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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1938
Page
7
A noisy miscellany of reader queries and tips covers marmalade making, wedding party duties, preserving fruit, and cleaning methods. Includes practical notes on orange marmalade, mice control, and seeking crowd-sourced advice from local readers.
A fragment describes a prize recipe for an angel food pie with strawberries. It mentions a prize of 10 goss and lists ingredients including egg yolks and components for a stiff filling. The text references Mrs Williams and Shipley Street Tonwooms and notes arrangements for a charitable event at Guan uuse with a Ladies’ Appeal.
A nostalgic reflection on the secrets of past diaries and how modern journals compare The piece explores the lure of intimate records and invites readers to exchange their own snippets While noting fashion and social curiosities of the era it mentions parties questions and social observation in a light diary tone
Readers note: a sprawling, fragmentary review piece recounts a description of an album by Franca’s children for English Princesses, mentions Paul Claudel’s verses, and quotes George Bernard Shaw’s recorded prologue for a wireless performance of The Dark Lady of the Sonnets. The prose blends names, languages, and theatrical references in a nostalgic voice.
A narrator wanders along a river road to a party and encounters a striking display of mixed orange hues in a sunlit garden. The vivid colors, described with imaginative terms, evoke a dreamlike scene amid the grass plots and nearby forges.
A visitor recalls slipping into the National Art Gallery to view bronzes gold and silverwork lent by the Victoria and Albert Museum London under the Empire Art Loan Collections. The reader notes the show runs through the end of the exhibition period and comments on various craft traditions, including wood and metal workers.
An elaborate wedding yesterday at St Stephen's Cathedral joined Miss Morita O Fara to Dr Alfred Jol Morton. The bride wore an ornate gown, attended by a large bridal party including Mrs Morton and Miss Marion. A reception followed at the Cation Hotel lounge with guests greeted in black net and a bouquet of flowers.
Notes describe Newnham and Thorn wedding guests including Mr and Mrs Wageher, Miss Grace and others visiting Toowoomba then Sydney. A group from Ipswich and Brisbane members are listed with hotel stays at Toowoomba and Beaudesert, plus arrangements to attend the weekend ceremony and related visits.
A nurse anxious about her figure shares efforts to shed weight after gaining about 18 pounds. She recalls pressure to stay slim, noting changes in body shape since starting work eight years ago. A doctor or reporter mentions prior weight, slimness goals, and social expectations.
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