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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1913
Page
3
Simple tailored coats for everyday wear dominate this season with fabrics like serges Bedford cords whipcords and poplins. Detachable lingerie collars cuffs belts and sashes in satin silk velvet or matching tones add smart touches to bright coats in red blue tan and rose.
New screens appear exceedingly beautiful with embossed leather and gold and silver brocades. Oriental styles show less demand while decorative panels remain popular in dining rooms libraries and bedrooms with curtains often matching the screen materials.
The passage advises simple hair styling for girls, warning against copying others and favoring a low pompadour with a coil and bow. It suggests modest bows and small curls, praising straightforward, flattering arrangements that reveal the head’s shape.
Paris designers favor printed silks on soft silks and crepe de chine for linings and home gowns. Navy blue serge and suitings rise in popularity with a pinstripe trend. Tailor modes stay simple with a straight line and small inverted pleats offering limited movement.
The notice invites a young peoples society to stage a Spring Sail of Hats and an auction of millinery, with headgear ranging from opera hoods to sailor caps and a rummage-sale style committee. It also outlines an Easter luncheon vibe with decorative eggs, a mystery eggs-in-eggs course, and a bright yellow and white color palette for guests.
Invitations are china nest eggs with names in ink or enamel, placed in small baskets for sale by the dozen. An egg hunt runs from three to six, with eggs from candy shops hidden everywhere. Children decorate eggs at tables, then enjoy six o'clock refreshments.
Eight friends plan a dainty Easter bridal shower for a self reliant bride. They will wrap a pink silk lined albatross bordered negligee in a rose paper bandbox, present it at table, and use hat shaped water colored place cards. A spring bouquet centerpiece and pink rose favors complete the table setting.
A simple circle game called Blindman or Blind Man's Buff invites young players to form a circle and count out to identify the silent “it.” The blind man stays center stage as he calls numbers, aims to swap with others, and tries to tag partners who must swap positions. Upon calling one hundred, all must change and a new victim may emerge.
A detailed description presents a complete small girl’s outfit consisting of a pinafore dress an under-slip an Empire coat and knickers in tomato red serge and white serge with embroidery and insertion trims. The piece lists fabric yardages for each garment and notes decorative galloon embroidery at the dress neck sleeves and waist.
The piece praises a spring turban crafted from black and white satin ribbons with Maline in multiple thicknesses. It notes a soft cap base, bow support, and hidden wire. It also describes a coordinating gown in black satin with white lace, green satin accents, and a semi fitting chiffon coat.
A charming trend in guest books reflects rising entertaining costs and weekend host duties. Motor travel fuels the shift toward vellum bindings, lavish illumination, and antique inspirations from missals to Italian Renaissance motifs, with large tomes for grand homes and modest volumes for cottage settings.
Paris fashion notes describe new watch bracelets on narrow moire ribbons and various purse designs. Platinum pieces encrusted with diamonds and seed pearl accents showcase jeweled straps, cords, and iridescent mesh bags.
The article praises punch work and satin stitch on sheets and pillow cases noting their beauty. It highlights simple designs well executed and mentions bed linens in a soft yellow punch work suited to a yellow room.
Prints for nursery walls come in attractive frames and are affordable for the average mother. Nature prints in black or Circassian walnut hang by gold tinsel cords. Bible subjects, old master reproductions, and modern artist prints offer child friendly decor in passepartout, brass, and isinglass frames.
A neighbor's hog butchering challenge inspired a DIY gallows and lift. The plan uses a 14 foot post, mortised cross bars, arms, a white oak sweep with an eye bolt and chain, and a gambrel hook to hoist and swing a 600 pound hog from a high post to a scalding tub.
Proper caring begins with selecting the right work for farm horses and avoiding mismatches in size and task. Comfortable, dry, well ventilated shelter with roomy stalls and a good bed fosters rest, while wet bedding and narrow stalls hinder use and comfort.
The article argues turnips and other roots are good dairy cow feed. Feeding timing matters for milk flavor, with after milking feeding preventing off flavors. A peck per animal daily suffices, ideally once daily after the day. Chopped roots with a pinch of salt improve palatability. Roots boost winter rations and farm variety, popular in Wisconsin, Iowa and western states.
Do not wait until spring to clean and grade your seed grain. Clean now while you have abundant grain to select from. The best twenty five bushels out of a hundred are more valuable for seed than grain cleaned from a smaller spring supply. Cleaning and grading is cheap and yields heavy plump seed with little cost.
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