Paris Fashion Sees New Skirts and Parasol Trends
Paris reports the season opens with experimental skirts, boleros, and a wide range of styles from corded hips to double drop skirts. American taste dominates fittings, with Mrs. Austin Lee noted for favoring boleros. Luxurious laces, tailored gowns, and new parasols impress Paris society, including pieces for Monaco and Eugenie circles.
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Austin Lee
Mastellane
Paris
Monaco
Duchess of York
Eugenie
Rats and ships reveal harbor myths from a New Orleans chat
A New Orleans Times-Democrat account recounts shipboard tales of rat control and voyage life. Captains describe wire cage traps, bait timing, and rat behavior in holds, fo'castle, and rigging, noting water supply for rats and dramatic scenes with giant rodents aboard.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Liverpool
Aring Ufe
Fo'castle
Baron Benvenuto d Alessandros Wave Proofing Device
HEMPNET reports Baron Benvenuto d Alessandros Paris living inventor claims a new method to shield ships harbors and lighthouses from wave and surf. Count Thackara at Havre notes the invention keeps a surface apparatus unsubmergable and more efficient than oil.
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Baron Benvenuto d'Alessandro
Paris
Count Thackara
Havre
Pilgrims Wheel to Rome on Pedal Power in Year of Tubi lee
Pilgrims from Padua plan bicycle pilgrimage to Rome along the Via Aemilia in the Year of Tubi lee. The tablets note electric and horse tram options in the city as drivers seek extra fares and punctured tires will test pilgrims' patience.
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Rome
St. Peter's
Padua
Via Aemilia
Net to shield Havre jetty works faces strong surf test
In Havre the north jetty project uses a light 10 by 4 inch net designed to withstand heavy seas. Bar on d Alessn dro Placed the net off the middle of the jetty amid 50 foot deep water as buoys anchor to secure its head. A meeting debated Boer sympathy before a telegram from Botha about Bloemfontein water works sparked a British rally and crowd dispersal.
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Haron d’Alessandro
Havre
d‘Alessandro
Botha
Bloemfontein
New York
Preas
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