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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1913
Page
6
A commentary on cooking argues that meals shine when the cook puts personality into the craft. It contrasts large hotels with skilled small eateries and urges cooks to imbue dishes with individuality, flavor, and pride rather than producing a mechanical, tasteless fare.
This plan suggests inviting 12 guests to write resolutions starting with their initials, read aloud at a tea. Names of months form place settings, birthdays guide seating, and gilt stars reveal fate. Candles with diamond dust decorate tables, and the best resolutions win a reward.
Old fashioned black velvet bands reappear with neck velvets an inch wide and slides in gold plain or jeweled. Designers suggest adding pearl steel or gilt bead slides and extending the idea to velvet armlets or bracelets with decorative sections for a wrapping look.
Ribbon borders and velvet bound coats dominate couture as ribbon silk floral sprays and bows become a growing vogue. The Philadelphia Times notes daily new ribbon uses from evening gowns to lingerie, with stores featuring ribbon adorned muffs and runen accents.
The new sleeves are long not comfortable for summer yet loose like a straight Chinese sleeve. Some sleeves show bagginess while others fit closely. When not placed in the regulation armhole they attach to an enlarged armhole increasing the loose look. Extended shoulder appears on some new coats.
A Needlecraft contributor advises locating the deepest cut point on the linen and pulling one or two threads from that position. This creates an easy guide line to cut along with scissors, resulting in a perfectly true straight edge for hemming.
Spring fashion moves toward longer cutaway jackets and wrist length suits. Skirts stay slim with drapings and panels for ease, while tops favor Eton and bolero effects. The overall note is lenient shaping to flatter all figures despite Easter being earlier this year.
A simple inexpensive bride or gift seeker can craft a pretty petticoat. Start with white satin as the base and add a knee height flounce of lace, lightly frilled so the pattern shows. Finish with a net applique scalloped frill reminiscent of broderie anglaise in net.
A few years after the darin coat was introduced, imported coats are flooding the market with many patterns colors and lengths. Prices vary widely, mainly driven by the amount of handwork involved.
The article describes a plain method to clean white chiffon veils and scarfs. Use tepid water with borax, suds with white soap, soak 15 to 20 minutes, rinse, add a hint of blueing, lay on a towel, and press with a moderately hot iron. Do not wring or twist, and avoid very hot water or iron to prevent yellowing and distortion.
When eggs are scarce, boil and mash a potato for doughnuts and mix it with sugar. Use crushed crackers in pumpkin or squash pies as a substitute for eggs. For pudding without milk, add another egg and extra raisins with warm water in place of milk.
A historical kitchen note describes making Creole sauce in a small pan with butter onion green pepper and browning butter not burning. After five minutes add vinegar horseradish simmer three minutes stir in flour then dilute with tomato concentrate and salt simmer five minutes.
To make sponge cookies for the children's supper or lunch box, sift flour baking powder salt and sugar. Beat two eggs with cream or rich milk then mix with dry ingredients. Stir well and beat eight minutes. Pour into greased gem pans and bake in a moderate oven about ten minutes.
An elderly grandfather struggles with a meal after arriving for a visit. He explains he has a pickled onion stuck in his mouth and only one tooth, making it hard to eat. The tension eases as his grandson’s wife watches, and he promises to manage.
A brewery wagon driver stopped at a restaurant to water his horses. A commanding woman from the SPCA directed him to mix hot water with cold water until the mixture reached about 57 degrees, claiming it prevents cruelty and would be watched by every SPCA influence.
A humorous anecdote from Indianapolis News about a six year old who says his teacher knows nothing and asks what is in her hand a big red apple. The piece captures a child’s blunt classroom perspective.
A witty exchange about Mrs Plodgitt and her gowns suggests Paris as a source for fashion while noting her accent is learned elsewhere. The compact quip captures light social humor and styling remarks.
A leap year proposal by a young woman to a man is described as a bid to gain attention and build a name, while commentary notes days feel shorter and time equates to money.
A grateful reader credits Postum with relief from spinal irritation and nervous trouble after coffee worsened her condition for over fifteen years. She explains switching to Postum improved walking, appetite, sleep, and outlook, and notes a friend also found relief. The ad promotes Instant Postum and provides preparation and purchase details.
A historical note traces how river steamer cabins were named after states, with the Texas cabin as the flagship, and how stateroom entered the dictionary. A humorous anecdote follows about a tippler who poked his nose through a boiler hole for air and was struck by a hammer outside. Also an ad for Mrs. Austin's bag Pancake.
A fragment from Lippincott's hints at a sister’s reaction when told a man was in the parlor. She merely shifted a ring from one finger to another, signaling no strong sentiment. The line conveys understated domestic mood and social wit.
A caller asks a business man to donate to a good cause. He explains a tenant in the building killed a book agent this morning and they are taking a subscription to reward the killer. The business man pledges $10,000.
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