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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1915
Page
3
In New York openings for Women and Home describe full short dresses for all day wear with high back collars and front openings. Emphasis on V necks, ribbon bows, and naval button details, plus slashed and bound skirt edges. Pongee and voile gowns feature blue embroidery, chiffon fronts, and pleated waistlines. A white Hen collar appears, echoing Puritan styles with a bare neck V.
The passage describes white organdy gowns with scalloped slashes and a knee-length cut, a greenish yellow grosgrain silk evening dress by La Crox with black maline accents, and a floral voile dress with ruffles. It notes belts and girdles in wide and narrow styles, sash ends, and ribbon belts as popular spring accessories.
April 23 marked Shakespeare’s birthday with a themed supper and readings. The Jonesboro play featured local actors in a Shakespearean tribute with music, costumes, and an Indian chorus, praised as one of the town’s best amateur productions.
A bold April bride declines conventional showers, inviting friends to plant shrubs at her future home. Twelve guests participate secretly gift planting, naming each item and imagining future garden scenes. The party features a circus themed centerpiece, handmade place cards, and whimsical edible treats amid garden chat and praise for window box herbs and hardy climbers.
Jonesboro notes from April cover Presbyterial meeting attendees Mrs Lo Patton and others, John L Dayin returning from California to Jonesboro then Pacific coast trip with Mrs Davis, J A February dies after ill spell with funeral at Second Presbyterian. Martha Allen Martin visits, Haskiel Dyer speaks at Methodist, Mr and Mrs Eugene Sturt visit Chattanooga, embroidery circle at Cox home, Rev John Crawford attends presbytery, Savageland musical at high school draws large crowd with Jake Notaz portrayal by Paul Fink.
City records announce a 1915 street labor tax levy for males aged 21 to 45 in Johnson City. The resolution sets five days of street labor under foreman direction, with four dollar cash payment to the City Recorder and a one dollar discount for payments before June 30 1915. Remittance urged now, with publication in Daily Star and Weekly Comet before May 31 1915.
Public notices announce a series of lectures in Johnson City featuring experienced experts in modern farming. Sessions run May 17, 18, 19, and 20 with a final limit on June 22. Organized by J. I. Merk and AGPA Mellis, the program promises interesting and instructive content each day.
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