Fashions of Paris Review on Electric Studio Night Portraits
Catherine Talbot reviews Parisian fashion trends with electric studio portraits. She notes pastel frocks and Dolly Var den silhouettes, lace motifs, delicate embroidery, and new ribbon and tulle trims. The piece contrasts old and new styles, from gaslight to electric lighting, and highlights accessories, hats, and morning to evening wear in glossy detail.
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William
Marjoram
Ahe
Dickens
Cruftshant
Paquin
Lange Plains
Pallinatre
Catherine Talbot
Hernalf Ari
Godicidus
Annesoa
A May Motor Coat and Nemiseason Hat Fashion Notes
A 19th century style piece discusses a May Motor Coat suitable for touring with a shielded tongue and a removable motor cover. It contrasts the Nemiseason Hat with the dilemma of choosing between a warmer felt hat and the credit-like need for a new style. It notes the 1820 sleeve trend and upcoming spring variations.
Dining room etiquette and antique table fittings summarized
A compact history of table appointments from Saxon boards to oval modern tops, napery and cutlery evolution, and early serving customs. It notes how tables shifted from trestles to permanent boards, the dawn of knives, forks, and spoons, the rise of napkins, and evolving etiquette for hosting, serving, and guest comfort.
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England
Cheese Square and Deviled Crackers From Old Household Recipes
A collection of vintage kitchen directions describes KUED style Cheese Squares with a white sauce of butter milk malt and pepper then cheese melted and set in a pan to cut into squares. Also instructions for Cheese Straws and Deviled Crackers plus a note on indigo dyeing with indigo and prussian blue for household fabrics.
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Tadiga
Indiga
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