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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
10
A June bride trend shows chic, nontraditional gowns and veils. Short gowns, lace veils, and cap drapery replace the old silhouette. Brides opt for pale blue lingerie, light fabrics, and intricate, handmade undergarments.
A seasoned bird student notes the May to June nesting peak as birds arrive across the region. Species include the great and little green herons, flicker, purple grackle, cedar waxwing, robins, bluebird, house wren, scarlet tanager, catbird, black and white warblers, meadowlark, bobolink, Baltimore oriole, rose-breasted grosbeak, indigo bunting, vireos, and wood and hermit thrushes.
A recipe notes three eggs and gradual sugar beating until light. It adds cold water and sifted bread flour with a pinch of salt and a heaping teaspoon of baking powder, then mixes into the batter with an extra teaspoon of butter.
Advice for travelers facing dusty trains and scarce water. Recommends portable bottles with alcohol water mixtures and benzoin for face care, light lotions, cold cream, and sponges. Suggests rainwater or boiled water for cleansing, proper drying, and carrying smelling salts for freshness.
A historical note explains dining etiquette with women as guests who rarely choose dishes. A man leads in seating and ordering, while a woman states preferences to her host who instructs the waiter. Women avoid handling the check. the man pays the bill.
Instructions for two maple candy varieties. No 1 uses maple sugar sirup water vinegar cream of tartar and butter boiled to brittle then pulled light. No 2 combines maple honey maple sugar soda and butter boiled to brittle then cooled and pulled and cut.
Advice for brides on how to assemble a wedding wardrobe within a $100 budget. Details frugal sewing tips, cost breakdowns for dresses veils hats and shoes, and methods to stretch funds by shopping smart and using home sewing when possible. Includes example prices for a dress 3.10 and 2.50 frocks plus a $25 ready made suit.
The article surveys striped taffetas and sheer fabrics in many colors and patterns. It notes checks in woolens and crossbars in sheers, praises simple striped silks for summer wear, and warns designers against overaltering stripes.
The piece notes buyers examine both paper and container, seeking items like glove boxes and jewel boxes. Linen, organ die, and moleskin papers lead trends with lawn papers common at many price points. New half mourning paper features a narrow black border with lavender. Edge tinting and gilding popularize envelope shapes and tissue lined formats
A step by step facial massage describes using fingertip rotation from temples to chin and under the eyes with upward outward strokes. It also provides a recipe for a massage cream using sweet almonds oil cucumber juice lanolin rose oil and perfuming to blend in a double boiler.
Many gardeners store geraniums in cellars or attics and should not plant them directly from the old stock. Cut old stalks into joints, root cuttings in moist sand, then pot and grow them for spring sale. Amateur growers can repeat the process, rooting cuttings in sand, potting into thumb pots, and gradually placing outside under a sash before final transplant.
Instructions propose adding fresh marshmallows to hot cocoa before pouring Auié, creating a pleasing substitute for whipped cream and enhancing the beverage. The note emphasizes a customary cocoa preparation method with a marshmallow finish.
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