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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1914
Page
2
Fragmented poem prose contrasts smiles of love deceit and hate with a memory of a smile that ends misery. The speaker recalls layered thoughts, memories, and distant lovers, noting how a single smile can end sorrow while memories linger. Arthur Symons is referenced amid faded lines about romance and separation.
Summary of chapters from a novel excerpt: the old squire’s heirs plan to move to Manor Farm as Richard Durham arrives to take the hall. Diana Hurst and Norman plot against the interloper while Muriel Flurst aids, and David Quayle guides affairs. Lady Braithwaite hopes Diana finds happiness with Durham.
In a crowded drawing room at Idelhorst Hall, Di Hurst faces a dinner party of twelve as family tensions surface. Irvine Hurst, torn by love for Lilian Seaton and duty to his family, watches Di's poised defiance and the looming encounter with Durham, shaping a night of old loyalties and hidden agendas.
In a crowded drawing room Diana Hurst heads toward Lady Braithwaite as eyes follow her. Diana’s friend Lilian warns of a controlled clash with Durham at dinner, and the scene ends with the couple moving to the dining room as an expected pairing forms.
Diana Hurst navigates a tense dinner with Durham Interloper, studying his profile and testing his resolve. He remains cool, while she plots conquest and teases with retaliatory barbs. The exchange hints at growing intrigue and a game of master and intrigue.
A vintage ladies column describes a coordinated coat and skirt set, with pattern pieces for a basque style coat. It explains fabric layout, cutting on the straight of material, sleeve and bodice alignment, button trim, belt, satin collar facing, and a separate lining to be slip-stitched in place.
No. 1887 sketches small dress accessories for net chemisettes and fichus with lawn trim. discussion shifts to aging women, praising the appeal and power of the mature woman in contrast to youth, noting charm grows into the forties and beyond.
The article lists feminine accessories crucial to dress, noting indispensable trifles like vests under veats and under sleeves including varies forms of an under bodice. It describes how the vest conceals the corset top and supports the blouse, outlining various possible designs.
Patterns of all designs shown in this column week by week are obtainable by sending a stamped self addressed envelope for each pattern desired. Address Mass Id. Meller, c o Australasian Fashing Publishing Co, 97a Liverpool Street Sydney. Envelope marked Patterns. Request by number.
Household guidance covers washing hair frequency, origins of oil, and scalp health. It notes avoid over washing hair to prevent root weakening, suggests weekly washing for greasy hair, and recommends gentle brushing and occasional trims. Practical advice also warns against boiling clothes lines and improper meat piercing.
A column extols the matured woman as she reaches peak popularity at forty, noting shifting attitudes and opportunities for this life stage. The piece frames forty as a celebrated, influential period in a woman’s social and cultural presence.
A fragment lists Dutch dishes and methods for almond soup beef with apples Dutch cabbage chicken puff balls Dutch rice pudding and advocat. It notes seniority of Dutch women and refers to recipes obtained by word of mouth from Haarlem kitchens, detailing ingredients and steps for each dish.
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