A Smart and Becoming Hat Shapes the Costume Trend
A fashion piece argues hat choice defines outfit tone for any occasion. It stresses knowing color, style, and silhouette to match frock and wraps, warns against overindulgence in lace or formal headpieces, and highlights practical satin hats as versatile options.
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Renovating Hat Trimmings From Last Year’s Millinery Fixings
Advice on reclaiming hat trims from old stock including ribbons feathers and velvets. Provides cautions on ironing ribbons with heat and methods to refresh feathers and velvet using steam and hot irons. Warns against overprocessing faded artificial flowers as not cost effective.
A New Era in House Furnishing Emerges in Modern Homes
A cautious note urges balance between fashionable Walnut lines and enduring traditions as interiors shift from cream walls to bold palettes. The piece highlights updated textiles cretonne lace and linen, new shapes for furniture and vases while advising homemakers to preserve beloved heirlooms and classic silver in a timeless English style.
Slipover Dresses for Summer Days
Slipover frocks remain fashionable this season with deep armholes and a loose mandarin sleeve guimpe worn underneath. They are economical to sew using lavender tweed or linen in colors like rose, gray, green, or tan. The guimpe is a kimono-sleeved affair cut from batiste with trim on the large sleeve only.
Berry Stain Removal for Linen This Season
The article advises housewives to promptly treat berry stains on linen to preserve white damask. It recommends holding the stained area over a bowl and pouring boiling water through the fabric until the stain vanishes, emphasizing alertness before laundering.
A Portrait of Bureau Furnishings Across Generations
The piece explores how grandmothers to daughters decorate their bedrooms with dressers and bureaus. It contrasts old marble-topped, curlicue walnut pieces with modern mahogany vanities and fashionable perfume bottles. The narrative names periods like 1875 and late eighties and notes evolving habits and items in each room.
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