Fashion notes hint autumn dress trends from New York
The article surveys fabric shifts signaling fall styles with novelties in shot etamines and grenadines, pineapple grenadine, and silk gowns. It details gowns, shirtwaist suits, and hats in black lace, chiffon, crepe de chine, linen, and peau de soie with trims of lace, tassels, soutache, and plumes, noting restrained embellishment and renewed belted, tabber, and fringe accents across a season poised between summer and fall.
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Ylishnecs
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Panama
New York
Practical abroad fashion for women and the packing lamp
A New York traveler shares how to move light and smart abroad using twin telescopes as packing trunks. She details outfits, laundry hacks, and cD O D buying on arrival, arguing that careful planning makes travel smoother while rejecting bohemian last minute chaos.
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Express
Preserving Fruit and Making Sweet Pickles at Home
Good Housekeeping guides selecting prime fruit for canning and turning lower quality pears or peaches into sweet pickle. It outlines ratios for syrup base, handling air bubbles, and shelf storage rules, plus jelly and jam tips and using dark storage to protect color.
Summer exodus grinds fashion and housework to a halt
In Baltimore American excerpts a conversation about summer life and its burdens. A woman argues escapes from home duties and wardrobes while another sees value in the challenge it brings. The dialogue hints at social norms and the pull between rest and renewal.
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Baltimore
Little Lessons in Economy from the New York Tribune
The article traces early use of ramekins and casseroles in American kitchens, describing differences between uncovered and covered pieces, and noting their roles in browning or slow cooking. It highlights chafing dishes as practical for busy households, offers selection tips, and provides sample recipes like Bacon and Mushrooms and Deviled Beef with concise preparation steps.
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New York Tribune
Simple Dishes for Chafing Dish Warm Summer Days
A collection of chafing dish recipes including Cheese Fondue Cheese Rabbit with Tomatora Eyes Poached in Cream Deviled Kidneys Spaghett Rabbit and tips for serving. Recipes use butter cheese milk cream eggs and common seasonings with guidance on cooking times and presentation.
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J. BR. Pinkham
Small Women and Fashion Rise in American Style
The New York Sun notes women now rise in height and influence as fashions demand taller figures. It states that over the last twenty years women have grown about two thirds of an inch and that the younger generation overtops mothers in stature, shaping how outfits are carried.
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New York Sun
America
Stylish shirtwaist suit pattern from The Journal Indianapolis
A linen shirtwaist suit pattern with blue dulled fabric, black stitched trim, and belt. Details include waist shaping, side plaits, and seam concealment, with yardage for various widths and sizes listed. Pattern numbers 3851 and 414 cover busts 32 to 38 inches and waists 22 to 26 inches, with coupons and postage instructions.
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Andrees Pattern Dept
Indienapelia
Damsels Embrace Exercise To Shape Body And Mind
The piece extols modern women embracing physical exercise and outdoor sports to improve health and beauty. It urges sixteen year old girls to skip confections for training, describes boxing stance with dumbbells, and claims exercise sharpens intellect and improves complexion, praising dumbbells as superior workout gear.
Frugal Home Cures and Seasonal Dress Trends From Old Times
The piece offers household tips such as flavoring tomato soup with orange slices and cleaning tricks using paraffin for floors and silver. It also describes dance floor preparation, felt table tops for card games, simple cough remedies for children, and open summer fashion with Russian blouses, hats, and floral headpieces adorned with fruits and blossoms.
The Duference. New York Evening Sum.
A dejected woman surveys her large feathered hat, lamenting her appearance as curls fall and the room feels unsettled. The scene centers on vanity, distress, and a sense of social pressure.
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New York
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