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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
3
A detailed color scheme for a wedding table uses green and white with delicate lace and fern accents. It describes centerpiece options a gilt Louis XVI basket of white lilies and narcissus, green and white china, butterfly place cards, and matching menus and desserts in green and white styling.
Delicate looking muffin stands crafted from bamboo and filet lace show remarkable sturdiness. Three slender legs support four graduated linen cord shelves, each mat edged with filet lace and three-cornered, tied to the frame by narrow white rib.
Crepe de chine nightgowns in fresh pink are worn as room robes with lace caps trimmed in pink chiffon. The empire gown features kimono sleeves and wide white lace bands with bouquets of pink satin and chiffon roses and green leaves.
The author advises making your own Petticoat to use better fabrics such as silk satin pongee or washable material. It emphasizes deeper seams better fitting and fastening and notes Crepe de Chine as a favored material for Petticoats and seeks immense satisfaction from the project.
A plate piled with tea cakes rests on a stand featuring a high-arched bamboo handle and delicate filet mats. The bamboo sticks can be cut by a carpenter to stand evenly and firmly, and skilled hands can weave and adjust the cording shelves.
The piece stresses that while caring for complexion hair eyes and figure is valuable it is equally important to protect garments from creases and tears since ill fitting poorly cared for clothes dull the overall appearance and lessen charm.
The piece outlines fabric options for spring garments, noting crepes de chine washable in colors, pleating durability, and slash side petticoats for ease. It discusses straight-line fits, slight back fullness, soft taffetas with accordion flounces, and lace bandings and shadow laces as key trims for pastel palettes.
The article argues that the tea gown remains essential in the wardrobe after travel. It notes the gown has become more formal than in the past and offers a refreshing change from dusty garments after a car ride.
An eastern exchange extols Western growth and immigration as the drive shaping Canada. It notes large US and European migration, growth of British Columbia, fertile valleys, plains settlements, and a home making spirit with trees, gardens, schools, and universities forming a lasting West.
The article recalls J. M. Barrie as shy and retiring and describes a social dinner where he asked a neighbor if they converse. The neighbor replied no, and Barrie quipped that he does not either, a moment labeled among his most enjoyable social functions.
Mrs Emma Patterson reports a year of itchy scalp sores on her daughter improving after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She washed the hair weekly, noting hair regrowth and a clear head a week after three washes. The advertisement claims global sales and offers free samples with a Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A humorous exchange notes that losing a girl in spring is worse than losing a game. The line “baseball sharps all agree it’s better to do your losing early in the season” frames a light, seasonal quip about romance and sport.
A clipped exchange hints at the idea that those who claim to be free of vices must prove it, and the only proof surviving may be found on their tombstones. The implied moral questions about reputation and mortality reflect a stoic, ironic tone.
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