Christmas Superstitions and Customs Across Lands
The article surveys Christmas eve beliefs from Creeks to Germany and England, noting gifts down chimneys, water turning to wine, and the Kris Kringle tradition. It describes flower legends, the Star of Bethlehem, and the holly or Christmas rose, plus customs like yule logs, candled pies, and dawn door opening for luck, with regional variations across Europe and the Americas.
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Germany
Kris Kringle
Glastonbury
Old Fashioned Christmas Revels And Games For All Ages
A guide to family Christmas Eve fun with masquerade costumes bold and improvisational leadership. It details games like Ivy and Belly, Dramatic Adjectives, a Santa Claus silence game, and a playful hunt for a hidden figure, designed to unite generations in festive merriment.
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Tris
Ivy
Belly
Holly
Santa Claus
How To Make A Light Yellow Sponge Cake
A classic sponge cake method yields a velvet tender crumb. Separate four eggs, beat whites to stiff peaks, fold in half cup sugar, beat yolks with half cup sugar five minutes, add strained lemon juice and rind, combine carefully with flour folded in lightly, bake twenty minutes, sprinkle top with sugar for a crackly crust.
Household Hints From Everyday Life
Practical tips cover cooking parboff spare ribs, chamois care, aprons with pockets for dusting, custard in hot water, linoleum edges with molding strips, dress stain treatment with salt water, and repeated washings with pure white soap to set color and remove stains.
Raisin and Cranberry Shape Dessert Guide
A method for a cranberry and raisin dessert with stewed berries, sugared to taste, and a separate line of pitted raisins simmered in orange juice until evaporated. Combine the fruit with cranberry juice, mold, chill until firm, then decorate with whipped cream using a piping tube for a decorative edge.
A Simple Dessert for Children
A simple dessert for children uses baked apples stuffed with sugar nutmeg butter and a few raisins with hot water poured around. Bake in a blow oven and serve cold. Sometimes top each apple with meringue and finish in a slow oven for seven more minutes.
Aunt Abbie's Spice Cake Recipe Card
A compact recipe lists ingredients for Aunt Abbie's Spice Cake: dark brown sugar butter lard salt cloves cinnamon nutmeg hot water sour milk flour seedless raisins and chopped eltron. Mix thoroughly then add foaming coda in hot water, beat, and bake.
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Abbie
Lemon Rice Pudding Recipe
A simple lemon rice pudding combines one cup boiled rice and one pint milk with grated lemon rind and butter. Bake twenty minutes, then fold in beaten egg whites with sugar and lemon juice, return to oven and brown lightly.
Surprise Apple Pie Hint With Hagish Walnut Topping
A quirky kitchen tip suggests sprinkling Hag ish walnut meats over apple pie before adding the second crust. The idea blends a savory crunch with fruit sweetness, offering a bold, unconventional dessert twist.
Sweet Pickle for Hams
A brief recipe snippet describes making a sweet pickle with one gallon water and four pounds sugar for curing hams. It lists a small amount of salt and notes skimming and cooling steps.
Rich Oriental styled bags captivate with crafted scrolls and pendants
A detailed feature highlights ornamented bags in tan suede with oriental scroll designs. Each piece showcases butterfly motifs, jade pendants, and lantern accents, finished with ivory elephants and carved motifs. Designer artistry and stenciling elevate individual pieces, suggesting DIY potential for centerpieces and screens.
White ratine lining in fashionable coats draws attention
White ratine lining is touted as a smart feature for handsome suits, with the white cloth showing in collars and cuffs and large buttons covered in silk or satin. Black gowns of the same style are worn in halt mourning.
Dress Goods Novelty Described in Silk and Satin Details
Silk and wool popling fashion fabric features a graduated satin stripe border and a row of satin disks. The description highlights dress goods novelties and the eye catching border work for garments.
Battenberg Motif in Popular Fashion Spread
A brief fashion note surveys Battenberg motifs as a decorative choice in attire. It highlights the style’s enduring appeal despite suggestions of its dated or fumey look, reflecting current dress trends.
Embroidery on canvas for covers and curtains
Embroidery on canvas makes splendid covers for tables, bureaus and stands Edging bands for curtains are made of it and cushion covers have corners worked in this way.
Old Designs in Embroidery Comes Back in Style
Quaint embroidery revives as a fashion trend with Paris designers featuring wool, silk, and linen trims. Readers can copy the floral motifs at home using stamped canvases or by following the gradual tent stitch with soft, blended colors.
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Paris
Maline Finds Favor In Dress Fashions
Maline advances in fashion, appearing in summer hats and black and white palettes. It graces puffed crowns, evening hats, gowns, bodices, and decollete edges. Used in lace and net, layered and plaited, maline creates iridescent combinations with silver and gold accents. Roses and headbands feature maline with silken centers.
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Maline
Hat and Angle Trend Affects Toque Styles
New toques are larger and rely on their smart look from the angle worn. Proper placement is important when hair is minimal, ensuring the hat sits correctly for the best appearance.
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England
Wales
Osten
Indiana
Christchild
BUEDA
Battenberg
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