White tailored wear and linen frocks set summer mood
Fashion centers on white this season with white serge and mohair tailored suits for cooling comfort. White linen frocks adopt severe tailoring with minimal trims, while delicate Irish lace and embroidery finish pieces. A Fifth Avenue display showcased pale-buff linen contrasts with white, featuring embroidered scalloping on necklines and sleeves. Rich purples and warm yellows complement the palette as new shades emerge.
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Fifth Avenue
Frock of Voile Showcases Delicate White Embroidered Frocks
A description of voile frocks highlights lace like white fabrics in vogue with straight skirts and seamless bodices. The featured embroidered voile includes a four inch yellow batiste hem and a yellow satin sash tied at the back with a cluster of small yellow roses on one end.
Tints of the Moment in Parisian Empire Green
Empire green described as vert empire echoes the soft jade brights seen in Chinese jade. The hue is praised for beauty across materials and pairs well with aluminum or gold. A subsequent shade named sacre is also noted.
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Paris
Hatpin Holder Add On Wall Decor
A simple decorative hatpin holder mounts beside a mirror. A cardboard base covers both sides with silk remnant, five narrow pockets for pins, and a silk cord outline forming loops to hang the piece. Colors should match the wall paper and room decor.
Gown of Scarlet Shown By Paquin For Madame l Ambale
Paquin has furnished gowns for Milo and Juanita da Frezia of Theater Bouffes- Parisiens in Madame l Ambale. A scarlet or vermilion satin gown veiled with blue chiffon features ivory lace bodice, one-sided trimming, a tunic caught at one side under a blue satin rosette, a high waist line, and a hanging chiffon panel beneath the folds.
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Paquin
Milo
Juanita da Frezia
Theater Bouffes-Parisiens
Madame l’Ambale
Philadelphia
Hovers Over Rose Embroidered Handkerchiefs
Initial linen handkerchiefs feature barred borders and a wreath medallion with a butterfly hovering over a rose design. Glove handkerchiefs, smaller than ordinary, use fine lawn in white with color edging and occasional initials in one corner.
Shirtwaists Still Here in Wardrobe Essentials
The article notes white shirtwaists remain essential for comfort this year and advises having at least one smart white waist. It suggests pairing waist and skirt in color, and emphasizes that an elaborate white waist is always stylish and attractive.
Middy Ties Boost Sailor Style Demand
A rising trend in sailor inspired fashion features Middy ties broader than standard Windsor ties and half again longer in length. Popular colors include red navy blue and blue and white polka dots reflecting current taste.
Cabbage Tree Grows in Santa Monica Garden
A two year old cabbage tree in John A. Pool’s garden at 1302 Eleventh street rises nine and a half feet with an 11 inch trunk. It has borne a bushel of small cabbage heads and more are forming along the trunk, while top heads are pruned to prevent breakage.
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Santa Monica
Cal
John A. Pool
Eleventh Street
Mr. Pool
Hippo Hunting Tactics in Cape Town Slaughter Methods
The article details native methods used against the hippopotamus in Africa. It describes harpoon lines with floats, pit traps, and a spring spear device to kill or deter hippos. It notes hippos’ aggressive behavior when pursued by boats, mentions tame captivity examples, and cites Roosevelt’s hunting expedition. It ends with the hippo’s fat, prized as lake cow bacon, and its declining numbers in cold African waters.
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Cape Town
Africa
Roosevelt
Poot's Cabbage Tree Becomes California Curio
A farmer grows a cabbage plant that defies normal habit by shooting upward instead of forming a rounded head. It rises several feet with many small heads along the stalk, requiring a stake as it grows taller. The plant behaves as a perennial and may attract visitors to Santa Monica as a horticultural oddity.
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Santa Monica
California
Marble Shaft to Mark Site of Fort Defiance at Estherville
Estherville to mark old Fort Defiance site with a 30 foot marble monument. Daughters of the American Revolution lodge directs the project. A marble cannon ball topped by an American eagle will crown the shaft and Mrs. Esther Ridley’s name will appear on the base plaque.
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Estherville
Iowa
Fort Defiance
Lodge of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Esther Ridley
Housekeeper’s pencil saves hours by cataloging belongings
A reader describes a method learned from a friend to organize a home with trunks and boxes labeled by content. Pencils and tablets on doors track items, storage by person, and a hall tablet shows each member’s whereabouts. The system eliminates searches, improves meal planning, and reduces household disputes.
