Wear White Hats With Dark Gowns Fashion Note
The piece advises millinery in all white with dark dresses, highlighting draped white turbans, Bretons of white felt or straw for summer, and options like starched pique and white linen straws. It notes a dash of color with bright quills, chenille bows, and velvet ribbons, plus all white flower toques paired with corsages or boutonnières for strong first impressions.
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Tured
Sally Victor
Western Newspaper Union
Lace Combinations Shine In Evening Attire Features
Fashion notes urge lace as a staple for after five wear opting for black on white or white on black. Chautilly lace is highlighted as a favorite, often paired with white chiffon gowns trimmed with black Chantilly ribbons for a striking diagonal effect.
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Chantilly
Beowulf Saga Anonymous Tale of Valor
A youthful Beowulf earns fame as a chieftain warrior. He answers Hrothgar’s call to Denmark to slay the monster Grendel. After a fierce duel Beowulf wounds Grendel and later faces Grendel's mother in a perilous clash.
Beowulf Heroic Legend Through Oral Tradition
Recoded by monks the Beowulf epic stems from legends five centuries older. The eighth century manuscript reflects how memory and storytelling carried the tale, likely shared by lineages and sung around campfires to entertain audiences.
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Beowulf
Beowulf Fights Grendel's Mother and the Dragon
Beowulf tracks Grendel's mother to a cavern beneath a black tarn where his sword fails against the creature. He finds a wall sword, kills her, then returns with Grendel's head as a trophy. Later, as old king, he battles a fire drake for treasure, aided by a loyal warrior who is wounded but helps, and Beowulf dies of a mortal wound after the dragon fight.
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Beowulf
Grendel
Mystery Skull on Bow River Triggers Alberta Murder Probe
In 1910 a headless body found near the Bow River leads Royal Mounted to a drama of missing men and a concealed hoard. Englishman Peach vanishes then reappears posthumously as Robertson and Fisk plot theft of a hidden cash and Peach homestead. Fisk is hanged, Robertson life imprisoned after decisive confessions.
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Ths
Bow River
Royal Mounted
Mounted
Peach
Robertson
England
Calgary
Toway
McLeod
Yukon
States
McLeod Detachment
Tucker Peach
Fisk
Charming Midsummer Styles Pattern Preview
A promotional piece for summer sewing patterns describes a play suit and an afternoon dress in flattering styles. It lists fabric options, design features, and fabric yardage for patterns 1484 and 1532, with sizing details and a call to order Success in Sewing from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Are You a Canny Canner
A JOSEPHINE C BOND advice column warns that high canning yields fail if jar rings leak. Substituting unknown brands for reputable ones risks air leaks and spoiled jars. She urges sticking to recognized brands and tests of rubber ring composition to ensure airtight seals.
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Josephine C. Bond
Pattern For a Slip Cover By Ruth Wyeth Spears
A guide to making slip covers starting with pattern creation before purchasing fabric. Use folded sheets to estimate material, include 1 inch seam allowance and 3 inches for tucks, and cut pieces with straight edges. Mark pieces with grain arrows and shape to chair lines, noting fringe accents and sewing details.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Ill
Glass train of England features glass walls and floors
A Lancashire glassmaker built an entirely glass exterior train to advertise its products. The car uses over 120000 pieces of a special type and includes glass floors, walls, a glass bathroom, and glass pictures, with the exception of the roof.
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England
Lancashire
Chair or Buffet Set in Filet Crochet Pattern
Distinctive crochet set with picturesque motif by Jacy Kstitch. Includes charts and directions for a 3% by 65 inch alphabet, illustration of stitches, and materials. To obtain pattern send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle at 259 W 4th St New York NY.
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Jacy Kstitch
Household Arts Dept
W. 4Th St
New York
N. Y
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