Tolay Wedding Etiquette and Bridal Customs Revealed
Rosanna Schuyler outlines wedding etiquette from engagement to reception. The piece covers costs paid by the groom’s family, processional order, bridal attire details, and cake cutting rituals. It also discusses fall hat trimmings and a craftsman method for repairing ceramic pieces with plaster casts and careful restoration.
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Rosanna Schuyler
Home Foot Care for Arch Pain and Soothing Remedies
Women with prolonged standing or walking suffer arch breakdown and foot pain. Elevate feet at rest, reduce standing, soak and harden skin gently, and use alum in foot baths. Wear properly fitted stockings and shoes, apply adhesive plaster over corns, soften hard corns with iodine, and use cautious carbolic acid under alcohol for severe cases. Orthopedic support and arch straps aid healing. some may require a steel or leather arch support.
Sombre Colors Worn Relieved by Brilliancy of Orange
A concise note highlights how somber colors are lifted by a vivid splash of orange tones. The observation contrasts mood with color choice and notes the striking impact of orange.
Cranes Fashionable as New Pet Birds
A society note reports a craze for the “demoisible crane” as a pet. Lavender two-foot-high birds with black throats are sold, tame and bright eyed, stalking gardens to pick worms among grass and leaves, joining other reptiles in novelty fashion.
Black and White Evening Gown Is Most Useful This Season
A practical guide to choosing evening wear noting that a dark black or black and white gown remains versatile for many occasions. Suggestions include flowered silk brocade, plain silks and satins, black net gowns, empire and princess silhouettes, and a white lace dress with ribbon accents for debutantes.
Notable SA wine production and club enrollment figures
The latest vintage yielded 2,655,947 gallons versus 2,045,478 the year before. End of June stock stood at 4,800,298 gallons. New York City clubs totaling 168,000 members each enroll more than 300 members.
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South Australia
New York City
New Coronet Style of Hair Dressing for Young Girls
A charming hair style for girls features a middle part with waves on both sides. Back hair is gathered at the crown, a braid twisted above the forehead, creating a frown-like effect that eliminates the need for extra ornaments on dressy occasions.
Mending China at Home with Expert Craft
A guide to domestic china repair outlining tools and homemade cements for porcelain and glass joins. It covers cementing breaks with wax seals, making an instant porcelain cement from shellac and resin, and a transparent glue from isinglass and gelatine. It notes reproducing damaged handles or feet via modelling to restore ornaments.
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China
Paris
Smart Coat for Eleven Year Old Girl
Practical coat for girls eight to twelve with tan broadcloth design and pearl buttons. Describes materials, trims, length of fabric, and seasonal adaptations, noting interlining for winter and looseness for layering.
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