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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
6
Paris reports that winter coats are slim and tightly fitted with or without narrow astrakhan or mink edging. Many models include fur or fur lined hoods, responding to a hatless trend among youth. Fur trimming dominates with astrakhan, Persian lamb, fox, nutria, beaver, seal, mink and leopard popular choices.
Miss Mary McMahon, Toronto employment head, says a perfect secretary needs intelligence enthusiasm and good judgment. She stresses attention to detail and a cheerful demeanor even in tough times. Appearance matters but depends on the employer and taste. color in winter wardrobes can help.
Paris designers unveil pleatings as a feature of the silhouette. Pleats arranged in varied directions create bas relief drapery with pleated lampshade skirts and net ribbon aprons. Lelong Alix Molyneux Francevrament and Dunton showcase asymmetric pleating on bodices, skirts, and collars replacing fur.
Automatic telephones hidden under desks are now available in London. The new devices blend discreet design with hands free calling, offering a covert communication option for office workspaces and private rooms.
Hazel Woods learns Mrs. Holmes requests print of a new truth about Amos Ethridge murder. The actress explains fabricating a confession to revive her fame, detailing how she planted an old glove and fueled the hoax to become Maria di Nardi once more.
A brief guide offering easy sit down routines to strengthen abdominal and back muscles while seated. Instructions include posture, breathing, and repeating cycles, plus a pitching of beauty leaflets available for three cents each by Barbara Lynn in Toronto.
Pattern instructions describe pale blue flannelette pyjamas with embroidered name on pocket for girls and wine colored flannel for boys. Includes sizing 2 4 6 8 years, yardage, ruffle options, and Peter Pan collar. Pattern No 2148 from Peerless Patterns Toronto offices. Embroidery pattern E 11171 adds 25 names for 15 cents.
Mrs Holmes reveals a tangled tale about a fake marriage claim and threats from lawyer Vogel. She asserts she never married and pleads that the press publish the story to tell the world, though the room questions whether it will aid anyone.
Mrs. H. M. Aitken of the Canada Starch Company selected Miss Sadie Chambers of Arthur Ontario as the top entry in a Christmas Dinner Menu contest with a $5 prize. Janet Whitelaw Elora Ontario won $3 and Mrs. S. T. Jordan Markham Ontario took $2.
A vintage recipe listing for Christmas dinner includes grapefruit and orange jelly, rice potatoes, baked squash with raisins, and a cranberry mould. The text provides stuffing mix for turkey with olives and onions and a lemon jelly cranberry mould with pineapple and whipped cream garnish.
A recipe notes making a syrup from white corn syrup brown sugar and water boiled to heavy syrup, then cooled and mixed with vanilla and heavy cream. The entry attributes the method to Miss Sadie B Chambers of Arthur Ontario.
Publicly framed line hints at ongoing confrontation or investigation without concrete facts or names. The fragment references circumstantial evidence and a claim of destruction, suggesting a continuing narrative likely from a crime or trial context. No verifiable entities or events are present.
Rich dark red is the lipstick shade of the hour. If the purplish lipstick you bought last September is nearly gone, try deep wine red tones before buying a new shade. With black, dark red lipstick pairs well with wine woolens and slate blue or gray outfits. Change your rouge accordingly.
Maresi Mazzetti of New York envisions cups plates and dishes made of colored candy. After dinner diners would eat the crockery and the table would be cleared.
Sir William Mulock urged the formation of a department of trees in the Ontario Government at a Men of the Trees Society Christmas dinner. He said reforestation and proper tree care deserve a minister devoted to that work.
The article explains a simple hand rub test to judge a wool blanket. If the nap loosens and rolls into a fuzzy curl, it signals poor quality fibres or short fibres not firmly woven, indicating the blanket will wear poorly and lose warmth.
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