Latest Paris Fashions a Review of Summer Style
Murky notes from June 16 describe Sousa and his band drawing foreigners and locals to concerts while Paris fashion features lace jackets, organdie gowns, Versailles inspired gowns, and velvet trim. The piece highlights gowns in Wedgwood blues, blue taffeta, organza, and lace with parasol sleeves, along with wedding finery worn by Mlle de Staal and royal attendance at events.
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Sousa
Arista
Owell
Benson
Bois de Loulogne
Lace Trust
Notte
la Matson Redstern
Norway
Batiste
Varls
Mlle. de Staal
Orloff-Davidot
Gondon
Shedride
Maghand
Summer Comfort for King Baby
A detailed guide to traveling with an infant for summer trips in mountains or at the sea. It covers safer gear and packing ideas from a ventilated bassinet in a chip basket to a portable tub, light clothing, and a compact toilet kit. It recommends avoiding heavy garments and providing comfortable sun and air for the baby.
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Baby
Ella Mathiessen
Practical eye care and home remedies in a 1900s column
The article offers advice on protecting eyes during late work sessions with soft lighting, periodic rests, and rosewater compresses. It warns against dangerous drugs and belladonna, notes crusted eyelids as a sign of weakness, and suggests a fish dinner remedy. It also advertises Fourth of July rail rates and a sewing note about linen and needles, plus a fashion paragraph on bishop sleeves.
Novel Steamer Combines Double Boiler With Alcohol Heat
The device comes in plated and sterling auverware options and includes a double boiler. An alcohol lamp provides the heat, enabling foods to be prepared so every household member finds them appealing.
Don'ts for furnishing a refined living room
Advice for house furnishing warns against overloading rooms with furniture or pictures, choosing mismatched textiles, buying cheap bric a brac, plain curtains, and unsuitable colors. It cautions against imitation pieces and urges buying only authentic items one can afford, maintaining a tidy, dainty aesthetic.
Summer Petticoats Feature Delicate Embroidery and Slashes
Fashion notes highlight white petticoats as must have in warm weather with lavish embroidery and deep slashes edged by ruffe. The Marie Antoinette combination petticoat and corset cover showcases fine French muslin, pale pink ribbons, and Valenciennes insertion to define waist and secure the ensemble.
Novel Exe Steamer for Table Cooking Eggs
A period piece notes the rise of in-table cooking and introduces a new egg steamer. Inventive device claimed to meet demand for delicate table dishes and the mistress versed in cooking science. Detailing implies growing gadgetry in home kitchens.
Cream Baked Trout Featured in Timely Menus
Timely menus list a breakfast spread including fruit oatmeal porridge cream baked trout browned potatoes orange marmalade coffee or cocoa corn bread. Instruction details describe rinsing trout with pepper and salt then baking for 15 minutes after covering with cream.
Potato Puff Lesson in Classic Luncheon Menu
A luncheon or tea menu lists clam bouillon lamb cutlets lettuce salad browned parsnip fritters English rolls potato puff and tea or chocolate. The potato puff recipe instructs taking six medium potatoes three ounces butter one and a half ounces castor sugar three eggs lemon rind and juice three tablespoons milk and candied citron. Mix bake steam mold pattern with citron and serve with jam or stewed fruit.
Dinner menu and Ducklings recipe with roast and stew
The passage lists a dinner including fruit soup ducklings onion sauce tomato salad stewed mushrooms mashed potatoes baked eggplant and floating island with coffee. It gives a ducklings recipe: roast three parts of a young duck or two ducklings then cut into joints and cook in a stewpan with salt pepper salad oil claret and lemon juice for half an hour. Optional truffles may be added.
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France
Hotel de Ville
M. Luetpia
Mme. Loubet
Mer
Catherine Talbot
Fves
Chicago Great Western Railway
F. B. Ross
Main Street
Dubuque
Wyening Herald
Telephone
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