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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
10
The article suggests home style portraits printed on black platinum or sepia, assembled into a “Glimpses of Home” calendar. It details formats for a portable twelve month calendar with varied prints, color mounts, and decorative borders, including tips for framing, labeling, and gifting to traveling salesmen and family members.
A hostess crafts a seasonally appropriate dinner before Christmas with white damask table, cut glass, snow effects, and a menu that echoes the holiday without duplicating the main Christmas feast. The course list includes Grapefruit cocktail, Cream of asparagus soup, Olives, celery, Sweetbreads a la Newburg, Roast pig with German forcemeat, Endive salad, Biscuit glace, Nut wafers, and coffee.
The article describes using river bank canes cut like bamboo to build a latticed summer house decorated with wild smilax and pink paper flowers. It notes making hundreds of flowers by scalloping two circles of paper and pinning them to leaves to create a Japanese atmosphere. It also mentions a Christmas bazaar green and a bean game where a hidden bean crowns a guest as king or queen with followers imitating every action.
A homemaking note suggests using wool wad scraps as cushion stuffing. Pull apart the filling to create soft, life filled cushions and recommends it as a superior option to other fillings. Includes a brief aside on making small pincushions.
The Left-Handed Party features a host and hostess with right hands bound, forcing guests to greet with their left hands. Potato races involve scooping spuds with spoons in the left hand and racing to a finish line. A peanuts challenge follows, with guests plundering the bowl using the back of the left hand, and refreshments also handled left handed.
A group of boys and girls imitate a cat in a circle game to break the ice. The cat moans for attention, kneels before participants, and tries to coax a laugh while others must soothe him with a mock sympathetic pat and repeated refusals to laugh. The silliness eases shy players into smiles.
Hester Mayo maintains a carefully balanced winter routine with frugal planning and margin for contingencies. The article follows her family budgeting meals, gifts, and simple festive celebrations, stressing resourceful sewing, home baking, and practical approaches to holiday cheer.
Ante Teas in our town introduces invitations delivered by messenger instead of mail. Two consecutive days for visits, Tuesday and Wednesday possible, reduce crowding and accommodate bad weather, expanding hosting options.
Guests arrive and pair off to select four slips listing candy types and recipes. Each pair makes the indicated candy, hoping for good results. Ingredients should be close at hand as slips are numbered and used to guide the preparation.
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