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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1915
Page
17
The Mobile Home Economics Club manages the domestic arts prizes. Entries must be self made with emphasis on material, design and workmanship. Awards range from $1 to $5 for items like lingerie sets, dressing gowns, rugs, lace, quilts, baskets, dolls and antique clothing.
An exhortation to back educators and enroll children in learning, stressing obedience to teachers, the future benefits of schooling, and unity between parents and instructors for a brighter life. The piece includes letters from readers seeking guidance on romance and social expectations, illustrating youth questions about love and propriety.
Betty Brown reviews a hat dubbed Jelly-fish by the Fashion Art League of America. The crownless black chantilly lace headpiece features wired lace, six yards of velvet ribbon, and streamer ribbons that drape below the waist, designed to accompany dancing gowns.
The article honors Mrs. William Cumming Story and Mrs. Charles S. Shawhan for D A R appointments and cites celebrations of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's birthday in New York state. It also mentions a statewide W C T U meeting in Birmingham with visitors expected, Newman Circle meeting, Gulf Coast Fair exhibits, and club women shaping civic work.
Inquiries on love affairs addressed to Miss Eros will be printed if not too lengthy. Names, however, will not be printed. Ad dress your inquiries to Miss Eros Mobile Item. Personal letters not answered, or private correspondence handled. Use ink and write only on one side of paper.
A reader asks how to choose between two fiances and how to tell the rejected suitor gently. She notes family favoring the first, while the second works as a soda jerker. The inquiry asks whether to wait or decide immediately and questions propriety.
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