Lipstick for Christmas 1914

From Lipstick To Ammunition

Men who tried to buy their wives and sweethearts favourite lipstick for a Christmas present found that there was a great shortage of those little metal cases in which lipstick formerly came. And when they tried to buy powder compacts, the choice was limited, and those displayed looked a bit tired and shopworn.

The reason is that the lathes that turned out those metal containers are making ammunition now, and the metal from which they are made is also fighting the Japs

Like lots of other beauty aids, these are now limited to stocks on hand. Lipstick is still being made, but you have to use your old container.

1943 'From Lipstick To Ammunition.', Burra Record (SA : 1878 - 1954), 5 January, p. 4, viewed 9 December, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36148352

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Trove Tuesday recipes

1914 recipes

With Christmas cooking on my menu for this week I wondered what was cooking 100 years ago in the district where I grew up.
Here are some recipes from The Kapunda Herald of 4 December 1914. Cabbage boiled for three or four hours, not quite the aroma of Christmas cooking that I have in mind.

 

1914 'Useful Recipes.', Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951), 4 December, p. 4, viewed 2 December, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108279128

1916

This one  is rather more interesting for a Christmas treat but quite a lot of work involved over a hot fire in South Australia where in December temperatures can range well above 35 degrees C.

Interesting use of a thimbleful as a unit for measuring ingredients. I wonder how many of us would need to buy a thimble to make this recipe and would a modern day thimble be the same size as one from 1916?

The joys of Trove, often it ends up posing more questions for us to ponder.

Enjoy your Christmas cooking!

1916 'CHRISTMAS RECIPES.', Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951), 22 December, p. 1, viewed 2 December, 2014, 

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124987242

Christmas tree 2013

Over at Genea-Musings there's an ancestors' surname Christmas tree, the idea came from Ancestors Live Here.
Rather than use ancestors' surnames, I've created one for my extended family.
I used Tagxedo for the tree shape and fonts, added just first names of siblings, our children, nephews, nieces and their partners and children. The baubles were added in MS Word and the screen clipping tool did the rest.

Merry Christmas to you and yours too!

Christmas books: 1913

Australian publications in time for Christmas 1913

While browsing through an historic newspaper on Trove, I found this advertisement for new book titles to be published in time for Christmas 1913.

1913 'BOOKS By AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS.', Kapunda Herald(SA : 1878 - 1951), 29 August, p. 4, viewed 11 December, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108275603

BOOKS BY AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS.

During the forthcoming Christmas book season, Messrs. Ward, Lock & Co. announce that they will publish the following:-(1) "Norah of Billabong," by Mary Grant Bruce, author of "A Little Bush Maid," etc. ; (2) "Stairways to the Stars", by Lilian Turner, author of "Three New Chum Girls," etc. ; (3) "The Childhood of Helen," by Evelyn Goode (Mrs. Crawford Vaughan), a companion story to "Days that Speak" ; (4 ) "With Beating Wings," by Vera Dwyer (of Sydney-her first book); and (5) "Maori Land Fairy Tales," by Edith Howes (of New Zealand) author of "'The Sun's Babies," etc.

The Billabong series by Mary Grant Bruce were favourite titles of mine in younger years. Norah of Billabong was the third title in a series of 15. The titles are listed in sequence here on Goodreads.
I wonder if the books on many Christmas lists this year, will still be available to read in another hundred years time.