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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
4
The article highlights home millinery classes teaching girls to trim, shape, and tie hats using straw braids, fabric over frames, and decorative bows. It notes the importance of proper fit, careful binding and facing, and the skill of creating fresh, distinct looks so hats appear well made and not homemade.
The article surveys hat fashions for winter and spring, from velvet brims and beaver furs to bargain counters offering silk ribbons and trimmed hats. It notes straw brims returning, white faced brims for youth and older faces, and the sailor shape with wide brims and varied bands. It highlights learning to select materials, trim with bows, and the impracticality of overly large crowns.
The article describes velvet hood designs for winter skating outfits from a russet turban inspired style with silk bands and embroidery to simpler velvet caps. It also notes their versatility for country sport, motoring, or winter travels and includes a charming detail about a country girl making boutonniere sets matching a man's suit colors.
A girl creates a combined bag and pockets to neatly store wrapping paper and string. She uses two yard denim strips joined by a gore with pockets on each side to bear weight, suitable for stockings or hosiery as well.
Instructions reveal turning old wallpaper into practical items like pillows, bureau scarves, chair seats, and a decorative tray. Detailed steps show selecting patterns, cutting designs, applying with paste, ironing, and finishing with net or lace edges for affordable, washable home accents.
The article stresses prompt and exact responses to invitations and notes, matching formality. It covers luncheon and dinner wording, telephone invitations followed by a written note, and warns against neglecting replies as bad breeding. It cites Miss Laura Smith and Miss Barclay, notes etiquette as essential societal rules.
The article describes a compact oblong writing desk box with six sliding compartments for items like rubber bands stamps and stationery. It extols attractive note paper, proper labeling, and prompt replies, and argues young women should avoid sending invitations without a mother’s name and to follow established social rules.
A girl catalogs and dates family photos from grandparents to siblings in a leather scrap book. She groups by generation and year, preserving paternal and maternal lines, aiming to create an illustrated genealogy valuable to relatives.
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