Buy this book on-line The Modern Priscilla: A Fancy-Work Magazine. January 1909, Volume XXII, No. 11The Priscilla Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 1909
Original publisher's multicolored wrapper with an illustration by Kirkpatrick of a woman in a white dress winding red yarn into a ball while a man in a suit holds the rest of the yarn in a loop for her. 10 1/4" x 14 1/4." Thirty-eight pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations and advertisements throughout magazine, complete. Back cover has an ad for Cream of Wheat that shows a girl holding a doll that looks like the Cream of Wheat chef while she looks at a Cream of Wheat ad. Pages are very clean and intact. Five small binding holes on left margin of front cover. The Modern Priscilla is a monthly magazine that was first published in 1887. It absorbed Everyday Housekeeping in 1912 and Home Needlework Magazine in 1917, and the magazine's run ended when it merged with Home Arts Needlecraft Magazine in 1930. Modern Priscilla covers various topics such as sewing and needlework projects, craft ideas, china painting, cooking recipes, home and life advice, the latest fashion trends of the time, and other aspects of domestic living. Fictional short stories are also included. The following are some of the articles and features in this issue: "Irish Crochet Collar and Cuff Set" by Lula M. Harvey, "Border in French Canvas Embroidery" by Mae Y. Mahaffy, "Table Pieces in Colored Embroidery" by Inez E. Fox, "Knitting and Crocheting," "Modish Winter Waists" by Fox, "Arbutus Plate" by Harriet Cushman Wilkie, "Two New Pillows," "Lace Hankerchiefs" by Nellie Clarke Brown, "A Handsome New Waist," "Hostess and Guest" by Marjorie March, "Embroidered Centerpieces" by Margaret P. Boyle, "Good Things to Eat" by Fannie Merritt Farmer [recipes], "New Stencil Materials," "Priscilla Paper Patterns," "Helps for Housekeepers," "Mother and Child," "Collar and Baby's Pillow," "Dress Accessories," "Merry Widow Blows," "A Lesson in Dressmaking" by Martha Dean Hallam, "Scarf and Centrepieces," and "Two Beautiful Laces" by Nancy P. Orr.. 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 The Modern Priscilla: A Fancy-Work Magazine. January 1909, Volume XXII, 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 d'occasion, first editions, livres anciens, rare books and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |