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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
12
Readers ask about keeping white silk gloves from yellowing and curtain lengths for parlors. Answers cover washing methods for ribbons hats nails and elbows, repairing beaver hats, blushing eyes, and blanching almonds with practical steps and cautions. The column also weighs in on a flirtation question about kissing.
Lake Charles Louisiana woman Mrs Fournier shares a dramatic relief story after using Cardui. She describes months of backache headaches heart palpitations chills fainting and weakness then rapid improvement in mobility and vitality. The ad urges others with similar symptoms to try Cardui and mentions a 64 page home treatment book from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
The Bonn Avon juniors entertain with a party for the senior class at 8 p m. Mrs Arthur L Tuttle hosts a progressive dinner at Cafe Mexicana for Misses Aubrey and Cherry at 7 30 p m. Miss Helen Beck hosts a lawn party at 509 Lamar street for St Marys hall seniors. Phi Delta Chi and S A H S hold a dance at the Country club at 8 p m. High school graduates are honored with a dancing party at Harmony hall at 8 p m. Thomas school juniors host a dinner for their seniors at the Mexicana cafe at 8. Officers hop at the post gymnasium at 8 30 p m. Prof W W Bondurant hosts a dinner at the St Anthony hotel for San Antonio academy graduates. San Antonio Musical club and the International give a musical reception at the International club at 8 p m. Mrs W T Beard hosts cards at 417 West Craig at 8 p m. Mrs Ed Goldstein hosts bridge at Erie street at 3 p m.
Invitations have been issued for an outdoor lawn gathering Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm hosted by Mrs. G Bedell Moore at 201 West French Place in honor of Mrs. J D Young. The Associated Charities board meets at 5 pm today in 322 Hicks Building to discuss matters of importance. Mrs. George Ranney hosted a Country Club evening in honor of Misses Jean Dearing Aubrey and Josephine Woodhull with dancing and an informal luncheon. Guests included a long list of local social figures. An old maid sale is advertised by the Phylathea class of Calvary Baptist Church tonight at 8 pm with a program and refreshments. The W C Co A charter membership extension to June 1 is noted. Willard Woman’s Christian Temperance Union held a Thursday evening event in the Y M C A auditorium with Dr Bliem’s lecture and a musical program, followed by W A Silvers Bible class hospitality.
The junior auxiliary of Laurel Heights mission will hold its annual meeting at 10 oclock tomorrow morning at St Mark's church. Mrs George Hines has returned home to North Texas after visiting Miss Bessie Pryor. Miss Anna Nicholson of Gonzales is in town en route to Little Rock Arkansas. Mrs Roger Atkinson and Mrs Herndon returned to San Marcos from the Episcopal conference. Mrs Arthur Tuttle hosts a progressive dinner tonight honoring graduates Misses Jean Dearing Aubrey and Dorothy Cherry with Mexican themed decor at the Mexicana cafe private dining room. The guest list includes numerous local residents and escorts. A final rehearsal for The Swah and the Skylark is set for Monday at 8 pm at Beethoven hall. The Bonn Avon Juniors host a Japanese garden party this evening in honor of the graduating class with lanterns and garden decor along the shell court and river bank.
Readers request beauty tips and etiquette guidance on skin care and makeup. Letters discuss green soap for blackheads facial massage and freckle removal while notes touch on graduation fashion and proper attire for school girls.
Ground rice freshens white cloths when applied with white flannel for a few hours and brushed off. Leftover breakfast cereal can be molded with water, cooled, sliced, and fried as a luncheon dish. Ammonia water cleans a diamond when used on the underside. A hot poker to camphor gum makes a strong disinfectant to clear odors.
Advice on drawing down a blind with the window open suggests installing a screw eye at each curtain end and attaching it to hooks on the window sill. This method secures the fabric and keeps the blind in place when the window is open.
Advice on burning coke with coal to save fuel, noting coke should be added only when the fire is strong to avoid killing the flame.
Mrs Ed Goldstein hosts a card party at her Erie street home with palm and fern décor. Four prizes are awarded after the games, followed by salad and ice. The guest list includes many local ladies and gentlemen such as Mesdames Anderson and Dugger, plus several other residents. The day also features Mother's Day service at First Baptist with a sermon by Rev. J Porter, and the Phi Delta Chi high school fraternity's inaugural dance at the Country Club with college themed decorations.
Mrs Harold F McCormick leads a Lincoln Park parade with thirty five Chicago society members inaugurating semi weekly fashion parades. Guests include J W Kokernot and Helena Guenther along with other notable names as punch and Texas wildflowers set the scene.
The city federation will convene tomorrow at 3 30 in the Garden street club house for a full annual report and a social session after the business meeting. The board of directors meets fifteen minutes before the open session. all delegates are expected to attend.
Do not discard lemon peels. Soak with water, place in a wide neck jar, cover with sugar, seal airtight, and store in a warm place. The peel sugar will dissolve, producing a lemon essence substitute for cakes or puddings. Keep peels fully covered to prevent mould.
A brief note suggests large plain white aprons are handy for emergency use in kitchens. The text emphasizes practicality and quick readiness for urgent tasks.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls Mahomet choosing not to climb the mountain as the elevation refused to budge. He quips that the mountain house rates are fierce, deciding to stay home this summer and save money.
A French development promises lace made by a machine using a cellulose solution engraved on a metal cylinder and coagulated in a vat. The resulting lace is described as beautiful, more durable than real lace, and water resistant.
The recipe instructs mixing a small lump of glue with light skim milk and water. Heat the solution, sponge the crepe with it, then shake until dry for renovation.
A traditional method says to lay salted fish skin up in an earthen vessel for curing and preservation, never using tin containers. The guidance emphasizes earthenware to avoid metal reactions and maintain flavor.
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