Rookwood Pottery and a Woman’s Vision of Craft
A long article recounts Joseph Longworth and his Cincinnati family founding Rookwood Pottery, highlighting Marie Longworth’s leadership and the studio’s rise in American art pottery. It praises the founder’s tastes, notes the studio’s expansion, and emphasizes the women workers who shaped its identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Japan
Ernius
Joseph Longworth
Cincinnati
Longworths
New York
Missouri
California
Joseph Loceworth
Art School
Cipcinusst
Edoo Park
Dhe
Lung- Vinwyard
Wien
Maria Loegworth
Ameri
Bors
Azareth
Avery
Imawinan
Jaca
Marie Longworth
Tor
Doube
Willian
Suve
Tavior
Ending Shurer
Ihe
Wiracia
Aranga
Joseph Loneworth
Longworth
Swier
Ling
Obio
Tea and lunacy fears in a midland era dialogue
A controversial fragment argues excessive tea drinking may cause lunacy while railing against alcoholism. It contrasts tea drinkers with beer drinkers and imagines a future where both groups accept restraint. The piece shifts to a German scene of a servant girl’s grisly conveyance and then to Civil War heroines and spies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoan
European glove shops and ladies in mercantile life
The article surveys European glove shops and notions in cities like London Paris Berlin and Vienna noting small size, exchange policies, and female clerks shaping mercantile culture. It recounts how gloves are displayed and tried and how fashion houses offer matching gloves to dresses amid high rents and longstanding customs. It also details a Parisian portrait of a sixteenth century countess famed for blood cosmetics, her crimes, and ultimate fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Boyd
Miss Ford
Fairfax Court House
The
Union
Miss Word
Unios
Feitirates
Alrooon
Mosby
Ti Stuart
Orde
Mee
Hiw
Secret Service
London
Paris
Boulevard Des Italiens
Bon Marche
Louvre
Hernia
Vienna
Hamburg
Dresden
Maine
Lbe
Europe
France
Berlin
New York
Threadnesdie Street
Philadelphia Telegraph
Elizabeth Kathoory
Comtesse Nadasdy
Comte Francois Nadasdy
Elizabeth
Hungary
Kho
Ibis
Cold Sweets: Impromptu Luncheon Dishes for Hosts
A vintage collection of reserve dessert recipes suited for impromptu luncheons and small gatherings. It describes making gelatin moulds with blackberry jam, a two-pound fruit puree stew with sago, damson curams, and a rose costarine style milk custard, all aiming to please guests with quick, elegant confections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Custard Moulds and Fruit Desserts from a 19th Century Cookery Page
Recipes describe moulded custards with candied fruit and biscuits, using almond flavoring and sweet wine. Steps include lining, soaking sponge, pouring custard, baking until firm, turning out, and pouring more custard around. Also notes on serving frost fruit with syrup or sugar dressing and cautions on child health and dosing.
Buckled designs and dainty fashion motifs emerge in gold and enamel
The article describes new jewelry and accessory trends including heart and circle shapes for collars and tobacco pouches. It notes fabrics like taf fossil silk and embroidered covers for a sofa pillow, and urges tact in giving medicine to children, stressing comfort for young patients.
Electric heaters shape home power use in new study
A fragmented report notes electricity expanding in households as a growing power source. It highlights advances in electric heater design and the adoption of new adaptations to fit domestic needs and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Sayes
East End
Landes
Aulda
Tea by Euros Ott and the lamp powered tea effect
A fragmentary description discusses a method to keep tea warm using an electrically attached candle-power lamp. It mentions cold water, time estimates, and the perceived advantages of the approach for sustaining tea temperature and security of the heating device, with no clear narrative.
300000 Books Given Away by Dr France Co Prose
A historical notice announces 300000 copies of THE MEDICAL ADVISER by DR FRANCE, distributed widely for ten cents receipt. The work claims about one hundred pages with illustrations, covering private diseases and marriage advice for all ages, including medical guidance and regional distribution details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Coimmona
Galo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Minist Depeemires
Celd
Semeh
Servast Biel
Winra
Caildres
Scmniblog Weel
Asd
Bray
Rackwood Doerr
Lee
Musca
Vie Historic
Kuwigwood
Arlienne
Orla
Rookwood
Artivane
Aye An
Wu Ahuul
Temdan
Dome Farm
Casera
Daver
Thorsuebly
Bop
Hansa-Platz
Ber- UN
Annie Etheridge
Wisconsin
Bull Run
Kearney
Pauline Cushman
Sirwan Sper Saygd
Diltas Cape
Watdowr
Euros Ott
Otiman
France Medical and Surgical Institute
Neyinel
Supcases
York
waBarvet
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