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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
13
A Philadelphia Press item offers festive Christmas party ideas with Santa as host, a gift tree, humorous gifts, and multiple games. Activities include a word basket game, blindfold tree tying, a toy race, Santa portrait drawing, a stocking apple dodge, and a memory writing contest centered on The Night Before Christmas.
A practical walking length skirt and roomy coat form a coordinated suit. Hard twisted serge with black satin piping and covered battens. velvet cuffs and collar offer distinction. Removable striped taffeta silk piping enhances wrists and collar opening for a refined finish.
A recipe describes making a maple layer cake filling by mixing two cups light brown sugar one cup maple syrup and one cup water with a third of a teaspoon of cream of tartar. Heat until a soft ball forms in water then remove from heat and beat until cool and smooth. Spread immediately on the cake with optional walnut edge.
The Daily Fashion column describes an overblouse with a circular skirt back and narrow front gore in light wool material with embroidered net guimpe. It notes light shades like Suez blue and Oman pink, suggests alternatives in cashmere or broadcloth, and lists fabric amounts for sizes 14 to 16. Patterns Nos 5708 6166 and others available by mail for ten cents.
Harper's Bazar notes that table candlesticks vary by material including silver, cut glass, Bohemian glass, and brass. Simpler designs prove most graceful. Bohemian and cut glass offer striking shapes. Cheaper glass options are still well shaped. Shades of cut glass or silver with colored linings are pretty and practical. Silk abodes imitate rose petals in many colors and costs are modest. Bead fringe shades are pretty but may bend the candle. Hand painted shades can be attractive or in poor taste. Empire shapes are popular now but not as graceful as flaring designs.
Paris embroidery house keeps shop ledgers from Louis XVI to Napoleon I. Bills show coronation embroidery at 10 809 francs and a coat altered after wear. Napoleon I’s shrone cost 63 070 francs with velvet drapery and gold bees on panels and cushions totaling over many thousands.
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