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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1894
Page
7
A home study table design by Webb Donnell features hinged cabinets that swing to the front from the legs, allowing filling space for letters bills and miscellaneous stationery. The unit can be oak or cherry and may include book storage on the back with a velour curtain.
The passage describes garments and fabrics such as taffeta silk in chanigne ethane and whitehunn silk with black stripes. It mentions sleeves, collars, neck coverings, waists, jackets, and lace edgings, highlighting style details and fit for period attire.
A ragged tip explains daily turning of a mattress to avoid wild peasant and unsightly hollows that form in the portion most worn by the sleeper. The method alternates top to bottom and side to side to maintain even wear.
A simple hatpin basket project is described for gifting friends. A three to four inch deep basket is filled with a wool wadding pincushion and covered in plush silk or satin. A wide ribbon is wrapped around the basket and looped with a bow for hanging at a bureau side.
The English frock coat is praised for gowns made from covert suiting. A double breasted long coat nearly knee length follows the afternoon man’s coat, fitted by darts and seams, with brown velvet at the notched collar. Sleeves are large, and the plastron uses covert suiting with linen collar option.
A brief baking note describes a sponge cake method using two well beaten eggs. Beat with a cup of sugar, fold in a rounded cup of flour with a heaping teaspoon of baking powder, add half a cup of hot water and a pinch of salt. Warm the tin and bake in a hot oven.
Jewelry trends mix diamonds and pearls with colored stones and enamel trinkets. Multicolor sets appear with chrysoprase emerald touches, enamel bracelets, harebell pins, and chatelaine watches. Elaborate patterns feature parrots flowers birds and bows.
The article describes updated bonnet styles with wide brims and back coverage, featuring blowing ostrich plumes and bright color ribbons. It notes elevated crowns, upstanding bows, and new trims on the backs, plus green grass hues and mignonette flowers for fall fashion.
The Home Maker advises a simple burn remedy using wood soot and lard in a one to two ratio applied to soft fabric and bound to the burn for rapid relief. It notes linseed oil and turpentine as common home cures and warns coal soot is ineffective.
A vivid watercolor titled Spring from Medairy's The Seasons series showcases pink and white apple blossoms against a green forest and a flag fringed pool. The critic praises its light, shade, and overall harmony as both a pleasing picture and a strong study.
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