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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
6
Madame Merri shares a charming luncheon custom announcing a hoped for birth with a verse titled The Song of the Red Legged Stork by Pauline C Bowie. Guests read envelopes at dessert to reveal who the stork has honored and a hostess may declare the chosen mother.
The article notes white window draperies remain fashionable for bedrooms, favoring sheer materials like linen, batiste, etamine, and lawn. Fine hemstitching and narrow white lace trim are highlighted, with narrow braid edges and fluted ruffles as stylish details. It warns to choose materials that launder without thickening, to preserve the hemstitched effect.
A survey of evolving dance fashions from Isadora Duncan to Broadway stars. The piece notes the shift from theatrical displays to Grecian dances and refined movements, praising Duncan for interpreting Beethoven while highlighting fashion, tempo, and societal changes in dancing.
This page surveys street wear neck trimmings from tulle ruches to silk plaits and Watteau ruche quilts, noting a revival of Greek art motifs. It depicts Miss Duncan dancing with the New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch at the Metropolitan, praising the graceful but unconvincing finale. It also mentions Miss Bessie McCoy at Herald Square in The Three Twins, Czardas craze sparked by The Merry Widow, and Adeline Genee returning to America in The Soul Kiss for a second season with ethereal dancing praised in poems written to her feet.
A health note advises remedies for a brown neck line caused by sun or tight collars. It recommends pumice stone with soap and grease, cold cream, and rubs on washed skin, finishing with soap lather. If irritation occurs, apply more cold cream after washing.
The text prescribes a firm mattress for a child’s bed with no pillow or minimal use, a light cover, no blankets, and removal of heavy counterpanes at night. It warns children sleep alone, have personal storage space, and use their own hairbrush and washcloth from the start.
A practical carrier for a prayer book shown in the illustration. It can be made in almost any material and should match the gown it accompanies. Velvet with silk lining and thin cardboard interlining makes an effective case.
The article describes ostrich feather ruffs for the neck with wide white ruching set above and below. Feathers secure with a satin band, rosette, and two streamers. Expensive to buy, women with small feathers can make them at home, steaming and recurling for good condition. worn over a stock with a coat suit.
The guide advises lifting the wearer onto a box or stool to ease skirt fitting. A cardboard hatch marks the distance from floor to hem, then pins are placed around the body at the correct height to ensure an even hem.
Advice on selecting colored chiffon fabric to pair with a coat and skirt. Recommends small pleats or plaits, silk lining, embroidered net trim, and a white lace neck strip with a high-button stock. Describes fastening with covered silk buttons for a coordinated look.
A columnist mocks extravagant petticoats, urging modest styling. The piece advises choosing soft satin facets, minimal fabric, and an eight inch hem to curb frivolous fluff. It promotes patient tolerance for old-fashioned ideas among dressmakers and the sartorial elite.
The new coat sweaters blend a snug fit with undercoat practicality. Knitted in colors from leather brown to jade green and gray, they feature turnover cuffs flat revers and smoked pearl buttons. These long sleeve garments reach below the hips and include front pockets, ideal for country wear.
Revival of the Spanish flounce returns in many new models. Designers cite demand for easy fullness and depth of flounce allows fabric to swirl around the feet in gathered folds.
A reader’s note outlines a hair oil made of equal parts olive oil and castor oil with grain alcohol and perfume for thin or dry children's hair. It also recommends a glass of hot water as a daily cleanse, lemon water for oily skin, light dumbbell exercise for round shoulders, and baking soda paste for painful corns with a three week timeline.
A description notes bows to be worn in many places including neck back front belt and at the top edge with no end to methods planned for the season.
The piece notes the season for hand knitted sweaters, praising the finished garment. It describes a knee length single breasted coat sweater with frock coat style collar and pockets, plus a hip length younger girl version with shoulder fastenings and pearl buttons, plus ease of stitches and directions sold with the wool.
An old-fashioned satin gown can be updated with a plain skirt cut a foot above the hem and a deep filet lace bang. The skirt is raised to the waist line to suit a modern look, and the waist provides material for draping a blouse or lace.
The article portrays Bulgaria as a peasant commonwealth where nearly every Slav owns land and earns livelihood by self labor. It notes few large landowners, many foreign-born elites, and widespread thrifty peasant life with spartan living conditions yet robust health, ending with remarks on labor irritation and pay.
A speaker notes the disparity between affluent neighbors and the rest in Bulgaria. A Sofia banker claims fewer than fifty men in rural districts earn over 1000 pounds annually, suggesting broad poverty among rural populations.
City planners in Ceylon planted trees to shade pedestrians but the trees harbored a green caterpillar. The caterpillar not only destroyed leaves but also dropped onto passersby and pierced them with a needle like proboscis, nearly venomous as a wasp sting.
In a brief, overheard exchange a father emphasizes their single daughter while a suitor expresses desire for her. The lines suggest a domestic scene centered on marriage expectations and family unity.
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