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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1921
Page
7
A fashion authority argues that girls should wear simple, straight line garments in harmoniously colored fabrics. Elaborate or extreme styles are deemed harmful to youth, promoting vanity and self consciousness, while modest, well cut clothes nurture genuine beauty and good taste.
A 1930s style note praises lunch sets with centerpiece tea cloth and napkins in bright linen. An exemplary piece shown at a table appointments exhibit featured an oblong lunch cloth in old rose linen with ecru embroidery and an irregular hem.
Seed pods and grasses appear in home decor with polychrome tinting in bronze silver gold green blue crimson and brown. Leaves and magnolia pods are painted to create iridescent effects often using two colors. Painted sprays augment artificial flowers and silvered sprays complement most bouquets.
The article notes Paris shops showing voile over silk undergarments and widespread net motifs in colored and white lingerie. It mentions French corset covers and petti coats with back buttoning, and hints at pleating along the front as a desirable feature in new combinations.
The article describes linen luncheon sets with bright yellow embroidery on ecru and Chinese blue contrasts. It notes attractive linen designs with natural color drawnwork and tabs extending at even intervals along the length and width.
Paris summer fashions favor small flower toques and brightened black gowns with sashes or flowers. Lace and net dresses feature beaded georgette and crepe de chine. spring frocks mix ta ffeta with gingham. hats lean brown lace for dark complexions. self material flowers trim youthful organdie dresses aimed at graduation trousseaux.
A columnist notes a judge once decried blonde jurors as fickle while extra commentary traces hair color through history. The piece argues inherent ability lies inside, not in hair, and urges readers to focus on minds over looks. It concludes with a moral urging young readers to value inner qualities.
A rugged speaker cautions a young man about temptations after season’s end. He warns of money burning a hole in the pocket, beer and bars, fake friends, and the lure of easy luck as grafters sit by the fire. He stresses hard work and warns against false praise from fickle peers.
Buyers from across the country report an extraordinary vogue for black and white blouses this spring. The style, favored for dress, sports, and tailored wear, is noted for its versatile appeal and bold contrast.
The piece describes under slips, chemises, and nightgowns in yellow voile with pink or blue straps or ribbons. It notes pale pink triple voile gowns with mauve georgette crepe trimmings and matching caps, suggesting colors might be intended as midsummer negligees.
A discussion on library work notes the low pay of women librarians, often around 1300 dollars a year, with small vacations and debt from training costs. The author argues libraries are assets to communities and demand fair salaries to attract well trained, capable staff.
The piece traces bumper as a wine term from Restoration days when a drinker endured a full goblet that rose slightly over the rim. It explains usage in phrases like bumper crop and bumper audience, linking lexical history to ceremonial punishment and nerve rather than liquid capacity.
The owner altered a new wool waist by covering a rust stain with two oval medallions of net. One medallion was sewn over the stain and the opposite side received a matching piece. The edges were button holed and the fabric trimmed, creating a decorative and attractive effect.
Rub half a cup of butter into three cups of sifted flour. Add four tablespoonfuls sugar two tablespoonfuls grated orange peel one lightly beaten egg and enough milk to form a smooth stiff dough. Roll to half an inch thick cut one and a half by four inches bake slowly until crisp serve with butter and jam. Son or pier.
The item notes a lavish summer price issue with no set price, indicating June availability for the poorer Sorter. The fragment hints at market or pricing uncertainty described in a Lowell poem context.
Recipe notes describe making potato soup by boiling potatoes and onions, mashing, and adding butter milk salt and pepper then serving hot. Also instructions for layering sauerkraut with sausages in a baking dish and slow baking, finishing uncovered to brown. sausages flavor the kraut.
A simple recipe combining shredded cooked chicken with six or seven eggs milk and seasonings. Cook until scrambled and serve over buttered toast after baking the sauce until hot.
The Tudor era saw the separation of barbering from surgery by an act during Henry VIII’s reign. Barber-surgeons were barred from surgical operations beyond bloodletting and tooth drawing, and surgeons were forbidden from practicing barbery or shaving. The change persisted into the George era.
An old advertisement warns that genuine Aspirin carries Bayer on the package or tablets. It promotes use for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism toothache and lumbago. It notes small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
A Philadelphia lad named Clarence recounted how his two hour session with Miss Smith ended early but she offered an extra hour free after learning she was engaged to a wealthy New York man. The tale highlights a charming, lighthearted anecdote from a local heretofore private tutor.
Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a Tonle and Blood Purifier cleansing the blood and restoring normal conditions so Nature can work. All Druggists. Circulars free. B. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A Car toons Magazine caption features a young boy questioning hand washing before school. The ironic line questions daily hygiene routines and parental expectations in a humorous cartoon panel.
A humorous exchange highlights a joke about self reliance with a man claiming he started a job and his wife finished it. The quip reflects domestic roles in the period and taps into workplace pride and marriage dynamics.
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