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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1883
Page
3
In Miss Knowlton's discussion of Hunt's art teaching and a broader life lesson, jealousy harms effort and wastes energy. Observing others' success provides inspiration and learning, making achievements common property to uplift all, with better self-guided action.
Olive green and black setteans ideal for mourning dresses with moderate lustre. Brocaded velveteen and plush linings gain favor. fur capes use long ribbons. New laces and Flemish gold lace adorn velvet bonnets. Ottoman silks feature cherry blossoms and fruit motifs. corn-flower blue wool dresses pair with blue pelisses. Printed foulards rise in favor over woven brocades. crushed-rose patterns and mosaic designs color the season.
The piece outlines weekly extracts from newspapers and periodicals on women’s topics, noting it will present multiple viewpoints without endorsement. It cites a New York Times dress weight debate and includes a Blackwood's Magazine critique of American novels by Howells on feminine characters and society.
Summaries of summer silks feature shirred basques with puffed sleeves and ruffled skirts, plus interchangeable use of lace and foulard trims. Polonaises and velvet accents appear over paniers and hose, with cotton sateens showing bold patterns like daisies, chrysanthemums, and Japanese umbrella motifs. monotone sateens in crushed straw shades are also showcased.
Embroidery innovations from England reveal Marie Antoinette style revival with ribbon appliques on plush and cloth, chenille lattice works, and gold silver spangles. Diverse grounds like satin velvet plush and linen showcase Venetian, Japanese, Persian, and Crecian techniques, plus new tea-cloths, doyleys, and table covers amid lavish ornament.
Detailed instructions describe decorative curtains with brass and Indian silk features and a rich guide to ribbon embroidery. It covers forget-me-nots moss roses daisies and a carriage afghan using satin ribbons crewel and zephyr worsted with step by step stitching tips and shading techniques.
Directions describe creating thirty stitch chains in white single zephyrs then forming rings with treble crochet stitches and color changes. Subsequent rings join to form stripes, with black edging and long joining loop. Tassels finish with five two-finger lengths knotted into bottom stitches.
The excerpt provides fragmented crochet directions for No 1 and No 2 foundation chains and rows. It describes creating a foundation chain with No 40 thread and a medium crochet hook, with stitches labeled I H, H, Bo, IDC, LDC, and varying chains. The second pattern outlines chaining length, LD C in specific positions, and repeating stitches across the length.
Knitted lace directions describe an eight row sequence starting with slip one and knit two, thread over, knit two together, knit one and thread over twice, with seam. Rows vary with stitches slipped, threads over, and periodic bind off.
A historical crochet pattern describes a long pointed purse in cardinal red silk. It outlines rounds of treble stitches, chain spaces, slip stitches, and a silk dropper finish. Instructions include forming the purse in two halves with crochet along foundation stitches and attaching metal bars with alternating chain and double stitches.
The Philadelphia Union passenger railway gains a new cable section. A two mile rope of welded wire strands, made in Trenton, runs on a grand drum system. Two 100 horsepower engines drive three large drums with self feeding oil cups. Cars resemble dummies with grip men and rear iron gates.
Captain John J. Dawson, late of the British Army, residing on Love Street between Mandeville and Spain, asserts St Jacobs Oil gives the greatest possible advantage for rheumatism. This New Orleans Times brief notes his strong endorsement.
A essay argues girls can earn money through country labor like berry picking, canning and petty farm trades. It cites examples from jelly making to pickles to dairy, poultry and market gardening, praising independence, health, and practical skill over factory work. It notes savvy arrangements with grocers and encourages education in goods like pressed ferns and dried grasses.
An etiquette style guide outlines outdoor dresses cut to walking length for young women over eighteen, preferring plain plaited wool skirts, box plaiting, and drapery with restrained fullness. It surveys basques and bodices including jersey, coat, blouse, and belted waist styles, and promotes velveteen walking skirts with silk drapery, pongee fabrics, and new belted or polka effects.
Veal fillet stuffed with bacon and vegetables, simmered slowly in stock for hours. Meat brushed with reduced gravy and browned top, served with spinach puréed and buttered, seasoned with pepper and salt.
Instructions describe two curing methods for breakfast bacon. For simmer use, a seven pound salt, two quarts molasses, and four ounces saltpetre mix is injected between layers, covered with water, six week soak, then smoke and sew in cotton bags to hang dry. For immediate use, four week pickle with six pounds salt, or rub mixtures on fleshy side and stack meat in piles with three parts of curing mix, allowing absorption before smoking.
Half a pint of molasses and water with two teaspoons of soda and one of salt form a batter like cup cake. Fill a pudding boiler half full and boil for three hours. For sauce mix sugar butter salt and flour with boiling water until smooth then pour over to desired thickness.
