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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
6
The reader seeks antique style advice for a February home wedding with a buffet, gifts for bridesmaids and pianist, wedding attire, and decor. Suggestions include flowers like hyacinths and roses, bridal bouquet ideas, tokens for attendants and pianist, scarf pins or cuff links for men, and simple party prizes for games and dolls.
A M asks whether giving a gift is proper when a girl graduates from public school. He inquires about appropriate pacing for a relationship at age 17 and 18, going to shows, and attending private dances with or without parental consent. He seeks guidance on suitable ages and social activities.
The speaker suggests gifts like a new book a card case and candy for graduates. They advise young people to keep friendships with many and avoid steady dating too early urging moderation and discretion in showing preferences while encouraging social outings.
A parent plans a birthday for a girl turning ten on February 25. Expect 15 to 20 guests aged seven to twelve. Suggestions include kid friendly games, simple decor, a themed activity, a cake and refreshments, and a schedule with short games between cake and gifts.
A reader titled Perplexed asks if a seventeen year old girl who has no sweetheart is an old maid and whether it is proper to flirt. She also inquires if stenography is a desirable job for a girl and which hats are more worn now, large or small.
The text argues against cruelty and suggests a girl is not an old maid. It notes stenography as a desirable position for women and comments on hats, varying by what suits the wearer and the occasion.
The note asks for guidance on proper card etiquette for visiting socially, specifically how many of the visitor’s own cards and the husband’s cards should be left. It also requests book recommendations on such social matters.
The text instructs leaving one of your and two of your husband’s cards for a couple, one of each for a widow or unmarried person, and one card per unmarried person in society. It requests a self addressed stamped envelope to obtain the name of a small up to date etiquette book.
Positive fuss grows over flame shades in hats and ball gowns. Red tones such as flame, carnation, rhododendron, cerise and currant brighten midwinter entertainments with velvet pieces edged in silver or cream net. Debutantes favor bright chiffon and mousseline desoie over white, often with silver crystal or cut steel accents.
The article notes small fur odds and ends can be used to decorate waistlines and skirts by covering larger pieces with them. It presents fur as a decorative element for costumes, highlighting practical reuse of scraps.
Instructions describe making cardboard furniture such as chairs tables and stools for a doll house. It advises scoring fold lines with a pen knife to help bending and suggests drawing rough diagrams in pencil before cutting out items.
A simple guide describes tracing a two air diagram onto thin card then drying. Cut out the chair with scissors, bend the legs and back to stand, achieving the position shown in the sketch.
Handwork will be seen on all children's clothes this summer from baby's first dress to daughter's dancing frock. Eyelet work adds a French touch to delicate fabrics and is easy to pick up in spare moments. Hemstitching appears on hems collars and cuffs and suits scalloped necklines for one piece frocks with dotted embroidery accents.
A guide explains methods to cook sausages safely without excess fat. Techniques include simmering in water then frying, use of flour to prevent bursting, and paper bag cooking. Recipes cover sausage cakes with herbs and broiled sausage with rice, plus home mixing with lean meat to avoid fillers.
A historical baking instruction describes making brown bread from Indian meal with sweet or sour milk, molasses, flour, and soda. It specifies mixing dry ingredients, adding molasses, then sour and sweet milks, and adding soda before steaming. The batter cooks in a lard pail over boiling water for three hours with no peeking.
The guide explains oven stewing for dried fruit to prevent drying or burning. Wash the fruit, pour boiling water over it, let stand in a covered dish, then add sugar and bake. Prunes are noted as especially tasty using this method.
Practical kitchen and laundry hints include cooking spinach in a cheesecloth bag for easy lifting and draining, padding the ironing board on both sides, using separate sides for white and colored laundry, and adding a teaspoonful of glycerin to rinse water to refresh wool blankets.
A simple method to remove lime incrustation inside a kettle using whiting. Add whiting, fill with water, boil until loosened, then wash out easily.
A historical note describes dissolving one pound of common copperas in one gallon of boiling water as a cleanser for pipes and drains. It warns that copperas is a deadly poison and must be carefully labeled before use.
Girls at fashionable boarding schools pursue detailed apron designs from plain lawn to fine nainsook including scalloped edges and embroidery in pale hues. They plan bretelle and ruffle styles, practical over frocks, plus Irish crochet roses for accessories like girdles and gowns.
An Oklahoma glove dealer explains that gloves are made in full sizes to mislead buyers. Women request sizes that won’t fit, and saleswomen give the next larger size, which often fits, benefiting retailers. Younger players boast of larger numbers, but many seek smaller sizes as they age.
Plain flat revers dominate spring suits while taffetas shine in millinery and frocks. Draped satin toques and glowing Paris gowns with pearl decorations set the season's tone. First hats favor small or high trimmed styles. a 36 inch cutaway coat appears with plain sleeves, plus a sleeveless cape back piece.
Instructions detail ironing a shirtwaist after shaping and stiff bands. Begin with wristbands and neckband on right then wrong side, followed by fronts and back. Iron sleeves along the seam, avoid across folds, dampen back if needed, and work gathers and cuffs with a small iron on the sleeve board.
Experts advise dipping old pewter in hot water with borax or soda to lift grime. Use a hard nail brush and soap, then polish with a trusted metal polish plus petrol. Rinse, dry, and rub with whiting or whiting paste for a bright finish. a paste of whiting soap and milk cleans alabaster dust.
A simple corn sheller built from a 1 inch board and a metal lath offers an efficient tool for shelling corn and popcorn. The lath edges are secured with a wooden strip nailed to the board for stability.
The Indianapolis Star advises folding at least three newspapers along the full sheet to store on pantry shelves. Fold front and snugly stack, then slip a knife edge along the outer sheet to remove the soiled top while preserving the rest for future use.
A bed is described as richly dressed with a brocaded velvet center, a point devenise border, and a seal band. An oversized old rose taffeta bow with fringed ends rests across the foot, highlighting contemporary bed decor.
The guide advises washing the chamois skin in warm soap suds, rinsing in several warm waters, and pressing out water by drawing it through the hand. It recommends air drying, pulling thoroughly while drying, and rubbing until soft and smooth as it dries.
A fragment describes mixing flour and sugar with baking powder and rubbing in butter. It calls for three eggs with whites and yolks beaten separately and enough milk to form a thin batter before cooking in a hot greased griddle.
A nautical note asserts that an ocean steamer pilot relies on settled beliefs to direct the ship. Without steadfast convictions the vessel would struggle to make headway, underscoring the moral tied to steady judgment at sea.
Rice when well cooked is easy to digest and nourishing and can star in main courses such as croquettes and baked egg dishes. It sweetens desserts with milk dates and raisins and forms light meals with milk or tomato and pepper dishes including Turkish pilaf and Rice a la Riston.
A compact quotation duo notes that a parent loves a child despite suffering and praises the joy a careful hand brings to a child noting uncertainty of when and where a bloom of pleasure may come.
Practical ideas to reuse scraps into meals such as baked sweet potatoes with brown sugar and butter scalloped potatoes from cold leftovers with white sauce and onion juice, cheese egg mixes for toast, tea time ginger bread tea cakes, pastry baskets, orange marmalade in mince, mixed vegetable salads, and custard with careful sugar use.
Town Clerk states the marriage license costs one dollar. The caller has 50 cents and is told they are lucky to proceed.
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