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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
5
A reader questions engagement menus and home listings for elderly women. Cynthia Grey answers on fashion care, dance etiquette, and color trends while Mrs Louis Albrecht shares a personal tale of a working wife in a blacksmith shop, underscoring traditional gender views.
A historic menu lists Lamb Steaks with parsley and Fried Potatoes. It details a Peach Bavarian Cream recipe using quart peaches one cup sugar half box gelatine and water. The process soaks gelatine, cooks peaches, then folds in cream and sets in molds.
A fragment mentions Cupid Corner McKwain at 7 o'clock at a home with Judge Gay officiating. It notes Sterns as matron and Mrs Dillon planning a week visit to Juan Islands then Seattle. Several Seattle and Portland names appear alongside scattered legal terms.
Local residents face legal trouble after a dispute over a contract with a White company. Judge in Santa Cruz upholds the contract and orders costs, potentially making households cautious about signing and repaying for purchased goods.
A short comic exchange remarks on a wife’s social settlement work and her two newspaper features this month, highlighting light community life and printed recognition. The joke captures a midcentury newspaper tone emphasizing domestic roles and public visibility.
Forewarned is forearmed for the coming season with street wear led by prim tailored models. Many suits use heavy rough materials not trimable except for new hip buttons. Fabrics include mixtures homespuns basket weaves diagonals and worsteds. Changeable taftas trend in New York London Paris for fall and winter. Silk taffeta in Seattle at 2.26 per yard. Evening wraps favor double faced satin in black with gold or purple shades. Popular silk colors include royal purple empire green old gold buttercup geafoam and nasturtium.
A scientist reports that very old eggs float while three day eggs float when immersed, and strictly fresh eggs sink. The results reflect density changes as eggs age due to water loss and air chamber expansion. Additionally Chinese and Japanese bamboos may be profitably grown in the United States.
A compact poem fragment urges trust in the present and steady care for joy or sorrow. It emphasizes building a fence of trust around today and kindness in daily work, rather than fearing tomorrow's shelter.
The autumn wardrobe leans toward serge suits and velvet dresses with shorter tailored coats and semi fitted waists. Directoire influences appear in long sleeves and draped satin or velvet wraps, while double breasted coats rise, skirts widen slightly yet stay straight with no flare.
Instructions describe a finger bowl service ending a fruit course. The bowl is half filled with water and placed on a plate with a small dolly. After serving, the plate is removed, fingers dried on a napkin kept on the knees.
An advertisement touts Alveolar Dentistry as a superior alternative to partial plates and bridges. It claims better speech, taste, comfort, and aesthetics, with painless procedures and extensive results including curing pyorrhea. Free booklets and samples are offered from Portland and Seattle offices.
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