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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
3
Directions for making ornamental crochet pieces suitable for parlor or boudoir decor. Steps cover large star patterns with chains and double crochets, detailing stitches to create middle and small star forms, joining methods, and finishing rows to connect stars into a decorative panel.
The Bonaparte lineage nears extinction with only ten members left. Princess Christina’s Rome death narrows the line, linking to Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte and Eugenie’s era. Jerome’s descendants extend the line, but male heirs dwindle, risking the Napoleonic succession within eighty six years of Napoleon’s death.
Article discusses selecting hair styles to suit different facial shapes. It notes oval and round face varieties, warns against rigid rules, and recommends trying multiple styles to find a flattering coiffure that complements features and changes with fashions.
Paris fashion notes reveal ample regency cloaks returning to style with second empire cloaks and shawl draping. Designers show Louis XV and directoire models with tile wraps and short coats for over sheer summer frocks and chiffons. One model features white chiffon broadcloth and brown velvet ribbon through buttonholes with brown silk braid closures.
A Chicago Journal report notes garnets regain popularity in jewelry for women with dark coloring. Bohemian flat stones and Indian clusters feature in necklaces and bracelets, with bead strings about peas priced around 20 dollars and dime-sized discs with pendants 25 to 86 dollars. A perfect single ornament can fetch 25 dollars, but perfect pieces are scarce.
Priceless hand embroidery on linen coats draws admiration with bold daisies on pale green, wide mesh yellow centers, and scrolls woven in linen soutache braid. Crusted collar and cuffs feature smaller designs while a box plaited skirt completes the suit sans fur embellishments.
The year 1906 saw 162 new national banks created. Over the last seven years the average numbers about forty per month. Total national banks reach 6,345 with $877,099,275 capital and $596,243,022 circulation. Seven years earlier there were 2,617 banks with $616,308,095 capital and $254,462,730 circulation.
Europe spends about four million dollars daily on armaments. England allocates around 180 million dollars a year to its navy, five million more than France Russia and Germany combined.
Sun Spots and Sun Heat notes a Naval Observatory view that sun spots lessen solar heat but effects to Earth are hardly perceptible. A bequest proviso lets a widow and her child sail in the Royal National Lifeboat Station when afloat without hindering crew lifesaving work. Edith Root, daughter of Elihu Root, is praised for diplomacy and popularity in Washington society. An aviation quip closes the column.
A New York Press retold tall tale features Webb the rubber in a Turkish bathhouse recounting a comical misadventure. He buried a 56 year old hypochondriac who came back alive during the funeral causing a billing dispute. Webb quits the undertaking trade after suing the heirs and the doctor.
Mrs Lapsling declares Johnny ailing and refuses drugs. She plans a costly apathist visit, believing the illness stems from his bones.
A cave near Beauvier en Royans in France known as The Devil's Grotto drew superstition as mysterious lights appeared after dark. A magistrate and police found Andre Faure inside, tending shelves and an electric generator lighting thousands of books stored in the cave.
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