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Newspaper
Casper Press
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
2
The article showcases two elegant short-waisted dress patterns for soft fabrics like cashmere and Shantung. The first features mole-colored cashmere with a plastron, turquoise velvet trim, silk chemisette, and lace-sashed bodice joined to a plain skirt. The second uses mauve Shantung with a sateen underskirt, galloon edging, lace vest, and ornate neckline, detailing required materials for each ensemble.
The article describes a developing pleiade shade set for autumn, featuring dull willow greens with yellow hints in lighter tones and sage to moss greens in darker shades. It highlights nasturtium hues in golden apricot and copper, lapis in blue tones, two new grays vapour and elephant, Rouen blue, and two tans Isabelle with six tones, noting their muted yet expressive qualities and compatibility for blending.
A vintage cleaning tip suggests removing ink stains from carpets by applying mutton tallow or cont ailment over the stain, or dipping into hot tallow for lighter fabrics. Rinse with warm water to remove traces, then use blotting paper and hot iron to lift remaining shadows.
Ready made fall suits from American manufacturers are arriving at comparatively low prices. Popular colors include blue, black and green. Cloths used include bolt fabrics. Skirts are circular and short. Coats reach nearly to the knees, are single breasted and cut away from the waist line.
Entire bed sets are made of eavy ecru Arabian lace. They are trimmed with china elik in faint colors and laid over the bed extending nearly to the floor. A long piece covers the pillows.
A mother creates simple single-piece kimonos for babies from Ganeel or cashmere. The garments are praised for ease of wear and attractive appearance, offering practical warmth and a neat, compact design for infant use.
Imported frocks for women heading to fashionable American resorts feature light weight serge in brown blue and pink with plain gored skirts and envelope flap pockets at the shoulder strap joins. Blouses have shoulder bands and embroidered muslin gulme accents with muslin elbow cuffs and color piping details.
A dainty lawn blouse is described using pale blue as the model color. The yoke extends to the wrist both front and back, crafted from fine muslin with a Val ences lace edging. The material is tucked at the top and attached to the yoke, featuring a simple puffed sleeve gathered into an embroidered elbow cuff.
Instructions describe making Maple Bavarian Cream with maple syrup eggs gelatin and cream. Heat syrup, whisk yolk, dissolve gelatine in water, combine with hot mixture, cool and fold in thick cream. Chill in mold or sherbet glasses until firm.
Night gowns feature large Dutch collars and bold dye embroidery. Front displays a lace jabot from collar to waistband, accented with colored ribbon flecks.
Gen Daniel E. Sickles, famed defender at Gettysburg and diplomat, has reunited with his Spanish wife after 27 years apart in Madrid. The 83-year-old former congressman and major general recounts his political and military career, including a controversial 1859 shooting case and multiple diplomatic postings. A daughter by marriage links to a British diplomat, and a son serves at the American legation in Athens.
Dr Sheldon Jackson, United States general agent of education in Alaska, has transformed the territory since 1885. Once sparsely populated with no schooling, Alaska now hosts seventy teachers instructing nearly 3000 pupils. Native reception to schools has been warm, with crowded classrooms and strong affection for instructors. Jackson previously served as a Presbyterian minister among the Choctaw and helped lay the groundwork for church organizations in western states. He established Alaska’s canoe mail service in 1883, secured its first district government in 1884, and introduced the early school system he has since expanded.
Sir George Howard Darwin, president of the World's Association of Science, asserts after long study that plants can see think and remember. He notes evidence suggesting a low order of instinct in plants and hints his ideas may echo those of his father Charles Darwin. He is famed for tides research and is a Trinity College Cambridge professor.
Property owners are urged to verify the purity of white lead before buying. National Lead Co offers a free testing outfit and a free book on paint, addressed to Woodbridge Building, New York City, for those who write.
A youngster’s playroom politics tale ends with a pretend convention and apple debate while an Alabama juror flees a courtroom, explaining his mind cleared only after Mr. Hobbs finished talking and grew confused when Mr. Clayton spoke.
A compact piece contrasts debts of the rich and poor, noting the rich avoid payment by social position while the poor strive to meet contracts to preserve standing. Witty exchanges follow about a new watch and timing, with Hewitt praising the watch’s beauty and Jewitt lamenting timing delays.
A reader notes Castoria’s long use and signature label as a reliable infant remedy. The dialogue includes a Punch cartoon gag about a lullaby and a bystander recall, with Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup mentioned in a clipped exchange about teething and colic.
A judge questions a witness about an oath picture as a telephone girl and a business genius discuss the skill of pleasing diverse customers. The piece defines catering to various moods as a form of loneness, a rare talent in commerce and the focus of Men's Wear commentary.
A Manning Iowa woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of severe female complaints and costly therapies. She followed the advertised guidance, took the remedy, and reports restored health. Mrs Pinkham invites all sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
United States Senator Levi Ankeny of Washington, labeled a vendetta target by party rivals, trails Wesley L. Jones by 1,600 to 3,000 votes with Judge Snell behind. Ankeny, born in Missouri, built his fortune in Oregon and Idaho politics and married in 1867 to Nesmith’s daughter after a train encounter.
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