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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
2
Reader offers cosmetics guidance for gentle makeup using non irritating powders and homemade liquids. It describes preparing the skin with cleansing and cream, then applying liquid white, rouge, and talcum powder with careful technique to avoid an artificial look, noting safe ingredients and optional scents.
Mme Merri offers practical tips for household hosting. The guidance covers menu planning, table setting, serving sequence, and guest comfort to enhance a refined social gathering.
A reader asks how to handle a young man who breaks engagements and offers vague excuses. The adviser notes space limits for letters and suggests no overreaction. The recommended approach is to act with indifference, date others if possible, and ignore repeated delays as a sign he is not worth worrying about.
A reader asks proper etiquette for walking positions with a mother and daughter and whether a young woman should help a gentleman with his overcoat. The guidance: a man walks on the outside beside the daughter, mother on the inside. never between two women. do not assist a man with his overcoat unless very old or incapacitated.
A reader planning marriage asks if she should wear a going away suit and hat for her ceremony, noting she will not wear a traditional wedding dress. The column responds with guidance on attire and ceremony etiquette.
The note explains choosing between carrying or wearing a bouquet, and whether to wear the engagement ring with the wedding ring. It says remove the engagement ring for the ceremony and slide it back on after, usually before leaving, and notes hats gloves and courtesy in dress.
An anxious inquirer asks for approval and guidance to host a breakfast for graduating girl friends. They request advice on proper timing, suitable foods, and fresh ideas for table decorations and light entertainment.
The text outlines a stylish midday meal with fruit first followed by squabs or fried chicken and two vegetables, hot rolls, coffee, a salad, and a cold dessert. It notes no soup with coffee and compares it to luncheon, plus table decor ideas like flowers in a wicker basket, place cards, favors, and a flower guessing contest for amusement.
A stenographer writes asking three social etiquette questions. She inquires how a sixteen year old girl should wear her hair, how long she should wear her dresses, and whether a girl should speak first to a gentleman or wait for him to speak.
Describes typical hair styles for sixteen year old girls with braids and bows and indicates dresses length just below shoe tops. States that it is a woman's privilege to speak first as a cultural expectation.
Early spring tailored suits favor blue and tan. Automobile coats seek rough textures and belt accents. A short lace coat returns to favor. Beaded roses decorate a child's hat. Belts on automobile coats are seen as a smart touch.
In Paris the sale of pistols has surged fifteenfold following a wave of daring crimes by automobile bandits. Citizens debate weapon laws while authorities and security experts advise self defense and vigilance. Journalist Jean Renaud urges cautious avoidance of suspicious figures and flying from danger.
In Jersey City a cat owned by Steven and Mary Oliver tests coins by biting to judge worth. The feline tests dimes nickels and pennies, returning accepted money to a box while guarding good pieces and shunning bad ones. The couple began using Tabby as cashier at their Newark avenue stand.
In a London story, Myra endures gossip as she weighs a future with Harry Winter. Two acquaintances belittle him as commonplace, stirring Myra to question her own worth and whether love can rise above social judgment. Harry reveals a dreamlike resolve, and Myra confronts her feelings before walking home together.
Ninety year old George W. Cameron of Bethelboro held roles as a justice of the peace for 25 years, Odd Fellows member for 63, Methodist church member for 75, and married for 59 years.
Chinese suffragettes and American sisters held a joint meeting in New York. They spent much of the gathering admiring Fung Li who wore red pantaloons and munched a rice cake.
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