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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
6
The Hostess Novel Cotton Wedding describes a festive Kentucky affair with cotton umbrella lanterns, a plantation themed dance, and charming party tricks. Guests arrive in cotton frocks and are guided behind a screen for a guessing game before entering a glittering ballroom with novelty favors.
A fall wedding shower honored the bride-to-be with homemade neckwear gifts from hometown friends. Each guest crafted dainty stocks and collars, with table decor of white gilly flowers and faux stock certificates from the Bank of Matrimony signed by the American Woman. A Cupid-tied tray carried the gifts to the bride.
A mother invited her twelve year old daughter’s guests to a very pretty party and asked attendees to come in costumes representing characters from Alice in Wonderland. Upon arrival the children enjoyed a pantomime showcasing the figures.
The article highlights low heeled shoes and low broad hats, with pied de poule fabrics among the new materials. It notes plaited frills, jet buttons fading, colonels plume on small hats, shaded automobile veils, and yellow as a favored summer color.
A display of three dresses features a white batiste dress with embroidered yoke cuffs and a ribbon sash with pink rose ornamentation. The second dress in old red voile shows crosswise tucks and button detailing with the voile bands. The third dress in pink silk voile sports a lace trimmed blouse, tulle collarette, liberty trimmed sleeves, and a two tier skirt with a liberty knot girdle.
A guide to preparing apricot charlotte with gelatin tea flavor and a lemon apricot version, plus blue berry pudding with cherry sauce and a lemon custard mold. The article provides measurements, steps, and chilling tips for cooling summer desserts. It mentions serving with whipped cream and varying flavor with tea or fruit sauces.
Beat one package of cream cheese with four Brazil nuts and strawberry jam. Mix with sweet cream to a spreading paste. Add celery and paprika. Spread between rye bread slices and cut into shapes.
A simple fudge recipe lists two cups brown sugar two cups granulated sugar one cup milk a teaspoon vanilla and two squares four ounces chocolate plus a good sized lump of butter Cook as directed for plain fudge and beat very hard.
A dessert recipe uses raspberry juice cooked with cornstarch or flour, sugar, butter, and lemon juice folded into stiff egg whites. The mixture is molded, frozen, then served with whipped cream or sweetened cream in the center.
An economical soup is described using fresh unspecked pea pods boiled until soft. The mixture is pushed through a sieve then combined with milk and a thickening agent, plus strong seasoning to finish.
Remove the coarse outer husks and silk from young corn. Fold back the inner husks, wrap the ends, and tie them in place. Place in the oven and bake about twenty minutes.
A Paris backed device converts wheat directly to dough without milling. The process washes grain, soaks it, and uses a twin-screw system to crush the grain into a smooth paste before kneading and rising. Commentators call it a backward step toward ancient break-making methods.
A kitchen note describes stuffing potatoes with cheese and breadcrumbs. It suggests adding a mint sprig to boiling potato water for flavor. It also covers cleaning plaster figures with a toothbrush and gasoline and maintaining hands with vinegar and camphor.
On wet days place a large sponge in umbrella stands to absorb moisture overflow. Use rubber mat or tubing to cushion delicate china stands. Do not thrust umbrellas into stands carelessly or damage silk items. many umbrellas are ruined this way.
A simple rice jelly recipe blends boiled rice gelatine and cold water. Whip cream with sugar and vanilla then fold in rice and gelatine, chill in a dish with a central tumbler, fill the cavity with fruit, and serve with sauce or whipped cream if desired.
The text argues children should be allowed to assist with tasks to gain pleasure and prepare for future independence. Mothers or nurses should avoid doing everything for them and encourage usefulness and participation in ongoing activities.
A young girl Mary interrupts a family dinner to declare she will not wait and dismisses the turkey as an old sick bird while guests are present. The piece appears in Norman Mack’s National Monthly.
A fragmentary column blends satirical quips about complainants with a children’s teething remedy and a dinner table etiquette note. It hints at Emerson Rose Guess and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup while pivoting to a patriotic aside urging proper pie consumption in American dining etiquette.
Advertisement notes free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y. Claims relief for sweating hot swollen aching feet and making tight shoes comfortable. Promotes as cure for corns ingrown nails and bunions. Available from druggists for 25 cents, warns against substitutes.
A teacher in a girls school received an unusual note explaining a pupil’s absence. The letter says the girl must go to the hospital with her sister’s sore eyes, adding that the writer is pleased to write and asks the teacher to excuse Annie from attendance.
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