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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
2
The text argues that chic appearance comes from properly chosen and well-fitting undergarments. It stresses correct sizing at shoulders, armholes, waist, and hips, proper petticoat length, and avoiding wrinkles or rides. Careful dressing prevents strained seams, extends wear, and yields economy and better overall costume fit.
A dainty sky blue cotton dress features a high waist, gathered fullness, narrow silk band, attached bodice, insertion trim along the skirt and bodice, finely tucked sleeves, elbow trims, and sash ends reaching the floor. Sky blue chip hat adorned with pale pink rose wreath completes the outfit. Materials listed include four yards of 40 inch fabric and 3.5 yards of insertion. The second costume is said to be sky blue.
Description notes a cashmere slightly high waisted skirt edged by two rows of passementerie. passementerie outlines the bodice neck and sleeve edges, ninon under-sleeves, two French tucks on the bodice shoulders, and a waist ribbon knotted at the left front. Materials listed include four yards cashmere and passementerie with ninon for under-sleeves.
The Dry Goods Economist notes floral garnitures shaped as straight barn ascents and buckles made from small gatin roses and forgetme-nots. Used as ornaments instead of bar-pins or bows, they adorn jabota, lace stocks, or low collars. Buckles serve as corsage pieces, fichu closures, or hat trim.
The piece describes fashionable season muff contrasts: sombre black plush with white silk and black chiffon, Geisha bow accents, and a seal muff with a raccoon skin center. It notes shifting ornament details like tails from possum, red fox, and raccoon, plus a seal hat with a raccoon crown and ostrich feather cluster.
If you crochet well, make warm fashionable caps of thick zephyr for girls or young relations. Dark colors like blue red brown maroon suit winter wear best. Caps are crochet skull caps with added brim and optional neck protection, trimmed with contrasting yarn and ribbon rosettes.
A disk ornament, popular for half mourning, features a circle of pearls and diamonds set in black enamel. The piece stands out as an attractive design amid copied imitation gems and suits half mourning frocks with its black enamel accent.
George C. Boldt spoke in Philadelphia praising Swiss hotels as remarkably good for their price. He noted Swiss hospitality starts at the bottom with waiters and cited a Berne gathering where a wag’s shout waiter sparked a unified affirmative response from leaders.
Three men talk of the times as a burning cigar band on a German friend’s cigar creates a nuisance. The German remarks with a joke about not saving them, adding a light domestic twist to a simple scene with humor.
A tall young man with a bold presence confronted a rival who appeared eager for a quarrel. The big man challenged the other, who refused the conflict, warning that trouble would be wasted on the scene. The exchange ended without violence.
Miss Milyuns notes many rich girls dislike marriage. Count Nocoyne admits proposing to many of them, saying he knows that attitude. The exchange hints at social bargaining in aristocratic circles.
A buyer notes the car’s speed at about sixty miles per hour while the demonstrator boasts strong ventilation. The exchange highlights confidence in performance and comfort during a test drive.
The quoted exchange frames education as profitable and notes a dramatic real estate remark. The speaker references buying neighboring houses at half value as a shorthand for the perceived financial upside of investing in a daughter’s musical education.
A fragment recalls a father asked if he favors votes for women and a child’s shy reply about his mother being upstairs. The brief dialog hints at social tensions surrounding suffrage in a domestic setting.
A dialogue contrasts supposed anatomical limits with a stereotype about women’s endurance and dress fittings. The exchange implies social biases about women's capabilities and appearances, reflecting dated attitudes in a brief, candid exchange.
A witty judge plays a round with a friend noted for long drives. A cow on the course blocks shots, is pursued, but the ball lands in the cow's mouth. The cow drops the ball on the putting green, and the judge holes out in eight strokes while the friend quips it took two. The judge retorts that the cow’s strokes counted.
A fragmentary clipping references a weather forecast and ghosta literature for holiday reading. It includes a polite rejection letter to Mrs. Leeder and a curiously phrased complaint about radiator steam, hinting at a charity manuscript submission and a declined contribution.
A caller asks a doctor to visit their home this week as the mother in law lies ill, noting there is no particular hurry. The brief exchange centers on arranging medical care at the residence.
A shoe merchant notes studying customers to offer fitting footwear. The humorous interviewer discusses roles such as explorer, engineer, book agent, and tourist, then welcomes a gentleman who collects the port, and the merchant promises a custom made shoe for him.
In a humorous exchange, Three Winger Gam explains why players keep cards in the refrigerator. The tactic is a precaution after odd hands and changing packs. Temperature helps detect stray cards and maintain fair dealing.
A Narragansett social leader arranging a musicale consults a local professor. He suggests two first violins and two seconds, but the hostess insists on sparing no expense and wants only first violins.
In a domestic quarrel captured by OCR, Mrs Richquick-John urges purchases while Mr Richquick-Maria objects to changing outfits for different daily rooms. The exchange shows tension over wardrobe changes across morning, noon, afternoon, and night.
A London Opinion remark questions a missing ordered material that was set for cutting a week ago. The letter also critiques a dressmaker delaying a change of mind from a customer, implying disfigurement of cloth if expectations are not met.
In a curious note, witnesses describe Gygly as exceedingly kind hearted and incapable of harming others. The conversation suggests disbelief that he could ever take a life, even under pressure or provocation.
A brief exchange shows Henpecke denying hypocrisy as he asks if others have congratulated the newlyweds. The dialogue hints at social propriety and playful banter in a Wigwam setting.
A Browning's Magazine quote contrasts a joyful laborer who sings at work with the listener who endures the singing. It highlights the humor in shared work experience and the social dynamic of workplace morale.
A meditation on making a life image of Christ through inner renewal and Spirit guiding, contrasting artistic memory with daily dedication. It argues that true transformation comes from mind renewal and pursuing God's will, not worldly compromise, noting enduring spiritual influence beyond personal memory.
A devotional reflection on finding quiet times amid busy days to hear God. It emphasizes that God speaks through outer noises and through night revelations, urging personal stillness and contemplation as essential for blessings.
Rav H. Hough of Brooklyn says the message from religion bears an economic and social program. It offers moral guidance to strugglers under the bedesia of consciousness, emphasizing authenticity and duty amid stress.
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