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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
3
The article notes a shift from flamboyant multicolored centerpieces to practical fine needlework. It emphasizes cross stitch as enduring, with emphasis on durable materials like canvas and cot tons, and guides readers to design conventional motifs using small square grids and cross stitch patterns. It highlights blue red palettes and personalized monograms for lasting appeal.
Velvet for afternoon wear shows a richer season with varied figures and bold colors. Two piece costumes, skirts and coats, suit different figures with short models and tailored velveteens from English makers, trimmed with ribbed silk bands and buckles for those who walk more than drive.
Care of the Skin suggests raw cucumbers applied as a skin remedy, with juice from cucumber slices dried on to soften and whiten skin. It notes weekly use and remedies for blackheads with hot compresses in remol juice or vinegar. Tailored Hats advise simple tailored styles for schoolgirls, with silk bows as trim, reserving feathers for older girls and recommending practical felt hats.
A four cushion pincushion design measures about three and a half inches square. Each cushion is lightly stuffed with hair or white wool. Cushions are edged with ribbon and folded into triangles, joined at upper points, and finished with a ribbon rosette.
A guide describes an easy bias fold method for silk by shaping a circular skirt and pressing with a hot iron. By tucking and pulling on the upside, the lower side stretches more, allowing a curved fold to be formed with some dexterity and kept for an indefinit e period.
From time to time there appear valuable little recipes worth cutting out and arranging in a book for easy reference when required. The sketch illustrates a good kind of book for this purpose that is not difficult to construct.
Instructions describe constructing a large cover with a center scored front, cutting a pen knife to score the center, covering with art linen, and decorating with "cookery book" and a fancy design. Pockets inside hold loose recipes, leaves cut to fit, silk cord binding, and extra pages easily added. A school exercise book could be similarly covered with embroidered linen and cords for decoration.
Fashion note discusses French shirt waist trends with elbow-length sleeves common in dressy models and a rise in longer sleeves among recent imports, suggesting a shift in favored silhouettes for the season.
Instructions for silk belt sizing three eighths inch seams and finishing edges. Also notes on using spools as toy bases and teaching girls to unravel threads for hair and braids, with simple wagon-making ideas for a doll family.
Virginia novelist Hallie Erminie Rives Wheeler visits Tokyo living with a wealthy swordbearing family. Readers learn of her adaption to Japanese life, social circles, and a planned Japanese edition of The Castaway. She studies the language, tours villages, and writes daily in a garden studio beside a lotus pond.
Narrative fragments show dialog about entertaining with rubber plants and better days. Characters discuss consent, golfing, motoring, and social norms, ending with remarks on brotherhood and not hiring billboards for Boo deeda.
A brief paragraph reflects on reading choices and the theme of marriages, noting a story about boys found playing with dynamite and the curiosity around sensational elements in a local paper. The piece hints at how readers select items of interest.
Tadford Freddie asks if he has heard all the fairy stories, and Mrs Cobwigger replies that he has heard all except the ones his papa tells her. The dialogue hints at a domestic scene filled with storytelling.
A pragmatic guide urges women to audit their wardrobes, cut nonessentials, and mix existing pieces with carefully chosen affordable accessories. It emphasizes a defined plan, limited new purchases, and selective bargains to achieve fashionable looks without waste, highlighting the charm of frugal, well-coordinated style.
The mattress shaped pin cushion offers practicality for long pins and small pins alike. It features detachable linen cases for washing and can be covered in pale blue linen with a wreath of pale pink roses and green foliage. Embroidery can include initials or decorative towers, in linen silk or satin if desired.
The article notes new glove styles and sleeve lengths from long wrinkled to short bodice sleeves, with gloves remaining a topic of interest as sleeves trend evolves. It observes footwear shifts with a short skirt, favoring high French heels or Cuban heels, sheer hose, and ankle-length gowns, and mentions boudoir boots and husky Buede bodices with 15 buttons as winter sensations.
The piece surveys glove styles in cream and white with purple trends fading, noting meticulous tailoring. It highlights street gloves in feather mousquetaires with pinked edges and a preference for long over short gloves, mentioning brown and copper tones and elastics or wrist straps as practical features.
A fashion note suggests fabrics such as Welling Viyella cashmere and cotton in fawn tones for a baby frock. The design features a gathered skirt attached to a square yoke, offering a simple yet elegant pattern idea for infant wear.
Designers favor panels to showcase old lace in evening gowns for women. The main issue is finding the right size and type of lace for each gown. Panels allow flexible lengths and the new close sleeves highlight lace, unlike flounces that are often skimpy or unusable.
Embroideries showcase weighting luxurious filmy fabrics with bugle embroidery in silver or colored threads. Sequin work appears, not the old glitter but softer gleam of mother of pearl and dull silver and gold accents.
The description outlines a yoke made of insertion strips, each divided by insertion. The foot is trimmed above the hem with egertion and three small tucks. Required materials include one and three fourths yards of 40 inch wide fabric and about three yards of insertion.
Advice on refreshing fabrics and rooms by preserving color and avoiding trimmings. Focus on aging fabrics like rugs, tapestries, and brocade to maintain a natural look. Emphasizes evaluating the oldest parts for renewal and ignoring sun or critics.
Embroidery details describe silk pieces with NoWers outlines and sequin accents that add a hint of sparkle to the new coloring, noted as charming and refined.
A Vogue writer praises velvet flowers as lifelike decorations for hats and gowns. Poinsettias, velvet and silk pansies, and large ivy wreaths in shaded monotones are noted as new arrangements with leaves resembling leather and dead foliage in color.
An at me moment highlights linen blouses with embroidery in three or four colors. Favorite color blends include yellow blue and red on white or ecru linen. Green red and gray and lavender yellow and gray are also popular combinations. The embroidery uses heavy linen thread.
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