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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1898
Page
7
A description of novel tote items for church fairs and cotillion favors notes silk and lace bon bon bags. They are fastened with stylish buttons showing through lace pleatings. A pink satin collar with lace, and a gold filigree belt at the waist complete the ensemble with neat sleeve lines.
The piece describes three handbag designs in pale tones and satin trims. It contrasts American girls’ social freedom with European norms, noting Americans’ independence and perceived virtue while dismissing concerns about unchaperoned interactions.
Monday meals list a breakfast with oatmeal sugar and cream liver and bacon hot rolls and coffee. Luncheon features macaroni and cheese craguettes thin bread and butter quince preserves cookies tea. Dinner offers tomato soup mutton chops mashed potatoes succotash pickles wafers home made apple pie and coffee.
Instructions for fashioning a small fur muff using four yards of double faced Liberty satin ribbon. Cut ribbon, gather pieces, sew, and wrap around the muff front, tying large bows on each side to create a butterfly effect.
A cream white chiffon over white silk gown features a plain smooth fitted skirt with fullness at the back forming a slight train. The bodice is finished with a soft silk ceinture, low cut corsage outlined by chiffon folds, and chiffon sleeves with pointed ruffles for an artistic finish.
A striking winter gown shown at a chic city gathering blends a tailor skirt of gay cloth lined with gray taffeta and pink shot accents with a full blouse waist of Gene net. The bodice features side scallops and a deep lace frill, paired with pink Liberty satin accents.
A compact home project shows a firm handy table easy for skilled fret-cutters. The article notes the pattern flows with graceful lines, contrasting with rigid designs, and emphasizes stability against casual passers-by for practical use.
A dressy pattern for a boy aged three or four shows how to assemble a front without a seam, join lining and fabric along the underarm, and fasten with hooks and eyes after lining is secured. The skirt edge is gathered with straight fabric pieces joined by solvedges for a tailored finish.
The description notes a bodice join hidden beneath a lace insertion inter-run with narrow ribbon. A left side bow trims the edge. The neck is corded with a lace frill folded to the inside and turned to the right, light stitches securing it. Full sleeves end with an insertion band.
A discussion of boleros zouaves and other small garments as practical, fashionable winter accessories. Suggestions include using mousseline de soie or chiffon waists updated with black velvet revers and white satin lace, plus decorative velvet jackets and coordinated belts and collars for dressy fits.
The piece discusses stylish children's fancy dress suitable for parties and later use as a Sunday best. It describes a small maid in a leghorn hat with feathers, a rose wreath beneath the brim, a floral frock with a muslin fichu edged in lace, and a lace covered silk yoke to convert the neck. The hat can be worn again after removing the roses, avoiding extra expense.
With rising interest in old-fashioned furniture, rush-bottom and painted chairs are common again. Their graceful form and comfort make a set desirable, some retain original rush seats while woodwork shows white paint and colored decoration.
Tuesday menu lists breakfast items of whole wheat biscuit with fruit and cream, boiled edges, toast, coffee. luncheon Welsh rarebit with macaroni, potato balls, round cake, cocoa. dinner celery soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes, browned sweet potatoes, lettuce salad, crackers, nuts, bananas and apples, coffee.
Hat fashions show velvet materials with ostrich or fancy feather trims arranged in a fan at one side. Buckles buttons and other imitation stones adorn many hats, adding ornate touches to the style.
A smart party frock designed for a child aged four or five features fine spotted or flowered organdie over silk or satin in a delicate tint. It is trimmed with Valenciennes lace, has inserted yoke fronts and back, gathered lower edge, narrow lace edging, puff sleeves, and three lace rows around the skirt at intervals.
The schedule lists breakfast with Heming gritss sugar and milk pork chops potato chips brown bread coffee for luncheon minced chicken on toast gingerbread apple sauce cocoa and dinner potato soup fricassee of chicken with dumplings mashed potatoes lima beans celery snow pudding coffee.
Practical tips advise rubbing steel with lard after cleaning to prevent rust and removing the lard with lime. A liniment for bruises equal parts laudanum alcohol and wormwood oil. An eye wash uses alum dissolved in water to strengthen weak or inflamed eyes.
