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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
2
The article discusses European influence on American women’s dress including trained skirts for evening wear, empire and princess silhouettes, short Eton like jackets, and rich white Renaissance lace outfits. It notes fur should not be worn indoors and highlights veils in white pale blue and new mouse gray as a season color trend.
The article notes oversized muffs are the height of fashion this year with chinchilla and lace dominating designs. Cream lace ruffles at wrist or muff ends, paired with chinchilla or sable, create exquisite color. Artificial flowers and gardenias trim muffs for elaborate reception outfits, though walking suits favor smaller, lace and flower free muffs.
A oyster-white broadcloth empire coat with green velvet trim and gray satin facings stands as a costly evening wrap. Designers pace fashion, noting the style is gaining favor among women of fashion.
A touch of gold or silver is common in fashionable dresses, with silver preferred when possible. A hem or band of metallic cloth under lace or net edges is popular to preserve the edge of sheer fabrics, a technique mainly for evening wear while day outfits favor velvet hems.
The New York Sun notes white tulle as a charming, perishable yet popular choice for youthful evening wear. It pairs with flower garlands, ribbons, and lace, while mousseline or chiffon in plain whites with tiny floral borders creates tasteful ensembles.
Velvet jackets rise with loose effects, worn over sharply tailored broadcloth skirts. For a girl with a trim figure the chic choice is a broker style coat, tight from shoulder to knee, echoing a business cut.
The article advises washing china with occasional blue water to keep its whiteness. It suggests steaming dry figs to restore moisture, warns against storing food in tin plates, and notes many poisonings come from canned goods left in cans. A spiced prune sauce is offered to accompany poultry and veal.
Women discard wool dresses for indoors use as heating makes summer style comfortable. Cotton blouses and gingham skirts replace wool frocks for winter housework, offering economy and cleanliness. The shift ends with outfits resembling summer dresses, suited for indoor chores.
A fashion note describes shirred velveteen gaining appeal in modern dresses. Chiffon velveteens lend themselves to this technique, creating a graceful costume with a corsage blouse-like waist definition, a strapped cin ture, puffed sleeves, and a shirred sleeve from shoulder to wrist. The skirt features a narrow front petticoat panel.
A brown net princess gown with a deep chiffon velvet flounce appears among the new fashions. The net is embroidered in chenille designs and gold lace dulls the hue. Fur trims are praised for street dresses and evening cloaks.
A practical Russian style frock for children and little girls that can be worn with bloomers. Describes pattern ease, brown serge with white stitched trim, shield collar cuffs belt and plaits. Also notes a cheviot version in blue and red for a similar effect.
A petticoat experiment features a hip yoke of jersey silk designed to prevent bulky hip lines while keeping a slender look. The yokes add about three dollars to silk skirt prices and can outlast several skirts by being reused in future petticoats. Available colors include black brown navy blue and white.
A description highlights dressy suits featuring French buttons and fabric-toned centers. The note praises their beauty and current favor in fashion.
The Baltimore Sun reports Capt. C. Rivers, a white resident, governs Orchilla as king and cabinet, with thirty West Indian workers under his sway. The island, now owned by a Baltimore company, relies on guano harvesting and islanders’ routines, while Rivers seeks a viceroy to help manage his domain.
A poem recounts youth in a village church and the longing for Millie Bay. The speaker recalls the anteroom where boys waited, rival Willie Drew, and the failed attempt to confess. Millie later marries Will. the speaker laments lost chances and years. By J. Waterhouse in San Francisco Cal.
A resident analyst contrasts private Chinese schools with government roles. Boys begin with family teaching then attend private schools 8 am to sunset with a midday break, facing rough discipline but gaining basic arithmetic and counting skills. girls stay home learning domestic tasks unless a mission or neighborhood school offers opportunity. The piece notes merchants in treaty ports acquire some schooling and succeed in European trade despite limited formal education.
Two bachelors David and Zebulon share quarters and a dream tale. Zebulon imagines telling a joke in his sleep and wakes to hear David laughing from the next room. David recounts the same story, proving the odd sleep talk moment was shared by both men. Researchers are urged to explain the bizarre incident.
A novelist detours into detective work in a Pacific Island setting. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson exchange theories as a hard case is tested. Stevenson proposes a bold solution and the detective agrees to wager a $1000 fee, which Stevenson then wins.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY. A testimonial by Mrs Heimg Stillwater describes severe back pain kidney secretions and near death before cure. claims the pills cured her in 1899 and she has stayed well since. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box.
The American Magazine notes that schooling alone cannot mold true thinking while urging character as the true measure of power for good. It argues that society cannot excuse bad acts by claiming others’ influence.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as the purest emollients for preserving and beautifying the skin. It claims cleansing the scalp of crusts dandruff and stopping hair loss while softening sore hands and addressing baby rashes and chafings and other toilet and nursery uses.
A brisk Philadelphia Press snippet shows socialites trading quips about marriages. A society woman notes one marriage to a man once, sparking amused back and forth as others confirm similar past ties.
Dialogue reveals Jolffer and Jinks debating fame versus a simpler routine life. Jinks chooses to stay grounded while avoiding the pressures of elite status. Dallas News captions capture the exchange with a casual, conversational tone.
The Milwaukee Sentinel quotes a sharp exchange about a strenuous life. A father explains that it means trying to live up to the salary people think he earns without going into debt.
A mock dialogue from Harper’s Weekly shows a drill sergeant testing a raw recruit Murphy on sword tactics. The recruit jokes about using the blade to tickle an opponent during a feint.
A Detroit Free Press quote notes the Blanks take pride in their ancestry while others in the family are described as having amounted to nothing. The exchange frames a boastful view of lineage and achievement within a single Yonker context.
A Denver woman reports years of chills fever and headaches caused by coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee her symptoms improved dramatically with no medicines. Her daughter, a brain worker, also stops coffee and reports relief and sharper memory. The ad cites Postum Co Battle Creek Mich and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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