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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
3
A Paris sourced description outlines a pretty red cloth child coat with a double row of buttons, bias ruffles, a graduate shoulder cape, velvet cuffs and a fur tippet for cold weather. It notes interlining removal for spring wear, plus related fabric trends and a regal directoire style, with advice on accessories and color tones.
A fashion note describes a garnet red chiffon hat on a Gainsborough frame with ostrich plumes and a corn color braid dress hat. It also offers kitchen tips from avoiding wilted lettuce to saving bread crusts and proper custard preparation.
A new jewelry fad features miniature scarf pins with tiny oil portraits on porcelain of a favorite horse dog or cat. Each miniature requires three weeks of meticulous work under a microscope and is set in a gold brooch or lace pin, drawing demand from devoted wearers.
A new Parisian powder for scenting hair arrives as a finely powdered sachet. It matches hair shades and is applied to the pompadour with a puff, leaving a subtle lasting fragrance. Scented tresses are a prevailing fashion and surpass ordinary perfume for lingering aroma.
Evening slippers appear exceptionally beautful with fine bead embroidery and lace alitches. They come in black brown and gray with dainty ladylike shapes. One style shows a low cut toe band to display embroidery and hosiery while other slippers feature a big chiffon rosette on the toe. They may visually diminish foot size even if the style itself is less refined.
A method for preparing endive salad. Wash and arrange endive in a bowl then add five diced radishes and four halved hard boiled eggs cut into quarters. Mix half a teaspoon salt and paprika with six tablespoons olive oil and a splash of vinegar then pour over salad and toss gently.
Boil one cup of rice in three pints salted water until soft and forked. Drain rinse and drain again. Brown sliced onion in butter then mix with rice until lightly browned. In another pan heat one cup tomato pulp with salt to taste.
The article highlights low indoor slippers with admirable workmanship whether custom made to match gowns or ready to wear. It notes light gray ochre brown tan fawn pale greens pastel blues and rose pinks, with kits and suedes dominating the materials. Evening slippers use velvets satins and heavy silks.
A description of a tailored golf suit featuring a small brown and white check tweed skirt ankle length, a plain brown cloth coat with a waistline fall, reversible coat facing, turnover linen collar, silk tie, and a white flannel blouse barely visible when worn.
The text describes rough suiting and new silk lines in browns, suede bows on shoes, and Messaline silk used across outfits from shirt-waist dresses to evening gowns. It highlights rich brocades as a main fabric for fashion today.
A simple trim for fur hats is the Spanish rosette. Rich laces decorate rosettes paired with sable. A tulle rosette on a squirrel skin hat creates a striking effect, with a rosette of accordion plaited gold ribbon in the center replacing jewelry.
A new cosmetic liquid powder is applied with a sponge or brush and claimed to resist wind and rain. Once spread evenly, it keeps the wearer from appearing shiny and avoids facial gleam during long shopping trips in any weather.
The piece notes the rising popularity of thin slips worn under silk blouses to guard against drafts, with white underslips favored for transparency and costlier looks. It recalls a young girl’s white taffeta slip frock with a round neck bodice and accordion pleated skirt.
Mr Wrage invites readers to submit new ideas for the department and offers to answer inquiries about topics discussed. Correspondence should be sent to M J Wragg at 600 Good Block Des Moines Iowa.
This article traces alfalfa’s long history from ancient Egypt to Spain and the Americas, explains its botany and soil benefits, and argues its potential to enrich Southern agriculture. It notes alfalfa as a perennial legume, its tolerance and water needs, and its promise of substantial economic worth if southern soils can grow it well.
A guide urging farmers to steadily improve their homes and lands. It stresses practical upgrades like cleaning, repurposing waste, planting trees, painting, and aesthetic upkeep to raise selling value and pride, warning against overexpansion without regard for core improvements.
The advice stresses not overestimating new theories in modern agriculture and discarding unprofitable ideas quickly. It urges keeping in contact with state experiment stations, especially for obtaining pure seed.
A call for versatile butter makers who balance quality scoring with efficient production. The text urges patrons expect pasteurized skim milk, skilled separator operation, fuel and waste discipline, and a fair minded refusal of sour milk, to create a well rounded, broadly capable dairy professional.
If Portland cement can be bought at 3 per barrel it is as cheap as plank and timbers for stable floors and far more durable and economical of manure. It permits greater cleanliness and leaves no place for generation of zimonia.
Advice on building a long wagon frame with front axles to lower the loading height. Suggests placing loaders on the frame and stepping forward as corn stalks are loaded from front to back to reduce unloading trouble.
Plan for winter laying focuses on a clean well insulated poultry house. Bank up the building with earth and lay straw or chaff on the floor to keep feet warm and provide scratching. Provide a hot mash at morning with bran shorts corn meal chopped hay red pepper powder and plaster or mason mortar to compact feed.
The article advises buying from nearby reputable nurserymen to ensure varieties match names. It warns against distant agents and overhyped claims, noting that mistakes happen but honest nurserymen exist. Exercise care to select trustworthy suppliers and secure correct plant varieties.
The crab apple Pyrus coronaria is praised as a native ornamental tree with fragrant pink blossoms and glossy foliage. It grows from Minnesota to Arkansas, reaches 25 to 40 feet in woodlands, and faces extermination from clearing and careless cutting. advocates urge preservation and cultivation by landscape gardeners and florists for future generations.
The text describes using a hit rig to correct a colt that consistently carries its head to one side. The horse should be placed in the yard for one to three hours and driven if needed. The rig applies lines from the bit to rings at turrets and stirrups to compel the horse to hold its head straight forward.
A persuasive piece extolling rural living. It contrasts farm life with town life, praising solitude, nature, and inner growth as sources of life's poetry. The author urges appreciation of farm benefits and to carry its sun shine and mindset beyond the rural place.
The passage highlights Washington loving farming, Jefferson preferring to be known as a farmer, and Webster’s zeal for agriculture including inventing a plow, portraying farming as a noble and esteemed pursuit.
The article urges butter makers and dairy patrons to store milk in water during cold weather. Do not place milk in the barn cellar or kitchen. Use a water-filled container with the milk tank inside a tight box so the water remains slightly above the milk surface to prevent freezing.
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