The Cradle of Methodism at Wilmington Delaware
The Barratt's chapel near Fredericia in Kent county Delaware is described as the cradle of Methodism in the United States. Bishops Coke and Asbury met there and laid groundwork for the church's organization. A fund of 50000 dollars is proposed to preserve the site under the Church Extension Society, honoring Philip Barratt, ancestor of Judge Barratt. The chapel sits on land donated in 1780 by Barratt, who sheltered Asbury during the revolution.
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Wilmington
Del
Methodist Church
United States
Philip Barratt
Delaware Assembly
Judge Barratt
Philadelphia
Asbury
Church Extension Society
Onion Soup From Old Cookbook With Rich Butter Base
A traditional onion soup recipe instructs melting six ounces of butter in a large saucepan, cooking six large white onions for an hour, adding salt pepper cayenne and stock, then simmering. Stir in one and a half cups milk, then whisk four egg yolks with parmesan, combine, thicken slightly, and serve over toasted French bread in each plate.
Faity Loaf Recipe From A Historic Collection
Four eggs beaten separately, sugar, butter, milk, and flour measured. Cream butter and sugar, beat yolks to froth, whip whites with cream of tartar to stiff peaks. Fold in milk, whites, and flour, then bake in a moderate oven about 30 minutes. Flour first then soda sifted three times.
Cabbage with Fried Onions Cooked to Golden Brown
Slice cabbage into fine shreds and steam in butter until tender. Fry finely chopped onion in butter until lightly browned. Combine with cabbage and cook together to a golden brown with salt and cayenne to taste. This simple stovetop dish blends cabbage and onion for a savory side.
Olless Dressing Instructions for Egg Mayonnaise Style Sauce
A vintage recipe describes mixing two eggs with salt sugar celery salt and mustard plus cayenne and butter. Add half a cup of cream and one cup vinegar. Thicken over a double boiler and stir off heat. Keeps in a cool place for several weeks.
Dead Crane Reanimates in Lake Charles Near Coon Creek
Henry Ackers headed to town from Coon Creek after shooting a sandhill crane seven feet long when the bird suddenly moved and pecked at his face. The dramatic incident occurred as he carried the supposedly dead crane toward town, the creature snapping at eyes in a dangerous moment.
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Lake Charles
Henry Ackers
Coon Creek
Ife
Ackers
Britons Win Large London Waterworks Contracts
Contracts totaling more than 2 million dollars have been signed in London for the construction and equipment of the waterworks at Dugnes Ayres, including the installation of new pumping machinery.
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London
Dugnes Ayres
Fruit Eclairs With Fruit Filling and Cream Topping
A quick home dessert idea describes eclairs filled with a small fruit and topped with a spoonful of whipped cream. The method mirrors ordinary eclairs and aims for easy, dainty party servings.
Mocha Frosting Preparation Notes
A simple frosting recipe uses half a cup butter softened or melted. Beat with one and a half cups confectioners sugar until smooth. Mix in two tablespoons strong coffee two tablespoons cocoa and one tablespoon vanilla for mocha flavor.
Greatest Play Ever Saw Rush S$ Tulerton By John Kling
Mike Donlin then with New York made what I think was the greatest play I ever saw against the Cubs in 1908. In a pennant race moment, he leaped into a crowded right field to catch a deep foul ball and then threw to third to beat a runner, preserving the game for the Giants.
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Mike Donlin
New York
Cubs
Giants
Tinker
Donlin
Ors
Chicago
Denlin
Ahat
W. G. Chapman
Mineral Water Sales in the United States in 1905
The United States Geological Survey reports mineral water sales in 1505 reached $6,894,134 with 65,674,486 gallons sold at an average of 11 cents per gallon. About 6,000,000 gallons were used for soft drink production. 1885 production was 1,312,845 gallons. Imports in 1909 totaled $1,085,177 at an average 3 8 cents per gallon.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Rarest printed books and their value ranks
A Parisian critic ranks rare prints by value led by the Gutenberg Bible from 1450s with 1884 sale at 80 000 francs and 1897 sale at 100 000 francs. Psalter of 1457 follows as first dated printed volume, then Troye of 1469 and Canterbury Tales with a recent sale around 16 400 dollars.
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Paris
Gutenberg Press
Troye
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Mohal
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Poot
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John Kling
America
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