Fashions and Frills Across an Era of Style
Ellen Osborn surveys 1895 dinner gowns and hats, noting Aubrey Beardsley inspired blacks and whites, Valkyrie blues, and Frisian bonnets declining. She paints a vivid portrait of the girl in pale rosy brown with velvet bows, sleeves, and a demure gaze, alongside Sorosis gowns and wedding guest attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Beardsley
Sorosis
Beardsley
Rossetti
Alkmaar
Purmerend
Paris
Ellen OsBoRy
American Gems and the New Colonial Jewelry Fashion
A 1895 piece notes American gems shaping fashion with Montana sapphires, Oregon opals, and California quartz. It highlights jewelry trends at the opera, use of native minerals from Wyoming, Utah, and Lake Superior, and pieces worn by the rich including belts, girdles, and scent bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convright
Atlanta
Georgia
Montana
Arizona
North Carolina
California
Rocky Mountain
Lake Superior Agate
Wyoming
Noss Agate
Pike's Peak
Arkansas
George Gould
New York City
Prince Imperial
Mexico
America
Emma Eames at Home in New York Life
New York Advertiser writer details Emma Eames Story as an American Metropolitan Opera star with a striking home life in London, noting her beauty, athletic interests, and disciplined routine. She values constant study, prefers German Wagner opera, and maintains elegant fashion including a yellow crepe gown with coral velvet girdle at tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquise
Navajo
Scorpion Hills
Levi P. Morton
New York
America
Missouri River
Montana
Colorado
Santa Fe
Lower California
Loreto
Lucia
Edgardo
Faust
Marguerite
Emma Eames-Story
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mr. Story
Julian Story
Emma Eames
Mrs. Story
London
Paris
Iam
Not Right A Parade Of Quips And Puns From The Rialto
A fragmentary collage of humorous lines and quips from various sources including Slousehold Words and N World. It includes a tale about a visitor at an inmate’s asylum and witty exchanges about clocks one night stands and policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
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Trousseau
Oregon
Willie K. Vanderbilt
Queen Elizabeth
Lillian Russell
Bridget
TIARA
Mme
William Ann
Nele
J. B. Fulton
Ryan & Bell
T. B. Warden
W. H. Brown
The
Royal Remedy and Extract Co
Dayton, Ohio
Probate Court
Athens County
Ohio
Court House
Athens
County of
State of
United States of America
William Harry
Truman Driggs
Hannah Driggs
James Holdcroft
S. W. Mathena
Daniel Mott
James W. Holdcroft
Troma Diges
Hannah Iigs
Ohio Company
C. E B. Gard
William Holdcroft
John W. Holde
James J. Atpenter
Edwards, Cole
Slerper
Atiens
Jefferson Cole
Coolville
Shepherd Humphrey
Phebe W. Cole
J. Cole & Go
Phebe W
Cole
Wrenger
E. M. Tid
Bate
Ellen M. Dew
Fred D. Dew
Charles P. Closter
Samuel Augustine
Joseph H. Samson
Mary Samson
Owen C. Hobler
Maria Greathouse
Canaanville
Canaan Township
Air Wing
Peters
Linscott and
Mra
D. W. Bales
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Zanesville City Hospital
Fanton Bayley
See'y
Zanesville
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