Fashionable Washington season fuels dress rivalry among New York elite
The piece describes Mrs. Oliver H. Belmont hosting in Washington during the New Year period, with the capital's fashionable set debating gowns, hats, and accessories. It highlights elaborate gowns in gray satin, pinks, and velvets, lace and panne trimmings, and the era’s evolving styles plus tips on sleeves, stocks, and headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Capital
Washington
Oliver H. F. Belmont
Gotham
Aitken
Elbow Sleeves Effect Prompts Fashion Note
A short Vogue style remark discusses the impact of elbow sleeves on wearers. The piece notes how this design element influences comfort and silhouette without detailing specific garments or brands.
Significance of Names in Historic Dress and Gifts
The piece traces terms like pin money, Morgan gif, dress, gown, code, coat, peticoat and skirt to their origins in Anglo Norman and earlier customs. It notes pin scarcity in January rituals and explains how dress vocabulary evolved from gendered garments and body terms.
Samoan Dressmakers in a Primitive Cloth System
From the New York Times a note on Samoan and Tonga islands where dress is made without looms. Women cultivate paper mulberry for cloth in plantations, trees grown closely for straight clear sections, yielding eight feet of workable material per tree after three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Seas
Pacific
Samoa
Tonga
Very charming reception gown design for mousseline and silk
From the Ladies' Home Journal No 1, a reception gown design features a mousseline de soie skirt with accordion plaits and graduated tucks, paired with a tight fitting Pompadour silk coat with short fronts and long tails. Sleeves have plain upper parts and deep cuffs with silk tabs, undersleeves in chiffon. No. 2 shows another design in pink or blue marines with chiffon, a full rolling brim, and a spray of pink poppies in velvet and chiffon across the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velvec
Goring
Randolph
Eton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Peruna Promises Cure for Women in Catarrh Claims
Public testimonials from Miss Mary Meehan and others tout Peruna as a cure for chronic catarrh and female weakness. Letters praise relief from pain, fatigue, and weakness after using Peruna and Perusa, with calls to write Dr. Hartman for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Meehan
Concord Street
Lawrence
Mass
Mary Metraian
E. T. Gaddis
Marion
N. C
Peruna
Perusa
Manalin
Perufa
Louise Mahon
Glen Baillie Street
Toronto
Ont
Canada
The
King’s Daughters
Lady Maccabees
Ida Procter
Brooklyn Woman’ Century Club
Hoyt Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Harper's Bazar fashion notes No 3 and No 4
Description of a reception costume for a baby lamb theme in silvery green velvet with a low bodice and embroidered details. Also a morning gown in pink wool crepon with tucks bodice a formed yoke cream guipure insert bow and pink ribbon ends.
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Harper's Bazar No
Coat with braiding on double capes and trim
Description notes a coat featuring broadcloth fabric and braid trimming. The highlight is the elaborate braiding on the double capes and the coat itself.
Egyptian Lotus Blooms in Colorado for Summer
The first Egyptian lotus in Colorado was grown by Kt. V. Pik ett of Lakewood and produced six blooms in summer before ceasing in autumn. Pickett, a horticulture board member and experienced florist, has a single plant. The lotus grows in two feet of water with a central stalk, round velvety leaf, and a tulip shaped flower about eight inches wide that lasts three days and fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
Colorado
Kt. V. Pikett
Lakewood
Mr. Pickett
State Horticultural Board
This Little Girl’s Coat Is Made of Brown Fur
A brief caption notes a young girl wearing a coat described as brown fur, reflecting a fashion detail highlighted in the page’s small human-interest item.
To Remove Freckles From The Face
The article suggests freckles come from pigment under the skin and claims the best plan to hide them is to wear makeup or carry a parasol. It mentions a red parasol may suit the face better than other colors.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trousse
Elizabeth
Gatarah
United States
Pert
Swenson
Heumatic Cure Co
Chicago
Liabl
Swanson
Lake St
Harper's Bazar
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