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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
7
The New York World extols robust independent athletic women who row, sail, shoot, swim, and hike, arguing the old passive ideal has faded. It praises outdoor sport, gym life, and self reliance, noting women can excel in boating, shooting, and marking a new athletic era.
A cobblestone church on Whitney Avenue Elmhurst Long Island stands as a novel structure inspired by feudal monastery lines. Built by Baptists amid renewed activity in Elmhurst after the Civil War and reorganized two years prior by Rev. William J Noble of Brown University.
A Japanese family runs a log cabin shop near Magnolia Massachusetts selling their wares. Across the way is an Indian store and nearby a Spanish tea house. An exhibit of oriental tapestries and jeweled trinkets is also shown while a tailor presses pants completing a cosmopolitan group of storekeepers.
A fashion note shows lace as a refined trim on sheer fabrics and heavier lace on white foulards. It highlights a white gown with black Chantilly lace, apple blossoms, apple-green satin, and matching accessories, plus small priced adornments like manicure scissors and decorative desk trays.
Scrim and ecru shirts feature the Russian cross stitch in scarlet yellow and blues. China silk and vesting fabrics yield charming home made embroidery with bertha pieces in silk and brussels net accents. New cuffs and moon shaped silk trims shape sleeve fullness.
The article describes current evening gown fashion using black silk muslin with white spots and lace. It outlines a pointed waist yoke with narrow lace strips, tucks, wide tuck bands, crosswise tucks, lace bands, and a deep lace trimmed flounce. A folded black taffeta girdle finishes the waist and an under layer of black taffeta with chiffon contrasts the look.
The article notes raincoats growing more elaborate and costly with larger features. A stylish example in Scotch cheviot shows deep triple capes, silk piping, flowing lines, collarless neck, and star-shaped stitched bands.
Home-made stocks of heavy butcher's linen finished with single rows of French knots in black or colors are marketed at seventy five cents. They are well made and durable enough to withstand the wash tub, contrasting with many dainty ready-made stocks and ties.
A local shop advertises tiny gowns for very small girls at fifty cents each. The item appears in a brief display note with limited details.
Advice on selecting jewelry to suit facial features and skin tone. Avoid excessive diamonds. pearls soften the face and opal flatters some. coral suits brunettes. rings should be modest. narrow gold bands preferred. pearls need a white neck. avoid seven string pearl collars unless you have a swan throat. earrings should match dainty ears and enhance hair and complexion.
The will of Isa bella Andrews of Brooklyn was rejected by the Supreme Court because she signed and attested the document on the second page while starting on the first page and numbering the third as two. The court ruled a valid will must be signed at the end, not in the middle.
The article notes cross stitch as a revived embroidery method, appealing for shirt waists and blouses. It highlights linen and new cotton linen vestings, with ecru and white scrim showing best. Rich thread colors like red blue and black enhance the open mesh fabric.
A collage of nostalgic longing for older melodies and motherly songs. The piece muses on popular music, the heat of summer with a satire on Serius and a Chicago weather vignette, ending with a poetic dawn scene and a stray reflection on daily life.
Special Correspondent recalls Cabrillo’s 16th century California voyage under the Spanish flag, the naming of San Diego, and Junipero Serra’s mission era. It notes initial uprisings, mission relocation, a major Indian attack, and later prosperity with an enduring olive orchard and census data on population and wealth.
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