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Newspaper
Freeport Daily Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1899
Page
6
Fashion notes describe velvet gowns from Paris talers, Directoire bodices with Venetian cloth, fur trimmed hats with large plumes, and fur bonnets. New skirts feature heelless folds, circular flounces, and sheath forms. lace tea gowns in guipure, and sable or mink pelisses contrasted with cape and stole styles.
The article notes elaborate decorations on hats including silk coats bead appliques and medallions of passementerie. Rosettes of velvet in oval shapes with a tiny frilled edge are popular among French milliners and often the sole decoration on white or red felt hats in Paris.
The article describes intricate sleeve designs and fur care for stored garments. It notes packing fur with monogamy shavings, furs revived by heat and brushing, and details elaborate outfits from Naudnitz with mink, velvet, and embroidery. Red dominates accessories and dresses, with warnings about eye-catching color choices for women of all complexions.
A lavish Westbury farm owned by William Whitney hosts a high society race, with Harry Payne Whitney and Sydney Paget organizing the event. The estate spans 1000 acres on Long Island with a five-eighths mile track and a future showplace status in Queens County. Contained are deep family fortunes linked to Standard Oil stock, while J P Morgan and the Rockefellers are depicted as restrained figures beside the wealth on display.
An anecdote from Tampa near Santiago recounts Gen. Miles, then a suited officer, lighting a private from the 5th Maryland’s cigar. A hotel porter reveals the general’s identity, sparking a respectful exchange where Miles recalls his own past as a private.
Cincinnati Enquirer writer recalls the Duchess of Portland, Miss Dallas Yorke, a striking Briton then in her 20s, who wed a rich young duke after a chance meeting at Euston Station. A fortune teller foretold marriage to a rich duke, and the Duke of Portland, overhearing a departing train passenger, vowed to marry her if she would have him.
The piece advises choosing gifts like rugs curtains portieres and cushions in rich colors, with emphasis on genuine good quality silverware. It warns against flashy pretentious pieces and suggests shopping for durable items with authentic stamps, noting value in oriental themed textiles and affordable decorative china and tableware.
A collection of lines praising women and wives from historical figures. The witticisms and reflections highlight female virtue, influence, and affection, linking motherhood and marriage to moral and social ideals across eras.
The article argues music is a powerful historic force shaping minds and culture. It asserts music was central to early poetry, with poets also musicians, and that verse often used music as its vehicle. It emphasizes music’s role beyond mere entertainment.
A Philadelphia Inquirer piece on foods and the human system warns most aches come from eating the wrong foods. It cites meat, sugar, bread, and vegetables as linked to gout diabetes and dyspepsia, with personal accounts of allergies and adverse reactions to strawberries eggs milk apples and various fish.
Foley's Honey and Tar heals the lungs and cures the racking cough usual to la grippe and prevents pneumonia. It is guaranteed. 25¢ and 50e, H. Jd. Moogh, Swarts & Fleck. Containing 16 pages of colored map rates, size 14x21 inches, of all Spanish possessions, showing location of the principal cities and towns, postage paid for 18 cents. Address J. Beh G. P. & T. A., Cedar Rapids, A ONOGRAMS made and mounted on pins. Photos, mounted only. Leave orders for C. B. Anderson, at Ennenga & Wagner's Clothing House, 107 Galena St.
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