Unexpected Social Etiquette Questions Answered by Mrs. Post
A reader asks about hosting guests who arrive unannounced before a big dance and whether it was courteous to go out. Mrs. Post explains the guests were at fault for arriving without asking and suggests removing tissue paper from announcements is correct. She also clarifies writing paper should be double folded for formal use and advises making a eleven year old sister a junior bridesmaid.
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Mrs. Post
Post
Anna Lee
Robert
Dream Bedroom Becomes Calm Modern Retreat
Anna Lee fulfills a long rêve with a serene blue and Delft tone boudoir featuring bleached mahogany Adam furniture a deep Delft blue wall pale pink ceiling beige rug and pale pink porcelain accents. She plans gradual refurnishing in Federal American reproductions focusing on living room updates with off white walls gray green drapery gray green chairs chintz upholstery reproductions of old portraits and dignified silver Sheffield accessories.
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Adam Design
Anna Lee
Delft
Ellen B
Williamsburg
Gilbert Stuarts
Sheffield
Betty Wells
WNN Service
How Vertical Shutters Elevate House Heights
Emphasizing vertical elements like shutters and using dark toned paint creates the illusion of a taller house. The technique leverages strong lines to stretch perceived height and adds a grounded, dramatic exterior effect.
Money for Milk Is Well Spent
A description of milk production and distribution in America, detailing state and city regulation of herds, cleanliness, and sanitation of cow and milk houses, pasteurization, cooling, and bottling before delivery by the milkman to ensure a safe milk supply. The piece argues the cost is justified by health benefits.
Selected Recipes From Golden Cream Tapioca and More
A compact collection of home style recipes including Egg Timbales with cheese and pepper, Golden Cream Tapioca dessert with vanilla and egg whites, Cottage Cheese Croquettes with a white sauce, Boiled Fresh Tongue with vegetables and horseradish cream, Swedish Almond Cookies with almonds lemon and cinnamon. Each item lists ingredients and method for baking or cooking. Bell Syndicate. WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Cautious Feeder Cattle Buying Tips For Fall Markets
Farm Topics advises careful planning for fat cattle prices, noting that six to eight months may see fed steers near breakeven. Emphasizes waiting after the main buying rush, focusing on plainer feeders, accurate weights, careful sorting, and seeking expert help to avoid overpaying this fall.
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R. C. Ashby
Entree Rao Stock Marketing
Ilinois
WIU Servi
Teach Chicks to Roost for Safer Early Life
Expert H L Wilcke of Iowa State College urges early roosting to prevent smothering in corners. Provide accessible sloped roosts about six inches off the floor with close spacing, include dropping boards, and use cresol-crankcase oil or kerosene sprays to deter mites. Lice controlled by Black Leaf 40 along roost centers.
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H. L Wilcke
Poultry Husbandry
Iowa State College
Mash for Poultry Flock Feeding Guidelines
A North Carolina State college authority says moist mash has limited value when fed continually but serves a critical role at specific times. Use with early pullets to prevent melt, late pullets to accelerate fall production, laying hens to extend output into October, and breeding hens to speed January production. Feed three pounds per 100 birds with hot water or milk around two o'clock daily.
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North Carolina State College Authority
Farming Tips On Wheat, Hens, and Silo Safety
Egypt promotes wheat over rice in crop plans. Early hatched hens molt faster. pullets showing strong combs should be housed while slower ones stay on range. Wisconsin leads chicken production among New England states. Thin shelled eggs signal mineral or vitamin D deficiency in ration. Pacific Northwest farmers value hawks for pest control. Entering a filling silo risks suffocating gases.
Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Patterns for Simple Dresses
Sew-Your-Own presents three patterns for coats and dresses designed for figure flattering lines. Patterns 1983 1379 and 1225 cover sizes 36 to 50 12 to 20 and 34 to 44 with yardage details and contrasting fabric instructions. Send 15 cents per pattern to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois.
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Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Barbara Bell
The Makings of a Utopia and Reflections on Taste
A reflective passage questions what creates utopia and the value of conversation with decisive individuals. It asks readers to imagine owning a hill with a brook and notes that curiosity should pivot to studying nature. It also muses on elegance, restraint, and waste baskets easing pigeon holes.
Quotations from notable thinkers on mind and society
A collection of sayings from Sir J. Arthur T. Butler Nicholas Murray Butler Rev Edw Pothier Kath Norris and H G Wells. The notes touch on thinking human worth behavior ignorance and the state of political social life.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
E. Pothier
S. J
Kath Norris
H. G. Wells
Quote on irreplaceable virtues: love work and character
A compelling proverb asserts three qualities that resist substitutes Love work and character. It emphasizes the enduring value of personal virtue over external goods, urging steady effort and integrity. The saying reflects timeless moral emphasis common in editorial and literary circles.
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Edith M. Barber
Stratford Sauce
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