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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1906
Page
15
A stylish winter display features rock crystal wine coolers, high vases for orchids, and white wine sets with six glasses and crystal trays. New glass and silver tea table accessories include a Marschino dish with silver spoon, a lemon squeezer, and a recipe book library for tea table beverages. A rock crystal screen protects the alcohol lamp and preserves heat.
A New York Mail note advises women to avoid late night eye strain and rubbing and to apply almond oil nightly to shape brows. It promotes clear, bright eyes, warns against dark circles and bags, and suggests regular brushing to train unruly brows into shape.
A vintage recipe explains making pickled eggs a month in advance. Use a quart of spicy vinegar with ginger and black and white pepper, boil eggs twelve to fifteen minutes, peel carefully, and pack in jars for long keeping.
The Tatler notes yearly autumn millinery where compact torpedo and turban toques appear with natural plumage inspired colors. Grayish-blue plumes with jay wings grace some models and game-feather effects suit the moors, combining smart style with craft.
A Bride elect hosts a sachet shower with inexpensive, handmade favors. Guests bring thimbles and materials. napkins, ribbons, and sachets are crafted to fit bureaus and chests. The bazaar features tissue decor, flower booths, candy and popcorn stands, and a “Mistress Mary” flower-garden raffle for a dime.
A luncheon planned to be served on the lawn features a peach theme with decorations of lanterns, a pink enameled peach centerpiece, and peach leaf place cards. Menu includes tomato caviar canapes, jellied veal, olives, shrimp in aspic, peach omelet, brandied peaches, peach ice cream, and pistachio leaves. Madame Merrl outlines attire and color scheme for the host.
Elizabeth Biddle advises on inexpensive touches to brighten a guest room. Pale yellow or pink wallpaper, sheer muslin curtains, flowered chintz, ample seating, and an open fireplace boost cheer. A writing desk, train and laundry info, clock, and bedside amenities create true hospitality and comfortable independence for visitors.
Four good sized cucumbers halved and seeded. Milk and breadcrumbs cook until absorbed, then add chopped cold chicken salt onion juice cayenne melted butter and egg. Stuff cucumbers pack tightly, simmer in chicken stock forty five minutes, serve on toast with lemon sauce.
The article links facial beauty and vitality to proper digestion and circulation. It warns against overexertion and urges rest for nerves, advocating daily exercise and morning deep breathing with arm stretches, a cool water drink, a brisk towel rub, and rapid dressing. It recommends between ten and eleven as a time for deep breathing and stretches followed by trunk bends and turns.
Silver and gold braids will dominate winter styling across evening outfits and accessories. Paquin is credited with much of the trend influencing the wedding attire for Lady Mary Hamilton, including bride maid costumes in white mousseline de soie with silver galloon accents. Pink rose wreaths replace hats, while pale blue silk and velvet Louis bow details complete the look.
Wash and dry the brass items first. Rub the surface with half a freshly cut lemon, rinse in warm water, dry, and polish with a chamois leather. Do not use powder on wrought or chased brass.
A home remedy advises mixing equal parts soft soap and fine starch with lemon juice to form a paste. Apply thickly to mildewed fabric on both sides and lay in the grass, allowing the paste to stay for a day or two until mildew disappears.
The article urges consistent table manners across eras, condemning gluttony and boorish behavior. It argues manners should be taught early by example to form natural gentility, noting a teacher’s preference for a well mannered student over a brilliant but rude one.
Sir Lauder Brunton urges mothers to teach every little girl to love and care for a doll. He proposes dolls should be washable unbreakable and movable with combable hair and secure limbs. The discourse promotes early maternal skills through doll care alongside drawing music and needlework.
The article discusses preferred sink types for kitchen use including porcelain with rolled edge and smooth corners, white enamel as a cheaper alternative, and soapstone slate copper-lined options. It notes porcelain’s fragility, copper lining reducing breakage, wooden drain boards angled toward the sink, rubber mats, and rack accessories to separate dishes during draining.
Cut large tomatoes in halves dip in melted butter or oil then in fine bread crumbs and broil slowly. Keep hot. Prepare a buttered cheese sauce with eggs water salt pepper paprika and grated cheese. Spoon onto buttered toast rounds top with broiled tomato and serve hot.
A tiny touch of rouge can brighten a face with no legal issue, though overuse invites criticism. The best rouge is a Paris imperceptible crimson stick, available in Chicago for 25 cents, and it does not harm the skin.
The text explains an ancient method of preparing Egyptian coffee. Beans are roasted in a brazier and pounded in a hot stone bowl, then boiled with water to a paste. It is served with a rose leaf on top, yielding a bitter and largely unpalatable beverage.
Policeman Flynn quarrels with his daughter Maggie about her name Marguerite and the courtship of a thoughtful suitor. He objects to flirtatious manners and shows comic, old‑world protectiveness as Maggie and the youth outwit his bluster. The tale ends with Flynn conceding the young man’s worth after a comic room‑entry clash.
The New York Tribune reports a Glasgow teacher praised for his class’s answers in an exam. As he prepared to dismiss, a thoughtful pupil asked if the teacher would duck if a brick flew at him while he stood in soft mud up to his neck.
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