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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
7
Practical sewing notes describe collar and waist fashion for women, with emphasis on fit and style. A pantry tip covers peanut sandwiches with mayonnaise and roasted peanuts, then a fashion note highlights a pale rose gown with matching hat and plume. A box plaited apron design suitable for school wear is also featured.
A note on boot shaped hats favored by military fashionists describes hats longer side to side than front to rear with diamond shaped crowns serving as sturdy foundations for the evolving style.
Millinery displays show supple felt with silky beaver surfaces and prominent feathers. Designers feature plumes in white pale pink and white on black and brown felts. Long feathers return to fashion as winter tones give way to pale color accents and bold feathered brims.
A historical tip explains sprinkling dampened salt on a carpet before sweeping to prevent dust from rising, deter moths, and brighten colors.
The piece highlights fur blouses, Irish crochet, yak lace and Chantilly among fabrics shaping fashion. It notes crocheted buttons on yak pieces, crushed girdles as bodice finishes, Valenciennes sleeves, chiffon lingerie sleeves, coque plume pompons on hats, and jeweled collars for evening wear. Epaulets and silk fringe accents are also mentioned as current style elements.
Practical tips for home tasks include cooling pastry in a warm room to avoid heaviness, using chafing dishes for boiled stews fried or steamed foods, and blending water with flour with a fork to prevent lumps. Advice covers staining, fire care, butter making, and kerosene for porcelain tubs.
Delicate children’s garments described with white wool kimonas and short jackets. Elegant loose dresses reach the hem with accordion plaits, lace collars, and fluffy fairy-like trims. Three-year-old frocks feature white corded wash silks belted with sashes and mull dresses with lace yokes.
A long hunt ends as divers uncover the wreck of a 100 foot Spanish treasure ship buried along the Florida coast near Miami. Courts appoint a wrecking master and plan a cofferdam for pumping out water. ingots are said to be ninety per cent silver with potential value in the millions.
A famed figure ignores crowds as a photographer seizes a moment aboard a Vuluth steamship. An information broker pitches passengers on joining a group shot for 25 cents each, while the Great Man remains calm and unbothered by the spectacle.
A speech fragment discusses exponential microbe growth to 4.772 quadrillion in three days and laments germs as the most disheartening scientific discovery. It contrasts human-animal affection with treating unseen microbes, citing John Morey’s life of Gladstone and a 1868 recollection of Gladstone’s first government formation.
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