Buy this book on-line Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine. Vol. XXVIII. July 1937. No. 11Needlecraft Publishing Company, Augusta, ME, 1937
Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration by Mary Sherwood Wright Jones of "Mistress Mary Quite Contrary" in a garden. 10 1/2" x 13 1/4." Twenty-six pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Inside of front cover has a black and white advertisement for Listerine. On the back cover is a multicolored ad for Chesterfield cigarettes showing a man and woman riding in a speedboat. Page 10 has a comic-strip-style ad titled "Joys and Glooms" for Postum, a caffeine-free alternative to coffee. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Address stamp in upper-left margin of front cover. A monthly magazine featuring sewing projects and ideas, the latest trends of the time, and home and life advice. The following are the articles in this issue: "News Flashes" from a Needle-Minded New Yorker, "Colorful and Gay" by Christine Ferry and E. Marion Stevens [sewing models for summer-themed cushions], "Smart Linens for Outdoor Dining: Reflect the Spirit of the Midsummer Season" by Cecily Palmer and Evelyn Johnson, "Stitchery Replicas of Dresden Ornament" by Christine Ferry and Mildred Mowll, "Smartly Quaint" by Nancy Cary and Flora F. Deuschle [sewing instructions for knitted tableware, such as placemats, runners, and doilies], "The Junior Needlecrafters" by Constance Evelyn, "Pique Neckwear: A Coat Collar and Neck Ornament to Top the Popular Costume Suit of Dark Printed Silk" by Nancy Cary, "Food Talk: Six Prize Cooks Again Cook-Off for National Honors" by Anne Pierce [recipes from two of the cooks' menus, including Barbecued Young Chicken and Squash Pie; also recipes for Pinwheel Meat Loaf, Frozen Prune Eggnog, Gooseberry Jelly, Raspberry-Currant Jam, Spice Gooseberries, Blackberry Jelly, Spice Currants, and Old Time Raspberry Shrub], "Spend Your Vacation in Carefree Cottons" by Marilyn Madison, "Vacation Days Ahead!: Be Ready with the Right Sports Togs, Crisp Cottons and Pretty New Frocks," "To Look and Be Crisp and Dainty in Spite of the Heat" by Diana Trent, "Baby Gleora Acquires a New Crib Set" designed by E. Marion Stevens, "Taking Care of a Man's Belongings" by Jane Wiswell, "Pattern Service," and "The Piece Bag" by Una T. Richard.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine. Vol. XXVIII. July 1937. No. 11. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, libri antichi, rare books, incunabula and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |