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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
3
The article describes trimming trends for fall hats featuring plumes tassels rosettes and rat-tail chenille fringe. It highlights silver and gilt rat-tail options and tinsel fringes used on crowns with silk foundations in black and white models, noting color combinations such as blue with green and brown with black.
The article describes soothing boudoir designs using blue tones blended softly with mauve accents. It envisions a blue carpet with mauve threads, pinky mauve fabrics with blue chintzes, white wallpaper with sweet peas, plus luxurious seating and satin wood furniture. A second scheme favors deep chintz chairs on a white Bokhara rug, with red and black notes, sage green walls, and faded red curtains.
The article describes white broadcloth hats with black velvet crowns and white chenille fringe, available in bright or scratch felts and buckram ready for silk or velvet covering. It highlights a high crowned soft black velvet hat with white satin piping, a conical crown on rice-net, and a fringe plume. It also notes color harmony and the vanity of a well styled boudoir setting with curios and photos.
Rumor says silk fashion will shift this winter toward gros-grain and old style fabrics. Worth may popularize revived materials for coronation era looks. Ottoman silks likely to reappear as collar facings and revers in cream white yellow and coronation red with navy or black serge. Uncut velvets called velours epiugles emerge in Paris.
Silk serge and a crepe de chine blend with worsted thread offer light weight durability and good body. They come in a range of colors and provide protection from early fall breezes. Used in winter dress coats and suits with lining and interlining for added warmth.
The article notes heavy fabrics like silks velvets and velveteens in the foreground suggesting a return to day of hair cloth and gowns that must stand alone.
The Dry Goods Economist notes Venise lace styles in heavy raised point and flatter varieties dominate current design. Demand for these handsome laces has energized the real lace industry and workers gain experience to boost production and quality.
A girl considers colors that suit her and designs several bow and knot fastenings in velvet and ribbon to pin at her throat as decorative neckwear ideas.
Santa Barbara officers found 36 sticks of dynamite under the Cairtan viaduct four hours before President Taft’s special train from San Francisco to Los Angeles. A night watchman fired on two men on the 1000 foot span who fled. The explosives were removed. a search for the assailants continues.
Philadelphia climbs back into the series by defeating the New York Giants 3 to 1. Plank pitched well for the Athletics while Marquard faltered, with Baker’s homer proving decisive in a six run inning sequence.
Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette was endorsed for the 1912 Republican nomination by 200 delegates at the National Progressive Republican Conference in Chicago. The platform, after lengthy speeches, omits tariff reform and the initiative and referendum principles from its resolutions.
Sanitary conditions and careful housekeeping are essential for health and economy. The article urges women to study sanitation, daily cleaning, ventilation, and pest control, with practical tips on leaks, cracks, damp basements, and simple fillers, aiming for a healthful, comfortable home.
A warm gingerbread dessert made with lard and hot water. Mix one half cup lard one cup water one third cup sugar molasses ginger cinnamon cloves soda salt and two cups flour, then beat in one unbeaten egg. Bake until the cake pulls away from the pan and serve with whipped cream.
This passage instructs using large firm cherries dipped in beaten egg white and water then rolled in sifted powdered sugar. Cherries are set on a chilled platter to dry and later dusted with more sugar before arranging on a glass dish.
An advertisement touts Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as a guaranteed treatment for kidney disease and related ailments. It claims backache signals kidney trouble and urges purchases at drug stores with 25 or 50 cent packages, plus free samples offered by Derby Medicine Co of Eaton Rapids Michigan. Senator Stevenson endorses the remedy from Olympia Washington.
An old advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce's Pellets are small sugar coated tablets that regulate stomach liver and bowels without gripe. It ends with a sly note that honesty pays, at least to your employer.
Scrape and cut eight to ten salsify roots into inch pieces and simmer in little water for 15 or 20 minutes. Add a quart of milk with salt pepper and butter, and thicken into a cream or white sauce that tastes like oyster broth.
Simple seasonal fruit between buttered bread slices makes a quick simple sandwich. Spread butter on two bread slices, layer sliced fruit between, add a light touch of sweetness, then press gently to seal. Serve fresh as a soft fruit snack.
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