Mrs John Jacob Astor A Society Leader And Sports Enthusiast
Mrs John Jacob Astor a noted New York society figure and Newport summer resident is described as an expert horsewoman and accomplished tennis and golf player. The piece covers her marriage in 1891 to Colonel Astor, her Willing lineage, and her influence on New York and Newport social life with examples of her entertaining styles.
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John Jacob Astor
New York
Colonel Astor
Alva L. Willing
Newport
Sume
Harvard
Philadelphia
Willing
William Astor
William Mer
Vincent Astor
Astor
William Vincent Astor
Rhinebeck
The Baby’s Big Table Changes Nursery Routines
A mother describes adding a large kitchen table to the nursery to bathe and dress her baby. The 244 by 4 feet table with a drawer holds bath supplies and keeps the wood top clean. Bath time eases on her back and dressing is quicker, though post bath dressing moves to the mother’s lap with towels and a nightgown routine.
Buying China For Practical Tables
The article advises selecting plain white china as the mainstay for regular use and adding a few gold decorated pieces for variety. It warns against overloading with color and duplication of pieces, noting breakage and cost. It suggests preserving a few antique or dainty pieces for charm.
Before Buying China for Courses and Serving Ideas
The article advises varying china sets to balance pieces and avoid mismatches. Start with simple colors and decorations and gradually add elaborate designs to achieve the best presentation for serving courses. It suggests buying only enough of each piece to fit the needs and warns that a complete set often has excess of some pieces and shortages of others.
Cure of the Complexion Through Proper Washing
Advice on facial care argues soap and heavy washing roughen skin. Rub face with a dry towel several times daily and wash only morning and night with mild water. Use distilled or rainwater if possible. soften hard water. For hypersensitive skin, use cold cream and oatmeal water after gentle rubbing.
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Castile
Oriental Room Not Expensive Adornment Guide
An authority says oriental or Moorish room decorating need not be costly. Affordable materials can create elegant effects with simpler drapery arrangements. Clean cottons and well tempered lighting enhance the mellow charm of the room regardless of price.
The Gentlewoman’s Guide to Kindness and Courtesy
A short moral piece from Union Signal extols the value of kindness over academic prowess. It urges gentle behavior, listening well, and performing small acts of kindness as the true mark of a refined person in the world.
Thackeray on parental duty and family love
The passage contrasts parental authority and child rebellion with Thackeray s double duty doctrine. It cites honoring both father and mother and honoring children, and recalls his later remark that love s treasures grow tender as the caring circle thins, yet remains soft and protective.
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Thackeray
Mise
Cynic
Mental Effect of Clothes
London Country Monthly notes how attire influences mood and social perception. It praises a woman whose gown perfectly suits her, creating a sense of superiority and well being, making her amiable to most and a companion to those she favors.
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Ajax
London Country Monthly
Ironing Technique for Tucks on Garments
To lift tucked material turn to the wrong side. Rub with a damp cloth and press quickly with a moderately hot iron along the tucks. This makes each tuck stand out clearly and avoids ironing on the right side.
Drawing Room Brightness Breeds Excess Ornaments
The urge to create a bright luxurious drawing room often results in an alarming explosion of colors and a distracting array of small, useless objects and ornaments.
Wash New Stockings Before Wearing For Better Fit
New stockings should be washed before wearing because washing causes slight shrinkage and helps them wear better.
Roasting Tip: Turn Meat With Spoon Not Fork
When roasting meat or frying a steak, flip with a spoon to keep juices inside. A fork pierces the meat and lets the juices escape, diminishing flavor and tenderness.
Potatoes Reserved for Beef, Not Mutton or Chicken
Guidance notes that mashed potatoes should be served with beef dishes and not paired with mutton or chicken. The instruction emphasizes limiting potato side to beef meals and avoiding them with other meats.
Hatpin Holder From Bottle and Silk Frill
Make a hatpin holder by fitting a bottle into a silk bag longer than the bottle. Gather the bag on the right side to form a frill, add a top frill, attach two rosettes with ribbon, and include a loop to hang. Use violets for decoration and embroider initials for a gift.
The Head in Bed Pillow Controversy
A French scientist argues that resting the head on a pillow and holster while sleeping harms health. He recommends adopting a flat horizontal position, removing the bolster first, then the pillow, to improve blood circulation and overall calm sleep.
The Girl In Her Teens Dress Advice
The article discusses dressing teen girls near growth age, noting they differ from younger sisters due to longer limbs and changing outlines. It warns against waist compression and corsets, urging that development favors shoulder weight and loose waists for healthy growth.
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Longfellow
Children at the Table and Manners Teaching
The piece argues table time teaches self control and thoughtfulness. It notes a three year old must wait and be helped down, praising family comfort and discipline. It urges boys to share serving tasks like butter or pouring water, challenging the idea that only girls should perform these duties.
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Emerson
Dusting and polishing floors with canton flannel
For hardwood or matting covered floors use a hair broom followed by dusting with a canton flannel bag. Tie a dark cloth over the broom and rub vigorously to dust and polish the floor. heavy canton flannel serves as a cleaning cloth for floors and for painting cleanup.
