Maid of the New Year Fashion Preview
A 1913 fashion forecast by Catherine Talbot outlines spring wear trends with straight skirts, no hips, and new belt fastenings. It notes trimmed coats, contrasting fabrics on waistcoats, handmade ornaments, fur touches, and the return of drapery in gowns and topcoats, plus evolving sleeve shapes and corded lace accents.
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Lever
Paris
City of Light
Winter supper loaves and imitative kitchen classics
The page offers recipes for What to Eat in Winter including a beef and pork loaf baked in a mold with breadcrumbs onions parsley and eggs, a lemon pickle with vinegar and spice, a Lamb Stew a la Marquette with salt pork onions and dumplings, and a chocolate almond steamed cake with vanilla.
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la Marquette
When the Lamp Is Lit We Overuse a Word in Sentences
An essay observes how readers and writers repeatedly rely on a single overused word, noting its almost constant appearance in sentences and how rarely it is omitted in writing practices. It highlights the habit across many prose forms and prompts reflection on linguistic economy.
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Stevenson
Evening Scarf and Muff Set in Pink Satin
A fashion note reviews a Rococo evening wear set by Dame Fashion featuring a knee length scarf of pink satin trimmed with swans down and rose ribbon at the waist, paired with a large puffed ribbon muff. The piece epitomizes late 19th to early 20th century ornate accessories.
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Milady
Solomon Knot Needlework for Bag Handles and Tassels
Instructions describe making Solomon's knots for a bag, including threading for four strands, braiding handles with twenty-four strands, tying off ends, cutting and preparing tassels, and assembling the bag with braided sections and knots. Detailed steps cover looping, drawing tight, and final trimming for uniform tassels.
Braided Waistcoat Trends For Last Year’s Suit
The article promotes sleeveless white silk waistcoats with back fittings and a squared tab at the hip. It highlights double rows of colored soutache braid forming stripes and scalloped fillings, plus a belt from below the armer across the front to shape the silhouette.
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