Orm and Lace Dresses for Confirmation and Graduation
Fashion notes describe a white organdy with Valenciennes lace trim dress for girls aged 12 to 16, suitable for both confirmation and graduation. It details a bertha waist, hip yoke skirt, and sleeves that can be worn long or elbow-length. pattern No. 4672 from May Manton is offered by mail for ten cents. A second item explains a scent-free onion tip using a slice of stale bread to absorb odors, and introduces the spring hat ornament called a piquet, describing its placement and style variations.
Accordion Plaited Blouse Pattern and Sewing Instructions
Fashion note reviews an accordion plaited blouse with lace yoke and cuffs, describing styling options and required fabric. The piece includes pattern details for Meg Manton No 4680 sizes 32 to 40 and pricing via mail for ten cents.
Ancient Norwegian Finneloft Preserved As Heathen Heritage
The Finneloft at Vos near Bergen, Norway, the sole surviving wooden heathen structure, is about 1000 years old and restored after burning in 1675. It now serves as a museum with period furniture and costumes, kept by the Association for the Preservation of Norwegian Monuments. Olav Trygvesson founded Christianity in Norway in 996 after conquering Mostero, building the first church on that site, while St. Mary’s in Bergen remains the oldest church in the old city, dating back to 1183.
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Norway
Finneloft
Finn
Laplander
Association For the Preservation of
Pinneloft
Olav Trygvesson
Harold Huarfagre
Nor
Mostero
Scandinavia
Bergen
Hanseatic Quarter
Regal City
Sverre
Graves and Feng Shui Obstruct Railway Building in China
The article notes graves are costly to move for rail projects, averaging four taels, about WM shillings, with engineers seeking uniform prices. Feng Shui geomancy also influences site decisions. It mentions St Mary church soapstone Anglo Norman, fires in 1198 148 1413, and Rev Eastwood’s Easter sermon in verse.
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China
T. M. Eastwood
First Baptist Church of
Burlington, N. J
Raisin Sandwich Filling Traditions Across Palate
An unusual yet palatable sandwich filling combines finely chopped seeded raisins and English walnuts with well beaten egg white, lightly seasoned with vanilla. Figs can replace raisins for variety, but no sugar should be used. use equal proportions of fruit and nuts.
Fashion notes from Paris and Japan flow into local wardrobes
Faded shades and plumage scraps dictate dress mode with boleros and skirts as the standard. Fine tuck details, cuffs, and belts of Japanese embroidered satin shape new looks. The Dutch neck suits warm weather waists and sheer underlayers accompany mousseline and velvet combos. Hand embroidered satin buttons and delicate water spots decorate linen gowns. Parisian hose with hand painted birds or arabesques trend, while pattern catalogs from May Mouton and others offer mail order access.
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Japan
New Linen Ideas Show in Loosely Woven Textiles
A new linen concept features loosely woven fabric resembling scrim with scrim like color and colored flower designs on an ecru background. A notable piece is a pure white mesh with pale green interlacing and fern leaf borders.
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Ecru
Household tips from a Chicago American fragment
Practical advice on extinguishing chimney fires with sulphur fumes and keeping air pure using quicklime in cleaned closets. Also notes on cleaning a mirror with damp paper, methylated spirit, whiting dust, and polish with clean paper. Ends with a stray line about tea and a pinch.
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Chicago
Little Change In White Goods This Season
Plain white goods show little variation from last year with airy items taking prominence. Purchases include sheer to coarse linens for gowns and blouses, various cottons, mercerized fabrics, dimities, wash chiffons, and silks. Embroidered swisses in dots, stripes, or florals are noted as improved styles.
A Smart Little Coat From May Manton Pattern No. 4690
A May Manton pattern dress coat in tan chiffon with velvet cape collar and lace edging, featuring a vest and optional fancy collar. Describes fabric yardage for medium size and sizes 22 to 49, with silk trim and velvet details.
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Eton
Why do you rent
An old man asks why the wise young man rents. The youth cites friends who bought homes on easy terms, then failed in business, quit paying rent, and later struggled selling their houses. He chooses to keep renting to avoid those risks and maintain stability.
Getting Even Sparks A Gift Wrap Payback Story
In a sharp quarrel, Patrice says she returned all his gifts. He retaliates by bending forty eight boxes of face powder into a note claiming he believed he had stolen that much makeup on his coat.
Perfectly Clear Tommy Ma stepmother explanation
In a concise exchange Tommy learns that a stepmother is the wife of his father after his mother. The dialogue uses a simple definition to illustrate family relations through a child’s perspective.
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Tommy
Some Men's Luck and Other Silly Jokes
A garbled comic page style piece recounts quips about a writer, a cashier, and ostrich tips at the Jungle restaurant. It includes sketches about Luck, regrets, a teress, and a former editor named Gritty George in a lighthearted, humorous frame.
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Teress
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Auto Club
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Fletch
George
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