On this, the last day of my Thanksgiving holiday entries, I decided to finish with a subject that even today would scare me if I actually had to bake the turkey myself. I am referring to the way to carve a turkey. The November 1907 issue of Delineator magazine had pages full of Thanksgiving articles, [...]
In only a few weeks, Thanksgiving will arrive here in the United States. From now until then, I will be posting some Thanksgiving recipes and tips from vintage magazines. Some of the recipes sound so outrageous today that I doubt anyone will even attempt to recreate them, but others actually sound quite good and may [...]
Sorry it has been so slow around here lately. I’ve been away on vacation for a little over a week, and before that was preparing for the trip and for finishing things up at work, so I haven’t been able to post. (My vacation photos are here if you’d like to see them - they [...]
“Close adjustment about the hips and a wide flare around the bottom remain the distinguishing characteristics of the most approved skirts.”
This news about the latest fashions trends of 1901 comes from that November’s issue of the Delineator magazine. I love the Delineator because each issue is full of colorful fashion plates, fashion news, and loads [...]
The October 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine features an article that, to me, was far more interesting for the pictures that accompany it than for the article itself. It is called “The Fountain of Youth: Physical Culture”, and it explains to the reader how important it is to exercise the body, which is really [...]
…and a fig for dignity if we can keep our waistline slim and our spirits young!
The image and quote above come from the February, 1926 issue of Delineator magazine. The article was written by Fielding H. Yost, who was credited as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Michigan. (And look, here he is on [...]
The beautiful hats in the image above come from the September 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. At this time, the Delineator was basically a fashion magazine and its pages are filled with gorgeous illustrations and patterns. The magazine also goes into detail on most of the fashions it presents; for example, here is what [...]
These lovely, colorful nails seem to have been all the rage in the early part of the 1930’s. As you can see in the image above (from the July 1933 issue of Delineator magazine), women could choose from a variety of vivid colors, while tinting the top and bottom of the fingernail with white. It’s [...]
