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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1922
Page
3
Mr. Fox seeks honey from a tree but is ousted when a wasp nest is disturbed. He plunges into a pond to escape stinging, while Mr. Bear watches and ponders Fox’s past muttered revenge. The tale ends with a reflection on unforgiving dispositions.
Poem notes the moon surviving as a living presence despite claims of death. It contrasts day’s end shadows with the sun’s return, suggesting the moon guides and watches over us until daylight returns.
Janet derives from Geneta and Genida in Frankish roots, evolving through Janet Ja nette and Janette to the modern Janet. The name means grace of the Lord, with onyx as its talismanic stone and Monday as a lucky day. An old poem about Janette is cited.
The article urges paying employees by check or in envelopes for privacy and efficiency, condemns paying from pocket, and advises against using stamps as legal tender. It notes checks may be impractical for small sums in cities, and stresses including exchange fees when sending checks.
A quirky historical claim suggests the human body contains enough fat to wake seven cakes of soup, comparing body fat to culinary portions. The line frames fat as a waking aid, reflecting odd-era humor about anatomy and food.
The article notes that more than 25,000,000 acres in the United States are operated by women farmers, highlighting the significant role of women in agriculture and land stewardship nationwide.
A medieval link explains to eat humble pie as the poor receiving the deer's refuse or umbles. The term later shifted from poverty meaning to degradation and, with emendations in speech, became humble in common use today.
A fashion writer notes fur trim elevates long coats at low cost. Wrapping a woolen coat with fur edging provides a luxurious effect without the expense of a full fur wrap. Reusing an old fur coat as trimming offers economical options for various coats and dresses.
A three quarter coat with cape features a mauve to gray deep tone, black fur contrast, and a light playful feel while maintaining youth. The homespun tweed gray with a blue band and blue satin lining echoes the dress, creating a cohesive winter ensemble with warm, soft textures.
A detailed garment description notes a bluish mauve broadcloth coat with a flat front panel, deep purple belt, green spots, and black seal fur. The collar and cuffs echo the front panel, with a fur band at the draped turban.
Fashion writers note capes remain favored for evening wear in fur velvet brocade and matelasse. Designers see shift away soon yet demand continues as capes with shirred yokes, fur trims, and vibrant colors brighten coats and dresses.
The article highlights new fur coat linings reflecting advances in the silk industry. It describes matelasse linings, heavy silks brocaded in metal, metallic fabrics, metal clocks, silver lames, Byzantine and Persian prints, Eastern velvet prints, and chiffon velvets with Paisley patterns interwoven with gold and silver threads.
Poiret twills lead street wear with tailored lines and frocks that feature touches of embroidery in gold. Scarlet and Persian hues appear in other models while fur trims accent velvet and brown frocks with matching furs at necks and sleeves and ermine on black velvets.
Describes graceful line and capes that gather into a band, creating the appearance of a puff at the hem. Emphasizes drape and silhouette for a refined, airy finish.
Tailored dress fabrics feature twill cord and broadcloth in brown navy and black. Coats use gerona panvelaine in black navy souchard marten kit fox and Hawaiian blue. A Hawaiian blue pangelaine coat shows waistline fullness with a yoke belt and a black gold lighter blue embroidery along the sleeve top ending in a taupe nutria cuff and large nutria collar.
Straight line silhouettes dominate the Fashion Art league convention in Chicago with a prize winning dress. A nevy milanette gown features slashed sides exposing a platinum gray canton crepe foundation.
Among dress accessories new square fans of painted silk appear mounted on tortoise shell frames. The fans are large, with the square measuring about eighteen inches.
A display features smart new bertha collars made from embroidery organdse joined with filet and Irish laces, showcasing craft and decorative detail.
Edward Bok argues that money and material power are not the sole aspects of life. True fulfillment comes from serving others and finding joy beyond wealth.
A column of old fashioned kitchen notes describes tender raised doughnuts made by preserving sponge, sugar, eggs and shortening, plus frying in good lard. Also recipes for Norwegian meat balls, bread griddle cakes, and simple fallman bakers batter with vanilla and optional citrus spices.
Robert Gay reflects that romance finds its home in the old unusual and remote for youth but as we age we seek it in the near present and familiar and sometimes discover it in unlikely places.
A fragment describes cabbage soup’s fame in Paris from a 1830 stage scene inspiring restaurants to share the recipe. It notes Perigord goose with truffles as culinary climax and provides a method for Cream of Cabbage Soup using cabbage milk onion parsley butter flour and seasoning.
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