Demorest's Illustrated Monthly and Mme. Demorest's Mirrors of Fashions - The Literary Conservator of the Artistic, the Useful, The Entertaining, and the Beautiful, Comprising Original Essays, Attractive Stories, Poems, Music, Art Critiques, Household Matters, etc., All Profusely Illustrated, Editors: W. Jennings Demorest, Mme. Demorest, and Jennie June, published by W. Jennings Demorest, New York, NY, November 1875 - 44 pages - 9 3/8" x 11 3/4"
Contents:
- frontispiece: hand-tinted steel plate - women's fashions
- fold-out engraving: [front of page] Costumes for November, 1875
- fold-out engraving: [back of page] Designed for Fancy Work - full-size patterns]
- full page engraving: Street Scene in the City of Mexico
- One Woman's Life, by Annie Laurie
- The Class Ring, ch. XIX-XX: Hearts and Hands, by Lilias
- Mother's Tea-Party, by Cameo
- Waxed, by S. D.
- poem: A Lyre I Hear, by Lydia M. Millard
- Talks with Women: Women as Ministers, by Jennie June
- poem: Love and Labor - from Chambers' Journal
- Taste in Color, by H.
- poem: The Sound of the Sea, by Sarah Bridges
- poem: My Night Alone, by John Gossip
- continued - Love and Honor, ch. XIX-XXI: A Confidential Sitting, by the Author of "At Her Mercy"
- Poem: A Woman's Answer
- Our Spice Box
- Mirror of Fashions - Fashions for November:
- Models for the Month
- Millinery
- Misses' and Children's Hats
- Fashionable Chapeaux
- Stylish Costumes
- Aldona Overskirt
- Description of Colored Steel Plate
- Look Out for the Holiday Numbers
- Fashions in Furs
- Fur-Lined Cloaks
- Tartan Cloak
- Faustina Jacket
- Ornamental Novelties
- Novelties in Buttons
- Felt and Velvet
- Cathedral Silk
- Florilda Overskirt
- Priola Basque
- Checked Fabrics
- Braids for Dresses and Cloaks
- Gloves for Day and Evening Wear
- Tietjens Belts
- Pull-Backs
- Brocaded Cassimir
- Senya Basque
- Florence Polonaise
- Hints for Making Dresses at Home
- Sofia Jacket
- Marina Overskirt
- Ora Basque
- American Cart
- engraving: The Centennial Exposition Art Gallery
- European Trip, No. 2: Luzerne and Mount Rigi
- The Household:
- Value of Milk as Diet
- Menu: Thanksgiving Dinner
- Clear Soup
- Boiled Cod with Oyster Sauce
- Oysters on the Half Shell
- Roast Turkey
- Cranberry Sauce
- Roast Beef with Horse Radish
- Chickens with Celery Sauce
- Creamed Corn
- Mince Pies
- Squash Pie
- Apple Pie
- Snow Cream
- The "Kansas Home Cook Book"
- To Make a Hen's Nest
- Mince Pies
- Cream Pies
- Peach Pie
- Savory Tea Toast
- Stewed Peas
- Preserving Eggs
- advertisements