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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
4
Fashion notes describe how to wear a chantilly lace shawl over burnt orange silk with chiffon facing, plus various shoulder draperies. Article highlights new white shoes or slippers, patent leather footwear that stays cool, and white or tan styles with white satin ties and cut steel clasps.
The illustration showcases a popular season blouse with a dun color bayadere fabric and satin trims. It emphasizes easy graceful carelessness with fitted waist, center closure, and decorative collar and vest front shaping.
Leather belts with brass buttons gain curiosity but little use among women who prefer other adornments. The article notes the belts add only modest waist expansion and mentions broader military jewelry styles seen in public shortages and reformist tensions during the era.
The article notes the sailor blouse remains popular with its collar and revers, worn with dark skirts and in wool or cotton fabrics. It also highlights the jardiniere basket hat in straw or gilted wire, adorned with abundant flowers for colorful contrast and variegated decoration.
The article notes new fashion trends with oval buckles in gold or silver and enamel accents for shirts and cuffs. It highlights decorative frame work with diamonds and ivy spray designs, plus novelty shapes like a duck motif and vegetable imagery. It mentions white satin or white kid full dress slippers for the season.
The article notes white pique and cheviot skirts offer neat, comfortable looks. It contrasts tight hip fits with circular flounces, warns against cheap wash skirts that shrink unevenly, and advises having two made to order for better fit and wear.
A dietary plan from Mrs. S. T. Herer in the Ladies' Home Journal prescribes two meals daily for obese women. The first meal should include chops or eggs with whole wheat bread and vegetables, a dessert of fruit or custard, and the night meal features meat, vegetables, and a small portion of bread. The method stresses broiled or boiled meat, no pork or fried foods, and avoiding breakfast hunger for success.
Picture of a new ladies' blazer in tobacco brown with machine stitching. Fronts are deeply shaped to form long lapels meeting a notched collar and may be worn open or closed. Back has a smooth fit with curved center seam and plaits for fullness. sleeves have gathered fullness at the top. Suitable for travel and daily wear in general fabrics.
Elizabeth Fransis of St Louis faced financial barriers to medical study. She earned money as a domestic in hotels and as a nurse, saved to pay for two medical courses, then graduated from the Woman's College and began a medical practice. Her story highlights a woman who balanced housekeeping tasks with surgical training.
Fashion notes show Persian lawn trimmed with lace edgings and revived white grenadine with chenille dots. White mousseline desvie remains popular while albatross and dotted swisses trend with lace-edged ruffles. New radiant drop de sole fabric appears for clinging styles.
The British South Africa Company seeks active colonization by promoting marriages. After years of discouraging marriages among mounted police civil servants and other staff the policy is reversed with an edict offering preference to married men.
A simple burglar alarm device uses a rubber bulb connected to a tube with a whistle at the end. The tube is placed in a door crack. releasing the bulb when the door opens creates a blast through the whistle, signaling entry.
A historical overview notes the Ladrone Islands comprise about twenty tropical isles with five to six inhabited. Guahan dominates land area. Saypan is the principal town. The piece views Spanish rule as blighting industry but foresees possible cotton, coffee, sugar, and tobacco prosperity under enlightened governance and proper cultivation.
A Washington veteran with ten years in the regular army including frontier cavalry and heavy artillery was recently appointed captain and Assistant Adjutant-General in the volunteer service. He now serves on General Miles’s staff. He recalls a hard shell road built at Fort McHenry After a near court martial he helped lay the road with oyster shells, a reminder to stay humble and remember duty.
The article details royal and equal rank salutes between ships. A salute with equal rank uses the same number of guns while a superior fires fewer rounds. A royal salute comprises twenty one great pits, officers lowering sword points, and dipping the colors.
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