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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1909
Page
7
An Inland lake hostess invites guests at three with bathing suits and six for Mr and Mme Merri. The outdoor feast features driftwood fire cooked potatoes, pasteboard plates, and a Gypsy kettle corn. Menu includes canteloupe, chicken sandwiches, deviled eggs, potato salad, olives, iced tea, and marshmallows. Guests learn to enjoy simple pleasures within reach.
A guidance piece outlines golden wedding ideas with color schemes in gold and yellow, using 50 rose centerpiece, gilt gifts, gilt wrapped bonbons, and yellow cake and ice cream. It suggests yellow attire for helpers, gold coins as favors, and a reminiscence section with toasts and letters from absent friends.
The article notes military brushes with pig skin backs, buttons of varying sizes, and shoes with laces giving way to buttoned styles. It highlights low cut covers and chemises, white buckskin riding boots, large round coat collars of lace, raffia handbags in many hues, and ostrich feathers in limited use. Satin crepes are favored for light hat facing.
A decorative and useful wall hanging suggestion outlines cutting a silk piece the size of No 2 with margins for turning. It advises embellishing with sequins and ribbon in satin and knot stitches and adding a silk pom pom center, noting color ideas to suit bedroom decor.
A humorous collage of snippets shows a pickpocket’s deft theft of an old man’s wallet wrapped in layers of paper, a card pleading for a career change, and breezy ad lines for Wizard Oil, Wrigley’s Spearmint, Russ Blue, and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup. The tone mimics a busy 19th or early 20th century page.
Exchange about a shy suitor likened to an hour glass with delayed proposals. Banter contrasts Nelle and Belle over his courage as a rustic rancher scene emerges. A separate quip notes a father scolding a gardener and calling a man a hayseed.
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