It happens in playing many games that forfeits are given. It puzzles some to know just what penalties to impose upon those unlucky persons wh...
Year 1895
A Thanksgiving Dinner and How to Serve it
My loyalty to New England makes me feel that I do not want to vary from the old regulation menu for a Thanksgiving dinner, even if that were n...
Mantel and Fireplace
One of the most prominent features of the decoration in a well-furnished room is the mantel and fireplace. There are many different styles of...
A November Idyl Of The Woods
Away up in Plymouth county, Mass., dwells a happy pair. They are not only happy, but they are perfectly unique. Aunt Malina and Uncle Aseph
November Days
One might well ask what can we find out of doors that is pleasant during this dismal month. The very name seems to suggest a dreary
Fashions For Women
November, 1895 Basque with Vest Fronts No. 3460 shows a handsome model of a basque with vest fronts. This pattern comes in six sizes and t...
Cranberries
November, 1895 A Thanksgiving dinner without cranberries seems incomplete. Following are a few recipes: Cranberry Roll Stew a pint of cranb...
Thanksgiving Goodies
Choose a couple of fat, plump chickens, and, after picking, singeing, drawing and washing them clean, carve into pieces, severing the joints n...
Sports For Hallow-e’en
October, 1895 The first ceremony practiced by our rural young people on Hallow-e’en is the pulling of a cabbage-stalk. Each must pull...
Out of Doors
The Ladies World – October, 1895 There is no disputing or denying the fact that work is the best friend of all mankind. That, provid...
Non-Absorbent Surfaces
One of the sources of contagion and evil smells in our dwelling houses is the absorbent surfaces presented on every side. The walls, the w...
Bicycling
The autumn months are by far the most comfortable for bicycling, and unless the winds are high, the only months in which the short-breathed, ...
Peaches
September, 1895 Peaches Canned without Sugar – Pare and stone the fruit, weigh it and put in a kettle with a half pint of water to eac...
The Two-Dollar Bill
The Two-Dollar Bill By Charles Hanson Towne “I saw the prettiest gingham down at Hardy’s store to-day that was ever made! Oh...
Plain Words To Women
September, 1895 It is a matter of surprise and condemnation that many respectable women, when among themselves, are sometimes prone to conve...
From The Tomato Vine
September, 1895 Tomato Butter – For this take sixteen pounds of nice tomatoes, one quart of vinegar, eight pounds of sugar. Boil alt...
The Skin And The Complexion
The great mistake made by most people regarding skin troubles, such as sallowness, frouziness, discolorations, roughness and unpleasant and u...
To-Day
By A.J.C. A soft and silvery strain Of mingled joy and sorrow; A journeying again To lands of the To-morrow. A wreath of fading flower...
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