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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1904
Page
5
The column surveys summer to fall styles with tailor-made skirts and coats, noting checks in slate-grey tweed and quiet lines. It discusses cape effects via sleeves or pelerine with bolero, the continuing appeal of fitted skirts for utility, and the balance of fullness for weather suitability.
A fashion note describes house-dress fabrics with satin faced materials and colors prune claret golden brown and green. The outfit features a blouse bodice with a deep square lace collar threaded scarf, lace cuffs, a pouched waist, and a fitted belt atop a gathered skirt suitable for velveteen or fine cloth.
The text discusses skirt and blouse combinations using materials like velveteen and cloth, suggesting lace bands and threaded effects. It notes lace might be omitted if velveteen is used, and describes a new embodiment with a stitched flounce and ribbon-velvet threading for decorative impact.
A fragment mentions a kilted sacque not being hung with a yokey and a ribbon threaded through a stitched cloth band. The text lacks clear context or attributions to people or places.
A becoming black accordion-pleated silk coat for the middle aged woman is described with a fitted yoke and neck trim of burnt ivory guipure. Sleeves gather at the elbows with ribbon velvet bracelets and widen, with velvet trim along the cast. The style suits matrons and grandmothers, echoing younger fashions.
The piece notes Sevres blue roses as a rising millinery trend, with small Banksia varieties and large full bloom roses used on crowns and brims. It highlights wreaths of blue roses on navy straw hats, lace falls matching hat colors, and stylistic details like single roses and color coordination with tulle and hat edges.
A pasting style instruction explains treating a glove with two ounces of benzine and Paria glover to restore it. Apply benzine with a sponge while on the hand for four to five minutes then dry in sun. Rub inside and outside after removing to refresh the glove.
The text stresses brushing teeth twice daily with emphasis on night brushing to remove food remnants. It advises rinsing with tepid water and a touch of eau de Cologne, plus a morning wineglass of spring water before breakfast to maintain oral health.
The article offers old fashioned beauty and health tips. It warns against rouge and suggests beet juice as a temporary cosmetic. It prescribes cold water eye baths, chest and throat washes, and a ammonia-based eye compress. It notes skin looseness signals health issues and recommends tonics and facial washes for tightening the skin.
A practical guide to caring for hair combs and brushes. Advises ivory or rubber selections, warns against fine tooth combs, and stresses thorough brushing plus monthly washing with warm water and ammonia. Details daily cleaning with small brushes, removing hair, and storing in a dust free case. Women are urged to maintain personal hygiene with proper grooming tools.
Fragmentary OCR text lacks clear event, entities, or context to form a coherent summary or identify people, places, or organizations for a news-style card.
A brief household notice featuring Miss Amy Monro as principal organizer or contributor. Readers are invited to follow practical tips or methods likely tied to domestic chores, cooking, and daily household efficiency. The item presents a compact local guidance tone typical of a community newspaper column on home economy.
The primest part is best roasted or baked and served with gravy and horse radish plus Yorkshire pudding. Ribs of beef follow sirloin in preparation with the same accompaniments. boned and rolled options offer neater presentation and usable bone for soup. Round is usually corned, then seasoned and baked for a wholesome economical joint. Corned beef is served with carrots turnips slap suet dumplings and can be cooked in the meat water.
A traditional Yorkshire pudding method uses milk flour salt eggs and dripping. Prepare a batter by mixing, rest for thirty minutes, then bake in a hot oven for about thirty minutes and serve sliced.
Recipe notes suet dumplings to accompany corned beef. Mix four pounds flour with baking powder and four ounces finely chopped suet, add one gill water. Form dough, shape into small balls, boil twenty to thirty minutes, serve hot.
A brief recipe notes self raising flour milk and salt to make a light dough. Roll to half an inch, stamp snail rounds, fry in hot fat until golden. Drain and serve hot with jam treacle honey or sugar.
A brief older style recipe describes using six medium boiled potatoes, eschalots, parsley, capers, and plain dressing. Layer sliced potatoes with the seasonings, then finish with dressing. Dressing is made by mixing salt and sugar, adding oil, then vinegar.
A collection of aphorisms and verses discussing virtue public duty and love. Quotations from Lord Bacon Boasuet Tennyson and Ruskin pair reflections on habit greatness sorrow and mental purity for readers. The piece blends moral maxims with classic literary lines.
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