War of color in Paris fashions revives pastels and blue tints
In Paris fashion analysis, designers defend pastel and muted tones against futurist color splashes for evening wear. They favor delicate pinks and varied blue pastels, noting designers’ pastel palettes like cyclamen and desert blue, while noting Luxe attire described with lace and gold rose trim.
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Mexico
Paris
Comforting Blouses Rise With Fresh Color and Sheer Fabrics
Trends show blouses in net and chiffon with flesh colored linings and lace. Sheer fabrics grow ethereal as summer nears, with one or three layers and camisole underneath for decency. The revived blouse features an elastic waist to distribute fullness and reduce bulk below the waistline.
Finish to Costume Inspires Pastel Couture
Tailors use pique for gowns and coats while dressmakers favor sheer lingerie effects for walking dresses. A white crepon ensemble features a skirt trimmed with colored Russian embroidery and an embroidered short coat. Another white crepon gown shows deep gathered flounces and a spotted crepon waistcoat with sapphire blue spots.
Windy Day Hat Adorned in Gray Straw and Green Silk
A description of a stylish hat featuring a gray straw crown with pearl embroidery and a green silk band. The accessory is illustrated with its decorative elements highlighted for a breezy day look.
Oval Face Veil Styles Described in Textile Article
The piece outlines new veils with two or more mesh sweaves in the foundations and embroidered de engee. Mesh widens around the eyes and forms a V to the chin, covering jaw and cheek with finer black on each side. It notes the effect on oval facial impression remains debated.
Foundations of Lace and Maline Dominates Summer Hats
Widespread use of lace and maline outlines new hat styles with medium to wide brims. Artificial flowers, black velvet ribbons, and colored ribbons finish hats in a charmful, perishable summer trend. Rose accents and delicate mesh lace showcase lace trimmed millinery.
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Mary Dean
Rose and Peter's Arranged Union Reignites Longing
Peter Knox contemplates money troubles and asks Rose Clavering to marry him to preserve the house. Years pass with Peter’s money lost and Rose achieving success while secretly hoping for reunion. After a chance encounter in a park, Rose lands Peter back on his feet and boldly urges him to propose again, leading to a renewed engagement.
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Peter
Rose Clavering
Rose
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Fiat
Health and Beauty Remedies for Nervous Women
Describes breathing to strengthen muscles and eye glow, and suggests cold water with soda to soften stained toes. Recommends bed rest for nervous headaches if a doctor is not consulted, and quiet to restore nerves. Advises damp-hand sufferers to rub borax solution on palms and use a sponge during sewing.
Amber Beads and Buttons Accent Red Gowns
Amber beads and amber buttons are used with red gowns, creating a warm glow. The combination, while not pleasing in name, proves stunning in reality by bringing out firelike warmth in the fabric.
Powdered Oatmeal Beauty Tip For Skin Care
A household tip suggests adding powdered oatmeal to the bath water for face and hands to soften and whiten the complexion. The advice emphasizes its soothing, whitening effect from a simple kitchen ingredient.
Grandmother's Ninety Birthday Secret Gift Exchange
In a Chicago piece a ninety year old grandmother revels in birthday capers and gifts. She teases her granddaughter with lace, a bandwear cap, a glove handkerchief, a guest towel and a five dollar bill. She jokes about sharing the fun while keeping the secret of her age.
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Kelly
M’ Darlin
M’ Lamb
Margaret Riley
M' Darlin
Maggie
Nellie Grogan
Nellie
Sadie
Chicago
Open Fire Sparks Woodland Home Comedy
Perdita and her husband buy a four room shack with a large fireplace. The first frosty evening reveals smoke and misadventure as neighbors advise fixes and the husband ends up disposing of the coal to end the poetic debates. He vows to prefer a practical steam radiator.
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Perdita
Dreamers and Sleepers Shape Nations and Careers
A Collier's Weekly essay uses a suburban trolley scene with a butcher to illustrate two power classes: sleepers who drive practical work and dreamers who fuel art and upheaval. It argues nations need balance. excess dreamers lead to storms, while excess sleepers yield stagnation.
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Collier’s Weekly
Faraday and the power of determination over tools
The article argues that Faraday and another chemist achieved success not by great equipment but by ingenuity and perseverance. It asserts greatness comes from the person, not the tools, and urges self-reliance over waiting for luck or wealth.
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Faraday
Humphrey Davy
Seaport Visitors Read Mysterious Wall Inscription
Patrick and Joseph explore an English seaport and glimpse the free library facade. Patrick reads MDCCCXCVIL and guesses its meaning while Joseph notes the date and jokes about spelling and simplification.
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Patrick
Joseph
England
Free Library
Philippine Insect Pests on Electrical Equipment
Electric World notes Philippine insects show distinct appetites for insulating materials. Ants and cockroaches damage insulated wire. horse lizards crawl into electric light meters and lay eggs on magnetic-drag disks. Ant nests form in automatic signals. sealing openings with pitch has reduced annoyance.
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Philippine
Philippines
Orient
Electric World
Panics and plots around Louis Philippe in 19th century finance
The passage notes Bismarck and Busch discussing Louis Philippe orchestrating stock panics to enrich himself. It cites Napoleon III wealth estimates, claims riots were arranged to influence markets, and mentions observers doubting higher figures.
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Louis Philippe
Stock Exchange
Bohlen
Busch
Napoleon III
Amsterdam Exchange
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