How Can I Learn to Write a Story
McFee explains English attitudes to authorship and criticizes classroom teaching as a path to fiction. He argues there is no single formula and urges readers to study literature directly, read widely, and develop genuine love for writing rather than chasing money or rigid production quotas.
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Withiam McFee
Fougtana
England
America
Charles Dodgson
Lewis Carroll
Shese
Uke Henry Darby
Yale
Q Henry
Chaucer
Carl Sanburg
Ford
Marmalade Making Tips and Recipes from an Older Guide
Practical guidance for marmalade including sugar quality, boiling steps, jam jars, and best timing in February. Recipes cover seven pounds of citrus, soaking overnight, pips in muslin, and sugar per pint of fruit, with variations for jelly marmalade and citrus blends for Seville oranges Palermo oranges lemons and wine oranges.
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Seville
Palermo
Trust
Oil and Spice Use in Chinese Cuisines Noted
The article describes how Chinese towns prepare evening meals by lining up servants with oil and seasonings. Bean oil tea oil peanut oil and sesame oil are favored in various grades. Soy sauce, pressed from the bean, provides a distinctive flavor and is set on tables for guest use.
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China
Lace Favored For Evening Gowns In Paris Spring Line
Paris designers present spring evening gowns with luxury Orient influences. Pastel shades in chiffons and creams, beaded white or black base gowns, and marabou lace accents shape a refined, elegant silhouette. Bold sleeves, straight jackets, high collars, and intricate embroidery define the season for tall and short wearers.
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Paris
Belge Goth
Brief notes on new gowns and feminine fashion trends
The piece surveys subtle fashion shifts in women’s dress, praising ruffled gowns, tinted laces, and pastels while noting exceptions for overelaboration and spectacular demands. It remarks on sheath and very short skirts as striking yet quaint, and highlights the radical departure from last season’s styles.
Fashions Show Shortened Skirts and Sheer Evening Gowns
The season’s gowns favor shortened skirts with outward flare and uneven hems, often trimmed with ruffles of chiffon or tulle. Silver embroidered tissue dresses use sheer white drapery, while black chiffon over peach or blue tones appears in striking contrasts. Scarves and shawls, especially lace and chiffon with fringe or fur accents, complete evening ensembles at Southern resorts.
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Jean Patou
Jenny
Madeleine
Manele
Evening Fashion Models Feature Circular Flounce Details
The afternoon collection highlights dresses and wraps with circular flounce and pleating. Designers emphasize varied silhouettes with a subdued, straight style. The modification aims to add texture while retaining a simple line.
Costume Frocks Delights Itinerary of Parisian Crepe Styles
A detailed survey of decorative crepe dresses with flowered fabrics highlights the Antoinette frock featuring a slim waist and front buttons, the Paris designer pleated waist styles with long front buttons, and a red poplin afternoon dress with fine ruffles. Wraps, capes, and mandarin coats accompany tunic crepe designs, while skirts emphasize straight lines and side fullness.
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Paris
Ona
Long
Chinese Influence Shown In Embroidery On Evening Gowns
The article notes Chinese influence appears in gown embroidery and coloring rather than silhouette. A white satin dress features opalescent paulette dragon embroidery with simple lines and a white chiffon scarf. Descriptions of ruffed dresses vary, with widths from narrow lace to hip flounces and aprons of multiple ruffles, either outlining a sheath or diagonally applied.
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Sistent
Designera
Beer
Berkeley School Snack Trial Shows Orange Beat Milk
A Berkeley public school feeding experiment with four groups of underweight children tested midmorning snacks over two eight week periods. The orange group gained most weight, orangeade second, milk third, while the fresh air and play group gained none.
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Folke
Berkeley
Cal
Material quantities for historical garments by Creange
Henri Creange provides yardage estimates for popular dresses and garments. For a mandarin coat 44 yards are suggested for 26 or 40 inch widths, a neglige 4 yards, a Russian blouse 3 yards, a chemise dress 4 yards, draped evening gown 4 yards, and a basque dress 4 1/2 yards. He notes these are averages and recommends allowing an extra yard for safety.
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Henri Creange
Saya M. Creange
It Was Worth It Dinner Preparations and Family Strain
A chaotic morning precedes a dinner as alarms, cleaning, and baking take over. The household scrambles for butter and spoons, with the elder sister scrubbing while the husband mends a shade. Cousin Charlie arrives late, forcing dessert to be cut, reflecting on confusing values.
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Moca
Charlie
Bon Voyage Gifts On Steamship Crossings
Tips for shipboard gifts including quart bottles of heavy cream for freshness in the galley and Fifth Avenue style coffee for stewards. For entertainment a masquerade dance boosts onboard fun with costumes and masks, while a padded deck chair back rest offers comfort for older travelers.
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Fifth Avenue
Puta
Ink Eraser Rust Remover Improves Blade Polish
An ink pencil eraser product claims to remove rust from steel blades. The ink portion dissolves rust while the pencil portion restores the original shine to the blade.
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Hugh Scott
Seton Margiman
Agnes Converse
Avery
Cheruit
Lanvin
Bon Voyage
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