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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1908
Page
27
The article explains tracing designs onto sheer or heavy fabric using transfer paper or a hard pencil, then outlines methods for plate and finger bowl oilies matching a prior centerpiece. It details corona tion or soutache braid stitching, satin stitch dots, leaf veins, padding scallops, and Crazy Stitch instructions for Anna H. and a note on collar cuffs of insertion with bands edged in lace.
A reader column outlines a handmade padded item to hold embroidery silks. It describes burnt leather forms in red brown or green with floral and leaf designs and poppies oaks berries and dogwood motifs. Ten folded pages sit between leather sides tied with ribbons and marked Silks.
The guide advises Mrs M B L to launder white silk embroidery with the same care as colored designs to prevent yellowing. Wash separately in warm water with pure white soap, then iron carefully. Place embroidery face down on flannel, cover with muslin before ironing to keep silk white and lasting longer.
A set of centerpieces and buffet scarfs designed in Bulgarian Open style features tinted linen with fruit motifs including grapes plums pears and apples. The design is tinted on linen and then embroidered in long and careful stitches for an elegant dining room display.
A guide for indoor first evenings describes an envelope party: large tissue envelopes suspended from a chandelier, color coded by gender, releasing fortunes as players scramble. Activities include envelope forfeits, scent guessing with numbered aromas, and crafts making paper blooms and envelopes for prizes.
One player sits at a table with pen ink and blotter. A single envelope is provided for each address to be written by hand to Mr. Theophrastus Jones in Kalamazoo Michigan. Two minutes are allowed for the writing per participant.
Polly suggests a mild college initiation for visiting boys with playful pranks. Blindfolded drawing of a pig on a blackboard, seedless lemonade, cake or candy, then a diploma square with newspaper LD letters. Fun games follow including left hand copybook writing and playful crafts.
Proposes a children’s festival layout with a lemonade pond in a mossy tub, lemonade at three cents a glass, a sandwich tree with five cent sandwiches, chairs at each stage of a progressive supper, a candy mine with five cent digs, and optional cake to extend the menu.
Instructions for finishing table linen with plain hems and initials for visibility while avoiding center coverage. Napkins may bear a monogram or single letter placed to show when folded. Dimmer linen allows two monograms opposite, and laundering should be without starch and ironed while damp. Fold and store methods aim to reduce creases and preserve presentation.
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