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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
2
Rustic shepherds kneel by the cradle as three kings Gaspar Melchior Baltazar arrive with gold frankincense and myrrh. A night of praise and joy ends with Nowell Nowell and a blessing for all who love Christmas.
Sam Thurston returns after a dangerous delay when a disaster train wreck interrupts a merry Christmas Eve gathering. The family endures fear and grief, then joy as Sam arrives alive two hours later, prompting thanks and a carol to mark the miracle.
The article describes German royal Christmas customs with trees placed on tables of varying heights for the Emperor, Empress, and the baby. Carp is served as the imperial Christmas dinner, a traditional dish across Germany.
A man asks a shopkeeper for gift ideas for his wife at Christmas. The shopkeeper humorously suggests buying her a box of cigars. The exchange is noted in the Baltimore American with a brief, lighthearted tone.
Instructions for salt rinse to prevent freezing clothes, vinegar for cold fingers, and potato juice to clean fabrics with starch on whites. Silk drying tips advise drip drying pongee and hot iron. Quips on marriage echo Stevenson about love as a lifelong shared task.
The article surveys current dress trends including blouses in satin and velvet trims, broad cloth suits, and French lace bodices. It notes hats of felt and velvet with large bows, jet embroidery on turbans, fur favorites like mink and sealskin, and bold neckpieces, plus white shirtwaists and purple day wear with color-shifting under electric light.
Large hats trimmed with pheasant or duck wings dominate this season as stylish millinery. A hul blue felt model features quilled velvet and satin ribbon in green and blue, with wings in shaded blues browns greens and whites. The same style appears in white or pale gray felt with black trim and black white ribbons and smoke gray wings.
Small silk covered pillows slightly larger than hairy pillows feature removable linen slips hand embroidered in eyelet design with torehon lace inset. Priced at 2.95 each, they provide relief for restless sleepers and fit under shoulder or back. also suitable for head support on lounges or chairs.
Hosiery trends favor colored stockings over all black this season. Wear with matching slippers or black patent pumps. Ox blood red leads the run, peeking from under a white house frock with white leather pumps.
A step by step method to change bed sheets without moving the patient. Place the patient on one side, roll half the bottom sheet toward them, spread a clean sheet on the exposed half, smooth toward the patient, then roll the patient onto the clean sheet and remove the soiled sheet. Finish with the clean sheet in place. The patient need not be moved to another bed or lifted.
Grease stains on the kitchen floor resist ordinary cleaning but tend to lift with a simple treatment. Use a degreasing cleaner or dish soap and warm water to scrub, then rinse for best results.
The article notes charming children headgear taking prominence with poke bonnets displayed in many forms. A white felt hat with a semi circle rim cut and wired crown features lace ruching rosettes and rosebuds. Lace trims the ties and ends, showcasing delicate decoration.
This guide explains flour quality by color texture and adhesiveness. Good flour is white to yellow straw and sticky when handled, and forms a shape when pressed. Poor flour shows blue or black specks, and powders off a smooth surface or fails to hold shape in the hand.
A practical tip advises using table oilcloth cut to table size placed under a cloth to protect a dining surface from hot dishes. For expandable tables, split the oilcloth through the center so it can slide to ends and protect where needed.
The report describes gown designs using dead old rose and dull blue, pond lilies in gold and bronze green for coiffure decorations, smart patent feather shoes with striped black and white cloth tops, and neck pieces with muff trims.
Rust may be removed from nickel plating by covering the spots with mut ton tallow and letting it stand for sev eral days. If this treatment is fol lowed by a rubbing with a good metal polisher and then by a thorough wash ing with strong ammonia, succeeded by clear water and a final polishing with dry whiting, stubborn cases will yield.
A historical skincare note suggests washing the face several times daily with a mix of half an ounce of glycerin and half a pint of orange flower water, then adding a tablespoonful of powdered borax and leaving the solution to dry on the skin for a brighter complexion.
If the pantry or closet doorway lacks a door, install a window shade in the opening. The shade can be raised or lowered at will and will provide convenient access and practicality.
Bathrobe flannels are offered in all colors. The fabric runs twenty seven inches wide and costs 30 cents per yard. Attractive children's wrappers can be made from them at a comparatively small cost.
Velvet remains a leading trim across girdles collars and cuffs with bias neckties worn over lace chemisettes illustrating a continuing trend in period dress and style.
Save the buckles and fasteners of old supporters and buy new elastic at ten cents a yard. This will make two pair and save the price of new supporters.
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