Reclaiming the Attic for a Bedroom
A guide to converting an attic from a junk space into a bright functional bedroom. Tips cover cleaning, lighting, paint colors, and selecting furniture with mahogany finishes or painted options. Emphasizes window light, light curtains, and paneling to suit slanted roofs.
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Elise Gay Cretonne
How Do You Walk
A university of observations compares walking grace across classes and training. It argues city and actress training influence carriage more than athletic prowess, noting many women rise awkwardly while well trained performers demonstrate effortless movement and poise.
Expensive Wit and the Social Cost of Witty Remarks
A college man named Mr. Brown gains attention with keen wit but risks social costs. His quick retorts spark laughter at others expense, causing embarrassment for victims and readers to question the true value of wit. Eventually his social invitations dwindle as the price of humor mounts.
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Mr. Brown
Somone
Mr. Bown
Keeping Your Tools A Simple Habit From Home Hints
Household tips suggest marking tools with ribbons or tags to prevent loss and make items easy to find. A decorative yet practical tool board with hooks can organize scissors corkscrews keys and small implements and remind family members to return items.
Safe deposit skirts and stockings in fashion change
The article notes how modern tight skirts and sheer stockings erase the old practice of hiding valuables in the tops of stockings. It recalls past use of stocking tops, bosoms, and pouching blouses for storing small items and even toothbrushes during visits or overnight stays.
Where Do You Keep Your Treasure
A writer suggests storing valuables in a turban or head covering following Arab custom. The piece warns about money hidden in hats, recounting a milliner finding two ten dollar bills forgotten between hat lining and frame. It notes risk of misplacing cash and recalls a story from Arabian Wrights Entertainments.
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Wright
Weekly Menus Include Breakfast Lunch Dinner Plans
A historical menu list outlines a weekly meal plan with breakfast lunch and dinner entries. Dishes feature citrus oranges scrambled eggs rice croquettes beef roasts spinach desserts such as rhubarb tarts and strawberry shortcake along with condiments breads and beverages across Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday and Sunday.
Rice recipes for daily use from old kitchen article
A crowded treasury of rice based dishes including baked salmon with rice crusts soups custards muffins crumpets and omelets. Instructions emphasize brown rice benefits but offer many white rice preparations with butter milk and cheese flavors.