Parasol of Turquoise Taffeta Imitates Turquoise Matrix
A striking parasol crafted in turquoise blue taffeta imitates the look of turquoise matrix. The ivory handle is adorned with turquoise, creating an elegant coordinated design.
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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1901
Page
3
A striking parasol crafted in turquoise blue taffeta imitates the look of turquoise matrix. The ivory handle is adorned with turquoise, creating an elegant coordinated design.
A description of star patterns on navy blue piques with white and self-colored stars. Instructions note preferred white stars for children and colored stars for girls and women. The 1901 piques feature double fold, replacing the old single width for advantageous cutting.
The article profiles women leading diverse farm ventures across the country. L L Taber Willets runs a model dairy near Roslyn. Virginia C Meredith in Cambridge Ind starts an agricultural school for girls. Mary Gould Woodcock in Ripley Me raises trotting horses. Minnie Kulick in Missouri operates a large poultry farm. Nellie Hawks runs poultry at Friend Neb. Mary R Vance earns 50 percent profit from a 640 acre Lucca N D wheat farm. Maggie Smith manages the Duke farm near Summerville N J with 359 workers.
Mary R. Baldwin discusses the nurse’s role versus the loving caregiver at the sickbed. She warns that love must work with reason, not overwhelm it, to avoid distressing the patient. The guardian must suppress fear while maintaining composure and apply skill and tact to support recovery.
Mercerized cotton frocks for young girls are charming and affordable in fashionable shades. Folds include foulard silk gowns as good investments, with youthful, dainty designs. Red frocks, especially in red or red with white, are favored. black reserved for older women's trim. Trimmings lean chiffon and net with simple elegance. accordion pleats suit slender figures if properly made.
Paris reports the fervoniere, a forehead jewel once common forty years ago, is regaining favor. These large uncut gems set in heavy gold, worn on a black velvet band across the forehead, suited a classical face but often disfigured ordinary ones. The Empress.
The New York Sun notes a revival of the fervoniere among Parisian beauties. Foreheads display jewel clusters of stars and crescents, held by fine gold threads or pearl strings, replacing velvet bands. The trend is extreme yet popular, with jewelers flooded with orders and older ferventieres being reset to fit current taste.
Outdoor sports and games are increasingly seen as essential for girls. Golf and croquet demand precision and strategy, archery builds posture and steadiness, while tennis hockey and winter skating gain traction in schools. Cricket basketball cycling swimming and other sports extend opportunities at girls' schools and clubs.
Fashion notes describe wired flowers for hats and side decorations, nun’s veiling with colored silk borders, velvet covered muslin, and tulles patterned like fish scales on gold. Black white and blue dominate, with ivory handles and turquoise accents, champagne whites, enamelled flower harps, and jewel beetle insects on springs featured in millinery.
A New York Times interview with a coin dealer reveals how many daily visitors seek value in coins and how myths persist. He identifies troublesome targets like 1853 half dollars 1882 nickels and 1878 silver dollars, notes rarity patterns across dates, and stresses that collectors are born not made. He cautions on imitation detection, values of copper coins, and the allure of gold coins from 1849 onward in genuine, lifelong study.
A Woman s Home Companion piece describes a charming summer excursion by rail and shore, detailing a creative improvised mobile setup with light rails and jackscrews to rotate a car for scenic cross country travel. The group favors early mornings, shaded verandas, sketching, and photography while seeking cool, dry comfort under trees.
A desk gifted by the Sultan of Turkey to Queen Victoria proved extremely complex. Sir Clare Ford, who took the item to England, failed to open it until after a day of effort. He finally triggered the correct spring and presented the desk to the queen with the method.
A professor argues life spans of fish exceed 500 years with carp in Ragesta known to be 600 years old. He also notes some whales surpass 200 years. A Boston man owns a goldfish kept for 63 years, bought by his father 40 years before that gift.
A Boston Transcript report notes a damp mood among Avon supporters as many ambitious individuals feel crushed by election results. The piece contrasts high hopes with the stark setback seen in voting outcomes.
A speaker longs for quiet country life away from city bustle yet notes how night’s stillness is offset by sensory appeal. The text then shifts to a vivid account of deep sea lanternfish that emit light, lure prey to cavernous mouths, and occasionally burst when rising toward the surface.
Stanley endures punishment by wearing petticoats and patchwork, enduring pain and shame as he is teased for being called a girl. He escapes outside with bees and Gip while reflecting on his longing to be Stanley again, until a voice shames him into abandoning the punishment and asking his mother to lock away the clothing.
The German deep sea expedition aboard Valdivia studied Indian and Atlantic depths for two years. It yielded grotesque and colorful life forms, including a 20 foot needle sponge found at 18 250 feet, showing life adapted to immense pressure. The report notes crushing depths and rare sponge specimens.
W E Russell former Massachusetts governor told law graduates there is an enduring difference between making a living and making a life. He urged that true fulfillment requires using all faculties to build character and purpose, not just money or status. He warned readers, still in life's preparatory stage, to choose ambition that serves a higher purpose.
The piece extols a tomb for Ulysses S. Grant on the Hudson, noting the porphyry sarcophagus bears no sword or flag. It emphasizes Grant’s fate as a sufferer and his peaceable glory, invoking divine justice and forgiveness. The Interior’s reverent reflection frames his memory.
An old classmate recalls Lt James D Taylor who helped expose Aguinaldo’s location enabling Gen Funston’s capture. The VMI graduate is remembered for his cadet cock fighting boasts and constant rainy day battles. The story includes a joke about stockpiling game cooks near Lexington and Rockbridge for his pastime.
Freeman, late commander of the Twenty-fourth infantry, retired under the age limit, praises Funston for courtesy and leadership. He notes Funston never gave him an order and consistently sent congratulations when the regiment acted, calling him brave and gentlemanly.
The article argues for a dry dock in Porto Rico waters citing the Mayflower grounding as proof. It notes no damage occurred to the vessel but required a diver to verify the ship’s status, underscoring the urgent need for underwater facilities.
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