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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
3
A compact little travel work-case is described as highly useful for travelers and visitors. It can be made with any pretty piece of silk or linen and is suitable for outside work with cross-stitch or embroidery, offering a handy craft accessory for on the go use.
A fragment describes fabric finishing for outside use, noting it may be done with cross-stitch or embroidery or edged with galloon. It specifies a six inch wide strip and twelve inch length, lined with material not shown.
A pale blue silk item features a turned-in edge with a buttonhole finish along the outside. A ribbon runs along one side at the center and is secured down at the intersection.
Tailored autumn suits feature a false collar under the sailor collar, often with stitching or braiding. A hip length jacket with V-shaped vest and silk tie shows the look, with marrow self-colored braiding and ruffles at cuffs, aimed at elongating height for young women and concealing length.
Instructions describe making over a shirtwaist and apron for morning wear. Convert the collar and cuffs with percale, remove skirt sections, add a contrasting belt, and use the remaining pieces to craft a ready-to-wear look. An apron is created from lingerie blouse scraps with bib, belt, ribbon trim, and lace to suit tea or embroidery.
A long felt hat in white velvet features a huge mushroom shape and a two inch black velvet band. It is trimmed with black and white near aigrettes and a black velvet filet framing a white parting. The design aims to flatter ladies with sympathetic styling.
Description of a craft bag featuring two white flannel leaves sewn to satin center, a blue satin bag ten inches deep for small pieces, and a cover edged with fine cord tied with narrow ribbon as shown in the illustration.
The guide explains a simple method to roll an umbrella neatly. Grasp just above the ribs, press against the stick, and roll the silk tightly. This prevents twisting or bending of the ribs and leaves the cover smooth and tight, giving an older umbrella a refreshed appearance.
The trend favors wearing a single jewel type with each outfit. Diamonds with white satin, pearls with black velvet, topaz with pale gowns, emeralds with green costumes, coral with gray frocks, and turquoise matching white or black gowns. Imitations in French jewelry offer harmonious options as girls seek color-coordinated sets in simple settings.
The shirt waist is not overlooked in trimming fullness. The correct sleeve is plain at the top and set in without gathers. This style flatters broad shoulders but should not be used with very thin material.
Very fine serge or face cloth are the most suitable materials to be used for making this smart costume. The underskirt consists of a deep kilt attached to a lining foundation, the overskirt is long at the back but shorter at front where it wraps over. The coat has revers of material stitched at edge, then a long roll collar of silk lies over them, one large.
The description notes a waist fastening button, a satin stretch brim on a velvet silk cord crown, and trimming. It lists materials: eight yards of 46 inch fabric, four and a half yards skirt lining, and five yards silk for the coat lining.
Mistletoe is a parasite that weakens and gradually kills trees in its growing regions. It grows slowly but, if neglected, ruins all infected branches and ultimately harms the entire tree.
The London Mail reports a shift among women smokers toward larger pipes, abandoning cigarettes for briar or Meerschaum with accompanying gold card case and chain purse. Cigarettes give way to small mild cigars as women seek a bigger smoke and new accessories.
George Anstey, aged 12, of Leicester, described as a cripple, is cited as a leading young cyclist. The Leicester Cripples Guild supplied him with a two wheeled pedalless machine. He lies face forward on the frame, using wooden clogs on his hands to propel, steer, and brake with full control.
A London Tit Bits quip mocks the height of aggravation as a man in a hostelry describes the eight of aggravation as trying to catch a flea from your ear with boxing gloves. The humorous line appears voiced by a gentleman in shaky boots, lingering over his joke while setting a pewter on the counter.
A description of a luncheon setting featuring woven Indian basketry runners with white Sitka doilies on an oval mahogany table. Four totem poles, Alaskan handmade dishes, and a central vase arrangement frame a menu including halibut chowder, broiled salmon, roast duck, and Klondike nuggets.
In a brief exchange, Mr Cumro ix concedes he owes much to his wife acknowledging she grants him access to her receptions and musicales, noting he would not be invited otherwise.
A ruling disqualifies a first prize winner described as an amateur who was later deemed a professional. The discussion notes the person is employed in a government bureau, revealing the implication behind the disqualification.
