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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1925
Page
5
Helena notes pear abundance this year and offers canning methods for light and heavy syrups. Directions cover washing, halving, coring, blanching, packing, sealing, and processing times. Also included are ginger pear, pear conserve, and pear pineapple conserve recipes with sugar, water, citrus and garnishes.
Ancient picnic guide outlines White Nut Bread Graham Date Bread and Brawn Bread with eggs milk flour and spices. It lists pastry fillings with cream cheese olives tuna and ham, advises buttering both bread slices, and stresses thin even slices for open air meals.
A fashion note celebrates linen dish towel cloth repurposed into waistcoats. A woman appears impeccably dressed in a double-breasted waistcoat hidden under a single-breasted coat. The linen’s tight weave and blue or red threads create a refined check suitable for tailored wear.
Black chiffon and gun metal gray hose reappear among best dressed women while beige shades emerge as a popular choice. The note emphasizes subtle color contrasts in daytime outfits and callers eyeing refined fabrics for current season wardrobes.
A short box coat of velveteen in bright colors accompanies a white crepe de chine frock worn frequently. The description highlights the coordinated two piece outfit blending textile textures and color.
A judge gives a man three chances at business. Each year the man goes broke, blaming luck and others, then finally tries to shift fault to his wife. The judge ends the tale by ordering the man to be killed for blaming his wife, illustrating a harsh moral about accountability.
A fragment describes an angel cake method using 9 large eggs or 9 medium eggs, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 3/5 teaspoons cream of tartar. Whisk eggs with cream of tartar until very stiff, fold in sugar gradually, then sifted flour, bake in ungreased tube pan for 45 minutes. Also suggests using egg yolks for a custard.
A fall fashion note describes a fur collar designed for fur and cloth coats. It features tied fur strips and a decorative rose accent near the collar, highlighting the accessory as a key element of the look.
Hortense Saund ers presents a practical guide to the morning dress for homemakers. Fashion authority Henri Bendel supports simple, affordable cotton frocks as stylish winter morning wear. Colorful fabrics, minimal jewelry, and modest necklines define the look while avoiding ostentation.
New York fashion brief notes a smart fall football devotee look featuring a dark gray double-breasted tweed three-quarter coat with herringbone plaid and a green doe skin toque styled in Egyptian rolls. Also provides a Bran Muffins recipe with bran, egg, sour milk, milk, butter, sugar, baking powder and salt. bake twenty minutes in greased tins.
European tailleurs adopt fur hued battlements at the bottom of skirts diverging from traditional top battlements. Occasionally Greek key motifs or short pointed fur accents appear along the hem line for varied design.
The new flare back frock wows sailors in the turret, offering a striking display of elaborate back treatment with sashes, pleats, and ribbons cascading from the shoulders. Aimed at fashion with naval flair, it contrasts the shipboard danger with stylish charm. There is no explicit event date or place provided in the readable text.
A fragment describes wrist adornments of dull gold linking stones in ornate bracelets. It notes fashion shifts with lighter stockings, new dye shades such as oatmeal raw atmosphere fallow deer and toast, and mentions sunburns growing darker at beaches.
Blond tan emerges as a fashionable shade described as flattering in lace, net, and marine fabrics, styled into elegant turbans and draped accessories.
Two jewel tablespr aninls of flour will thicken a cup of liquid for gravy and salces. Natural colored wool is extremely popular for coats with red fox trim. A stunning crctonne coat features large white figures on black, lined with white yarn and black satin reverses.
An OCR fragment discusses color dyeing for pale garments, guiding color changes with archival dye choices. It mentions pink, blue, and shell tones, and notes blending with fabric color can affect results. The text also briefly shifts to marketing, advising simple white display and straightforward stalls.
A letter laments the persistence of traditional conventions among young women. It notes that prestigious New York boarding schools and finishing schools enforce strict rules, including modest dress and chaperoned outings, despite the Jazz Age’s push for freedom. At UC Berkeley and other colleges the same old social traps and proprieties remain, with dancing curfews, late returns, and regulated conduct.
Readers in cities and villages alike question when the bobbed coiffure will end while opponents fear its decline. Experts say the bob remains a popular, non partisan style prized for comfort, not a guaranteed future in haute monde.
The pull-on glove remains the preferred choice for fashionable women and common in gray, beige and taupe kid leather. A dash of coarse black stitching along the edge adds distinctiveness to the overall understated air.
Instructions describe broiling young chicken with melted butter or olive oil, browning skin quickly. Cook flesh side mostly, turning often, about twenty minutes. Finish with creamed butter, salt, lemon juice, and a pinch of paprika. Serve with lemon slices.
Straw baskets feature large bizarre figures in crude colored raffia with long braided handles.
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