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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
8
A cheerful physician sees a society leader who reports improvement from a Tuesday cold but a worse Thursday cold. The patient mentions a severe cold last night and the doctor responds with a long line of scribbles as a humorous close.
A dialog about wealth and happiness contrasts with an old medicine ad for Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. The passage blends a comic moral line, a gag about weekly allowances, and a product pitch offering two bottles.
The gown defined by ample drapery enhances the natural figure with a full front skirt and draped sides. The bodice is low and requires a net yoke beneath due to the season’s low necks. Beads and beaded trims decorate the gown as described by Julia Bottomley.
A reader describes converting white lace to cream by mixing three parts white talcum powder with one part French ochre and rubbing the lace in the powder. The lighter shade uses less ochre. darker cream uses more. Do this in a dust-free room to avoid widespread dust.
The article promotes white as the dominant winter color in fabrics like white serge for coats and skirts, fur trims, and white evening cloaks. It suggests white house dresses with new brooches, and gives craft ideas using Grandmother’s collars with added color accents through French knots or Bulgarian colorwork on heavy silk or cotton.
One of the season’s loveliest fashions features a long chiffon scarf attached to a fur boa on one side. The boa is weighted with bead tassels and the scarf is drawn about the hair and neck while the boa falls stylishly off the shoulders.
The article notes jeweled suspended garter fasteners as a modern woman's fancy. It questions whether the design ticks or tickles, aside from its decorative appeal.
The article extols Croton PaMMShifigs cretonne for bedroom decor. It outlines choosing wall tones, white curtains, and coordinated furnishings such as box seats, cushions, and dressing table items. It notes color preferences by gender and age and suggests light cretonne backgrounds to keep rooms cheerful.
A recipe column offers mince pie with beef suet, apples, currants and spices, plus plum pudding with bread, raisins, suet and eggs. Citron cake and Christmas cookies follow, then kitchen hints and a Cuticura testimonial. Several era quips and an arcane note about a wedding and skirt debate appear amid the reads.
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