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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1931
Page
15
Mildred Kitchen offers practical guidance for serving salads and accompaniments. The piece details salad courses, bread toasts, cheese spreads, and dainty pastries, with recipes for scones and orange muffins, plus tips on salad presentation and garnishes.
In a breezy fashion feature, Alice and Evelyn extol dramatic new nightgowns and chemises from Paris inspired designs. They praise bias cuts, lace detailing, and pastel crepe fabrics, noting affordable options under 12 dollars and a queenly triable gown sketch as wardrobe musts.
A column notes a shift from lacquered looks to softer matte finishes in hair, praising smooth foreheads and new styling trends. It discusses rules for hair shaping, partial touch-ups, and the rise of small rouge sticks, reflecting mid century beauty norms and consumer tips.
The author discusses discipline and practical planning. She suggests finishing attempted tasks, keeping commitments, and avoiding clutter. She notes a friend who rereads only current books, divides work into threes, and avoids interruptions to pursue a thrice-specified plan.
An excerpted folk story recounts a group of masters and mistresses following a kite as it soars beyond tree tops. The kite explains its happy purpose while swallows warn of danger, and a sudden dip breaks the kite’s line, sending the tale toward its end.
Cosmetic guidance warns that beauty powder puffs fail to clean well, spreading grime into skin and powder. The article advises using clean coton bits and cautions against tricks that promise quick dimples with dubious potions.
Fragmentary reminiscence set in West Texas ranch life. The speaker recalls a pre machinery era with foreign ownership hints, corn shelling by hand, and self-reliant farmers improvising Redbed huts for necessity. The text is garbled but evokes rural toil and community effort.
A fragmented, era-tinged scene shows a tense exchange between two lovers, with hints of deception and social introductions. Tony presses for status through Mrs. Carstairs while the heroine wrestles with love, duty, and restraint as secrets surface.
Fragmented verse by Ptichaelis and International Feas presents a rhyming meditation on leaving regrets behind. The lines drift between dream and memory, urging acceptance as rivers move toward the sea. Unclear attributions and garbled OCR obscure full meaning.
A reader asks how to smooth over a failed invitation after awkward behavior. The columnist suggests apologizing sincerely, acknowledging the misstep, and proposing a casual follow up such as meeting for a low pressure activity at a convenient time. Avoid pressuring or insinuating guilt. respect her response and pace.
Ad copy promotes MELLO GLO face powder claiming smoother, longer wear with pore minimization. It asserts the powder is United States government approved, never dries skin, and prevents a pasty complexion while maintaining a youthful look. Considered an erasable vintage cosmetic advertisement.
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