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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1928
Page
6
A fashion note discusses women’s coats and frocks, comparing short coats atop light party frocks and the effect of embroidery. It highlights embroidered necklines, edged designs, and contrasting trim, noting three shades of plain color in one costume and sun-range tones.
Fashion notes describe jumpers with UV necklines replacing V shapes and belts or bands at the waist. New washable corturey velvet dominates sports ensembles in green and brick red. Embroideries will debut in late winter and early spring with jersey threads woven into lace panels for vest-like effects.
A vintage style tip explains how to prolong a real flower posy. Dissolve one aspirin tablet in warm water and soak a cotton wool piece. Wrap the soaked end of the stem and seal with a strip of foil to keep moisture in.
Jade proves immensely popular this season used for pendants necklaces and watch bracelets. Designers propose thick graduated Jade bracelets with awatin watches set in the largest pieces. In Ching Jade is regarded among the most beautiful jewels though Western nations prize diamonds first. Historical specimens survive as miracles of exquisite craftsmanship from mandarin cloak hooks to temple fittings.
An overseas authority notes crook handled umbrellas suit few and backs and lego jokes aside. Newer designs feature a wide top stick and straight horizontal handle to hold a purse powder puff lipstick and other vanity items, reducing wet handbag use.
A practical guide urges women to build a lean wardrobe of four to six core garments rather than a crowded closet. Four versatile frocks rotated for different occasions, plus one or two sport suits, an afternoon ensemble with a wrap coat, and a dinner or dance outfit, create flexibility and value over time.
Fashion houses shift focus to jewellery design with watches and wrist adornments rising in style. White gold and diamonds feature in refined patterns of jade, ruby, and turquoise. pastel floral shades complement outfits with black opal, tungstite, and watermelon hues. Statement pieces mix diamonds with sapphires and amethysts, while bold contrasts pair amber, topaz, and carnelian with white or red tones.
Leading Parisian women wear multiple diamond rings and bracelets. settings can be changed with screws. Emeralds and jade bead chokers rise, with gold chain collars and horse collar necklaces. Styles emphasize matching pieces, bold color contrasts, and butterfly motifs on gowns in gem-set gold and iridescent wings.
Evening caps and ribbon headbands reappear as accessories. The Inter highlights a new ribbon piece with a fine jewelled edge. Plain gold or silver jewelry is shown with country clothes and town tailormade outfits.
A fragmented recipe mixes orange juice lox and various odd ingredients to form a pastry dish. Directions describe lining a dish with pastry, baking, and a layered filling with bananas eggs cream and pineapple, then cooling and serving. The text is garbled, with numerous misspellings and unclear quantities.
A vintage recipe outlines making a lemon and orange curd filling with sugar flour salt and boiling water, then thickening with yolks and citrus zest. It directs cooling folding in meringue, topping the crust and baking in a low oven for about 15 minutes.
In cooking, boiling too long wastes liquid and flavor in soups and puddings. Milk puddings should simmer to avoid evaporation and a mushy exterior with a hard center. Frying fat must not be boiling to prevent greasy, indigestible results. Proper drying of currants preserves flavor and goodness.
A recipe for a chocolate cream custard uses three egg yolks and twelve pints of milk. It includes grated chocolate dissolved in milk, gelatine dissolved in water, vanilla, and sugar. After cooling, whisked cream and stiff egg whites are folded in, then the mixture is poured into a cold water–rinsed mould.
Quick tips from a vintage page cover smell prevention when boiling cabbage by tying bread in muslin, stain removal with glycerine, reviving blunt needles by emery, bruise care with dry starch, cleaning aluminium with pumice stone, and reinforcing buttoned notions using old glove material to prevent tearing.
An old advertisement extols a home cough remedy named HEENZO for all ages to treat coughs croup bronchitis influenza and whooping cough. It promises easy preparation by adding sweetened water to a concentrated bottle and claims rapid throat and chest relief.
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