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  2. Secrets of Beauty

    A PERSISTENTLY shiny nose or a dull, lifeless complexion drives many [?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 731 words
  3. The Ladies' Seetion CONTINUED

    While skirts are actually a little narrower, petticoats retain thelr ample frills—a circumstance very reassuring to those who [?]ear the immediate ...

    Article : 47 words
  4. THE COURT FROCK.

    A London writer speaks of the coat frock in these terms:—"It is the ideal of the hour, and meets, as no other garment devised could possibly have ...

    Article : 118 words
  5. THE KNITTER'S OUTFIT.

    Everybody is a knitter in these days; but how many knitters possess a proper outfit of tools always ready for action? The knitting basket should ...

    Article : 78 words
  6. THE NEW COLORS.

    Certain manufacturers' plans have just leaked out and prepared those in the know for the new colors which will be on sale shortly. They are chiefly of ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. TRYING ON CHILDREN'S SHOES.

    When the children are being fitted for shoes, ask the salesman to start with a size which he knows is too large, and then work down to the ...

    Article : 108 words
  8. HOME-MADE BREAD.

    Put 71b. flour (not self-raising) in a bowl. Mix in two tablespoonfuls of salt: make a hole in centre. Put 2oz of French yeast (if brewer s three ...

    Article : 185 words
  9. TO DYE BLACK.

    A simple household-dye: Two gallons of water to one sh[?]ingsworth of logwood chips. [?]oll until its properties are extracted. Free the garment from ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. CUTTING OUT A SKIRT.

    In cutting a skirt place the pattern carefully on the material, and mark all the outside edges either with tailor's chalk or by means of colored ...

    Article : 147 words
  11. AFTERNOON DRESSES.

    In afternoon dresses there are some desirable little gowns in Liberty s[?]k (says a writer in the Hobart "Mall"). They fall in straight folds from waist ...

    Article : 324 words
  12. CURING RABBIT SKINS.

    Soak skins in water a short time. If necessary, thin on outside by scraping. Place three or four days in a bath made by mixing 21b. of bran in one ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. TO CLEAN A SEWING MACHINE.

    First saturate every hole with paraffin, using the oil-can for the purpose; leave it for a day and a night. Next day remove the strap, throw the ...

    Article : 78 words
  14. FRENCH FASHIONS.

    Clothes are dull in these weeks when there is nothing new; but the dressmakers are preparing spring models, some few of which are being sent ...

    Article : 1,014 words
  15. A GREAT FUR EMPORIUM.

    From a natural history point of view one of the most interesting places in Perth, outside of the Zoological Gardens, is The Rhodesian Fur and ...

    Article : 465 words
  16. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,380 words
  17. TO WASH A SWEATER.

    Wash in hot water with plenty of good [?]. Place on a coathanger and hang on a line to dry, tying the hanger to the line. If the sweater ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. TO MAKE INK.

    Boil 31b. of logwood with sufficient water to leave a residue of live quarts. When cold add 3 drachms of yellow bichromate of potash, and stir ...

    Article : 57 words
  19. LAVENDER SACHETS.

    If bought at a shop, lavender sach[?]ts are an expensive item, but if one makes them at home any number of [?] bags and sacks can be ...

    Article : 354 words
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