Mourning Fashion Guide Emphasizes Simplicity and Quality
Julia Bottomley outlines mourning attire from AML fabrics focusing on quality and understated elegance. She recommends plain gowns, well finished garments, and appropriate trimming with crape and grenadines for deep mourning, noting waterproof crape netting improves durability and water resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Bottomley
AML
Rowella
Sk Grenadines
American
England
Fie
Princess Dress Pattern Notes for Fine Serge Fabric
Pattern describes a princess style dress with panel front and back to the foot, turned up hem, center taped wrong slide, decorative trim with a jewel collar and lace, vent of tucked silk, and a box plait front. Required materials include wool serge or similar fabric, yardages given for 48 inch widths.
The Low Neck Gown for Informal Dinner Invitations
The article advises women that a low neck dinner gown is appropriate for most dinners at a friend's home. If invited 24 hours prior, a regulation dinner frock suffices, and even if invited on the day of the dinner, a low cut dress remains acceptable. It notes hostesses often invite guests informally, making fashion standards flexible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Crooks
First St
N. W
American Fork
Utah
Dean
Crooks
Doan
Monograms on Table Linen For Napkin Center Display
A 1900s note explains that monograms are now centered on table napkins rather than corner placement. Fold the napkin lengthwise into three, then crosswise into three to reveal the monogram at the center.
Fragmented 19th Century Ads and Moral Notes
Odd collage of advertisements and moral observations from a historical page. Mentions of Castoria for infants, Davis rat poison, Hawlins Wizard Oil for chest ailments, and Mr Crimsonbeak. Includes parental respect discourse and child behavior commentary from the era, with stray captions and rhetorical quips.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Princess Dress
Bright
James Doan
Thekurpete
J. R. Black
E. Sixth Street
Topeka
Kansas
Livan
Hlack
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Foster-Mitsuru Co
Proprietors
THE
Bohemians
Mr. Crimsonbeak
Steve
Crimsonbeak
John
Davis
Miun
Willie
Aly
China
Japan
Fia
Weedevta
Dr. Pierce
Via
Osakyt
Martha ‘Washington Comfort Shoes
Weah
Genuine
Martha Washington Comfort
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Pthe’ Teady
Rayo Lam
Ve Continental Oil Company
Fred C. Witten
Newark
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Illinois
Pyrat
Tae Creer
Hiseet
Adan
N. Uy
Denver
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