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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
7
A fashion writer notes that broad reform across industries includes reducing collars and trimming sleeves to five inches. The piece praises economy, suggests converting leftover skirts into minaret tunics, pairing tunics with varied fabrics, and shortening flaring skirts, with sleeves detachable from bodices to conserve materials.
The piece notes browns in vogue with narrow fur bordered veils. Lace is predicted for fall wear and small buttons trim garments. Necklines are wide and organdie dresses look dressy. Coats feature important collars, jackets flaunt scarves, and autumn dresses show pleats and wide tuck detailing.
A pretty unbleached muslin counterpane features a two inch band of small-flowered chintz around the spread edge. Bold chintz motifs are highlighted in colored mercerized cottons with sprayed centers, offering a matching suggestion for cretonne or chintz hangings in a summer bedroom.
A garbled line attributed to Mell Voegues prompts discussion over whether women can reach a finishing part. The fragment suggests critique of women's progress or role in the relay or race.
A fashion writer notes the rush of sleeve designs as designers, constrained by materials, push minor details rather than major novelties. She argues women adapt old garments with changing cuffs waists and gathers, finding value in quick, practical design updates over wholesale costume changes.
The text describes a fashion trend for informal evening gowns with a high back and full coverage, opening to a square or delta neckline. It notes that current winners imitate American Revolution era styles, with upper parts made of transparent materials such as tulle, chiffon or lace.
The article notes weekly shifts in neckwear moving toward Elizabethan necklines and eighteenth century ruffles. It highlights muslin ruffs from Georgian days and says the only enduring high collar is the turnover collar worn with a colored shirt and four in hand tie, paired with simple tailored suits, favored by women engaged in War activities.
Sleeveless and three piece ensembles dominate this season in jersey materials including stockinette and silk blends. Designers showcase silks, silks and jersey mixes for sharp lines and versatile wear.
A home remedy claims to blend lemon juice with three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of lotion that reduces freckles sunburn and tan. The ad urges use on face neck arms and hands and asserts the product is harmless and inexpensive with grocers and drug stores selling lemons and Orchard White.
At camp Dutch a 28 year old notorious sleepyhead slept through a barracks fire. While flames roared and alarms spread, he wandered away and slept undisturbed in another bunk. Fire destroyed the building before rescuers found him still sleeping with his girl’s picture and safety razor tucked beside him.
A kitchen scene shows Bobby contemplating tarts as wartime shortages make even favorites scarce. His mother questions his intent as he wonders if the tarts are worth whipping for, highlighting thrift under hardship.
No Older Than Your Face, Is true In most cases. Then keep your face fair and young with Cuticura Soap and touches of Cuticura Ointment as needed. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50.
A dialogue-like note reflects on a student using the word intern instead of intern. The teacher critiques the terminology while a parent defends the student’s choice as a brave misstep.
A jibe about wedding gifts shows a bride receiving a silver sugar bowl lined with gold from one relative and enough sugar to fill it from another, highlighting the humorous exchange over lavish presents.
A wry note on how constant gloom or complaints can exhaust the patience of friends and neighbors, turning sympathy into strain as shared misery tests endurance.
A young man arrives to take an aviation signal corps exam while the sergeant notices his focus on the eye card. The sergeant jokes about turning the card around as the man studies the letters. The piece ends with a light remark and a nursery couplet about Adam and Eve’s children.
The Worcester draft adds Edward T. Scanion the fre est rookie from Massachusetts so far. He is six feet two inches tall and weighs 287 pounds. He has a brother James W. Seanion aged twenty six at Camp Devens who also stands six feet two inches and weighs about 100 pounds. No cousin Tom Hennessey at Camp Devens is the same height and weighs about 200 pounds.
A playful canine statistic features a dog chasing a cat with humor about a purr scent. The light anecdote riffs on a dog’s interest and a cat's evasive response in a quaint scene.
Chairman Padgett of the house na val committee says there was no recent trip to Old Point Comfort with English officers. Observers noted brief bathing suits and Padgett quips about conserving, stating Every Individual is doing her bit. The piece mentions over seventy kinds of wood used in umbrella handles.
A vintage advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backaches and urinary symptoms. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours, urges immediate purchase from a druggist, and promises continued daily use to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee for non-helpers.
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