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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
6
Paris fashion writers report velvet hats with wide brims as this season's must have. Mannequins showcased rich plum and dark green shades while black velvet hats with white costumes drew society attention at races. The trend favors shirred wide brims lifted high at the front with bandeau-style crowns and bold side profiles.
Society items list Mrs Raphael Sartor as club trophy winner and mention Grace and Katrina McCormick with Ruth Hanna McCormick in Georgetown. Reports on Mrs Ernest Jahncke at a White House garden party and English women pressing for short skirts amid fashion shifts in London Paris.
The Masonic Hall in Austinville hosts the O. E. S. Chapter No. 303 meeting Friday at 7 30 p m. The community enjoyed the play Two Days to Marry sponsored by the Eastern Star and P T A of Austinville with a strong cast and large audience. The Bonanza quartet impressed attendees. Canal Street Rook Club hosts Mrs J P Brock this week as hostess Friday at 2 30 p m.
Mrs Frank McGregor hosts an afternoon bridge party at 3 p m in Adams Apartments Grant Street for her guest Mrs W E Holston of Birmingham Additional guests include Mrs R E Lee Mrs Carl Thomas of Huntsville and Mrs Irvin Mitchell of Knoxville Tenn The top scorer was Mrs Thomas who received a souvenir
The Dramatic Club of Central Methodist church held a picnic at Trinity mountain. Attendees included Misses Ruby Britain Mable Britain Julia Levin Lois Hopper Joy Flautt and Messrs George Laboon Melvin Ozier Mer dieth Woodall Billy Hart and Ross Starkey of Athens.
Capital society awaits the debut of another Roosevelt. Gracie, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Porto Rico governor, will make her bow to society this fall, continuing the family tradition of notable introductions in Washington.
A St Paul Minnesota report notes a woman waking exhausted describes persistent morning fatigue and related health concerns highlighting daily impact and need for medical evaluation.
The piece argues that men are hunters and that women gain popularity by restraint not overt assistance. It claims modern women risk losing male interest by overdoing courtship acts and urges restraint, likening men to predators and advising to let him pursue. Copyright 1930 King Features Syndicate.
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