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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
5
A 1930 feature portrays Mrs Smith as a stylish, self reliant woman who hides from urban life in a neat country cottage. She bakes omelets and pies, tends a garden, and crafts a simple domestic world while evading rent payments and hiding her wealthy city life and true identity.
Social notes from Newport detail Mrs. Marie Haller's campaign for the sixth Kentucky district GOP nomination. The item also covers a bridal tea event with Miss Lynne presenting a high score trophy to the bride elect, plus a list of guests and an honoree’s gift. Community Welfare Board plans June meeting. Woman's Missionary Society meets. a bridal party hosted by Mrs. Ben Britnell and Mrs. J. D. Bush features yellow and green decor and garden games.
Miss Bernice Himes entertained Tuesday afternoon at her parents home on Oak Street with a bridge tea for Miss Suzanne Jones a June bride to be. Attending were bridal party members and intimate friends including Miss Helen Jackson Miss Carolyn Fussell Miss Julia Leigh Lynne Miss Liza Lee Miller Miss Mary Battie Hendrix Miss Frances Mason Miss Bluette Wallace Miss Loudie Moore Pointer Miss Mary Bronough Miss Lucille Giles Miss Ellen Hildreth and Miss Mary Elizabeth Murray. Bowls of gift flowers framed the games and a dainty souvenir was shared after the event.
A social column argues that men feel diminished when women pay their own way, citing moral and economic pressures on dating and marriage. It contrasts past courtesies with today’s high costs, suggesting molluscs thrive as “Santa Clauses,” while modern women face social penalties for independence.
John Gilbert appears in the talking version of Redemption at the Princess Theatre today and tomorrow. The Tolstoi adaptation follows his prior successes in Love and The Cossacks and is noted for its tragic, gypsy blood theme and somber mood. Fred Niblo directs with designer Alexander Toluboff shaping sets to echo Fedya's bleak state.
The pattern 1940 describes a versatile frock with a square neck and shoulderline, suitable for fabrics like pique, dimity, or broadcloth. Available in sizes 14 through 40, yardage listed, with instructions included. Order 15 cents per pattern or 10 cents with pattern book from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York City.
Montgomery residents spent several days with Mr and Mrs Elton Reeves before returning home on Wednesday. Mrs Elton Reeves and guests Mr and Mrs Allen Thomas of Montgomery stayed with Mr and Mrs Carl Thomas in Huntsville over Tuesday. Mrs Paul Thomas of Birmingham visited her brother H Ashford and Mrs Ashford and Jessie Yarbrough here this.
The Philathea class of Central Baptist Sunday school gathered at Miss Mossie Virginia Jones for their monthly meeting on Tuesday night. Mrs Roy Luker led scripture and an open discussion followed on classroom furniture with Miss Violet Brazelton chairing in the president’s absence. A social hour and refreshments closed the gathering.
A column features Nancy Lee advising two teen girls on whether to accept escorts and dates and a letter about engagement timing. Nancy Lee says parental permission governs going out in a foursome with older boys. Another reader asks about announcing an engagement, with guidance to inform close friends and decide six to three months before the wedding.
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