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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
6
The piece weighs competing views among merchants on black dress demand for women during war. It notes concerns about mourning etiquette, khaki clashes, and the upkeep cost of black garments, suggesting Americans may adopt colors other than black despite wartime trends.
The piece describes adult knitted costumes with a short ribbed sweater top and a white rolled collar tied with a green knitted cord. A narrow green and white skirt follows a straight line to avoid sagging, highlighting careful knitting to flatter the figure and cautioning amateurs against trial errors.
Shoppers note aggressive new sills in bordered pongee fabrics. Designs feature broad bands of cubistic flowers in white on black or blue grounds. Bold wedge motifs and interlaced festoons appear, with striking oval patterns and wide silk breadths.
A home craft note explains making a cheese box into a small work basket and table. It describes holding articles to mend, varnishing to bring out grain, and varnishing legs. Legs can be made from molding or latis with thin wire nails to avoid splitting the box. The table top uses the lid of the box deep side up and lined with...
The article outlines women’s fashion trends with round neck dresses for little girls, plaited rib finishes, and checkerboard fabrics paired with solid black. It notes military styled coats belted at the back, evening fabrics like chiffon velvets brocades and novelty satins, and black satin with yellow for evening wear. Fur options include ermine shawls and wristlets. hats feature small ostrich feather designs. new fur and beaded fabrics emphasize lavish, expensive ensembles for formal wear.
The article surveys neck adornments, noting a vogue for flat dead necklaces from wounded soldiers and vivid color accents on dark gowns. It praises the timeless pearl string and offers guidelines for aging with tasteful pieces, listing jade, coral, moonstone, opal, and crystal as desirable options.
New veiling importations feature light delicate color blends on dark meshes. The most striking combos pair gray with lavender and tan with lavender on beaver brown, black and dark purple backgrounds. Colors appear spiraling and blended for a charming effect.
The article discusses chlorine gas used to purify drinking water for British troops, noting its life saving effect and the shift from chlorine of lime. It explains the medical corps focus on safe water, proper food science, and the ongoing improvement in army cooking to boost morale and strength.
London's civil heroes are named among nearly 400 recipients in a government award. Telephone operators Lilian Bostock Florence Steggel Mabel Clarke Florence Cass Ethel Hickey Bertha Ester receive medals for staying at posts amid exploding bombs. Grace Darling Sailor remains afloat. Doris Hirst guards ruins at a munitions plant. A constable and other workers are cited for bravery.
The French air service names Sub Lieutenant Jean Navarre and pilot Sgoulter for a United States demonstration of the Morane monoplane and the parasol-type craft. Navarre, once tied with Guynemer for downed German machines, is balked from departure due to concerns over insanity.
Kansas Supreme Court rulings on poll taxes influenced Wichita officials and Salvation Army officers to ask men to pay poll taxes to fund overseas war work. Accredited Salvation Army solicitors collect the taxes, while city refunds are issued as needed. The report notes the initiative aims to bolster war efforts through local tax proceeds.
Private John Pershfield Jr in Camp Kearny California faced a desertion charge after overstaying leave awaiting his newborn son. Col Patrick Hamrock ordered Denver authorities to arrest him as deserter. charge later changed to absent without leave as he failed to return to camp.
Evidently completed, Visit Wis Joynson began keeping hens and Mr Joynson tended the back garden. Ominous sounds arose from the cabbage patch prompting Mrs Joynson to tell her son to check if the fowls were out. The boy returns to say they are out and entering again while wiping feet on the onion bed.
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