The Archive · 1939

Smart Street Dress

Rosevienne achieves a bolero line with the tiered blouse "front and sleeves in this smart street dress of black wool, Molyneux uses black velvet for the smart hat Observations on Oct.

From Rwer's "Barrisy Merum" (1730)

Sow Wheat and Rye. Remove young Plants and Trees about the New Moon; observing this as a seasonable Secret, that in setting, you carefully place that Side to the South and West which were so before you took up the Plant, otherwise the Cold kills it. Gather your remaining Winter-Fruit; set all kinds of Nuts and Acorns; and cut Rose-Trees but once in two Years, if you intend to have store of Roses.

The Garments you last Month hung on your Backs in jest, now button them -close in good Earnest. Death you now for Prevention, for the Cold comes insensibly, and Fogs oft-times beget a whole Winter's Cold. Consult with your Taylors, as well as Physicians.

Contentment swells a mite into a Talent, and makes a man richer than the Indies.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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