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Thoughts Suggested by a New Year

Kathleen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:48:01 +0000

January, 1893 During the holiday season I have been brought in contact with large numbers of people and public fetes, and I have been struck by the great difference between the appearance and dress of the two. The latter, for the most part, except among the extremely poor, are dressed far beyond the former, and beyond what the condition of the ...

Founding Kindergartens

Kathleen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:47:25 +0000

January, 1893 There is a womanly movement, aided by the strong-brained men, to start free kindergartens as a protection to society. Neglected children, with a fair mental endowment, are often brutalized by hardships and suffering, during the very years that common humanity commands that they should have at least the comforts and play-time of an ordinary kitten. The plan which may be ...

Etiquette Notes – February 1893

Kathleen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:59:23 +0000

It is never against any rule of etiquette to say or do a pleasant thing. Etiquette means simply organized usages to prevent unpleasant situations. In turning over the leaves of a book touch the uppoer corner of the right-hand page and turn it without rumpling the page. It is violation of good sense and good manners to ill-treat a book. Note-paper is ...

A Barn Party

Kathleen — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:56:05 +0000

A pretty ceiling decoration may be made with brass chains, dried grasses, and well-formed glass lamp-chimneys. For the side walls use chromo lithographs, without frames, tacking them on with a piece of yellow or red braid as a border. Avoid side lights, but if they must be used, let the light be from lanterns. The chain circles around the glass chimney once, ...

Etiquette Notes – January 1893

Kathleen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:03:39 +0000

The following notes on sealing wax will interest many readers who are, or may like to be, punctilious on that point: Sealing wax is fashionable once more, but the following distinctions and rules have been laid down as to the colors for various occasions. Red sealing wax is to be used for business letters. Letters written by a gentleman to the ...

Etiquette in a Metropolis

Kathleen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:41:11 +0000

There are certain formalities in regard to ceremonials that are not considered in villages and country places, but it is well for the country cousins who visit the city to know something about them. Some of these would not be out of place anywhere, because they have so much to recommend them for their especial purpose. Country people who have ...

Christmas Sweetmeats

Kathleen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:32:11 +0000

Stuffed Raisins These are among the season's novelties; their preparation is a matter of time. Take fine large table raisins, lay in a bowl, cover with boiling water; let stand until they are plump, seed; use a raisin seeder or a silver fruit knife; fill

Holiday Decorations

Kathleen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:59:28 +0000

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page article, with images, in PDF format on Christmas Holiday Decoratons for you to view, print or download for your personal, non-commercial use. Discussed in the article:

Attractive Oddities in Furniture

Kathleen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:31:08 +0000

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 2-page article, with images, in PDF format on Attractive Oddities in Furniture for you to view, print or download for your personal, non-commercial use. Furniture pieces pictured and described are:

Crocheted Christmas Gifts 1900

Kathleen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:52:36 +0000

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 3-page instruction article in PDF format for Crocheted Christmas Gifts for you to view, print or download for your personal, non-commercial use. Includes images and full instructions on how to crochet:

Christmas Fancy Work

Kathleen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:50:17 +0000

From the December, 1900 issue of The Designer magazine, the following is a 4-page instruction article in PDF format for Christmas Fancy Work for you to view, print or download for your personal, non-commercial use. The article includes handmade Christmas gift ideas for men and women, as well as images and full instructions for these items:

December 1900 Fashion Color Plates

Kathleen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:53:22 +0000

Fashion color plates from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Registered members may download the full-size color plates of the thumbnails below. Each color plate measures approximately 7" x 10".

Among Ourselves | December 1900

Kathleen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:10:22 +0000

That it is Christmas time once more is a fact of which our senses would remind us, even if the calendar did not, for everywhere around us there are sights and sounds that belong by exclusive right to this season of gayety and good cheer. In the shops all the staple articles of merchandise have been thrust temporarily into the background to make space for the annual display

A Christmas Feast

Kathleen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:13:13 +0000

At this delightful entertainment red and green was the prevailing color scheme. The sideboard held an oddly-shaped dish filled with a mass of holly. A wood fire burned merrily in the fireplace, casting a glow over everything, thus giving an added cheer to the occasion, and as the guests chatted Christmas carols

Child Hardening

Kathleen — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:49:10 +0000

Harper's Bazar - December 21, 1867 There is a prevalent notion that children can be hardened, as it is called, or rendered insensible, by exposure to the effects of weather. This is a vulgar error and a dangerous one.