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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
7
Molly Morris describes a fashionable street outfit from the era detailing a knit merino underlayer, corset cover, long petti coat, tweed walking skirt, beaver felt hat with plateau crown, and a composed blouse and jacket. Accessories include a beaded shirt waist, pearl buttons, bishop sleeves, dark kid gloves, a folded umbrella, and a leather chatelaine.
Fashion notes describe strong contrasts in fabric and color for the season. Black and white play across ensembles while fur lace velvet and chiffon create varied combinations. Tailors revert to tighter bodices and postilion lines as basques appear at openings and skirts stay box plaited just brushing the ground.
Princess lilac crepe de chine gown trimmed with lilac silk passementerie forms the header to the ecru lace founce. A matching lace bolero opens over a mousseline de soie chemisette. The gown features passementerie rosettes tassels, a gold lace neck, and a wide pasementerie girdle with a pouch sleeve ending in a lace cuff.
A Russian grand duchess had a Paris made pink velvet evening gown for her trousseau.
The piece describes gowns inspired by Marie Leczinska with silver thread embroidery and strass, ivory crepe de chine ensembles with Venetian guipure, a tea gown with chinchilla stole, and a morning dress in clan plaid featuring black satin trimming and ivory lace.
The essay praises the returning trend of wearing flowers in the hair as a romantic gesture. It argues this simple adornment signals sentiment to men and resonates with poetic imagery of roses and tresses across hair colors, linking the practice to timeless femininity.
An itemized list highlights Paris inspired fashions and home goods. Embroidered turnover collars, grass furniture for porch use, Mooji rugs with new patterns, white taffeta parasols with velvet geometrical designs, satin ribbon lingerie pieces, taffeta parasols with violet borders, Madras summer hangings, wall denims in new color schemes, white taffeta golf jackets with embroidery of golf clubs and flowers, and silver alcohol lamps shaped as street lamps.
A newly popular cotillon figure called Dolly Varden features a screen with an aperture at the base separating ladies and gentlemen. Ladies walk in procession displaying ankles while kneeling gentlemen on the opposite side choose the ankles they desire.
The Pittsburg Press notes that removing the screen turns dancing into a general affair and predicts a craze for smart slippers and stockings if the Dolly Varden style crosses the Atlantic.
A compact rotating storage stand for jars fits in a small closet. Four stout barrel-head shelves spin on a central shaft, holding forty pint jars. The base is anchored and the top end sits in a cupboard slot, turning any odd cubbyhole into a neat pantry.
Orange fritters pair with boiled ham for breakfast and thin bologna with parsley. Chicken salad benefits from cold roast pork. sausage meat or pork chop adds to stuffing or force meat. If a cork is too large for a bottle neck, boil it three minutes to fit. An iodine stain may lift with sweet milk and gentle rubbing. Elbow and shoulder shine fades with emery cloth and nap brushing, then silk warming to finish.
A blue and white barred gingham finish brings freshness to a boy's room. Launders well and reads clean. Create a bed spread with wide side and end ruffles, a removable window seat cover, and a lid for interior storage. Cushions match with ruffled slips.
A description of fashionable skirts featuring two contrasting fabrics in the gores. The gores flare minimally and are edged with stitching along the sides and bottom. Inlays sit between adjacent gores, highlighting the design.
The text discusses how fabric choices and weave patterns create flattering effects for different body shapes. It notes that novel weaves offer limitless possible looks, with jeweled or bold plaids suited to regal figures while flecked and knotted surfaces suit less imposing figures.
Practical tips on starching clothes include using hard soap in wash water, adding a teaspoon of turpentine to boiling white garments, and improving boiled starch with salt or gum arabic. Ironing becomes easier when starch is mixed with soapy water.
Coral once common in grandma era ornaments has seen dwindling demand as pearls gained favor. Now indications point to coral regaining popularity in jewelry.
The dainty Marguerites baby kimonos, popular on hotel verandas last summer, appear in infants departments in varied styles. A simple pattern uses a circle of white cashmere nun's veiling or albatross cloth cut twenty inches in diameter.
