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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
8
Fashion authorities insist on green as the prevailing color for women's shoes to match gowns. They describe a range of styles including sheath boot designs inspired by Napoleonic boots, diamond-cut tops, extra edge trimming, and varied soles for shape retention, plus high Louis XV and Cuban heels, ornate buckles, and spider slippers in suede or kid with decorative straps and bows.
White spotted muslin dressing jacket with a V shaped yoke, button holed embroidery for ribbon, gathered top, embroidered yoke, puffed sleeves with embroidered bands, ribbon threading, and muslin frill edged with insertion and lace. Materials include four and a half yards of muslin, two yards embroidery, one yard narrow lace, 14% yards wide lace, insertion, and three yards ribbon.
Buying boys stockings should be done with effort to maximize wear. A neat tuck around the tie before wearing can extend life, and as wear increases, releasing the tuck lifts the worn area to cover the leg, making the stocking usable again and preserving the garment.
The piece notes a fashion trend featuring figures and stripes as dominant motifs in short skirt walking costumes. Titched bands of self material serve as trimming, creating a cohesive and modern ensemble.
A seriffed admonition on facial expression and mood. Expressive faces charm others while constant complaint and gloom irritate and age the wearer. Good nature is praised as an ideal beau tier, lighting eyes, cheeks, and overall appeal.
Velvet belts in four inch width are shaping winter garments. White chiffon and silk outfits gain prominence with plain velvet belts worn around the waist just below the bust. Parisian women have popularized the look at the races, and the trend is spreading to fashion journals here.
Olive green hats once worn by young men at the start of fall are now popular with girls. Some feature the pheasant’s wing like Alpine styles and are used with school attire in a rakish, stylish way. The hat complements the first fall coat suit.
The excerpt describes informal entertaining tips for a fall luncheon with eight to ten girls, emphasizing simple centerpieces using purple asters and clematis, plain white tableware, and avoiding formal centerpieces. It outlines guest procession, seatings, and the use of plain white or monogrammed place cards, plus a sample menu featuring cantaloupe, clear bouillon, whipped cream, hot biscuits, squabs, stuffed cogplint, baked rice, and a walnut-studded tomato salad with citrus and clematis decor. The tone mirrors a domestic instruction piece from a historical newspaper.
A traditional custard souffle recipe instructs to boil milk in a double saucepan, mix butter and flour, gradually combine hot milk, cook five minutes, then incorporate yolks with sugar, fold in beaten whites, bake twenty minutes in a greased dish, and serve with vanilla or wine sauce.
Instructions describe trimming and splitting select artichokes, seasoning, marinating in olive oil, coating in egg, frying in fat, and serving with Hollandaise. Also includes a home disinfectant recipe using chlorate of lime with vinegar and water, plus window painting and stain removal tips using lard ammonia and kerosene.
Instructions advise varnishing stairs in use by turning every other step first day. As each layer dries, varnish remaining steps and place a strip of wood on dry steps to remind users to tread on the varnished ones.
A house with odors from summer closure or fresh paint can be cleared by placing cut onions in saucers in each room. One onion in each room helps absorb disagreeable smells, with fresh onions added if odor lingers.
The text presents a British kitchen guide on orange marmalade making using Seville oranges, temperatures, jelly bag juicing, sugar ratios, and resting jars. It then provides a recipe for lemon scented fried dough pastries with milk, eggs, lard and cinnamon sugar, including dough consistency, frying technique, and cooling method.
A classroom activity suggests covering a bread riser pan with pink crepe paper, placing a small present for each child inside tied with a narrow ribbon. After lunch, children pull ribbons to claim gifts, creating a pretty centerpiece. Use color ribbons for boys and girls.
A home kitchen method for scalloped chicken describes boiling a fowl until done, skinless meat chopped and layered with buttered crackers, cream, pepper, lemon peel, and nutmeg. The dish is assembled in a buttered dish with repeated layers and finished with cracker crumbs and butter before baking in a hot oven.
If a bottle washer is unavailable, use a quarter inch thick twine about two yards long. Insert it into the bottle, shake vigorously in a soda suds, then remove the twine and rinse with clear water to remove soil.
The guide advises using fine sandpaper to remove burned edges from layer or leaf cakes while the cake is still wet. It also suggests cutting paraffin paper to the cake shape to prevent sticking as the cake cools and is stored.
Recipe entry detailing Corn Dodgers batter with two cups Indian meal one cup flour two-thirds cup molasses two eggs and soda mixed with water then fried. Includes directions to serve with butter. Also notes Mock Gream for Coffee using one pint milk and the yolk of one egg heated to scald.
A 6400 acre Ozark tract named Ha la Tonka in Missouri, once owned by Col Snyder and considered for national park, has been purchased by wealthy St Louis investors who plan a private playground. The property features a 38 room mansion, glass mill, stables, water tower, extensive springs, a 60 acre lake, caves, and lush riverside scenery with trout, bass, deer, and other game.
New Zealand faces a dropping birth rate from 41 per thousand in 1880 to 27 last year. Minister of labor J A Millar warns of stag ering statistics and shrinking industries if population decline continues, noting fewer school attendees.
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