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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
20
Dessert ideas listed in a vintage column with multiple frozen cream recipes including Coffee Frozen Cream Strawberry Frozen Cream Vanilla Frozen Cream Chocolate Frozen Cream and Custard Cream plus Parfait and Souffle variations with ingredients, measurements, and basic steps. Strong entities include Mildred’s Kitchen and dessert titles across several methods and flavors.
Fay King recounts fascination with the star sapphire, its Indian and Sri Lankan origins, and the six pointed star that appears as light shifts. The piece contrasts genuine stones with imitations, notes a star sapphire collection in New York’s Museum of Natural History, and ends with a poetic reverie on its mystic beauty and spiritual appeal.
Satirical read argues marriage should be earned not bought, criticizing easy unions and “free and easy” couples. It claims men need purpose and women should resist trivial compromises for lasting partnership, warning against honeymooning without effort. The piece questions common marital equates and gender dynamics with sharp humor.
A playful dot puzzle narrative centers on Mr Mouse who ventures too far and becomes trapped by a clever snare. The charade hints at drawing straight lines between numbered dots to reveal the entrapment.
A devotional poem from Psalm verses urges self-examination and renewal for the new year. The speaker pleads for a clean heart and a strengthened spirit, seeking divine guidance to overcome fear, greed, hate, and selfish vanity, and to live upright under God’s presence.
Cudiles, called Cuddles, frets over engagement to Bob Landis while friends Hobson and Emmy feed her jealousy and social snobbery. She vows to win Bob and laments Rob’s coldness, insisting no other man compares to him as she faces farm life and family expectations.
A 1927 illustrated fable shows Old Hoppy Toad consoling Mrs Black Ant after she fears her hundred hatchlings will be legless. The toad explains tails and legs develop as youngsters awaken, offering hopeful reassurance to the distressed mother.
An anxious reader is urged to seek broader reasons for a lack of friends. The adviser counsels showing interest in young men, being dainty and attractive, and expressing genuine interest to win affection and companionship. The tone emphasizes self-presentation and social effort to improve friendships and happiness.
Readers discuss proper form for widows in formal correspondence and club letterheads. The exchange weighs whether widows should keep their husband’s surname with Mrs or use their own given name, plus how to sign letters and address envelopes.
The article surveys floral trims, crepe de chine and velvet fabrics returning as design motifs. It notes a shift back to conventional black chiffon gowns with sheer inserts, low necklines, and dramatic shoulder straps. Fur fashion favors a flat peltry coat with a deep pointed back, fitted yoke, and shoulder emphasis.
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