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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
3
A guide describes creating a youthful ribbon frock by using a skirt foundation of net or chiffon and long ribbon lengths finished with hems or self fringes. It suggests color blends like pale greens with yellows or lavenders with pinks, overdraped with tulle, a side hip flare, and a fully ribbon bodice with flowing sleeves.
A fashion writer notes roses as trademarks from Lanvin and Poiret drawing on Spanish inspiration. Callot later uses the rose at the waist to signal a House piece. The image appears in theater gowns worn in Paris and admired by American audiences, highlighting roses in red jersey gowns and bold accessories.
An attractive petticoat to wear beneath a black evening gown is described in black messuline with wire ficance of black lace and a large bow arrangement of wide black ribbon.
A new line of italiano silk bicomeras is advertised in diverse colors, described as a pleasant development. The text notes shoppers can purchase a pair of Sloom eee te toate esch frock, signaling fashionable options.
Instructions on plaiting plackets finishing with slack thread secured under stitches. Pressing before final seam, trimming with bias tape for white piping, and using bias tape for facings. Tips for binding creases and reinforcing pockets on aprons and dresses with corner tape.
Women view a revolutionary dress philosophy that unites day and evening wear into a single practical ensemble. The slip undertunics overtunics and reversible coat form a coordinated system to boost economy, ease of care, and style with interchangeable pieces.
A London Telegraph note describes Parisian fashion trends toward pure white fabrics for 1918. It links white with youth and innocence and notes the style uses slim, straight lines as the foundation for delicate girlish silhouettes.
The full blooded Siberian wolf Skoy, belonging to Addison Mizner, lives among chows at Mizner's Port Washington kennels. Born in the Bronx Zoo two years ago, he behaves as a tame pet, copying dog tricks and seeking affection, with some critics urging caution about a wolf at large. Curator Ditmars notes Skoy is the most truly domesticated wolf he has seen.
A Consumers' Pie Baking Company wagon delivering pies to Park Row faced a runaway horse that charged across the Brooklyn Bridge. The collision with the emergency gate halted traffic for about 15 minutes while pie litter covered the street and tracks. Onlookers, including many children, helped themselves to stray pies during cleanup.
Charles Kellogg of Kellogg Springs California lives in a hollowed redwood tree mounted on a motor truck chassis. He travels the country inside the mission style dwelling with electric lights and an open fireplace. He used a water driven chisel and an ax to hollow the trunk after failed torch work.
Max Rashky the Western Union messenger on Clark street chased Mrs. Mabel Frielander after she refused to pay 15 cents office charge. The pursuit through Monroe and State streets ended with a police report as Max calculated 85 cents total from his two hours and fares.
Peter Gnome tells new members how the Every Day Is Nice club began with his chat with the Cloud King. The tale praises rain and weather while urging happiness in each day and honoring the sun moon clouds and raindrops as friends.
Nathan W. Littlefield of the Rhode Island Anti Saloon League makes a forceful case for nationwide prohibition. He argues travel and commerce bind states, and major cities wield influence over the nation, so local laws cannot shield citizens from saloons and gambling halls. The speech links federal concerns to districts like New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston, noting most saloons cluster in a few cities and wet territory could fit in Texas with room to spare.
Dr Hugo Schultz of the University of Greifswald reports experiments on seven subjects showing alcohol reduces the ability to distinguish red from green, especially with beer. Caffeine, by contrast, strengthens distinction between light and deep reds and greens, suggesting moderate alcohol use can endanger occupations needing precise color perception.
Excerpt argues liquor manufacturers do not work but waste labor. It claims drinkers, criminals, and the addicted do not toil, relying on others’ labor, and urges society to exert strenuous toil in response. The source is a Cyclopedia of Temperance excerpt.
A saloonkeeper told a barber that hours are an easy money source. The barber rebutted that customers leave his shop looking better for a small sum, while spending big sums in a saloon can leave a person worse in appearance.
Dr. Arthur Hunter of the American Society of Actuaries cites mortality differences among groups of insured persons. He states death probabilities for total abstainers at seven tenths, moderate drinkers at one hundred fifteen, and excessive drinkers at one hundred eighty five.
Frank A. Vanderlip president of the National Bank in New York argues that a maternal prohibition measure would be of transcendent importance. He stresses its potential impact on national policy and economic stability.
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