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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1893
Page
3
Details the supervision and management of public roads in Denmark, describing first through fourth class road widths, drainage, and carriageway construction. Explains materials for substructure and wear layers, cost comparisons for hand broken stone versus screened gravel, and maintenance practices including labor deployment and supervisory ratios.
A spring focus on making and repairing country roads as duty and duty neglected by many. March tests roadbed quality by noting washouts and drainage gaps. Prompt repair after weather settles makes routes easier for teams and travelers. Landowners should maintain adjacent highways to improve rural districts. The paper suggests a law enforcing this duty.
The author outlines a three step gravel road build spread across a prairie site with earth bed requirements and ditch dimensions. Pit or bank gravel is praised for durability while wash gravel is deemed less suitable, noting clay soil mixing enhances binding and hardness for a smoother road.
A recipe lists one head of fine white cabbage minced fine two hard boiled eggs three tablespoons salad oil three teaspoons white sugar one teaspoon salt one teaspoon pepper one teaspoon prepared mustard one teacup vinegar. Mix and pour over the chopped cabbage.
A recipe instructs browning joint rabbits in hot bacon fat with onion, then simmering in boiling water with a sweet pepper and spices until tender. Thickened with flour and parsley added. The text then shifts to advice on organizing daily duties for a household and ensuring servants’ respect.
Fashion notes highlight light lacy gowns and tea dresses with short basques for day and evening wear. Examples include a white muslin gown with apple blossom motif, a pink blue and yellow pompadour patterned dress with moss green velvet trim, and pale gray satin dancing gowns. Silk organza and tulle feature, with slim silhouettes and sparkling trims.
The interviewer quotes Felix describing fashion shifts since last year. He notes few changes except fuller skirts and a trend toward draping, but he cautions that the look may not be widely adopted yet.
New veils from Paris feature thin plaited materials formed as a fan pinned atop bonnets, with plaits opening over the face. They come in black and white, with black lace and white edges, and hems show introduced tucks.
The description highlights a gray silk Louis XIII style bodice with steel piping outlining battlemented basque tabs and V opening. A cream ribbon ties at the waist, with steel tags matching smaller finials on the tornade and split sleeves. Venetian lace guimpe and velvet epaulets finish the look.
Fashion notes highlight chrysoprase as a vogue gemstone with green by day red by night Alexandrite. Fur trims include fisher tail, marten, sable, wolverine, mink, ermine, beaver, chinchilla. Velvet dominates items from mantles to accessories as golden carnelian gains attention and abroad the trend appears in small objects like matchboxes and brooches.
The term Olia podrida, Spanish for a putrid pot, describes a literary mix of miscellaneous contents. It historically signified both a stew of meats and vegetables and, in other contexts, a potpourri as in French usage, with hotch potch serving as a close equivalent.
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