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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1937
Page
8
A silk suit remains smart and practical for summer, adaptable from daytime to evening. Black or navy, with trims or contrasting blouses, suits made of bengaline, faille, romaine and gros de Londre shed dust easily and suit varied occasions.
The text notes a shift toward dress silhouettes with a shorter, slender drape. It mentions a ten inch floor distance for skirts derived from gypsy frocks with striped fabric. Stripes dominate several dresses and sheer blouses, while alpaca, valued in Victorian times for its coolness, rises in summer fashions for top coats, dresses, and small suits.
A department store employment director Doris Scripture notes that interviewers judge applicants by looks language and behavior as well as by experience. She explains she watches shoes for maintenance and overall impression to gauge fit during interviews.
A fragmented across and down clue list from a newspaper puzzle shows scattered hints like 2% Mineral Spring and 7. Culminations with several garbled words. The text mixes across and down entries, including references to names, body parts, and general terms, but many clues are incomplete or misspelled, limiting solution potential.
A veteran interviewer discusses how clothing, colors, jewelry, nail care, hats, hair, diction, pronunciation, and self confidence affect a candidate’s impression. She notes neat nails, tidy hair, a pleasant smile, comfortable seating, and a distinct voice can help persuade a buyer or interviewer, while overdone accessories or sloppy presentation harm chances.
Lawrence notes celebrate Jessie Evelyn Graber being appointed grand warder at the 61st world friendship session of the Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star in Pittsburg. Attending Lawrence officers included Evelyn Lawson Harriet Martin A. B. Martin Sally Ewing Icle Brune Nettie Wismer Clara Johnson Minnie Miller Eva Pasewark. Graber previously served as Adah chapter worth matron in 1933 and held necrology committee chair in 1934. Also contains a recipe for Martha Washington Cream Pie Sponge Cake and hints about the Missouri river boundary.
The Spooner Thayer Museum displays Chinese scroll paintings lent by Prof. and Mrs. F. B. Davis of Lawrence in the Oriental gallery. The show includes ancestral portraits from the Ming period, landscapes, and floral works with inscriptions, plus a small north gallery displaying Coquelin prints tied to Rostand. A final group features Living American Art with facsimile reproductions, including Henry Varnum Poor's Hudson River scene added to the collection.
Appreciation is expressed through Mrs. W. O. Hamilton supervisor of the WPA sewing rooms for gifts of books and reading material for county residents without access to a library. In six weeks 600 to 700 books and many periodicals have been contributed by individuals and by three Lawrence PEO chapters. Librarians serve at Lawrence head-quarters Baldwin Vinland Lecompton and other units.
Colorful vegetables appear bright when cooked with minimal water and steaming. Modern utensils and ranges enable cooking in small water amounts, preserving color flavor and nutrients. Guidelines advise uniform pieces, early salt, 20 to 35 minutes depending on veg, and various sauces such as butter, parsley butter, creamed or mashed.
A collection of vegetable dishes and sauces including greens such as spinach beet greens and turnip greens with water steam method. Recipes cover green vegetables lima beans okra asparagus beets and sauces like butter white and cheese with details for timing and serving with bacon or croutons.
Household hints cover pickles grease stains knife use prune juice flavors and cider for apples plus remarks on calcium from carrots and selenium and iodine facts. Baker Music Week in Baldwin features Handel Messiah and Pittsburg State Teachers College orchestra. Lawrence Sunday Forum hosts youth program directed by Gordon Cook. Chile nitrate fields supply about 90 percent of the world’s iodine.
Doria Heffner Mary Helen Mohler Shirley Belle Powell Twila June Bond Edith Ewing Nellie Fay Mohler Edna May Mohler Junior Mohler Dale Powell Bee Hornberger and Arie Hornberger Marzella achieved perfect spelling. Dwyer obtained a number of books for the school library.
Kansas City business trip Thursday included H. Hornberger and H. Bne Herbert. In Lawrence Friday Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hornberger and Charles visited. Dyer hosted visitors while Mr. and Mrs. J. J. attended a function at Wellsville Saturday. Mou Latz worked in Overbrook.
Local families share Sunday and Monday gatherings across Lawrence Baldwin and Sigel with Mrs. Gott, Mr. Workman, Rev and Mrs Swim, and the Pugh family. Students Denton spelling awardees and diploma contenders listed. Model school closes April 22 with events. Dorothy Pugh chosen as Douglas county spelling rep. Mrs. Pugh recovers, Holcom and Ice updates noted.
Mrs Maude Baker of Topeka is the guest of her daughter Mrs James Swoyer and family.
A group from the Legion Auxiliary and Larner Segraves post staged a program at the Soldiers Home in Leavenworth Sunday. Dorothy Potters and colleagues performed the play New Wives for Old, with Mrs. Potters singing, Mrs. Jennings giving readings, and Dave Denning as the Country Fiddler. The event was part of a day of community activities alongside other notices of local theater sales, church delegates planning a Sunday school convention in Hiawatha, a hospital operation, and a high school senior play preparation.
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