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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
7
The article highlights velvet and suede pillow coverings with pyrograph designs such as sunflowers and poppies, leather appliques, feather filling, and leather tassels. It notes the popularity of colored suede skins for pillows and table coverings, with Paris imports and fringe detailing. Silk evening gloves and fashion notes follow.
A pale green tibeline dress features a long skirt with broadcloth trim, and a bodice decorated with panne velvet folds and black baby velvet ribbon. It opens to a white chiffon vest with silver spangling and black velvet straps. A steel gray camels hair costume shows lighter material appliqué, while a black zibeline skirt with Persian embroidery contrasts a heavily embroidered broadcloth blouse and sleeve detailing.
The article describes innovative wedding gowns featuring white chiffon neck ruffs with latticed cords and black chenile tufts, paired with white taffeta ruffles. It also details two gown styles in pearl gray crepe de chine and pink pongee with guipure bands, gold buttons, velvet ribbons, bolero bodices, and elaborate plastrons.
The article details two gowns from Paris with elaborate features. A drab homespun gown has a plaited back skirt and a velvet basque attached under the girdle, paired with a white silk collar and violet velvet cuffs. The second gown in mouse gray, worn by Mile. Mitzy-Daiti, features triple stitched plaits, a velvet trimmed peplum, guipure yoke, and an embroidered blouse plastron with passementerie.
A society woman champions careful gown handling to extend clothing life. She warns against pins and rushing into outfits, urges choosing quality material and a skilled dressmaker, and advises patient, respectful wear to let a garment perform its best.
The piece advises using old fur boas as trimming for homemade gowns capes and hats. It notes fur everywhere as a smart touch and suggests a heavy band of fur above the frounce of the skirt as a stylish accent. It acknowledges show window styles to reassure readers that the trend is current.
The description notes a flare free skirt for a walking suit and panne velvet winter waists with Irish lace trimming. It highlights brown pink rose band trim and a pink taffeta hat with mink trim and crocheted lace, plus a white beaver felt hat in a French calot style.
Dialogues present a playful scene with Miss De Style and Miss Gunbusta discussing a bargain sale and a humorous sports metaphor. They joke about lines, pushing through, and a touchdown in cents per yard. Primus courts a daughter of a wealthy man, seeking marriage with any of three daughters.
A dramatic tale unfolds with a beautiful blonde and a wealthy older man. He confesses a weak heart and asks for happiness for a few years, and she agrees, noting that a faint heart wins but they say it never does.
Upgardson notes ongoing dampness affects piano use while Atom-l is said to ruin many pianos, though no complaints about it have been heard. The exchange highlights concerns over humidity and instrument damage.
Quote heavy item noting belief in evolution linked to a wife’s change to a sensible husband. Sourced from Philadelphia Evening Tymes style column with remarks about belief and marriage.
A physician warns that overwork is the root cause of the patient’s trouble. The patient pleads the need for income to keep business going. The doctor recommends transferring interests to a stronger partner and securing a salaried job.
In a playful exchange Reginald jokes about a forgotten card and borrowing one. Algy comments on the cleverness of the head, while Bah Jove remarks the difference in name. The dialogue captures lighthearted banter between personalities.
A humorous caption from New York Weekly features a mocked courtship dialogue. She rejects a proposal by labeling him a spendthrift after noting his spending on her, illustrating a witty social exchange.
A humorous dialogue between a wife and husband about death and remarriage. The wife asks what the husband would do if she died and the husband replies he would be desperate but not as desperate as remarriage. The couple maintains playful banter through a morbid topic.
Dialogues reveal a village debate on labor and flattery with idle talk about work. The Gardener and Parson clash over public perception while characters muse on career, duty, and social conduct in a rustic setting.
In a lively scene Mr. Erastus Pinkly proclaims a big jackpot won on a bluff while tilting his cigar and hat. Mr. James Collistower questions the action, and Pinkly replies he opened a raser.
A couple explains how Olive was chosen as the baby's name after the wife's father initially objected to the marriage but later forgave them, prompting them to honor him with proper credit.
A humorous exchange between a lady and a tramp about lodging beds. The tramp claims to sleep on a costly bed made of coal, prompting the woman to question the notion of cheap lodging and the tramp’s exaggerated comfort.
A passenger laments ruined gowns from a railway wreck and seeks redress from the company, while contemplating a new wardrobe and hopeful recovery.
In a colloquial exchange the speaker questions why Mr Morgan stayed home when Mr Baer preferred a conference on shore over heading to sea. The remark implies Mr Morgan remains in his domestic domain while the sea is tied to Mr Baer’s plan.
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