Delicate Parisian collars and velvet ribbon trims
The piece describes tiny, decorative collars and four in hand ties sent from Paris, featuring velvet ribbons, delicate edgings, and light fabrics. It outlines methods to assemble and finish collars, cuffs, and bias bands, with instructions on transferring designs and embroidery options.
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Paris
Poe
Valentine Tea in Bohemia Sparks Clever Bohemian Event
A small Valentine tea in a studio of Bohemian artists imagines a playful, cost‑effective party. Red heart invitations, waxed heart decorations, vivid red lighting, repurposed wooden plates, and quirky costumes create a whimsical venue with songs, sketches, a dialogue, and a light sentiment contest.
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Valentine
Bohemia
Making Collar Sets of Handkerchiefs
A vintage guide explains making elegant collar and cuff sets from embroidered handkerchiefs. It covers cutting corners for collars, forming cuffs, using Valenciennes lace, stitching bands, and delicate floral embroidery in blue or red with white work.
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TN Ge Ll Weal Geen
Correct Wedding Announcements By Eleanor B. Clapp
Public guidance on wedding announcements and invitations outlines proper form for cards and replies. It covers who should send and receive cards, how many to send, and etiquette for reception and breakfast invitations, including post wedding calls and proper name usage for widows remarrying.
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Eleanor B. Clapp
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Barnes & Co
Ma White
Self Making Yeast and Simple Cookery Recipes
A trimmed antique recipe notice presents directions for making yeast with flour and liquor, and notes its use for bread and preservation benefits. It includes a house cook's addition of dumplings and a macaroni and cheese stew with cheese, milk, crackers, and gravy, offering practical kitchen tips for a Minnesota reader. The piece emphasizes practical food prep and yeast science for home bakers.
Old Timey Cake and Pie Recipes from Marion Harland
Recipes for cake and pies including lemon glaze and spice cake. Instructions mix flour sugar butter milk and lemon juice, beat well, bake in moulds. Includes caramel icing, raisin cake notes, and a pumpkin pie method with spices and milk.
Laddie the Scotch Collie and His Clever Tricks
This portrait of Laddie MacGregor tells how the Scotch collie learned strict rules at home and earned trust with family. He herded chickens, befriended a stray kitten named Rikki, and performed tricks from sitting on his head to door opening by eye contact. A near hydrophobia scare ended with a bone removal curing him.
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Addie Macgregor
Mr. C
Lassie
England
Queen Victoria
Noble
Laddie
Mrs. C
Kittie
T.hat Winter Rikki
Jessie Bowles Fisher
French New Year gift customs contrasted with American practice
The article notes Americans focus on Christmas gifts while New Year presents fade, whereas in France girls count January gifts and boys exchange tokens. Candy is a favored gift, often molded into temples or animals, hollow with chocolates and bonbons inside, prompting children to sample many varieties the next day.
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NCE
France
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