The speaker recalls playing three roles in a single night when the other two actors were ill. He describes stepping in as manager actor and friend to separate the hero and villain, highlighting adaptability and quick changes during a live performance.
Mr Robert Butler of Marlborough England heard his death announced at a Exeter poor law conference. A delegate proposed replacing him on the Wiltshire central committee after his death was mourned. Butler rose and said he was alive and well and would serve if the conference wished.
Four men tied to Wall Street brokerage talk about U S currency and counterfeits. A broker shows a $10 yellow back and tests recognition of the portrait, failing at first until he reveals Michael Hillegas as the first U S treasurer, admitting he did not know it moments before.
Theologian Dr. Hiram C. Cortlandt of Des Moines riffs on Thomas A. Edison. He recalls an amusing anecdote from Baldwin locomotive works about how a boiler is made, contrasting Edison’s view on souls with a rattling, hands on factory tale.
An amused observer recounts a perilous balloon journey high above the earth. The machine soars a thousand feet, careening toward polar air. A desperate chase with wolves closing in adds to the tale’s tension and danger.
The largest of its type on scientific record, a sixty three foot whale estimated at about three hundred years old, was captured off Port Arthur Texas. Captain Cole Plummer of a US pilot boat sighted the creature in the shoals near the jetties and the crew seized the mammal. It was towed ashore, shown to spectators and photographed before being cut up.
Seattle offers a ten cent bounty per rat to curb bubonic plague fears. Tacoma laughs, noting the bounty may reach nonresidents and not just Seattle rodents, while the Ledger warns the joke could backfire if Seattle’s rat population appears in the census.
The Dundee Advertiser reports on two very elderly women. Frau Dutkievitz of Posem Prussian Poland born February 21 1785 is 125. Babavashka born May 1784 is nine months older and still active in field work. She lives in Bavelsko and has near 100 descendants who share her joint allowance. She recalls events from the early 1800s more clearly than recent decades.
Georgette Fontano an embroiderer in Rue Sevres Paris sought to summon her fireman fiancé by breaking a fire alarm. Firemen arrived to help yet her plan failed as her fiancé was absent and she was jailed for a month despite protests.
A fragment notes the Brig Nebuchadnezzar with a quoted archaic phrase about flesh and a half-heard chuckle from a character, reflecting a fragmentary literary or theatrical snippet. The source text is incomplete and lacks clear context or full attribution.
A man who enjoys seeing a woman in tears is a brute. Miss Cayenne counters with a tale of a kind husband who takes his wife to emotionally charged plays, highlighting differing views on gender and sensitivity in relationships.
The New York Press notes Nicola Tesla dining by himself in a grand hotel dining room. He sits at a visible table with an absorbed, studious demeanor, possibly with a portfolio of papers he studies with solemn focus, presenting an eloquent tableau of profundity.
The article notes Washington's Birthday as a holiday in all states and Labor Day universally. Decoration Day varies, absent in eight states. States honor local histories with holidays for events like New Orleans battle, Texan independence, San Jacinto, and California’s Admission Day. Mississippi follows federal style on statutory holidays, while Columbus Day appears in a few states.
Princess August Wilhelm of Germany promotes a historic custom where newlyweds plant oak saplings in their native town after marriage. Multhausen in Thuringia leads by example with municipal escort to plant trees along a new road. The practice originated to repair 30 Years War ravages, once requiring couples to plant fruit trees before marrying.
A drunk and disorderly prisoner at Birmingham police court caused laughter when he mistaken a docket item for his own record and loudly claimed a shopbreaking charge from eight years ago. The moment lightened the courtroom as the man realized his error and smiled. The Birmingham Mail reports.
A libel suit arose after a weekly journal attacked claims that undigested food could help some appendicitis cases. The company defended that many cases heal without surgery by stopping such foods and using predigested meals like Grape-Nuts. Expert testimony supported predigested food, while a surgeon stated surgery remains necessary in some cases. The ad emphasized prevention and digestion and suggested a breakfast of Grape-Nuts with fruit and eggs.
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