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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
3
A list of holiday pincushions garters and ribbon novelties describes charming items for gifts. Cardboard bases are covered in black or gold paper with decorative tissue and crape layers to create spread green fringe. Silver tinsel decorates the wire handles on both sides.
A new breakfast cap titled Gay Bungalow features gay cretonne fabric, buttoned back for easy washing and ironing, and chambray binding with a narrow band. The brim is adjustable, shown both turned up and down for two styling options.
A decorative celluloid fairy doll dressed as a bride with chiffon ruffles and satin bound skirt is shown. The figure sits in a cotton stuffed bag with a cloth powder puff attached, resting on a glass bowl, suggesting a playful Christmastime gift idea.
Learn to make simple holiday lanterns using crepe paper tissue and tinsel. This guide describes two rings forming a small lantern with stamp candle and electric light shades suitable for home decorating.
A fashionable holiday accessory described as a filet of rhinestones encircling the head and holding a poinsettia blossom at the left. The piece is shown amid a range of festive hair ornaments crafted from ribbon beads flowers and mock jewels for the season.
A donor provides a set of white cardboard card table numbers with black figures on one side. Graceful sprays of flowers are painted on the black and white background and the cards are held by small wire supports, making stylish entertaining items.
Bits of wide satin and narrow fancy ribbons with metal mounts create elegant shopping bags. Richest ribbons and brilliant patterns are used, lined with gay silks. These bags embody splendor dear to women and carry value as donor gifts.
A London Daily Mail view on Basuto lobola shows arranged marriages with dowry and non romantic matches, followed by a Cape Cod Highland Light tale of keeper Bill seeking solitude but guiding tourists and enduring life at the busy beacon.
A terse exchange turns into a street theft as one speaker boasts about beating bandits and is countered by a robber who forces the claimants to surrender. No further details are provided.
In Wayside Tales a storyteller overhears ostrich quip about swallowing a perforated music roll. The rolling mechanism stutters as the roll turns over, prompting humorous stammering dialogue between the two characters.
A pigeon from Beltsville Maryland government loft carried a message from Chicago Mayor Thompson to President Harding in 16 hours of actual flight for 61414 miles, smashing prior records according to Scientific American.
To feed a projected population of 150 million by 1950, experts estimate the country must add 243 million acres of improved farm land to its agricultural resources.
A fashion expert notes that the tailored suit endures as the backbone of the American woman’s wardrobe, with subtle, gradual style changes. The piece highlights long coats, three quarter length cuts, low revers, and Paris inspired trims, while affirming suits’ timeless versatility across occasions.
A trench of peacock green duvetyn coats the blouse suit with a long bloused hip covering and heavy tasselled girdle. Deep rust trim uses dark gray knots, while fur trims appear sparingly in short hair varieties with fox and sable accents.
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