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Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
7
Properly equipped Christmas Table
A vintage guide to arranging a Christmas table with a round centerpiece and miniature Santa Claus. It describes layering a cotton table cover, an embroidered centerpiece, candlesticks, and a napkin with crusty rolls. Utensil quantities align with courses and decorative touches include red tissue bells and a painted Christmas bell card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Economical and Useful Christmas Gift Making Advice
A late century piece advises economy this season by making gifts rather than buying. It details practical ideas for affordable, useful presents such as monogrammed covers, lingerie items, and decorative table sets. Includes materials like fine pique, linen lace, and mercerized cotton with instructions on cutting, sewing, and edge finishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertobe
Frieria
Alluring Gowns of Lace and Jet Decor Mentioned
The article describes gowns featuring black lace over black or white charmeuse with bodices of tulle and lines of mock diamonds. Princess overdresses of jet crochet are prominent, with filmy decolletage and jet chains as a unifying ornament.
Preservation News For Real Christmas Trees
A report outlines a method to preserve real Christmas trees indefinitely, reducing moisture loss and heat damage. Previously only spruce and fir near cities could be used, but now midwestern silver spruce can be preserved to maintain freshness and beauty without shedding needles or decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Christmas Menu Fragment with Sausage and Plums
A fragmented holiday menu lists items such as Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Carrots Plum Pudding with Brandy Sauce and Mince Pie Served with Black Coffee and Oyster references appear amid garbled text indicating a chilly Christmas scene attributed to Sir Walter Scott prose style.
Small Bone Ring Helps Fasten Veils and Parcels
A muff accessory description notes a bone ring three quarters of an inch in diameter. It can be buttoned into to secure a veil or hold a small parcel, offering a practical convenience.
Fashionable Children and Adults Adopt Flowing Capes and Tunics
The piece notes a trend where children and adults wear flowing capes long jackets with belts, white gaiters, and tunics. Grownups favor short skirts while children's outfits are even shorter in proportion, with new tunics featuring pointed backs and fronts gaining popularity among the rising generation.
Lingerie Runners for Christmas Gifts
Instructions describe making floss runners as Christmas gifts. Steps cover knotting technique, looping with fingers, and alternating hands to form a secure finish. The finished runners are presented as charming keepsakes that can be placed in an envelope for gifting.
Velvet Girdlesin Embroidered Bead Bands
A description of velvet girdles used with chiffon and lace long bead bands tied low on the left hip. The text suggests a swort style element in the wearer’s attire.
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