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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
3
The passage recounts the Little Red Hen tale with hens, goose, and duck sharing or denying tasks, ending in the hen's feast. It also describes a party game Fun Alive using eight game cards and forty forfeit cards where players draw and perform stunts, racing to reach a king and earn a medal.
A short passage outlines a children's hand clapping game using words peas porridge hot and cold. Two players face each other and perform a sequence of hand taps at each word, aligning with the rhyme as they recite it.
The excerpt recounts child friendly verses and demonstrations from Youth's Companion including Haydn Mozart and Gluck tidbits, a peacock poem, and a Paul and Virginia running game. It also suggests Fourth of July party ideas with firecracker themed invitations and ninepins adapted as crackers for a prize game.
The list explains state name meanings including Minnesota as Cloudy Water Oregon as Wild Marjoram Kansas as Smoky Water Nebraska as Water Valley Vermont as Green Mountain and Kentucky as Dark and Bloody Ground.
In a witty aside from the New York Press a remark targets Hewitt and Jewett noting Hewitt’s absentmindedness and a joke about marriage where four women might take his name leaving him with none.
The article offers varied apple pie recipes from Old Fashioned and German styles to Apple Meringue and Tart Lemon Pie. It also shares egg centric dishes like Eggs With Spinach Eggs With Mushrooms Egg in Potato Nests and Eggs and Carrots with seasonal notes and practical cooking tips.
Jean Le Fevre, a French banker, seeks marriage to Miss Ethel Jones by presenting a financial proposition. He recounts lineage and wealth, then awkwardly shifts to romance, but she accepts after a direct proposal. The tale contrasts European marriage customs with American practicality.
Snapshot of fashion notes detailing pale pink complexion veils, Shetland finish veils, and new designs. Cuirass effects appear on evening gowns and sprigged muslin frocks for summer. Jewelry includes flower ornaments with velvet bands. two tone overlapped edges stand out. May Manton pattern No 74 offered by mail for 10 cents.
A boarding house scene recalls a fearsome encounter with a sudden monkey sighting as a pretty girl recounts a day’s fright. The tale shifts to Mme de Remusat famed beauty and a courtroom dialogue about divorce framed by social satire from Meggendorfer Blatter.
A summer revival features a leghorn shepherdess hat with battier blue trimming and hyacinths. White outfits are praised for longevity and easy variation, while colored linens are discouraged for budget wardrobes.
The article notes there is little distinction between gowns for young girls and matrons this season. Subtle differences appear to those infl uenced by fashion with a black and white striped illustration highlight. A plain black silk band creates long lines and a basque effect at the back flatteringly shaping the figure.
Rich beaded embroideries on the smartest frocks inspire novel trimmings. Buttons studded with rhinestones and colored crystals imitate jewels, plus hand painted porcelain options. Shapes vary from shallow to concave saucers and the popular ball form, with a square carved style among novelties.
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