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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1920
Page
12
New York August 21 article guides women in designing batik gowns and home goods. It lists tools, materials, and steps from waxing to dyeing, stressing patience, proper temperature, and careful handling to produce elegant results.
Hoppe arrives in the United States to be shown and selects five American women deemed more beautiful than his English titled beauties. One subject, Lady Lavery, is identified as Hazel Martyn of Chicago, an American debutante.
Instructions describe a lace edging pattern for circular centerpieces or pillow casings. The sequence outlines chaining and multiple double crochet stitches across designated stitches, with spaces and turning chains to shape the lace.
New York fashion expert Cora Moore advises voile as the ideal fabric for a practical yet charming dress. The airy material balances formality with ease, resisting crush while remaining cool and adaptable to current styles as seen on Margaret Namara of the Chicago Opera Company in a mauve Callot model with green ruffles and self cordings.
In summer use cushions more and swap blankets and comforters. A thrifty housewife can make cretonne or linen covers, roll blankets, slip them into covers, creating bolster cushions. This protects blankets and comforters from soil while saving space.
Paris artists and designers employ fruit varieties to brighten dancing gowns street frocks and even slippers. A parasol of Caliste was decorated with hazel nuts and a boutonnierre of small mangoes accents a tailleur as color and whimsy shape high society style.
New York August reports actress Mae Murray embracing a milk cure for six weeks at a New Jersey health resort. She claims milk revives energy, aids sleep, and helps gain weight, with visits every twenty minutes delivering a full glass. She notes the regimen is strict, leaves readers hungry for real food, yet she stays committed to milk.
For a woman with limited income, quiet colors are wiser for costumes. They look better and wear longer than gayer shades. A suit can be brightened with a hat or sashes for contrast.
A well known skin specialist advises a cleansing oil instead of water for dry and sensitive skin exposed to sun and wind. The oil should be rubbed in thoroughly but gently with an upward rotating motion.
A voice urges conserving health and energy in hot months by smarter housekeeping. It champions cooler scrubbing times, ironing less, paper plates for porch meals, dish racks, and two meal cooking to reduce heat. Oilcloth lunch sets replace linen, flexible bedding, and quick cleanups with newspaper paths for ice delivery.
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