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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
6
A Philadelphia Telegraph note advises ice as a cosmetic for temporary rosy cheeks. It suggests soft ice pads to draw blood to the surface for fleeting color, but cautions that lasting tone comes from cold water or vinegar solutions.
An evening gown of black liberty satin veiled with black maline embroidery in jet. The tunique features two accordion pleated chiffon ruffles.
The article notes day wear sleeves are long and tight in the moment. They may be loose at both elbow and shoulder, reflecting fashionable concerns with fit and ease for practical use.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Oriental influence in spring styles with etamine robes featuring handdrawn bands and narrow edges. Fluor de soie taffeta offers soft lines in new plain and figured surfaces. Floral patterns resemble empire era designs, suited to period costumes worn by leading women.
The description notes a dress in deep orange charmeuse with two distinct tails. One tail continues the dress, the second inemon colored mougseline-de-soie begins at the waist drapery and forms a matching train along the side and back, creating a novel visual effect.
The article notes damp weather benefits complexions by keeping dust down and moisture in the air. It claims fogs and mists contribute to fresh, colorful skin among English girls, while very dry climates promote wrinkles.
A reader learns that beneath the Oriental negligee a special combination garment of brassiere and petticoat exists. Though it appears as a winding fabric and lace around the body from shoulder to knee, this is the true form of the garment.
Greek draperies introduced through the winter are so charming that nobody will relinquish them, at any rate for evening year.
The excerpt advises against flattering friends and warns that closeness requires fact and courtesy. It notes that only in rare cases of necessity should one reveal unpleasant truths to intimates, suggesting enemies are quicker to speak hard truths.
The piece advises that many daily chores can be done while seated and stresses saving energy by resting feet on folded rugs. It recommends using damp and dry cloths for dish care, scraping scorched food with soda, pumice for tough stains, and avoiding worn tools. It also covers utensil quality, a soap shaker, small egg beater, wooden spoons, and proper knife care.
A quotation attributed to John Ruskin states that friendship is the closest form of affection humans grow, equating God’s love with religion and suggesting friendship offers the highest possible expression of that love.
Practical kitchen guidance offers quick, comforting meals for ill guests. Mini bread cups filled with creamed fish or chicken, escalloped dishes in ramekins, fish souffle using bread crumbs and milk, small hamburg steak on toast with parsley, and cream toast with a light white sauce.
The exchange centers on Dilks asserting poet status and the counter remark that admiration fades when he overreaches to prove it. The brief jab highlights rival opinions on literary self presentation within a small public discourse.
A 1200 seat Nuremberg church uses an electric heater per pew. Each heater is a three inch iron tube enclosing a smaller resistance wire tube and runs along the seat and the back of the pew in front with its own switch. In separate item a baker brags about practical cooking skills rather than theory praising baking over chemical analysis.
A German applicant for naturalization challenged the phrase in the preamble claiming the word perfect cannot be improved yet the judge accepted his reasoning and granted final papers. The anecdote highlights a linguistic argument about the Constitution's opening line and its meaning.
The piece argues standardization is ancient and universal, not new. It cites buggy wheels, circus rings, ladders, and ladders’ seven inch steps to show uniform sizes. It claims fixed standards ease replacements and safety knowledge across locations from Oshkosh to Copenhagen.
A derailed tale reports Tomkins the novelist praising women as paradise and moral teachers while remarking on a domestic quarrel that left a man with a sling and wig. It notes a six canto poem in press titled Woman is a wretch and hints the author may be Tomkins.
The piece notes Roumania ousting ruler Couza after his tobacco monopoly failed, forcing abdication in 1866. It credits Prince Charles of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen's selection as successor, aided by Bismarck's counsel, and mentions Carmen Sylva as a bright note in Roumania's modern era.
A young Pennsylvania woman wrote to a New York producer about a self described underworld play about a murder in a coal mine. The producer agreed to read it and opened the package to review the drama.
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