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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
13
The Chicago Chronicle notes Elsie Bee in Jewelers Weekly surveying rings and accessories. It highlights marquise gold open work with gem placements, a fox head scarf pin, cameos for belts, East Indian turbaned heads on pins, peacocks on combs, and enamel on tortoise shell, alongside remarks on evolving women’s dress and historic style.
A newspaper note describes ribbon trends for winter with options like white satin sashes adorned with pink roses or red poppies on white satin. It highlights white and pink silk sashes with velvet daisies, black ground ribbons with bright color stripes, tibeline ribbons with long hairy pile, and silver tissues with colored borders and floral green trim.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt surveys spring neckwear favoring light, neat pieces in white with subtle color touches and silk crochet finishes. It contrasts new fashion with traditional garments, noting few boas and detailing cross stitch laces and high linen collars. It then contrasts the “new woman” critique with ancient apparel in China Turkey and Liam, illustrating gendered dress norms.
The column surveys pioneering women in various fields including Elizabeth Blackwell the first ordained woman minister, Mary B. Tucker the first sanitary inspector in St. Louis, editor Anna Hovesier studying U.S. editing methods, and botanist Ida Belmer Camp who runs a large cactus collection in Caro Michigan. It notes Victoria Guild of India as a recent women’s club and quotes about Empress Eugenie and Queen Alexandra, highlighting clock collections at royal residences.
A survey of women’s fashion highlights the return of the old-time jersey in refined form, blue velvet with fur, enamelled brooches in autumn leaf shapes, and embroidered laces. The piece also notes hats, hair ornaments, collars, cuffs, and the growing hip yoke trend in skirts for spring and summer. It ends with a remark on silk bands and decorative patterns for home dressmakers.
A household tip advises storing a tablecloth folded along its original creases when not in use. When spreading for meals unfold fully with the width doubled and center crease aligned. Turn back the folded half to hang evenly. Careless folding shortens life of the cloth. fold after each use to extend its appearance.
A New York American tip explains safe use of hot water bags for comfort and baby care. Do not fill over half, avoid boiling water, press out steam, drain after use, hang bottom side up, and add air to prevent collapse. To free a stuck bag, use hot water with ammonia and careful prying. Never fold a used bag.
Camera enthusiasts share charming uses for blue prints including framing with dark mats for pond scenes, transferring blue tints to linen for fancywork, and making medallions for bureau panels. They suggest thumbnail prints on white cards for luncheon place cards and decorated invitations for mothers' clubs.
A compact set of home kitchen instructions includes Scotch Cakes with flour butter sugar eggs and cinnamon baked thin, Cheese Omelet with milk cheese and parsley, and Sweet Rice Croquettes with rice, egg yolk butter sugar and prunes or jelly, fried to serve.
An advertising feature touts Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap as cures for skin and scalp humours from pimples to scrofula. It claims rapid relief for mothers and babies, detailing bathing, application, and blood cleansing steps, plus worldwide availability and a call for the companion book and depot locations.
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