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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
A Paris fashion statement highlights a white and navy satin frock with red embroidery, noted for a straight chemise feel and shoulder-focused silhouette. The piece may signal fall trends, with ankle-length skirts, ribbon belts, sheer fabrics, and blue navy replaces black in accessories.
Revived flowered toques charm amid seasons past with ornate models. A large dignified woman in a full length coat wore a shawl collar and chinchilla cuffs, the toque decorated with white floral beads, black velvet ribbon, and a veil.
Warm weather inspires a charming new feminine pajama design. Sleeves are discarded for comfort, and the ultra light crepe de chine fabric provides cooling. The garment features many tiny tucks, fine Valencé lace, and a slender girdle suggested by waist draws.
The guide describes masking a faded crown by applying a thatched effect with mixed flowers and foliage. It suggests two or more trim types based on preference and material availability. Brims receive overlays and are elegantly veiled with tulle and net.
Fashion writer notes Chippendale prints in foulard weaving as a season highlight with small cubes spots dice motifs and floral patterns. Silk tricot remains in demand for sportswear and ensembles with satin wool jersey serge and foulard, though prices rise. cheaper fabrics surge more than finer grades due to labor costs.
Net frocks for wee girls feature sashes of net and dyed panama millinery. Silks and metal ribbons brighten floral patterns while afternoon dresses show flaring sleeves. Homespun coats offer everyday practicality. Suntonnets rise in popularity for little girls. General utility coats use Scotch mixtures. Hairdressing trends push height. The high crowned tiller hat and straight front blazer jackets appear. Handbags use wood frames and corsets display Philippine decorative work.
A description of how touches are novel with embroideries and fagoting used cleverly in fashion. Embroideries are flatly placed to accent hem tops and plaits or pockets, while fagoting is hand done to outline panels or bind bands of contrasting colors.
Natives on a small Cuban island report a 60 plus foot long, multi-ton dinosaur like creature crawling from the sea. Scientists in the city declare it a living remnant of a prehistoric giant, its size terrifying the islanders and driving some natives to flee to a neighboring isle.
A Methodist minister Dr Plato Durham was held up by a masked white youth in Tam ingham Alabama after a state Sunday school convention. The assailant demanded money and the minister offered nine dollars in cash, trading four ones for a five. The stranger took the four ones and a five remains with the minister who vowed not to report the crime.
Governor Whitman at the Garden theater meeting of the National Union mistook another man's hat for his own. The mix up involved a tall stovepipe hat and a derby, resolved when the governor was guided to the platform and the correct hat returned to him by his military secretary.
Foens Town Pennsylvania reports a group of 12 youths forming a Gut Gang seeking thrills. They raided ice boxes, damaged gardens, caused a forest fire, and faced fines. Juvenile officers failed to channel energy into constructive club activities, risking future trouble unless supervised programs replace pattern of mischief.
Pro prohibition piece quotes Patrick Cudahy praising temperance and outlining a world without alcohol, with claims of social improvements. The latter portion tells a playful dialogue between a Coypu rat and a muskrat, discussing health and friendship and asserting the Coypu as the largest rat.
The piece argues brewers oppose saloons yet acknowledge the industry drains money from families, noting rising child neglect deaths tied to alcohol profits. It contends the habit traps individuals, harms wives and children, and keeps hope closed for the young.
Report from Ogden Utah police shows drunkenness arrests dropped about 90 percent during five months of prohibition. In the first seven months of 1917 there were 616 arrests, compared with 62 since August 1, 1917. Salt Lake City News notes more stock men brought wives and daughters to the convention, attributing the dryness to the state.
A rhetorical piece imagines a utopian land free of drunkards slums prisons workhouses and hunger. It envisions streets filled with well fed clothed sheltered children and a society cured of drink's curse through reform and humane policies.
The note mentions a person described as the first to be told about going to school, dated or referencing a 71 mark. The text is fragmentary and not clearly tied to a full event or location.
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