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Newspaper
Lloyds Weekly News
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 27, 1903
Page
9
The article surveys brown tones in fashion from pale to deep, with moleskin and velvet trims and gold braiding. It describes gowns, outdoor wraps, mantles, and coats, plus hairstyles and millinery trends for day and evening wear, including scarves, sashes, lace gowns, and silver ornamentation.
A column offers home cooking tips with sprats fried or baked and served hot, plus rabbit stew in a jar oven method, liver croquettes with parsley and lemon, orange cream pie with custard and meringue, and a pear jelly dessert. Includes detailed steps and ingredients for each dish.
The piece argues for a German style Christmas tree using fairy lights lanterns and bright ribbons rather than a toy laden mock tree. It suggests decorating with oranges apples sugar figures bon-bons and crackers wired to branches and set in a cotton wool bed in a pot.
The article discusses daily nutrient needs for humans, arguing a mixed diet best supplies carbon and nitrogen. It contrasts meat and strict vegetables, giving approximate daily portions and detailing protein and fat yields from wheat and meat. It also includes a custard recipe with milk eggs and coffee flavors.
Rural readers report dogs hunting in pairs for rabbits in Surrey and sometimes sheep on farms, with one dog watching as the other drives species to the kill. The piece also notes starling roosting behavior and their distinctive sounds.
A historic recipe mixes salt sugar almonds green ginger garlic and raisins with vinegar then stews to blend into a soft paste. It preserves in bottles after cooling and sealing. A second recipe blends flour butter sugar almonds eggs and almond essence to form dough rings baked golden in a moderate oven.
The Poultry Pard notes a tough year for the industry with weather harming early chicks and exhibits at shows. Despite poor entries, strong demand remains for popular breeds like Dorking, Minorcas, Leghorns, Wyandottes, and Plymouth Rocks, while prices reach notable highs for select birds. Preservation methods for eggs gain interest at Birmingham and Smithfield shows.
Household hints describe removing heat spots from varnish using hot plate and paraffin, treating slight stains with wax and wool, and using rotten stone with linseed oil for deeper stains. Instructions cover salt water marks on black fabrics, washing pastry bags, and quick soaking, plus brass cleaning with ammonias solution then alum wash and tripoli buff.
Advice on how to handle hats and gloves after wearing them. Brush hats before storage and place items neatly. Do not ball gloves. lay them flat. Proper care extends life beyond careless stuffing away.
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