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Newspaper
Daily Gazette
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
6
Polly answers reader notes on lunch crowd etiquette and tips for patchwork handbags carpet care and beef thawing methods. The column includes advice on efficient restaurant turnover, indoor outdoor carpet maintenance, and quick meat thaw techniques as shared by readers.
May is one of the most beautiful months of the season with wild flowers at their peak in woods and fields. City gardeners seed patches that feed themselves, needing little care. A spring country trip with trowel and container yields bluebells blood root hepatica and other blooms along roadsides and tracks.
A Dixon area note highlights abundant wildflowers at Lowell Park and White Pines State Park. The valley shows bluebells and many flowering plants along roads and trails including Dutchman’s breeches blood root spring beauties trillium and nigger toes. More blooms and color are expected as the season unfolds.
Peach Crumble Pie combines vanilla pudding filling with a nut crumb crust. Prepare crust from crumbs sugar and butter then press into a 9 inch pan and chill. Fill with pudding then top with peaches brushed with Fruit Fresh and bake if desired.
A humorous note outlines a summer challenge by Betty Canary aiming to survive term end and keep kids in line. The plan features a quirky scoring scheme for everyday mischiefs and antics, from lawn mowing expressions to peculiar kitchen experiments and bubblegum stunts, culminating in a dramatic one million point lounging rule.
Two for the Money pattern offers a dress with back zipper and a tunic over pants option in one color. Includes Side-braid trim detail and fuller figure styling. Pattern B-160 with Photo Guide covers sizes 10 to 24% bust 33 to 47 inches. Send $1.25 to Box 438 Midtown Station New York NY 10018.
The piece urges vigilance in home safety, citing three key areas: sight, respiration, and hearing. It notes millions injured in home accidents in 1970, warns about rickety ladders, flying debris, and asbestos risks, and promotes goggles gloves bump caps and hearing protection to safeguard families. It contrasts home and work safety attitudes and calls for immediate preventive measures.
The Fantastics showcase a radiant midsummer night style with gold or silver fabrics and stardust streaks. Elegant shoes feature shimmering silk wraps, satin sandals, and French ribbon trims, from divine evening shoes to casual cork-soled flats.
The piece notes vegetables like lettuce and spinach prefer cool to cold weather, as do flowers such as sweet pea and larkspur. It explains they are sown as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring to take advantage of their temperature needs.
New York critics note designers present wearable elegant noncostume clothes for fall. The collections emphasize safe, simple dresses and sports wear, with pants returning in many lengths and mix and match outfits from Dior Miss Dior to Kasper, Brooks, and Blass.
Judy Love presents Hot Pants and a coordinating sweater top as the current bold crochet fashion for 1971. The feature cites polls on women and men approving the style, offers pattern details, sizing to 14, and a mail order leaflet with instructions and price.
A guide to creating patchwork clothing using scraps and bold fabrics. Emphasizes single-layer patches, pressing seams flat, and using sizing like Magic to achieve a polished, like-new finish. Includes ideas for patching jeans, skirts, pockets, sleeves, and lounging outfits with vivid prints and ribbons.
An advertisement era shift promotes natural looks over bold 60s eyes and 50s heavy makeup. It advocates skin-friendly products, a wet look for spring, and step by step routines from cleansing to mascara, with expert Linda Laite explaining how age influences style.
New York ED warns yard owners with large spaces to use riding mowers but stresses essential safety. Readiness includes testing the machine, avoiding passengers, clearing debris, mowing on slopes with care, and disengaging blades when moving between areas. Local retailer Mr. Lawn Mower Safety offers more tips.
A decorative grass easily grown from seeds, fountain grass reaches 3 to 4 feet tall and displays long graceful purple sprays. Indoor seed sowing yields the longest season in the garden.
Fresh vegetables and fruits offer very few calories yet high nutrition. Cabbage cooks at 24 calories per portion, cucumbers at one per slice, and spinach about 20 per half cup. Bananas 70 calories, strawberries 54, apples 66. Americans consume billions of pounds of various fruits annually.
Watering overwatering is the leading cause of death for potted plants indoors. Water only when the topsoil is dry or nearly dry to the touch and consult your florist for plants that need consistent moisture. Ensure each pot has drainage holes to prevent root rot.
Urbana project promotes homemaker money savings by sewing draperies. Clara Dodson of the University of Illinois Extension outlines measurement steps, yardage calculations, lined versus unlined options, cutting, joining, pinch pleats, hemming, and hanging for a custom look. Free Circular 1035 available.
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