Noted Styles for Women in New York Fashion Life
A collage of fashion commentary and etiquette cuts across New York life, detailing Mrs. Roosevelt like shopping savvy, the paradox of hat display fronts versus backs, Queen Victoria’s tact, men versus women in fashion judgment, hot weather glove trends, monogrammed gloves, blouse and over-dress versatility, and a vivid description of a burnt straw hat with black velvet ribbon and pearl accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Kansas City Journal
Twenty-third Street
New York Times
Philadelphia Record
Fashion notes on hats, lace, and belts in summer wear
The article catalogues wearable details from hats to belts in a vintage summer style. It highlights gun metal chains, lace trims, white organises, embroidered hosiery, bright jackets, pique fabrics, embroidered muslin cuffs, moss rose trims, suede bags, gilt laurel hair wreaths, and navy blue white foulards. It also mentions shirred waistlines, yoke effects, and embroidered collars on silk and wool, plus abundant canvasback ducks in parts of Mexico.
Daintiness in Summer Serving Sets Dainty Table Tone
Household 1 Affairs offers guidance on dainty summer serving for refined homes. It highlights fresh presentation, quiet service, portable molds and ramakins, and decorative touches from rose leaves to grape juice presentation. It also advises affordable, simple kitchen dresses for efficient housework.
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Philadelphia Record
POUSEHOLS PRECIPES Jet Fried Cucumbers and Fruit Flummery
A short recipe collection describes Jet Fried Cucumbers with salted pepper dusted in egg and crumbs then fried until hot and served, followed by Fruit Flummery layering ladyfingers with custard fruit slices and a meringue topping. Devonshire Cream is made by simmering sweet milk to form cream then chilling and skimming.
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Alice
Farm Topics on Stock, Manure, and Woodworking Tips
Practical notes cover using cottonseed meal as fertilizer, managing manure heaps to preserve ammonia, a self made crosscut wood sawing rack, and a crowproof seed corn method. Includes steps for heat management, aeration, and tar treatment to deter crows with roping and weighted sawing rack details.
Long-kept hay prompts profit question in old exchange
An 1850s hay story from Laconia notes hay harvested in spring 1857 remained clean and bright forty-five years later. It argues that delaying sale to earn interest could surpass stored value, warning that forty-five years is too long to hold a nonperishable crop while stressing prudent timing for sales and reinvestment.
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Laconia
M. H
Iis
New Hampshire
Albatross Fabrics Dress Styles Highlighted in New York Fashion
New York City showcases bright red albatross dresses with ecru lace trims and fitted bodices, including a back closure with small gold buttons and a lace collar. The feature covers woolen travel dresses, one piece skirts with tucks, and new beads or neck rubes in chiffon with pearl embellishments. It notes lace and plaid gown designs, and decorative sleeves with long gloves for evening wear.
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New York City
Arim
Picturesque Sleeves and Silk Coats Fashion Sleeve Details
The article describes fashionable silk coats with an emphasis on sleeves. It highlights three stylish arm coverings and notes the sleeves are highly elaborate while the coats remain plain. The illustration showcases a bell sleeve in black metre with shaping from shoulder to elbow.
Patterns for Girls Rural Dress and Tub Dress Styles
Instructions describe serge or lawn dresses with contrasting yokes for eight and fourteen year old girls. Details cover five gore skirts, tub dresses, and adornments. fabric yardage given for three designs including taffeta and organza options. Each sleeve and skirt construction notes pleats, flounces, and lace trims with yardage estimates for specific sizes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victoria
Marshal Canrobert
Paris
the Invalides
Napoleon
Prince Albert
Prince of Wales
Mathilde
Ata
Mexico
Pousehols
W. J. George
Robert H. Smith
New England Homestead
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