The document lists several remedies for troublesome affections. It recommends applying a solution of sulphurous acid glycerine and water, a plaster made from wax spermaceti balsam Peru olive oil muriatic acid and water, rubbing feet with snow, baths in strong oak leaf tea or hot tan vat liquor, and applying copper water for relief.
A painter mixes two or three quarts of yellow ochre and applies three coats to the floor, allowing each to dry fully. Board walkways are laid during drying and the floor is left to cure overnight. A border design of diamonds in porcelain blue or Indian red is suggested, along the baseboard line, with a black walnut stain under a shellac coat.
A historical home craft note describes dissolving one pound potash in a gallon of cold rain water with half an ounce each of salts of tartar and ammonia, sealing in a corked jug, soaking clothes overnight, wringing, soaping, and then using three pails of soft water in a boiler. When the liquid is hot acid, two thirds of a small teacupful, clothes are placed in and scalded twenty minutes, then rubbed through clear water, rinsed in blue water, and hung to dry.
A durable stove cement made by sifting wood ashes with equal parts finely powdered clay and a pinch of salt. Moisten into a paste and apply to stove cracks while cold. It hardens with heat, prevents peeling, and seals joints in stove plates and pipes.
Two grated potatoes with tepid water and a teaspoon of ammonia are used to wash fabrics. Rinse in cold blue water. starch is unnecessary. Dry and iron on the wrong side if possible. Infusions of hay preserve buff linens and bran preserves brown linens and prints.
Dissolve two ounces of red chromate of potash three ounces of common salt and two and a half ounces of sal sada in boiling water. Immerse the dress in this hot bath for five minutes then turn and stir frequently. Rinse thoroughly in clean water until the black ground is not dull and the white portion appears bright and clear.
A historical cleaning recipe advises mixing one and a half pounds of white soap with two thirds of an ounce of spirits of ammonia in twelve gallons of soft water. Soak the cannels to restore whiteness, then rinse in clean cold water after stirring briefly.
A pound of chocolate is pulverized and mixed with rice flour and arrowroot in equal parts. Milk is boiled, the dry mixture is stirred in after dissolving in cold water, then boiled again and served with sugar and cream. Described as suitable for delicate people and those in health.
Soak a pound of stale bread overnight in enough milk to saturate it. In the morning wash and add three well beaten eggs two teaspoonfuls baking powder and flour to make a batter. Cook like ordinary griddle cakes for a simple use of leftovers.
To preserve honey throughout the year strain it through a fine sieve to remove wax particles. Boil gently in an earthen vessel, skim the foam, and cool in jars. Seal tightly and store in a cool cellar for long keeping.
After washing, rub a corner of a flannel cloth dipped in kerosene over the oilcloth. Use only a little oil, as too much will spoil the surface.
Dr R V Purmen Buffalo NY receives a letter from a reader named Emily R regarding relief from long standing female complaints. She states dragging down symptoms diminished after taking three bottles of the Favorite Prescription and attributes her improved condition to the remedy.
Instructions for a knitted bedspread with row by row shaping and stitch counts. Cast on forty stitches and alternate slips, knits, and purls across twenty four rows. Emphasizes loose tension, coarse needles, and even bud spacing for a square read.
Applique embroidery is fashionable and affordable with plush designs priced three to four dollars. Create your own elegant tidy using red satin, cretonne flowers, and silk embroidery with buttonhole and stem stitches. Tie it all together with lace edging for stylish sofa pillows and table tidies.
Cushion cover cut from a black cloth piece twenty by eighteen inches features a band of old gold satin three inches wide with vandykes, red velvet center, and intricate embroidery in brown, yellow, and red silks. Finishing touches include antique lace, tassels, curled hair filling, heavy cord, and ribbons to complete the chair cushion.
The article describes making an ebony like finish by staining with logwood decoction dissolved in warm water, then applying a vinegar solution with nails or filings. The vinegar reacts in the wood pores to form a dark jet black stain, followed by drying, varnishing, and rubbing. Cherry is best, whitewood maple beech also work, ash chestnut oak not suitable.
A half barrel or water pail cut to height can form the core. Line inside and outside with canton flannel, cover with dark maroon plush and decorative floss in gold blue pink olive and brown. Edge with a large cord and attach four castors for mobility.
A detailed 19th century craft instruction describes buying smooth round bottles for thirty cents a pair, selecting a delicate color silk or satin, and two decalcomania transfers. The silk is wrapped around the bottles with care, raveling the top, tying a cord at the neck, then transferring pictures to the bottle fronts.
Dr. Joan F Hancock, former president of the National Pharmaceutical Association, endorses Brown's Iron Bitters as a heavy selling tonic. She asserts the manufacturer’s character vindicates its purity and efficacy and states it is safe, reliable, and free from alcoholic content for those opposing alcohol.
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