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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
6
A fashion note describes pairing a tucker with a different lace collar to add variety to plain lace guimpe outfits. It details upper edge shirring, lower edge gathering, and edge trimming with velvet, silk, or cord. Net sprigs or dots suit the look and a lining can deepen the silhouette. The accompanying sash in the illustration laces under the front panel and secures with a left side rosette.
A Vogue description portrays a quiet conservative redingote of heavy black corded silk. It hangs straight with no visible seams under the arms and fronts lap to button below the bust. Embroidered back corners and a high director collar with a new canvas cravat replace net and mull.
Persian effects remain popular among trimming collections with beadwork playing a key role. The finest ots feature delicate ankhraids and woven beads filling centers and motives in vibrant greens blues and roses, creating lighter woven and strung patterns rather than embroidered backgrounds.
A note describes common glove mending items including 15 cent silk thread, wax, a thimble, a glove mender and a packet of needles. It warns that silk should not be used for unthreading gloves and highlights color threads for repair at counters.
A stylish lamp shade is described with Madeira embroidery on sheer linen, over an empire frame covered in shirred silk. The circular frame measures about ten inches by six, with emerald green silk and white baliste edging. Dragons and foliage motifs are stitched in white cotton using over and over, cycle, and salty stitches to add texture.
The text explains applying cold cream to dry skin for full absorption and wrinkle smoothing with finger tips. It advises brushing bushy eyebrows with olive oil using a camel hair brush to improve appearance and suggests pale skin signals anaemia and recommends iron tonics.
A Boston scene shows Josiah Quincy walking by city hall when an Irish laborer asks who he is. The man is told Quincy is the grandson of the statue in the yard, prompting humor about recognition.
A jeweler reports the watch is improving with time and progress noted day by day, asking Mr Smart to confirm status while noting it is not yet ready. The exchange suggests ongoing adjustment and patience in servicing.
A terse proverb notes that the least capable or useful man appears to haul in more fish, reflecting a skeptical view of effort vs result with rural slang and sharp irony.
The article argues for practical home made linen covers to cut laundry costs. It favors heavy linen or pique covers with simple scalloped edges and a central monogram, advising two to three sets per piece and detailing embroidery, monogram sizing, and easy laundering methods.
A wall pocket combines storage for pins with three dress hooks and a hanging loop. It features a roll-shaped cushion with a deep pin pocket, silk-covered hooks for a watch or trinkets, and decorative embroidery reading Hair Pins.
The one piece tunic stands out as among the prettiest new fashions. It resembles a long coat yet lacks a collar or revers and fastens double breasted with two large buttons. Elaborate trim includes gold lace embroidered filet bands and bullion thread with lace yokes.
The piece describes bird's-eye maple as a sought after asset, noting its rise in popularity after years of being overlooked in favor of mahogany, and hints at its value to women who own such wood. The tone reflects a fashion and collecting mindset of its era.
A reader describes washing a plume as easy as laundering a muslin dress. Soak in suds of white soap and cold water for two to three hours, then hot water for twenty minutes. Use silk or cloth with soap to remove remaining dirt, then dry and fluff the plume with tissue and gentle heat.
A charming outfit for a young child features a golden brown broadcloth box coat trimmed with black trakhan, a double breasted front with black frogs, deep shawl sleeves, black astrakhan collar and cuffs, and a hussar shaped hat with a brown crown and trakhan brim. For a boy a black patent belt may be added.
If you run out of wax tapers, twist a string and dip it in melted paraffin wax. Hold the end up to drip, it hardens instantly, then place it in the lighter and use immediately.
Antiques dealers report bird's eye maple prices have doubled over the last two years. The wood is valued for satin like luster and durability, especially in bedroom furniture. Four poster pieces in maple with blue canopies are noted for their beauty and aging grace.
Irish linen is considered the best choice in buying table linen. The French loses its glass and the Scotch is partly bleached with chlorine, weakening the fiber. Irish linen is grass bleached and improves with time, and should be stored on shelves protected from dust by thin curtains.
The piece advocates defensive hygiene through sewing room choices and proper outdoor gear. It warns against low necklines and short sleeves in cold weather, promotes a wash flannel nightdress with snug throat and long sleeves, and urges warm outdoor attire and storm coats to keep body warm and bedroom air pure.
A white enamel utility box the size of a shirt waist receptacle offers towel storage with a top divided into compartments for washcloths and soaps. It doubles as a convenient seat for putting on or taking off shoes and stockings, priced at eight dollars. Stocking and shoe color pairings are described with tartan, plaid, and suede tones.
Advert describes repurposing full length umbrella fabric into collar bindings tapes and sleeves facing plus rollable covers. It suggests dampening pressing rolling to form ready-to-use pieces. Also mentions decorative pillow covers in Egyptian designs shown in fancy goods apartments.
An Anthony woman recalls Europe’s floods saying Venice has streets covered with water and people travel by boats. She says they stayed only one day in that slosh and notes American weather pales beside it.
A practical design to protect and organize umbrellas by creating a flat wall pocket that fits behind a wardrobe. Made of brown holland with stitched divisions and ribbon tops, it mounts with drawing pins or brass nails without hindering clothing on pegs.
A theater manager condemns the Hamlet performance as the worst seen, claiming no money in the house and noting friends asked to have their names removed from the free list.
A witty exchange: Wizgg asks if a rabbit's foot brings luck and Wage replies he might if he were a rabbit, highlighting comic weather in a playful banter about superstition and fortune.
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