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Newspaper
Winchester News
Location
Winchester, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
6
A playful birthday event planned by Chicago area schoolmates guides the boy through rooms with verses to uncover gifts. Prizes include musical instrument candy boxes, and a quiz lists famed composers and pieces linked to the clues.
Metal buckles appear on hats and one piece gowns gain favor. Large hat flaps and satin fabrics dominate evening wear while many skirts show front cross drapes. Wings are bigger than ever and feather trimming remains profuse on hats. Winter coiffures grow voluminous with fewer quills on autumn hats and satin bands and buttons adorn tailor mades. Black dominates dress and daywear. Broad cloth leads street suits.
An amateur musical society held a relaxed frolic with members wearing portraits of famous musicians on their coats. Each performer played their first public piece and described the event, as green and gold club colors were reflected in yellow chrysanthemums and abundant ferns and vines.
A traditional cleaning method uses powdered bluing mixed with dry bread crumbs sifted over gold braid or gold lace. Rub with flannel, brush away crumbs, then polish with red velvet for a refreshed shine.
Marie Montaigne notes a revival of emphatic neckwear inspired by historic styles. The season centers on sturdy stock collars with metal or bone supports, wide ruffs peeking from the chin to the shoulders, rose hues in satin and tulle, and decorative tassels or olives finishing ribbon ends.
The ad claims the store offers a fully stocked Christmas selection with the latest styles and quality. It touts Stein-Bloch suits and overcoats as elegant, well known brands priced not higher than cheaper clothing.
A Victorian guide to chicken dishes includes jellied chicken from boiling stock and molding, chicken patties with milk and cornstarch sauce, and a chicken pot pie layered with ham, forcemeat, and eggs. Dressing offers a mustard mayonaise style sauce with vinegar and celery garnish.
Heat five tablespoons vinegar with salt and white pepper. Beat five egg yolks and pour hot vinegar over them. Return to heat and stir until thickened, then add two tablespoons butter. Keep covered and set aside. Thin with cream and season to taste when using.
Remove outer leaves to form a nest from the pale centers. Chop a portion fine with celery, apple, and blanched almonds. Chill on ice for crispness. Serve with a thin French dressing then a light mayonnaise. An original salad we enjoy.
Rub quinces to remove fur, cure and core them, fill centers with sugar, bake with a little water until tender, baste if dry, and cover. Serve with a sauce of cream flavored with brandy vanilla or wine.
The notice urges early Christmas shopping and mentions a merchant or clerk in a maritime or Nant area. It emphasizes avoiding morning hours and suggests supporting local merchants and their staff.
Old jelly can be revived by heating with a little water and sugar. Slice onions turnips and carrots across the fiber to tenderize while cooking. A hint of violet scent comes from a small piece of arms root in boiling water for handkerchiefs. Finger marks on doors rub off with clean flannel in paraffin, then wipe with hot water. Remove grease spots with benzine using blotting paper pads and a hot iron. To soften hard water add one ounce of quicklime to four gallons and a half of water, settle and use the clear solution for four barrels.
Scald one pint of milk mix in two tablespoons melted butter and dissolve a yeast cake. Add two tablespoons sugar and enough flour to make a soft dough. Knead lightly, rest three hours, roll and cube, rise one hour, bake fifteen minutes. Brush with glaze of sugar milk and egg white, dust with almonds, return to brown. Excellent.
The Shanghai Merenurv board of education has ordered a ban on tobacco for youths under 17. The move targets underage smoking and aims to curb youth tobacco use.
A simple method to roll potatoes for quick cooking involves slicing and soaking in cold water for an hour, then rolling drained potatoes between layers of newspapers and cloth with a rolling pin. This speeds preparation and improves on salting a few at a time.
A caramel hunt for kids uses cornucopias or bags and 15 minutes to search for hidden goodies. Candies are wrapped in waxed paper and foil for display, with no prize offered. each child keeps their finds.
A method to brush painted or stained floors uses a broom wrapped with flannel or cotton at its lower part, extending beyond the brush. This arrangement is easier to handle and more effective in reaching room corners than a traditional floor brush.
Three eggs beaten with butter brown sugar and lemon extract folded into sifted flour and baking powder. Makes one tin cake or two loaves. Keeps like fruit cake.
A quirky food column describes green peppers filled with mace roni and white sauce topped with cheese. It also notes canned cherries halved into orange skins, mixed with oil vinegar mayonnaise and nuts as a garnish.
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