The debutante of 1900 in fashion and style
A vivid portrait of the 1900 debutante era detailing features that mark the season. It covers hair, cosmetics, gowns, necklines, stockings, and accessories. It notes the shift to tall stiff stocks, draped sleeves, lace roses, pearls, and family jewels as symbols of status, with sketches of notable debutantes and designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cours
Miss Wilson
Wilson
London
Miss Rothschild
Miss Parsons
New York
Ross
Miss Crocker
Vermina
Betassse
Beatrice
Snake on Masts Delays Ship to Sea
A ship named Resultado from Port Spain encountered a huge serpent coiled around its main mast. Captain Smith fired many shots with a 32 caliber pistol but the snake clung tightly. After two weeks the creature finally fell into the ocean during a October snowstorm, ending the bizarre delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tridad
Smith
Mossley Hall
Bar Harbor
John DeKoven
Philadelphia Times
Patents and ancient steam power discussed inOld world
The article surveys Heron of Alexandria and Hero of Alexandria steam propulsion in its third century BCE, noting early forms akin to turbines and applications revived by 19th and 20th century patents. It mentions glass art incunation, Roman painting fixation methods later patented, and a Roman iron screw found near Calleon in England, ending with a Fund appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero of Alexandria
France
Calleon
England
Bowlder Monument to Pioneer William B. R. Howard
A Bowlder from Mt. Desert Hills will arrive from Harbor Maine to Chicago and be set above the grave in Rose Hill for William B R Howard a pioneer and millionaire. The stone weighs about a substantial amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Far Harbor
Maine
Rose Hill
William BR. Howard
Mt. Desert Hills
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beatrice Fashion
Lette
Aida
Port Spain
Eenit
Lawton Fund
Castoria
Bowlder
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