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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1935
Page
3
Christie Cooper endures bereavement as her father Adolphus Latham dies after failed medical efforts. Amid family strain and new doctors, Christie clings to hope, rejects despair, and learns quiet loss reshapes her future with Gene Dupois and memories of the old life in the city.
The San Antonio Light advertises a quilt pattern titled Magnolia made from strips and patches. The piece notes easy piecing and finishing steps, with yardage charts and diagrams for single and double bed sizes. Readers are asked to send 10 cents in stamps or coin for the pattern.
Aunt Nettie keeps to her room while visitors arrive and the funeral unfolds. Christie learns her father Adolphus is being spoken of as a public benefactor and a founder of arts groups, a life she never knew. She confronts the absence of his stories, and the loneliness of viewing him in an undertaker’s chapel among strangers. To be continued.
The text gives cosmetic tips for smoothing facial wrinkles using heavy cream and cold compresses. It describes holding the skin flat with fingers, applying gentle pressure, and using tiny movements to reduce lines. It cautions that many wrinkles arise from grimacing and notes effects on circulation and skin feel.
Dear Miss Fairly advises on gifts for a broken friendship and romance questions including ages, birthdays, and Christmas, with practical guidance on appropriate presents and etiquette for a woman reader and a man inquirer.
Mrs Beeckman answers questions about inviting out‑of‑town guests to a school dance, timing invitations for a February fourteenth event, corsages who pays and who gives, and proper etiquette for party favors banners and a large anniversary cake. It includes guidance on baby gift thank you notes and appropriate phrasing for hostess and guest conduct.
An advertisement praises a Marian Martin pattern 91736 for women blouses with washable fabrics and a coatlike panel design. It notes a sewing chart, price 178, and mail order details from The Ban Antonio Light Pattern Department, urging readers to request the pattern book and patterns for the whole family.
Table Talk offers a plated guide for Christmas canapes with bread bases toasted or fried and shaped into stars bells Santa Claus trees mistletoe holly and bells. Recipes include cream cheese fillings with egg yolk minced vegetables and anchoring items like pimentos and olives for a colorful, party ready spread.
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