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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
6
The paper promotes a combined offer with The American Magazine and Woman's Home Companion, presenting twelve large magazines for a low monthly price. It emphasizes nearly 1,000 pages of reading matter, equivalent to ten $1.50 volumes, including novels, short stories, and special articles.
The American Magazine, priced at $1.50, features serialized novels by Margaret Deland Juliet Wilbur Tompkins and Kathleen Norris plus six short stories each issue. It champions money saving tips and editorial polish while showcasing Ida Tarbell Ray Stannard Baker and Stephen Leacock among its contributors.
The advertisement promotes a short term deal to receive The American Magazine or the Woman's Home Companion with the La Crosse Tribune for a small monthly price. Readers are urged to act quickly by writing or calling the Tribune office.
The article describes pretty boudoir slippers made of plain ribbon in all sizes and colors suitable for every female in the family. Ribbon two and a half inches wide is sewn to leather insoles with down or quilted satin, using a felled seam at the toe and elastic at the heel to hold the slipper in place, finished with rosettes at the toe.
The article surveys girdles and sashes as top gifts, describing wide plaid ribbon girdles with twin-loop bows, dotted satin party sashes, and methods to fashion girdles from three sewn ribbon lengths. It covers ribbon widths, velvet borders, and hook and eye fastenings concealed by flat bows.
A guide to handmade baby gifts using eiderdown flannel including bath robes, bed slippers, infant outfits, and carriages blankets. It describes toy making with canton flannel plush animals and rag dolls, plus simple crafts like tissue paper pictures to cut and paste onto backgrounds.
Electing gifts for one's menfolks is perplexing to the Christmas shopper. Men like gifts that add comfort and convenience and often prefer items made at home. Creative ideas include leather or silk den sets, cretonne baskets, collar boxes, and office or library sets with decorative wrapping and simple assembly.
A tobacco pouch features four long narrow triangles of leather or plush sewn together with a silk lining. The outer bag has blind stitched top edges and measures 714 inches long with triangles %% inches wide. A casing sits 1% inches from the top for elastic draw strings, and suspender cords are sewn at each side for hanging.
A vintage guide describes brown linen travel apron with waterproof pockets, a scented handkerchief case with pink embroidery and satin lining, a work bag in coarse brown linen, and several ribbon bags including a slipper bag and a striped satin ribbon bag with casings and ties.
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