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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
10
A critic rails at teens and their mothers over fashion and morality. The piece discusses private yacht scenes, dance, public exposure, and the tension between modern dress and modesty, urging restraint, guidance, and better taste from mothers. Various social pressures and media influence are noted as contributing to perceived immodesty.
The piece urges mothers to keep up with fashion for their daughters and notes magazines advise aligning wardrobes with a daughter's type. It praises the influence of a skilled dressmaker and argues that clothing shapes behavior, urging mothers to supervise at home to guide their daughters toward refined, admired presentation.
A notice describes improvised garments using salvaged fabrics such as an old pongee skirt and worn cotton dress. It notes salted handkerchiefs, tan georgette crepe scarves edged with ermine tails, and aprons fashioned from remnants, all in a decorous old style.
The article notes India as the first Muslim country where women have the vote, mentions 88 members in the Tartar Parliament with five women, and cites official representation in the Crimean Tartar Republic, highlighting women voting equally with men.
A fashion write up discusses a debutante’s reaction to short street dresses versus a dance dress. It highlights chiffon fabrics, a knee-skimming silhouette, puffed detailing, and a delicate color palette dominated by orange tones and orchid chiffon with silver accents. The piece weighs social reception of modest hemlines and the era’s style mood.
Fragmentary advertisement describes yardage and fabric for ladies and misses garments in sizes 6 to 14 and waist 34 to 42 inches. Mentions light material, yards required, and measurements but readability is poor and many words are garbled.
A broad guide to maintaining domestic items including silver polishing with paste and dark blue paper storage, cactus care and repotting timing, feather pillows washing and feather renewal in ticking, enameled bath tubs cleaned with kerosene, kerosene for windows and furniture polish, rug cleaning methods for large and small pieces, cretonne laundering with salt and starch, and general ironing and finishing steps for fabric care.
Coupon address details invite readers to order patterns by enclosing fifteen cents per pattern. Instructions urge trimming numbers, including size 3, and sending the coupon to Practical Karriers, Box 809, General Post Office, New York City.
A fragmented page mixes culinary guidance with fashion trends. It mentions custards, rice water, low-heat cooking, and various sauces, plus mentions of stockings, dyes, skirts, trains, and fabrics like duvetyn and crepe de chine. The tone mirrors a mid century homemaking column with scattered product names.
A vivid late era guide presents meat heavy recipes to stretch tight budgets. Lambs Sweetbreads, Lambs Tongues, Calf's Head with Vegetables, and Brains are prepared with stock, cream, and spices. The piece offers step by step methods, including soaking, boiling, browning, and simmering, ending with serving suggestions and pickle sauce for variety.
Practical kitchen tips cover oatmeal thickening for soups eggs edges and constant stirring while frying bacon is cheaper boiled. Emphasizes wooden boxes over tins for bread storage and warns against buying spices in bulk. Notes washed eggs lose freshness and celery should be frozen late. suggests sauerkraut prep and pumpkin storage in cool dry air.
The text explains multiple ice forms under varying pressures and temperatures, detailing transitions from common ice to Tee V, Tee TV, and beyond. It notes density changes, rapid transitions with clicking sounds, and practical implications such as boiler bursts and water pines when immense pressures occur in freezing seas.
Autumn fashion notes describe ostrich fringes still popular for trims, wide mufflers and shawls in satin, serge, and brocade for fall. Popular hats and tailored garments show bright colors and refined textures. Observers remark on evolving styles and careful color pairings as shoppers explore fall wraps and accessories.
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