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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1895
Page
3
Prof Smythe a piano tuner and musician is invited to dine with a wealthy host. A mistaken amnesty leads to his capture and reveal of poverty and hunger. The host clears his name and the guests apologize for the misjudgment.
A look at new hat styles including a Marie Stuart lace skull cap with jeweled edge and a spangled lace hat on a wire frame. It details outing dresses in white and piques, with ivory silk and amethyst velvet accents, and explains layered fabrics forming the fashionable silhouette.
A woman attempting to ride a wheel found her knees stiff and tired after effort. A physician attributed this to elevator knee, a condition linked to living in a high rise with limited knee muscle use from frequent stair climbing.
Fashion notes highlight a craze for draping and shrouding fabrics with chiffon. Gowns feature black skirts and bodices in silk or satin, heavily covered with black chiffon, finished with a folded belt and collar, creating a harmonized silhouette.
The market is flooded with English walking hats but many do not fit low on the head. To achieve the correct look buyers must spend more, as only higher outlay yields a hat that holds its shape and conveys English correctness year after year.
The article notes the sailor hat remains popular across wearers, with costly styles appearing elegant on some and vulgar on others. It argues the hat’s appeal lies in its ability to reflect the wearer’s elegance or lack thereof, making the same hat read differently depending on the outfit.
A dark pique fabric offers practical wear and cooling comfort priced from 35 to 40 cents a yard, up to 1.25 for embroidered varieties. A new embossed dots version is noted. Tennis suits showcase twisted cream flannel with blue braids and a blue-white striped blazer jacket, highlighted in Chicago fashion notes.
An article extols Hostetter's Stem Bitters as a superior tonic for the elderly to offset infirmities of age. It claims the medicine remedies rheumatic symptoms and dyspepsia, is anti-constipation, and improves kidney health amid aging weakness. It briefly notes census methods in Japan and high pawnshop interest in London.
The newest gloves include four-button black chevrettes with colored points and matching welts in tan and brown trims. Pique sewn chevrettes in beaver and black feature plaid points, while black kid gloves with painted accents offer decorative appeal. The "Merveille" twelve-button mousquetaire comes in tan and pastel shades, and two-row silk-braid Leons offer a chic suede option. Milanese silk gloves promise cool comfort, durability, and economical wear with freely woven fingertip and thumb tips.
A decorative veil case is described with a cardboard book cover style back and a flexible hinge. It opens and closes easily and is lined with pale silk and cotton wadding scented with sachet powder. The outer surface is woven with crepe paper stripes laced through brass curtain rings.
Suggestions on economizing sleeves, matching gowns with fans under gas and artificial light, and color pairings like lavender with pink or blue with green. Describes plaid crepons, silk shirts, fans, fichus, bow knots, pink embroidery, nightgowns, ribbons, and hair trends including the Psyche knot and pompadour roll.
A quoted sufferer rejects claims that great deeds come from men with a cold head. He insists personal effort and circumstance shape success over any cold demeanor.
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