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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
7
An OCR fragment describes a first model of autumn wear with a pongee wrap, noted for its chestnut brown color and silk texture. It mentions a heavy burling ham silk fabric and a front tailored effect with golden brows’k touches, but details are incomplete and unclear.
A white embroidered three quarter pongee coat features large buttons and puffed sleeves with Burlingham cuffs. Taffeta trim is noted as less dominant this fall, with pongee praised for practicality and adaptable use. Gray and blue trends appear, brown leading in popularity among fashion arbiters.
A charming wool frock suitable for a young girl, made from plaid fabric with velvet rib trim. The design allows variation with contrasting yoke and frill, and alternative materials such as cashmere or serge. Tea table superstitions are noted as curious curios.
A decorative dessert uses a bunch of grapes set in wine jelly to show stem up when unmolded. Prepare extra gelatin, chill in ice, add loose grapes and candied cherries as the jelly begins to set, then fill and firm the mold for service.
An old cookery column urges cooks to use vegetables beyond boiling and recycle dinner leftovers into appetizing hot or cold dishes. It highlights small salads made from odds and ends combined with poultry fish or meat and suggests roast veal with cucumber in lemon oil dressing served on watercress.
Egg filled baked potatoes provide a luncheon or breakfast option with method: bake large potatoes, scoop centers, whip egg whites with butter, reassemble with yolk and bake until set. Season with salt and pepper, serve hot. Also notes chicken and green pea salad as a poultry based salad idea.
Instructions for preparing a chicken and green pea salad with mayonnaise or oil dressing. Then tips for handwork on towels, including scalloping, hemstitching, embroidery, and drawn work with Irish and German motifs. notes on towel sizes and fashion.
A New York banker Caesare Conti proposes an Italian school to train servant class girls in American housework for placement with domestic households. The plan includes strict physical exams, language and cooking training, and protection by a religious order after graduation. Also notes on waterproof silk automobile coats and social advice about not taking offenses lightly.
A new craft uses broomstick or mailing tube covered in cotton batting and scented with sachet powder. A 25 inch square of dimity fabric edged with lace or ribbon forms a center for doilies, which are laid flat and rolled around the tube and secured with ribbons.
A tall kitchen stool helps reduce fatigue by letting you sit while wiping dishes washing and preparing vegetables and baking. Sit on the high stool after gathering materials to keep off your feet for hours and perform tasks more comfortably.
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