Bright Colors to Be Much in Favor in Spring Fashion
A fashion correspondent notes the lure of bright colors for spring. Velvets in green and hunter blues appear in chemise smocks and manteaux styles with fur trims. Designers Chanel Lanvin Patou Premet and Doeuillet showcase vivid prints embroideries and boyish garconne frocks signaling a youthful trend in runway colors.
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Accessories to Add to Milady’s Apparel
Accessories to add to Milady’s apparel include an autumn leaf ornament on velvet for evening wear and a Chinese styled headdress with ear drape and pearl chain. Straws and worsted embroidered belts complement the regulation skirt and shirt suit for sports wear. A jade-green gauze fan with gilt tassels offers a showy, intricate extravaganza.
Patch Work for Stockings Keeps Repairs Neat and Quick
A practical guide explains patching as a neat durable method for repairing holes in stockings. Use material from unworn pairs, turn the stocking inside out, pin the patch, overcast edges, and avoid turning edges under. Darning then finishes edge repairs for a lasting finish.
Symbols on Belts and Fashions Carry Ancient Cheer
Fashion notes highlight belts, scarves and pocket flaps adorned with ancient script and French phrases. New outfits feature a one-inch moire ribbon sash and a Mandarin orange frock with a single syllable Chinese phrase stitched in black across the front.
Rugs and Carpets Care Advice From Historic Guide
For Rugs and Carpets. Always sweep rugs and carpets the way of the grain. Brushing against the grain roughens the surface and tends to brush dust in rather than out.
Plan for cooking rice to keep grains flaky and separate
USDA specialists describe a method to cook rice so each grain stays distinct. Wash thoroughly, use four quarts water per cup dry rice, add salt, boil 15 to 20 minutes without stirring, drain, then steam lightly in a warm oven or over hot water to finish.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Proper Care of Food Will Prevent Waste
Guidance from Farmers Bulletin 1874 on home food care. Emphasizes cleanliness, cooling, washing raw produce, preventing moisture, and safe storage. Advises refrigeration, airtight containers, pest control, and heating leftovers, with emphasis on protecting foods from bacteria and parasites.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
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Farmers Bulletin
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Use of Vegetable Water in Cooking Highlights USDA Tips
The United States Department of Agriculture advises saving water used to cook vegetables to flavor gravies and soups. Use small amounts of water for cooking greens, pare fruits and vegetables very thinly, and boil edible tops and stalks when young beets turnips and kohlrabi are available. Combine small portions of greens to create mixed dishes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Sweet Potato Custard Pie Recipe From Agricultural College
A tested sweet potato custard pie method by extension workers at Texas A&M in collaboration with the U S Department of Agriculture. Ingredients include mashed sweet potatoes sugar salt milk eggs and seasonings, with a meringue topping baked to a delicate brown. A smoother custard can be achieved by pressing potatoes through a sieve or ricer.
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Texas Agricultural and ‘Mechanical College
United States Department of Agriculture
The Kitchen Cabinet Verse About Youth and Time
The poem reflects on the flush of youth fading and the mind losing fancy, yet time cannot claim victory over the heart. The verse contrasts youthful beauty with aging and suggests enduring emotional strength beyond physical form.
Cake making and baking tips from a home cookbook
How to quicken cake prep by combining ingredients, bake times and tests for doneness. Includes sponge cake basics, Krimme Torte recipe with dates and walnuts, and methods to level layer cakes. Ends with a Bible quote about hidden worth.
Occasional Dainties for Small Rolls and Tea Time Treats
A vintage collection of simple recipes for small buttered rolls, almond toast, fruit drop cakes, creamed peanuts on toast, and ham tomato toast. Includes instructions on mixing, baking, and serving with tea, coffee, or toast.
Wise Men's Words Then and Now Reflections on Virtue and Education
A fragmentary aphoristic piece argues that disputation harms ground, faults rise with the fault finders, and anger blinds judgment. It urges temper in speech, values books as windows to the soul, and says education aims at vigor of character more than mere information.
Lost Links in a Quirky City Narrative
A collage of peculiar vignettes includes chickens finding homes, a man resting in a hammock, a tramp in a dog house, a bankbook in a circulating library, landlords hosting kiddie parties, drivers inviting rides, a woman’s bare bedroom, a game warden patrolling a mosquito swamp, and a striking woman running a beauty parlor.
Peppygrams on love, money, and missteps in courtship
The column muses that men feel deeply for poor relatives yet keep money distant. It notes youths with fine builds may have hard heads, and that not all literature pursuits succeed quickly. It warns variety is spice. uncertainty is the spice of death. A young man courting often earns the father's disapproval rather than a blessing.
Wayside Wisdom from Thomasville Times Enterprise
A businesswoman who tells others to play poker likely has luck and weak opponents. An American girl who married a Turk prince may have missed chances. If she beats your ace, smile and pretend things could be worse. The heart yearns for peace and plenty but success comes only when hands work.
Wise or Otherwise Insightful Saying Card
A stock of adages noting people misjudge themselves until confronted, bravery appearing easy in safe times, and a miser valuing generosity in others while avoiding it himself.
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