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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
10
A fashion note explores cotton frocks as favorite summer wear. English prints in brick yellow prints rise, with organdie, dotted swiss, and net fabrics shaping dresses. New trims, belts, and frills dominate, while net dresses gain revival with floral edges and elaborate skirts.
Fashion notes describe evening wraps matching gowns, with contrasting color bands forming kimono sleeve effects and cape shapes at Worth’s. Ostrich feathers rise in popularity for trim on skirts and necklines, used in three feather clusters called Prince of Wales to accent hips and create high collars with florid millinery and decollete gowns.
An interesting knitted slik is used for separate skirts for summer sport and general wear. These come in white and an assortment of brilliant colors. A beautiful sheath gown features a delicate gray-blue beadwork.
Laboratory tests show a candle flame extinguishes when atmospheric oxygen falls to about 46 percent. Sulphur burns until oxygen is exhausted to 18.5 percent. Charcoal allows combustion to continue until all oxygen is depleted, reaching zero percent.
A country boy named Tom, aged from year to year, appears in disorder when his mother asks him to be a city boy and behave. He rejects the idea in a scornful manner, noting riches and class as excuses, while the piece hints at wealth exposing truth beyond what the dead reveal.
A short adage contrasts two men: one with little who seeks less is richer than the other with much who desires more. It highlights contentment over accumulation.
The note mentions the birth of twins with cheeky remarks on misfortune and fortune from London Tit-J3ita and Louisville Courier Journal style banter. It parodies social reactions to wealth and thrifty living, ending with a quip about being thrifty yet not wasteful.
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