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Newspaper
Kingman Star
Location
Kingman, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
6
An airy summer hat features white hemp braid and white and black maline with a black bead accent and a deep orange velvet bow on the front. Colors such as cerise, green, sapphire, and red suit variations, built on a wire frame with a wide hemp band and a puff crown. The ruche of black maline and light beads joins brim and crown for a delicate finish.
Brass items captivate homeowners with a range of pieces from cedar chests to four section revolving book racks. Damascene and hammered brass decor fills entrances and desks, while dining rooms glow with sconces candelabra and finger bowls. Copper-bound brass fern dishes and copper kettle lamps add to the appeal.
A New York City hotel reception room features old blue decor with white chairs fitted with flat blue cushions lacking upright strips. Cushions are held by blue silk tasseled cords, creating a pleasing look that can inspire wicker chair updates for summer use.
Colored embroidery in two or three colors enhances white crepe morning or afternoon dresses. Use heavy cottons with conventional roses as borders every two inches on skirts or tunics, around necks and sleeves, and on the bodice front. Stems in bright soft green. roses in pink red yellow or jade.
A tailor made dress of tan tissue is described with black satin trim, pleated lace collar and cuffs. The article emphasizes bespoke construction and refined decorative elements.
A method to sew neat buttonholes in thin material. Fold the cloth and place underlay on the underside, cut through as if part of the waist, then trim under cloth carefully so it remains invisible. Works even with chiffon by folding the fabric two or three times.
Newest boudoir caps feature silk interlining padded with cotton sachet to perfume milady's hair. The hidden fragrance accompanies the return of simple coiffures, creating a desired delicate scent.
An old household guide explains percolated coffee methods using eggshells and drip setups, detailing egg water preservation and percolation steps. It also includes a humorous anecdote about a birthday party where a child bluntly critiques a magician’s humor.
A home remedy for lasting stains describes mixing permanganate of potash with a quart of water and applying it to a clean floor in one-fourth ounce portions. After air drying, two coats of boiled linseed oil and turpentine are applied, each coat dry before the next, then wiped clean with clear water and dried.
Peel ten medium potatoes and boil with soup stock. Add celery stalks cut small, two onions, one studded with cloves. Mash potatoes, dilute with stock, boil, skim, season with salt pepper nutmeg and sugar. Bind with cream egg yolks and butter, add chervil, serve with fried bread crust.
Instructions for making popcorn balls with molasses and sugar. Boil molasses and sugar until firm in cold water, add a pinch of soda, pour over popped corn, stir, and form balls with wet hands. Suggests variations with larger quantities.
A simple bottle and vase cleaner is built by cutting a groove near the stick end, wrapping two inch string lengths around, and tying firmly. The string strands hang down past the end of the stick to reach tight spots inaccessible to regular dish mops.
A historic pudding method combines boiling milk with farina then cocoanut and eggs. Bake in a buttered bread crumb lined mold in hot water for about 45 minutes and serve hot with wine sauce.
The Cuticura Soap and Ointment are presented as a pure, refreshing, gentle emollient duo for infants. They soothe minor irritations rash and itching, aid eczema, and outlast ordinary soap, with worldwide availability and samples via a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A witty exchange unfolds between lovers and the duke as a playful scolding turns on the blunt cost of living. The heiresses dismiss the romance, while the duke concedes hardship finally forces a reckoning with finances and affection.
The tired business man notes a key distinction between classic drama and musical comedy. He recalls the comic fall by the comedian and adds that classic drama uses cymbals while musical comedy relies on the bass drum for its punch.
A man in a village accuses a thief among his neighbors after noticing missing wood. He plans to call on others only if more wood goes missing, highlighting growing mistrust and cautious neighborly living.
Mrs Subbubs fed the seeds to Jones chickens to spare the fowls the trouble of scratching them from the garden. Mr Subbubs questions the action as a humorous farming anecdote from Successful Farming.
Andre de Fouquieres lauded the American business man for his wonderful energy on departing for Paris. He quoted an American businessman who defined leisure as spare time able to be devoted to new work, praising the industrious spirit of Americans.
Advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming relief for teething gums inflammation pain wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Includes a Farrar quote about a life spent in selfish thoughts.
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