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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
7
A Breezy summer craft from Harper's Bazar describes transforming large oval Japanese lanterns into decorative lamp shades. By trimming the top, adding bamboo stiffeners and various wire supports, the lanterns gain a safe hanger and tripod base. The red figured lily design becomes a noted neighborhood hit.
A light silk waist outlined with black piping and small straps and buttons. The yoke features lace and a neck frill, with matching embroidered muslin frills along the sleeves for a delicate period look.
The article notes new tomato red tones paired with Hamburg grape purple for afternoon and evening gowns. It lists rival reds such as raspberry watermelon flame and geranium and purples like grape night royal Vatican amethyst. Poiret’s influence revived the purple and red mix, giving credit to his designs.
The article argues that a woman’s costume reveals character with examples from masculine and feminine styles. It warns that indifference to dress makes a woman appear cold and unfeeling, while a dull mood favors dark colors. It urges selecting vivid colors to counter gloom and reflect personality.
A recent wedding showcased a silver and white satin bride gown with heavy embroidery and rare heirloom lace. The honor maid wore palest pink mousseline de sole with Chantilly lace and silk rose accents, paired with a blue bonnet and rose wreaths.
Hats feature vivid millinery colors such as cerise blue green and pink with feather plumes and black and white pairings. A new style matches taffeta dresses to hats with same material and contrasting hat facings, though some outfits diverge from this trend.
Housewives are urged to keep an emergency shelf of canned foods for rapid meals. Recipes for Salmon Pudding and Scalloped Salmon follow, using canned salmon, eggs, milk, butter, flour, bread crumbs, salt, and lemon. chef Charlotte E Carpenter Colorado Agricultural College provides the guidance.
Instructions for washing a carpet with warm water and carpet soap. Begin away from the door, keep the carpet damp only as needed, and work toward the exit. Rinse the flannel, avoid soap residue, and finish by drying with a towel to lift the nap and restore color.
Combine four ounces blanched almonds six ounces icing sugar two egg whites two ounces grated chocolate with a few drops vanilla essence and some almond oil. Whisk warm sugar chocolate and egg whites until very stiff then mix in almonds. Bake briefly, add vanilla, heat through, pour into oiled tin cool cut into squares.
A 4 pound leg of lamb recipe instructs removing bones and stuffing with bread crumb mixture moistened by hot currant or grape juice. Heat roast in hot fruit juice for two minutes, add seasonings, fill cavity, bake covered with bay leaf and cloves, then cook about one hour and 20 minutes.
Separate four egg whites and beat with cream of tartar to stiff foam. Gradually beat in sugar and fold in flour with salt. Add almond extract and spread in a small ungreased tin. Sprinkle sugar on top and bake twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
Slice two onions and two green mango peppers then fry in two tablespoons of butter. Add one pound of round steak cut fine and cook until slightly brown, then add small can of tomatoes. Salt to taste and add paprika to preferred heat. Simmer about one hour. Serve over well cooked spaghetti or macaroni. Grated cheese may be sprinkled on top.
Reader advisory by William A Radford chief editor and author offers free building guidance. He explains the bungalow home trend with a 1912 design and cost estimate of about 2000 dollars, noting living room centrality, two bedrooms, two baths, and porch connections.
An aged clergyman recalls the poet Milton in a small chamber by Bunhill Fields. The man led a simple life with limited wine diet, early rising, biblical reading, organ playing, and quiet visits from distinguished poets. He died just short of sixty six and was buried at St Giles Cripplegate.
Mrs George Fallu of Finlayson Minnesota recounts a six month severe stomach illness with fainting spells gas poor appetite and sleepless nights. After doctors offered little help she used Dr Williams Pink Pills and recovered fully. The ad promotes the pill as a blood builder aiding digestion and offers a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat. Pills priced 50 cents per box, six for $2.50.
Brief witty note on wives negotiating divorce after unsatisfactory wedding attire, suggesting premonition of marital terms.
An advertisement touts Afrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething infants claiming gum relief reduced inflammation allayed pain and cures wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. It also markets Garfield Tea as a purifying herb laxative and notes beauty trends with aging vanity lines.
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