Handsome gowns for midsummer in Paris fashion
Paris observers note sun kissed air as guests flood the city and couture details flourish. Tunics, belts, and tight fitted bodices highlight silk and foulard ensembles with new sleeve returns and dramatic hats while parasols and wrist finishes adorn summer wardrobes. Duchess de Arcos secures Paris shop parasols. Miss Grant’s dresses push style boundaries with bare shoulders and daring tunics.
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Paris
Duchess de Arcos
Americ
Ry de la Paix
Washington
Miss Grant
American
What They Said At The City Theater Carriage Scene
A lone woman rides in her carriage to a city theater with a friend for a charity meeting. Outside, two men emerge from a saloon and mock the pair as gossip spreads about a possible romance and impropriety. The accosted woman grows frantic while fear and anger rise among onlookers.
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Cook
Annie Dear
Frank
Breez p Walking Toilette Fabrics For Gowns
This 19th century fashion note describes crape canvas and weave for gowns with embroidered trims in orange and gray. It details a canvas morning toilette design with pale gray and orange color scheme, a gored skirt smooth over the hips, orange braid bands, an Eton jacket, and a bias tucked vest, paired with a gray chiffon hat trimmed with yellow cow slips. Helen Grey Page.
Henley models reveal a popular summer hat trend
The Henley designs present a looser coat over a silk blouse in bright college colors. A beef-eater hat, worn boldly by New England standards, tops a cart wheel hat with gathered edges and a back fullness to crown a knot of hair, finished with a chic rosette. Helen Grey-Page.
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Henley
New England
Elizabeth Phelps Ward
Helen Grey-Page
The Rowing Girl Fashions a Loose Front Jacket
A fin de siecle rowing jacket with a loose front remains unfashionable as the stylish choice. The piece notes the jacket’s comfort and English influence, mentioning Betas and the enduring appeal of its design.
Most Interesting Animal For Psychology Fans
A brief note asserts ants are highly interesting to psychology students. It cites a treatise by Wasim Sintigarh claiming ants can be influenced to abandon instinctive actions when shown a better way. The piece emphasizes ants as subjects with notable behavioral insights.
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Wasim
Sintigarh
The Modern Circus History From Philip Astley Era
A fragmentary note describes early modern circus origins with Philip Astley and exhibition rings. It hints at horse riding displays and improvised acts shaping the circus dates and venues.
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Philip Astley
Carrier Pigeon Dewey Returns Home From Sea Voyage
Miss Goodwin released the carrier pigeon Dewey from a basket aboard a liner off Sandy Hook. Dewey, formerly Kipling, flew about thirty miles back to Harlem in roughly half an hour, then returned home via rooftop garden detours. The note tied to Dewey reported charming weather and a quick voyage, with passengers tangibly interested in the bird.
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Cr. Goodwin
Europe
New York
Miss Goodwin
Carvier
Kipling
Sandy Hook
Dewey
Harlem
R Miles
Pari Hut
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Regent
Vle
Mies Goodwin
Dewey Witil
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