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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1908
Page
4
The April Woman's Home Companion features Grace Margaret Gondt on fashion trends for spring. Gowns favor simple lines, empire skirts, fitted bodices, and delicate guimpe details, using light silks and creams with color-shaded contrasts, plus practical advice on silver polishing and a nod to literary reflections on mood and speech.
The piece previews spring fashions with three sleeve styles: elbow, three quarter, and long musketeer. It notes empire and princess skirts remain, mandarin cuffs appear, and sleeves vary across garments from evening gowns to linen suits. Rich trims and Swiss fabrics mark the era, with aluminum lace on imported gowns highlighted.
A guide for housekeepers on storing silver to avoid tarnish, recommending glass doors or closed closets, avoiding rubber gloves, and using damp cloths for light cleaning. It describes making cotton flannel cases to hold flatware, pocketing for twelve compartments, and tips like using a jeweler's brush and boiling water brief immersion for stubborn tarnish.
Mrs. ik White of Rushboro Pennsylvania credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her life from lung trouble and urges readers to try the remedy for coughs colds bronchitis and hoarseness. A trial bottle is offered at Graham s drug store 101 Broad Street priced 50 cents and 9.
Ellen Stan surveys a new spring 1008 gown featuring long side panels from shoulders to hips that create a flattering fit and waist fullness. A fitted girdle under panels secures the silhouette. the gown can be striped or plain with Mascarin sleeves and gored skirt seams finished for a refined home sewing project.
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