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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1916
Page
41
Designer forecasters present autumn silhouettes with longer skirts and tighter bodices. Burgundy violet and deep blues dominate color schemes with metal trimmings, while stage dress inspirations emphasize dramatic volumes and close coiffures.
A historical menu listing for a week shows economical, healthful meal plans designed to avoid repetition. Each day features breakfast, lunch, and dinner items with varied proteins, vegetables, and desserts, emphasizing balance and affordability for households.
Paris children in the Bois du Boulogne promenade in airy frocks exhibit chic Parisian charm. Descriptions contrast French and American child aesthetics, noting spotless dresses, modern toys, handiwork in outfits, and the rise of children's fashion from major Paris houses with New York branches.
The bureau of entomology outlines origins of common house ants and methods to curb infestations. It recommends sealing food, keeping sugar and sweeteners in metal containers, cleaning up spills, locating nests, and using kerosene or gasoline cautiously, with a syrup poison as a drastic option for nests.
Quick tips on using an egg-beater to replace straining for lumps of starch and guidance on relieving coughing with turpentine and carbolic acid fumes. Also advice on removing egg stains by cold water and repairing cracked dishes by boiling them in sweet milk for about 45 minutes.
The wife devised detachable collars to reduce washing, selling them after sewing and starching at home. Rev Ebenezer Brown, a retired minister, copied the idea around 1829, selling "string collars" through his dry goods shop. Early work was by hand, with cutting in shops and home assembly by local women earning store goods.
A historical note describes fly trapping using stale beer molasses or fermenting mixtures, plus light attraction. It covers window traps, wire screen cylinders with cones, and homemade setups, noting best placements like sunny wall areas and butcher shops, plus simple flypapers and poison baits with formalin milk solutions.
A reader notes a dainty childish clothing concept that any mother could sew, sharing a simple ready to copy idea. The description references an easy to assemble look suitable for a young child and highlights approachable sewing steps.
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