I purchased this Magazine on eBay. It has a few strange spots on the cover, but most of the inside pages are in good shape. This magazine is one of the "newer" ones in my collection. It's firmly in the Edwardian era and is verging on Titanic era fashions.
This issue includes not only a large number illustrations, but also quite a few photographs. I guess printing photographs must have gotten easier and cheaper to print around that point. For whatever reason, they put in some lovely photos of styles from Paris as well as numerous photos accompanying their articles. I was especially amused by the one on "Milk and Philanthropy: Saving New York Babies in Summer-time". This is not the first article about milk I've found in a period magazine, so I'm forced to conclude the subject must have been considered especially interesting at the time. :P
There are number of other amusing articles in this issue including how to make cosmetics, how to take care of china and glass, Coney Island (and people you will see there), and what you should take on a trip to Europe to name a few. I find reading these articles very amusing, since they often show interesting similarities and differences to modern day opinions and journalism.
This was scanned on my new scanner, which doesn't handle color correction the same way as my old one. Most of the pages are about the same color that you'll see in the scans. I had a few problems scanning the inner margins near the center of the book, but I think the affected pages are still mostly legible. I always find this issue frustrating, since I don't want to damage the magazines I scan. It feels sacrilegious to harm a piece of history just so I'll have web content that I'm not allergic to.
This magazine cost me $25.20 and I spent about eight hours total scanning, prepping, and coding to get it online. If you enjoy it and feel inclined to tip me a dollar or two, I would be very grateful.
I've included both the 100 dpi and 300 dpi versions of the scans below. If you just want to read the magazine (rather than print it out) the smaller ones should work just fine.
Some people have expressed an interest in page thumbnails, so I've added those in. Currently the thumbnails link to the small version of each page.
Download the individual pages (100 dpi and 300 dpi respectively):
- Cover, with awesome portrait by Charles Hope Provost
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- Inside cover, ad. for Cream of Wheat
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- Ad. for Wunderhose ("Warranted to Wear"!)
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- Several ads, including Naiad Dress Shields and an adjustable dress form
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- Contents page (pretty borders)
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- An ad. for the "Siegle Cooper Co." catalog of Fall Styles from New York
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- Editorial Notes
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- "For the Last Days of Vacation"
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- Our Paris Letter
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- ... Letter cont.
and "Panel Effect in Black Net Embroidered in Jet over Gray Satin -
For Stout Figures"
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- ... Letter cont.
and "Hand-Painted Mousseline de Soie in Pink and Mauve -
Scarf of Pale Yellow"
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- Smart Fashions For Early Fall,
"Ladies' Skirt-Waist Dress",
and "Ladies' Semi-Fitted Princess Dress"
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- Smart Fashions... cont.,
"Ladies' Princess Jumper Dress, with Guimpe",
"Ladies' Dress Sleeves",
and "Ladies' Morning Gown of mouse-gray challis,
stitched with green; belt of green taffetas"
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- Smart Fashions... cont.,
"Ladies' Shirt-Waist",
"Ladies' Shirt-Waist",
"Ladies' Semi-Princess Dress",
and "Ladies' Waist or Lining"
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- Smart Fashions... cont.,
two things labeled "Ladies Shirt-Waist",
and two things labeled "Ladies' Waist"
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- Smart Fashions... cont.,
"Ladies' Corset Cover",
and "Ladies' Night-Gown"
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- Smart Fashions... cont.,
two things labeled "Ladies' Skirt",
two things labeled "Ladies' Semi-Fitting Coat",
and "Ladies' Six-Gored Skirt"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People,
"Ladies' Shirt-Waist Suit",
"Boys' Russian Suit of White Serge",
"Misses' and Girls' Semi-Princess Dress with Guimpe",
and "Girls' 'Middy' Suit"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Girls' Dress",
"Girls' Semi-Princess Dress",
and "Child's One-Piece Dress"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Girls' Reefer",
and two things labeled "Girls' Dress"
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- For School and Home-Wear,
"Ladies' Dressing-Sack",
"Child's Envelope Apron",
"Girls' Dress",
"Misses' Semi-Princess Dress",
"Girls' Empire Dress",
and "Ladies' Shirt-Waist Suit"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Boys' Russian Suit",
"Boys' Suit",
and "Boys' Russian Suit"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Misses' Shirt-Waist",
"Misses' Semi-Princess Dress",
and "Misses' Semi-Fitting Coat"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Girls' Dress",
"Misses' Princess Dress",
"Child's French Dress",
and "Girl's and Child's Dress"
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- Early Fall Fashions for Young People cont.,
"Girls' Dress, with Guimpe",
"Misses' Semi-Princess Dress",
"Child's Dress",
"Girls' Dress and Bloomers,
"Ladies' Suit",
"Ladies' Semi-Fitting Princess Dress",
"Child's Apron",
"Girls' Dress",
and "Child's One-Piece Dress"
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- Some Stylish Blouses from Paris
with photos of three blouses
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- A Better Way by Margaret W. Vandercook (fiction)
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- A Better Way cont. with illustration
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- A Better Way cont.
