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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1905
Page
6
The piece surveys popular summer garments and accessories including a New Valete-Child frock, crochet lace, Bunbonnats for sun protection and style, garden aprons, and bold color pairings. It describes mohair dresses, white Russian braid trims, white horsehair hats with black aigrette, and practical, stylish outfits for cool days.
A new shirred bodice dress will flatter slender figures by adding bust fullness and shoulder breadth with puff sleeves. A lavender or yellow veiling over ecru satin and a crushed girdle of dark chiffon velvet or taffeta enhances the model for beauty seekers.
Readers are advised to prefer freshly cut rounds for Hamburg steak and to thoroughly chop at home due to concerns about store meat quality and cleanliness. The fragment warns that store choppers may be less fre ry and may taint meat, rendering it less satisfactory.
Instructions describe mixing one pound of meat with one tablespoon onion juice and half teaspoon pepper. Knead, form an oval inch thick steak, place on a greased broiler over moderate heat, turn every half minute, cook eight to ten minutes until firm yet tender and juicy. Serve with sauce poured round the dish.
A child's frock in gobelin blue voile features a lace trimmed blouse with white embroidery and buttons over a white batiste panel, laced with white ribbon. A ribbon knot decorates the belt, puffed sleeves use lace insertion, and the skirt ends plainly without lace bands.
A historic description details shallow Valenciennes yokes in lingerie blouses and frocks. It notes handmade inserts, open stitches, narrow Valenciennes edging, and scalloped edges sewn atop straight edges to create decorative designs with fine lawn bands and embroidery.
A description of antique fabrics evolving with modern textiles. The piece highlights soft supple textures, pale tinted and shot effects, and the appeal alongside jeweled trimmings of the hour. It emphasizes elegance and compatibility with current fashion demands.
A fashion note highlights bracelets as a renewed demand with elbow length sleeves. Narrow bands of single colored stones, not knotted to netting, gain favor. Joweler shows six or eight pieces joined by a diamond clasp, illustrating evolving accessorizing trends.
A Manchester municipal gas works chief engineer touts gas as the cheaper illuminant and claims electricity provides eight times clearer light. He contrasts costs to show 1000 candlepower lighting would cost 372 cents with gas versus 80.1 cents with electricity. A New York inventor also presents an automatic air brake concept to curb train accidents from signal negligence.
Recent experiments in Bavaria show pine wood can yield artificial cotton at low cost. Wood is chopped, pulped, washed, and bleached then processed into fine threads by a spinning machine. The resulting fabric is said to weave well, dye easily, and may be produced on a large scale to challenge imported cotton.
Estimates discuss laying iron water mains in 30 inch main line with 4 to 6 inch branches using lead joints. Include additions for valves elbows and tees. Labor for 200 feet by twenty men at 4.75 per day projects about 5000 dollars, 33 cents per foot. Hydrants and valves priced around 100 each.
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