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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1915
Page
6
The piece notes neckwear becoming impractical with stiff wallpaper like collars, mentions hat styles for practicality, and moves into Hints for the Housewife by Ann Marie Lloyd with a bean and pea recipe and cooking tips. It also includes a Just for the Children column encouraging Alabama students to help teachers and improve classroom environments.
Betty Brown profiles a 1860s style dance dress by Mme Marguerite of the Fashion Art League of America. The black tulle and taffeta creation for Miss Ethel Hill features iridescent bead embroidery and winged drapery held by a pale blue bead rope. The gown is designed for dancing with a short hem about ten inches above the floor.
A teacher's address urges students to aid illiterate adults in Alabama and to participate in school service programs. It highlights 26 25 illiterate children over ten who cannot read or write, and promotes Clean-up Day Arbor Day Good Roads Day and other civic efforts to improve the state through youth involvement.
Inquiries on love affairs addressed to Miss Eros will be printed if not too lengthy. Names will not be printed. Address your inquiries to Miss Eros Mobile Item. Personal letters not answered or private correspondence handled. Write on one side of paper.
A reader asks how to handle a jealous, self centered boyfriend who delays commitment. The advice: continue seeing other boys, do not spoil him with constant attention, and avoid waiting for his engagement. this may prompt improvements or reveal his true intentions.
A serialized tale features Mollie questioning love and marriage with Pat amid reflective guidance from Margie about kisses and commitment. The column shifts to household tips, cleaning methods, and a brief origins of names note, ending with a light aside on the dachshund.
A young man asks how to win back a girl after a quarrel over dancing with another girl. The advisor urges sincerity and devotion if he loves her. A reader asks about dating multiple suitors. the counselor says a girl may date freely until engaged and should not monopolize a partner.
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