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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1949
Page
8
Ertta Haley advises fashioning polished looks with accessories for suits. Add veiled hats or floral touches, varied blouses, and bold jewelry to elevate outfits. White enameled pieces and multi strand beads complement both suits and printed dresses, with neckline adornments and earrings rising in importance as hairstyles stay short.
American glove makers present an array of white and natural gloves for all occasions. Washable leather gloves add practicality to fashion, with chamois and pigskin options, shortie styles for spring and long gloves for formal evenings. Vibrant colors like Bristol blue and carib green headline the season, while navy calf remains a popular shoe color alongside brown or black options.
The article extols durable perennials for year round color with minimal work. Violets, bleeding heart, columbine, lily of the valley, peonies, irises, garden phlox, loosestrife, asters, and chrysanthemums are highlighted for shade tolerance, bloom times, and distinctive varieties. It advises good soil, sun, occasional watering, and pruning to sustain a long flowering parade.
The article praises gabardine fabrics for tailored suits with asymmetrical lines. It notes slender skirts and slashed hems create a youthful silhouette. The piece highlights artistry in design and precise execution as key to this trend.
Kathleen Norris offers guidance on dealing with difficult relatives and life’s overpowering people. Marcella Ward asks how to cope with a critical mother in law. Norris argues endurance, wisdom, and not wishing harm on others, noting how new troubles recur in families and workplaces.
District Judge Morris authorizes the sale of the Hope diamond and the Shah of Persia with other gems totaling about 600000 dollars. The McLeans paid Cartier 180000 dollars and the 99.52 carat Shah has been listed at 500000 dollars after a long sale bid. The Cartier statement dated 1918 details the Hope purchase on 28 January 1912 for 1180000 after a 1900 dollar cash payment and 35000 credit for two other pieces.
Practical advice for home cooks from an old era. Invert humps in pans when heating and roll them out. For fish odor, onions in the pan and for wilted carrots, cold water soaking. Hang laundry parts across tines to save space. Bake apples stuffed with raisins and almonds with apricot nectar.
The rattlesnake emblem, coiled and ready to strike, grew popular among colonists and appeared on several flags prior to the American Revolution.
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