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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
2
A vintage advice piece extols rainwater for skin hair and hands. It prescribes walking in the rain with a raincoat and umbrella to glow the skin, plus home treatments with rainwater, baking soda or borax for feet, elderflowers for neck whitening, and sun drying for hair.
A reader asks about bright eyes and clear skin. The column offers cleansing with soap and water, then Fruited recipes for pimples and blackheads, plus tonics, sachets, and hair care routines. Readers get advice on lips, elbows, and general health tradeoffs.
Practical guidance on meeting friends at hotels, arriving on time, use of waiting rooms for ladies, cloakroom etiquette, waiter led seating, and appropriate dining behavior. Includes tableware use for oysters, bouillon, rolls, and coffee. advice on poise, conversation, and thanks to hosts. Also answers on vaudevillist term, introductions, dances, letter closings, and elbows on the table.
A reader asks how to handle jealousy after friend’s new romance and whether to end intimacy with her partner. The advisor cautions against jealousy and suggests assessing the friendship, inviting the friend to clarify feelings, and balancing social limits with sensible boundaries.
A beginner’s guide suggests a sequence for a supper after theater. Start with raw oysters or clams or bouillon or grapefruit, then choose chicken hot or cold, followed by salad. Finish with ice cream or fruit salad and end with black coffee.
A reader asks how a polished gentleman and lady should behave entering theaters churches hotels and social events. The piece covers who should precede who when an usher is present and whether to leave spoons in soup or on the plate, plus dining practices for multi-dish service and desserts.
A reader asks if wearing bracelets outside tough gloves is in bad taste. The text discusses proper table manners and notes that a plate should be beneath a spoon and foods eaten from small dishes, not transferred to the plate.
A guideline says when in a church of another denomination one should follow the customs and rules rather than stand out. Attend for worship and instruction, not idle curiosity or other motives. Ensure respectful participation and avoid disruptive behavior.
A reader asks how many guests to address at table conversations. Advice: keep talks to nearest guests if more than six or eight present and say farewell to the hostess. avoid looping every guest. Responses cover hat removal for a traveling bride after luncheon and manners for repeated visits from a caller.
In wedding notes a query asks whether bridesmaids furnish their own costumes and bouquets. It states the bride selects the style and dresses to ensure uniformity among the bridesmaids’ gowns.
A dialogue notes cost sharing for wedding costumes and bouquets. It states the bride trims expenses, the bridegroom supplies bridesmaids bouquets, and asks how many dances the escort should have. ETHEL answers that the first and last dances belong to him with one or two more during the evening.
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