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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1909
Page
10
A column of practical advice from Cynthia Grey on sewing pricing, waist reduction through exercise, Halloween timing, hair tonics, treating blackheads, persistent cold, strawberry jam with paraffin, and coat of arms usage. Includes guidance on body care, skincare, and personal grooming.
Instructions describe preparing sweet potatoes with melted butter and granulated sugar to form a brown caramel coating. Tips include cutting butter into small squares and wrapping a sliver knife with paraffin to prevent sticking and ensure clean cuts.
A description of fashion where embroidered messaline evening gowns gain a daring silhouette through a bodice and draped pannier over a spangied net skirt, marking a bold season style.
A faded collection of kitchen directions lists Pickle with mustard and turmeric, flour, sugar, and vinegar for canning vegetables, plus steps for a two-layer cake, butter sugar mixtures, and ham cakes. Mentions cucumbers peppers onions eggs cream tartar soda and optional currants or citron.
An essay on love and humor contrasts joyful, healing laughter with sneering and mirthless chuckles. It urges reading romantic works to learn to love better, and it warns that unkind laughter wounds others and linger long after the moment.
The piece notes willow plumes returning to favor after fruit trimming for late season hats. Dutch collate will be worn at home for comfort while street style shuns it. Autumn colors favor greens, olive tones, and pale greens for evening gowns, with hand embroidery and braiding valued. Brides shift to dull finish crepe instead of satin, and a green beaver hat in velvet with Alpine shaping and wide ribbon completes the look.
The piece describes Japan’s historical ban on male and female actors sharing the stage and mocks the awkward romantic scenes that ensued. It narrates misfired confessions and comic disguises as Romeo and Juliet exchange lines, leading to exaggerated audience reactions.
Wide assortment of hats priced from 1.45 to 2.25 featuring velvet corded silk satin and felt in sizes from small rolled brims to large neture hats. Ostrich plumes 1.15 to 2.25, plus trim elements like Heckle Breasts in multiple colors, fan wings quills and jet hat pins with prices from 10c to 65c.
Catalog of handbags in varying leathers and finishes with nine to eleven inch frames and moire lining. Prices range from 25 cents for small girls’ bags to 3.75 dollars for large seal grain leather models. Each bag features coin purses and leather lining.
A historic price list details assorted hosiery helpers, hair nets, pins, tapes, threads, linen tablets, soaps, powders, cosmetics, brushes, writing paper and fabrics with unit prices ranging from 5 to 15 cents. Items include Sylvia hair nets large size 5c, Lustrite enamel 15c, Witch Hazel 10c, and Calumet linen fabric 15c box.
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