Ways to start summer flowers from a 1900s garden plan
Jeanette B. Wing shares garden philosophy and practical steps for a thriving flower space. She describes hardy wild trees, borders, and perennials arranged to bloom all summer with strategic planting of lilies phlox larkspurs and asters, plus roses, sweet alyssum, pansies, hollyhocks and annuals to maximize color and fragrance.
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Poke Bonnets and Turbans Dominate Spring Millinery
The latest spring millinery highlights poke bonnets of the 1830 type, trimmed with flower and fruit bouquets and narrow ribbons. Delicate pastel and clear tones in fancy weave straws, long streamer ends, and forthcoming ostrich feather trims mark the season, with colored turbans and flowered styles gaining favor in American Beauty red and California rose hues.
Your Net Blouse Delicate Wash Guide
Delicately wash a sheer net blouse at home using bran in a muslin bag steeped in boiling water. Use half the bran water with soap jelly to lather and soak the blouse gently. Rinse in cold bran water, roll in a cloth, and iron while damp with a hot iron.
Household Tips From A Vintage Panel of Advice
The article offers practical home care tips such as sealing a nllance cloth with buttonholes instead of hemming to avoid puckering. It recommends camphorated oil to remove water marks from furniture and ammonia followed by alcohol to clean collars. It suggests whitening leather chair seats with egg whites and browning flour to deepen gravies.
What They Will Wear in May
A period fashion note discusses spring trends with wider skirts featuring gathers and flounces, long empire sleeves, and high collars. Waistlines vary between high and low, with a preference for a military style collar and revived covert cloth.
It Sometimes Happens in the School Yard
A chaotic scene unfolds as a doctor visits and a boy causes a disturbance in the school yard. Passersby report wails and a loud call for help as one student allegedly strikes another, disrupting the area and drawing attention to the incident.
The Best Medicine and Fashion Advice for Proportion and Apparel
Advice on achieving a balanced figure through deep breathing and posture with neck and shoulder focus. Step by step morning exercises are given followed by care tips for keeping a navy blue coat and skirt fresh by airing garments after wear.
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