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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1925

Page

5

Break the old rule of matching furniture in home decor

A shift toward mixing diverse furniture styles creates rooms with more character. Avoid identical paired ornaments and furniture pieces. aim for harmonious, informal grouping that preserves a natural home-like charm. Break up pairs and use varied pieces for a livelier effect.

tasteful room ornaments for practical comfort

A cautious guide to furnishing a small room advises avoiding crowding with random objects. It favors a few well chosen pieces in harmony with the room’s character, balancing candles, flowers, and wall art to create homelike formality and lasting satisfaction.

Painted Tray Designs For Child Friendly Kitchenware

A vintage guide notes women favor serving trays painted black with floral designs or animal motifs. Bunny, duck, and white elephant trays appeal to children, with sizes 23 by 9 1 4 inches for the long tray and 12 by 9 1 4 inches for the smaller ones. Nursery trays are paper mache and lightweight. shellac protects the decoration.

Boston Opens Public Smoking Room for Women Smokers

Boston debuts its first public smoking room for women on Fashion Row six stories above Park Street. In a six story store near Brimstone Corner, patrons of all ages and professions visit a teashroom lounge to enjoy cigarettes, pipes, and accessories, with a growing number of customers and a modest social acceptance.

Boston Brimstone Corner Park Street Crown Co Ee

Psychology for Child Training review by Dr Weeks

The book by Dr Arland D Weeks of North Dakota Agricultural College is examined as a practical text for parents. It surveys childhood development, early influences, and the teaching methods shaping a child, with emphasis on curiosity imitation social drive and training to think.

D. Appleton & Company Asland D. Weeks School of Education North Dakota Agricultural College Deam Weeks Dean Arland D. Weeks New York

Bread and silk scarf amid wholesome kitchen tips

An editorial style piece extols wrapped bread for cleanliness and health benefits from milk-enriched flour. It argues whitened flour loses minerals, praises milk in dough, and urges sunning bread boxes in hot weather. It blends culinary guidance with a flourish on practical, stylish kitchen items like a silk scarf as a fashion note.

Catsups Flavored With Fruits and Vegetables Across Cultures

A fragmented excerpt outlines diverse catsup flavors and methods from England France and the United States, detailing ingredients such as mushrooms, green tomatoes, onions, spices, and vinegars. It describes preparation steps, canning notes, and serving ideas across different regional variations.

Orit England France

Norway Votes on Prohibition as Smuggling Flows In

Norway plans a referendum on prohibition by end of 1925 led by Premier Movinckel. Government spokesmen aim to bar imports of spirits over 17 percent while low alcohol beverages slip through. Despite efforts, Swedish punch and French cognac enter via coastwise smuggling as Norway grapples with supply and taxation.

France Spain Norway Oslo Movinckel Liberal Party Europe Portugal Hamburg

Barbaric Splendor: Jewelry Depicts Bondage Symbolism

The text contrasts antique bondage symbolism with modern jewelry fashion. It notes a smart woman wearing jeweled and carved gold bands on both arms, showing indifference to owning other pieces while bracelets convey a barbaric splendor.

Tips and tricks from a historic kitchen article

The passage offers food guidance on serving fruit, using meat trimmings for stock, testing vegetable doneness with a knitting needle, and pairing acidic fruits with dairy. It also notes Parisian fashion shifts with evening slippers featuring tapestry and needlepoint details.

Greek President to Quit His Job Soon

Athens reports that Admiral Coundouriatis the provisional Greek president may resign soon amid Thursday's coup that toppled the cabinet and installed General Pangalos as premier. Editor M Labraki was arrested for publishing a suggestion opposing the new government.

Athens Associated Papanastasio Democratic Party Pangalos

Signs of a Change in Fashion Waistlines

The piece notes that the low waistline remains dominant but is not expected to stay in the lead all season, signaling a shift in fashion trends with possible upcoming changes in silhouettes and styling choices.

Fashion trends mix exotic fabrics and bold prints

A period fashion roundup showcases purple taffeta swimsuits with cotton wrap, an imported rose chiffon dress with rose silver trim, zigzag stripes and polka dots in new sweater and stocking combinations, velvet and satin ensembles with chiffon lining, and plaid or printed silk pajama suits bound with plain colors.

It Must Be Figured Printed Sills In Floral Or Geometric

A description notes printed sills come in two styles: very large floral designs or smaller geometric patterns. The text contrasts bold floral motifs with compact geometric forms in decorative prints.

Effort to revive taffeta fashion with scalloped hems

There is an effort to reestablish taffeta in feminine favor, and very attractive dresses of it have scalloped hems and very full skirts.

Fruits and Cereals Digestive Guidance

Sweet fruits like bananas dates or figs pair best with cereals and starch rich foods. Acid fruits may interfere with starch digestion.

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