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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
15
Catherine Talbot reviews fall schoolgirl fashion detailing practical frocks with French waists, velvet facing, and embroidery. She highlights tub fabrics like matines and ratines, mohair dresses, plaid trims, belts, and coats in serge with careful tailoring for comfort and modesty.
A historical recipe snippet describes multiple apple desserts including Apple Croquettes and Apples a la Windsor. Croquettes require butter lemon rind sugar eggs rice flour and breadcrumbs for frying. Windsor uses lemon rubbed apples, sugar syrup, rice crust, orange marmalade and candied fruit finished with cream.
Practical advice for easing insomnia through small meals hot milk and biscuits before bed foot baths to send blood to the extremities reading with a book rest relaxing muscles head to toe relaxation techniques and a final apple to promote sleep. The piece emphasizes not forcing sleep but coaxing it with simple routines.
Readers admire a long tradition of black lamp shades using satin velvet or chiffon to add a distinct, eerie glow. Descriptions include a secluded corner setup with a gloomy tone and lighted surroundings, plus variations in beadwork and jet bead fringe.
Two wire baskets aid cooking chores. One basket boils corn safely and opens on a lever to serve. the other boils eggs with an hourglass timer at the handle to signal doneness.
Velvet models dominate fall judging with terra cotta hues and directoire lines. A terra cotta velvet frock features a mace bodice with a tunic over the hips and a front opening to show a champagne chiffon inner bodice over silver tissue, complemented by embroidery.
Practical advice urges ignoring small worries and imaginary cares. Sleep well and avoid stressing facial muscles to prevent lines. A relaxed, pleasant expression with a smiling mouth is deemed more attractive than a perpetual frown.
The article advises using baking soda sparingly as a tooth powder and suggests a salt and weak vinegar rinse to remove yellowing. A paste of pumice stone and hydrogen peroxide is also recommended for cleaning. Daily flossing between teeth is urged to prevent decay and lower dental bills.
The article urges ample nutrition for growing children during school years. It stresses regular breakfasts, balanced meals with proteins, starches, sugars, and minerals, and warns against light meals and skipped meals. It recommends milk, hot lunches, baked potatoes, stewed fruits, eggs, fish, and bacon as wholesome options and notes meat may be served twice daily for large, healthy boys.
The article surveys autumn color trends in fashion noting copper shades from light to mordore, Bakst green named for a Russian artist, and greens tied to Kitty Gordon. It highlights blue shades deeper than peacock, corbeau, nattier, and Dutch blues, plus red vintages for accessories and geranium red for evening wraps. Browns like tobacco and Havana rise, with tete de negre and near black blues for street wear. Heather gray lilac and abundant silver trims finish the palette.
The piece traces buckles from metal to rosebuds influencing fashion since Louis Seize era. It notes buckles appeared on slippers and pumps, drew early criticism for street wear, then gained popularity among stylish women. It argues good taste endures despite evolving trends and argues for practical footwear over high patent heels.
Instructions describe cleaning and restoring tin and zinc using washing soda solution, a paste of whiting water and ammonia, removing powder, cleaning with soap and warm water, drying, and polishing with turpentine or kerosene. The steps emphasize thorough drying and avoiding residue before storage.
New pique shirts complement epange skirts with a soft supple texture distinct from stiff older piques. Masculine cut remains, necks finished by rolling collars recalling Mary Stuart era. Sash of plaid ribbon and matching cravat provide the feminine finishing touch.
A smoke gray bedford cord suit features an astonishing blue and gray fairie ribbon that weaves through coat front slashes. A sash belt at the hip and waist ends below the skirt. The French couturiere design hints at a longer fall coat and a short skirt with heat buttoned walking boots. The sleeve is unusually set into the coat shoulder.
Three large sweet potatoes diced and celery finely chopped. Season with salt and pepper and pour over French Greasing.
A fragment describes a cerise silk market scene with a kerchief peak and a stump motif. It suggests a fashion detail without a full narrative, leaving the exact event unclear but indicating a visual focus on fabric and style.
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