Ingenious Woman Gains New Scarfs and Bows from Lace and Silk
The article discusses fashionable domestic crafts for women, showing how fur and lace blend into soft scarfs and bows. It describes making bows from lace, chiffon, and sable, plus ruffled scarves with ribbed trim for a refined look. It then recounts historical details about Marie Louise and the flying chair used at Schoenbrunn to ease stair climbing for Empress Maria Theresa, noting its 1760 construction, red silk hangings, and counterweight mechanism.
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Marie Louise
Schoenbrunn
Vienna
Maria Theresa
Philadelphia
Misses Waist Pattern for Plain Blue and White Plaid
Instructs a practical waist for girls 12 to 16 years using 44 inch material. Features invisible front closing with fitted lining, no left front edge, two-seamed sleeves with a small shoulder puff, satin collar, belt at the waist, and collar-matching trim. Requires 1 3 4 yards of fabric for medium size. No. 401.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Lloyd
Painted velvet decor inspires elegant boudoir and table pieces
A London Graphic excerpt praises water color sprayed on white velvet as a refined decorative art. It suggests painted velvet table centers with lilacs and violets, cushions with primroses, and matching room colors, noting Paris has popular painted silks and Ratinas, valued for their tasteful distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London Graphic
Skirts and the Wind on Bicycling
A St. Louis Star observation notes wind effects on skirts while riding a bicycle. The author argues knee position, not width, largely determines whether a skirt billows or sits flat. She suggests readers test riding to see how knee placement alters drapery in wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Star
Atchison
South Atchison
Maria Theresa’s Flying Cuair Elevators in Europe
Elevators, or lifts, are now indispensable in tall buildings in England yet rare in continental Europe even in fine hotels. The feature notes the paradox since the invention originated in Central Europe and traces early mentions to Napoleon’s correspondence with his wife.
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England
Europe
Napoleon
Conundrum Supper Delights Philanthropy Event
A clever hostess hosts conundrum suppers to raise funds with an at rap un menu puzzle. Guests select from enigmatic dish clues like Pearl gatherers for oysters on ice and Herald of the dawn for a bird, paying restaurant values while philanthropic proceeds benefit the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald of the Dawn
New England
Boston
Ark
Arabia
Foo
Saratoga
The
Chicago Times-Herald
Ladies' Waist With Left Side Effect Yoke Design
Clara Lloyd describes a fashionable waist featuring a left side effect and a round yoke, forming a princess-like silhouette when paired with a side-decorated skirt. The pattern uses a fitted lining, seamless back, and two-seamed sleeves, suitable in various fabrics. No. 402 fits busts 32 to 40 inches.
Change in bullion standards drives international exchange shifts
The text discusses the instability caused by moving exchange parities between gold and silver nations. It cites Prof Foxwell on 432 pars of exchange and the rupee sovereign, noting large yearly swings that ruin business calculations. It also notes silver's impact on silver-using economies like India and Japan, and how gold-standard shifts harmed mints and prices.
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Foxwell
Japan
India
China
Mexico
Congress
Indianapolis
McCleary
House of Representatives
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Gold standard debate and New York political shifts
A 1890s column surveys the gold standard debate, noting export imbalances, China’s rise, and Britain’s India challenges. It argues for monetary reform plans in Congress, warns of gold standard tightening, and predicts Democratic revival led by Bryan in upcoming elections, with New York politics showing rapid shifts.
Quay Triumphs Again in Pennsylvania Returns
The article notes Matt Quay boasting of election results as personal vindication while denouncing opponents for Governor and Legislature races. It questions Democratic delays and likens postwar conduct to Andrew Jackson, reflecting on the Spanish American War era and Republican sentiment as seen in the Peoria Herald.
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Altgeld
Congress
Washington
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Quay
Matt Quay
Andrew Jackson
Peorla Herald
Dr Thomas E Green and Faith in Modern Clergy
Dr Thomas E Green of Cedar Rapids declined the Iowa Episcopal Bishop nomination awaiting convention ratification. The column also quotes Moody on faith as a root with its flower in assurance, notes Archbishop of Canterbury's tolerant example, and ponders heroism, conscientious living, and practical faith through aphorisms and brief biographical notes.
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Thomas E. Green
Thos. EL. Green
Cedar Rapids
Episcopalians of
Iowa
William Stevens Perry
Dr. Green
Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Eighth Presbyterian Church
Chicago
McLaren
St Andrew’s
T He Eighth Church
Arace Church
Green
Rapids
Moody
Ryle
Dwight I. Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Paris
Meeting Trials and Believer’s Quiet Courage
A meditation on faith amid worldly trials. The God stayed imagination meets perplexities with steadfast calm, yet witnesses to this peace often meet deaf ears and hard hearts, offering limited help to others seeking the same source.
Atchison Globe Lighthearted Snippets And Jests
A collection of local quips and humorous anecdotes from Atchison touching on vanity, manners, social leaders, and everyday life. The item includes playful lines about umbrellas, timid neighbors, bookkeeping, and a brief children’s farm tale with a pun on eggs and schemes.
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John P. Altgeld
Union
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MacKinley
Kansas City
Chicago Democrat
Canterbury
Fort
H. M. Dubose
Nashville, Tenn
Epworth League
Methodist Church South
League
Kingdom of God
Christ
God
Gold
Gideon
Joshua
Jericho
Atchison Globe Lights
Thi
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mamma
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