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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
5
New York’s Crudéy triplets made a social debut reviving fascination with their identical looks. Edith wears a red rose, Joliste a blue ribbon, Ethel no ornamentation, enabling friends to tell them apart. All three share fashion, height, eyes, and mannerisms, drawing attention.
A Glasgow Herald piece catalogs familiar similes and proverbs with playful contrasts. It lists lines such as as blunt as a beetle, as sharp as a lance, as grave as a preacher, as gay as a dance, touching on folk wit and social mood.
Harry Hutton, a rich farm owner, falls for Sister Rose Blanchard a circus performer posing as Mademoiselle Rosita Raven. When Barbara nearly drowns, Rose saves her and reveals her true identity. Rose explains she cannot marry Harry while caring for two orphans, and proposes they raise them together, though she must soon leave Millville with the circus.
Society lights plan for inaugural ball for Gov. Durbin and Columbia club ball. New York gowns arrive, featuring gold bodices, black velvet gowns with stitched skirts, and fur trim. H. P. Wasson showcase lists 38 gowns including black lace over yellow silk and green chiffon with duchesse lace. Designs include velvet girdles, gold embroidery, and duchess lace, with fabrics such as biscuit peau de cheval and blue silk veille.
A serialized tale from Saturday Night unfolds as Rose-my Rose declares devotion to Harold Hutton. He confesses misjudgment and the pair reconcile, with Barbara and a golden-haired orphan child joining a sunlit life on the Hutton farm as sister Rose grows sweeter.
A historic cooking note advises using a quick oven for puddings with pie crust and pudding mixtures and warns against overfilling dishes. It stresses gradual milk addition, a minimum half hour soaking, and not exceeding two thirds full to prevent swelling and boiling over.
Stew pumpkin with minimal water until tender then press. Add butter salt and let cool. Mix one pint pumpkin with one pint milk half teaspoon ground mince quarter teaspoon cinnamon and one teaspoon ginger. Sweeten to taste. Beat four eggs and bake in a quick oven about thirty minutes.
A satirical note from the Detroit Journal cites the sultan fretting over American paragraphers ignoring turkey carving in state business. The piece contrasts imperial levity with visible worry in the imperial household while a Chicago Record snark comments on dollars and bloggers.
A reflective poem excerpt notes longing and the promise of reunion in distant places. The speaker invokes a child and enduring love as years pass, contrasting fragile memory with a forthcoming meeting beyond sorrow. The verse references lilies and a postscript about a New York Press attribution.
A nostalgic poem recalls visiting a theater decades ago and finding the same jokes plots and characters repeating. The speaker notes familiar gags about the mother in law bald head and suffrage jokes as the heroine and soubrette linger with unchanged charm and aging imagery.
The column notes new fashion trends like gold ball cuff links and shirt-waist studs, brightens windows with begonias, and urges balanced style. It warns against rushing fashions, preserves old mahogany washstands repurposed as sewing tables, and describes a silk bag inserted in the basin space.
The note explains making almond bon bons by blanching and drying almonds then simmering brown sugar or granulated sugar with water to form a syrup. Almonds are coated twice for a glossy finish and optional faint coloration. It also mentions Dr. Jordan at 1814 N Meridian St claiming to cure many lung troubles.
A witty quip filled snippet laments love and patriotism with sharp lines about women reacting to telegrams and runaway matches. It notes thoughts on heartbreak, vengeance, and scandal as era style humor.urges readers to see social foibles through a masculine lens from a New York Press quote.
Dr. B. F. Bye formerly at 227 North Illinois Street has relocated his downtown office to 403 North Illinois Street at the northeast corner of Vermont. Both telephone numbers are 192.
A Maryland coffee recipe adds one teaspoon vanilla per quart to elevate flavor. The result is described as far superior to ordinary coffee, likened to hot chocolate enriched with vanilla or sherry.
Fragmentary note mentions a syrup for teething children and a nurse reference. No clear event, names, or places emerge to form a complete report.
A note recommends gifting a sewing machine to a wee girl for year round housewifely arts and doll outfits. It suggests Hood's Sarsaparilla when selecting medicines and hints at dressmaking as a preferred option, noting value despite variable quality.
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