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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
11
A group of women present their frugal Christmas gift ideas tested for usefulness and cost. Items include dust cloths, a knitted apron with a built in ball holder, a memo telephone-book with categorized numbers, and a birthday calendar using family photos. Each item is described with cost estimates and simple craft details.
The page describes decorative neckpieces and hats as Christmas gifts. It details fur trims, pleated nets, white satin and velvet combinations, military collar styles, fur bands, black velvet collars, and laced linen collars. Several outfits feature bows, buttons, and feather accents, with emphasis on packable, affordable party accessories.
A humorous Christmas advice piece directed at Horace, noting how holiday expectations spark cheer and social perks. It muses on kids and neighbors, rising personal attention, gift costs, and the season's pressure to buy and perform.
Across Tibet and India, hardy sheep and goats are used as pack animals. They travel in flocks for over a month, crossing high passes where other beasts fail. In winter they rest in Indian plains then return loaded with grain to Tibet and border regions short on food.
A nostalgic column explores how perfume tastes mature from childhood gifts to adult scents. It traces the joy of early tiny bottles, the pull of strong floral and pungent notes, and the perfume industry’s yearly push of new creations to suit discerning women.
A detailed description of a 22 by 38 foot cottage with a simple gable roof and a glassed winter porch. It features three rooms on the first floor, four sleeping rooms and a bath on the second, central chimney, kitchen flue, and furnace. Estimated cost ranges from 3500 to 3000 dollars, with finishes in white and ashlar shingles.
The piece notes Vernon Castle perfume and Cupids Darts amid a surge of dance inspired scents. Laurette Taylor’s fame in Peg of My Heart boosts perfume interest as Filgh Jinks gains favor since its debut. A tall oriental bottle, rose satin box, and a decorative decanter vase finale the festive note.
Hilda Barker presents a mainly English Christmas dinner menu with American touches. Recipes include oxtail soup roast sirloin of beef roast turkey and cranberry sauce and Yorkshire pudding. Practical notes cover prep tips and substitutions plus a brandy sauce for plum pudding and a brief mention of syllabubs.
A Christmas essay urges readers to embrace happiness by giving to others rather than receiving. It shares a story of a boy who gains more joy from helping a poor family than from a movie, and suggests concrete acts for all ages to help neighbors, visit the sick, volunteer, and relieve a weary mother during holidays.
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