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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
4
A Christmas era description notes charming doll workbags and dainty gifts of Parisian origin. It explains home manufacture in brief, detailing a wax doll head, coal scuttle bonnet, buckram shoulders, silk fichu, and a skirted silk bag with a drawstring sliding scale for opening and closing.
A simple square laundry bag construction is outlined using strong material such as bright cretonne. The square, about a yard or more, is hemmed with corners turned back half an inch and sewn to a four inch tape loop for tying. Smaller bags can be made the same way.
A Silk Flower Vase showcases vases wrapped in brocaded silk weaving for refined room accent. It highlights fabric texture and traditional craft, aiming to add elegance to living spaces with subtle color and intricate patterns.
Newest flower holders use twelve inch test tubes as centers for three linked vases. Silk or fabric with sequins and ribbon designs is pasted around tubes, finished with gold braid. A gold cord balances the trio for hanging use. Also covered brushes trays and pincushions offered as dainty gifts.
A nostalgic cardboard doll serves as a blotter with a painted face and pannier drapery of purple blotting paper held by brass tacks. This decorative desk accessory is priced at $1.50.
Dresden silk is highly favored now and is used to cover hairbrush packs. Hand mirrors and hairbrushes with Dresden silk backs are starting to replace silver backed articles on some women's toilet tables.
A dainty pin case designed for a schoolgirl’s room features a bisque doll head with satin ribbons forming a dressed appearance. Between the ribbons are flannel pieces feather stitched, holding white and black pins, safety pins, and assorted colored pins. Make the pin case in a color harmonizing with the room decor.
Engaged girls will appreciate ribbon holder sets made to secure lingerie or table linen. A simple length of ribbon bears a linen covered cardboard centerpiece with the girl’s initials sewn in. Ends are joined and a linen round slide is added to wrap the item.
The article explains simple techniques to transform plain hatpins into stylish ornaments. By embroidering a black satin disk with gold thread and placing it over the pin head or covering a missing jewel with a small button, anyone can create a decorative hatpin. For tiny pins, a rosette of gold tissue works, and the methods are numerous yet easy and inexpensive.
Instructions describe a neat rice paper laundry book with double red covers tied by a red ribbon. White pages interleave blue carbon slips to create a duplicate copy when marking laundry needs.
A courier notes a hotel label language used by porters across Europe. Labels placed high on trunks signal generosity, middle indicates middling, and low suggests a traveler is no good. The system helps future porters gauge tipping habits.
A Cleveland Leader item notes a church members' drive to fund a vacation for their minister in Europe. A child asks about church services during his absence, and a member offers a small personal donation of $1.23. The exchange highlights community support and humorous family dialogue within a local church setting.
A brief moral tale centers on Franklin who, upon spotting a balloon, is asked what will come of it. He points to a baby in a cradle and replies that the future depends on what follows from every new start.
A playful exchange between Mr. Longear and Miss Beauti about ears as a sign of generosity. The dialogue suggests nature has been generous, prompting a lighthearted remark on physical traits signaling character.
In a playful classroom exchange, Willie and his teacher clash over a spelling task. Willie admits he cannot spell the word but explains he can infer its meaning. The teacher prompts for the meaning, and Willie responds with the word twins, prompting a humorous judicial twist.
The advertisement urges caution with kidney symptoms such as sediment in secretions and frequent, scanty, painful passages. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co as a cure, citing Bristol resident Samuel Lindsey who found relief after using the product bought at J H Young & Co. Drug Store. The ad notes 50 cent price and that Foster Milburn Co. is sole U S agents, advising to remember the name Doan's.
A London Scraps item describes sayings about apples used as omens. Apples on strings near fire predict marriages in order. eating near a mirror purportedly reveals a future husband. peeling for initials involves three spins and a throw. A later ritual uses a bowl of water with floating apples and forks dropped from four feet to protect children from illness.
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