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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
6
A shift in mourning attire favors soft supple fabrics over stiff silks and cloths. Black serge becomes common and crepe trims remain popular, with new weather resistant crepe replacing the old glossy version.
The article notes mourning outfits favor dull black fabrics like black serge with veiling for indoor wear. It cites costs for a dress around $10 and a waist around $6, highlighting restrained, unobtrusive attire meant to avoid drawing notice while remaining fashionable.
Describes a visiting dress in fawn face cloth with a plain front skirt and decorative back and sides. The blouse jacket uses wide galloon trim, rosettes of spotted tulle, and two shaded ostrich feathers. Materials listed: seven yards 48 inch cloth, five yards skirt lining, three yards silk lining for blouse jacket.
Describes converting small leather calendar frames into photograph holders. Notes they are popular desk gifts and can hold amateur or postcard photos by trimming and fitting with glass or isinglass. Explains Christmas use when multiple calendars arrive and gifting reluctance.
Millinery favors ostrich and aigrette trims as the finest. Flowers are now silk or velvet or mixed, with linen flowers rarely seen. Purple shades faded except in trims, and may return later as the season progresses.
A sewing item describes making a linen bag to hold lingerie ribbons. It features buttercup embroidery, feather stitching in yellow silk, cardboard bottom circles, a brass ring covered in yellow silk, and a gathered embroidered strip forming a drawstring opening for clean ribbon storage.
A description praises a white casino cloak with ankle length checKlay cut and a four inch band of white soutache on black velvet ribbon. The outfit, though not new, is said to be extremely effective, making the wearer stand out as well dressed in the crowd.
A small square cigar box can be repurposed into a savings bank. Securely glue the lid down to keep coins safe and create a simple, inexpensive saving device.
The author describes making a center opening large enough for a coin, covering the entire item with bookbinders paper, and affixing a picture to the front. The top may be adorned with painted or glued flowers. The lid can be unfastened with ease whenever needed.
A rumor circulates that bangs and eccentric furbelows are returning to fashion. Some women already wear bangs as styles from twenty years ago reappear, inviting retrospective critique of present photographs.
Guidance on selecting portieres to suit room size and style. For small rooms choose plain or striped fabrics to add height and avoid heavy patterns. light-weight materials are preferred for narrow spaces. Lining adds body, while fringes should be narrow and restrained. larger rooms can use tapestries and velveteens for a formal look.
A pale gray silk lined coat with velvet faced collar and cuffs, worn open or closed. Hat features coarse pink straw and silk scarf trim. Materials listed include two and a half yards of fabric, four yards silk lining, and three quarters yard velvet for facing.
A clergyman praises a shift in wedding rituals using silver slippers and rose petals instead of rice. Slippers half an inch long are paired with petals stripped from pink roses, forming a scented pink and silver cloud as couples exit. The change is described as increasingly popular.
A Home Notes piece asserts a woman’s duty is to be socially attractive rather than statistically correct, framing beauty as essential to social standing.
The article notes popular petite trims for tailor made hats including frayed ruches of soft silk and wide brim styles with high crowns. Fur such as broad tail and mink dominates millinery this season with turban browns and pastel florals.
A white mohair skirt is essential for a girl with little money. It must be dead white to complement a lingerie blouse, as cream affects the overall look and beauty.
A French homespun walking suit is described with skirt and coat in velvet trims. The blouse is silk Toscos and the front skirt panel forms a loose fold with braid bands. The coat uses panne velvet revers and velvety button embellishments with leather vest front and detailed tuck work.
The article discusses winter millinery violets, noting they are large dark and artificial, resembling pansies from a distance. It describes trimming felt hats with silk and velvet flowers, and highlights an enormous silk ruching on elodie hats with fringed edges requiring high quality silk to maintain shape.
The article argues that personal style and color choices affect dress fit. It notes athletic women often look smart in tailored outfits but clash at formal dinners in pink chiffon. Simplicity and strong hair styling can better suit their bold personality.
The article notes a fashion shift from the usual dark blue serge suits trimmed in green to green dominated ensembles. It highlights a dull green serge dress finished with navy accents and describes green tweeds featuring blue in the weave as subtle stripes or hairline checks.
An article notes foreign critics claim American women wear gloves too small. A Parisian writer says glove fingers barely cover two thirds of the finger and the top button sits near the palm rather than at the wrist. The piece argues fashion manners are a personal matter.
The designer states fringe will be very fashionable and adapted in every way including over the shoulder and sleeve corners. He notes there has never been more style variety and that each person can be more particularly suited to fringe fashion.
A buyer in a jewelry shop seeks a Santa Claus gift and considers a rhinestone sunburst valued at $15. The jeweler warns that young women can spot rhinestones, advising against faking real diamonds and noting how a fashionable shoreline romance ends with costly lessons.
A compassionate woman hosts a tramp for Christmas, hearing his sorrowful life story from orphanhood to widowhood and ruin. She offers aid and asks for a simple comfort, but he requests she move a foot to the left, joking that she has been crying in the pumpkin pie.
A humorous exchange recalls a chaotic Christmas scene as Freddy describes Santa Claus’ whiskers catching fire and a preacher tumbling from the tree top, delivering a vivid if darkly comic memory.
The irrepressible comedian Willie Collier was with a barn storming company that toured the Middle West about ten years ago. As the curtain rose in an Illinois town the comic sized up the crowd and quipped that despite poor business they were still in the majority among audiences.
Hiram Center of Lake City Minnesota describes severe kidney problems including back pain dizziness and nervousness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports complete recovery and has enjoyed perfect health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Dialogue shows Wise explaining a hearty laugh at Mutley's joke, Burley questioning the defense. Wise insists the laugh was necessary to deter a repeat remark, framing it as self-defense in a tense exchange.
Hans Overby of Binford North Dakota testifies that Aaker's Business College delivers on its promises and offers reliable business training. He notes the school provides telegraphy courses with the state’s only experienced telegraphy teacher and invites inquiries to Grand Forks or Fargo.
A light humorous exchange discusses dogs barking honestly. One speaker quips about seaside barks not always honest, inviting a playful contrast between truthfulness and perception. The dialog frames a small, witty moment about canine behavior.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of 540 Jones Ave Selma Alabama reports chronic skin eczema plagued her for four years. Two top physicians failed to help until Cuticura Remedies cleared every splotch after six months of use. No symptoms have returned for three years since. October 28 1905.
A snippet recalls a poet who travels to peddle poetry while a bar jokes about gilt edged securities. The scene hints at the poet facing daily grind and public reception in a witty, period voice.
Last week patent issues list shows Northwestern inventors and their new patents. Names include Lothrop Jonson Hughes Johnson Strandquist Nilsson Toweckamp Satre St. Clair Tichenor Feely and others with items such as animal trap cultivator hay baler shock loader display stand grain door.
A Vermont justice of the peace in an ejectment suit ordered the plaintiff to hold possession of the premises and recover rent up to the day of judgment. The ruling frames the timing of possession and rent recovery as the core outcome of the decision.
A concise reflection on deeds reflecting virtue, stating that actions reveal genuine good will more than words. The remark highlights the moral weight of conduct as heaven’s recognition of virtue.
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