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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1916
Page
3
In Bishopsville the reclusive Doctor Haynes forms a bond with Mary Parsons and her sister Gladys. Rumors and class distrust swirl after a hospital error is uncovered as a banker exposes a shocking past. The banker reveals the truth and frees the lovers to pursue a future together.
A pompous San Francisco bank cashier confronts a former sweetheart, Salindy Spratt, now Salindy Smyth, insisting she is identified by a familiar face. Henry Smyth recognizes her, but his reaction causes a near-apoplexy in the crowded teller window as she recalls past school days and a vanished romance.
A visitor in an Indiana village attends a church service and, after a lengthy talk, asks to meet the board. The pastor corrects him, but the stranger quips that if anyone has been more bored than he has been, he would like to know who.
Two young women netted two thousand dollars last year from violets grown for New York. They started with under fifty dollars, built frames and greenhouses, and expanded to a 60 by 20 foot greenhouse. They sold blooms to a major New York firm at rates varying by month, starting at 40 cents per hundred in October and rising to higher seasonal prices, continuing with shipments through the season.
Fashion writers report sports clothes loom over summer wardrobes as dressmakers and retailers profit. Women upgrade from single spring suit to multiple outfits with accessories, with green and black checks in home spun fabrics and tailored jackets.
This piece outlines sowing timing for cinerarias to avoid rank growth, recommending May to September with main sowing in July. It highlights hardy growth, usefulness for conservatories and home decor, and a vivid range of colors including cornflower blue, crimson, rose, pink, and a white variety suitable for all white beds.
An Exchange column argues for black shoes, saying feet now demand serious study and that women should choose black uppers to preserve shape and size. A man tells a pretty girl to avoid color and favor black for harmony, while noting men are conservative about their womankind.
New dress hats feature picturesque brims and flat crowns paired with taffeta satin or serge frocks. Reboux and Talbot showcase ostrich plumes, Milan straw sailors, gray worsted crowns, and cork braids, with blue taffeta options and confetti accents. Colored disks add festive touch to medium sailor shapes.
The article notes that gloves reveal taste in dress and warns that white glace kid gloves are inappropriate for morning wear except for formal occasions. It calls fawn colored or bisque gloves the current Paris fashion trend and urges proper glovewear during daytime outings.
Animal head scarfs imported from Paris are making a season debut. Each two yard long scarf features animal beads sewn onto silk blends like georgette or crepe de chine in sizes around twenty seven inches wide. Prices range from 10 to 20 dollars in novelty shops.
Despite sleeve use in some dresses, shoulder straps remain slender and threadlike. The style favors delicate strands or light bands, producing a subtle silhouette rather than broad shoulder support.
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