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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1918
Page
16
The article explains dressing hair high with a crown swirl and puffed front over the forehead. It advises avoiding a thick mass, guiding how to create a smooth swirl across the crown, with strands crossing in front and ends tucked under. Use a net for rough hair and aim for a neat, balanced silhouette.
The article shows do it yourself warmth bags filled with sand or salt heated in the oven, plus two methods for securing large hair puffs and French twists. It then reflects on preserving heirloom fabrics, warns against moth damage, and offers sugar in rinsing water to restore crispness to delicate fabrics. It also shares home health tips for baths, bananas, and dealing with a sudden hemorrhage using dry salt.
A 22 year old mother exemplifies poor child care by neglecting regular feeding and bed times. The article urges strict daily schedules for awakenings, nursing, outings, naps, and bedtime to ensure a healthy two year old, warning against indiscriminate medicines and irregular routines. It notes many mothers lack knowledge of proper care and that monotonous routine yields better digestion and sleep for infants.
A narrator describes crafting multiple garments for a young girl, focusing on practical ease and style. The outfits include dark striped challis school frocks, a wine shade coat with velvet buttons, a kilted skirt with suspender frock, a sheer white French batiste dance frock, and a white polo cloth wrap. The items emphasize comfort, laundering, and age-appropriate fashion.
A fragment describes a priceless item of exquisite beauty and design that was hoarded away because of fears it would suffer harm, and that harm has arrived through neglect. The text implies preservation failed as time and inaction allowed damage to accrue. Labels and context are sparse but center on loss from concealment.
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