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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1910
Page
6
The Countess of Dudley, governor of Australia, is praised as a devoted wife and mother. She is described as elegant in high society, proudest of her twin sons aged three, among five other children, despite owning world famous rubies in London.
The Star invites Seattle housewives to submit an itemized menu for a dinner for four costing no more than fifty cents. Prizes include theatre seats for the June 23 Orpheum show. contest ends June 21 with winners announced June 22.
A drawing offers First Prize four seats, Second Prize three seats, and prizes of two seats each for Third through Tenth for the same Orpheum Theatre performance on Thursday evening June 23.
An example menu from an Eastern state contest shows beef dish, gravies and pies with jelly tarts, followed by a housekeeper’s note. The section also covers fashion trends with black and white lace veils, hair bands, garlands, and new bathing suit styles, plus shoe polishing tips.
Scalloped asparagus cooked in a butter flour milk sauce until custard like, baked half an hour. Orange and walnut salad uses peeled oranges, lettuce leaves, broken walnuts, oil, lemon juice, pepper and salt, mixed and served on greens.
A vintage dessert instruction describes creaming butter with sugar then adding eggs and milk, folding in flour and baking powder, beating till smooth, layering sweetened cherries, sealing with batter, and baking quickly. It ends with an instruction to make the mance.
Thickened cherry julee with cornstarch and sugar forms a glaze. Egg plant halves are hollowed to a % inch wall, filled with a mixture of cooked chicken or veal, rice, onion, pepper and salt, then topped with breadcrumbs moistened in butter and baked until tender.
A short note describes how a basic hairstyle can be transformed with broad metal bands ribbons or lines of beads or flowers to create different looks. The text emphasizes decorative accessories as a way to vary appearance.
A fragment from a 19th century advice column features readers asking about facial pimples diet and skirt length. The column offers guidance on skin care including hot soap baths and not pinching pimples and suggests drinking water and fruit juices while cautioning against overeating.
Beatrice selects a practical white dress and linen cloths for a girl’s commencement look. She advises washing with warm soapy water and kerosene, rinsing, polishing, and drying. Hair styled girlishly to suit the event.
A reflective essay contrasts male and female love, arguing men may love deeply yet differ in exclusiveness, while women seek total devotion. It discusses the honeymoon as a trial period, social nerves, and the couple's urge to act openly after marriage, noting public scrutiny and mixed reactions.
Instructions advise rinsing a hot wash boiler with soap to prevent rust and ease suds when refilling with water for the next washing. The method suggests using soap that resists rust and helps suds formation.
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