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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
2
The piece notes affordable velvet frocks and frocks under fur coats dominate winter sales. It advises shopping sale textiles and shop worn garments refreshed with inexpensive care, highlighting velvet and velveteen bargains and practical sheer fabrics for year round wear.
Guidance on basting and stitches instructs not to hide knots, keep knots on the right side, and avoid machine stitches over basting. Emphasizes placing stitches just outside the basting line for easy removal.
A banker at a Princeton club in New York recalls Woodrow Wilson defending college education for boys and girls. He notes Wilson dismissed the old belief that college graduates are unfit for work, citing a Princeton graduate who runs a freight elevator and coal heavers with Harvard and Yale degrees as examples.
The piece notes a renewed prominence of metallic effects in evening wear and accessories. Gold cloth and brocades shimmer in toques and draped hats, with gold lace in millinery. Silver and gold appear in large buckles and rose motifs, marking metallics as a luxury detail for the season.
Mrs E F Sulzberger of Illinois recalls a two week old baby plagued by white pimples spreading from head to body and causing bleeding sores. After trying eczema ads no relief, she used Cuticura Ointment and Soap with a tight hood, twice daily washing, and saw complete cure by age two and a half. Cuticura advertised with samples and 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
Mrs Alec Tweedie of the Eugenics Education Society of London told a New York reception that Eugenics will save the son from paying for the sins of his father. She said there has been no escape from penalties and invoked bygones in contrast to Spence. A remark about a woman’s silence praising rivals follows.
The piece notes that platinum wedding rings are rising in popularity after French actress Mile Jeanne Provost wore one when married to M. Firpo. It explains platinum costs more and lasts longer than gold and questions why an actress would favor a durable ring.
A witty exchange contrasts a diplomat’s restraint with his duty to work. Father and son discuss what diplomacy means, noting that nature creates facts while fiction is crafted by people.
Vogue notes uses for coarse net in fashion with lace slips and broderie Anglaise. Slips in string colored fisherman's net gain chic when matched to gown tones. Finishing touches include heavy Venetian trim and a ribbon girdle in black or color.
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