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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
7
A Los Angeles Herald piece extols pure linen for bed draperies with style tips for brides to be. It discusses enduring quality, costs from 85 cents to 1.25 per yard, and instructions for sizes and patterns including a dainty heart shaped couch pillow and a tiger lily motif. It notes heirloom spinning wheels and embroidery options for personalized linens.
A Salem shopkeeper explains that machine embroidery is common in Japanese silks with prices from six hundred to one thousand dollars. She highlights royal blue kimonos, cashmere and merino room gowns, chiffon velvet, taffetas, and sheer linens. The article notes costly costumes, new Eton coats, amethyst accents, and autumn colors like golden browns and dark apple greens shaping fashion.
A bank teller tests a forgetful depositor by asking for a password. An elderly Black woman consternation, whispers a phonetic clue, and finally recalls Abraham Lincoln to receive her funds. The scene highlights password use for illiterate depositors.
A hostess curates a Chrysanthemum Tea with Japanese-inspired invitations and decor. Guests tea on the floor, dine without chairs, and enjoy chrysanthemum petals, rice cakes, and candied puffed rice. Attendees are urged to wear kimonos and stage folding napkin tricks for playful charm.
A correspondent suggests an eight o clock wedding reception with seating limited by room capacity. Menus include chicken salad, olives, brown and white bread sandwiches, coffee or chocolate with whipped cream, salted nuts, and ice cream to accompany wedding cake and bonbons. Chrysanthemum Tea Party reference in Japan appears as a fragment.
A short reflection on female expression argues eloquence is shown through tone gesture and glance shaping the spoken life story of rivals and loved ones, illustrating how demeanor conveys deeper meaning beyond words.
A London fashion note describes affordable Chinese and Japanese garments, with clever women embellishing cheaper pieces themselves. It covers Mrs. Arthur Paget’s gold taffeta negligee with lace trims, room gowns for winter, crepe de chine dresses with ribboned lace, and gray tailored linen ensembles worn by schoolteachers, noting storage care and laundering effects.
Gen Horace Porter praised a French artist for talent and conversation yet warned he is too gushing and sympathetic. He illustrated his point with a story of a young girl who knew her sweetheart had passed her house yet claimed he rode in a cab, highlighting the folly of pretended harmony.
A Chinaman arriving from Hongkong on the Loosok brought a colossal signboard. Customs guards bored a hole and found a hollow interior packed with flat tins of opium. The signboard owner was arrested for contraband.
A Tartar village on a hillside near Kazan believes a holy well has extraordinary healing powers. A ten by three foot rocky basin fills with pure crystal water while the bottom shows a thick spread of silver coins left by sufferers seeking cures. No one is ever known to touch the coins despite a lack of watchers.
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