Byplay of Needlework in Life and Letters
A reflective excerpt contrasts Hawthorne's The Marble Faun with Eleanor J. McKenzie's magazine piece, praising needlework as a humane byplay that links women across status and ages. It argues sewing calms nerves, sustains health, and forges sympathetic ties from throne to cottage, while offering practical guidance on tools threads colors and stitches for enduring craft.
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Hawthorne
Miriam
Heston Cooking School
Eleanor J. McKenzie
Olie
Selon
Autumn Outing Dress for Shooting and Wear
An illustrated note on autumn outing materials and green as a favored color for hunting and outdoor wear. Describes two models in frieze and tweed, with detailed styling: biscuit frieze, brown leather belt, tan felt hat, and a dirk tweed ensemble with white piping.
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Witte
Embroidered Linen Ideas Inspire Home Furnishings
A vintage guidance piece suggests selecting unbleached linen with old fashioned wear and crafting embroidered items in a lotus design. It promotes pillow and curtain projects like portieres and bedspreads, encouraging needlework as recreation and a valuable home addition.
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Broad School
Odd Pewter Glow Inspires New Silver Finishes
The soft brightness of old pewter remains popular and hints at newer finishes on table silver and vases designed to mimic the unique luster of aged metal.
Silver and Jewels in New York Shops Spark Revival
The Jewelers’ Circus notes snuffboxes as a current novelty with repousse finishes and diamond tops. Silver funnels for autumn travel rhythms mix with revived interest in patch boxes, fans, and empire pieces as fashion shifts toward compact, stylish accessories.
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New York
Elsieee
Edward
Jong
Empire
Oriental Complexion Secret Revealed By Persian Ladies
A New York Weekly note reports a beauty practice claiming Persian women use a white of eye coating before bathing. After drying, they rinse with tepid water and add milk to treat and cleanse the skin. The account describes removal of impurities to leave skin smooth.
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Ben Goin
New York Weekly
Pretty and Useful Lace Pattern for Trim and Decoration
This garland lace pattern covers work in cotton linen or silk. It explains chain and knot stitches to form shells and rolls, builds a scalloped edge, and suggests uses for chair mantels pillowcases aprons and skirts. The Ladies World admires its versatility in various fabrics.
Rivne Cucumber Catchup
Choose large ripe cucumbers and prepare pulp with salt. Drain six hours, then mix with cider vinegar horseradish mustard and red pepper. Bring to a boil skim and cool. Add pulp to vinegar mixture and seal in pint jars with garnish. Store in a dark cool place.
Cleaning Glass and Crockery with Water and Acid
Care of Glass describes crushing glass shells and shaking in decanters with cold water to clean and restore shine. It advises a little hydro chloric acid diluted with water for heavily discolored items, then boiling in salted water, and cooling slowly. Crockery and china are treated similarly to improve durability.
Cozy Garden Nook Adds Comfort and Style
An illustrated note extols the garden as a modern living space. A cozy nook features a curved slatted seat, small table, and benches, emphasizing eye appeal and body comfort.
A Good Custard For The Home Baker
A guide to making smooth custard pudding with precise heat control. It stresses slow baking or steaming, water bath technique, and careful proportions of eggs and yolks for rich, delicate texture. Includes a plain baked custard recipe using milk sugar lemon rind vanilla or cinnamon.
Fruit Delicacies with Peaches and Pears
A Kitchen note describes peach or pear a la conde preparation with halved fruit simmered in a weak syrup until tender. Rice cooked in milk is molded into a shape and served with the fruit and its syrup for dessert.
Pears a la Conde Peach Trifle
A historical recipe describes making a pear and peach trifle with a peach sirup, gelatin, and whipped whites. It guides layering the base with halved peaches and topping with stiffly whipped cream for serving, noting a pink tint can be added with red color paste.
Pressing Cloth Techniques for Tailoring Seams
The article explains seam pressing methods for amateur tailors. It recommends soap-soaked seams pressed on a flannel roller to melt into a stiff paste, securing turnings and reducing bulk. Do not move the iron during pressing. lift and replace to set each area.
The New Furs Fashions From London
England supplies most fur fashions and London correspondents say there is more latitude than ever. Early buyers seek assurance styles are established for the coming season and may wear as trends emerge.
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London
England
A New Model for Seal and Fur Sharing Styles
The article notes wide blending of fur types, with broadtail, ermine, astrakhan, and Persian lamb used together. Capes of ermine edge well with these skins and capes can convert to coats or pelisses. Caracul is prized but perishable. fashion now favors automobiling smooth furs for coats, collars, and other uses amid coronation influenced demand.
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Astrakhan
Delightful Chocolate Cake Recipe
A rich chocolate layer cake method combines butter, sugar, egg yolks and whites, milk, flour and baking powder. The instructions specify 1.5 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, yolks three and whites two, 0.5 cup milk, 1.75 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder.
Hairdressing Trends Reflect Women Choosing Styles
The piece notes women freely decide hair height from high to low styles, with some adopting varied approaches. It highlights individual preference over strict convention in early fashion discourse.
Evening styling shifts alter daytime hair fashions
The passage notes some prefer high daytime hair while others switch to low coiffure for evening wear. It says styling high for the day is easier because the adornments for the pair suit it better in the evening, implying a varied approach to hairdressing across times.
Kossuth Memorial Unveiling to Draw International Guests
Plans for the Kossuth monument dedication in Cleveland grow to a two day event September 27 and 28 with a memorial meeting and banquets. Andrew Toth of Debreuzin and other Hungarian figures will attend along with leaders from New York Pittsburgh and Chicago.
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Andrew Tot
Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
United States
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Andrew Toth
Debreuzin
Hungary
Louis Kossuth
University Circle
Wade Park
Theity Council
Loc
Theodor Kundtz
Roosevelt
Hanna
Fairbanks
Ifoar
Othe
Thossuth
Nossuth
Kossuth
Monument to General Slocum at Gettysburg
New York state plans a monumental equestrian statue of General Slocum on Culp’s Hill at Gettysburg. The 31 foot granite pedestal supports a 15 ft 6 in bronze statue, overall 16 ft 6 in, weighing 7,000 pounds, cast by a renowned foundry and designed by sculptor E C Potter.
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General Slocum
New York
Gettysburg
Philadelphia North American
Culp
America
E. C. Potter
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