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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
Catherine Talbot discusses the shift from age based clothing to fashion for all ages, noting middle aged women embracing motor travel bridge games and coiffures. She describes gowns for both matron and debutante styles, highlighting same silhouettes and versatile outfits that suit both groups.
A well known furniture order advises breaking monotony by not placing all lines the same. Arrange sofas and tables off walls, near light, centered around a room’s focal point like a fireplace. Move cushions pictures and bric a brac to refresh the space and eliminate crowding for a livelier, homelike atmosphere.
Striped voiles have become popular for outdoor wear this year offering practical style. Blue and white, black and white, tan and white, red and white stripes are favored alongside plain and fancy voiles and cotton crepes trimmed with ribbons for golf tennis boating and automo biling.
A home cook recipe segment explores turning familiar vegetables into new dishes. Turnips are baked with cream sauce and cheese, cauliflower croquettes are breaded and fried, and tomatoes are simmered in a curried mix with onion stock and apples for six servings.
The article notes women often judge hats by front appearance while a true profile view matters more. A young girl studies the chapeau from multiple angles, admiring the graceful feather and stylish confection from diverse prospects as a summer hat highlight.
Parisian women take up shoe making as a fashionable hobby replacing traditional bookbinding. They craft leather, silk, and velvet footwear with embroidery, beading, and monograms, often with fur trimming, and sometimes line the shoes and design pairs to mirror historic fashion.
The directions describe measuring four eggs, four heaping tablespoons of flour, one tablespoon of cream, six tablespoons of sugar, and lemon rind. Butter a mold, dust with sugar and flour, bake flour with lemon zest, whisk eggs with sugar over simmering water until thick, cool, fold in flour and cream, then bake slowly for one hour.
Elegant summer frocks in cotton crape with embroidery and shadow lace suit country clubs and garden teas. Short styles feature low necks, three quarter sleeves, and broad satin belts in bright colors.
A method to restore faded garments by boiling in water with cream of tartar. Use a teaspoonful of the powder per quart of water to achieve a clear white finish.
A described lace blouse as a fetching confection to wear with tailored suits or formal wear. Valencierie lace dyed with cream tones forms the foundation, while decorative effects are achieved with white Messaline satin for a refined late season look.
An article contrasts Japanese appreciation for color in childhood with artistic use of color and form in play. It then shifts to spring fashion, discussing the Useful Chiffon Waist and the question of matching versus white blouses for dressy street wear.
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