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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1908
Page
22
Instructions describe using sheer cloth with plain or impression paper to transfer a design by tracing lines with a sharp pencil. Directions cover folding linen to duplicate patterns, making a baby kimono half pattern, and choosing materials like flannel or mercerized cotton for embroidery. It also includes cheeky notes on etiquette and 1908 feminine decor.
A New York mother hosts an inexpensive children party with lemonade cake and candy. Activities include a custom riddle game with answer cards, a dynamic Mind Your Ps and Qs variant, and a basketball style celebration with color coded rosettes and candy prizes.
A reader column shares detailed knitting instructions for a three needle tie and collar, notes inexpensive worsted winders, and describes a decorative baby carriage strap with white silk and pale blue embroidery. Letters from Mrs. Hunter respond with patterns and advisories.
A dark blue canvas centerpiece for a library table features an oval shape with oak leaves and acorns in dull green and brown. Uses long and short stitch with a green edge and two-tone green couching, bordered by Cluny lace. Emily-Royal art stitch forms a V at the center with overlapping center stitches for durability on coarse fabrics.
The obliging girl may be popular yet often bears imposition. Do not draw a tight line at favors nor let others offload duties onto you. Avoid helping with others lessons and extra costs on outings. speak up when requests become unfair.
A reflection on balancing kindness and boundaries. Being too accommodating signals weakness rather than virtue, while learning to say no demonstrates strength of character. Distinguish selfish impulses from healthy limits in social ties.
If eye puffiness is present check for kidney disease or inflamed eyelids. Examine the lower lid in a mirror. scarlet color or tiny granules indicate a possible cause. See an ophthalmologist for diagnosis, while home care includes a weak thoracicnia and water solution with camphor, hot compresses, and gentle massage.
The piece advises a girl to share household duties to ease her mother. Tasks include maintaining her room, dusting, baking the weekly cake, checking the table before meals, arranging flowers, and mending. Even small steady efforts reduce burden and bring harmony.
The piece explains neat corner finishing for garments on the bias. It notes bias fabric stretches easily and corners can be turned sharply with proper technique and a little stretching or pushing.
The method advises raising or folding the garment to fit a corner, forming a diagonal bias seam from the garment tip. Align the fabric so excess triangle material lies on the wrong side, then adjust the seam and pin trimming before pasting, with the payoff being neater, efficient results.
The remedy calls for dusting equal parts sulphur and lime on mildewed surfaces. For accuracy, weigh both powders before mixing to ensure precise proportions.
Three players ran a room length race using walking sticks to push three English walnuts. The fastest nut pushers earned pink tickets to finals where the last man standing won a box of walnut candy.
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