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- A Better Way cont. with illustration
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- A Better Way cont. with illustration
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- Retribution by Mabel P. Haskell (fiction)
with illustration
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- Retribution cont.
and a poem called "From the Poets" by P.B. Shelley
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- The American Girl and Her Musical Education by H. A. S.
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- The American Girl... cont. with photo of Frank Damrosch
and Herbs and Their Virtues
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- Some Strange Occupations for Woment
with photo of "Miss Maude Jensen, Pilot"
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- Some Strange Occupations for Woment
with photos of "Dr. Mary Crawford of the Williamsburg Hospital"
and "Mrs. Merrill, Steeple-jack"
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- Milk and Philanthropy: Saving New York Babies in Summer-time
with photos: "Waiting to get Milk for the Baby"
and "Mothers Who Come for Milk Prepared Specially for Sick Children"
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- Milk and Philanthropy cont.
with photos: "Superintending the Distribution of Milk"
and "View of the Sterilizing Process"
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- Girl's Summer Camps with pretty illustration
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- Bunga Lee: A Bungalow that Cost $125.00
with photos "Bunga Lee" and "Bunga Lee's Kitchen"
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- Newport with photo "The Old Stone Mill at Newport"
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- The Amateur Gardener: Strawberries and Sundries
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- Good Housekeeping: A Labor-Day Jollification
with photos "Tiny Carts to be Filled with Drayman"
and "Miniature Toys for the Cake"
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- A Labor-Day Jollification cont.
with photos "The Emblematical Fortune Cake"
and "Prizes of Suitable Design"
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- In Golden September with illustrated Rebus' for children
(I found some of them a bit difficult)
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- How to Make Your Own Cosmetics by Margaret Hubbard Ayer
with Photo "Home-Made Cosmetics" (it's a woman making them)
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- The Care of China and Glass
with photo "Mats Should be Laid Between Good Dishes"
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- What the Tourist Should Take to Europe, With Some Hints on Packing"
with photos "Fill the Crown of the Hat with Paper",
"Rolls of Paper Between Skirt Flounces",
and "Don't Make Your Suit-case Too Heavy - You may have to Carry It"
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- A Few Hints About Knives by Mrs. Oliver Bell Bunce
with pictures of various cuttlery
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- The Skylight Fairy by Annie Brigs Fox
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- The Skylight Fairy cont.
and two poems: "Why" and "The White Rabbit"
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- From Our Cook-Book (with four recipies),
Wit and Humor,
and an advetisement for "Uneeda Biscuit"
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- What to Do for the Sick Baby
and advertisments
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- The Study: A Department for Teachers and Students
and ad. for "Harvard Mills" Underwear
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- Coney Island, The Biggest Play-Ground in the World
with amusing illustrations
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- Coney Island... cont.
with more amusing illustrations
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- Newest Embroidery Deisgns: Attractive House Decorations
with several photos
and advertisments
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- The end of The Care of China,
The Better Way cont.,
and advertisements
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- The end of Milk and Philanthropy,
advice on "Canned Tomatoes" and "Canned Beets",
and advertisements
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- The end of Some Strange Occupations for Women
and advertisement for "Polarized Fabrics"
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- The Amateur Gardener cont.
and advertisements
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- The end of Bunga Lee,
the end of Coney Island,
and advertisements
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- The end of The Study
and advertisements
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- The end of The Amateur Gardener,
recipies for Pineapple Dainties,
and advertisements
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- Self-Transferable Embroidery Patterns
with multiple illustrations
and advertisements
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- The end of A Few Hints About Knives
and advertisements
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- Patriotic Women of America by Mary Hoffman Spencer
and The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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- The end of What the Tourist Should Take to Europe,
the end of Girls' Summer Camps,
the end of Herbs and Their Virtues
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- Answers to Beauty Seekers by Margaret Hubbard Ayer,
the end of How to Make Your Own Cosmetics,
and advertisements
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- The end of Newport,
advice on "Berries for Decoration" and "Oil Stains",
and advertisements
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- Our Information Bureau,
the end of Labor-Day Jollification,
and advertisements
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- An advertisement for Central Union Merc. Co.
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- An advertisement for Milkweed Cream, "There is Beauty in every jar"
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- An advertisement for Heatherbloom Taffeta Petticoats
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- An advertisement for Diamond Dyes (nice illustration)
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