Nursing Weighs Call of Temperament and Spirit
In this reflection by Claud North, the nursing vocation demands temperament and intellect, with long hours and demanding duties shaping trainees. Public health, hospital administration, and hospital wards are weighed as viable paths, while the profession tests resilience and adaptive judgment in caring for the sick and restoring health. An appeal to philanthropists accompanies a note on the International Council of Nurses meeting in London.
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International Council of Nurses
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Modes and Manners to Lunch or Supper at Her Home
Question and answer discuss inviting a boyfriend to meals at his home or the girl’s engagements. The guidance notes that a mother hosting should invite the guest as a guest, regardless of whether the girl is engaged to him. It reflects informal etiquette and examples about introductions and guest manners.
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Anet
Agnes
Janet
Profiles For Today Miss Elvan Wilcox in bold manly style
TER E is really nothing very feminine about Miss Elvan Wilcox. She wears trim plain mannish suits and white string bow-ties with her black straight hair. She works selling, has a decisive manner, and pursues music and poetry as sidelines.
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Miss Wilcox
Guide to Charm Be Slender After 40 by These Hints Ficore
A vintage beauty guide outlines a daily routine for older women focusing on figure diet and exercise, foundation garments, and self administered exercises. It promotes stretching, leg and hip movements, arm shakes, and foot rolling during morning routines, plus a shower and powder cycle to improve skin and makeup hold.
Hat tips and hair advice for petite women
A reader asks for hat suggestions to flatter a short, dumpy figure with a prominent nose. The advisor recommends off the face, small hats, narrow brims, and a manny dented crown, avoiding flat tops and extreme peaks, plus hair care tips like healthy scalp, massages, blueing rinse for gray tones, and shaping waves to slim the face.
Dishes for Today Canned Vegetables Taste Fresh in These Dishes
Budget tips replace pricey fresh produce with canned vegetables. Recipes include pea and bean croquettes, green peas la Francaise with lettuce and parsley, corn fritters, sauerkraut with dumplings, and broccoli or asparagus preparations, all using canned vegetables to stretch the grocery budget.
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Judith Wilson
Fashions in a Softer Mood for Spring in New York
Fashions in a softer mood for spring feature the Vionnet collection with white for evening and blouses in satin and taffeta. Jaunty jackets and interchangeable skirts and coats dominate, while draped bodices and circular flounces soften silhouettes. Necklines lower and sleeves shorter mark a shift away from mannish winter styles.
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New York
Paris
Vionnet
Modern Women by Marian Mays Martin
An excerpt discussing adult children coping with an aging mother who has become a burden. The author argues family members bear responsibility for caring for a parent whose unfocused disposition and lack of funds strain the household, noting the mother remains active despite her age.
Can't Stand Strain Forces Family to Rethink Care
A family pleads for advice as their elderly mother cannot live with the daughters any longer. They consider alternating guardianship among sisters, but fear resentment from husbands, noting the mother’s unhappy disposition and intolerance of youth. They contemplate an old ladies’ home as a possible arrangement, hoping the mother finds companionship with peers.
Penalty of Selfish Life in Enduring Family Duty
A letter urges a daughter to ease an elderly mother into companionship or a suitable home rather than sole guardianship. It argues lack of happiness can leave a parent unwanted at life’s end, and suggests hiring a companion or moving to a charming elder home after discussing options with the mother. The writer condemns harsh selfishness and stresses shared responsibility and affection.
Short Cuts Improve Sleep With Oat Filled Bag
A brief note explains filling a small muslin bag with oat and placing it in water to soften it instantly. It also mentions blankets sized 80 by 168 inches for extra long beds, claiming even a six foot tall man or woman could enjoy maximum bed comfort.
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