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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1938
Page
2
The London fashion and health notes survey hat trends by designer Hugh Beresford with feather trims and bold crowns. A separate medical column urges mothers to improve early childhood diet to prevent future dental, digestive, and kidney issues, stressing firm feeding and avoiding excess sweets.
A guide advises using a handbag that hangs over the shoulder for country jaunts. It describes cutting fabric to sixteen by eleven inches, gussets with canvas, a sliding zipper, and a long braided handle in a coordinated color. The aim is a practical, stylish carry that frees the hands.
Notes advise placing camphor in the silver drawer to prevent yellowing and extend shine. A few tubes reportedly keep silver from tarnishing longer than usual during storage.
Advice on removing white heat marks from French polished surfaces using quick dabs with a cloth dipped in methylated spirit. Prepare a soft cloth with furniture tea and apply immediately after using methylated spirits.
The article lists affordable sport and leisure footwear options for all ages, detailing tennis and court shoes with crepe soles, mesh vamps, and various Oxford shapes. It notes new flexible rubber-like soles lasting around 200 miles, suede fabrics, seaside footwear, beach sandals, and PT shoes, plus maintenance tips with a sixpence brush.
Stews and soups improve with a sliced apple and a few cloves in vegetable soups. Advancing stew blends. a spoon of cream enriches many soups. Grated parmesan or hard cheese sprinkled on soups improves flavor. Do not store hot soups with lids as steam escape prevents souring. Avoid cooking vegetables in stocks to be kept. souring risk rises.
For cleaning a decanter pour coarse salt and vinegar and shake until stains vanish. If the decanter is dull or furred, use warm vinegar without salt to restore clarity.
Dialogue hints at marriage proposal and aging concerns. Nell notes a man wants to marry her while Peter jokes about age. Creme Charmosan is praised as a skin cream that promises lasting youth and charm, advertising beauty powder claims against heat and cold.
Creamy preparation advertised for the dressing table and cosmetics. Includes mention of handbag tubes and wide availability sold by chemists drapers and stores. No specific dates or places provided. A compact catalog style note emphasizing product accessibility and use.
In winter the fire area anchors the room and spring prompts fresh changes. Reorganize the fireplace, paint tile surrounds with heat resistant enamel, and swap curtains or cushions. Create decorative grates with firewood, branches in jars, or ornate mantels with selective ornament shifts and candlelit accents to brighten spaces.
Fashion notes discuss bolero dresses and matching waistbands. Boleros appear smartest with a swathed waistband and patterned lining in many dress shows. A vivid silk waistband is suggested, with four loop buttonholes and four covered buttons for a secure, decorative finish.
Suede coats cushions or handbags may be cleaned by rubbing with a flannel dipped in bran. Next shake or lightly brush them and lastly rub with a piece of fine sandpaper to restore the pile.
The text offers practical tips for reshaping a room to improve air flow and aesthetics. It suggests placing the bed under a window in summer for ventilation, moving the dressing table to change lighting and stance, and using light furniture to simplify rearrangement. It encourages quick, temporary trials to refine the layout.
A fashion feature reviews hat designs by a prominent English milliner in America. It describes two veil styles, one flowing from a flower cluster and the other drawn close to the face. mentions satin cap veils, sequins, and circular veils shaping glamorous looks. Also notes bonnet shapes, ribbon ties, and a mantilla inspired hat.
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