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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
6
The article describes party games “Pasu it” and “Hop Over” using baskets and a circle, plus an Indian Dinner Party with birch bark decor and a menu featuring items like Equaw Soup and Wigwam Croquettes. It notes Velvet as a key fashion for New Year’s aftercare outfits and receptions.
Description of a velvet coat and visiting dress in a fashion pattern style. Includes design notes, trims, materials lists with fabric types, widths, and quantities, and accessory details like hats and fur edging.
Crochet trimming for a chemise uses joined stars fixed by buttonholes. Instructions cover cotton No 22 thread, create 24 stitch rounds, trebles, chains, picots, and finishing with neck and sleeve edging and narrow ribbon threading.
Recycled ideas from midwinter fashion appear in tea gowns with narrowed backs and trimmed bate, featuring blues and purples, reds and purples, and printed ilka. New spring cottons, fur and velvet touches, floral bandeaux and blue cornflower motifs shape the season. Greek hairbands studded with reed pearls suit dark hair, while black or white ornaments finish bold ensembles.
Fragmentary text describes neck trimming on an evening gown with references to edging around the neckline and use of tulle or chiffon to soften the line between bodice and skirt. Mentions Furla and Hoes as corrupted terms amid garb construction notes.
Guide to compact packing for motorists and travelers shows a dark silk holdall with mackintosh lining, pockets for gloves and muffle, a damp proof toilet cage, and a detachable sponge bag. It also highlights white linen collars and cuffs for girls, home made from handkerchief linen with a buttonhole edge, praised for keeping cuffs pristine.
The article describes new between meal centerpieces on colored embroidery on ecru unen with finishes including satin stitch edging, a one inch gimp edge, and a half inch linen thread border. A third option uses white linen fringe suitable for lampshades, suggesting applications under a gullipe on a buttonholed scallop.
Readers are invited to note chiffon collarettes featuring brocaded velvet designs. The garments clasp the Ubreal without bulk, with one end thrown around the shoulders and the other hanging in front.
Jean Carrington’s Fashion Article in Columbian notes a pink satin and white lace debutante frock with a high waist and narrow straight skirt. The gown echoes eighteenth century silhouettes while adopting later style sensibilities. It features a broad pink satin girdle with rosebud trim and long sleeves, showcasing a translucent look within modest bounds.
Consumer tip advises cleaning failed white kid slippers by mixing ten cents of ivory black art paint with gasoline to cream-like consistency. Apply evenly, dry completely, then polish with shoe paste. The method prevents feather hardening and the paint will not wash or rub off.
A brief fashion note praises a one piece Rus slap style as ideal for morning working dress, highlighting its neat front and practical design. The tabulated opinion frames it as superior for daily use and easy to wear. The description emphasizes simplicity and smart appearance for daily office or work settings.
Julia Bottomley notes the season's hat trends with a focus on small traveling hats in silk or fine straw, lightly trimmed with ribbons and feathers. Veils, Chantilly lace coverings, and black and white complex fabrics rise in popularity, while fit and shadow effects on the skin determine the most flattering veil styles.
The text notes a chilly weather arrival at the winter resort world and describes hats as soft and small, carefully made with braid shaping and minimal wires. Colors echo early spring, featuring gold, hello shades, strong blues, and classic black and white combinations, marking the third season of popularity.
Fashion in table service shifts toward practical simplicity. Ornate decor fades, centerpieces become restrained, and good linen and plain glass replace ostentation. Glass bowls with select flowers appear, while miniature pepper cruets offer guests distinct flavors, reflecting a trend where the up-to-date person pretends to be an expert in pepper.
An article describes a fix for stained fabrics from wearing flowers. A girl sewed a chamois pin bag with a safety pin on the back to attach to a coat, holding stems securely. She recommends separate long and short cases for different evening robes and delicate blooms.
A fashion note details a "priest's frock" style gown in soft black satin with crochet buttons from throat to hem and a fringed wash. It features a simulated bolero in bishop's purple satin, a high black satin collar with white lawn stock, a gold-tasseled bow, and a semi-fitting black velvet coat with purple touches and a hat nicknamed "Papal."
The piece celebrates revived old country merrymakings including spelling bees in parlors and semi public venues. A committee staged a public spelling contest between women and a prominent men's club, offering affordable tickets and crowd appeal with no costumes or scenery required.
Mount Vernon reports violent attack as a pack of bloodhounds escaped its keeper and killed a man suspected of burglary at Carrier Mills. The body showed extensive injuries, making identification impossible. a coroner's jury exonerated the hounds' owner after the incident.
A moonshiner named Gus Carter Lingerfelt was shot to death at Mount Pisgah church by Rev. William Kimmo and his two preacher brothers during a congregation gathering. Lingerfelt had threatened to drive away the three preachers who opposed his illegal whisky trade, and fired three shots before being killed by multiple gunshots from the Kimmo brothers, who also wounded Rev. W H Kimmo.
Eyewitness account notes Panic as gunfire erupted outside a church door. Lingerfelt was killed just outside the door while a large improvised stilts device under construction faced destruction by Deputy Collector Hopkins nearby.
A calf and a goose on Miss Hannah George's Mount Vernon area farm formed a close bond last summer. The goose kept the calf fly free by swatting insects, and the pair have since spent every day together. When the goose fell ill the calf strained to reach it, and Miss Gerrgudle intervened to save the calf from harming itself.
Two weeks ago all Edgewater dogs were poisoned as residents feared a raiding band of robbers arming for a town attack. They attacked a cafe and post office, but fled as they found few inmates and fled from sight after the attempt.
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