How to Choose a Husband
A humorous essay compares selecting a husband to choosing a versatile gown. It argues women face a harder task, noting a husband must suit many roles and occasions, while men show less concern for varied outfits or details. It contrasts marriage selection with male indifference to suitability.
Hats For Your Daughter Hat Styles of Summer Fashion
The mother with several daughters can find hat options abundant with lace, straw and flowers. Descriptions include large flat hats, bonnet shapes, tailored hats and toques of black tulle, plus Dolly Varden flower laden designs. Popular leghorn shapes and white tagal models feature ribbons, roses, and velvet bands for varied summer wear.
Helpful Hints to Housewives for Household Care
Practical tips cover wrapping fish to avoid odor transfer in refrigerators reviving drooping potted plants with ammonia solution cleaning plaster busts with cold starch to remove dirt and whitening them using a lime solution to remove stubborn stains from garments without damaging fabric
Simple potato liquid cleans colored silks safely
A inexpensive cleaner for colored silk shirts waists blouses and delicate scarves uses two grated raw potatoes in water. After straining and settling, pour off the clear liquid for sponge or rub application on the garment then wash rinse dry and iron. The settled thick sediment can be used to sponge heavier fabrics.
Fads of Fashion in Summer Styles and Fabrics
The vogue favors separate coats and auto veils of Shetland silk. Bustles are whispered about while morning dresses rely on linen. Sleeves grow long with frills. panniers appear elevated at the back. Rich color mixes dominate afternoon wraps and stripes in linens and muslin. Linens and cotton voiles lead smart blouses, with organdie a summer favorite. Rhinestone letters spark bags in kid, suede, satin, and moire.
Kind to Animals Inspires Boy to Kiss the Cat
A young teacher's lesson on kindness to animals inspires Pitro to share his act of mercy. He says he kissed the cat, proudly recounting his gentleness yesterday after the class talk.
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