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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1913
Page
89
The London fashion icon Lucile Duff-Gordon, renowned as a leading designer, contributes weekly to this newspaper. Her Paris establishment keeps her connected with the fashion world, presenting the newest trends and styles for well dressed women.
A fashion column reviews the season’s Spring trends highlighting the Trot-About outfit. It describes the latest Eton and box coats with bias cuts and low reverses, box-pleat fronts, and wide winged hats. The piece celebrates soft fabrics, corset fashion, elastic belts, and the trend of veiling fine ninon with lace details.
The craze for quirky trot-about outfits in Paris highlights the waist beautiful look. New blouses in white voile feature hand-darned adornments and lace beadings with crochet buttons, while crepe de chine shirt blouses adopt a long low collar and dropped shoulder seams. Norfolk blouses use narrow box-pleats under a long shoulder yoke and waist belt, with a cream canvas collar and picot edge. These pieces pair with old skirts to economize outfits.
A hotelkeeper plots to stop his worker John from drinking whiskey by chalking his lips with a chalk used for measuring gallons. While the master talks with a guest, John pumps from a cask and pretends restraint. On return, the chalked lips remain as a sign of the ruse.
A health column urges rigorous chewing to protect digestion and teeth. It argues against overcooking foods, praises lime-rich vegetables and nuts, and warns that poorly chewed food rots in the gut, contributing to weight gain and poor health.
A reader asks how to return hair to its blonde shade after darkening. Remedies include camomile rinse, ammonia or peroxide lighteners, borax in wash water, and weekly washing, though risk of dryness exists. Another seeks a fatter neck. advice covers deep breathing, neck exercises, oil massages with olive oil, and wearing loose collars to allow skin to breathe.
A young man, asked why he seemed sad after his aunt’s death, reveals he kept her in a lunatic asylum for five years. She left him her money, and he must now prove she was of sound mind to claim the inheritance.
A grandfather scolds a returning student about a poor term report, noting last in exams and marks. The boy retorts that, at least, he was top in age, sparking a humorous exchange about priorities and school performance.
In a lighthearted exchange, Ethel notes Lora Blinker drops aspirates while Fred points out even more vowels are slurred. The pair rib each other over speech quirks, claiming dozens of Sou's are involved in the habit.
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