Blanch and pound 2 oz almonds with 4 bitter almonds until smooth. Stir in 14 pint cream sugar lemon rind yolk and heat until thick. Remove rind then add almonds and 3 dessert spoons of white wine. Chill and serve cold in cups.
Fashion notes describe two underskirt options for women this season. Many wear a single long underskirt for comfort, while others add a second underskirt to improve shape and hang. Fabrics include pique flannel cotton flannel light sarah crepon lining.
The article notes evolving trends in lingerie and corsets with silk skirts as essential for walking dress. It highlights defrilled and ruffled fabrics in many colors and suggests black mo reen skirts with silk or lace as economical substitutes. The white skirt remains admired for its dainty appeal.
The description notes high bust fashion to create a slim straight silhouette. Most women will prefer familiar stays, while a dainty French corset is illustrated. It features white satin with white lace trim, a pink silk ribbon frill, and suits a full-figured figure.
Paris fashion notes describe flower trimmed hats and bonnets for spring and summer. Velvet and satin roses in lavender greens blues yellows beige castor crown elf hats toques in half coronets. A large violet bloom dominates current styles with petals that hang over the stem in white tipped velvet petals.
A dainty girls costume pictured for dancing or evening wear. Describes soft materials like china silk and cashmere, lace trimming, and accordion pleated or gathered neck and back styling.
Large dry goods stores push fall and winter underwear stock with deep discounts. New French lingerie models feature wide skirt nightdresses and chemises with lace frills, yokes, and intricate sleeve linings, while domestic garments in English cloth and cambric copy the designs.
The description notes small rosettes on shoulder rosettes, a chiffon vest, a heliotrope satin puff sleeve and jacket, and a full skirt that nearly touches the ground with fullness gathered at the back.
Friday meals listed include breakfast with oatmeal sugar and milk bread omelet hot biscuits coffee luncheon features Boston baked beans brown bread preserved ginger mixed cakes chocolate dinner offers split pea soup baked halibut mashed potatoes spinach turnips crackers cheese pickles brown bread orange float coffee
The piece surveys sailor ties with broad ends showing silk patterns, narrow white linen collars with dark cloth and satin stocks, movable silk shirt collars and varied cuffs. It highlights fleur miroir silk, dark palette, velvet trim, belt and stock combinations, and colored gloves shifting from white to pearl gray and fawn.
A historical menu lists Thursday meals with breakfast items milk toast poached seres griddle cakes coffee cake and coffee for breakfast. Luncheon features cold roast beef mixed pickles cold rice pudding cake tea butter and feed spelled fodder and butter. Dinner includes consomme lamb chops baked potatoes fried parsnips stewed tomatoes crackers cheese olives brown Betty pudding and coffee.
A youthful matron wears an evening gown of heliotrope satin featuring a zouave bodice over a cream vest and edged with glittering details.
A stylish two to six year old coat uses beaver cloth with strachan trim. Features include a fold back center seam, double breasted front, fly lap, right front ornament trim, narrow fur edging, and an under arm seam left long for spring. Astrachan roll color, cloth lining, tucked neck, felled collar, no center back seam. Violet highlighted as a popular color, flower, and perfume.
Describes a coat design where the upper edges of front and back are gathered between a yoke. The front rests straight when cut, the back is cut without a seam. A fur band outlines the yoke and lace frill gathers below, extending over the shoulders and across the back to match the front.
Saturday breakfast features whole wheat biscuits with sausage and griddle cakes. Lunch offers meat balls potato salad biscuits molasses cake custard cocoa. Dinner includes tomato soup corned beef cabbage boiled and browned potatoes parsnips lemon meringue and coffee.
A young debutante wore an ivory white satin gown at a recent social function. The dress featured lace trim, a fitted hip skimming skirt with a slight train, a low corsage, rose velvet waistline, lace yoke, small puff sleeves, and decorative snow drops.
Cream of Celérs Soup. Toast Chicks en Cranberry Jelly. Mashed Potatoes Scalloped Onions Sweet Potatoes Spinach Lettuce Salad Crackers Cheese Olives Pistachio Ice Cream Almonds Coffee.
The instruction describes boiling rice in plenty of cold water with salt, draining when tender, placing in a soup plate, covering with another plate, and heating in the oven for an hour. It emphasizes proper draining and resting before serving.
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