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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1908
Page
27
The article extols mothers who sew summer clothing for their sons, noting factory ready to wear clothes for boys are fragile and poorly cut. It argues durability and better fit come from hand sewing, with long seams and sturdier stitching as key virtues.
Advice on making summer outfits for boys at home using white pique repp or wash poplin, with emphasis on fabrics like galatea and chambrays. Details cover styles such as Russian coats with baggy knickerbockers, color accents, embroidery, belts, and testing fabrics by washing samples to ensure washability and durability.
The article describes washable boy outfits in Holland fabric and other materials with contrasting embroidery and belts. It outlines outfits from short sleeves suits to rus sian gray-blue chambray looks and checked overcoats, plus practical tips like separate collars and brown footwear replacing white shoes. It emphasizes versatile fabrics and easy care, aiming at mothers planning school age wardrobes.
A New York Herald tip describes handmade dust covers for hanging garments. Using cross barred dimity or linen, cut into 30 inch squares with a one and a quarter inch circular opening, the edges are hemmed and the opening finished with a rolled edge. Sets of eight to ten can be made in an afternoon, with materials ranging from dimity to linen, washable embroidery, or colored tape for a neat finish.
A tan Holland dress hangs on a dust square for natural drape. A thirty inch square prevents coat or skirt contact. May issue Good Housekeeping suggests drying hair in sun to boost shine. A ten cent sun hat crown removed and edges bound drys hair by placing it on the crownless hat to shield eyes while reading or working.
Radishes when large or strong flavored should be boiled to tender. Wash trim and boil twenty minutes then thicken the water with corn starch and season with salt and butter. They taste like delicate spicy turnips and have an odd attractive color.
Melt white soap into a jelly then add a tablespoonful to a large glass jar. Fill with gasoline and place the feather inside. Cover and let sit overnight. In the morning shake well and rinse in clean gasoline. Hang to dry in airflow.
A June Harper's Bazar idea outlines baking powder biscuits with a circular cut through the top crust to remove the crumb. Butter the interior and fill upon reheating with scrambled eggs, then scatter chopped parsley for serving.
A period piece advises the week end hostess to invite only congenial guests in balanced numbers. Plan far in advance, avoid crowded rooms, and invite four to stay comfortably. Write invitations in first person with clear arrival and stay details and arrange a Monday breakfast.
Paris fashion notes in Vogue describe spring brides embracing bold Directoire features with asymmetric lines, tampered veils, and freeform trails. One bride wore a turban shaped veil and liberty satin gown with spiral twists and trailing lace, reflecting daring decadence.
Practical advice on planning Friday to Monday country house gatherings. Includes guest arrival, room readiness, travel details, amusements with outdoor country flavor, breakfast plans, and consideration for non churchgoing guests. Also describes bridal gowns with mull veils and silver brocade trains.
A Woman's Home Companion June feature suggests jellied vegetables as a luncheon or supper accompaniment to cold sliced meat. It outlines dissolving gelatine in water, adding sugar and vinegar, lemon juice and salt, then mixing celery, cabbage, and peppers before turning the mixture into a mold and chilling.
Instructions describe baking ripe tomatoes stuffed with an egg custard made from eggs melted butter cream onion juice cheese and seasonings. Hollowed tomato shells are filled and baked until set, yielding six portions.
The article outlines summer women's accessories from vivid neckwear and Peter Pan collars to wide ribbon bows and ornate belts. It highlights bangles with large stones, snake bracelets, and parasols with tinted handles matching gowns. It also covers purses, silver mesh, beaded bags, and hat cleaning tips for straw, Milan, and chip hats with simple home remedies.
This garden guide lists garnish and flavoring plants such as watercress dill mustard marjoram thyme sage spearmint tarragon and lavender. It notes sowing in spring, thinning to six to ten inches, and methods to propagate and dry leaves before blossoms form.
The piece notes how Miss Maud Allan draws crowds at the Palace theater with long earrings. It praises the fashion while warning earrings can look vulgar on some faces. It laments their stylish appeal and recalls Carmen and other beauties in images with dangles.
From Harper's Bazar the article notes evenings suit rural weddings with guests fed after their day and hosts choosing light refreshments. It discusses options from oysters and salads to cake and wine, fruit sherbet, or coffee, depending on means, number of guests, and temperance principles.
A woman relays years of failed creams and salons then claims a chemistry based nightly treatment erased wrinkles in one night. She cites several testimonials from Pittsburg, Bridgeport, and Central City and offers free further details by mail from Syracuse New York.
Friends claim a fashionable Georgian era figure gains her clear child like complexion from a daily Nadindla Cream massage. The ad asserts Nadinola Cream removes discolorations and leaves skin soft and velvety sold in drug stores for 50 cents and 1.00 per package.
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