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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
6
Louise Durand recalls how her cousin Mattie launched a relentless spring cleanup from porch to pantry. Mattie supervised washing, gardening, sewing, and napkin hems, leaving Louise exhausted but grateful for the relief. A final letter from Mattie promises more help and strawberry season visits.
A dainty strong case holds sheet music flatly and shows open and closed in illustration. It can be made of art serge, corded silk or linen with a thin cardboard stiffener and silk lining. Narrow serge pockets at the edges hold music sheets securely.
A simple case uses a band of elastic held by stitches at top and bottom to secure a loose-leaf blotter style. Four ribbon ends form small bows to tie the sides, with owner initials on the outside and a thick silk cord Vhandle matching the serge. It’s easy to make and light to carry.
The article explains methods to clean silk items with ammonia and water, napahta for white fabrics, and reusing a worn shirt waist into a girl’s dress with specific cutting and sewing steps. It also advises airing winter clothes for a day and adding camphor balls before storing them.
The article warns plaid fabrics can be costly luxuries or failures in unskilled hands, yet their appeal remains strong for young women, mothers, and adults. It notes color and scale variety from small checks to large broken plaids, with bias cuts often saving an outfit.
A suggested method for preserving gold and silver trimmings is to wrap tarnishable parts in black tissue paper when storing hats or frocks at season end. The practice aims to keep trimmings looking unused by shielding them from wear and tarnish across weather exposure.
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