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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1931
Page
11
Tweed ensembles gain ground in English fashion trends
Fashion notes describe a tweed winter influence with feather-weight and heavier English tweeds dominating wardrobes. Yorkshire and Scottish blends appear in dresses and coats, while reversible textures and georgette tweed from Yorkshire mills chart next season's fabric evolution. Washable handbags gain practicality with ink-resistant finishes and bird-stencil art. Accessories feature flowers in hair, camellias and snoods, with diamante tips and jeweled stars for delicate, Edwardian-inspired styling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Yorkshire
Cumberland
Shimmering fabric guides evening wrap trimming choices
A fashion note highlights Shimmer a Lastrons moire silk as ideal for crenming wraps and emphasizes simplicity as the keynote. It cautions that trimming is essential on a mokre evening wrap and suggests Gstercd feather trimming yields artistic results with most fabrics.
Marriage at All Saints Church George King and Xina Tomkins Unite
The ceremony at All Saints Church united George King, eldest son of G King of Maryborough, with Xina Tomkins, daughter of Rev C W Tomkins and Mrs Tomkins. Rev R B Bates officiated, with L Avyscough at the organ. The bride wore ivory crepe de Chine and silver trim, received by her father, and bore a white dahlias and jasmine bouquet. Miss Mo Allbrand was bridesmaid in Nile green attire. best man was D King. Reception followed at Hotel Canberra with pink rose decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints’ Church
George
Fhrther
Canberra
Tomkins
Peter
St. James Cathedral
Hare
St. Debn's South Townsville
St Dorher’s
Carns
Bairns' Correspondence From Cairns Youths Seeks Bods Badges
A Cairns letters page features several young writers age four to eight, asking Rosemay or Rosemary to send Home Circle badges and pen-names such as Baby Fairy Floss Robin of Sherwood and Boy Scout, with drawings and school plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunda-street
Cairns
Rosemay
Rosemary
Jover
Spence-street
Catrns
S Atugustine’s College
Robin of Sherwood
Martin Duffy
Cairns “Post
Martin
Rankin-street
Mareeba
Rains’ Circle
Alan Chamberlain
Alan
Face the Foe and Meet It with Courage
A reader urged to confront troubles directly rather than evade them. Values courage over avoidance, arguing that facing fear reduces lasting suffering. The piece compares life’s trials to extracting a splinter, insisting persistence shortens agony and avoids vitality drain.
Journey Into the Ranges With Wallaby Ned and Jimmy Judes
In Western Queensland a boy named Jimmy Judes, twelve, travels with Wallaby Ned and the dog Dingo toward his Uncle’s wild ranges. Jimmy’s parents are dead, and he has lived with Mrs. McGeegan. Ned plans to seek gold by car travel in roundabout routes, coaxing the boy to join, while Jimmy’s friendless life and the wild landscape promise future adventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallaby Ned
Jimmy Judes
Dingo
Ranges
Queensland
Jimmy Judson
Jimmy
Jim
L Ave
McGeegan
McCreegan
MccGeegan
Mrs. McGeegan
Wallaby
Ned
Drm
Beonie
Atel
Euan
Vintirean
Timmy
Mrs. Meeee
Ergel
Ming
Adventurers Series Opens Today in The Adventurers Column
TO CORRESPONDENTS. The column notes enjoyment of the new series The Adventurers opening today and to appear each Thursday. A query requests information for the Amzac competition and signs off with Uncle Dick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns “Post
Kar
Frog makes extraordinary hop into Mascot mail lane
A Brisbane frog arrived at Mascot on the tail plane of the Brisbane mail lane yesterday morning. Reportedly the longest hop yet taken by a frog, the creature is described as strange and croaks as it moves. It is noted that one frog can spawn every minute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Mascot
Sydnex
France
Freshwater letter from schoolboy Rosabella requests badge
A boy named RosABELLA writes from Freshwater to Rosemary, sending three name papers including a poem Real Hero and a picture titled Bunny Bobby. He asks for a replacement school badge after losing his, notes the heat and storms, and expresses happiness to be back at school with friends. The reply confirms the new badge has been posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freshwater
Rosemary
Bunny Bobby
Rosabella
Bairms
Birthday Greetings From The Bairns Circle For Baby Rose
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Baby Rose with a motto about scattering enjoyment through enjoying much. A warm, compact greeting from a local affection group.
Frog Stages and Oddities From An Antiquated Tale
Fragmentary verse and notes describe frog development from spawn to bullfrog with humorous asides about Maypoles tadpoles and a Brisbane mail plane frog. The piece mixes whimsy on frogs and French eating habits with playful scorns and dated asides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim
Old Time Cookery: Meat Dishes and Pawpaw Dessert
A collage of kitchen instructions for fried meat batter using salt pepper and parsley, minced meat mixtures steamed and served with tomato sauce, and a pawpaw dessert with jelly topping. Includes guidance on making a light dough and pastry, with notes on serving and garnishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vensley
Apple and pastry dishes and curious kitchen jokes
A long, recipe heavy piece details apple tart preparation with pastry, spices, and serving options plus batter fried fruit bites, brown bread rounds with oyster topping, and codified jokes. Other sections describe a veal ham egg cheese mold, crostini, tomato toast mixtures, and playful anecdotes.
Orange Mousse Recipe From A Vintage Kitchen Note
A compact, step by step orange mousse method uses cream custard and gelatin. The guide instructs infusing milk with citrus rind, combining half the cream with custard, adding orange juice and lemon, dissolving gelatine in water, then stirring into the mixture and chilling until thick. The instructions end with serving on a damp mold and decorating.
Recipe Fragments Describe Stew With Pepper Onion and Spices
The readable text lists chicken stew ingredients including green pepper onions and celery with quantities in tablespoons and cups. It also mentions flour naan and a dressing step with cleaning the item and cans, all in a fragmented recipe style.
Chemi ses Parcels For The Ack
A fragmentary note mentions comics and a bundle for Becky Kueil with unclear origin. The text shows garbled phrases and appears to reference parcels or parcels for the ack and a comic collection. No definite event or date is discernible.
Two mice under the hill and a jackass’s watchful day
A short rural verse describes two mice living under a hill, a daughter Pearl and son Vin, a cautious Timmie and a jackass guarding the cornfield fence. The jackass finally leaves hungry, and Pearlie and Timmie remain with the two young mice despite parental trouble and pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Vin
Timmie
Mr. Jackass
Pearlie
Tirmie
Edyth
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Uncle Dick
Chapter
Bairns
Rose
Ome Cook
Torigi
Stand and State Club
Becky Kueil
Eonlatt
Assila Presidents
Noice
Kim
Yilh
BOL
Bunty
T.adies
Raglan
Si i
Dept. Cps
Laxette Co. Meth. C
Boland’s
Bond
Sunmode
Marron
Beau Monde
Syl
Rayon
Mock Kasha
Florida
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