The Cowboy Myth in Moving Pictures and Real Life
A dated analysis contrasts romantic cowboy depictions in films with the hard reality of modern stockhands. It notes changes in work, wages, equipment, and roundup routines, highlighting branding, roundups, and the shift from independent riders to company-owned ranches while preserving the skilled, rugged image.
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Moving Picture
Cheyenne
Wyo
Big Cow
Outfit
Puncher
Montana
Wyoming
Womans Interests Presents a Comfortable Crochet Cape
A detailed crochet pattern explains how to make a wool cape suitable for invalids and elderly women. It provides step by step directions from a 74 chain foundation through rows of trebles, neck band formation, and decorative borders, noting adjustments for larger sizes and finished with a tasselled ribbon or cord.
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Cape May
Crochet pattern notes Seventeenth Row to Thirteenth Row sequence
The text lists crochet instructions for multiple rows including chains and trebles. It specifies turning, increases, and working trebles with patterns like two together at ends and every sixth stitch, across rows thirteen to fourteenth. The passage notes sequence and adjustments for row progression.
Divide on collar question in fashion lines
Fashion debate returns with winter weather prompting a new look. Supporters of collarless blouses cite male favor while dressmakers warn coats need a collar. Furriers offer scarf and high neck coats as a secure compromise.
Chiffon Slips For Winter Wear Described In Detail
The article explains wearing chiffon slips with transparent blouses to add warmth. It suggests a separate chiffon slip with wrist-length sleeves, narrow lace edging, and fine ribbon. The slip provides warmth without fully masking the corset, highlighting fashion practice of the era.
Fashionable Three Quarter Sleeve Trend Catches On
The piece notes big muffs in use and arms to the elbows helped the vogue for three quarter sleeve winter suits. It marks the fashionable length as dominant though all lengths remain permissible.
A Small Silk Pouch Bag For Spare Change
A compact pence bag slung on the wrist, stitched from silk remnants. It measures about four by three inches, with soft leather lining, gathered neck, and a silk cord wrist loop. Floral colored silks decorate before assembly, edges bound with ribbon, suitable in suede or kid from glove tops.
New Styles Of Footwear For Next Spring In Britain
The article notes upcoming fashion in Great Britain with ladies low shoes lacking fastenings. It describes soles remaining black while uppers are colored, and heels made of wood covered with tinsel or canvas in bright contrasts. Soft suede and glace kids in heliotrope cerise blue and other shades are forecast to be highly fashionable.
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Great Britain
Tea Party Sandwiches and Savory Bites for Socials
A guide to varied tea time accompaniments and light bites for informal gatherings. Ideas include cream cheese filled finger rolls, pimento mayonnaise fillings, minced chicken sandwiches on whole wheat, almond spread buttered bread, and olive pimento crackers. Also tips for hot biscuits scones crumpets and soft buttered refreshments.
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Pickwick Papers
Stuffed Prunes with Cheese and Nuts
Prunes soak overnight then steam until tender. Split, remove pits, and fill centers with grated edam or Neufchatel cheese mixed with red pepper and mayonnaise. Serve on lettuce with French dressing. options include walnuts and sugar coating.
Keeping a Dinner Warm with a Simple Oven Method
The New Idea Woman's Magazine suggests a practical method to keep meals warm for late diners. Place hot water halfway up a deep baking pan, cover bowls with the dishes inside, and bake in a moderately hot oven for fresh tasting leftovers.
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New Idea Woman’s Magazine
Icing Fruit Directions
A brief dessert instruction explains beating an egg white lightly then dipping grapes cherries or currants to coat with egg. The fruit is rolled in pulverized sugar and laid on a flat sieve to dry.
Planting Seeds and Sowing Hopes Amid Blossoms
A reflective verse urges planting blessings to bloom and warns that sowing hate breeds only hate. It contrasts today’s seed with tomorrow’s blossoms and notes the test of character in what is sown.
Hints for the Housewife From Everyday Cleaning Tips
A Victorian style list offers kitchen and home tips. It covers tracking contents with a safety pin bag tag, sorting fabrics, refreshing washed woolens with a carpet beater, grease stain care, rescuing scorched milk, warming rolls, making soap jelly from toilet soap, using sour milk to clean silver, preserving produce in ventilated cellars, oiling window cords, burning zinc to reduce chimney soot, and removing fresh blood stains with dry starch.
Uses for Sour Cream in Everyday Cooking
A compact guide lists practical uses for sour cream in sauces dressings and baking. It covers white sauce with cod cabbage dressing for vegetables pastries doughnuts and cookies plus a sour cream butter substitute and options for flavoring with lemon juice onion juice nutmeg ketchup and varied seasonings.
His Point of View on a Wedding Delay
Gerald and Mildred discuss postponing their wedding due to money market shortages. Mildred urges haste in contrast, highlighting tension over finances and timing.
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Gerald
Scott
Mildred
Not a Connoisseur
A quoted speaker dismisses a boss and a chef claiming ignorance of art. The remark ridicules mastery and distinguishes Meissonier from another painter in a humorous, life observation.
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Chef
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