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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
3
Lillian Young writes from the Washington Star on how combining fabrics and trims creates stylish ensembles. She highlights white frocks in linen and voile with eyelet embroidery, new medallion cutwork designs, and a pouched tunic with a magenta velvet girdle.
The article surveys new veil fashions with many designs centering a solitary spot placed over a face area for effect. It notes hats with brims and feathers, aigrettes, and colored tulles, including vivid painted tulles and nets with black velvet specks, advising black or white with black velvet hats for contrast.
Instructions for sewing baby items describe lace caps with back fullness drawn by ribbon, trimmed edges, and long lace strings. Also covered are a summer carriage robe with swiss edging, a pocket idea, a bolster-tied carriage pillow, and a linen baby buggy pad with insertion borders.
To clean sateen soak the article in salt and water then wring and wash in a thin soap lather. Do not rub. Rinse thoroughly wring and shake well. Dry in the shade and when nearly dry pull evenly both ways. Do not iron.
The drawing features a rose trimmed leghorn frock described as a crowning beauty for a young girl's slender lingerie frock. The brim forms a sweet frame around the youthful face with a low crown circled by a wreath of battered roses and a trend for upstanding elements reflected in the design.
A New York Independent essay argues that extreme wealth erodes the joy of possession. It asserts that the rich lose the pleasure of ownership because wealth allows easy replacement of items and reduces effort, sacrifice, and personal involvement in simple joys like gardens, hunting for a fishing rod, or building a home. The piece contrasts the rich with the satisfaction of frugal achievement and suggests riches diminish authentic ownership.
A janitor and his Scandinavian assistant share a probing chat on modesty, bluffing, and practical skill. The janitor riffs on clock repair, agency, and the American urge to tackle any job, urging bold action over timidity as he tips a coin and departs to meet Deveney.
A resourceful housekeeper laments a wrong asparagus order for tonight's Browns dinner. Her husband suggests a fix by bleaching fresh asparagus with peroxide, a plan he praises as evidence of his wife's ingenuity.
Fragmentary notes recount a claim that hats were first made by a Swiss in Paris in 1404. Mentions Charles VII entering Rouen in triumph in 1449 wearing a hat lined with red. Includes garbled phrases about feathers, branding, and a sequence of names.
Mrs Newlymade, consulting a home guide, inspects the corner grocer for fresh green peas. She rejects pale and white stock as old, scolding the grocer for selling stale produce before the clerk admits a basket labeled wax beans.
A fragmented text depicts a couple’s engagement with uncertain motives and playful or indulgent statements. The groom hints at a “big brother” influence and mentions billets to spice an expensive arrangement, raising questions about sincerity and social pressures surrounding the union.
A humorous fragment shows Mrs Winslow’s Boothing Syrup advertised for teething children. The dialogue hints at finances and a remark about being short on money, reflecting a domestic stage of life and period ad style.
A Knickerbocker club member in New York shares a quip about professions and idleness. A friend asks where the summer was spent and the reply cites Bad Nauheim and Naughty Newport, in a light exchange overheard over a cigarette and iced drink.
Army ordnance officers study shortening the Springfield rifle by four inches and reducing weight by two pounds to ease handling for mounted troops. Sights will be adjusted for the shorter barrel and muzzle velocity drop, claimed to keep effectiveness to 1500 yards. The cavalry board will review the report amid reorganization and new equipment discussions.
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