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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
6
The article surveys summer wardrobe ideas for girls from tennis to golf. It highlights long sleeves, embroidered details, and vivid crepe-de-chame fabrics. Choices include a long sleeved jumper front embroidery and a pleated skirt outfit with plus fours for golfers.
Instructions describe turning a wooden box into a decorative ottoman with a strong trim, reinforced with pins and nails. It details placing a cushion and lining, aligning fabric with the grain, securing edges, and affixing brass nails and a front ring piece. The piece emphasizes stability and a black and gold finish matching a room’s upholstery.
A reader provides home remedies for clear skin and hair health including water intake, skin foods, night creams, castor oil for dryness, soap-jelly throat mix, and water quality tips. Advice covers dry skin, whitening options, scalp cleansing with dry shampoo, coconut oil results, and caution on ammonia and alkali.
Paris fashion note describes wedding gowns with long sleeves high necklines and pearl embroidery. Teas of strings of interlaced pearls and patterned trims showcase old worldly style with full skirts. Menswear features navy blue pink accents and formal coats with feathered trims and high waisted lines.
Fragmentary text describes a preparation to restore hair using shavigga of white costite roup in hot water, then a measure of ghy erine and a drop of perfume. It claims the cy rline soothes and heals the scalp, with sleep and air as supportive factors.
Readable fragments describe delicate georgette underwear and festive accoutrements for holiday dances. Notes mention georgette fabrics, pale pink and blue shades, silver ribbons, and fine stitching ideas for home sewing. The piece urges simple, affordable yet elegant foundations to enhance holiday outfits.
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