Summer House Makeover Tips For Warm Weather Living
Householders staying in winter quarters can refresh interiors by rearranging furniture and swapping summer curtains for winter ones. Remove and clean window dressings, store expensive rugs, and lay down summer mats or grass rugs to protect floors. Fill cracks, paint floors, and use rag rugs to cope with tracking grit, balancing cost and freshness for autumn reassembly.
Putting Efficiency in Our Political Organizations
A historical piece arguing for human factors in government efficiency. It warns against relying on a political machine alone and urges an informed electorate, especially women, to understand social problems deeply before shaping political life. The article stresses founding ideals of equality and liberty and calls for patient, knowledgeable civic engagement.
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Cura
Hughes
League of Women Voters
Washington
Care Prolongs Life of Cut Flowers
Flowers last longer when picked early, using sharp scissors, and kept in water immediately. Hold stems in water for an hour after gathering, refresh vase water daily, and trim stems. If wilted from travel, recut and soak in hot water, then move to cool water to revive.
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Kent
Fashion Notes for Smart Women
A negligee of white crepe is covered with a printed desk scene in bright red resembling a table cloth on a kitchen table. A lace frock displays yellow and green chiffon girdle and sash, creating a bold accent.
Clothes That Would a Sporting Go Must Be Very Gay Indeed
Fashion notes from 1922 on sportswear for women stressing gay outfits for tennis and golf. It discusses costume elements like sun hats scarves and cha peau in khaki tones, two classes of sportswear playing outfits and decorative pieces, and the psychological impact of being well dressed for sport. The piece emphasizes color and the scarf as a key accessory and notes fabrics wool silk blend to resist wrinkling.
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G.de Lines
Sunburn Hair Care Warns Against Drying Effects
An old striking warning notes sun exposure dries and crisps hair the same as hot curling irons causing brittle tresses and eventual shedding as oils are drawn out. It details color changes from sunburn streaking and offers glycerine water mixes and coconut oil recipes to moisturize and protect scalp and hair after sun exposure.
Train Child to Respect Wise Rules
Guidance on parenting emphasizes discipline, manners, and responsibility. The author advocates respectful treatment of children’s belongings, regular meals, cleanliness, reporting accidents, wholesome food, timely bed routines, and encouraging social interaction. Emphasis is placed on honesty, no unfounded threats, no favoritism, and fostering kindness toward others.
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Housar
The ABCs of Household Wisdom
Household tips on preserving paint with paraffin paper, chimney cleaning and roof inspection, refreshing blankets by beating, labeling cans with adhesive strips, and removing grease from metal using ammonia solutions.
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ABC
Homemade Carpet Soap for Cleaning and Carpet Care
Instructions for making a homemade carpet soap from old soap scraps with boiling water ammonia washing soda and borax. Step by step wash a carpet square two feet with borax lather rinse and dry. For faded carpets use vinegar and for creases a magnesia fuller’s earth paste left overnight then brushed off.
Mt Holyoke Community Store Feeds One Thousand Girls
Mt Holyoke College operates a bustling store feeding a thousand students and faculty. The article details shelves stacked with extra fancy canned goods, daily local dairy butter and cream, fresh bread and milk, and a large cold storage future as the new service building expands meat handling. It notes the ice cream plant producing rich chocolate or vanilla flavors and a steady flow of supplies for daily meals.
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Mt. Holyoke
Mount Holyoke College
College
Little Paragraphs From Fashion's Notebook
Fashion notes describe sateen fixes and patterns for children and adults. It mentions blue and white prints on a four year old, frocks of sateen, peasant voile outfits with green red blue and yellow stitchery, and cross-stitch around sleeves and hems. Fringed sport skirts, narrow trince, parassis made from Japanese cretonnes, and a doll handle parasol are noted.
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Fashion
Bo Dreex
Steve
Hem
Solitude and Moderation Nourish Mind and Spirit
A reflection on balance between quiet solitary study and social interaction. Solitude aids inner growth, digestion of experience, and character formation, while moderation and companionship refresh the mind and broaden vision. Deep meditation should be balanced with times of sociability for mental health.
Evening Fads for Modern Eve Fashion Trends
A salon of fashion critique notes cape shapes and heavy bows, warns oversized silhouettes threaten wearability, and predicts pews favoring slender figures. It surveys seasonal frocks in pink, yellow, mauve, green and blue with trim like faggoting and embroidery.
The Mocker Night and Moonlit Splendor Poem
A reflective piece contrasts sober night with lively day as flowers, bees, and trees shimmer. The lake becomes a looking glass while cool winds and moonlight create dignified calm. A sly star wink hints at Enwaro RTHERror, adding a cryptic final note.
Unusual Ways of Preparing Meats
Essay style guide on roasting beef and preparing meat dishes with detailed steps. Includes boning, seasoning, larding, and browning, plus roast timing, temperature, and basting tips. Also covers gravy, serving, and variations such as noisettes and mushroom puree. Entities include Queen Victoria and general kitchen terms.
Social Etiquette in Theaters and Intermissions
A dated discussion on theater manners covers patrons removing hats, exiting during performances, and intermission habits. It notes etiquette for both sexes, the role of ushers, and the acceptability of clapping and other expressions of approval or disapproval in different settings.
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