This Pretty Creation for Informal Wear at Home
The Star highlights a satin jacket costume suitable for informal at home wear. Made in pink blue violet or pale yellow, the loose satin jacket is cinched at the waist with a ribbon.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1911
Page
5
The Star highlights a satin jacket costume suitable for informal at home wear. Made in pink blue violet or pale yellow, the loose satin jacket is cinched at the waist with a ribbon.
Guide to transforming worn ostrich feathers into decorative pompons. Steps cover cleaning, trimming, quill cutting, bundling into 20-fiber bunches, binding with wire, piquet wrapping, and final assembly into single or branched pompons with specified diameters.
A Washington Herald anecdote shows a student moving from decimals to crochet work and clay modeling, illustrating classroom diversification beyond math. The exchange highlights evolving approaches to hands on learning.
A short humorous exchange from Lippincott's where a teacher asks Tommy to define a hypocrite and he answers a boy who comes to school with a smile on his face.
A beauty advertisement claims saxolite powder mixed with witch hazel forms a facial lotion. It promises rapid tightening of skin on face neck and hands, reducing wrinkles and folds and making the user look five to ten years younger with continued use.
Beauty columnist Mrs. Anita Norris shares a reader favorite for curling hair using Mexican Root sold by druggists in Mexico. The shampoo involves boiling water infusion, no cooking, and a 9 to 10 day usage cycle with cautions about scalp eruptions and potential mild irritation.
The text gives shoe fitting tips using hot water to shape leather and methods to stop squeaks. It then describes a midnight miracle scene at a store window where Japanese dolls come to life, with a paper dragon threatening, and a knight and lady returning to their places when the clock strikes.
Instructions describe SSWAYS steamed round steak Swiss steak and fireless meat loaf. Procedures include cutting steak into squares or thick portions, frying or steaming, adding onions tomatoes and water, seasoning, simmer times, and serving with rice or gravy.
An advertisement promotes daily mercolized wax as a facial treatment to renew dull complexions. It claims the wax removes worn skin gradually without harming underlying tissue, suggesting a youthfully glowing result in about a week for blondes and brunettes alike.
A compiled reader question page offers home remedies and etiquette guidance from Dear Miss Grey. Topics include stain removal for silk and lace, home steaming, hair and fashion tips, bashfulness in courtship, ink solo remedies, perfumery, and cooking and hair care.
An advertisement touts Danderine claiming removal of dandruff itching and hair loss. It promises softer, fuller hair after a few weeks and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores. Strong claims target neglected or brittle hair with dramatic before and after effects.
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