Hello Halloween! Party food & fun for teens (1963)
Teen-age guests will swing at a party of food, fun and favors that a young hostess can make herself. Greet your invited ghosts and goblins with a part... Read more...
Pineapple treasure chest salad with mayonnaise (1960)
New idea! Pinapple treasure chest salad recipe
Enjoy this original Treasure Chest Salad -- home party size. It's easy. Here's how:
1. Use one bi... Read more...
50 drinks & toasts (1968)
Toast your friends with these easy recipes for famous drinks made with all the popular basic liquors: Bourbon, Scotch, gin, vodka, rum, Southern Comfort.
Cool summer smorgasbord party ideas (1955)
Cool summer "smorgasbord" - smart new party idea
It's so easy (no cooking)... such fun for your guests (they serve themselves)... and so tempting wit... Read more...
When to leave calling cards after a party (1902)
When to leave calling cards after an entertainment
On the subject of leaving cards, there is always much to be said. When should cards be left ... Read more...
Stir up some tart & jingling punch with Sprite (1965)
Stir up some tart and jingling punch with Sprite
The happy sound of holiday bells. The exuberance of Sprite. Something a little special for the holid... Read more...
Wild & wonderful new ways to wrap gifts (1961)
Great gift wrap ideas for bulky & odd-shaped kitchen gifts
The best way to gift-wrap a bulky or odd-shaped kitchen appliance or utensil is -- don... Read more...
Creative ways to wrap oddly-shaped gifts (1963)
Creative gift wrapping ideas
by Mrs CS Stone
Skillet Lollipop. Tape lid inverted to skillet and cover with cardboard circle. Pad feet with extra... Read more...
Colorful m&m cookie recipes (1963)
Easy color cookie recipe with m&m's!
Happiest new cookie idea in years!
Only Crisco and m&m's Plain Chocolate Candies offer you this delic... Read more...
Storybook Christmas party ideas (1969)
A storybook party
Is it a party, a parade, or pageant? Actually, it can be all three -- or any one you choose. These storybook characters who cro... Read more...
The Housewife’s Yuletide Endurance Game (1964)
Yuletide Endurance Game
Light Housekeeping's Jolly Yuletide Endurance Game
An exciting test of nerve designed for the fearless housewife at holida... Read more...
The up-to-date summer hostess (1906)
The summer hostess
The summer hostess domiciled by the sea or in the country finds that even more people partake of her hospitality in summer than in... Read more...
Two festive Easter layer cakes (1950)
Easter Glory cake recipe
Economy cake goes Easter-elegant with baker's coconut!
Also see: Easter cake with jelly beans & coconut... Read more...
Hearty parties on St Valentine’s Day (1935)
Hearty parties on St Valentine's Day
Valentine parties should be pretty things. Sentimental games should be played, hearts should abound in your deco... Read more...
How to make crafty macrame coasters (1974)
Use macrame for coasters
by Alice Morrell
I wonder if you have ever looked at an ugly glass stain on your furniture and wished that paper napk... Read more...
Cold glazed ham with pimento flowers (1965)
Flowery cold glazed baked ham
Cold glazed baked ham is coated with a new version of chaud froid with mayonnaise or salad dressing and sour cream in... Read more...
21 old-fashioned fruit punch recipes (1969)
The society ladies of Southern Mississippi contributed these fruit punch recipes to the Laurel Leader Call newspaper in the summer of 1969.
Lunch for a bunch: Treatwich-in-the-round (1966)
It’s a treatwich-in-the-round, topped with the best-tasting pasteurized process cheese slices you can buy: the ones marked Kraft.
Jelly bean carousel cake recipe (1965)
Here is a junior spectacular for such a world-shattering occasion as a child's birthday party. Anyone who loves jelly beans (doesn't everyone?) will love it.
Delmonico’s restaurant in NYC: Closed forever? (1899)
Delmonico's was a hugely-popular restaurant during the Victorian era, which expanded into ten different locations over the years. Not only was the eat... Read more...
The new RCA Victor Tape Recorder (1957)
Andy Thomas finds 8 daily uses for his new RCA Victor Tape Recorder
(it cost him only $159.95)
"It's great!" says Andy Thomas, referring to his ne... Read more...
New! Sweet! Virginia Dare Pink Wine (1956)
New! Sweet! Virginia Dare Pink Wine
America's first after-dinner wine
New sweet Virginia Dare Pink Wine has been developed especially for today's ... Read more...
Funny Face Coconut Pumpkin Pie (1964)
Funny Face Coconut Pumpkin Pie recipe
Having a party on Halloween? Then you'll welcome this amusing and very easy to make funny face pie. It can be m... Read more...
Pump-cream Parfait, Pumpcakes & Chiffon-Pump Pie (1972)
"There's more to pumpkin than pie."
Signed, Peter Peter Pumpkin-Eater and Family
Pump-cream Parfait
Combine 3-1/4 oz. vanilla pudding mix (not ... Read more...
10 fast pre-party beauty tips (1972)
10 fast pre-party beauty tips
The guests are arriving imminently and you're still arranging the flowers rather than yourself. Here are 10 insta... Read more...
Halloween scenes from 1910
Take a look at how some newspaper artists -- including several schoolchildren -- envisioned the Halloween celebration and fall festivities back in 191... Read more...
