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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1913
Page
5
Cincinnati women’s Matinee Musical Club invites members to Honea Avenue Clifton for examination and application blanks. The group includes many of Cincinnati’s best known figures and senators plan to avail themselves of the opportunity.
The Crafters secure possession of a ground floor space at 124 West Seventh in mid November. The new downtown headquarters aims to provide easier public viewing of hand crafted articles and boost trade in the city’s beat business district.
The Women’s Auxiliary plans a second meeting on November 6. KK A T A Nelson will hold sessions on December 7 January 7 February 4 March 4 April 1 and April 29. The November 5 program features the general convention in New York with Miss Elizabeth Matthews and Mrs. C N Lathrop leading the discussion.
This morning at the Burnet House the State Association of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold its annual session. Prominent out-of-town guests will be entertained by Cincinnati chapters in Mesdames Dolan Fells Rose and Savion. Delegates include Mrs. John J. Shearer and Mrs. E from the Albert Sydney Johnson Chapter. Stonewall Chapter hostesses Mrs. Herbert Black of 3346 Morrison Avenue Clifton will preside.
Instructions claim wringing machines last twice as long if the pressure screw is loosened after use and a thick pad of Hamp flannelette or similar material is kept between the rollers. Also emphasized are keeping the line well oiled and avoiding vibration when turning the press.
An illustrated hall corner shows amber stained glass lighting a quaint inlaid cabinet with chrysanthemums. The article notes easy light control by silk curtains, and offers practical home care tips for stains, clothes lines, potato baking, and cleaning gilt frames with vinegar and soda water.
A guide to starting a new job with a bright friendly approach while maintaining professional reserve. It advises building trust slowly during probation, avoiding overfamiliarity, and using measured friendliness to win respect from colleagues and supervisors.
Astrologers warn a challenging day with Sun and Neptune adverse to action. Caution advised for bankers jewelers and those in leadership roles as official difficulties loom. Gossip risks trouble while baking and domestic tasks appear lucky. Chicago rioting eyed. avoid litigation child outcomes vary by gender and age.
A column offers practical tips for repairs and home tricks. It covers restoring scratched silver with chamois leather, mending umbrella holes with soft plaster, patching holes with softened black plaster, and brightening red tiles by lemon polishing before washing.
The piece notes the Flatbush Housewives League aiding daily food distribution. It cites Germany education expenditures in 1911 at 205.86 million dollars and Finland’s 21 women in parliament elected in 1913 for three year terms. It also mentions Copenhagen’s thirteen women city councilors, Denver surgeons approving high heels for women, Cambridge women achieving honors, and the Denver Jewish Women's relief society building a sanatorium costing 197 thousand dollars serving 140 free patients.
Fashion notes urge lavish use of lace and fur in elegant dresses with shadows of Chantilly and shadow lace popular now. Corsage bouquets dyed shadow lace, Lyons net and gold thread detailing appear on gowns, collars, and cuffs, while new French lace shades replace white in many ensembles for evening wear.
In Washington, Miss Margaret Britton popularizes breechette riding habits among society women. The fashion, already shown at the Berry Retreat, shifts from skirts to divided skirts for horse riding, with tailors receiving orders for breeched garments.
A reader asks about ending an engagement after a year and a half of unease with her fiancé. The column responds that lack of love signals reconsideration and urges decisive action. It also discusses cosmetic tips and exercises for slimming the bust and hips with cocoa butter massage and targeted routines.
The article describes a one piece gown in Nene blue cloth with plaited front detailing and side fastening by silk Joops buttons. A wide black satin girdle and tsaak, square-shoulder tabbed collar, and lace plaited frills finish the sleeves. Suitable for a plump woman preferring less draped skirts.
The piece notes that black hats remain practical and stylish for blonds and dark tresses, with color accents via cabochons, buckles, and trims. It highlights blues, greens, and deep navy shades, plus bright reds like mahogany and cafe au lait tones, and mentions turquois, malachite, jade, empire, and linden as inspiring palette elements.
The notice reports a Dayton man connected to heiress rumored to be engaged to Jefferson, Patterson Crane Misenaura Staite, daughter of Edmavid Bratho of Newark and granddaughter of Alexander McDonald. It notes Crane is John Patterson’s nephew and mentions Princess Murat once Helen Stallo. The wedding date remains unsettled with expectations for winter or early spring.
A farmer explains the boy’s future as a minister, doctor, or lawyer while describing family influence and the boy loitering at home. The exchange hints at parental expectations and community opinion in a rural setting.
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