Millinery Notes on Timeless Hats and Seasonal Variations
Fashion observes enduring hat styles like the Panama and Leghorn. The Leghorn remains versatile, while manufacturers now offer flat forms and varied crown shapes. Milan braids and Neapolitan silks in flat shapes retain appeal, with initial cost justified by lasting beauty.
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Panama
Milan
Evening dress described for union or crepe de chine
An expository fashion note details an evening dress with a princess line bodice, gathered skirt, bugle trimming, and puff sleeves. It calls for five yards of 44 inch fabric, six and a half yards of trim, and a wall of lace, outlining construction from chemisette edge to waist.
The New Ghades for Boring
Elephant gray, gold ochre, burnt.
Proper Use of Antiques in Home Decor
A guide warns against mixing odd antiques with mismatched furniture and overwhelming wall decorations. It urges establishing an antique room and cautions against clashing styles that create a chaotic, unattractive space.
New Embroideries Revival Fashions Lace and Embroidery
A present fad for lace and embroidery combines with familiar designs from two or three seasons ago. Crescent-shape appliques oval medallions and long tablike motifs recur. Women with such trimmings should reuse them. Blind or satin stitch with imitation Irish are popular.
Rug trimming dilemma noted in household care tip
A fragmented domestic note discusses rug curling at corners spoiling appearance and mentions sourcing rug cord or webbing from a holland supplier. It references a seamstress or homemaker solving the issue with practical material by women.
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Holland Webbing
Womlen’ Kale
Natural Mistake Mask Exchange At The Event
A light misunderstanding arises as participants joke about mask usage. One attendee notes they did not wear a mask, while another points out the speaker removed theirs earlier. The exchange reflects playful, informal etiquette at a social gathering.
Cure for Agony with Eczema Publicized by Cuticura Remedies
A nine year relief claim details severe eczema torment, prior doctors failed, then Cuticura Soap Ointment and Regimen prescribed by the mother brought rapid improvement after first bath and one application. The writer, Mrs Alfie Eteen of Battle Creek Michigan, states four bottles used nine years ago kept illness from returning and invites others to write for confirmation.
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Hound
Alfie Eteen
Inn Road
Battle Creek
Mich
What She Ought to Say in Old Style Dialogue
A fragment from Illustrated ts humorously debates proper speech between a couple. The woman asks whether to say bonnet or bon net and the man corrects with a gleeful archaic line about having a bonnet.
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John
Mournful Pleasures Prompt a Soul’s Rushed Marriage Plan
A distressed speaker urges a bereaved man to remarry quickly after his wife’s death. The dialogue shows deep sorrow and impulsive longing as he seeks solace in a brief imagined “ariel” retreat.
_HAS COME INTO HER OWN The new independent woman takes her place_
The old maid stereotype has faded as independent women find niches in society. Today spinsterhood is not a reproach and many women engage in charity work and boards, contributing to humanity with confidence and purpose.
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Old Maid
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
An 1910 newspaper fragment touts Hall Catarrh Cure and a reward for an incurable case. It references F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and a testimonial from local businessmen. The clipping also notes the General Federation of Women's Clubs planning a May convention in Cincinnati Ohio with 800 000 members joining from around the world.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Tie Grim
Warpind, Kinnan & Manvin
Holesale
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Cincinnatii
Smoke damage in U S estimated at 500 million
Herbert M. Wilson of the United States Geological Survey cites annual damage and waste from smoke across the United States reaching 500 million dollars. In large cities alone this amounts to about six dollars per person.
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Herbert M. Wilson
United States Geological Survey
United States
Marrying for Money Meets Father Over a Bigger Check
A wife to be argues with her father about a wealthy match. The suitor counters with a larger check to gain approval. The exchange highlights class and money in a tense family moment.
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