Paris Fashion Exposition Highlights Historic Costume Then and Now
The article outlines Paris fashion notes from April 25 focusing on Mme Re sane and Mile Avril in dinner gowns of lace and tulle, blue cashmere street wear, and the revival of Empress Eugenie era styles. It spotlights M. Felix and the Palais de Costume exhibits, detailing designers, fabrics like foulard and Chantilly lace, and the influence of royal patronage on modern dress.
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Paris
Resane
Rejane
Mousseline de Sole
Mile
Avril
Somme
Rajane
Srontaer
Antoinette
Palais de Costume
M. Felix
Felix
Scautus
Aec
Tauve
Felix TL
Parles
Toulard
Foulard
Frills and Farbelows for the Summer Girl
Fashion notes outline the 1900 summer girl’s wardrobe with muslin frocks, frills, and furbelows. Describes fabrics, hats, boots, boleros, and canvas trim in colors from cloud blue to lavender, stressing color harmony, seasonable novelties, and tasteful elegance.
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Flora McMumay
Eka
Ight
Pink fashion notes and color theory in early 20th century style
The passage analyzes color meanings for suffragists and fashion, contrasting pink with green and white. It discusses public expectations of dress, gendered notions of propriety, and how colors symbolize mood and social roles. It highlights a flirtation with rosy hues, ivory whites, and vivid greens as suitable for women and men of certain temperaments.
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Nemo
English drawing room debutantes fashion at court
The report notes debutantes at the latest court drawing room adopting the reigning dress style with hair done in a pompadour, reflecting contemporary fashion trends among society.
The British Museum Coin Mystery
A Windsor prince visits the British museum to view a unique coin. The keeper locks the room and accuses the prince of hiding the coin. After a tense search, the coin is found, revealing how circumstantial evidence can wrongly accuse a man. The prince reveals a second coin and asks what would have happened if no search occurred.
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Joseph Hatton
British Museum
Windsor Castle
Eply
British “Museum
House No 7 on Promenade des Anglais Bought by Miss Gough
A wealthy American, Miss Gough, buys house No 7 on the Promenade des Anglais at Nice and plans to turn its doors into a grand hall for fetes. The former resident, Comtesse Coloredo, wife of Rome's ambassador, was famed for etiquette and dramatic moments. A later guest revealed the Prince of Wales once visited unrecognized, triggering a fatal shock to the comtesse.
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Ces Anglais
Nice
Gough
Comtesse Coloredo
Rome
Palais ‘Borghese
Mme. _l
Monsieur
Prince of Wales
Pie “Comtesse
Promenade Des Anglats
Max O'Rell's Wife as Translated Enthusiast
The piece praises Mrs. Blouet wife of Max O'Rell as a gifted translator of his works into English. She cherishes her husband’s reputation, collects favorable notices, and enjoys hosting his many friends at her home on Acacia Road, presenting herself as an ideal housewife and hostess.
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Max O’rell
Prisoner Confession Echoes Through Courtroom Exchange
A dialogue unfolds as a defendant admits fear and accountability while a police presence is invoked. The exchange notes missed engagement and a resolve to face consequences, signaling a shift in stance before the court.
Strange Marriage Customs in Quebec Weddings
A Quebec French Canadian wedding tradition follows a morning church service with a call on relatives, then vespers. The evening supper precedes a slipper theft joke where a boot vendor tests old shoes until the bride’s missing slipper is found, the groom paying to reclaim it, sometimes including hat and cloak theft. A jig ends the night with a guest attempting to outdance the bride for a prize.
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Quebec
Caleche
Carridle
Tiny Fashion Dolls Parade In Designer’s Dressing Room
A renowned fashion leader crafts a quaint line of tiny dressed dolls modeling her gowns. Each doll mirrors the real garment with precise details from lace to diamond buckles. The collection sits in a glass case with creation dates listed beneath.
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Jvell
Economizing Lace and Floral Accents for Evening Wear
The piece advises thrifty fashion fixes such as washing lace for reuse on special occasions and using separate pins for tied lace to extend life. It recommends long stemmed flowers sewn to bodices with natural greenery, applying carnations as versatile yet affordable options for multiple evenings.
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Milo
Avril Ieto
Musee Carnavalet
Petit Trianon
Eugenie
Mont Tijo
the Elysee
Astat
M. Joseph
Coupe
Indy
Bertin
Hig
M. Worth
Matson Felix
Eugene
Chantilly
Catherine Talbot
Mme: Rejane
Mille
LE Beguin
Frills
Farbelows
New York
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