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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
6
A look at modern wedding fashion shows brides embracing chic over lilylike purity. Short gowns, veils arranged in fan shapes, and veils or caps of tulle mix with lace and satin silhouettes. Brides seek originality with tiara-like coronets, pale blue lingerie, and delicate caps, while gowns vary from cloudlike veiling to traditional trains and mother-of-the-bride ensembles.
The article notes bird migration and nesting as May arrives, listing species such as great and green herons, Baltimore oriole, rose breasted grosbeak, indigo bunting, and rose warblers. It describes optimal birding times, sun direction, and wind conditions, plus observers keeping yearly guest books with arrivals and returns.
A fragmented home recipe describes beating sugar with cold water. It lists ingredients including bread four, a pinch of salt, and baking powder, then mentions whisking into a mixture with lemon flavor. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear measurements.
Travelers return from winter trips with summer plans. The article offers practical advice for comfortable journeys by rail, emphasizing dust and water scarcity. It prescribes prepacking facial cleansing, benzoin to soften train water, a stimulating toilet water, absorbent cotton, hand lotion, cold cream, and a strong smelling salts vial for travel hygiene.
A historical note argues dining etiquette for women in restaurants. It says the guest does not order, reads no menu unless asked, and communicates preferences to the host who tells the waiter. It also notes men lead in choosing meals, both here and abroad, and that a woman avoids seeing the check while the man pays.
Instructions describe candy making with maple sugar and maple honey. No 4 uses three cupfuls maple sugar one cupful syrup and water plus vinegar cream of tartar butter. boil and pull until brittle. No 2 uses two cupfuls maple honey one cupful maple sugar soda and butter. boil and drop in cold water then pull and cut.
Brides from all walks face the same challenge of assembling a wedding trousseau within a $100 limit. The piece advises careful budgeting, suggests a $25 dress, home sewing help, and choosing versatile items like a 3 piece suit and an affordable evening gown, noting pastel frocks and modest accessories in the plan. It emphasizes value, planning, and reuse for post wedding occasions.
The article surveys checks and stripes in tafetas and silks, noting color harmonies from light tans to dark blues, and the use of plain and checked effects in woolen and sheer fabrics. It highlights striped silks, simple frocks with smart simplicity, and how designers use wide stripes in various materials from modest to luxurious, with inexpensive options and bold patterns.
A discussion of stationery trends highlights that shoppers inspect both paper and its container. Linen or imitation linen papers remain popular, with moleskin mimicking kid and lawn papers widely available. Colors like buff blue and pink, edge tinting, half mourning papers with narrow borders, and envelope shapes such as square and wallet are favored. Multicolor tissue-lined envelopes in striped patterns appear in black white purple red and green.
Step by step facial massage describes temple to temple forehead work, then chin to nose area rising and circling outward toward the eyes. It instructs a rotary up and out motion and includes a cream recipe with sweet almonds oil cucumber juice and Janelin with heating steps in a double boiler.
A quirky note describes leaves that resemble turbaned straw, claiming they glow and shine on nonleaf surfaces. The foliage is said to endure dust and wear, presenting a median, lined appearance akin to poplar bark.
Gardener describes a method to save and propagate geraniums from old stock. Old plants are cut into short joints and rooted to produce new cuttings, grown in pots then moved outdoors when safe. Amateurs can save, pot, and later bed them out for spring blooms by June, avoiding overlong root prunes and ensuring strong crowns.
A brief note explains a recipe substitute intended to mimic whipped cream using a simple mixture. It mentions a substitute option and cautions about texture and use, highlighting a practical, ready-to-use alternative for dairy whipped topping.
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