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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
6
Mary Dean describes dancing attire from afternoon tango frocks to evening gowns of taffeta and changeable silks. Frocks feature short or long sleeves, bouffant hips, low or modest necklines, and delicate chiffons with embroidery. Skirts are narrow or slashed, with tunic or puffed shapes, reflecting social wear and evolving fashion.
A frugal gardening tip describes growing greenery for the dining table from grape fruit seeds planted thickly. Shoots appear quickly, leaves unfold, and a lush green carpet develops that resists heat, offering a pretty, inexpensive, long lasting alternative to delicate ferns.
An advised guide on choosing and fitting veils for hats. Emphasizes silk veils over cotton, pattern and color suited to wearer’s features, proper placement for different hat sizes, and care including washing with alcohol.
The fashion column notes embroidery graces nearly every frock in the latest Paris lines. Tiny touches appear on tunics, bodices, sashes, and waistcoats, offering color just enough to lift outfits from plain to fashionable, appealing to modest budgets with skilled handiwork.
In an early 1914 note on fashion, the writer derides the return of spit curls despite female emancipation. The piece humorously condemns the style as foolish and links it to Parisian couture and recent theater wardrobes in New York.
A fashionable little girl's party frock in sheer organdie features St Gall embroidery with narrow lace accents. The dress uses blue ribbon sash, pointed tabs, and falls over a blue silk slip, highlighting the embroidery against the foundation fabric.
February lesson delves into Luke 12 1 13 focusing on the danger of hypocrisy fear of reputation and fame and the call to courageous public confession. It contrasts surface religious claims with truth and warns against blaspheming the Spirit while urging steadfast faith and fear of God over man.
Editor William A. Radford offers free expert advice on building and outlines a six room cottage 27 by 38 feet with prices from 1400 to 1700. The design features two open fireplaces, practical front hall, efficient dining room layout, built in pantry and back porch with screen option, and emphasizes ventilation and cost control while warning against flashy, impractical features.
A New York Evening Post note recalls E. W. Grove urged Brom o Quinine branding. The piece recounts a New York visit from a Connecticut-born man, warmly detailing a day with a minister’s family and calling them exemplary Christians.
German leather workers report a new method to treat leather making it nearly transparent firm elastic and waterproof. The oil-saturated leather is kneaded rolled and absorbs oil yielding a tough material with potential electrical and industrial uses. The process remains a trade secret and could rival rubber in some applications.
A veteran public school teacher describes years of coffee dependence and health decline. After trying Postum urged by friends, their condition improved markedly, with coffee odor no longer tempting them. The letter promotes Postum in Regular and Instant forms from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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