A silk or velvet blouse features flame colored taffeta or darker velvet with plaited groups. A large shoulder collar uses cream linen or batiste blocks joined by wedge shaped pieces of fabric and trimmed with lace, then edged with narrow black velvet ribbon. Cuffs mirror the same design.
The ad extols free trials of Doan's Kidney Pills and claims cures for back pain swelling and urinary issues. Testimonials from Stephen Schaefer and others describe rapid relief, improved sleep, and recovery from kidney trouble after using the pills. Additional notes mention a nephew with scarlet fever and a Kentucky user reporting bladder and neck pain relief.
A satirical vignette shows the chief of a powerful Trust dismissing the U S president who has lingered outside his palatial offices for a week. The scene satirizes corporate arrogance and political pressure in a Noon moment.
List of issued patents includes John M Birtles Cass Lake folding car rock Lemuel De Marlas St Paul toy and puzzle Joseph Hall Frazee vegetable slicer Joseph Jacoby Minneapolis fish hook Eugene La Force Two Harbors cane and seat Hans Larson Crookston Larr row Samuel Richardson Duluth cooker Patent attorneys Lothrop and Johnson Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minn
A tunnel section nears completion as the last dynamite charge is set. A man waiting for a signal touches an electric lever and dies. The scene is described with ironic byline phrases reflecting a British sensibility and the coroner’s cue.
A whimsical exchange from the Philadelphia Press features a self aware umbrella claiming usefulness only when fresh, while the walking stick chimes in about countering weariness. The dialogue humorously imagines inanimate objects commenting on their purpose during rain.
The Washington Times cites playful quips about Browning as a wife’s enthusiasm stirs literary club chatter. A husband grins, noting Browning is dead, yet the topic persists in social circles.
A vivid, aged complaint extols Dean's Ointment as a reliable remedy for severe itching piles describing extreme discomfort and claiming the ointment never fails to relieve symptoms.
A postman receives a milliner's bill for a fall hat at the breakfast table. He reacts with surprise, noting the charge seems cheap, expecting at least twenty five. The scene unfolds with a calm, amused exchange over the bill.
A hotel clerk questions an actress about baggage and is handed a sealed package she says contains her diamonds. The clerk eyes the parcel and mutters that even a small battered trunk would suit him better in this tense exchange.
An informal Brooklyn dialogue recalls a domestic quarrel where a wife allegedly threw crockery, shattering two full place settings, with the husband Casey-Faith recounting the incident and the household’s ongoing grievance.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Tablets as stops coughs and fights colds at 25 cents. The page features a quote about workers and a Fargo eye ear nose and throat specialist Dr J H Rindland. A cheeky remark about a giggling girl accompanies the ad.
A Philadelphia Press remark notes a boarding house dining table with concave curves prompting a joke about boarders growing stout. The exchange highlights a witty take on weight and table design in a boarding house setting.
An old advertisement claims Wall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally and acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors offer $100 for any failure to cure and urge sending for testimonials while noting Hall's Family Pills as the best.
A brief Boston Transcript exchange notes Millett being laid off as the fashion for color ing meerschaums faded, amid a hint of union context with the Pretzel Varnishers' Union.
Hallenbeck of Chicago reports relief from boils after using Cole's Carbolisalve with no medicine. He claims the salve cured the boils after several applications.
A Chicago Evening Post quip notes the Higginsons upstairs claim a lovely baby while a man in the lower flat complains the infant is not a suitable flat building baby, jesting on its yells and the apartment setting.
A vintage advertisement notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming relief from pain wind colic and teething distress. The text echoes early 19th century medical marketing with callouts to soothing effects and universal use.
A playful local item notes a chap named Chapparall recounts a glee club try-out joke. He says he earned first bass on four bowls, highlighting a lighthearted moment in school life.
An 1900 Norwich notice includes an advertisement for Burdock Blood Bitters with medical claims and a testimonial line about Piso's Cure for Consumption. It also presents quotes on dignity, jealousy, and self reliance, dated February 17, 1900, Maple Street, Norwich, N Y.
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