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Newspaper

Columbus Evening Star

Location

Columbus, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1898

Page

3

Silverman’s Exclusive Silk Waist Pattern Sale

Silverman’s advertises special low prices on exclusive silk waist pattern designs, highlighting affordable luxury for tailored garments and fashion sewing projects.

Grain and fruit prices and a graceful fall report

Market notes show little change from last week with oats, corn, wheat, hay and flour listed by price per unit. A quirky Chicago Chronicle quote praises Miss Anna Morgan for a graceful icy fall, observed by a pupil and friend in Garden City.

Anna Morgan

Location of Fire Alarm Boxes Listed

Fire alarm boxes are mapped at 16 Third and Washington, 17 Mooney's Tannery, 27 Second and Franklin, 23 Ninth and Franklin, 24 Eleventh and Franklin, and 25 Fourteenth and Franklin.

Mooney Franklin

Chicago Woman Ida Burgess Gains Noted Decorating Fame

Miss Ida Burgess solo career in Chicago as a house decorator and mural painter yields major commissions. Her first work decorated the Illinois state building reception room at the World's Fair, followed by decoration of the Lunt library at Evanston. An pupil of Oliver Merson in Paris, she exhibited a painting in the Paris salon during her second year abroad.

Ida Burgess Chicago Lunt Evanston Miss Burgess Oliver Merson Paris

Suede Corsets and Odd Campus Tales From the Washin ton Post

Mrs Jennie Jamison of Neenah is a Wisconsin state lecturer on cooking with four years of service in institutes but notes pupils focus on sweets and pastry. A Welsh rabbit surfer tale and a moonlit equestrian statue shadow prompt a playful arts studio anecdote from the Washington Post.

Jennie Jamison Neenah Wisconsin Farmers’ Institutes Milwaukee Pris Jos Washington Post

Summer Shirt Styles From Harper's Bazar

Patterns for the season show little change from last year with smaller sleeves and less fullness at the front. Yokes vary between square and pointed backs, necks finished with a plain band, and fabrics favor heavier wash materials like madras and duck. New shades include wood tones, steel blue and pink, with checks and plaids in white and tan. a standout blue and white style features a square or pointed back yoke and a central plait with a sheer linen ruffle.

Legion Harper’s Bazar

Lydia Languish Returns in Shepherdess Hat Line

Fashion notes describe Lydia Languish revived with book muslin attire and a drooping leghorn hat. Shepherdess hats dominate, with face shaping brims and under brim trimming, plus pompadour styles and varied silhouettes. Low crowns and strong trimming create chic, dressy shapes.

Return of the white wig signals fuller dress revival

A Philadelphia Times note discusses a likely revival of full dress including powdered hair and wigs. It predicts fashionable advances such as patches, rouge, and brilliancy in dress, with picture hats and brocade and satin styles extending into formal wear.

Philadelphia Times

Odessa Daughter Heiresses Refuse Marriage Proposals

A Odessa grain merchant left 4,000,000 rubles to his three daughters on the condition they work as servants for 18 months. The period ended with two becoming chambermaids and the eldest a helper in Odessa homes. They reportedly received over 600 proposals for marriage for the two younger sisters and 450 for the eldest, all declined as they choose to remain single.

Odessa

Spring Jackets and Capes Trend Shifts in Ladies Wear

The Ladies' Home Journal notes a shift to closer fitting jackets for spring with emphasis on backs and straight fronts for short waists or waists over 24 inches. Sleeves stay tight with shoulder fullness and jockey drapery, while capes gain elaborate trimming, plain silk and velvet linings, and shorter basques with reduced fullness.

Ladies’ Home Journal

Local merchants advertise groceries, tools, and services

McCormick mowers and farm implements and varied shop ads fill the page. J.B Cookson and Newcomb promote hardware and flour. Stobo sells blacksmith services. Meier and Bruning & Vonstrohe push coal wood fruit oysters and meats. Donner buys watches and jewelry. Carman offers boarding for horses. Hughes groceries. Buxton shoes. Wayland Whills groceries with delivery. Harrison 219.

Local merchants promise value and service in Columbus ads

GEORGIOS offers prompt service and satisfaction with fresh groceries and 16 oz to the pound. THE HUMMER Shoe Store touts fair trades. FRED WOLLAND Hardware features air tight mayfers and steel ranges. H.T. BURNETT & CO Groceries hails mince meat and Baltimore oysters. L. ROSENBUSH & CO One price clothiers. QUICK coal wood and feed. FREMONT DAVIS Blacksmith 335 Franklin St. promises top forging and repair work.

Georgios Fremont Davis Franklin St Columbus

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