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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
11
The text describes fashion models and shop displays with flowery, era-like details. It mentions exclusive shops using new models, and describes lighting, color schemes, and presentation of garments in a luxurious setting.
A fashion column recounts a purchaser who buys a gown modeled by a living model, only to realize the model’s height and build differ greatly from her own. The piece urges buyers to ensure the chosen model resembles them to avoid a grotesque result and regrets the impulsive purchase.
The piece notes white lamp shades with heavy embroidered linen, praising their appeal in a white and black room. It discusses modern lighting ideas favoring lamp shades with solid tops and suggests rose and red shades suit fashion, while white may be less flattering.
A fragment describes veils ubiquitous this winter with rubber supports and color edged silks. It notes new hat crowns and coats with cloth waistbands, sleeves trimmed today, and veils sewn in color with fur trims and velvet edges. It mentions metallic threads and a fancy for ornate face coverings seen on the street.
In a tense fitting, a tailor debates a request from a customer and her companion to alter a dress. The friend pressures for changes to the yoke and hem, arguing it will satisfy the patron though costs may rise. The scene unfolds with cautious diplomacy and concern for propriety.
A comic scene unfolds as a tailor battles two women over a coat, with critiques of fit and style sparking sharp retorts. The tailor swears in frustration, lamenting that friends provide liberal praise outside the fitting room but none inside.
A Mrs. Smith finds her old coffee urn too large for home use and takes it to a shop. There she discusses transforming it into a Venus motif, aided by a shop assistant, with the tale ending on the fragility of moral choices and friendships.
The report describes a peculiar plan by Mramitch to convert an urn into a lamp apparatus. He persuades a merchant of feasibility, then constructs a coal oil tank, rope ornament, and chimney. Amith helps by weaving a silk shade, while three plain hers pursue a “wonderful” silver lamp outcome.
In Five Oaks the Townbred family debates which pigs to kill for winter meat. After quarrels and comic chases led by Billy the clever pig, a visiting farmer reveals he will supply four fat hogs instead, ending their internal dilemma with a practical heads-up on pig farming.
A humorous tale follows a diligent worker nicknamed Our Hero who toils relentlessly yet is treated unfairly. A farcical chain of misunderstandings and social misperceptions unfolds at the office and in the town, ending with a comic moral about class and opportunity. The piece weaves through Aunt Mary, a payroll mixup, and a boss who mistakes appearances for merit, culminating in a satirical portrait of early 20th century labor life and social climbing.
An 18th century repeaters watch called The Firefly draws interest for night visibility. The article notes radium numerals that glow in the dark, a durable gunmetal case, and refined movement. It emphasizes affordability and quality, with musical chimes as a feature.
A housekeeper reflects on affordable luncheon menus for card parties and gatherings. It weighs costs for twelve guests, favors simple, elegant fare, and suggests a basic spread of sandwiches olives salted nuts cakes and flowers, with light hot dishes and beverages.
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