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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
3
Kathleen frets as the Newsums host a dinner that brings Ritchie Graham, a freelancing journalist, into the orbit of Kathleen and Laura. Tension rises with Alec absent, Mike’s charm, and questions of future marriages and independence.
The fashion trend of matching outfits for mother and daughter and sister sets grows into a recognized summer style. Designers favor play clothes in cottons and washable weaves with practical features like detachable dress waists, twin slack suits for mothers and daughters, and coordinated Mr and Mrs sport wear in tweeds.
Laura gazes at her younger daughter Kathleen and notes she has never looked prettier with a flush on her cheeks and twinkling stars in her eyes. The fragment hints at a warm domestic moment within a family scene.
A practical hand crochet pigtail calot made of boilfast cotton rug yarn in pastel or bright South American colors costs only a few cents for materials. It can be finished and worn in about an hour, and is spreading through teen groups as girls clamour for one.
Bright stockings with gay prints enter summer fashion as a new trend. Matching stocking color to the leading flower in the print is promoted in resort wear with promising results. White grounds feature yellow florals or red and cerise tones with gloves and hose coordinated.
A new silhouette arrives with deep armhole effects and sleeves cut in one with the yoke or bodice. The result is a simpler, cleaner line shaping fashion with ongoing interest in upcoming style developments.
Border prints appear in new fashion as borders used on yokes midriff insets and frocks with tiers. Pleated skirts engage the border design with row after row of print. Jacket edges finished with border print look fresh and stylish.
A homemaking column offers kitchen tips for new wives detailing pie making basics. It covers steps from cold ingredients to handling dough, rolling techniques, and a simple pastry recipe with ingredients like flour shortening and water. It also suggests dessert ideas to please a spouse and warns pastries require technique.
This feature presents a sequence of pie and pastry recipes including chocolate pie with a rich filling and nuts, Spanish Cream Pie with orange zest, and variations such as cheese pastry and crumb crust. It offers crust directions, bake times, and serving tips to adapt flavors for summer desserts.
Tips approved by hundreds of cooks and housewives for new brides include avoiding pouring cold water on hot tins or pans, boiling a new rope clothes line in soapy water to soften it, using a round whisk broom as a sprinkler, blotting warm wallpaper grease with paper, and treating bacon as fat rather than meat due to its low protein content.
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