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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
3
The London Graphic notes tight gloves mar hands, creating red creases and an unflattering look while suggesting glove fits that allow rings. It also surveys Shaw Dress and Jewels advising a Siamese color sequence for daytime outfit coordination from red silks to sapphires across the week.
A rosy little girl wears a sheer white frock with pink ribbon outlining the arm-holes and top of the arms. The ribbons are stitched to stay in place and tied in bows that keep hair from the eyes, the shade enhancing the rosy cheeks.
The piece highlights versatile mohair and taffeta used across bathing, outing, tailoring, travel, and evening wear with mohair praised for seashore use and taffeta outdoing it in trims. It also describes the Sandow girl trend with broader silhouettes, shoulder plaits called Gibsonian, wide shoulders, and sleeve tucking. It closes with prize packets in rings revealing miniature portraits and photos from makers and givers.
A fragment describes a hidden spring within a flower petal, known only to the maker and not to the giver. It suggests the contents remain undiscovered until an accidental touch releases them.
A London weekly highlights American women’s prospects in teaching and typewriting. Salaries for capable teachers range from 800 to 1200 dollars yearly with summer vacations and extra earnings possible. Heads of schools and professors earn more. Stenographers begin around ten dollars weekly, rising to 40 50 dollars or more with expert knowledge in law or medical offices.
The article traces the waning popularity of aprons over forty years, arguing the apron once symbolized feminine virtue and home life. It notes how aprons tied children to mothers and guarded propriety, contrasting ante new woman days with modern shifts toward education and independence.
The piece highlights burnt wood bead strings, chic left front pockets on shirt waists, and black water lily floral millinery. It notes black and white or black tulle wells with half moons or tiny stars, ivory pearls with gold links, Spanish de signe borders on handkerchiefs, a gray print bag with turquoise and rhinestones, and underbodices with high necks. It ends with waist finishes using white lace collars and black chiffon for the bertha effect.
A children’s column blends a fable about a chick longing for the blue sky with lively notes on animal lifespans. It includes an extended feature on Owney the postal dog, quirky garden tales of a boy named Bobbie and his melon patch, and a short fact note about spiders.
A Washington Star report quotes a post office official condemning endless chain and investment frauds sent by mail. It details turf bureaus, lucky stones, heals by mail, and solid gold watch scams that attracted millions before inspectors shut many down. The piece notes swindlers shift to new firms, exploiting educated readers who overlook headlines and trust circulars for easy profits.
A London Express summary notes varied spider behavior toward eggs and young. Some species neglect offspring, while others like Lycosa cumprestris and Lycosa sacenta fiercely guard and tote their egg sacs, using touch and scent to locate their concealed nests among field clods. The piece recalls a Bonnet anecdote of a spider defending its egg bag against an antlion.
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