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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
5
Fashion notes describe lace and pannier revival with transparent fabrics and metal threaded trims. Designs feature wired edges, fox dyed bindings, muslin and net trimmings, chiffon tunics over liberty satin, and bouffant lace frills enhancing evening gowns. A wide Roman sash and contrasting colors finish several outfits.
Debate in Mothers' Magazine asks if the beloved figure Santa Claus should be kept as a childhood memory or abandoned in a practical age. It ponders reading The Night Before Christmas to children and whether Christmas myths should be dispelled as modern realities press forward.
The article notes gold filled box purses and canton crepes as vogue. Silk vests appear with chiffon blouses while skirts favor narrow hems and yoke effects. Coats show salt carro coats with broad tails and postilion back details gain popularity.
A historic recipe describes mixing six ounces of butter and sugar with three pounds of sifted flour, adding one pound currants, caraway seeds and three yeasts. The dough rises then is rolled into small cakes and baked on sheets in a hot oven.
Thief wearing a broadtail costume trimmed with chinchilla collar and cuffs. Designer credited as Grunwaldt of Paris. Gown billed as from Paris tailor New.
A practical housekeeper plans ahead for holiday guests by baking bread, graham cookies, doughnuts, and a lower fig cake, with fry foods prepared in advance to keep the home orderly and allow her freedom to enjoy entertaining.
A snippet offers tips to color clear soup with caramel for more body. It also explains clarifying discolored fat by melting with water and a pinch of baking soda so sediment sinks and fat becomes white upon cooling.
A reader asks about shade gardening with begonias and ferns, dress styling for a dance, suitable gloves, and treating tired eyes. Mrs Thompson suggests begonias and ferns thrive in shade and recommends a seed merchant for seeds or bulbs.
The piece advises prolonging wear of stockings by soaking in warm water before use. It favors medium vegetables over large ones for cooking and serving with less waste. It suggests greasing cake pans with sweet lard and dusting with flour to prevent sticking. It notes castor oil near plant roots can revive dying plants, and that cut stems of roses revive quickly when placed in hot water briefly.
The guide notes young chickens show pin feathers, soft feet, smooth skin, and a soft breast-bone cartilage. Older fowls have hard feet with dry scales and ossified cartilage at the breast. Turkeys should have dark legs and soft breast cartilage, while good geese appear with pin feathers and pliable bills.
Arthur C. Martinson 24 and Sarah McDaniel of 024 Bth street apply for license. White 22 of Wille Indiana and Ruth H. Cevert 15 of 100 Chekas Dansee 5 apply. Allen Br Gould 37 of Cleveland and Margaret Seemelee of Bes Reet file for license.
A fashion note describes boudoir caps shedding frills for a flat front and rounded back design. New models imitate baby caps with lace crowns, ribbon rosettes, and chin straps, plus helmet shapes and wired centers to fix delicate lace.
London reports Queen Alexandra, after King Edward's death, posed for Christmas photos for intimate friends. The images show her appearing almost youthful at sixty nine, with praise for her spirit and generosity as she balances reduced expenses and public charity.
A collection of kitchen tips and simple sewing fixes includes cake testing by ear, sewing worn sheet selvedges, brightening colors with vinegar, and creaming frostings. Recipes cover salt rising bread, fried trout, green pea broth, nut cake, and brickery-nut cake.
A critique of a Cubist blouse featuring patches of velvet in irregular shapes and erratic colors. The piece argues the fashion is a wild, indiscriminate craze that distorts taste and elegance, with complaints about its garish palette and impractical design.
The article describes distinct veil designs using pi gauze and net with lacelike work to create an Eastern look, paired with Yashmek veils in blue satin. It notes chiffon velvet staying popular and features a three piece blue velvet ensemble with Aliphy accent, a deep back fullness, and a glorified Russian basque. She will be here soon.
An article praises vegetarian meals and explains balanced vegetable dinners as meat substitutes. It offers Lentils with Rice a la curry, glazed carrots, baked Hubbard squash, cabbage slaw, steamed Graham pudding, and coffee, with recipes and guidance on soaking lentils and using butter or vegetable fat.
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