Paris Fashion Notes On Holiday Attire And Trends
The piece details holiday fashion in Paris with new gowns, millinery, and cloaks in bold reds and velvets. It highlights coats with red Govergothines, white trims, and lace, plus the rise of powder hair shampoo, odd eardrops, and ornate walking gowns. It notes social events, Japanese plays, and admired designers shaping the season's chic.
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Christmas toy trade soaked in German craftsmanship and American industry
The article surveys Christmas toy supply from Germany and the United States, noting imported toy soldiers and dolls from Nuremberg and Sonneberg, wage differences, and the rise of American manufacturing. It highlights doll fashions, toy furniture, and toy books, with U.S. and German production and distribution details, and mentions shop practices and prices.
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How to Prepare Clear Soup with Crust Toppers
Instructions describe clearing stock by washing, simmering with beer and vegetables, forming a top crust, then straining through a cloth. Return clarified soup with seasoning and a sugar touch, serve with prettily cut garnishes in the tureen.
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Lenin
Salmon Steak With Cream Sauce Recipe
A two pound salmon steak boiled ten minutes with onion parsley and vinegar, then topped with a creamy sauce made from milk flour butter salt and pepper. The sauce thickens into a smooth cream poured over the fish and garnished with hard boiled egg slices. Serve hot.
Apple Chutney Preparation Note
Peel and core two and a half pounds of apples and finely chop one pound of onions and one pound of stewed raisin. Boil with two quarts of vinegar for two hours, then add powdered ginger one quarter pound, sugar one pound, cayenne pepper two teaspoonfuls, salt a quarter pound, and mustard seed one pound and a half. Mix well and use immediately.
Catherine Paldor Blouse Fashion Display Details
A description of the Catherine Paldor blouse with a shaped velvet collar, cream satin lining, and gold button trim. The sketch shows a bow of cream satin loops, with gilt accents and a three-tailed knot. The article notes fashionable blouses in lace and ribbon trims, plus travel and home evening wear.
Choice of Jewelry for Matching Gowns
The piece advises selecting jewelry to harmonize with gowns and eye color. It notes coral pink and blue stones as fashionable contrasts, warns against mixing many colors, and mentions amber and turquoise together with pinks. It also highlights coral as stylish and believed to guard against danger, with coral strings becoming common on day wear and lorgnette chains.
Tweed Gowns Fashion Notes and Collar Details
Fashion column discusses tweed gowns and how collars become elaborate accents. It highlights turquoise spanned panne collars on greenish red tweeds and green gold brocade accents on brown tweeds, noting a Parisian influence seeking incongruity in dress.
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Parisienne
Velvetu Velvet and velveteen style in wardrobe
A fashion note highlights velveteen blouses as versatile, wearable pieces to stretch wardrobes until season styles are settled. It emphasizes a smart tone of color and practical value for a refined, durable garment option.
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China
Timely Roast Kidney Skewers and Braised Boned Fowl
A mid 19th century kitchen excerpt details broiled kidney skewers with bacon and seasoned salt and pepper, followed by braised boned fowl prepared with napkin sage, bones cooked in a stock with vegetables, then served with brown sauce and tomatoes.
Luncheon Menu and Cold Meat Curry Recipe
A luncheon or tea menu features fruit bouillon in cups chicory salad corn fritters and sliced bananas and cream with sponge cake and tea. The cold meat curry recipe details frying onions apples and curry powder simmering with tamarind water lemon juice sugar stock and milk then adding cold meat and cooking until tender served with boiled rice and fruit.
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