Fresh Spring Toilets and Smart Little Coats In Fashion
The article previews chic incoming model garments for spring including satin linen and cashmere coats, violet velvet trims, and floppy hats. It describes a black gauze over oyster silk ensemble, new ruched trimmings, and slender hats, plus bold double revers coats and tidy box plait blouses reflecting seasonal couture. It also shifts to household tips noting vulnerable points for housekeepers, focusing on kitchen cleanliness, refrigerator care, and basement storage practices.
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Tiencanis
Stener
Rhubarb Pie with Nutmeg from Boston Cooking School
A coarse rhubarb pie recipe fills a cup with chopped pieplant, plus one beaten egg, sugar, salt, and rolled dough. Layer butter bits, sprinkle nutmeg, and bake in a pastry lined tin. Top with pastry bands before baking for a tart pie.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Charming but inexpensive miniature fans described
The text outlines small fans adorned with mother of pearl or green sticks, heavily ruched with artificial flowers. When opened the border resembles a rounded arrangement of violets, and the decorative ticks form a circular stem.
Heirloom Fad Sparks London Jewelry Fashion Debate
In London a debate rages over reviving old gems as modern fashion. Patrons resist the Lalique style of resetting antique jewelry while some great ladies proudly display their family treasures, challenging iconoclastic trends.
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London
Brock
Linen in Favor A Linen Frock and Piquant Chapeau
A fashion note describes a light linen frock paired with a delicate dyed linen, rose trim, and a white embroidered lawn vest and collar. It imagines a white linen coat with navy cuffs and a belt, finished with a natural straw hat adorned with roses.
Asbestos Covered Stove Top Aids Cookery Reforms
A Good Housekeeping correspondent describes two sheets of asbestos fastened over a stove top to prevent spatter during frying. The main sheet carries attachable rings for lifting, allowing use of stove holes when needed. Removing the sheet after cooking keeps the stove in good condition and could spare the user from costly stove damage for the season.
Gentle Manners for Children Impress Hidden Charm
The author argues mothers should teach children pleasing manners as essential as decent clothing. A sympathetic nature is the lasting charm, and such temperamental guidance can be learned and valued.
Fashion Notes on Pongee Suits and Sheer Marquise Fabrics
The piece surveys season apparel focusing on pongee suits in favor dte models with varied cuts. It highlights crisp marquisette, pale crimson shades, and smart button use on driving coats and afternoon gowns, detailing linen and lace dress elements, yokes, tucks, and decorative trims.
Polishing Brass on Bedsteads
Farm Journal advises against using ordinary brass polishes on bedsteads with lacquer coating. Rub with a soft cloth, and if discoloration appears, wipe with cloth moistened with sweet oil, then polish with a soft cloth and finish with a chamois skin.
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Farm Journal
Fashionable Wraps in the Little Sack Coat
Fashion notes describe the straight fronted semisitting sack coat as youthful and jaunty, highlighting its popular appeal and versatility for wearers seeking stylish outer layers.
How to Boil Beeta
Young beets boil in about thirty minutes while older beets require one to three hours. Leave at least two inches of the tops intact and do not break the fibrous tops or the juice will run.
Artistic wall papers recall old castles and colonial rooms
The Boston Cooking School Magazine notes wall hangings shaped by color and room size. It surveys leather papers, Moorish and Venetian patterns, faux woods, stained glass effects, and floral motifs drawn from New England and Quebec homes, with practical notes for bedrooms and libraries.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Turner
Walker
Alexannder
New England
New York
Quebec
Montreal
Green Pea Timbales From A Historic Recipe Use
Simmer green peas until very soft then rub through a fine sieve. Mix one pint pulp with four beaten eggs a quarter cup cream half teaspoon onion juice two tablespoons melted butter salt and pepper. Bake in buttered timbale molds over water until firm, unmold, and serve with a cream sauce containing whole peas.
Rats Lay Subterranean Wires With Ferret Aid
Scientists describe a method using trained rats to run underground telephone tubes from manhole to manhole. A ferret with a string pursues, guiding each rat to complete sections. when one segment ends the device is reset and a new rat is released.
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Scientific American Supplement
Gasoline Motors on Union Pacific Branches
Union Pacific adopts gasoline motors for Kan sas and Nebraska branch lines replacing steam on smaller routes. New cars act as entire trains combining passenger baggage and freight roles with speeds up to sixty mph requiring only a motorman and conductor.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Nebraska
France
America
Union Pacific
Collier’s Weekly
An Electric Submarine Delfine Described
The Italian submarine Delfine is built of 1.2 inch steel, 78.4 feet long and 9.5 feet wide, with displacement from 95 to 107 tons. It runs on 300 electric accumulators, uses three propellers, two for submerging and surfacing and one aft for forward or reverse. It carries two forward torpedo tubes and a crew of up to twelve with limited oxygen supply.
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Scientific American
Microbe Devourer Claim Sparks Notice in England Italy
Frank W. Mahin reports a Glasgow man now in Florence, Matthew Neilson, has announced a discovery of a microbe that allegedly devours all zymotic germs in drainage. Details remain scarce and no further particulars are provided.
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Frank W. Mahin
Nottingham
England
Matthew Neilson
Glasgow
Florence
Italy
Tilleul tea and a changing Parisian society in a letter
Excerpts from Helen Campbell quoted in Boston Cooking School Magazine discuss Paris tea culture shifting to tilleul or linden tea. The piece notes purging wine and new social habits led by women, with a “wave passing over society” and hints of broader reform as Paris adapts to calmer, neurasthenia concerns.
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Arthur
Wagner
Tilleul
Paris
Neurasthenia
M. Millard
Helen Campbell
Boston Cooking School Magazine
Soft Custard Instructions From Ladies World
A concise recipe explains making a smooth custard using egg yolks only. Beat yolks with sugar, whisk in hot milk, then combine with milk over heat until thickened. Stir constantly after removing from heat and chill before serving for best texture and flavor.
Elevating Tea Party as Social Educator for Women
The article promotes tea parties as elevating social occasions for business women and aspiring hostesses. It argues entertaining friends at tea is affordable, enjoyable, and morally uplifting, serving as a practical way to learn hosting skills and socialize.
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New Idea Magazine
Cake Decoration Echoes Spring Green Fruition
In the Boston Cooking School Magazine a dainty cake decoration scheme reflects the season of green growth and opening flowers. The feature showcases delicate frostings and botanical motifs aligned with spring freshness.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Cake Decoration Tips From Antique Texts
A short guide notes cake decorating ideas with frosting as a base, angelica used to adorn stems and leaves, and candied violets for flowers, illustrating vintage presentation styles.
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