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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1914
Page
7
Paris letter notes taffeta continues as favorite for calling gowns, often paired with chiffon and embroidery. The fabric’s versatility enables bold new trims and designs, with hydrangea blue taffeta ensembles featuring box-pleat tunics, scalloped embroidery, and chiffon accents.
Silver and gold laces with an open mesh and large floral designs top evening frocks of the wealthy. Silk tassels and oversized beaded accents decorate suits and afternoon and evening wear. White silk tassels grace many gowns while buckles, jeweled or enameled, enhance trims with Dresden china inspired patterns.
The article warns mothers that keeping flannel against a baby’s skin in hot weather is cruel. It urges light or no clothing, using only soft materials, and recommends undressing babies during the hottest hours to prevent irritation.
For blue dining rooms use blue and white porcelain or china and minimal brass knickknacks. Wedgewood can decorate a plate rail but few own enough to fill it. when using modern pottery, replace the whole plate rail at once. Brown and cream ware with peasant scenes suits rooms with yellow or brown hues. Royal Doulton designs offer many options.
Practical tips to extend broom life. Boil water with salt and pour over broom weekly to harden it. Reinforce with cut stockings, twine, and a screw eye for hanging. When worn, remove stitching rows to extend use. An old sweater bag dipped in kerosene or a cotton bag added as a dust cover improves cleaning without damaging surfaces.
How to dress up a marred table surface using pre existing fabrics and trims. Suggestions include damask covers secured with tacks and gimp, printed cretonnes with cotton edging, square pillow tops, hand embroidered canvases, or a glass insert for a glass protected top. A gimp edging helps hold coverings in place.
The article advises brightening a black satin or crepe de chine frock with gold touches on the collar cuffs and sash end. Depending on the wearer’s age and the event, use gold lace veiling cloth or gold motif appliques, medallions, or bands of gold cloth to achieve a refined look.
A mauve and silver gray silk knitted sweater coat and matching cap are described as ideal for outdoor summer wear. The gray coat features a belt at the back and mauve cuff neck and front border. the gray cap has a mauve round band and mauve buttons securing the crown points.
A reader asks how to prepare rhubarb with meat. Wash skin and cut 2 1/2 lb rhubarb then simmer with 2 lb sugar 7 eighths cup vinegar 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp cloves until thick like marmalade. Fill glasses cool seal.
Combine cooked potatoes with green pepper cut into narrow shreds. Toss with salt and pepper and dress with French dressing. Pile in the center of a salad bowl and surround with marinated tomato slices. Serve on plates if preferred.
A recipe for Cinnamon Cake with frosting uses brown sugar butter eggs water cinnamon ginger and flour with baking powder. It includes a step to reserve a egg white for icing and to beat the icing into a smooth glaze.
A simple batter blends one cup Indian meal and half cup flour with sugar cream of tartar baking soda salt melted butter and one egg. Add sweet milk to form a medium batter. Bake in a greased pie pan in a hot oven and serve with butter.
A baking tip advises using a toothpick to test cake doneness instead of inserting a straw from a broom. The guidance emphasizes food safety and cleanliness while ensuring proper doneness verification.
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis and the American Red Cross report for December shows 44,099,000 seals sold, netting about $440,000 for anti tuberculosis work. New York led with 10,500,000 sold, while Hawaii and Rhode Island led per capita.
A Omaha man describes a severe eczema outbreak on hands arms and neck with itching burning and skin breakage. After trying many remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and was fully healed in five to six weeks with no further trouble. The ad notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide and offers free samples with a Skin Book.
Report says the Kaiser approves live target shooting at Doboritz camp to train cadets in marksmanship. An English invention, the practice will be added to military schools and naval training ships as experiments progress. The Kaiser reportedly enjoyed the range and the simulated deer seals and human targets.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as an antseptic powder that makes tight or new shoes comfortable. It suggests women can wear one size smaller after using the product and mentions a free trial package by mailing to Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
Dialog recalls a harsh husband named Dobbs who refuses to let his wife find fault with him. The exchange underscores his unyielding demeanor and lack of concession.
An old advertisement promotes Marine Hye Remedy for red weak watery eyelids and granulated lids. It claims dramatic soothing effects and invites readers to request the Book of the Hya Ymail Bree from the Biurine Hye Remedy Co. in Chicago. A separate line notes crime demographics: about 55 percent of prisoners are aged 21 to 40.
Adrian Michigan woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reversing severe female weakness and backache after three months of use. The testimonial urges other women to rely on the product to restore strength and ease work.
A clergyman tours a Donegal lake with a talkative boatman. They visit a ruined castle and its banshee legend. The priest asks where the banshee was seen, and the boatman boasts I have seen one in a museum, prompting amused incredulity.
A remark defines an eminent surgeon as one who can open a man's anatomy and relieve him of a bank balance. The line critiques medical fame and financial exploitation in a single witty line.
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