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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
5
In this selection readers discuss grooming for young women, hair care and fashion, and etiquette for weddings. Advice covers nail care, modest high heels for growing girls, hair styling, dress lengths, and appropriate attire for wedding ceremonies and receptions.
The Home Club in New York City offers board for unemployed servants at 2 dollars weekly for members. The Women’s Club of Minneapolis plans a 48000 dollar clubhouse. Icelandic women pursue diverse occupations. A girl baptised Faith Hope and Charity at St Peter’s Chertsey England. Covington Indiana Women’s Club studies Mexico Central America and Panama Canal. A British Bar Association vote against admitting women. A ten year old girl tutors her 64 year old grandmother in Reading. Two deaf mutes Herbert Thorndike and Miss Tiles married at St George’s Gravesend Canon Gedge blind performed ceremony.
The Woman's Club of Avondale plans a social session at 749 Hearne Avenue with a program by Elizabeth Pairweather on Principles of Art Applied to Home Decoration. Refreshments will close the meeting. A committee manages a charitable fund honoring deceased members.
Philadelphia—The Pennsylvania Federation meeting under tents signals a restless reform mood as suffrage gains focus. Anti indecent dress rhetoric from Mrs Margaret Tustin O Hara and Mrs Edward W Biddle sparks applause while officials weigh limiting program scope and delegate numbers amid rising movement growth.
Fashion writers discuss the season's fur trends including Russian fitch pieces, bear and moleskin combinations, and dramatic wrap designs. Wrapped coats feature three quarter length silhouettes with mole collars and inset mole backs, while multiuse wraps offer four wearing options and dramatic color pairings with sable and ermine.
A famous dressmaker explains how clothing color influences mood. Black suits formal or somber moods, white soothes, red brightens dull moments, green cheers, blue lifts exuberance, yellow suits only when well, brown and gray tone down, and one should avoid trying on dream outfits when tired.
Dried potato parings can be used as kindling for a fire and may be dried in the oven after cooking without causing flare ups. Soak new potatoes in salt and water before scraping to ease peeling and prevent staining. Rinsing onions in boiling water makes them more digestible. boil cabbage to reduce odor with a Spragdth draft note.
The piece notes old fashioned late fall styles inspired by medieval gowns and velvet hats, with emphasis on garden flowers such as hybrid tea roses and zinnias. It discusses seed collection timing, labeling envelopes, and color variety in flowers, plus observer opinions on seed choices and plant growth.
A column advocates turning Halloween mischief into indoor group events. It suggests neighbors share barn or stable spaces for masked parties with simple costumes and homemade treats. Teachers and parents organize age appropriate games to keep children indoors and entertained all evening.
The reading warns of a challenging day under Saturn and Mars with Jupiter offering aid. Expect odd luck in amusements, possible trouble for actors, and strong urges against impulsive actions. Mars signals concerns for government and transport. favorable for purchases under Jupiter. Born today may enjoy prosperity and travel, with easy friendships.
The article describes school and church Halloween activities with children in lower grades. Older boys served as night monitors to keep order, while church ladies hosted parties with modest admission, Halloween cake ice cream and candy, and themed decorations. Emphasizes wholesome, late afternoon events for tots and warns against overly exciting games.
Watch ribbons sell for under a dollar to four or five dollars with varieties like ribbon black watered types. A narrow edging line about a quarter inch wide is common and can cost ten cents per yard at the ribbon counter. Small silver or gold slides add to the cost, with about six buckle-like fasteners per ribbon. Ribbons reaching the waist are typically a yard and a half long.
An article advises on arranging and selecting pictures for living spaces. It favors marine views, Rembrandt prints, and miniature works, with plain wall backgrounds and even hanging heights. It warns against mismatched styles and stresses unobtrusive framing and appropriate wall colors.
Readable fragments show plans for annual election of state delegates and officers. Mrs Pies and Mrs Stethens named for secretary and treasurer roles with several Cincinnati and Columbus figures listed. Delegates to the national convention to be held in New Orleans November 5 16 were appointed with a prize contest on Women of the Confederacy.
Today at 3 o clock the Plum Street Temple Sisterhood meets at Whittier Street Sabbath School corner Whittier and Reading Avondale. Vocal selections by Miss Florence Brown with Mrs. James Frenkel on piano. Rabbi George Zepin will speak followed by a social hour. All members and friends are invited.
The Central Suffrage Committee met at headquarters in the Glenn Building to finalize arrangements for the state convention to be held in Cincinnati in November 1820. Reports from committees were heard and new business began as members planned a session on October 26 with current School Board members and candidates for election in November. If a candidate cannot attend, a representative may be sent.
Mrs. Perry hosted IV: Shoe entertained the net bineers of the State. A dinner followed in the Business Men's Club house after the State convention adjourned Thursday evening. Mrs. WW Ed Selis of Columbus, the new President, will be the guest of Mrs. Stoe for several days.
A dubious tip claims that certain oil products will remove grease including machine oil from any fabric. The note suggests dressmakers would welcome this advice as it relates to fabric finishing and cleanliness.
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