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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1908
Page
6
A detailed fashion note describes new sleeves and chemisette combinations for blouses. It explains that sleeves may be cut apart from the body using differing materials, with examples in linen, batiste, and puffed trims. It highlights the effect achieved by trimming and contrasting textures.
A novel corn scorer trims four corn rows at once leaving kernels on the cob. It is a nickel plated nickel device costing a quarter and sold at department stores. The tool eases eating, reduces teeth friction, and preserves flavor by skipping scraping.
A new hat called the violet uses leaf-like straw bent into a heart shaped plateau. It forms a top point with curved straw rising to the front center and wide side pompadours, trimmed by a wreath of plumes or flowers and small side bunches.
Fashion notes border parasols with two material layers and vivid color borders. Centers use heavy pongee or rajah with outer light bands. borders may be woven or set in. Patterns echo chintz and cretonne, while seams are finished with a fine welt and the effect resembles upholstered furniture for cooling warmth.
The article notes a shift from old striped linen furniture slips with red braid to more decorative coverings made of flowered retons or art dekings, which are fitted to the furniture.
A clever method for finishing rough lingerie seams by using buttonhole stitches instead of French seams. Stitches should be spaced to add little extra time and ensure a neat wrong side. Applicable to lingerie hats and sheer muslin dresses to prevent rough edges.
In a description of resort fashion, a pale-green gown with full length white panels is praised for its suitability in warm evenings. The ensemble emphasizes color harmony and flattering drape for summer social settings.
Vogue notes a radical change in footwear as skirts shorten and flounces disappear. Day wear favors a short vamp low buckle and high heel with upper matching stockings while evening shoes use satin with ribbons at the ankles and some heelless designs for very pretty feet. The flexible sole molds to heel and instep after one wearing.
The Iowa board of parole denies parole for lifers including Weems Ridpath case and Weemer, with Jackman set for possible release due to tuberculosis while Fivecoat remains denied. Suits totaling $1.656 million filed in Polk county court as AG Byers targets Western Union Tele graph. Grant club approves new house contractor Rollins, and Governor Cummins considers rewards for witnesses attacked in Davenport saloon prosecutions. An artesian well on Moran farm gushes water, Muscatine petition signatures challenged by Anti-Saloon league, Prouty for Congress led by 7414 to 51% vote, and Iowa stockmen to gain shipping in transit rights benefiting freight costs.
A fragmentary humorous sketch contrasts a formerly stout man now pale and emaciated with exaggerated metaphors. The narrator notes his fear of self and awkward self-perception as he imagines himself thin as a temperance town and as careful as a bookmark with bad feet. The piece ends with a summer vacation reflection on heat and incompetence.
An aging Iowa newspaper page features a collage of light verse and playful quips. It riffs on summer romance, social mores, and witty asides about poets, fashion, and travel, mixing cheeky lines with quaint cultural references and local humor.
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