Bermuda Island Pleasures Described by Mrs Bishop
Mrs Bishop recounts a Bermuda visit praising coral limestone towns, blue bays and turquoise shore waters. She notes glass bottom boats, rainbow angels, caves lit to show stalactites and stalagmites, coral timber, and a quiet Hamilton with carriages only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha J
de York
New York
Aguiniond
New
Unite States
Islands
Bermuda
Hamilton
Toni Moore
Eet
Bishors
Bishop
Costume with Belt Described in Intricate Blue Accents
A costume features a rare belt with white crepe de chine squares edged in blue and embroidered slits through which a blue ribbon weaves. The remainder of the outfit is described as inconsequential and blue and white in tone.
Depew Says No Man Is Smart Enough To Look After Himself
New York February twenty one one of the era s most noted businessmen Chauncey M Depew declares no man is smart enough to manage his own life. He credits his wife with guarding his health and shaping his home life to support success. He opposes whirlwind courtships favoring a long acquaintance and strong character in choosing a life partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depew
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Railroad
Otter
Webster
May Palmer
Jrrant
Chicago YMCA hosts male charm school for marriage
United Press dispatch from Chicago reports the YMCA runs a weekly marriage class led by Dr. John H. Williams with about a hundred candidates. The program urges women to propose and criticizes modern feminism while teaching love, heredity, birth control, eugenics, and sex questions as part of preparation for marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Press
Chicago Y. M. C. A
John H. Williams
Library notes and prize winners in 1924 fiction list
Clifford M Sublette won the Charles Boardman Hawes fiction prize of 2000 for Scarlet Cockerel. Adolph Zukor prize of 10000 for best motion picture play of 1924 awarded to Rafael Sabatini for Scaramouche. Israel Potter republished after seventy years. New circulation titles include Andrews Passing the Torch Abbott Letters of Archie Butt Byrne Blind Raftery Dorgan History of Lawrence Mass Gill Kaye Smith End of the House of Alard Kansas State Historical Society Reports etc. White Fox Used highlights trimming for spring coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oere
Clifford M. Sublette
Charles Boardman Hawes
Adolph Zukor
Rafael Sabatini
Andrews
Abbott
Archie Butt
Byrne
Household Discoveries Gas Burners and Ironware Care
Household tips describe gas burner removal and cleaning by boiling in soda solution. New ironware should be greased with mutton tallow heated slowly and washed to temper before use. Also notes soap scraps for washing, paraffin paper for wrapping food, cleaning nickel pans with silver paste, and ironing the thinnest garment part first.
Potato Dumplings and Prunes Recipe Note
A historic recipe for potato dumplings with flour baking powder salt mashed potatoes shortening and milk, boiled dumplings served with prune topping and whipped cream. Includes a biographical aside about Louise H Gephart 1206 Tennessee Street and a note that M Gaston Doumergue is the first Protestant president of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise H. Gephart
Tennessee Street
M. Gaston Doumergue
French Republic
A Gay Season Ahead for Fashion Devotees Says Lawrence Buyer
Louise Christensen profiles fashion design in Texas with hints of the season. She sketches patterns at home after New York visits, notes beaded rove prints, lace dresses, velvet ribbons, and crape romaine coats. Knitted ensembles gain popularity in the east with peasant sleeves and Winnie Winkle jumper styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Louise Christensen
New York
Texas
National League of Women Voters to Meet in Richmond VA
Chicago Feb 21 The national convention of the National League of Women Voters will meet in Richmond Virginia April 16 22 Jury service for women will be a major topic as states allow or restrict participation The program covers world peace politics child labor education social hygiene costs government efficiency and women in industry with emphasis on citizenship responsibilities and equal civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Associated Press
Leagues of Women Voters
League
Richmond
United States
Camp Fire Girls Activities and Meetings Report
Miss Helen Wilson of the Marenpa Camp Fire fractured a broken arm during junior high auditorium play. Meetings at Dorothy Arnold's home included candle lighting and new member inductions, with plans for a February 20 hike. Various camps held dances, readings, dances, sign language lessons, and upcoming plays and parties across Lawrence and Leavenworth with multiple guardians and officers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Marenpa
Dorothy Arnold
New Guardian
Liljihn
Petty
Stuardian
Wayne
Gill
Claudine Reynolds
Hearth
Wilma May
Josephine Marshall
Betty
Jane Burchholder
Virginia Sterling
Truseloi
Judith Stapleton
Bowersock
Helen Brown
Brown
University Department of Sociology
Camp Fire
Truselot Camp
New Embroideries And Velvet Cleaning Guidance
The season's embroideries favor sharp contrast with the dresses they adorn. Cleaning velvet via steam offers the only practical method for track chiffon velvet. expert cleaners are recommended. Tampa, Florida is noted as the largest U.S. city with a woman as postmaster.
