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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1916
Page
2
A talk on posture advises lifting the chin and chest for a poised appearance. It suggests keeping the head high, shoulders back, and warns against double chins. Reader questions cover wrist shrinking myths and a recipe for firming the upper body with a boat developer tonic.
New York society notes report Pris cilla von B Ebling of Weehawken aged 21 secretly married Fred W Wolfort a former German army lieutenant and now a tire firm manager. The couple wed in Gloucester Massachusetts last November and plan a delayed honeymoon at Grove Hall Asheville North Carolina.
The piece surveys how roses are used as trims on dresses hats and accessories. It describes solitary blooms nestling in corsages centerpieces on skirts and as delicate shoulder straps with string and embroidered sprigs on hats and even “flow ers by courtesy” as playful additions.
Virginia Earle and Mrs Vernon Major stress honesty and worth in home life. Clara E. Bickford Miller praises a woman whose loving nature radiates grace, peace, and sympathy despite adversity.
It highlights carved cherry wood pieces from Japan including tables chairs and small tabourettes and teakwood furniture from China such as chairs and tabourettes. The items appeal to women for halls libraries or dens.
A list of cautions urges avoiding opened fruit or vegetable tables in tin cans and never stirring in tin with metal tools. It advises flushing water from taps overnight, wrapping fresh meats in paper, and storing vinegar or yeast away from stone cracks. Glass containers are recommended.
The passage details ruffles ribbons and ruches used in various forms. It explains that ruffles can be placed in straight rows or festooned loops, ribbons appear in rows and loops, and ruches are gathered in the middle. It highlights the variability and lack of strict pattern in decorative trimming.
Advice emphasizes outdoor work or sleep when possible to combat house illnesses such as tuberculosis pneumonia and bronchitis. It urges large bedroom windows and deep steady breathing to oxygenate the lungs and ventilate the body, recommending 18 to 20 breaths per minute.
The piece notes hearts in various forms for St. Val day with paper decorations, heart shaped plates, cups, and boxed varieties. It mentions a girl planning a feast on a heart shaped table as part of the Valentine season observances.
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