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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1912
Page
3
Two simple blouses for summer wear are shown here. One left features soft taffeta with trimmed buttons and lace puff sleeves, paired with a plain taffeta skirt. A hip fashion hat with under brim facing and side ornament complements a silk cord parasol. The right view showcases a plain man’s mouse style for tennis, golf, croquet, or sporty fun with a wire rimmed satin faced hat providing shading and practicality.
A New York Tribune account describes a clever darning bag made from a square of chintz with white lining and ivory rings at corners. Pockets stitched into the lining hold necessaries, and ball and socket fasteners seal the sides when full. It folds for hanging yet opens flat for lap use, and is washable with easy laundering.
A quaint large hat faced with changeable pinkish taffeta is described. It features two double box plaited ruffies with pinked edges, one circling the brim and the other around the crown. The brim is raised at the front to show the facing and a cluster of small flowers trim the underside.
A simple device for holding shirt waists in place without pinning uses a half inch wide elastic with a hook on one end and an eye on the other. Sew the hook to one end and the eye to the other. After buttoning the waist, loop the elastic around the waist and pull the shirt waist into place. the elastic holds it down.
A fashion note covers tunics in yolk and mistir sacs with a dark blue suit, velvet trim, and salt shade fabrics. Evening gowns feature straight lines and back tails, skirts with petticoat trimmings, and new shoulder throws in Messaline. A practical motor petticoat in white or pale shades, and collars fading from neck bases with piping or stitching. Washing handkerchiefs advised to soak overnight, rinse, and dry flat against a window for a cleaner, brighter result.
Fashionable lingerie this season leans toward off white and ecru shades. Cream and champagne dominate over chalk white, with high prices for batiste and embroidery in champagne, while more affordable batistes and embroideries linger in weak tea tones to achieve creamy tint.
Baking day recipe for Boston brown bread uses sour molasses warm water and through mixing of dry ingredients. Cans are steamed in a kettle with water and a heated stone, then icing is prepared by beating water into the sugar and adjusting consistency with powdered sugar.
Last summer's blue serge outfits demand care. The article advises outdoor cleaning with gasoline, initial dust removal, submersion in a gasoline jar for hours, repeated soaking, wringing, a second fresh gasoline soak, air drying, shaping, and a hot iron press. It warns gasoline is highly inflammable and to perform cleaning outdoors.
Wornout white skirts are repurposed into garments and dust free outerwear by removing starch and preparing skirts capes and dresses for reuse. The text guides keeping closet doors closed and pinning the underskirt waist for final wear.
A 1890 recall of Finland's constitution by Nicholas II sparked widespread protest. About 270,000 free people lost liberties, yet petitions to the czar fueled a renewal of constitutional rights during the Japanese war era. Villages and parishes opened halls for signatures, with dramatic efforts from northern farmers and signers far above the Arctic Circle.
In a bustling city, Aildon plans a carefree two week break with Bess and a visit to Hopt Curtin. A chance encounter with Max, limping after a street accident, triggers Vardon to seek charity aid, balancing help for a convalescent with his own vacation dream. A months-long waiting game ends with a reconciliation as Moxie Solomon appears and Bess forgives.
A column explains why tears flow and how the tear duct works, with playful notes on blinking, eye cleansing, and the tear-producing glands. It weaves in scattered humor from Northwestern Advocate and North American jokes about dreams and daily life.
An unusual home repair tip explains converting a pencil into a door creaser. Jam the pencil into the door groove and thrust up about a foot so the pencil ticks the groove. Friction melts varnish on both pencil and door, making them stick firmly.
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