The McFarlane Family in wartime doubt and longing
Julia Dooley McFarlane confronts love and memory as Richard McFarlane is believed dead. Dave Patterson, a family friend, wrestles with unspoken affection for Julia while Julia, Ric, and Jill face war era anxieties. The tale traces sacrifice, loyalty, and the idea of a buried past returning.
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Dulias McFarlane
Richard
John I. McFarlane
Ric
Jill
Spang Gordon
Leutenant
Julia
Air Corps
Dave Patterson
Spang
Dave Jill
John
Dooley
Dave
John IL
Richard McFarlane
Julia McFarlane
Washington
Love and War Light the Night for Jill and Spang
Jill and Spang share a final wartime outing amid soldiers and moonlit promises. She recalls family military ties and fears of spinsterhood while hoping their brief hour of happiness may last beyond the conflict.
Home sewing saves money on children's sleepwear
A guiding piece on sewing pajamas and nightgowns at home to cut costs. It outlines selecting durable fabrics, planning steps, using patterns, and simplifying two piece pajama designs for quicker completion and easier washing. It emphasizes organized cutting, batching tasks, and optional decorative touches for girls.
How to Sew Comfortable Pajamas for Children
Guidance on designing roomy pajama garments for children. Emphasizes large armholes and roomy legs, growth hems, optional footed designs for infants, back belts to avoid buttons, good stitching, and finishing with pinking shears. Recommends a flat fell seam for inner pant seams for comfort.
First Roman emperor who protected Christians
Constantine the Great became the first emperor to protect Christians and accept them as part of the empire. Cloisonne is the method of enameling metal or pores. John Hart represents a quiz item. A river is referenced by the Rubicon. Mary Queen of Scots wore brilliant scarlet on the scaffold.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Constantine (the Great
Cloisonne
John Hart
Aint It So Abridged Wit and Witty Counsel
A light collection of pithy maxims on fear, action, practicality, and attitude toward aging. The text riffs on weighty opinions, idle hands, risk taking, and storing pleasant thoughts for the future. It reads like a social column with humorous observations.
Knitted Lingerie Care and Ironing Tips
The guide explains preserving knitted lingerie by laundering, ironing on the wrong side, and following the fabric grain. It covers padding the board, avoiding pulls, pressing lace on the wrong side, and using towels for embroidery. Start with a warm iron and adjust heat as wrinkles release, with rayon crepe and satin needing moderately hot heat.
Fashion Flashes Look for less tailored dresses in casual line
The report highlights one piece dresses with surplice necklines as the coming trend. Designers favor easy fitting in new gowns for busy afternoons and shopping. Winter dresses stay simple while upcoming classics show linen tailoring and white with prints like batik and paisley.
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Ace
Tsby. Helena Tipping Willen
John I
Jil McFarlane
Ufe
France
Army
Pooley
Jil
Ric McFarlane
WAC
Love
Navy
Club
Coast Guard
Betta Haley
Ricrac
Peg Fischer
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Noa
Ballans
Dean
Doans
VapoRub
WNU
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