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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
15
The narrator describes a city scene where women endure winter and heat while staying stylish. A daughter boasts of being perfectly comfortable in fashionable outfits, proving women adapt with clever disguises. The piece satirizes perceptions of women as weaker vessels while praising appearances.
Washington housewives bought 4 000 melons via parcel post from W. B. Herlock farm in Caroline County at 5 cents for standards and 6 cents for jumbos. The melons sold out in two hours at nine community centers including Park View, Petworth, Hastern High, and Dunbar, while market prices remained higher. Buyers plan to import peaches next, aiming to beat produce-market costs by up to 100 percent.
A black silk dinner robe features a tram covered in black tulle adorned with pearls and span gles.
An advertisement touts calomel with promises of customary nauseating effects and medicinal virtues said to persist despite additives. It notes sealed packages of 20 doses available for 35 cents.
Old fashioned picnic planned for September 6 features athletic contests and a baseball game. The event promises simple amusements and a community dinner with family activities and parade-style stunts.
The verses describe poets writing of perfect love and beauty as practice or fantasy rather than attainable truth. It notes Burns Byron and others praise paradises they never expect to reach, concluding much of such poetry is mere fashion and bluff.
A wartime news page notes a motor bus theft headline tied to a War Risk Insurance Bureau picnic at Reservoir grounds on Sixteenth Street Euclid Avenue. A dramatic club skit is planned and a traditional picnic dinner with peach desserts is arranged by the War Camp Community Service.
A recipe describes removing pita from prune pulp then sieving it and whipping egg whites with sugar. It suggests using orange juice, or orange pulp as a substitute, then assembling a peach sponge with canned peaches strained and mixed with dissolved gelatine and beaten egg whites to set. Serve cold.
A shower dilemma for new acquaintant brides is eased by a boudoir cap. Made mainly of marquisette it features shirred ribbon bands with a front satin rosebud, two marquisette ruffles framing the face, and a maroon ribbon encircling from the middle bow to tie at the back.
The Jarrs debate fashion and wealth after Mrs. Jarr admires three new hats just delivered. They discuss price, style, and the idea of spending on gowns, shoes, and luxury while noting another woman’s luck. The exchange touches on social comparisons and optimism amid financial constraints.
The piece extols a baby romper pattern with a matching jacket in contrasting fabrics. It suggests colors like buffen and white batiste with yellow accents, and notes decorative uses of tapestry or brocade to fill room spaces like mantels or stair alcoves.
The piece argues that wall space, a neglected room element, deserves thoughtful treatment. It cautions against cluttering walls with every possible picture or ornament and advocates a balanced, attractive display approach.
Swift and Company reports Washington wholesale beef prices by week for 1919. The table lists price per hundredweight and per certificate across multiple weeks from May to August, noting a clerical error that inflated a figure to 17.70 dollars.
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