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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
6
The article details late Paris fashion displays, gowns, and accessories. Helena Draring and Mlle Avril appear in theater costumes, with Marie Antoinette styles recalled. It discusses Felix fashion house rise, Eugenie linked history, and evolving fabrics like foulard, lace, and satin.
Elegant lamp shades described with jeweled beadwork and silk coverings. Instructions cover buckram foundations, hems, and beading in groups, plus shaping, attaching, and finishing details. It notes decorative options like lace, ruching, and brushed silk, with patterns for marine and floral themes and frame ideas by Edith Lawrence.
The article notes sleeves are tight up to the arm and widen for adjustment, with fullness taken by short darts. Sleeve bottoms extend beyond the wrist in various styles. Machine stitching remains a popular trim for gowns, used on venetian or broadcloth in black, dark silk, or white, the last being most visible and effective.
Silk muslin tea gowns with brocaded boleros feature fur bands and princess dress lines with elony or Maltese insertions from neck to feet. Silver and jet palliettes adorn ensembles, paired with light underdresses and pale sashes. Blue dominates, while lace boleros remain fashionable on evening dresses, paired with rose pink tints for refined evening wear.
Slices of roasted mutton are pickled with oil vinegar onion parsley and spices then simmered in brown stock until tender. Stock is finished with dripping flour browning red currant jelly mushroom catchup lemon sherry and strained over meat garnished with fried bread.
A damaged OCR text describes a skin preparation using melted mutton fat, glycerin, and a perfume to apply to the face. It claims this mixture is the secret of Mme Patti’s complexion and advises rubbing it into the skin to reduce wrinkles, with preparation kept until it hardens and stored in jars.
A fashion column extols white toile and spotted silk muslin for gowns and mourning wear. It notes lace boleros with velvet ribbons, elaborate evening gowns, and new millinery trends, including toques and straw decorations. The piece highlights tailored gowns, open front coats, sleeveless waist coats, and Parisian belt styling defining a modern feminine silhouette.
A famed dressmaker creates a quaint collection of miniature dolls modeling her outfits. Each doll replicates a newly sent home garment with exact details including lace, buttons, and buckles. Dolls stand in a glass case in the dressing room, each dated with its creation.
Lace is costly and perishable so it is wise to limit wear to special occasions. A lace scarf or tie lasts four times longer if the bow is detached and fastened with tiny pins rather than tied each time.
The piece discusses flower decorations in outfits, noting real blooms and Carnathins as appealing options. It highlights wearing flowers on the bodice with green accents, claiming natural arrangements look prettier and more effective than stiff sprays and that Carnathins last for multiple evenings.
Steep prunes in salted water overnight then boil with sugar and water into syrup. Mix prune flesh back in, bake with buttered rind, top with cinnamon, and serve with whipped cream. A regal dish far from the old stewed prunes.
A garbled cooking note describes beef olives with chopped herbs, fat, and olives, served with a wine vinegar glaze and decorative border. It includes a lemon custard recipe mixing juice from citrus with eggs and boiling water, then thickening into a custard.
Cleaning Ur newwork. Chased braxe goody such as are generally known as Benares work are easily Cleaned in this way. Wash to bot Soxy and water and dry. Lemon in hel to end with it rub the brass. When it looks clean rinse in warm water dry and then polish with a chamois tester. Chased work should never be cleaned with any kind of powder.
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