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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1912
Page
13
Catherine Talbot notes a shift to lighter fabrics and colors for spring tailored suits, with fawn, gray, and brown tones replacing somber hues. Leather trims and new coat shapes appear, while white serge and vivid accents, including cerise hats and silver braid, define standout looks for the season.
A guide for hosting children's parties stresses simple appetizing foods and careful coloring. It recommends sponge cakes with butter, delicate decorations, mild flavors, fresh fruit prep, and small meat molds to create a grownup yet suitable supper for youngsters.
A fashion note describes a new bracelet glove trend for spring featuring embroidered bands and decorative beads. It highlights several varieties shown in a tagtration and notes its aim to combine gloves with stylish bangles for a modern look.
Hair care advice covers shampoo frequency from every six weeks to twice as often for oily hair and nightly braiding debates. An airing practice is praised, with a cool scalp routine twice weekly to expose the scalp to air. Also notes monk's cloth needlework for winter decor and college room projects.
Brass polished with rotten stone and oil gains a deep yellow tone while acid polish makes it whiter and brighter. Rub flatirons over a layer of salt usually when ironing starch dressed goods to remove any starch clinging to the iron.
Instructions describe sewing narrow linen tape along the collar to add featherbone for support. Stitch tape across, insert the bone, fold and hand sew ends. When laundering, unfasten stitches, remove bones, and lay aside until ironing. replace them before wearing again.
Paris fashion reports announce a revival of white blouses for enring with tailored costumes. Designers describe snowy fawn silks with high collars and long sleeves or white nets and lace trims, showing various styles from lawn to satin and mousseline de soie.
A young bachelor, approached by a sewing machine agent, rejects the salesman. The man insists the machine is the best on the market, but the bachelor demands a model with flaxen hair and blue eyes, declaring that is the only type he seeks.
Fashion notes describe a stylish summer frock featuring a Panama hat, a black faced bodice trimmed with green and white ribbon, plus a Dresden ribbon reticule in plum and green. The accessory ensemble emphasizes coordinated color and decorative loops.
The piece explains simple steps to copy lace jabots using pink and white linen, buttonhole stitches, coin spots, narrow lace edging, and plaited folds. It describes an oblong cotton piece with tuckwork and black satin buttons creating a novel jabot look, plus a detailed embroidered net and Irish lace option.
A purse style bag designed to be carried by hand but intended for use in a limousine. It features a large center pocket for belongings and side pockets for vanity items and handkerchiefs, offering convenience for milady.
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