Menelik Dead Again and Other Spring Notions
A. B. Guthrie notes in Choteau that Menelik’s death reasserts his duties with vigor. The column lists spring nuisances from hookworms to wanderlust, and cites divorces, fashion bans, and name changes as social curiosities, with remarks on Chicago culture and regional happenings.
Clubwoman Pushes for Safety of College Girls
An active clubwoman urges protective measures for female college students claiming they must think clearly, while joking that if they did not think deeply at times they could not decide how to make fudge.
Forgetful readers urged to keep promise notes
A column suggests using a notebook as a memorandum for personal promises to compensate for a bad memory. It even muses that someone might profit by marketing a simple forgettor device.
The Clothier Clerk and the Anonymous Letter Plot
A clerk in a well known corporation begins with a feeble offer to sell four forged letters. A politician fights back with public accusations. The clerk is enticed by money and greed, then follows a dangerous chase for originals. The scheme spirals as letters yield further names and wider corruption.
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Key to Private Telegrams Drives Political Scandal
A corrupt plot unfolds around a private code and telegraph secrets. A clerk is paid to expose letters between the vice president and prominent men, with bribes discussed and the motive of money driving the scheme. The tale exposes a demand for power at all costs and the ethics of public service.
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Fashion notes on dress fabrics and hats of stylish eve
Black chiffon tunics paired with satin foundations in blue green or orange lead the favored dress styles. Lace trims for hats and gowns gain attention while black and white dominate skirts with flounces or tunics. Gold and silver fabrics reappear as accents and hats feature large loops and bows with wreaths of flowers.
Dressing Jacket With Kimono Style Edges
Describes a dressing jacket cut in kimono style with large scalloped edges bound in contrasting material. Binding material varies by fabric such as zephyr for lawn or muslin, silk for nun's veiling or delaina. Requires two yards of 40 inch wide fabric.
How to accessorize lace gowns with transparent overdraperies
The article advises reviving a half worn lace gown and pairing it with sheer overdraperies. It suggests white or cream chiffon to veil white laces, black lace under black chiffon, or colored laces covered by chiffon in matching or contrasting tones to suit the look.
Exquisite Paris Imported Purse Hides Treasures Inside
A purse described as pearl colored glazed leather with a gold clasp holds hidden compartments for change cards and notes. Its gray exterior belies an interior of a mirror vinaigrette powder box opera glasses and a tiny ivory spangled fan.
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New Petticoats Fabric Guide for Home Sewing
Readers are advised to choose white muslin blue chambray tan chambray or unbleached muslin for petticoats and to use gingham for bands flounces and hems. Unbleached muslin petticoats should use gores and a flounce with narrow gingham trim. Materials should wash well while choosing durable linen blends or navy silk offer washable options.
A New Black Dress Described as ArmorLike Attire
The dress is a chain mail style gown in coarse chenille threaded with jet beads called black diamonds by makers. It features proud bands of chenille crossing in fidhu lines along the tunic and down the sides, with a wide velvety black band under the arms to soften its gleam. Soft chiffon sleeves and white maline chemisette complete the design.
Cocoa butter booting arms for absorption
Cocoa butter is used to plump arms by warming flesh with hot cloths and massaging from shoulder to wrist in circular strokes. It should be warmed before use and applied only to clean warm skin for proper absorption.
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