Replenishing the Summer Wardrobe by Dorothy Dale
Dorothy Dale offers guidance for keeping summer gowns fresh and stylish. She suggests fabrics such as silk muslins French dimities and linens for travel and resort wear. Embroidered flounces lace yokes and gingham dresses create smart options while simple made-to-measure garments save trips to town. Fresh flowers ribbons and dyeing revive hats for midseason.
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Madras
New York
Valenciennes
Valencieries
Ecru
Dorothy Dalb
Summer Beverages and Desserts Iced Tea and Raspberry Dishes
Instructions for making economical iced tea using strong Oolong with boiling water or cold water methods. Includes Raspberry Vinegar and Fruit Sauce recipes with butter sugar milk eggs cornstarch and berries. Describes Raspberry Foam using gelatin and egg whites and chilling in ice bath.
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Vienna
Home Style Preserves And Cold Beverages Archive
Instructions for raspberry wine gar and berry desserts with steps for making Vienna Coffee Cold Cocoa Berry Roll Iced Currants Barberries Blueberry Cakes and Grape Marmalade including ingredients cooking times and serving tips for freezing and storage.
A Practical Jewel Case for Traveling Accessories
A practical jewel case is illustrated showing a compact design to hold rings and pins during travel. The sketch highlights organized compartments and a secure structure for easy packing on journeys.
Jewelry case and lace laundering tips by Beatrice Carey
Beatrice Carey describes a safekeeping case for jewelry worn under clothing with a white wash ribbon hanger. The outer envelope is white handkerchief linen with a scalloped tap and embroidered initials. inner chamois skin compartments hold rings and bills. She also details laundering lace bottles with stockings and cautions about ptomaine poisoning from refrozen ice cream and oysters, advising against mixing acidic foods in tin receptacles.
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Beatrice Carey
How To Clean Old Hand Made Lace At Home
Advice for preserving fine antique lace by using gum arabic dissolved in warm water and pressing the lace between heavy book leaves. Also warns cooks to avoid tin receptacles for food to prevent ptomaine poisoning from acid corrosion.
Salad of Artichoke Bottoms From Can
Take artichoke bottoms from cans and rinse with cold water. Spread each with mayonnaise and layer with vegetables such as peas cauliflower and string beans. Top with additional mayonnaise for serving.
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Tempo di Gavotte
Copa
Jatempo
Home Circle
Dorothy Dale
Sara Cranford
CHE
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