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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1940

Page

9

Designers Use Fur Cleverly in New Costumes Fur Hats

An article by Claud North Chrisman discusses the growing role of nutrition in health. It explains vitamins minerals and elemental balance, noting dent surv interesting ideas on pellagra prevention, food as medicine, and the essential role of calcium phosphorus and trace elements in bone and body health.

Claud North Chrisman M.d.uring Ward United States Health Service

Calcium and minerals essential for health described

The passage explains how blood calcium and phosphorus levels affect bone strength and overall health. It notes that environmental factors like rain and soil depletion reduce dietary minerals, leading to conditions such as goiter and beri beri. It mentions iodine, calcium, vitamin B, and scurvy risk from lacking greens, fruits, and grains.

New Matched Kitchen Cutlery Sets for Young Housekeeper

Quality tools arranged for easy use make cooking pleasant. A ten piece cutlery set includes carving and bread knives paring knife a long cooking fork a steel sharpener with stainless blades and riveted ebonwood handles. A wall bracket stores all pieces.

Oilman Cosden's Rise and Fall Sparked by Oklahoma Oil Fortunes

The chronicle follows Joshua Cosden from soda jerker to oil tycoon with holdings across Oklahoma New York and Florida. He hosted royalty including the Duke of Windsor at Sands Point before a 1929 crash and 1933 pivot to interior decorating.

Joshua Cosden New York Cosden California Duke of Windsor Prince of Wales Sands Point Long Island Baltimore Turner Oklahoma Charlie Roeser Roeser Cosdens Swank Sands Point Lord and Lady Mountbatten Miami Canada Tulsa

Wide Stripes Fashion Shirtwaist in Navy and White

Rayon jersey returns to popularity at resorts with a long sleeved shirtwaist in navy and white. The outfit features a navy front skirt that becomes visible in motion, highlighting bold wide stripes as a stylish classic look.

Fairchité

Fur touches enhance midnight blue reefer coat design

Fashion notes describe a black Persian lamb trim on a midnight blue reefer with circular enameled globe buttons and a velvet lining in royal blue. Fur cuffs appear on gloves with Persian cuffs, and a Persian visor hat features a fur animal head. A black woolen coat shows an unusual pocket treatment and diagonal closing with a mink pointed collar.

Schiaparelli

Fur in Fashion: New Season Outfits and Silhouette Shifts

New York reports the season’s chic features metal fur integrated into costumes, plus fur hats muffs and matching accessories. Designers favor Molyneux and Florence Reichman with novel silhouettes like the shadow box brim and long gloves paired with beaded bodices and jeweled buttons.

Molyneux London Paris Florence Reichman

Short Cuts on Doneness and Food Handling Clarified

The guide says cakes and muffins are done when a clean straw or toothpick comes out dry with no batter. It notes you can wash a chicken but not beef. It explains fowl is protected from flavor and nutrient loss by skin or membrane, while beef requires only a damp cloth wipe before cooking.

Scalloped Eggs and Shrimp Make Hearty Main Course

A scalloped dish of eggs and shrimp makes a fine main course for dinner. The recipe layers white sauce shrimp sliced eggs and crumbs in a buttered casserole then bakes at 375 degrees F until browned. Top with whole shrimp and egg slices before serving.

Dinner Menu Highlights of Buttered Vegetables and Desserts

A luncheon menu lists Buttered Carrots and Peas Parsley Potatoes Sliced Tomato Salad Apricot Upside-Down Cake Coffee Baked Stuffed Eggs on Toast Triangles Broccoli with Lemon Butter Sauce Baked Potatoes Carrot and Celery Salad Lemon Chiffon Pie Coffee.

Eggs with Cheese Crust Stuffed Eggs on Toast

Recipe describes halved hard cooked eggs filled with a yolk mixture of bread crumbs cheese butter milk and seasonings baked in white sauce and served on toast triangles. Includes a second dish of eggs and tomatoes baked with hot cheese sauce and buttered crumbs.

Cream Massage For Dry Skin A Winter Beauty Guide

A winter beauty feature advises daily facial lubrication with rich creams to combat dry skin caused by cold, wind, and indoor heat. It details cleansing, massage motions, eye and lip care, and the use of an oily foundation and powder for a soft, young look. It also notes a coffee maker cleaning tip with baking soda.

Toy age appropriate play and parental guidance guidelines

An outline of toys by age from infancy to eight years, detailing suitable items for each stage. Emphasizes calm executive approach, child development through play, and activities that foster motor skills, creativity, and group play. Notes safety by avoiding sharp edges and small parts.

Toyland

Strive for repose amid a crowded morning

The article reflects on starting the day with a clear plan, tackling one task at a time, and avoiding mental clutter. It notes the strain from interruptions and the desire for a smoother routine, joking about domestic roles and the fantasy of fewer calls and visitors.

Efficiency in Housework

An essay argues that running a household like a business is silly for a man. It notes interruptions from visitors and suggests an unhurried attitude aids managing calls and tasks, while a strict schedule may only work in a community of equally busy women.

Mrs. Jones Mrs. Smith

Sugar Dusted Rose Petals and Mint Leaves for Decoration

Select dark red roses and wash well. Remove petals and bitter white base. Beat one egg white until foamy. Brush both sides of petals with egg white, dry in the icebox, then coat with sugar. Repeat with mint leaves. Use as cupcake decoration or tea treats for a refined French pastry touch.

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Dre. Chrisman Talbot Lake Eleanor Gunn Judith Wilson Jacqueline Hunt Miss Hunt Marian Mays Martin Jane Herbert Goward Mrs. Martin Mrs. Goward Fairchild
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