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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1914
Page
10
An讨论 of bathing suit evolution highlights how designers moved from plain serge to luxe fabrics like charmeuse and taffeta with vivid colors and bold accessories. It notes modest outfits using mohair and satin, with caps, parasols, stockings, and slippers as essential.
A vintage fashion column surveys a variety of hat silhouettes and trims in black and white straw, moire, and taffeta. It highlights decorative crowns, ribbons, roses, and plumes, plus coordinating fabrics like sunfast ginghams. The piece notes practical wear for daywear and bathing-season arm coverage as part of modern ensembles.
Exercise and beauty demand ongoing effort to preserve a slim, youthful form. The piece argues that regular, intelligent movement outperforms strict dieting, stressing posture, walking, deep breathing, and oxygen-rich lungs. It praises pajamas for morning routines and notes desk work worsens back and shoulder posture, urging deliberate daily habits.
Guidance on planning a picnic menu and packing list. Discusses transport options, packaging with wax paper, boxed salads and sandwiches, beverages, and a range of foods from fried chicken to smoked salmon. Includes packing tips like waxed paper, cups, napkins, and tools, plus notes on carrying drinks and fruit.
A guide on making rose jar potpourri with dried petals and salt to draw moisture, plus a perfumed mix using cloves cinnamon and allspice. It includes layering petals, storing in a jar with alcohol, refreshing with flowers, and even scenting rooms with drops of perfume. The text also oddly shifts to military academy calisthenics descriptions, outlining crowding, twisting, and breathing exercises for fitness.
Ned Padgett humorously surveys beach style and democracy of bathing suits. He notes how men of all shapes expose flaws, from bay windows to slim legs, and laughs at how both muscular athletes and cigarette smokers juggle vanity and attire on the shore. Women, Padgett suggests, worry less about coverage.
In tight apartments space is precious and bags offer tidy storage. Closet doors hold a shoe bag and a paper bag, while a laundry bag suits the bathroom. Other bags for sewing, mending, remnants, and notions keep items off floors. Kitchen bags store cloths, towels, napkins, oilcloth, and lamp cloths neatly.
Looulse Gooddoll suggests simple, affordable craft items to brighten outdoor living during tight times. The piece urges readers to craft many small accessories for clothing and shoes, or as gifts, and to choose colors and complete the full project.
An illustrated seed of a modest home aimed at young buyers, a 22 by 82 foot cottage with front veranda and rear porch, timber framing, white drop siding, green stained roof, and interior built around economical use of space. The plan includes a pantry, a kitchen, a second room, and a rear storage area with a walk in closet. The design emphasizes cheap construction, practical rooms, and ready to assemble materials like cement, plaster, and mission brown finishes.
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