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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
7
Practical guide converts worn bedspreads into quilted jumpers for teen girls. Highlights laundering, fabric alignment, pattern fitting, and simple two-piece front and back bodice with a waist band. Ends with sewing steps for shoulders and side seams.
Instructions for constructing a quilted jumper with stitched side seams, waist band fit, and sleeve details. Advice on shortening, hem finishing, binding, quilting, and avoiding bulky hems. Emphasizes practicing straight stitching, matching thread with bobbin, machine tension, and pocket placement considerations.
General stain removal guidance for varied fabrics. Emphasizes pre treating stains before setting, cautious use of ammonia, and careful blotting on sheer fabrics like crepe and chiffon. Provides methods for lipstick stains including washing, or using white petroleum jelly and carbon tetrachloride on nonwashable fabrics.
Simple silk dresses reflect price constraints and love for plain lines. Glassic to Black crepes gain lace inserts while chiffon returns to fabrics and shantung appears in dress suits. White pique trims add crispness. gray and black dominate suits with striped jackets and dolman sleeves. Hats echo suit shades as spring ensembles evolve.
Profile of veteran radio singer Kate Smith with CBS and her 6,300 appearances. Notes on Warner Bros celebrating 20 years of talking pictures since 1926. Mentions Cecil Roy voice work, Nan Merriam’s NBC contract, Evelyn Knight’s amethyst locket aspirin, Ralph Edwards and cancer fundraiser success, and a collage of industry tidbits.
In Brazil, native peoples extract a deadly secretion from scarlet frogs to poison arrow tips and to dye green Amazon parrots. The process involves plucking green feathers and rubbing the skin with a living frog, resulting in yellow new feathers.
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