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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
8
The article highlights lightweight hand crochet sweaters for vacation wear and party evenings, featuring the knot stitch, mercerized cotton, and turquoise-ecru color schemes. It notes fashionable sweater jackets for outdoors, plus fully crocheted dresses in mercerized cottons with openwork for cool summer wear and a youthful silhouette.
The article describes colorful Gypsy inspired outfits with jingling bracelets and necklaces, peasant plus circular-cut gowns, bright silk cummerbunds, and vivid printed skirts with lace trimmed blouses. Floorlength skirts define evening wear while day looks follow the same picturesque Gypsy style.
Fashion reports from major centers highlight a bold trend of red accessories. Leaders showcase red hats gloves and shoes paired with contrasting outfits while others experiment with red corages and bags in daytime and evening wear.
Fragmentary text discusses Dutch cap influence on hat design, noting crafty bonnets and starching as elements. Mentions influence on portance and chalk perhaps, but details are unclear.
A chic fad favors wearing white by night with no color, featuring linen blends and piques for dress-up parties. Delicate white ribbons and frothy jewelry complement simple, chalk or porcelain white tones, both day and night.
A reader outlines using rug colors to plan living room decor and requests color suggestions for furniture and curtains. The note includes a color-chart method and guidance to pick wall tones derived from rug hues. Also advertises Book 1 Sewing for the Home Decorator and No 2 Gifts Novelties Embroideries at 15 cents each with bundle offer.
The passage urges individuals to seek their duty in any field or uniform and strive to do it faithfully. It argues that discovering one’s duty, regardless of scope or recognition, makes a person good, strong, happy, and useful in life.
A British Astronomical Society volume lists 600 men and nine women linked to lunar study and exploration. It notes that their work since 1645 shaped the Moon’s surface naming high mountains and wide craters. Copernicus Plato Kepler appear beside common names, with eleven individuals living today achieving lunar immortality.
The Q and A cover topics from fortnights and emblems to light, turtles and tortoises, Mona Lisa name meaning, Shetland islands, passports, and biblical whistling. Key facts include Scotland Ireland Canada France as emblems, cream lighter than milk, and Mona Lisa meaning Madonna and Lisa.
The passage discusses weak crime cost statistics and contrasts the good and great in life. It notes skepticism can prevent foolhardy beliefs, and observes some people seek only half a chance while most want full chances. It ends with a remark on wit needed for ridicule.
A Tennessee salesman asks a Negro for passage through a ford and drives into deep water. The man jokes that his ducks only come halfway up, revealing the riddle of water depth and miscommunication.
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