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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
10
Guides brides on choosing a versatile wardrobe with silk and shantung going-away suits, faille and otto man fabrics, white net blouses, grenadine or voile frocks, serge daywear, redingotes, pale tulle evening gowns, and gold slippers. It advises coordinating hats, wraps, and accessories for travel, daywear, and evening events while noting cost considerations and practical, long-lasting pieces.
A brief fashion note from 1915 discusses Panama affairs and soft felt white kid hats as a new, sturdy yet stylish option. The piece highlights the practicality and popularity of the hats as a good choice for the season.
A sketch shows a two by three by three inch hanging pen wiper crafted from scraps. Dark green cloth cover embroidered in red silk features cut point shapes bound at the top with black kid. A key ring at the top allows hanging from a nail or drawer handle.
A pink linen jumper style dress with white guimpes and daisy outlined in coronation braid captivates shoppers who believe they can replicate it for half the price. Details include white jabots, turned cuffs, and a black velvet belt through embroidered slots.
The article lists Venetian fish preparations including a baked split fish with a chopped herb sauce, scalloped fish with cream and eggs, pickled salmon, baked bass or pickerel with tomato stuffing, and jeliled trout with aspic. Also included is a humorous exchange about money between a wife and husband from the New York Times.
A fresh white cotton percale middy outfit features a belt under the front panel and a roomy sleeve, paired with a gore-flared skirt. Trimmings use Dutch blue chambray and a light straw tennis hat completes the ensemble for active practice with white cotton duck shoes trimmed in tan.
Colored handkerchiefs are more common now than plain whites. Crepe de chine pieces in night hues yellow pink violet and blue appear with borders and many feature colored embroidery.
A historical recipe describes making oatmeal bread using two cupfuls oatmeal two teaspoonfuls salt one cupful molasses and shortening. Boil water pour over ingredients and cool to luke warm then add yeast dissolved in warm water and flour. Optional chopped nuts and seeded raisins improve heartier luncheon bread.
Instructions describe broiling beefsteak and making a bread crumb dressing with onion to form small cakes. Bind with egg, fry browned in butter, and place cakes atop the steak with parsley, then serve.
Peel and slice five oranges remove seeds. Sprinkle with sugar. Boil a pint of milk. Beat three egg yolks with cornstarch and milk, stir until thick. Pour over fruit. Whip egg whites with sugar fold into frosting. Bake briefly to set.
A basic tomato soup method using canned tomatoes or fresh stewed tomatoes with bay leaf celery and seasonings. Stew 20 minutes then fry onion in butter, add cornstarch, combine with tomatoes, thicken, strain and serve with crackers. Beef broth enhances flavor.
Mrs Youngwed says the new flat is near a busy street with electric cars. Her husband worries about noise but the landlord promises tolerance after two nights. They plan to sleep the first two nights at her mother's.
Mixed old time product notices advertise Cuticura for eczema and rash relief with free samples by mail and Boston address. Marine Hye Remedy Co offers a red eye tonic, while Red Cross Ball Blue promises domestic cleaning power. The copy also teases nagging parents and urges women to use Red Cross products.
A cheerful note urges girls to stay hopeful as the next leap year arrives in eight months, framing the period with light humor and positive anticipation.
Cleveland and Hanover readers praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing persistent side pains and female troubles without surgery. Letters describe rapid relief, renewed energy, and willingness to recommend the product to others. The firm invites inquiries to its Lynn, Massachusetts offices.
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