Camp Fire Girls and Court of Honor News Notes
Ceremonial meeting at Margaret Chamney home March 18 to admit Stella Marie Schmitt and establish a constitutional committee for Lewa Camp Fire. Plans for a play, tickets sales, and a camp fire event follow. Court of Honor reports three conditional ranks and Torchbearer progress, with Camp Fire students leading honors during a Liberty Memorial assembly. Chelawenssa Camp Fire adopts a revised six month term constitution and installs new officers. Also noted are coat lining trends, and Moors weddings at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Et Chamney
Stella Marie Schmitt
Margaret Chamney
Lewa
Guardian
Laura Adair
Elizabeth Walker
Katharine Weatherby
Watanapa
Katherine
Mary Elizabeth Edie
Dorothy Perkins
Liberty Memorial ‘High School
Camp Fire
Wanda Edmonds
Letha Lemon
Audra Courter
Lila Lawson
Barbara Barteldes
Opal Heyvener
Martha’ Meade
Evelyn Swarthout
Wanda Best
Carolyn Rot House
Lynn Makepeace
Ginia Smith
Ruth Roland
Vivian Bunn
Katherine Owen
Mary Logue
Loma Jean McElhiney
Adelaide Schmitt
Doroth
Jewell
Margaret Jane Winsler
Chelawenssa
Helen Wiechen
Juanita Longshore
University Commons
Velna Lindsay
Josephine Edmonds
Florence Edmonds
Vines
Ventura Club Funds Milk for Underweight Children
The Ventura club shifts from scholarships to aiding underweight children by funding milk at Quincy school. Each morning a quart is left by the dairyman for a girl to drink, with weights checked every six weeks. the principal believes results will be satisfactory and the girl looks forward to more nourishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura Club
Quincy School
Opal Kennedy
Centenary MFE church families gather for music and social
Mrs Mabel DeWeese and Mrs Fairburn led Centenary MFE classes at Miss Wilma Riggs home on Elm street with music and social hour refreshments. A large group of Misses and Messrs attended, plus visits from Dr Tracey of Mound City. Meanwhile Mrs Saunders hosted a birthday supper for her husband, and church ladies planned a food sale at University Book store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel DeWeese
Fairburn
Centenary M. FE. Church
Wilma Riggs
Elm Street
Florence Olmstead
Alberta Collins
Clara Pine
Agnes Transue
Vera Fairburn
Ethyle Johnson
Esther West
Grace Shuler
Floyde DeWeese
Fair
M. FE
University Bool
Elmer Quidahl
Streets
Bea Curtis
Miss Alley Elder
Ed Jack
Club Contest Winners and Meeting Schedule
The contest yielded winners Mrs. Charles Fincher and Alice Pringle. Mrs. Charles Dicker reported a book. Mrs. Minnie Dicker attended as a guest. Refreshments were served and the club will reconvene in two weeks with Mrs. Fincher. Mr. Rockwell remains hospitalized and not improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fincher
Alice Pringle
Charles Dicker
Minnie Dicker
Rockwell
Pleasant Grove Social Roundup and Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Messer and family hosted and visited neighbors, with calls at the Tuchel, Flory, Warner, and Messer homes. Lawrence visits noted for E E Daniels and Messer daughter Rose. Mentions of grooming thrift come from a statistician noting married men rise in property value with age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. D. Messer
Ralph
Rose
Ed Huey
Baldwin
W. L. Lind
Felix Tuchel
Leonard Williams
I. Flory
Ethel Tuckel
George Warner
Watkins Medicine Man
Monays
Ralph Ice
Yarnold
N. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library Notes
Israel Potter
Herman Melville
N.E. A
Ostrander
Peace Committee
Roberts
Walter
Wiggum
National League of Women Voters
Richmond, Va
Ikunukata
Martha Meade
Guardians
Gladys Baker
Leavenworth
Baker
Akatachi Blue Birds
Alice
Marguerite Brown
The
Blue Birds
Edith Forney
Stani
Lucille Yale
Lena Camp Fire
Dorothy Dee Longshore
Marjorie Kiefer
Glenora Waddams
Lida Holmes
Mary Virginia Smith
Mary Aston
Margar
Tampa
Fla
Midnigh
North Lawrence
Pleasant Grove
George Washington
Raw Valley Creamery
the Ice & Storage CO
VT. ST
National Association OF Ice Industries
West Washington Street
Tlinois Tes
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