Fashioned for Youth: Dress Trends for Sub Debutantes
The piece laments overdressed young girls and urges restraint to preserve youth charm. It notes suitable fall outfits including fine wool sweaters, knitted capes, angora accents, and organdie dresses in bright colors as preferred alternatives to adult styles.
Rivals of the Mermaid Compete in Burgeoning Bathing Styles
The passage reflects a competition among rivals over fashionable bathing attire. It notes that certain suits are privileged or favored for their style and status, signaling social distinctions in early modern seaside culture.
Desert Gelatine Jelly and Fresh Fruit Salad Ideas
A collage of kitchen tips for lemon jelly desserts and fruit salads. Includes peach and orange marmalade toppings, sherbet cup ideas, and optional whipped cream. Also suggests a fish salad with head lettuce and crushed peanuts, plus a lamb stew with peas and a grape nectar drink recipe.
The Path to Real Happiness Lies in Living What You Have
The text urges that wealth and possessions do not guarantee happiness. True joy comes from embodying and living the things you already possess, rather than seeking external remedies.
Cheese Enhancements and Savory Cream Cheese Dishes
A home dairy guide describes transforming dry cheese into creamy sauces and entrées. It covers making a cheese sauce with cream and seasonings, forming cheese balls with chives peppers and nuts, enriching cottage cheese with cream, and crafting a savory cream cheese mix with butter herbs Worcestershire and anchovy essence for salads and dressings.
Nepal the Land of Mt Everest and its Fascinating People
The article surveys Nepal as the Everest homeland with a British expedition at work, a remote hill kingdom bordered by India and Tibet. It describes military pageants with blood rites, lavish Nepalese women in magnificent dress, grand processions, Gurkha dominance, Patan and Kathmandu architecture, and the influence of Buddhist Newars on art and wood carving shaping Sikkim Bhutan and Tibet.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Nepal
Mt. Everest
India
Tibet
Himalayas
Khatmandu
Durbar Palace
Patan
Newar
Sikkim
Bhutan
Brahmaputra
Lhasa
Lost Love and a Rival Turned Millionaire Wife
A narrator recalls Isabella Butterworth, her millinery shop success, and her marriage to Tom after rejecting the speaker. The rival’s singing and social ascent fuel the speaker’s vow to “even things up” when fate permits. The tale blends humor with sharp social satire on love, pride, and economy.
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Isabella Butterworth
Glee Club
Isabella
Tom
Tole
Isabella II
Peach Stones Used as Substitutes for Coal
Dearborn Independent reports a 500 ton mountain of peach stones collected during wartime to substitute for coal in gas production. The stones found a ready market at about $1 per ton and were distributed to the needy.
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New York
Dearborn