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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
10
The column offers a recipe for Rice Mould with lemon rind and custard, then Fish Pie with white fish and mashed potato, followed by Cream Puffs with sugar and cream filling. It includes cooking tips for mutton, cake baking, and preparing apples, plus a moral note on child obedience referencing Dickens and scenes of childhood.
Practical tips on selecting apples heaviest for best fruit. Use salt to remove tea cup discolorations and ammonia water for bright dishes. Borax for washing baby's eyes. vinegar to combat cooking odors. Cleaning gilt frames with white of egg and camel hair, air preservation method. Carpet sizing for stairs. overhang to avoid edge. Fire keeping tips with orange rind paste and dried potato parings as starters.
The writer Florence Barclay discusses her craft in England, explaining she plans plots before writing, uses pencil drafts, and works without isolation. She describes composing at sea and while traveling, shaping chapters as scenes, and keeping three proofs from America to ensure punctuation and reader fairness.
From Paris comes a fashion note about Ke Renker Ansepee weaving a triangular dotted embroidery on the instep of hose. Black stockings with white dots create pale contrasted designs, suitable as a thoughtful gift for a young woman. Small floral lacework is praised but time consuming.
A whimsical meditation on the interplay of eye color hair lip shade and skin tone. The piece notes how blue eyed individuals appear in blue or white with blue accents and how makeup and dress alter perceived color harmony.
A vintage guide outlines soaking fingers, pushing back flesh, and trimming nails with ivory blades. It describes daily care, polishing with chamois skin and pumice, and using borax water to soften hands, noting many workers wash rarely and wonder at dull white hands.
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