The Modern Priscilla, September, 1908, Vol. XXII, No. 7
Boston, Massachusetts: The Priscilla Publishing Company, 1908. Stapled Binding. Fair. Item #2321010
Pages 29/30 missing, bottom edge chewed, wrappers lightly soiled.
46 pp. Contents include articles on hints on furnishing, modish bags in stenciling and cut work, point lace handkerchief, sofa pillow decorated with drawn work, waist in embroidery and lace, centrepiece in French embroidery, lace stocks, braided suit, little collar and coat, violets for china painting, embroidered table linen, embroidered dress, ways of cooking fish, Priscilla paper patterns, apron trimmed with darned net, a lesson in dressmaking, newest coiffures, and more. Ads and illustrations throughout. Modern Priscilla (1887-1930) began at Lynn, Massachusetts, as a 16-page quarto devoted to fancy work, dress patterns, china painting, and needlework in general, at fifty cents a year. In 1894 it was moved to Boston, and eventually it was enlarged in scope to cover many other aspects of women's home life. It absorbed Everyday Housekeeping in March 1912, and Home Needlework Magazine in May 1917. The last issue was July 1930, after which it apparently merged into Needlecraft.
Price: $20.00