Housewives Table Top Embroidery and Knit Pattern
This passage provides a detailed vintage pattern guide for a baby sweater, table runner, and associated embroidery. It lists materials such as pink and blue yarns, amber needles, embroidery floss, and batting, with step by step sizing, cast ons, rows, neck shaping, sleeves, buttons, and cuffs. It also covers embroidery guidance, color restoration tips for fabrics, and a transfer pattern method for a table runner using carbon transfer, lacework, and appliqué on oilcloth with glue and paints.
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Japan
Very Day Helps Very Day Helps
Tips for shoe care and kitchen safety offer practical advice from a vintage reader. Step into a shoe shine parlor to protect against scratches. use a rubber ring on ice to prevent spills. avoid uncomfortable child footwear. wash glass with lukewarm soapy water and a Turkish towel. reheat baked goods briefly to revive freshness.
Slip on sweater for a girl pattern and sizing notes
Detailed knitting pattern for a girl's slip on sweater. Instructions cover color bands Tan Navy Orange Old Blue, yarn counts, needle sizes, cast ons, ribbing, stocking stitch, stripe alignment, sleeve shaping, finish bindings, and cuff edges. Also includes home tips to save electricity and a tip for firing Osh with vinegar.
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Navy
Dinner Party Menu and Steps for an Elegant Supper
A detailed guide outlines an elegant semi formal dinner for a small party. It lists a menu including Oyster Cocktail, Baked Ham, Candied Sweet Potatoes, Tomato Jelly Salad and biscuits, with expert prep steps, timing, and make ahead tasks to ensure a smooth service from morning prep to final serving.
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Lia
Don't Be a Mere Typist Advice to Business Girls
A local column notes a shift as young women pursue business roles beyond clerical work. It contrasts a modern storefront in town with its elegant displays against a backdrop of older schooling. The piece highlights a high school graduate who answered a quaint ad and found a debuting office position.
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Marjorie
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Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes And Old Time Pantry Lessons
A column blends kitchen lore with social observations. It details candied sweet potatoes with brown syrup, then shifts to anecdotes about Marjorie, a secretary with a reading background, and urges office girls to be more than typists by broadening knowledge in arts, science, and life.
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Walter
Frocks and Jewelry Described Style and Color Notes
A softly draped white chiffon dance frock with pearl and silver bead embroidery features a silver lame wrap. An ensemble in jade and black uses black chantilly over jade satin with silver bands, paired with a green velvet wrap and ermine collar. A gold carved ring with a square cut stone shines.
A Middy Suit for Very Young Men in Uniforms
The little middy suit mirrors the Indian and cowboy styles with a sailor collar and snug cuffs. It suits linen or heavier fabrics and features side stripping, with contrasting bands and white braid trimmings. For Sunday wear, navy serge with trim or white serge options work well.
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Atreet and ‘Company
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Buster
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