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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1920
Page
2
Describes the League of Smart Fashions promoting practical frocks and wraps. Designers favor rich dark colors such as blue brown green Burgundy with black velvet as background for light colored vests collars and revers. Embroidery and eyelet work on serge frocks remain in demand as tunic blouses pair with plain gathered skirts.
A bustling Women’s Page feature surveys current coat styles in wool velour and velvet, detailing construction notes for a seamless back coat, pocket placement, and collar options. It highlights box coats, coachman collars, and one piece dresses with velvet and velveteen accents, plus guidance on suitable fabrics and color tones.
Instructions describe turning notches and perforations at the cuff edge, sewing cuff to sleeve, attaching sleeve to armhole with easing, and shrinking fullness if needed. Guidance includes holding sleeve while fitting, arranging a waist belt as illustrated or in a preferred style.
Layer boiled hominy and chopped cheese with white sauce in a baking dish. Alternate layers until used. Add soda, set dish in a pan of hot water, and bake gently for an hour in a moderate oven.
Needle artist Kathryn Mutterer discusses this season embroideries. Show a design indescribably beautiful and you obtain one utterly simple. Border patterns favor simplicity, with follow suit line stitch for broad variation. Horizontal borders use darning, stem, or couching stitches. Outline fits circles, chain stitch suits straight lines, beads replaced by French knots. Basket patterns suit household linens for dresser scarves ends curtains or pillows.
The article describes a simple border using lines and circles suitable for reading or embroidery projects. It notes easy development methods, with toddlers able to work it, and suggests pastel cottons or silks, or all white cotton for a striking effect.
The article discusses using eggs as a meat substitute through varied preparations from plain scrambled or omelets to poached eggs in rice nests or tomato sauce. It notes adding cheese, tomato, chives, and extra protein to boost nourishment and suggests using eggs with other protein sources for substantial meals.
A recipe fragment describes a Cheese and Rice Souffle using American cheese, cooked rice, white sauce, and 8 eggs with baking soda. Cheese is chopped, folded into sauce with paprika, then egg yolks and stiffly beaten whites are integrated. Bake in a well oiled dish in a hot water bath for about an hour.
Cut six hard boiled eggs in half remove yolks mash yolks with equal parts chopped ham chicken tongue or grated cheese Re fill whites and rejoin halves Make a sauce melt butter blend flour and tomato juice cook until thick Pour half sauce into dish place eggs add remaining sauce top with buttered crumbs and brown in hot oven
Select good Concord Grapes remove stems and wash then shoot them to press from skins. Cook pulp with a little water for 15 minutes then mix with skins and boil 30 minutes until tender. Add 2 cups sugar per quart of grapes and boil 30 minutes longer until thick ready for jars.
A dated recipe describes making a custard pie with chopped dates milk butter sugar and eggs. The batter thickens over heat then dates soften before folding in egg yolks and baking in a lined pie tin with meringue from the egg whites.
The page lists Pictorial Review sewing patterns with numbers and sizes for dresses coats jackets and skirts plus embroidery transfers and prices. Items include Dress No. 2016 Coat No. 8948 and Embroidery transfers with color options and costs.
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