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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1909
Page
10
Modis silhouettes show Little Maids in church fashion with sheer white fabrics and black satin coats. One figure wears a white ribbon trim and torn cuffs while another carries a crash coat and parasol, signaling a traveling theme with a companion.
A fragment from Marys Cook Book featuring cake recipes for cream of tartar and soda mixtures, marble cake, and a variety of kitchen tips. It mentions butter and sugar creaming, egg whites, milk, flavorings, and baking, plus notes on dress and poise as part of domestic virtue.
The article discusses how love changes a man’s character, making him more attentive and ambitious to please his wife and children. It notes wives influence, the shift from bachelor restraint to conscientious striving, and the social habit of children answering respectfully to mothers.
The column advises home fumigation using dissolvable concentrates or boiling water through pipes and a sulphur candle to deter pests. It warns disinfectants are poisons and should be kept out of children's reach. A dream-interpretation section follows, linking motifs like baths, sweethearts, and undertakers to success and marriage prospects.
Women share how Fels-Naptha cleans mud grease blood and dirt from husbands work clothes in cold or warm water. Letters from Mrs Slater Cleveland and Mrs Moore St Louis praise easier wash days and time savings following the detergent’s directions on the wrapper.
Children's summer hats and coats arrive in assorted colors and trims. Tan mushroom Leghorn hats at 5.95 with rose or Copenhagen ribbon. Pique coats at 2.50 in Copenhagen or champagne fast colors, double breasted with pearl buttons. Sizes 2 3 4 years. Reefer coats $1.50 to 5.00 in golf red navy blue black and white checks.
Boys' Russian suits with knickerbockers feature attractively patterned percale fabric and white piping on collar sleeves pockets and belt. Very attractive value offered at one dollar.
Firet Floor offers special prices on summer fabrics including 27 inch mercerized poplin at 25 and 35 cents per yard, 32 inch imported Madras waisting, 27 inch white crepe, and 28 inch dimity with checks and stripes.
An extensive showing features Summer Wash Skirts in white and natural linen tones with 13 and 15 gore flare options. Styles include plain tailored and button down fronts finished with pearl buttons, priced from 3.45 to 7.50. Also advertised are Bohemian linen women’s suits on the first floor at 25.00 with long coats and varied colors.
Advertising copy describes Rust-Proof corsets in multiple styles with prices from 1.00 to 1.50. Style 121 targets short full figures with rust-proof steel and hose supporters, Style 246 offers long back lines, and Style 296 suits average figures with a lengthened waist in strong batiste.
Special offers on silk elbow-length gloves and Milano Lisle gloves in mousquetaire style. Women's sizes vary and colors include black white pink sky and grays. Limited quantities on the first floor.
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