City Summer House Party Sparks Real Comfort and Bargains
A city house party shines as a refined summer retreat with ample space and quiet away from resort crowds. Hostess crafts a stylish setting while guests enjoy meals, conversations, and moonlit park drives. The piece also guides bargain hunting for July wardrobes, highlighting discounts on shirts, stockings, and undergarments from multiple shops.
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Manny
Dan City
Mway
Guy Vances
Nat
Bargains in Silk and Hats At New York Stores
New York shoppers find reduced prices on silk fabrics and remnants with silks cut to ten yard pieces at 35 cents and 60 cent silks to 20 cents. Handkerchiefs and embroidered linens tempt buyers as ready made hats drop from 25 to 10 dollars with two months more wear for some. Fashion notes discuss trailing skirts and two proper ways to hold them up, while Paris styles influence the look.
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Saylow
Withoue Ft
Paris
China
Celestial Empire
Wartime Hair Dressing Recipe From Fairham
A WASIS FOR FAIRHAM Take one ounce of powdered borax and half an ounce of camphor. Add one ounce of boiling water. When cool the compound is ready for use. A bottle should be kept in the dressing room to keep the hair clean and free from grease in hot weather.
Remedies for Hang Nails From Early 20th Century Advice
An instructional piece discusses how hang nails cause pain and outlines methods to remove ragged flesh. It suggests loosening the membrane, clipping with curved scissors, pressing back excess nail skin, and using a manicure instrument to clear attachments while avoiding tearing the nail.
Neat Summer Hat For A Little Child
The muslin bonnets appear with warm days and are more dainty this season. A sheer white lawn model with full brim, tiny tucks, two flounces of embroidery, and removable trimming is designed for small children and is washable.
Women of China portrayed as both oppressed and educated
The article contrasts Chinese women’s status from foot binding and arranged marriages to educated empresses and skilled women in wealthier classes. It notes foot binding customs, gender roles, polygamy among elites, and the mixed view of women as both revered by some and suppressed by others in traditional Chinese society.
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China
Cho
Ikkum Fa
How to Knot a Four Mand A Four-in-Hand Necktie Guide
A step by step guide to tying the four in hand knot. Describes length of scarf about collar and the crossover sequence left over right then under and up to form a knot. Notes the knot sits with the smooth part on top and details fabric options and end widths.
Legend tales of goddesses and pious figures in Chinese lore
The text details multiple figures: Tien Hon the sailor goddess from Canton famed for second sight. a Tokten native with a drowning rescue story. Kom Yam the mercy goddess, a Buddhist nun known for miracles. Edith Lawrence is mentioned as a likely author or figure in the account.
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Canton
Tien Hon
Heaven
Tokten
Shtp
I. Kom Yam
Chinea
Edith Lawrence
Austria Sends Women to Convents Instead of Prisons
The article asserts Austria is unique in not imprisoning women. Female criminals receive confinement in convents for the length of their sentence. Convents function as open courtyards with a nun guarding exit, creating a distinct form of confinement compared with standard prisons.
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Austria
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