Made in Cream Linen Chair Set with Italian Hemstitching
A detailed description of a cream linen chair set featuring Italian hemstitching and scroll motifs. It explains square hemstitched panels, rolled hems, edge finishing, and measurements for chair back and arms. It also notes technique tips and promotes Mrs. Spears sewing book No. 2 from Chicago with 25 cent copies.
Around and the House Fat Preservation Tips
Preserving the seeped fabric with bias tape to stop edge fraying. Silk undergarments should be washed in barely warm water and rinsed in three fresh waters. Hem sash curtains by making items equal at top and bottom so they can be used either end up.
To the Housewife When Painting Molding
A piece of heavy cardboard protects wallpaper while painting molding. Garnish ideas include lemon slices sprinkled with paprika rolled in parsley or mint or striped with pimiento with a drop of lavender oil in the corners.
Hidden Benefits of Light-Oil Furniture Polish
A readable fragment promotes a light-oil furniture polish for tables and woodwork. It emphasizes a fine light-oil base that is not greasy, easy to apply on a damp cloth, and praised as a boon to furniture care. The text ends abruptly with a note on lack of ...
Brazil Nuts Propagation Remains a Mystery
The botanical note explains Brazil nuts form in groups of about a dozen within a hard woody case that only human effort can open. This mystery persists despite extensive literature on seeds and plant replication.
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