Kitchen Helps From Everyday Cleaning Tips
Practical household hints for cleaning and maintenance. Rinsing pans before boiling milk prevents scorching And salt or vinegar aids scouring and odor control. Using soda in water cleans greasy dishes while blue added to water brightens glass. Lemon or celery removes onion odor from hands and knife.
Economical methods for cleaning and dyeing ribbons
The article describes using gasoline or soap bark chips to clean ribbons, rubbing until clean, and deciding if faded pieces should be dyed darker. It explains dyeing white ribbons in blue pink or lavender, light colors in cardinal red or black with silk dye, rinsing in warm water, and flattening the finished ribbon under pressure or ironing half dry ribbons under cheesecloth with a moderate iron.
The Children’s Hour Quiet hours with children matter
An excerpt from Mothers' Journal urges cheerful and loving quiet hours with children. It cites Sydney Smith on making children happy now to foster happiness later, and stresses milder farewells and constant maternal thought. It highlights how small acts of care shape grownup behavior and pride in offspring.
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Sydney Smith
Useful Women and the Duty to Teach Daughters to Work
The piece argues that many women are deprived by not learning labor and urges parents to educate daughters to earn a living. It warns against pampering the rich and poor alike and stresses that labor skills benefit all, noting fortunes can shift and reform is needed now.
A Darned Saucepan Remedy For Burnt Food
A thrift tip explains how to fix a burnt saucepan by boiling soda water. Add a teaspoonful of soda to the pan with enough water to prevent drying, boil ten to fifteen minutes, and scrape off the softened residue. Repeat if the burn is severe.
New Use For Needles And Sewing Equipment
Readers discuss improvised sewing tools using broken needles and sealing wax to fashion soldiers from needles for cutting garments. The method claims easier entry and smaller holes, suggesting bent needles as substitutes and advising to collect and cushion used needles for reuse.
The Teeth Cleaning Routine Advised In A Tumbler
A home health tip recommends brushing teeth twice daily and rinsing with clear cold water. It also notes a teaspoonful of common salt in warm water as a mouthwash for cleaning teeth and strengthening gums.
Miniature Whirlpool Trick For Teme Pest In A Glass
A simple party illusion uses camphor shavings on plain water to create a small whirlpool. Place eight to ten camphor bits evenly around the rim of a glass, sprinkle on the water, and watch the chips circle rapidly forming a pretty whirlpool while a brief explanation of whirlpools is given. The effect entertains guests with no special equipment.
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New York Herald
Boyhood’s Delights Echoed In Chores and Pranks
A nostalgic verse from American Boy imagines boyhood as nonstop farmwork and play. It recalls rising before dawn to feed livestock, draw water, milk cows, herd animals, churn butter, walk miles to school, and endure scoldings from a father while seeking simple joys.
Light and Sound in the Cosmos and Daily Life
The text explains light travels 186 660 miles per second so solar events are observed after eight minutes eighteen seconds. It notes sound in freezing air at 1000 feet per second and that a gun report from one mile away is heard about five seconds after the flash.
Just Like a Baby in the Park Dialogue
A brief comic scene shows an old gentleman asking a girl what she is doing with her doll. The girl replies she is giving dolly a drink and notes that the water is raining down on her dress while adding that babies slobber a lot.
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Doll
Dolly
Curious Young Tree Grows From Dover Mill Chimney
In Dover England a young tree is growing from a high mill chimney along a public street. Despite its odd perch the plant has reached two or three feet in height and is believed to have started from an old nest at the chimney base.
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Dover
England
Toilet Tips for Beauty and Skincare
This excerpt offers age old beauty advice including curling hair with a curling iron, lemon for nails, sea salt baths for relaxation, and a simple hair wash with water baking soda and tartar cream. It notes the nose’s shine signals vitality and suggests facial care routines and tips to soften hard water with orange peels.
Spoiling Children by Care
A Swedish statesman notes world governance, but the piece argues overparenting spoils lively children. Excessive anxious training wears down conscience, creating moral weakness. restraint and gentle neglect are suggested as remedies.
Up to Date Baby Fashion Changes Nursery Standards
The article notes a shift in newborn care to sanitary comfort over ornate dress. Mothers now favor practicality and cleanliness in the nursery, deeming elaborate lace and perfumes as outdated. The piece cites evolving trends toward healthier, simpler infant care.
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Marsha
Fouk
Womnan
How to Use Glycerin Safely on Skin and Tongue
Cautionary guidance on glycerin use notes its strong water affinity can dry and burn tongue surfaces. Pure glycerin should be diluted with water or elderflower or rosewater before applying to chafed skin to avoid harm.
Discontent Among Women Examined by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The text cites Ella Wheeler Wilcox arguing that women are more discontented than men and that female discontent is often destructive. It notes women who lament homekeeping, seek travel, prefer mountains or sea, and fear aging without repose or patience.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Perfumed Gowns Stir Fashion Interest
The article notes scented dinner gowns as a luxury with sachet powder placed in small bags on the dress. It observes that perfumes vary to avoid repetition, cycling through violet, dry rose, and other sweet scents as a fashionable detail.
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Mes, John Jacob Astor
Light and Sound
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