Christmas Trails and Gales by Florence Harris Wells
Katharine Mann returns home for Christmas to a bay shore village with her brother Jack. A skating mishap spills the siblings and a runaway sleigh into a fisherman's hut as Fred Aldrich unexpectedly arrives to join the family holiday. The group reconciles, plans Christmas dinner, and resumes decorating the tree amid a snowy, joyful scene.
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Katharine Mann
Katharine
Bay Shore
Jack
Fred Aldrich
Fred
Gurmise
Alster
How to Keep a Tree Green with Water and aspirin
To keep the tree green, cut a small piece from the base to expose a fresh surface. Place the tree in its support with a water-filled center pan so the base rests in water at all times. Add an aspirin tablet to the water to promote a flourishing tree this year.
Santa's Reindeer Demand Back-to-Old-Style Flight
In a Christmas tale, Blitzen and other reindeer complain of a dull routine as Santa tiredly travels by air. A round man in a red coat arrives to rally the team, insisting the sleigh and reindeer will continue their age-old rounds to bring Christmas joy to children.
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Blitzen
Santa
Conder
Comet
Donder
Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Sleigh Bells Game Guides Christmas PartyFun
Martha Banning Thomas describes a party game using sleigh bells to lead a guest through a sequence of actions. A manipulator sounds bells with graded volume to hint at tasks without words, guiding the participant toward a secret outcome.
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Martha Banning Thomas
Western Newspaper Union
Lines on Regrets and Fears From a Patriotic View
The piece urges facing past regrets while reducing future fears, urging steady effort to improve conduct and resilience. It cites aging, wartime resilience, and economic setbacks, noting many accept hardship without complaint and predicting steady national progress toward happiness and peace.
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Valley Forge
Veiled Midwinter Brides Dominate Fashion Trend
Elegant wedding veils and bridal ensembles captivate midwinter brides as designers craft intricate cap styles in lace and tulle. Features include detachable long veils, cape-like backs, Dutch bonnet finishes, and ice blue tulle over satin. The styles extend to divorced and widowed brides, with Mexican short veils noted as vogue.
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SFAR
Joan Crawford
Mexico
Gold Jewelry By Cherie Nicholas
A fashion note praises the season’s massive gold jewelry including chains bracelets pins and necklaces worn with simple frocks and a black cloaky dress. The piece extols the stylish hatted woman and the eye catching gold costume pieces now shown in shops.
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Cherie Nicholas
Blouses For Morning Wear Describe Tunics Colors
Morning wear tunics appear as short wool blouses, bright hues like burnt orange with brown tweed and green with gray. The style emphasizes hip length and coordinated suit colors for daily attire.
Rage for Metal Accessories Spreads in Winter Fashion
Ladies adopt chromium trimmed outfits and metallic fabrics as a key trend this season. Neckties collars and cuffs shimmer in gold and silver lames with sequins for formal wear. A gold cloth turban and scarf elevate black gowns while bands and jabots in ribbon and metal fabrics add festive brightness to winter wardrobes.
Feathers in Fashion Spark Social Coiffures
Feathers, once worn at the Court of St James, trend among social leaders at non court events. At a recent formal function three fashionably dressed guests wore green feathers with standout ensembles including a white gown green satin gloves emerald slippers and a red lacquer cigarette holder.
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St. James
New handbag shaped like field-glass case
A handbag is described as resembling a field-glass case with a shorter strap for easier hand carrying. The design allows compact handling while maintaining the familiar form.
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