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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
28
Lace gowns dominate the season with Valenciennes and Irish lace designs that scrub clean for washable wear. Net ruchings and embroidered sleeves appear on light chiffon and China silk waists, while straight front corsets reshape figures and armless corset covers rise in Gotham shops.
MAUDE GRIFFIN reports on fashionable summer wear in New York July 11. The approved taffeta coat is water and dust proof with neon heat producing qualities. It features a silver gray and black tint, circular white silk ruffles, and black bands. Red linen hats and Panama straw hats with white taffeta bands pair with ping pong shirt waists and vibrantly colored washable silk racquet motifs.
The article extols a young American heiress presented to King Edward and Queen Alexandra. It notes her wealth, social standing, and comfort in royal company as she bows to the queen and navigates the audience with ease. It emphasizes her future place in society and diplomatic appeal.
A portrait of Helen May Whitney wife of Payne Whitney highlighting a life of wealth, talent, and social influence. The piece paints her as cultured and versatile, admired by Uncle Oliver Payne, with marriages into Washington society and a poised, understated public presence.
Mine Loubet wife of the French president shuns society yet shines as hostess. Since 1867 she married Emile Loubet and has three children. Though not a politician she supports charitable causes and impressed the czar and czarina with her Paris hospitality.
Marion Harland shares home recipes including a glaze for woodwork from rice and lime, canned beets with vinegar and cloves, and a pea souffle with milk and egg yolks. The column notes jar choices and suggests freshness improves results. The piece ends with fashion notes about jeweled nets from the New York Sun.
The text praises delicate net headpieces and maidenhair fern tiaras as charming accents for fluffy wavy hair and adult wear. It notes Italian inspiration for nets and suggests ivy leaves with small flowers as an elegant alternative.
Ida Rizzi, a delicate artist from Naples, painted a portrait of Queen Helena smiling. The queen learned of the gift and, hours before a critical operation, sent her physician to Ida with orders to care for her. Later, Countess Guicciardini delivered gifts including paints, brushes, engravings, a jeweled brooch, and a portrait of Princess Yolande with the queen’s kind note.
In Paris women at dinners use flower hidden tickets in baskets to pair guests. Men draw blue forget me not cards, women draw pink rose cards, matching pairs enter dinner. If the evening stumbles, hostess gains no credit and guests blame fate rather than the hostess.
Mrs. Clare Bloodgood Laimbeer of New York argues that women should stay within domestic roles after a stage experience. Her marriages include William Laimbeer of Brooklyn and former husband William Havemeyer. Her life includes elopement, divorce, a Buenos Aires death, and later marriage to John Bloodgood Jr.
The actor Bloodgood began her stage career in January 1898 as a Parisian dancer in The Conquerors to earn money for her ailing husband. She later moved into speaking roles with Amelia Bingham's The Climbers and The Way of the World, gaining notice for her individuality and success. She also worked with Elsie De Wolfe but left after a management dispute. She states she does not believe in a career for women, valuing home life and its peace over public fame.
An advertisement explains rheumatism caused by polluted acid blood and chronic decline without proper treatment. It touts S S S as a purifying solvent remedy that cleanses the blood, rebuilds health, and offers free medical advice and a book. The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta promotes the product with a 1992 date and a testimonial from Louisville.
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