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Newspaper
Jasper News
Location
Jasper, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
7
A reader’s collage covers farm efficiency from on farm feed self sufficiency to dairy and poultry care. Topics include pasture and crop planning, hay and grain rations, hog and sheep management, Rhubarb planting, milking cycles, and the growing role of automobiles on farms.
A young woman turned a small room into an Egyptian themed space. Buff walls with green trim, oil finished hardwood floor, and a rug in buff, green and yellow brown set a chic base. Gold framed art, Egyptian pottery imitations, bric a brac, and bright or dull gold frames add authentic touches at low cost. Mission furniture could complete the look.
The article describes a simple butcher linen dress with three wide box-plaits, a yoke, embroidered edge, and belt with matching trimming. A puffed sleeve sits into an embroidered cuff, with Holland for the smock yoke plain, smocked fronts and backs, feathered hem, cuff, and collar. Materials listed: 144 yards of 46 inch linen and 2 yards 32 inch wide fabric.
Retailers offer the directoire sash in soft leather like material with crocheted silk inlaid and silk tassels. The item measures three yards in length and comes in all colors.
The text advises that a separate coat is essential beyond a tailored costume for low income women. The coat should accompany satin or voile afternoon wear, be modest for public transport, loose below the knees with spacious sleeves to fit crushable bodices, and feature a high neck or ruche. Empire coats in fine broadcloth with subtle trimming are preferred.
The article describes serge dresses replacing other fabrics for children's school frocks. It notes jumper styles with piping outlines and underwests in soft colors, sleeves trimmed with anchors or emblems. One dark blue serge dress features a plaited waist and hem, with similar jumper waist and a V-shaped yoke outlined with wool braid and brick red buttons.
Autumn baby outfits can be hand embroidered using Bedford cord in white with buttonholed scalloped edges or kimono style cuts. Extras such as fur trims may irritate the wearer. a white albatross lining adds washability. A quilted two thickness habital silk jacket with lambs wool interlining makes a very warm, washable coat.
A bold fashion note presents an oversized coarse white veil with a small square dot as a top piece. It covers the hat and secures with a barrette at the nape, signaling the season’s early style trend.
A collage of quirky exchanges and snippets from historic newspapers. Irony and banter appear in remarks about traffic delays, a fall, a dreamer, boarders, a hat joke, a wine list, weather, wealth, and a marriage plan.
Witty quips ponder gender roles and social behavior. The collection notes men and women, friendship, marriage, forbearance, and everyday missteps with magazine style humor and mock wisdom. It quotes a mix of prewar newspaper lines and cabalistic witticisms from various sources.
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