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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1895
Page
2
The article surveys blouse silhouettes with bag fronts over belts, puff sleeves, and detachable or launderable sleeves. It notes popularity of lace yoke accents, brown serge, and silk trims, plus practical approaches for spring wear and easy laundering. It highlights shirt waist constructions and removable shoulder gathers for ease.
The article discusses fashionable dress details such as soft contrasts in garments, outside yokes, turned collars, wide cuffs, and sleeves designed for comfort. It highlights a shot silk dress trimmed with guipure lace, cascade lace fronts, and lace cuffs, noting silk preferences from crepons to Dresden designs.
A dress with a silk and wool blend fabric and an unusual cut is praised. It includes a silk yoke, a baggy front pleat, drapery at the side forming rosettes on the shoulders, a fitted back with draping, raised trim on the folded collar, and ribbon straps.
A fragmented note describes a shot that appears airborne or ready to launch, offering a sense of comfort or reassurance in uncertain conditions.
Fashion notes propose dainty bracelets made of linked violets worn over gloves. They use a tiny catch to grip the glove edge, avoiding slips and skin contact. Each piece is unique, never in pairs, and gifts of these flower bracelets resemble safe, perishable bouquets in charm.
An extremely elegant three quarters length coat of velvret features cerise peau de soie lining. The tailor made garment has no trimming beyond necessary buttons, paired with a black satin skirt and a white broadcloth waistcoat edged in white and gold braid.
Fashion notes that hosiery is changing as black remains dominant but fancy styles gain popularity. The piece highlights handsome samples and suggests outfits will match shades from black to white.
A collection of verses contrasts thorn and rose and urges inner finding. An India wildlife report notes rising deaths from snake bites, tiger and leopard killings, and substantial livestock losses, with government bounties failing to curb wild animal numbers.
Elizabeth Rockwell known as Aunt Lib lives alone on the Onoqui range near Lookout Pass with five dogs and a cow. She refuses visitors, charges for water, and is reputed rich from her late husband. Two would be burglars were wounded when attempting to force her treasure, a claim that the survivor may not recover from.
A Dahomey king received Krupp cannon placed on elephants for field use. During a test the elephant misfired, killing the prime minister and destroying parts of the palace. The elephant caused chaos in the grand stand and band as the crowd fled. The king survived, noting the artillery would succeed only if the enemy adopted it.
An anecdote from a traveler in Caen describes a Frenchman who insists on minimal hair trimming while a barber, determined to do his best work, cuts more than requested. The exchange ends with the barber proceeding as he sees fit despite the traveler’s objections.
The old Athenian is right that Capt. Martin Scott, not Col. Crockett, downed the raccoon during a hunting tale. Scott, famed as a rifle shot, arrives to find the coon perched high, and the animal finally concedes to descend after a brief exchange.
An Odessa correspondent reports Prince Toumanoff, of an old Russian noble family, was expelled from the university and ordered to leave the town within forty eight hours for refusing to cut his hair. He cannot petition in St Petersburg or enter another Russian university, wrecking his career and fueling student dismay at unresolved grievances and potential clashes.
In a basement restaurant patrons quarrel lightheartedly about a slow minister who has not preached on Napoleon. A diner orders pig feet and mashed potatoes while a waiter riffs on Trilby and Little Billee. Other conversations touch on book keeping and lingering poetry.
A pair of stallions from Carroll Reid's string escaped to Latonia track and fought near the club house. Egbert and the rival reared and struck with fore hooves until jockeys and attendants restrained them with ropes and whips. Both were badly used up but not fatally injured.
A rare Napoleon invasion medal was struck in Paris to honor a contemplated English invasion. Only one specimen remains after Napoleon ordered the dies and medals destroyed following the failure. The piece shows the Emperor and Hercules on opposite sides with inscriptions about a landing in London.
In conversation Binks recalls three birthdays with his wife, noting Aug 17, July 20, and May 6. She explains gifts tied to each date a pearl necklace, a fifty cent book, and an unpaid millinery bill.
A description notes Moslem women place high value on face covering. If surprised without a veil a woman may grab her skirt to cover the face, leaving the lower limbs exposed from the knees downward.
Tampa dispatch reports a Havana revolutionary committee proclamation claiming autonomy gains and bold actions across Cuba. Leaders Maximo Gomez with 2000 fighters and the Marquis of Santa Lucia with 1500 are cited, with Maceo's 6000 macheteros actively burning and harrying areas near Manzanillo and Baracoa.
The Rev. L. H. De Forest, an American missionary in Japan, argues in Brooklyn that Japanese religion holds truth and that Christians should stop labeling Japanese as heathen. He says missionaries should be polite toward other faiths and that whitewashing Western superiority must end.
A dispatch from Cuba reports insurgents defeated Spanish forces near Moron and captured the town with small losses on both sides. Authorities in Cuba plan strict censorship of telegrams and letters.
Havana dispatch reports the Cuban filibustering expedition aboard the tug George W. Childs has landed near Aguadores in Santiago de Cuba province. Generals Carlos Roloff and Sarafin Sanchez commanded the force that slipped from the Florida coast last Thursday bringing arms and munitions.
Sioux Falls report says absconding Treasurer Taylor will return to Pierre on Tuesday surrender to Attorney General Crawford. He will pay about $45,000 and other property to be appraised. Taylor will plead guilty. Judge Gaffy to set a special term and sentence him to two years in the penitentiary with a gubernatorial pardon before expiration to restore citizenship.
Fire rips through Crawford Hart and Harrison tracts destroying nearly all timber. Goff tract 500 acres of 7,000 acres for which Mabie and McClure paid 300000 are a total loss. Smoke blooms west of Rich Mountain near Curtis and Skidmore. Communications with the burning area are cut off.
New York June 17. John D Rockefeller and Charles W Wetmore will not comment on yesterday’s jury verdict awarding Alfred Merritt of Duluth 940000 in his suit against Rockefeller for 1250000 damages over Mesaba mines and Rockefell iron properties. It is believed Rockefeller will appeal to the last ditch before paying.
Vandalia II June 17 Congressman Remann's condition has slightly improved over the last day. His mind is clearer and he could recognize and speak to physicians. He remains unable to take nourishment. Though critical, Drs Hughes and Haller have not given up hope.
Prince Bismarck is feeling very weak and has canceled all engagements for receptions and related duties for the present, announced from Fredrichsruhe on June 17.
In New York tenement rows, roof drying days split by family cause misplacement. A new servant mixed up clothes, returning garments from another home. The mistress protested but Bridget quipped that the clothes may not fit but are of superior quality.
At the handkerchief counter a widow tests black bordered linen squares with nervous, excited air. She buys a dozen, saying bargains lure her even as she nears the end of mourning, while her friend questions the purchase and the widow feigns optimism.
The article weighs whether beauty correlates with domestic virtue noting that beauty does not guarantee good management yet many pretty women become models of wifely perfection. It cautions that fame and social opportunities may make family duties seem irksome or distasteful when finances restrict social success.
A New York Medical Society paper by Dr. F N Hammond notes 3 000 000 opium smokers in China, 1840 US opium use at 20 000 pounds, 1880 at 533 450 pounds, 90 000 habitual users in 1868 rising to over 500 000, with more women addicted than men. The vice is easily contracted, practiced privately, and hard to detect, presenting insidious temptations.
A tree cut down on the Faulconer place in Spottsylvania Virginia yielded three pistol balls and a carbine ball embedded in the heart. The discovery suggests a possible historical firearm incident linked to the property.
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