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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
4
A fragment discussion warns against over seriousness, noting people overreact to minor issues and suggesting a lighter approach. It cites philosophy and social effects, then shifts to fashion notes and a brief cooking tip for shrimp in a chafing dish.
Tips cover marking clothes with indelible ink, airing garments on a bench not pins, mother of pearl items cleaned with soap and water, preserving lemon air, polishing furniture, and avoiding loom stains. Advice includes vase filling with pebbles, mold prevention, removing stains from dried wine, milk handling, double boiler care, lace tying, woolen spoons for stirring, keeping gloves in various duties, and hot dish handling protections.
When boiling ham add a teacupful of vinegar and cloves to the water to improve flavor. Paint on glass can be removed with turpentine and a strong wash of washing soda. Keep a funnel inside the oil can to avoid spills when filling. If no tape needle is available, use a safety pin as a substitute.
Advice on close fitting undergarments to be worn under gowns. Describes a gored petticoat, a yoke option, and a corset cover with back closure. Notes fabrics in batiste with embroidery, yardage requirements, and patterns No. 647 and No. 178 available by mail with a 10 cent coupon.
A fashion note describes many men wearing black satin waistcoats this winter. The open front forms a modified U shape with three to five decorative buttons in moonstone or mother of pearl, sometimes diamond-set. Some waistcoats lack collars while others feature collarless lines or serpenting silk braid edging.
Embroidery requires exact placement of each stitch and proper tools. Use hoops stiletto emery scissors a thimble and standard threads to avoid sloppy work and loosened stitches. Finish threads before they become taut to prevent pulling the final stitch tight on the back side.
If coffee remains from breakfast, pour off the grounds and save until an hour before dinner when it is placed into a double boiler. Add a cupful of minute tapioca and cook until clear. Just before serving stir in a half cup of sugar and a lump of butter, serve hot with cream.
The silk scarf replaces the muffler for evening wear and appears in more colors. One shop displays orange silk scarves while another offers gray patterned silks, per Fairchild's Magazine.
A simple maple icing procedure using one half cake of maple sugar broken into small pieces. Boil with four tablespoons of water until it threads. Beat two egg whites to a stiff froth and gradually fold in the hot syrup while continuing to beat.
An advice vignette contrasts a party mishap with a ruined waist and suggests using Fels Naptha as the right way to wash clothes. It promotes the product as saving time effort and fuel, promising cleaner sweeter whiter clothes. Instructions are said to be on the wrapper.
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