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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1910
Page
6
The left robe features sage green crepon with banda trim and dotted foulard scarf, white lace yoke, and a silk girdle. The right robe, yellow crepe de chine, shows a draped cuirasse with in front chou, long knotted sash, two bottom flounces, and irish guipure chemisette and undersleeves.
A delicately suggestive yet proper farewell gift described as a box of correspondence paper. It lists gray white sheets with gray or blue tiss ue lined envelopes, white with plaid lined envelopes, and double faced envelopes. Ultra smart options include pale gray dimity stationery with dark gray envelopes, and French lawn in pale tan and dull blue. small children's pedal sizes fit in tiny envelopes. The guide advises presenting the gift in a cretonne or silk cabinet that once emptied can store handkerchiefs and jewelry, keeping the donor's memory alive.
Madeira embroidery from the Madeira islands near Morocco drives fashion for handkerchiefs collars lingerie and gowns. Local workers including men women and children earn ten to seventy five cents daily while French and German designers supply thread material and patterns to houses near Funchal.
A woman explains a wardrobe habit of buying, cleaning, pressing, and storing a dress then refashioning it later in a current style. She notes memories fade after a season, and details like striking color can be dyed darker to create a new look while preserving the garment’s past identity.
One wrap style dominates this season offering a hybrid of coat and cape. The Parsifal features circular cut, seamless shoulders, raglan sleeves, and a collarless rounded neck. Braided trimmings edge the front and sleeves, with a double breasted front fastened above the bust and at the waist, allowing upper sections to reverse for formal wear.
A dandy waist fashioned in white batiste with tucks and embroidery. The yoke features Irish lace and sleeves run full length with tucks and embroidered cuffs.
A practical tip advises pinning fabric to your knee while sewing a hem or straight seam to keep the material steady and prevent slipping. Period guidance suggests moving the material slightly every few inches and repinning to maintain alignment.
A columnist warns housewives against extreme thrift and obsessive rewoven garments. It argues that perpetual economizing wastes time, creates discomfort, and can backfire by making chores longer and reducing leisure for social or intellectual pursuits.
Washing crepe de chine is no more difficult than washing colored muslin. Use tepid water and good soap, avoid long soaking, rinse thoroughly, and press on the wrong side while half dry with a medium hot iron. Dry in shade if the color is delicate.
An engagement present for a girl entering housekeeping is a compact set of cook books in a pantry sized rack not exceeding six inches square. The red or green leather volumes feature gilt edges and back titles, including books on cocktails odd dishes sandwiches and the chafing dish.
Cleaning and bleaching method for straw hats uses sodium bisulphate five drams tartaric acid one dram borax five drams. Moisten powder and apply with a tooth brush after removing the hat band. Ice can be used on expensive Panama straw without injuring the material.
Odora in refrigerator claim describes burning a piece of paper to remove ell otis. The note presents a curious home remedy and urges testing the method. No verified evidence or official guidance accompanies the claim.
A cautionary piece on gasoline and cleansing fluids urging outdoor storage and careful handling. It warns against keeping gasoline indoors, near coal oil, and near lit lamps after a maid mixed lamp oil with gasoline, risking fire and near-tragedies. It notes insurance concerns and urges safe practices to avoid deadly accidents.
A collection of practical guidance on home care and cooking. Instructions cover removing grease from wallpaper with a hot iron and blotting paper, cleaning black coats with strong coffee and ammonia, egg preparation in omelets and custards, rice absorption, hot starch additives, French dressing proportions, door hinge maintenance with soap or lard, and chamois glove care with olive oil and lukewarm water.
The author contrasts luxury and practicality in daily eating. Fancy cake requires butter and eggs, but substitutes exist. Fashionable women shop for novelties, while plain folk focus on feeding as a duty. Quality over quantity governs health, and greediness is vulgar.
Instructions describe turning leftover raspberries dewberries and blackberries into jam. Place berries with a tile sugar in a saucepan, cook down, pour into a jelly glass, and cool. The method yields jam from fresh fruit with little labor and expense.
A practical tip advises placing one thickness of newspaper on the ice in the ice chest. Then any vessel can be set on the newspapers with perfect safety, as it prevents slipping.
A caution about habitually puckering the lips warns it harms the mouth’s contour. The practice relaxes facial muscles and can become a lasting, unwanted expression.
A terse quotation attributed to J. R. Miller notes that there is no sweetener of prey like the consciousness of work well done. It emphasizes duty reinforcing personal delight when two obey her.
Advice emphasizes diet and exercise to cure sluggish liver and improve complexion. Stand after meals, walk daily, and include hot water on rising and cold water on waking. Eat fruits like apples prunes figs dates strawberries. include poultry beef vegetables and soups. Regular brisk walking and specific abdominal twisting exercises support liver function. avoid harmful routines.
A reflective verse by James Gardner suggests that true value lies beneath outward appearances as uncouth shells may guard precious pearls and noble traits unseen by the world, urging humility and inner worth hidden from view.
Fruit sirups for sauces drinks fees ice creams and desserts offer a prime way to preserve fruit. Do not boil juice too long or color is lost. Sterilize bottles seal well to keep year round. One recipe fits all juices with or without sugar. sugar amount depends on fruit. grape juice needs less, currants more.
Skin a dozen large French sardines and shred finely. Toast as many narrow strips of white bread until brown. Cover with olive oil and let stand an hour to season. Mix bread with fish, season with salt cayenne and lemon juice. Rub a garlic clove on a small toast and remove before serving.
Steam a dozen pulled figs until soft and pour over them strained honey. Chill on ice before serving with whipped cream and fruit syrup. Give orange juice to very young babies several times daily. Parents should let babies play alone for hours and only attend to them when needed.
A leaf sugar box gains a delicate vanilla aroma as vanilla bean impregnates the folds. Process notes describe how the bean’s essence transfers into the sugar for subtle aromatics.
Mrs Narcissa Waggoner Carter says she endured ten years of back and head pains dizziness and nervous spells with unnatural kidney secretions. After doctors labeled paralysis, Dean's Kidney Pills cured her completely and left her stronger. Sold by dealers, 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo.
A fragment from a humorous exchange shows Dr Pillem diagnosing hair loss and recommending a diet while Skandox jokes about dyeing what little hair remains. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted medical banter about appearance and treatment.
A city shopper learns a child's short story can be found in miniature libraries inside three dolls houses downstairs in a department store. Each tiny library holds a score of diminutive books, with The Griffin and the Minor Canon among them.
A late entrant to the church, formerly a solicitor, misreads a lesson aloud as Thee men as trustees walking. The anecdote highlights lawyers’ abbreviations such as trustees and executors becoming trees and similar wordplay.
A playful exchange quotes a line about a new maid who is very discreet. She is said to knock at all drawers before opening them, highlighting careful habits and secrecy in a light humorous tone.
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