Lace Dresses Dominate Paris Eveningwear In Vogue
Paris fashion notes lace remains the evening highlight with gowns from Chanel Patou and other houses. A marquise wears a blonde lace bodice and scarf while a Deauville princess showcases silver lace over pale foundation with ostrich trim. An American adds a silver cloth dress with lace panels and bertha collar. Blonde lace evening wraps feature embroidered chiffon belts and chiffon collars, suited to both young and mature wearers.
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Paris
New York Herald-Tribune
Marquise
Deauville
Cape to Match Frock Fashion Cape Style Trend
Cape to match frocks becomes a prominent fashion. Travel models feature capes paired with dresses and suits in the same material. Examples include a two toned plaid wool frock with a double cape and a red cloth suit with a long circular cape lined in red and white plaid crepe de chine.
Scarfs Hold Center Stage In Fashion's Latest Propulsion
Designers in Paris and America showcase oversized scarfs that envelop the wearer from head to foot. Fabrics range from wool to gauze with brocade and crepe, featuring tulle borders and petals of chiffon. The style labors in vivid color harmonies from orange to taupe with bold black and white schemes.
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Paris
America
White and Black Plaid Alpaca Suits and Dresses
Morning wear features white and black plaid alpaca outfits with a tight short jacket lined in white crepe. A long white crepe de chine blouse accompanies the suit or dress, with wide white kid belts and a pleated skirt adding a refined finish.
Gray Linen Frock Charms in Subdued Seasonal Note
A modest gray linen dress stands out after a season of bright colors. The model features a long tunic with a neck scarf and an appliqued hem in cretone with large magenta and violet floral motifs.
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Cretonne
Organdie Neckwear Trends Feature Green Banded Collars
The article notes organdie neckwear returns with several white collars and cuffs embellished by green bands in three tones. The bands are fageted together and attached to the collar, showcasing a refined use of this delicate material.
All Parts of Calf Make Good Dishes
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. Calves brains are cooked in water with vinegar and salt, then scrambled with eggs or fried as cutlets. Sweetbreads are parboiled and creamed or baked. liver is fried with bacon or braised. tongue can be boiled or braised. hearts require long slow cooking.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Children Suggest Food For Lunches
The United States Department of Agriculture advises teaching children to pack their own lunches to ensure variety and balance. Emphasizes neat wrapping, separate portions, and keeping foods clean, with milk from home when possible.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Preserved Peaches Good for a Change
Instructions describe making a jellied peach preserve that preserves fresh peach flavor with brief cooking. It covers selecting ripe fruit, slicing thin, mixing with sugar, boiling briefly, adding pectin extract, and canning in glasses for a superior flavored product.
Recipe for a Reliable Frosting Outlined by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture shares a frosting method from the Bureau of Home Economics. Beat the egg white with sugar and water in a double boiler until it stiffens, then add salt and vanilla. For chocolate flavor, melt unsweetened chocolate and fold in after stiffening. For caramel, caramelize sugar with water and substitute for part of the water in the frosting.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Home Economics
Rice and Chili Chicken Fry
A frying-size chicken is cut up and fried in hot lard for a few minutes. Add one chopped onion one green pepper one tomato one tablespoon chili powder and half a cup of rice. Season with salt and pepper and add hot water to cook the rice until tender.
Bluings differ in composition and form says USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture notes common bluings include prussian blue aniline and ultramarine Indigo is rarely used Bluings in solution color fabrics more evenly than suspensions Prussian blue is an inexpensive soluble iron salt decomposed by soap rinsing is needed to prevent rust stains Aniline blues are water soluble ultramarine is less soluble Balls or cubes are soaked in water and the blue liquid added for rinsing and bluing clothes
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Housewife Advice Clippings On Storage And Cleaning
A column offers practical tips for homemakers. It suggests refrigerating maple sugar to prevent moisture and storing in a closed jar with a potato slice. It also recommends cleaning straw hats with warm water and a solution of oxalic acid in water for stain removal.
Do Not Neglect Your Wounds and Bruises
Doctor Harry W. Gentles of the Chicago Red Cross warns that even small wounds can lead to infection or septic poisoning. He urges four steps: apply iodine, use sterile gauze, wrap with sterile bandage, and fasten with adhesive plaster to prevent later suffering.
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Calvin Coolidge
Self Made Man Jenks Mocked by Gra ham in Street
Graham, a cheerful critic, confronts Jenks in the street to test his boastful tale of rising fortunes. He recounts arriving in the city as a shoe-less boy with no money, challenging Jenks’s claim of being born locally.
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Jenks
Graham
London
How to Clean Lace With Flour Roll and Shake
To clean lace spread soiled lace on white paper, dust with cooking flour and roll. The time varies with soil level. Shake off flour and lace becomes clean.
Forget-me-not Headbands Highlight London Fashion
A young girl at a London hotel wore a forget-me-not headband that complemented her blonde hair and mist-gray frock, reflecting the season’s delicate accessory trend.
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London
Truth in It Rink What are you reading
Dink claims the book is about how to grow potatoes and not fiction. Rink questions the reading habit while Dink presents the work as a practical guide on spud cultivation.
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Rink
Dink
E. I. DU Pont DE Nemours&co., Inc
Sporting Powder Division
Wilmington, del
Interesting Relics Found at Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire
Relics uncovered during Whitby Abbey repairs date to around the eighth century. Among the finds are pins needles tweezers books and a key illustrating that medieval needs closely resemble modern ones. The monastery founded in 657 A D and abandoned in 867 A D provides the context for these discoveries.
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Whitby Abbey
North Riding
Yorkshire
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