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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
6
Fashion notes celebrate plaid and stripe ensembles for outdoor activities. sports outfits feature silk jerseys, glazed kid trims, and wool jersey coats in blue, orange, tan, and white with tailored belts and hats. Emphasis on practical, stylish wear for golf tennis hiking and boating with attention to skirts, plaits, and decorative ribbon accents.
A description of hardy, old fashioned flowers and garden tools for planting and cutting. Includes varieties like evening primroses bluebottle bachelor’s button and sweet William. Covers planting times seed sowing spacing soil and bloom season from spring to frost. Also notes pruning, trowels, and rose pruning blades.
A craft note on smocking for spring and summer baby frocks. It highlights its charm with minimal effort, pairing hand embroidery with smocking for enhanced effect. An example dress in shell pink features a daisy yoke and rippled skirt, with black velvet ribbon accents along the sleeve edges.
This piece lists antique style gift ideas by anniversary year from cotton for year one to china for year twenty, noting practical limits and host practices. It covers leather, paper, wood, and other materials, with cautions on expensive gifts and a common no-gift policy at the silver anniversary.
A cautionary piece urges reform of gossip among women in town country and boarding houses. It notes how idle talk harms others and encourages gentle correction when someone repeats scandal about Mrs Brown, Mrs Jones, or similar figures to prevent harm.
A man belittles women as fools while his wife quietly threads a reply about hair restorer. The exchange highlights gender bias with a humorous twist on a bald headed barber and a woman's calm wit.
An enchanting youth gown in nattier blue nattier blue pussy willow taf feta trimmed with pink rose garlands. High girdle bodice rises over a white tulle yoke with short sleeves. Pink roses trail over the shoulder and top of the yoke while the full skirt flouts two stiffened flounces and rose embellishments.
A reader notes common meal mistakes with too many starches and proteins in one day. The examples include oatmeal rice farina and potatoes with macaroni plus multiple protein dishes such as nuts cheese fish beef steak custard veal and pot roast. It warns against two meat and starch meals in a single day unless extreme labor is involved.
Black and white artists expand beyond ink and line into grayscale embroidery. The technique blends black white and numerous grays to mimic charcoal shading, as a bouquet on a scarf demonstrates subtle tonal depth previously unseen in needlework.
Step by step on preparing shad roe with cheesecloth and drippings. Fry slowly in covered pan ten minutes then two ten minute steps. Turn carefully to avoid breaking the roe. Season with salt pepper and finish browning. Serve with lemon and parsley garnish.
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