Townbred Dilemma in Country Move Plot
A city couple, the Townbreds, debate buying the Five Oaks country property. Ruthyn pressures husband to pursue a quieter life for health and finance, while he frets over a tight mortgage and an eight o clock deadline set by a real estate agent, risking their deposit. The long Read More reaches a turning point as an agent shatters their timing.
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Virgie
Ivor
Ruthyin
Ruthvin
Mrs. Townbred
Frieda
Kieda
Lin
Five Oaks
Rushvin
Hutchvin
Huthyin
Ulu
Mr. Townbred
Hoe
Edward Riddle Padgett
The Living Game of a Young Office Dreamer
A young chap pursues living on his own terms, treating work as interference to happiness. He idolizes money and leisure, while dodging obligations and punctuality. The boss warns that time stolen from work reduces vacation, and the youth remains puzzled by the boss’s roundabout rhetoric.
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Becaluso
Walt
Cally
Morning
Oslin
Seizura
Hoe
Stichaphool
Pastel Tints In Decoration By Louise Goodlok Palconer
A detailed critique of using pastel tints in home decoration. Describes a newly built house styled as a cross between an old English cottage and a Norman manor, with a rainbow of soft tones. Emphasizes careful accessory selection and the harmonious use of creams, lilacs, blues, greens, and yellows across rooms to create a cohesive, individual yet unified interior.
Sewing for Lent: Dresses Demand More Material and Single Fabrics
Lenten sewing emphasizes larger dress material use this year and bans easy two material combinations in one garment. Skirts are wider, often circular or pleated, with trims in spirals or straight round effects. Upgrading old skirts by cutting tops to suggest hip shapes and adding contrasting panels remains a favored method.
What to Do With Short Lengths by Elizabeth Lee
The article discusses fashion from stitched tabs and pleats to handling short fabric remnants. It suggests combining two short lengths into one garment, such as a dress or waist, and offers ideas for boys’ suits, blouses, and school outfits. It notes a trend toward full skirts, fitted waists, long sleeves, and high necks, with trim details and occasional two-tone hems.
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Buster Brown
Full Length Mirrors A Mirror Framing For Small Rooms
A historical note explains how to obtain a full length mirror when space is tight. It discusses placing mirrors on chairs or backs of furniture, using decorative wood or wallpaper framed mirrors, and options for frames including rosewood and chintz or cretonne coverings to blend with room decor.
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Edward Riddle Poole
Ruthy
Downs
Thor
Heo
Anil
Zilla
Vriday
Louise Goodlok Palconer
Wistaria
Tnizhire
Elizabeth Lee
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