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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1911
Page
6
Sewing guide describes a child's plain hat design with matching dress use. Materials include stout fabric buckram ribbon and flowered muslin bow options. Steps cover cutting the crown and brim from double circles, assembling buckram stiffening, shaping a mushroom brim, upright headband, lining, elastic under the chin, and final touches for a secured, coordinated hat.
The article notes Cuban heels narrowing from last season, distinguishes ultra street footwear from dress slippers with upward turned toes from early French periods, and mentions spats over black or brown shoes or antelope calf for practicality. It highlights summer ties with cloth and leather blends and suede and polished leather combos, plus ornate lace and cut-work trim on pale silks or satins in dress slippers.
The latest small oblong hand bags measure about seven inches wide and five deep. Spring favorites feature colored leather in mauve apricot blue violet and red. Outer flap carries three small initials in gold or a darker shade.
Instructions note to coat pillow ticking with beeswax or paraffin on the inside to prevent feather leakage. Recommend coating by rubbing wax in with a hot iron to seal the fabric.
A well fitting tailored suit with a fashionable cut and a dressy waistcoat offers versatile styling for many occasions. A woman may feel well dressed and truly so, embracing various events with refined veiled fashion choices.
A youth outfit described for a girl aged 14 to 16, suitable in cash or fine cloth. The panel front shapes the bodice and skirt, with satin shoulder straps and braid trim. Includes small yoke and spotted net collar band. Materials listed: four yards 46 in wide fabric, four dozen buttons, 4½ yards 40 in sateen lining, seven yards satin 21 in wide.
A kitchen note lists varied techniques from making pate servings to marinating salads in French dressing, with suggestions for delicate rolls, edible nests, and cream cheese eggs. It covers salad ideas using nuts, grapes, pineapple, celery, and fruit, plus tips on cranberry cooking and cake batter balance.
The census will classify unusual jobs across the nation including a Kansas City man bottling smoke for meat curing and frog farming for profit. Washington workers perform odd tasks such as portrait busting of Native features, relief map making, and tasters in treasury and agriculture departments testing foods for safety.
Darning stockings with crochet cotton is preferred as it does not harden with washing. If pies overflow, insert uncooked macaroni on top crust. A cleaner for painted surfaces mixes water, turpentine, skim milk and soap. Rub tainted flatware with citrus peels to remove odor. Use egg whites from yolk-based mayonnaise for desserts or meringue.
If your silk cushions leak feathers, iron the inside with a waxed iron before making up. Rub the iron with shoemaker's wax to create a thin varnish that prevents feathers from working through the silk and keeps cushions looking neat.
A compact legacy style recipe outlines a coffee cream cake. It lists sugar flour eggs and baking powder with butter and lemon zest, and milk coffee for the batter. Instructions mention melting butter and layering into three stacks with a milk cream filling using eggs sugar and essence.
Cut oranges to leave half the peel intact for baskets and a half inch strip for handles. Remove pulp and juice, reserve juice for jelly. Set baskets on broken ice in a pan to stay upright, fill with orange jelly, serve with a spoonful of whipped cream on each basket and present on green leaves.
If paint spots stick to window panes do not use a knife to loosen them. A cloth wet in hot vinegar will clean them perfectly. A brown stained white porcelain bathtub can be cleaned best with spirits of turpentine applied with a flannel cloth.
Topeka Kansas readers learn of a scheme to stuff rabbits with quail and ship them out of state to dodge the quail shooting law. Prof. L L Dyche state fish and game warden has obtained proof of violations and says warrants likely will be sworn out for the hunters.
Rich biscuit dough is prepared and rolled out. Each portion is wrapped around a fried sausage and pinched to seal like a turnover. Bake until browned and cooked through for a savory snack.
New York notes two famed hotels, the Hoffman house and the Gilsey house, will close their doors immediately. The Gilsey house is to be converted to business use. In their heyday both hotels hosted many prominent national figures on their registers.
A report highlights the silkworm as a key aid to fishing, producing catgut from silk glands. Procida, near Naples, is the main catgut hub with worms raised near Torre Annunziata. Caterpillars are killed before cocoon spinning, silk glands are pickled, and threads drawn by skilled workers, mostly women, to lengths from a foot to about twenty inches.
Paris fashion notes introduce La Cherouille a Turkish inspired dance linked to the trouser skirt craze. A dancing master explains the routine and claims the move is unperformable in a hobble skirt. French masters praise the trouser skirt for clearer footwork and improved ballroom discipline.
A Bronx Zoo feature explains giraffe care highlighting neat housing and the crucial need for a proper super food. The illustration shows a keeper in a tree feeding the pair to allow easy access for the long necked animals.
Dr Albert W Ferris president of the state lunacy commission lectures at the New York School of Philanthropy. He says state hospitals hold 35000 insane patients with 11000 in private institutions. New admissions to the state asylum run about 150 weekly and annual care costs about 200 dollars per patient.
An old promotional notice from Willis Michigan extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the spring remedy to cleanse the blood and purge humors, touting long usage and personal success. It also advertises a chocolate tablet form named Sarsatabe as an alternative.
Chedomir Mikovitch, a Belgrade police officer, killed himself after his sweetheart said she could not leave her situation to join him on his new beat. The tragedy follows his question about a good parting scene and a reply that the hero is bald.
An elderly woman describes her partner's trade. He sells rabbit feet for watch charms and to ward off hoodoos, does well with rattlesnake rattles, but his best sales come from selling young mocking girds and praying for rain.
A fragment shows a dialogue about preparations for a sakewalk event. The speaker asks if the other person will attend and notes sharpening a razor. The tone reflects informal street patter with references to race and social context.
An Arizona man recalls chronic breakfast distress from soft starchy foods and coffee. He swapped to Postum and Grape-Nuts, reporting no stomach discomfort, headaches, or constipation, plus 12 pounds gained and improved well being.
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