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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
8
Mothers eager for spring sewing will find washable fabrics promising with guaranteed non-fade and non-shrink. Modern wash fabrics like pre shrunk broadcloths and striped cottons offer wearability and dependable fit, showcased by three year old dresses with floral overprint and piquet trimmed necks.
The piece describes a gay cardigan with a hood knit in heavy soft yarn using large needles to create a rapid checked pattern. Suggested color pairings include red and white, black and green, wine and postman blue. The hood is knitted separately and can be worn on a hood or collar with a streamlined sub-hood option.
A new type of sweater blends with separate skirts to create smart street frocks. They shine when color matches the skirt, use novelty knits and ribbed yarns, and feature distinctive shoulder and yoke details. Some styles show flapped pockets with gold nugget or circle embellishments and gold colored fasteners.
A skating ensemble features a soft white yarn cardigan with pea and ant figures on panels, matching white mittens with a single back design, and a snug hood with under-chin ties and embroidered wing motifs on each side of the face.
An American designer presents evening wraps inspired by the picturesque fashion of the South during Civil War days. The collection blends period mood with modern craftsmanship, highlighting textured fabrics and refined silhouettes.
From soft dove shades to dark gunmetal tones gray is an important color for every sort of daytime and evening outfit.
A suede sports jacket features fine stitching along a blouse-like detail that enhances its dressy appearance. The tailored finish blends casual fabric with refined tailoring for a versatile look.
Virginia Vale reports on stars like Joan Crawford touring New York with dachshunds and hats, a future Twentieth Century Fox film about radio, William Powell’s wedding attire, Diana Lewis rising, and anecdotes of David Niven’s Dawn Patrol cap and Louis Hayward’s My Son My Son dressing. Vivian Leigh’s divorce saga and Waterloo Bridge hype also appear, with Kate Smith horn pranks and Buck Benny Riden Again’s title sale details.
Radio headliners Dan Wilson Barbara Ja Allen Vera Vogue The Kidoodlera and Uncle Esra Jean Darling from Our Gang study opera. William L White broadcasting from Finland is son of famed editor William Allen White of Emporia Kansas Gasette
A vintage guide offers festive Lincoln and Washington birthday menus with fruit pies cherry tarts and chocolate treats. It includes easy entertaining tips and recipes like Apricot Pie Magic Chocolate Logs potato chips olive sandwiches and decorative party serves for midwinter celebrations.
A Chicago booklet by Eleanor Howe offers hostess tips and party menus with tested recipes. It includes how to plan entertaining and a selection of dishes, with a note to send 10 cents for a copy to 919 North Michigan Ave. Chicago.
A brief note suggests reviving a house plant by pouring a tablespoon of castor oil around its roots. The tip claims this will make the plant turn green and flourish in a short time.
This vintage note details the crazypatch quilt method with embroidered stitches, silk threads, and a silk-backed foundation. It advertises patterns for Early American Quilt Blocks, a booklet with 42 stitches, and other needlework gifts, sending 10 cents to Mrs Spears in Bedford Hills New York for the book and patterns.
A new special constable on his first night beat was told to watch a red light marking the limit. He failed to report that night and the next, arriving at 4:30 a.m. weary claiming the red light was a moving van 43 miles away with a flat tire.
A meditation on virtue and motive. Marcus Aurelius asks why seek credit or reward after doing a kindness. The prompt invites humility and focus on the act rather than personal gain.
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