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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1908

Page

7

Woman pioneers postgraduate study for American women abroad

The Lyceum club president Mme Thayer champions an international postgraduate scheme for American women. A two year study at Oxford Cambridge or London universities will be paired with reciprocal two year studies for English women at Johns Hopkins or McGill. The Society of American Women in London pledges a two year stipend. Mme Thayer funds a Louisiana scholarship. The General Federation of Women's Clubs backs perpetuity endowments, leveraging its 800000 members to support this plan.

Cecil Rhodes Mme.Thayer Lyceum Club Society of American Women In London Oxford Cambridge London University America Canada Johns Hopkins University Baltimore McGill University Society of American Women District of Columbia Mme. Thayer Louisiana General Federation of Women's Clubs In America General Federation

Classic Bouillon and Dainty Sandwich Recipes

Instructions for beef bouillon and several creamed dishes and sandwiches. Includes beef stock method with bones, pepper, and cloves. creamed oysters and chicken with butter flour milk and parsley. cheese and nut sandwiches. mixed sandwiches with sardines and pickles. peanut sandwich with sherry. orange date salad served on lettuce.

Bouillon

Dressing with Yolks and Sherry or Orange Juice

A recipe note instructs heating the yolks of two eggs and blending in half a cup of powdered sugar and one cup of sherry or port. It offers a non wine option using a cup of orange juice with a tablespoon of lemon juice.

Bewitching Psyche Portraits Inspire Home Accessories

A retro article notes how black profiles of Psyche or male celebrities decorate dainty items such as photo frames, trinket boxes, blotters in pastel moire and satin with floral embroidery. It mentions a tea cozy featuring Incroyable and Merveilleuse figures and tree of life, plus Punch and Dickens scenes as table adornments.

Lined Forehead Marks Habit and Emotion

The piece notes that vertical forehead lines come from frowning and thinking and horizontal lines from raising eyebrows in emotion. It argues wrinkles result from facial habits rather than years and suggests avoiding exaggerated expressions to keep skin smooth.

Bath flannel baby blanket apron instructions

Instructions describe a baby bath blanket apron made from heavy wool flannel two yards total. It forms two one yard lengths with a one inch tuck stitched, tied around the waist with washable ribbon. Edges may have ribbon binding or be simple buttonhole stitched with wash silk.

Vaseline Remedy for Long Lashes Promoted

A columnist suggests applying pure white Vaseline with a small brush to the eyelashes nightly to improve length and appearance. The piece notes that keeping the eye closed helps the grease reach the lash roots and claims the method brightens the eyes and enhances lash length.

Pincushion Design With Four Silk Cushions

The article describes a novel pincushion style made from four silk cushions about three and a half inches square. Each cushion is lightly stuffed with hair sawdust or white wool and edged with ribbon rubles. The cushions form a tetrahedral triangle when joined, tied at upper points, and finished with a ribbon rosette for a decorative effect.

Rich brown sauce with nuts and mushrooms for leftovers

Use leftover gravy to build a rich brown sauce with a cup each of boiled Spanish chestnuts and French mushrooms, plus currant jelly and sherry. Serve warm on toast with lemon and watercress. Tea leaves offer a cleaning method for varnished paint when soaked and strained.

Restoring Freshness to Artificial Flowers

Artificial flowers that have lost freshness can be revived by holding them over a pan of boiling water for a minute or two. The steam restores their appearance and life.

Committee on Rules Rebels Against Strong Speaker Authority

California Representative Hayes seeks to curb the speaker by expanding the rules committee and electing committee chairmen. He argues for restoring earlier access to bills and committee meetings, while parties push toward early adjournment. Washington notes Taft is favored by many blacks, with Foraker urged by others over Brownsville concerns. Independent-ticket talk centers on Spooner Gray, and a buffalo range bill eyes Pilothead Reservation. Mann clashes with Gaines over perpetual chatter in Congress.

Charles W. Arthur Washington Hayes California Uncle Joe Messrs Dalzell Sherman Popular Branch Congress Rules Committee House John C. Spooner Wisconsin George Gray Delaware Taft Roosevelt Bryan Laborites Prohibitionists Hearst Independence League House of Representatives John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Spooner Gray Pilothead Ladian Reservation Montana American Bison Society Wichita Dixon Mann Gaines Cannon Chicago John Wesley Gaines Tennessee

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