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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1908
Page
20
Instructions describe transferring embroidery designs onto linen using sheer fabrics or impression paper, folding fabric to mirror patterns, and tracing lines with a sharp pencil. Miss Hunter’s patterns cost fifteen cents and are sold only through this newspaper with limited stock and shipping times.
The author argues against annual fairs and proposes substitutes for charitable fundraising. Suggestions include amateur theatre with published plays, light opera, vaudeville, morality plays, and one act comedies. Also proposed are subscription cards, rummage sales, dance fundraisers, labor volunteer plans, and autograph book sales to raise money for good works.
A note to Anna J describes a four by six inch brown linen book with a shelf scene and a girl with a jam jar. Inside are mucilage backed tags printed with fruit and pickle names to paste on jars. The gift is practical and suitable for any housekeeper.
Instructions suggest inexpensive lace substitutes such as four or five rows of Battenburg braid joined with silk embroidery cotton. Linen braid is recommended as the most satisfactory. The centerpiece should be basted to stiff paper before applying the braid to ensure fullness.
Advice to Mrs. Laura B on reviving off white lace by soaking for several hours or days to remove grease stains and yellowing and restore smoothness and softness.
A reader is shown how to crochet a baby sock from Saxony using a No 8 bone crochet hook. Instructions cover chain, rounds, vamp, Afghan stitch for the sole, heel and toe shaping, and finishing touches with cord or ribbon. A SASE invites further wool and book recommendations.
A craft tip describes making a small book marker from thin wood or cardboard covered with silk. It features a rounded lower end and a squared upper edge, suitable for inexpensive handmade bookmarks.
Instructions describe lifting velvet nap by placing a damp towel over a hot iron then laying velvet on it. While steam passes, brush quickly with a soft nail brush in the direction to raise the nap and restore the fabric toward its original appearance.
A reader describes shaping ball tassels by winding wool or silk around a silver fork forty to sixty wraps depending on tassel size. Tie tightly with strong thread between the fork tines, slide off, and trim neatly into shape.
Dear Miss Dawson the note proposes a farm party with a harvest theme including corn husk festooning onions cranberries and pumpkin lanterns. It also offers two menu options a elaborate farm supper and a simpler cold chicken muffins baked apples and maple sugar candy with coffee cider and cookies.
A description notes a bag of pinkish gray fabric adorned with heliotrope rose embroidery. A tiny miniature portrait sits in an oval ring matching the flower color, suggesting a vintage jewelry style.
A gray velvet handbag attracted attention with gold and yellow stone embroidery and a gray ribbon handle, showcased as a decorative accessory.
Shakespearean initials game challenges players to identify plays from initial letters with numbers, offering ten to twenty minutes for solving and a pocket edition prize. Salmagundi Games suggest knot undoing, doll sewing, grain sorting cups, cranberry race with knives, and relay progression for progressive parties.
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