evening wear sweaters gain popularity with a smart arrival described as a pretty knit. A pastel wool sweater sits just below the bust with a deep scalloped V neck threaded by velvet ribbon, short sleeves, and a chic festive look for formal occasions.

Dye White Venise Lace To Match Fabrics

The article notes stark white Venise lace and matching dyed lace being used to trim frocks. Designers plan fall mono tone dresses using Venise lace dyed to match the fabric for coordinated ensembles.

Handkerchief Fashion Promotes Flowered Summer Style

The era embraces flirtatious summer notes with gaily flowered handkerchiefs. Bankies feature life-size roses that appear hand-painted and others showcase large poppies and violet clusters. Purple-toned outfits align with the current fashion trend.

Bankies

Sewing Pattern No 8962 Denim Ensemble for Vacations

Sewing circle pattern 8962 offers a faded blue denim outfit that pairs with slacks or a skirt. Sizes 12 to 20 and 40. size 14 blouse uses 214 yards of 36 inch fabric, slacks 2 1/2 yards, skirt 2 3/4 yards, braid trim 7 yards. Order instructions follow.

Ask Me Another General Quiz questions set

A compact quiz item listing six questions covering biblical, anatomical, literature, nautical, mythological and historical trivia plus a final meta question. Includes Ten Commandments tablet count, blood proportion, Shakespeare quote, binnacle definition, dragon’s teeth sower, country naming its capital after an American president, and a time notation puzzle.

Noble Advice and a Medical Offer From 1900s Ad

An extract urges noble judgment in dealing with others and contrasts with a costly medical advertisement offering a free book on piles and fistula. The ad, signed by Dr. C. M. Coe, lists 503 Pine St., St. Louis, Missouri and promises a valuable free publication in exchange for contact.

C. M. Coe Pine St St. Louis

Failing Community Reflects Moral Decline Quote

Theodore Roosevelt warned that a churchless community without religious guidance is rapidly deteriorating, criticizing men who abandon or scoff at their religious duties. The remark frames a broader concern about moral fiber and social cohesion in the nation.

Theodore Roosevelt

No Accompanist Curtain Spark Onstage Odd Exchange

A terse stage snippet records a dialogue where a performer is asked for the occupation of an organist, the organist answers, and a punchline reveals the monkey’s death, yielding a dry, slight humorous moment reflective of the era.

Answers to six quaint daily trivia items

The set lists six items with concise answers. It names a play Macbeth and a person Jason, notes Liberia's capital Monrovia named for President Monroe, a box holding a ship compass, and a timing reference fifteen minutes after midnight. It also explains the zero indicates the first hour of the day has not elapsed.

Macbeth Jason Liberia Monrovia Monroe

New Jobs With the U S Civil Service Opens Parade of Positions

Uncle Sam could lead a parade of workers as new Civil Service jobs appear. The article notes numerous roles with varying salaries and requirements and invites readers to obtain a 32 page booklet detailing how to apply, rules, trial periods, promotions, increases and retirement benefits.

Sam United States Civil Service U. S

Cause and Effect: Cultivating Voice Sparks Growth

A daughter declares she is cultivating her voice, while the others respond that they are growing wild. The exchange highlights creative self-expression within a family or group setting, suggesting evolving identities and shared artistic exploration.

As Presented We Sometimes Think We Hate Flattery

A concise reflection on flattery and how rejection of praise often targets the manner rather than the act, noting that genuine appreciation may be misread as mere flattery when delivered unskillfully.

Beginning of Education The education of the human mind commences

The article discusses how early impressions shape mental development, noting that lessons learned in infancy influence future learning, behavior, and character formation across a child’s life. It emphasizes the cradle as a starting point for shaping intellect and moral sensibilities.

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