The Bachelor Club Intrigue Ends In Double Cross
Dan Maitland returns to his New York bachelor club to find a woman's fingerprints and an attorney letter. He helps a mysterious girl in gray, loses his jewels to a rival criminal posing as a detective, and confronts the real Dan Anisty in a risky cross country plot. Anisty escapes with the gems, while Maitland fights to recover them.
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Dan Maitland
New York
O'Hagan
Dan
Maitland
Bannerman
Greenfields
Gray
Lady In Gray
Daniel Anisty
Dan Anisty
Mr. Snaith
Anisty
Anistvy
The
Powers
Anista
Maitland Plot Deepens In Hidden Theft Case
Maitland schemes to pose as Maitland for a day to entangle himself further in the jewel theft plot. Anisty and a gray-clad woman set plans to meet, while Maitland contemplates silencing witnesses and controlling information as the missing jewels complicate all.
Simple Mackintosh Bathing Dress Bag for Holiday Use
A brief guide describes a two piece mackintosh bag for carrying a wet bathing dress. It features open top access, no fastenings, cane handles, and loops of cord. A more elaborate version adds a lining and optional decorative silk lettering.
Jabot Fashion Innovation Improves Necktie Look
A modest jabot shown on a blouse is secured with a clever two inch linen strip and four lace buttons on the stock collar. The plaited linen edge is feather stitched and a tiny center space holds a pin, making the jabot appear an integral part of the blouse.
The New Princess Garments and Corset Trends
The article describes the half fitted princess style as simple yet hard to wear, noting gowns are two sizes too large yet flattering with a natural silhouette. It highlights the new corset shaping without a small waist and mentions sleeveless robes paired with alternate neck and sleeves, plus two front buttons as a feature.
Home Remedies and Household Uses From Old Medical Column
A midcentury guide lists quick disinfection by boiling water with carbolic acid, mentholated fluids for summer colds and hay fever, flour applied to wounds burned in grease to avoid scarring, borax as dentifrice mixed with chalk, and lavender rosewater toilet compresses for headache.
The Popular Tunic in Evening and Afternoon Gowns
The tunic returns as a feature in Parisian fashion for evening and afternoon gowns. It offers flowing lines over the modern silhouette, begins at the bust or shoulders, or two inches above the waist in some versions, and suits women who prefer artistic drapery to strict sheath forms.
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Yersilf
O'Hagan
Maitland
Mr. Anisty
O’hagan
Higgins
Paris
Wall Pocket Keeps Dressing Area Tidy and Pretty
A circular wall hanging pocket decorates the dressing area while providing two inner pockets for razors or hairpins. Made of pale pink silk with apple green rosette and ribbon trim, it tucks neatly beside the dressing table as a decorative yet practical organizer.
A Historic Hop Poultice Prep Guide
A traditional remedy for sudden pains uses dried hops boiled in water then thickened with cornmeal. Apply hot between thin muslin layers, reheat a new poultice on an alcohol lamp, and place the old one to cool on the patient, reducing kitchen trips.
Freshening Cut Flowers and Budded Roses Tips
Freshen cut flowers by placing promptly in cold water with a little mild soap to form suds, which keeps them longer and even revives drooping blooms. For roses in bud, tie a soft thread snugly around the bud. when used days later the bud remains tight and less prone to shattering.
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Martha Washington
Will
Dance of the Hours
Mr. Maitland
Snaith
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