Youthful dress designs with lace yoke and crepe de chine
Two fashion sketches described for youthful garments. The first depicts a lace yoke dress with black satin bands and lace trim on sleeves, front and back tucked in threes. Materials include two yards 22 inch wide fabric, satin cross yard, and one yard lace. The second shows crepe de chine with three narrow tucks a center box-plait and button row, with a collar and cuffs edged by a colored frill. Materials include two yards crepe de chine 40 inches wide and twelve buttons.
Cleaning coat collars with a toothbrush and naphtha
A home method suggests dipping an old toothbrush in naphtha and giving brisk rubs to remove spots from collars. The technique works on delicate fabrics like velvet but is not advised for satin.
Crepe Fabrics Rise in Lingerie Style
Cotton and silk crepe become the favored choice for all lingerie items. Washable crepe performs admirably and high quality cotton crepe offers striking appeal ideal for handwork and detailed finishing.
Fine neckwear features lace bibs with net, plaited stock
The latest neckwear resembles bibs of fine net and lace woven into a stock. A broad lace insertion links the bib front to the back, keeping a flat shoulder line.
Made Pretty Frock Draws Noted French Fashion Show Crowd
Sheer white linen frock with elaborate eyelet embroidery and black velvet ribbon trim drew attention at a recent French fashion show, showcasing delicate craftsmanship and elegant styling.
Pleasant Lavender Sachet Over Sheets and Pillow Cases
A recipe from Women's Home Companion explains making a scented sachet to rest on linens. It uses pale lavender, Japanese crepe, and dried lavender blossoms folded with white cotton wadding and stitched or laced with lavender ribbon for a neat, decorative fragrance layer.
Improves the Flower Pot with Paper Covers
The article suggests making artistic covers for plain earthenware pots from paper to please room decor. It describes cutting colored paper to fit the pot top and bottom, using dome fasteners or hooks and eyes for easy removal, and notes these covers look neater and hold firmer than ribbons.
The Tunic Fashionable Reappears In Latest Modes
The tunic remains in vogue for the season and suits various figures. Styles vary from very short to knee length, with effects differing by wearer. A recent house dress featured a broad black and white striped taffeta skirt paired with a petunia colored tunic edged in dull silver fringe.
Veils in White Meshes Gain Popularity in Local Shops
Local stores showcase veils in white mesh with delicate black thread patterns. Flesh colored grounds feature elaborate black over designs, likely to rival Shetland styles in the coming season.
Origin and many redeeming features of Mulefoot hog
John H. Dunlap describes the Mulefoot hog with solid feet found in Sweden and other countries for centuries. He notes large litters, tender meat, and distinct liver. cites Civil War sightings. urges experienced breeders to avoid inbreeding and to record purebred hogs with the American Mulefoot Hog Record Association in Columbus Ohio for buyer protection and breed development.
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John H. Dunlap
Williamsport
Ohio
Aristotle
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Linnaeus
Sweden
Holland
Scotland
Norway
Turkey
Excellent Hints for Vegetables and Garden Care
The guide lists warm soil needs for beans corn cucumbers eggplants melons okra peppers pumpkins squash sweet potatoes and tomatoes noting frost danger. It covers thinning transplanting labeling spacing from hotbeds to gardens setting bedding plants considering perennials finishing thinning transplanting celery spraying pests when signs appear and lawn weeding and mulching.
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Jack Frost
Rolls For Lunch Or Tea White Mountain Rolls
Lift two quarts of flour with salt sugar and warm milk melted butter beaten egg whites and yeast. Knead twenty minutes rise overnight shape into long rolls set in pan and rise again bake half an hour in moderate heat with brown paper to shield browning.
Electrically heated food serving tray gains heat from water pocket
A new electric heater idea uses a tray with a water filled pan beneath to keep dishes warm. The tray rests on the pan and vents steam. when connected to power briefly, the water heats and maintains warmth as food awaits service.
Domestic Specialist and the Value of Self-Reliance
The article argues that homemakers who prepare meals themselves gain reliable results and harmony, while outsourcing to a maid can introduce indigestion and disruption. It lauds the independent housekeeper who maintains a well ordered home and a dainty table, never needing to lament waste.
Peanut Cookies Made Easy in Simple Steps
A home recipe guides to mix sugar eggs and butter then stir in peanuts flour baking powder salt and milk to form a soft dough. Roll onto a floured board, cut into oblong shapes, place on a greased pan and bake eight minutes in a moderate oven.
A Brush to Clean Coat Collars in a Home Tip
An old toothbrush saturated with naphtha can quickly remove spots from coat collars and delicate fabrics. Brisk rubbing lifts grime, but avoid using a brush on satin or very delicate velvet to prevent damage.
Sand Tarts From Plain Midwestern Recipe
To make sand tarts beat two eggs reserving one white, mix two cups sugar with one cup butter or dripping, and three cups flour. Roll thin and top with reserved egg white, sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon, press an almond or raisin in the center, bake in a hot oven.
Pineapple Pie Recipe Amid Simple Kitchen Notes
A brief home recipe lists ingredients for pineapple pie: one can pineapple, one cup sugar, two cups water, two eggs, two heap ing tablespode corn starch, a little salt. It yields three large or four small pies.
Leftover Veggies Inspire Russian Salad and Orange Pudding
Recipes show how to repurpose unused vegetables into a Rusеlan salad and craft an orange pudding with bread crumbs and milk. Apricot Brown Betty layers canned or evaporated apricots with bread crumbs, butter and cinnamon baked until tender, served with cream.
Kitchen Bouquet Tips for Flavoring Soups and Vegetables
A stovetop guide notes how to flavor soups with parsley wrapped around peppercorns cloves and bay leaf, plus herbs. Suggestions include adding potato to mashed turnips or dredging flour before seasoning, changing water during boil for larger turnips, and saving pickle vinegar for salad dressings to enhance aroma.
Anise Seed Cookies Recipe Method
A recipe describes mixing butter and two thirds cup sugar with two beaten eggs. Add anise seed two cups sifted flour and baking powder milk to form a soft dough. Roll out to slightly thicker than pie crust, cut shapes, bake seven to eight minutes in a moderate oven.
Old Time Ginger Snaps Recipe
A traditional ginger snap recipe lists one cup molasses one half cup butter or lard one teaspoon soda one teaspoon ginger. Roll molasses five minutes then add soda butter and ginger after removing from heat. When cooled stir in flour until thick enough to roll cut shapes bake hot and store in a tin pail for long keeping.
Stuffed Celery Prep With Roquefort Cream Filling
Select 60 tender celery stalks and hulls to form hollow channels. Mix Roquefort cheese with cream through a ricer, add thick cream to reach a paste. Fill hollows, chill in the icebox, and serve with salad or French dressing or as a relish without dressing.
Cheese Omelet Sauce Proportions and Uses
Cheese may be added to omelets in several ways. A thin cheese sauce is made with one and a half tablespoons of flour, one quarter cup grated cheese, and one cup milk. The sauce can accompany plain omelets or be added to rice or minced meat fillings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mulefoot Low
White Mountain
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