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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
8
A housekeeper shares practical steps for reupholstering an upholstered chair and sofa. She explains using existing fabric, cheap tapestry, and careful pinning, tacking, and lining methods to avoid overdoing the material. She notes preserving old buttons and offers a method for button tufting on sofa arms.
The item describes a made up Norfolk style costume for a girl aged 11 to 13. It uses navy blue diagonal serge with a center front plaited skirt, a regulation Norfolk jacket lined in striped silk, and fancy enameled buttons. A white straw hat with a large blue silk bow completes the outfit. Materials include 5 3/4 yards serge and silk lining.
The column blends fashion notes on bordered silks and delicate gowns with dermatology tips. It describes how to fashion novelty bordered silks into gowns and details a lace guimpe paired with velvet straps, then shifts to skin care advice addressing oily complexions and hygiene steps using alcohol, borax, ammonia, and powder for a daintier look.
Good nature is a prime beautifier, brightening dull eyes and easing wrinkles. A happy smiling face makes people call you pretty despite freckles or scraggly lashes. Be good natured and your eyes will seem laughing, your mouth a dainty Cupid’s bow, and expression becomes key to beauty.
John Joseph Fitzgerald or Fitzie, a Brooklyn born lawyer and Democrat, rises in the current session as a potential Democratic leader. A longtime delegate to the 1900 Kansas City convention, he first entered Congress in 1898 at age 26 and has been reelected to multiple terms, aligning with John Sharp Williams.
The ameer Habibullah Khan contemns British rule, has deployed 20,000 troops toward India, and risks losing his $600,000 subsidy and royal title. His autocratic regime boasts 50,000 soldiers with a population of 10 million ready to fight, while oppression and brutal punishments mark his rule.
Cardinal Michael Logue archbishop of Armagh and primate of all Ireland is hailed as the real ruler of Ireland and takes a leading role in the New York archdiocese centennial. He urged Americans to love their old sod yet remain loyal citizens of baptismal land and helped defeat Britain’s half way home rule plan. He was created a cardinal in 1893 and is known as a stern disciplinarian who tolerates no shirking of duty.
Mrs. Bradley Martin headlines as mother of New York society director-general Irrederick Townsend Martin known as Bachelor Martin. He steers New York society after Ward McAllister, now off to England to stage entertainments for his sister, the Countess of Craven, aiming to rival King Edward in style. He shuns a town house, favors hotels as social hubs for a growing society.
In New York a wife battles alienation with her husband as they face a catastrophic hotel fire incident. He saves a pantry girl from flames, suffers severe burns, and the ordeal rekindles their bond as Elizabeth concedes her deep affection and seeks closeness in his care.
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