How Clothing Should Be Prepared for Laundering
The text urges careful sorting and listing before laundering to prevent loss of small items, and favors carbon copies for records. It warns against washing clothing in unsanitary conditions and notes the risk of spreading contagious diseases through poorly aired or shared laundry spaces.
Golden Thoughts For The Week
A weekly guide listing daily maxims from Monday to Sunday. Each day presents a moral or reflection on virtue and conduct, from fear and forgiveness to temperance and hope. The tone resembles a civic or religious lectern urging self improvement and mindful behavior.
Distressed Soul Finds Companionship in a Friend
An old line from Woman's Life reflects how a steadfast friend eases sorrow and loneliness during a long discouraged journey, offering quiet company through hardship and misfortune.
How to Save Work of Darning in Household Tasks
A housewife argues against weekly darning by matching hose early with crochet cotton and weaving toes and heels as if the hose were whole. She urges heavy thread coverage to outwear the hose and says reinforcement before laundering yields best results. An added egg in shortcake mix enhances lightness and flavor.
Three Piece Dressing Sacque Pattern Instructions
The pattern offers a seven size cut for busts thirty-two to forty-four inches using 1 3 8 yards of fabric from thirty-six to forty four inches wide and three yards of inch wide ribbon for ties. It describes cutting from non nap fabrics, seam finishes, and variations with neck shapes, plus potential fabric combinations and embellishments.
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Peerless
Pattern Co
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New York
City
Black Is Not Best for Elderly Women in Frock Advice
Fashion guidance urges elderly and middle aged women to avoid black and opt for drab tones and soft pastels that flatter aging skin. It covers color choices by hair type, body shape, and hair shade, recommending black and white tailoring for some, pastel mauve accents, and careful fabric selections for brunettes and blondes. The piece also briefly offers practical kitchen tips on fruit and vegetable prep.
Dresses From Filet Lace Net By Elizabeth Lee
Filet nets and lace form dainty dresses for girls and young matrons. Eight yards of net plus lace or ribbons create an inexpensive, stylish frock with ruffles and ribbon belts. A guimpe lace yoke and net chemisette with drapery trims complete the baby bodice look. Spangles or gold thread add sparkle. plain patterns can be embellished with floss stitching.
Decollete Bodice With Puffy Net Sleeves Styled for Remake
The article describes a decollete bodice finish with puff sleeves formed from overlapping net frills edged in ribbon for an airy, fluffy look. It notes fabrics like Russian or fancy mesh net as suitable options and suggests remodeling old gowns with these techniques. Pale pink and light blue filet net colors are mentioned as attractive choices.
Fabrics to Pair with Filet Lace for Evening Dress
Pair filet lace with nets voile crepe de chine and chiffon to brighten an evening frock. A few yards of filet lace can transform a dress or trim a new one. Rework old silk by washing pressing and cutting into filet net trims, using folds or frills in black for chic effect.
Weight Gain Guide for Women from 1920s Health Column
The article outlines methods for women to gain flesh through diet, rest, and nerves. It recommends starches, milk and thick soups, sweets in moderation, bananas, and plain puddings, plus hot milk before bed and relaxing baths. It also notes oils and a home cream recipe for tissue nourishment.
Reuse Guide for Old Hot Water Bags in Daily Items
Do not discard old hot water bags as they can become plant mats, rubber linings, or finger stalls. Cut circles for plant saucers, use as sponge or toothbrush case linings, or trim strips to sew washable finger stalls for fruit and vegetable peeling.
Wool tights replace underskirts for warmth this winter
The article urges women to wear wool tights to stay warm and stylish as fashion shifts away from underskirts. It notes tights suit all hip sizes, suggests integrating jersey tops, and describes homemade options and flouncy lingerie style petticoats with careful stitching and washable lace finishes.
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Paris
Fancy Guimpes Instructions for Lace Insertion
In making fancy guimpes for all ages, tuck the material to reserve space for lace. Baste the lace on the edge flat on the tucked fabric, then cut away the material beneath. Leave about a quarter of an inch for finishing.
Handsome Necklaces and Historic Pearls Across Europe
The article surveys famous pearl necklaces linked to royal and noble owners. It notes the Countess Henckel’s necklace valued around £50,000, the Virgin of Atocha necklace, ex-queen of Naples pieces, Empress Eugenie, and Empress Frederick, with values from £25,000 to £50,000 plus a Montrose duchess necklace sale at £11,820.
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Duchess of
Sermoneta
Countess Henckel
London
Paris
Naples
Atocha
Eugenie
Duchess of Montrose
Frederick
Germany
Ichester
Crop Earrings Return To Fashion In Daily Wear
A fashion note says long drop earrings, once a formal accessory, are back in style for street and evening use. A blonde in jet stones and gold settings showcases the look, with turquoise coral and amethyst pieces favored. Drop pearls and screw earrings with drops are also popular.
Beetroot Skins Easiest When Cooled Immediately
After boiling beetroots they should be plunged into cold water to make peeling easier. Immersing while hot helps loosen the skins, speeding preparation for use in dishes.
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