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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
7
Fashion notes favor mixtures of wool, silk, and satin for fall gowns. Designers blend serge, cheviot, cashmere with silks like charmeuse and chiffon, favor subdued tones with bright accents. Panniers appear on soft silk gowns, while cloth costumes reflect directoire lines.
Practical guidance for hand and sewing room tasks. Wet edges with correct stitch density to avoid ridges, shading for curtains to compensate for window light, a two pocket clothespin apron to simplify chores, linen taffeta for cushion tops and box covers, inexpensive homemade boxes with domestic taffeta, wool winding tips using the ball tag, and pretty three shade purple doilies inspired by Chinese embroidery.
White veils are popular and this home method uses soap to clean them. Simmer the veil in a soap solution for a quarter hour, rinse with warm then cold blue water, starch with boiling water, and dry evenly pinned on a cloth.
The passage urges caution in early fall wardrobe choices and stresses keeping styles updated, buying slowly, and selecting a few well chosen gowns. It warns stout women to avoid extreme draped effects, notes fashionable collars and revers, and adds health tips on diet, digestion, skin, and outdoor exercise.
A short guide describes rose water and tincture benzoin to redden the skin. For insomnia the advised method is lying straight and breathing deeply for fifteen minutes with hands at the waist. A gum hardening wash combines hot water borax and two teaspoons of the tincture.
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