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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1908
Page
25
The article provides instructions to transfer a half design onto linen using impression paper and a sharp pencil. It explains folding the material, inserting impression sheets, and drawing lines. It outlines stitching for coronation or soutache braid including leaf vein feather stitches and cotton thread, with a large and small doily to follow next week.
Letters discuss towel end designs, selling embroidery via Women's Exchanges, and obtaining work rules. Tips include lace or feather stitching with a jumper waist, mercerized pongee fabrics, Wallachian style embroidery, and a pink pongee kimono with green flower work.
A smooth piece of white wood forms the tray bottom suitable for bedroom or library use. The tray can be square, oblong, or oval and crafted by the ingenious girl with simple tools.
Instructions describe making open-work centers first before satin stitch embroidery. Centers may be cut and turned or made with a stiletto for small holes. Edges are overcast then padding is laid for satin stitch leaves and flowers.
A letter to Miss M. L. explains the publish date for the script alphabet is not fixed due to a high volume of requests. The writer is pleased by the recipient�s strong interest in the patterns and notes they must answer prior inquiries first.
A brief explanation of overhanding as a small stitch to join selvage edges and sew lace or ruffles. The needle should take up minimal material to avoid chewing the fabric while keeping the stitch firm and even.
The note explains that alphabets in both large and small letters will appear periodically and expresses the hope that readers will find a suitable example among them.
The notes describe practical designs for a low-neck gown a sheer white shirt waist with tucks and embroidery a shawl wrapped into a fall wrap a thimble holder case with cross stitched edges and a six-piece cardboard pattern a kimono and a wooden wedding candle board with candle holders around its edge suitable for birthday cakes or other special occasions.
A child contracted typhoid allegedly without germ contact as milk tested pure until investigators found the nurse added lumps of ice to cool it. The ice introduced contamination, while cautionary notes advise cooling milk in a refrigerator or with cracked ice in a bowl to avoid nutrient loss.
An attractive boat cushion uses green tinted material with two figures in a canoe amidst water lilies. Three greens outline the pads foliage and boat, white floss highlights the figures and flowers, finished by a green and white girdle.
After a summer diet rich in acidic fruits it is advised to counteract acidity in fall. Lithia tablets or lithia water are excellent. An occasional pinch of soda or plain soda water also helps balance the system.
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