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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1915

Page

6

Fourth of July Rose Colored Frocks and Rosy Style Notes

A fashion piece details rose themed wardrobe for summer, highlighting rose gowns, embroidery, hats, and accessories. It describes rose trimmed gowns, belts, and sleeves in taffeta and chiffon, rose patterned frocks, polka dots, and stripes, plus rose gowns for debutantes and garden party dress plans with hats and gloves. The write up underscores patriotic rose styling as a defining trend.

Rose Knea&es Dresden

Favors For the Fourth of July Decorations and Ideas

Shops brim with Fourth of July favors and home craft ideas. Boxes with silk and satin in red white and blue stripes compete with designs showing Liberty Bell, flags, shields, and crossed weapons. Crape paper decorates place cards, panels, and shade coverings, with panels cut for mounting on cardboard and bold patriotic accents throughout.

Dainty Smocked Frock For A Small Child Ribbon Fete

A newspaper item describes a dainty smocked frock for a small child using red white and blue paper. It highlights a Miss Liberty paper doll with gold hair, a liberty cap, and striped skirt as an attractive favor. Also notes an unusual convalescence reading experiment leading to broad learning.

Miss Liberty

The Summer Bride s Bouquet

A wedding note on the costs and craft of the bride s bouquet. It details the groom s duties, flowers for the bride and bridesmaids, and a standard modern bouquet cost around twenty dollars. It describes design preferences with lily of the valley, maidenhair fern, and ribbons, plus alternatives like white roses or gardenias.

Decorative nursery pottery and embroidered linen accents

Describes blue and white nursery pottery with airy tulle or small white wicker baskets filled with sweet peas or hyacinths and ribbon streamers. Mentions dainty initials in corners and practical, fine pieces. Notes women embroidering ends above hems with floral borders matching room colors.

Homemade Towels Popular With Fussy Women

A fad among fas tidious women rises as they weave their own towels. They purchase fine French birdseye and French huck for personal use, and German huck for family use. Lace trimmed and embroidered towels lack practicality. hemstitched ends fray while the center stays usable. Finished towels are full size with narrow hand hems and a linen tape loop at the corner.

The Debutante Note in Judge by Corinne Bliss

Corinne Bliss writes in Judge about speed of life versus slowing down. The piece contrasts modern pace with simpler joys and reflects on a mother’s galop memory. The light lyric tone weighs tempo against contentment in a fleeting era.

Corinne Bliss Judge

Glenavon Crochet Lace Abbreviations and Edging Patterns

Instructions for Glenavon crochet lace include abbreviations such as chain, double crochet, treble, and various row-by-row steps. The text covers footings, insertions, edging, and specialized stitches, with references to crochet cotton sizes No 24 or No 20 and detailed stitch sequences. It also mentions mounting turkey feathers with gold and pearl accents and a brief, unclear closing note.

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