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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
7
A 1920s style guide urges fifty year olds to avoid bright colors and harsh contrasts. It favors pale tones and subtle chalk grays, with blue gray and gun metal shades praised for aging eyes and hair. Chiffon and soft tints are recommended to flatter proportions and soften outlines, plus specific color pairings such as deep red rose mauve and primrose yellow for after fifty.
Rose tones appear in many outfits with separate blouses and circular fagaces on skirts. Frocks feature yolk yellow accents and stockings matched to dresses. Street dresses rely on conte waists and white duck colonial shoes. Afternoon dresses mirror morning simplicity with similar collars and guimpes. Tango purple and turquoise appear in silk ensembles.
Long strands of Roman pearls with tassels and festoons drape over ar m a lips and form a corsage front. Pearl tassels in various sizes, plain or fancy headed, mingle with crystal and rhinestone beads in colors. Small motifs like butterfly, tackle, flower and knot are available for optional applications.
A seasoned laundress details proper ironing methods with hot clean irons and paraffin to keep them smooth. She explains handling fancy pieces with embroidery and lace, ironing on the wrong side to lift patterns, and caring for damask linens before hanging and folding to reveal initials and monograms.
Long coat suits are favored for fall, reaching below the knees. Redingote and paddock styles lead, basque coats appear in fortis with fair success. Wide belts create semifitted looks, while many outfits join at the waist with little ornamentation. Some houses present a long coat that mimics a short jacket with a tunic. Small picture coats remain around thirty inches in length.
The Berlin Congress of 1878 shaped European diplomacy after Russia’s Balkan victory. England opposed Russian consolidation around Constantinople, leading to a peace framework signed July 13 1878. Provisions included war indemnity to Russia, Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and recognition of Serbia and Montenegro as independent states. The accord later fractured as Austria seized Bosnia in 1900 and Germany ended it.
Napoleon's son known as the Duke of Reichstadt grew to be a handsome scholar under Austrian care. After a brief military stint he died of pulmonary disease at age twenty two. He honored his father’s memory by marking the anniversary of his death, July 22, in Vienna. He is buried at the Carthusian monastery, often likened to an Austrian Westminster Abbey.
Mrs Gabb reads a Cincinnati Enquirer headline that a couple divorced after forty six years of marriage. Mr Gabb quips that it proves it is never too late to mend.
Ned Ferguson a rich firm heir wooed Marcia Fosdick who despised wealth yet could not aid his rise. He writes a proposal but delays sending it, fearing condescension. After his father’s death and a ruinous audit, Marcia’s poverty becomes real wealth to her, and she rejects withdrawal as she learns Ned’s change of fortune.
Princess Elsie journeys with a single servant to the world’s end to find a magical pair of slippers that grant wishes. After years of travel and a fairy godmother’s aid, they reach the end but only find the slippers by chance. She wishes to return home and the king rejoices at her safe return near the end of the second year.
The heir to the Italian throne, Prince Humbert, is nine years old and studying to be a sailor under instructors to command the Italian navy when grown. He bears several names after his grandfathers and his father's cousin, reflecting Savoy lineage and Montenegrin ancestry including humble peasant roots in the Montenegro line.
A new corn popper device appears with an electric mechanism. Deposited coins trigger a sequence where corn pops into a bag through a revolving cylinder. A sieve catches stubborn kernels and a button delivers salt and flavor. The piece ends with a humorous note on electricity.
A quirky note recalls baker customs of medieval times allowing thirteen per dozen to avoid shortweights. Then a series of wordplay riddles prompt puzzling questions about life, language, and letters, with playful aphorisms and misdirection.
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