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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
3
Americans debate fashion origins as Paris influence spreads through hats and gowns. The piece notes male disapproval and female revolt over trends like the Merry Widow and Peach Basket, blaming French influence and advertising for fashion obsessions.
The passage notes a fashion trend where millinery will be praised for beauty and suitability, with praise regardless of who made it or who wears it. The style will trend without drawing attention to individuality, pleasing all by being widely suited.
The article urges focusing on tiny fashion details to elevate a gown, hat, or wrap from mediocrity to distinction. It highlights unique bindings, fringe edging, and decorative puffing as effective, accessible ways to differentiate ordinary pieces.
The piece advises careful fashion coordination from hats to accessories. It stresses choosing discreet hatpins and the right mix of beads silk or velvet, then notes that tiny pleatings buttons and hidden color bands enhance the overall look. It ends with guidance on jewelry matching red dresses and keeping a single cohesive color scheme.
A novel handkerchief case with two slightly oversized cardboard squares padded and covered in cre tonne on the outside and silk inside. It features a buttonholed edge or gilt balloon band, handkerchiefs tucked between, and a circlet of silk rubber with lace edging, making it travel convenient.
An English idea recently popular in America uses a flower frieze as a painted wall border. A canvas or paper border is cut away at the back to form a floral dado or ceiling border. It can be applied to every room in a bungalow with varying wall colors and flower selections.
The instructions describe a method to cook potatoes with onions and parsley, layering thin slices in a saucepan with seasoning and a little water. After 20 minutes of gentle steaming the milk is added and the dish finishes by melting cheese on top and browning.
Boil half a pound macaroni until tender, drain and cool, mix with grated cheese and white sauce, add two egg yolks, form cork shapes, dip in frying batter and fry until golden. Sprinkle with cheese, optional chopped ham. Frying batter uses egg milk salt olive oil and flour. rest until smooth, then fry beignets one by one.
Daily list of house chores including porch sweeping and dusting front rooms. Weekly porch scrubbing on Wednesdays and Saturdays, weather permitting. Kitchen sweeping after breakfast with items put away. Bedroom dusting and tidying. Daily bathroom scouring of tub and washstands.
Cream together one half cup butter and one half cup sugar. Add two eggs and one cup molasses. Alternate one cup cold coffee and three cups flour. Stir in cinnamon and seeded raisins. Add baking powder and beat two minutes. Bake in a moderate oven.
More than fifty are known dead and about 100 missing as vast wildfires spread through Idaho and Washington. Over 200 are seriously injured, many blinded or with broken limbs, as fire rages near Burke and Wallace. Rescue efforts stall with lines down and dozens of crews exhausted. Authorities note losses surpass $25 million with no relief in sight beyond possible rain.
A brief on making cocoanut balls: mix one cup sugar with half a pound desiccated coconut and the beaten white of an egg plus almond extract. Cook eight minutes, cool, roll into small balls, and dust with powdered sugar.
Soak pearl tapioca in cold water for two hours, then add a quart of lukewarm milk and soak until soft. Cream butter with powdered sugar, mix into tapioca, heat with whipped yolks and folded whites, bake in a buttered dish, and serve warm with cream or sauce.
Mix salt and sugar in a bowl then gradually add one cup olive oil while stirring. When dissolved beat in vinegar and add chopped red and green chilis and minced onion. Stir in minced parsley, beat again and pour into a can. Let stand an hour before serving. Shake or whip before serving.
Eighteen engine room sailors die when the British cruiser Bedford runs ashore during speed trials near Quelpart island Korea. The wreck lies two miles west of Nearlow Island with gaping holes. rescue attempts fail as the vessel fills with water. Minotaur and Monmouth offered aid but steered away due to rough weather.
Silver Cross Hospital Joliet Illinois invites intelligent young women to train as nurses. Applicants must be 21 to 35, in good health and character. Application blanks available at Silver Cross Hospital Joliet Illinois.
A disputed incident centers on a furniture van owner demanding spot cash while two figures known as The Dreamer and The Schemer ex press contrasting motives. LAPD facts remain unclear in the fragmentary text.
Mrs Mary Wilkins Freeman remarks on youth as self centered at a Matuhew picnic. A Boston man, soaked in rain, is approached by a boy who asks if he is waiting for Miss Endicott and says she will arrive when it clears up.
Solomon laments the burden of remembering a summer’s worth of plants to water while they are away, doubting his wisdom as the season unfolds.
A lighthearted exchange about clothing reveals a humorous clash over summer wear. One speaker laments giving away light pants to a needy man, while the other suggests kilts as an alternative, highlighting practical fashion tensions.
The piece quotes the Philosopher of Folly who notes that hind words never die and explains that this persistence explains why they are rarely acted upon. It presents a wry observation on intent versus execution and the tension between speech and action.
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