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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
3
In letters to The Star, “Housewife” and “No. 21” discuss women’s work while seeking husbands. A reader argues men should not fear competition from women in wages and that women should focus on homemaking to attract partners, urging women to improve housekeeping and domestic skills.
Part are iey 4 de listing includes ladies brown felt slippers with rosette trimming priced from 75c to 1.75 and Juliet styles in various colors with fur trimming. infants and children slippers in gray red pink and sizes. assorted Melton overgaiters and Jersey leggings in multiple colors and prices.
A Pa couple, Mrs Pass and her husband, who already raise nine, choose to adopt two children from a widow who died leaving two youths. The Pasves, generous and financially stretched, say life with their larger brood is richer than luxury, hoping no misfortune befalls their now thirteen children.
Pollywoggaby, a yellow brown goldfish named Poly, longs to return to his fishy family. Speckles and Silver watch as Poly becomes a frog with hind legs, then leaps from a globe to a creek where he can join nightly frog choruses.
The text urges girls to master money planning to save, avoid hasty purchases, and reserve funds for opportunities. It contrasts disciplined budgeting with casual saving and emphasizes deliberate clothes shopping and regular expenses to build bank savings and financial security.
The Star invites women to send favorite dishes to Cynthia Grey for publication. Readers may submit treasured recipes to be tried by husbands and children, sharing home cooking ideas with the community.
A brief listing shows a breakfast with browned hash and griddle cakes, coffee. luncheon featuring cold meat and cabbage salad with tea rolls and quince jelly wafers. tea and dinner follow in turn.
A 19th century recipe gathers carrot pudding with suet, grated carrot and potato, flour, raisins, currants, figs, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves steamed three hours with buttered mold and served with hard sauce. Spinach soup uses boiled spinach, stock, and a rare batter method to form pale green balls in brown gravy.
A fragmented set of old kitchen instructions describes making a layered dish with four eggs and butter, including heating yolks with water and browning whites, plus a tomato sage suggestion and a cold beet salad with mayonnaise. It also covers a thick sauce from egg yolks vinegar and cream and a tender beef dish with veal kidneys, all presented in terse culinary directions.
A chic French model wears mignonet cloth with black satin reverse and green satin embroidery. The six scant ruffles skirt and fur muff with pink satin roses define a Parisian look, while a satin hat edged in matching satin and coque feather pompon completes the dramatic outfit.
A historical excerpt describes a method for hash by melting butter, browning flour, and layering beef and kidneys with oysters. It includes steps to prepare gravy, seasonings, and a technique to finish with potatoes scraped from the hot tub. The passage cites Magete, famed cook of the late Senator Hanna.
Readers ask about bunion treatment hair loss and cleaning leather chairs. Replies advise chiropodist for bunions scalp massage with tonic, bread crumbs for leather chair cleaning and caution about rouge hair growth. Also covers pumpkin pie and potato cake recipes and age gaps in marriage with practical kitchen tips throughout.
Warm fashionable Coat Sweaters offered in several styles. Semi-fitting three-quarter length wool coats with pearl buttons priced at 4.95. All-wool fancy weave coats with high roll collars priced at 8.75 to 10.00. All-wool double-breasted three-quarter length coats with patch pockets priced at 10.00. Additional all-wool semi-fitted coats priced at 15.00.
Interesting display of women's neckwear offers pretty and practical gift ideas. Highlights include coat sets jabots stocks and poles of real Irish Crochet jabots stocks and bows in Cluny Lace bows jabots and scarfs in Carrickmacross yokes and berthas in real Duchesse and hand embroidered Neckwear. Packed in fancy boxes for gifting. First Floor.
A catalog of affordable items includes Pretty Hose Supports in boxes at 25c per pair, Round Garters with buckles and ribbons 25c, Cigar Jars in two sizes at 1.00, Jet Bead Necklaces 50c, Fancy-mounted Back Combs 50c, Hat Pins in boxes 50c, Men's Scarf Pin and Link Sets 0.75 and 1.25, Dutch Collar Pins 25c, Large Barrettes 50c, Long Pearl Bead Necklaces 1.00, and Solid-back MilI Brushes ebony finished 50c per pair.
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