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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1900
Page
6
A detailed survey of spring fashions, describing waist patterns, embroidery, epaulets, fabrics like gingham and khaki, and the rise of coral jewelry and scarfs. It mentions Princess Mathilde Bonaparte’s birthday look, sailor hats for 1900, and the shift toward soft fabrics and satin de Paris gowns.
The article describes evolving bolero jackets and Eton coats with shorter lengths, double breasted buttons, and decorative lapels. It notes contrasting color lapels, adjustable fronts, and new materials like silk and peau de soie, highlighting departures from traditional English styles.
Mary Kirby Beard surveys dainty tea table accessories and etiquette, tracing how tea culture evolved from royal courts to fashionable homes. She notes cups and saucers, monogrammed silver, and cabinets, with guidance on brewing, serving, and keeping delicate digestion in mind, referencing historic chinaware and moderntableware trends.
Remedial steps for overwatered potatoes include draining, simmering over heat until dry, mashing with salt pepper butter and a splash of milk, then serving as mashed potatoes. Boiled fish can be saved by skinning removing bones and flaking flesh, making an egg sauce and adding fish gently to form a fricassee with toast and parsley. Custard curdling is corrected by starching with cornstarch diluted in cold milk then reboiling with beaten egg sugar and flavoring, removed from heat before overcooking.
A historical recipe instructs procuring a four pound fillet end of leg mutton, trimming, flouring, and browning with onions carrot celery and bacon. It guides simmering in weak stock for three hours, then finishing with a browned sauce strained over the meat and optional glazed onions for serving.
A fringe home remedy suggests wringing a sponge with sugar and water and placing it on four spots in an infested room. The damp sponge attracts ants. soon the sponge is covered with ants, then it may be plunged into boiling water to kill them and used again in the same manner.
The article argues hats complete a gown and eyes focus on the face. It notes broad, high and low wear, directorie shapes, and Empire influences. Straw evolves to soft pliable weaves with lace revival and toques. Colors include pale fawn greens and blues with satin ribbons and velvet trims.
The piece describes evolving petticoat styles with satin and cambric underskirts, lace, and Valenciennes. It highlights elaborate brocades and floral satin grounds, bright ribbons, and decorative beadings as essential details of women’s undergarments and gown construction.
Embroidery in chiffon and thin fabrics enhances trim design with oven embroidery whew beads gold and silver thread used in varied combinations. A distinctive overlapping race and tine pengles create unique designs in different sizes.
A fragment lists potato fritters with beaten eggs, flour, cinnamon, and sugar, served with sugar or sweet sauce. Other items include egg and artichoke croquettes, orange jelly with whipped cream, angel cake, and a braised oxtail dish with butter, bacon, and mirepoix, simmered for hours and served with parsley.
Usetot twits. Half an ounce of lavender tavern and half a teaspoonful of powdered cloves make a cheap and delightful sachet. To make the cutting up of beeswae aur easy Nawe Jug of boiling water in which tip your knife frequently to keep it hot. When making cold water starch, it put to soak a few hours before mixing it will be found to be much smother. Soak brooms in strong, hot salt and water before using, and they will last much longer, for this treatment tough ens the bristles.
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