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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1911
Page
6
The article advises wearing gloves that fit properly to maintain a refined appearance. It warns against overly tight gloves that distort the hand, suggests fitting by a professional if possible, and outlines careful donning and care procedures including warming hands, powder, and reshaping after wear. It also notes to air out new gloves before use to avoid gasoline odors.
A practical sewing note explains threading a tape with brass embroidery rings at each end to prevent strings from slipping from undergarments in a rush. They suggest buttonholing the rings with white cotton for secure use.
A delicate baby outfit described with Pique fabric featuring satin stitch embroidery and scalloped edges on a cap collar and matching bootees. The item highlights intricate detailing and coordinated design for infant wear.
Fringes appear on new lingerie gowns as girdle and tunic trimming. Knotted silver braid with long, widely spaced strands stands out, while Indian fashion trims feature cut cloth and leather. Coarse crochet uses small wooden beads knotted in, offering odd quiltlike color options. Most trims can be home made, saving money and boosting originality through modification.
The article surveys opinions on belt placement for small girls frocks noting variations from sash at normal height to belts near the hem causing walking hindrance. It cites fashionable French dresses and the odd long-waisted look as quaint yet impractical for active children.
Royal blue Amazon cloth is employed for this costume. The skirt measures just over two yards around and is trimmed at the foot with a deep black satin band. A narrower band sits above, with button trim along the side of the wide band. The smart little coat has the revera.
Describes required fabrics and trims for a historical costume. Included are 5 yards of 46 inch satin, 2½ yards satin 20 inches wide, about 3 dozen buttons, 3 yards skirt lining, 6 yards silk for lining coat, and royal blue straw toques bound with black satin and ostrich feather trim.
A rooms dignity comes from useful work and life within it. The author argues true beauty arises when furniture and surroundings relate to occupation, such as an artist studio or kitchen, while showrooms devoid of regular life lack homeliness and fitness.
Article describes new slippers and shoes in natural color by Mnen with a cleaning preparation for reuse. The text notes they stay clean for many wears and pair well with a white suit, while an ecru frock would enhance the look.
An instructional piece extols asparagus as a versatile delicacy rooted in Roman history and popular in France and England. It details practical cooking methods from boiling with tips to canapes, including cutting, simmering, sauces, and toast serves, plus a traditional mother’s approach and a French-inspired canapé method.
Take as many birds as needed. Clean and dry. Boil giblets until ready. Salt and pepper the quail or squab. Brown in butter. Add sherry to prevent burning, giblets onion garlic and fine mushrooms with mace. Cover and simmer until tender. Serve on toast with a Sherry sauce poured over.
Select smooth tomatoes not quite half ripe, wash and slice half inch thick, drain, dry and dust with salt and pepper. Dip in egg and crumbs, fry in oil or drippings with a bit of butter until browned. Remove carefully, serve on heated dish with Hollandale sauce.
Thoroughly wash one half peck of fresh spinach, steam ten minutes, drain and chop fine. Season with salt and pepper, mix in two tablespoonfuls melted butter, press into small molds. When cold, set each form on a lettuce leaf and top with a spoonful of good salad dressing.
A pint of milk yields six small cups and three eggs suffice. Beat eggs with three tablespoonfuls of sugar until light and creamy, add milk slowly while stirring, fill cups three quarters full, grate nutmeg on top, and flavor with vanilla almond lemon or rose to taste.
Instructions suggest applying lemon juice with salt to rust stains then sun drying. Repeat as needed. Starch may substitute salt, then dry and wash in clear water.
A New Jersey man has devised an effective cleaning and polishing device for sac irons. The two part triangular box houses an oil-soaked felt pad and a porous fabric on one side, and corrugated metal on the other. Iron is cleaned by rubbing on the pad to soften rust, then over the corrugations and finished with dry flannel. The hinged box folds flat for compact storage.
A compact turning recipe notes curry based dish using round steak onion garlic and olive oil simmered with turnips carrot and cayenne then finished with curry powder and rice. Also includes rice boiling technique and a simple pie crust recipe with flour lard water and salt.
Cleaning hints suggest treating marble with a strong soap lye mixed with quicklime to a milk-like consistency and applying for several minutes without touching the mixture. For paintings, if surface is not heavily cracked, wash with a soft rag wrung damp in warm water, and use a little soap for heavy stains.
A winter blanket washing method recommends dissolving a quarter pound of rock fuller's earth in boiling water, adding cold water to cover the blanket, and steeping overnight. In the morning squeeze, wash as usual. This method removes oil from wool and reduces soap usage, yielding white soft fleecy blankets.
A cotton rug should be laid on a smooth inclined surface and rolled with an ordinary rolling pin to expel water without wrinkling. This technique speeds drying and preserves rug shape.
A kitchen press with a fine sieve replaces the drip bag enabling easier jelly making. It can also mash potatoes spinach pumpkin and apple sauce once vegetables are cooked.
A brief note recommends using plain cornmeal mixed with a small amount of salt to soften and whiten hands, instead of lotions or gold creams, claiming it to be highly effective.
The Milk Bottle advises washing bottles by filling with cold water for easy cleaning, then emptying, rinsing with soapsuds, and finishing with scalding water for thorough sanitation.
University of Pennsylvania economist Prof. Scott Nearing declares women today burden men economically and urges the future to choose between being parasites or producers. He argues women are biologically closer to nature and should endure labor and exercise to preserve the race.
Mrs Matthew T Scott of Mundg was elected president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the national convention in Washington. Her opponent, Mrs William C Story of New York, conceded gracefully after a hard fought contest.
The Mexican Herald argues Mexico offers vast mining potential yielding 160 million dollars annually, rich timber, a banking system shielding depositors and investors, extensive rail networks, and strong foreign demand for securities. It notes 16 million native residents aided by 100 thousand foreigners, claiming such conditions justify foreign investment within Mexico.
Representative J Hampton Moore reports that Archbishop Ryan cannot attend the club event tomorrow as he will be at the confessional all afternoon. He invites the club’s young men to visit him there.
Sam Walter Foss, famed for newspaper poetry in the tradition of Field and Riley, died after a long illness at a Cambridge hospital. Born 1858 in Candia New Hampshire, he left farming for literature, edited the Lynn Saturday Union, wrote for the Yankee Blade, and later served as librarian of Somerville Public Library, shaping it into a national model. His verse includes Back Country Poems, Whiffs From Wild Meadows, Dreams in Homespun, and Songs of the Average Man.
Mrs. W. B. Leeds of New York plans to move across the Atlantic to England to marry a duke. She sells her New York home and rents a London house for coronation festivities, praising English kindness while disparaging American men as coarse. She aims to join Belgravia society with wealth and social ambition.
A large ship's rocket dropped on a Hull street caused intense alarm and heavy damage. The blast shattered flagstones and windows across multiple houses, with debris strewn along the pavement. A woman, Mrs. Thorpe, was struck by falling glass, suffering a serious head injury as police recovered the round black rocket remains.
A Tiverton tradesman is asked by a child to cure whooping cough with a spider and a nut. The tale explains a regional belief that placing a live spider in a nutshell and tying it as a charm around a baby’s neck will end the cough when the spider dies.
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