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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1912
Page
10
The narrator recalls a country Christmas dance and a country girl named Clara Morris. She seeks fashion advice for a party and the memory unfolds with scenes of home life, horse rides, and a moonlit homeward drive. The piece blends nostalgia, rural manners, and social ritual in a single reflective vignette.
The article offers step by step guidance for DIY fancy dress outfits including daisy and water lily child costumes with petal skirts and green accents, witches and Psyche inspired gowns, and simple tunic or animal motifs. It describes hats, wigs, and props, plus ways to adapt everyday patterns into fairy tale looks for parties and weddings.
Practical holiday ideas for giftables and baking. From home made dolls and aprons to elegant icing decorations, the piece offers thrifty crafts and recipes, including how to craft a doll from fabric, sew cake decorations, and color frostings. It praises simple boxes of cakes and cookies as meaningful gifts.
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