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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
6
Advice on strengthening the body for women includes walking with objects in hand to tone the arms, rolling a hoop, daily practice lifting small weights, and bending in various directions while avoiding strain. Nutrition recommended: meat and milk.
This blouse waist features a developable low neck or sleeved version with a fitted lining and concealed front seam. It has a full blouse back and front, snug sleeves with epaulettes, optional yoke removal, and a basque joined to the waist by a belt. Shown in cream sail cloth with cardinal velvet trim.
The article notes the fading yoke in shirt waists with front yokes barely visible behind neckties. It observes some women prefer the yoke for shape, while many waists in leading shops show the trend toward its absence.
The piece argues tight lacing is outdated and ugly, harms digestion causing dyspepsia, red nose, watery eyes, and blotchy skin, and distorts body shape as hips move. It cites the Venus de Medici waist of twenty two inches and notes historic eighteen inch waists, while asserting modern women keep at least a twenty two inch waist.
The article notes a revival of the curly bang after a period of suppression. Curly bangs fringe luxuriously from ear to ear over the forehead, while three women with wide brows adopt a water wave modification. A broad bandeau is drawn down to cover the brow, exposing about a half inch of eyebrow.
The article details a soft, fluted frame for the face using waves and gentle shaping. It notes a Princess de Lamballe style with white powder, lightly flaked front, rolled back waves, a cluster of coils secured by a pale green tortoise shell comb, and a pink and white rose half garland.
Instructions from Ladies' Home Journal describe how to dye feathers black using boiling water and soda, then dye preparation for silk, plus curling tips with a warm iron. White feathers are washed, rinsed, dried, and curled by the same method.
Vapor baths clear pores to remove impurities but only address surface symptoms. The text notes that true healing requires removing the underlying cause and suggests home use with a sulphur heat, a tepid bath, and rest, contrasting with costly Turkish baths.
A New York Herald quote describes a woman testing a man by arranging an eight o'clock morning rendezvous. The text claims nine of ten men are late, revealing unshaven looks and stale tobacco breath, suggesting a man’s true nature surfaces when tested. It concludes the test predicts suitability as a husband, though the speaker admits inconsistency.
The latest shirt waists feature four deep bust tucks, a straight back yoke, and full body with a fitted lining to control fullness. A standing collar, box plait, and single seam sleeves with a cuff finish the look, offered in gingham, batiste, chambray, lawn, muslin, and white with colored lining.
Summer millinery introduces varied straw weaves and satin finishes for hats. Neapolitan straw blends horsehair-like texture with black and white patterns, offering pale gray shading. A pale lemon straw with satin inside and a toque-like crown creates a bold look. Bright red and purple fall from fashion while greens and blues dominate.
A San Francisco Chronicle piece notes European women decorate with tattooed figures like dragons and serpents. It cites the Queen of Greece and a Parisian woman who reportedly had spider web designs. The piece mocks the trend as savage and unlikely to catch on in America.
A illustrated fashion column lists silk garments and accessories including black silk visits, silk neck scarves, foulards, cotton shepherd checks, boys’ blouse suits, silk petticoats, black taffeta skirts, hat trimmings, white net neckties, foulard gowns, white taffeta evening gowns, chintz draperies, organdies with lace, quills in black white or color, two colored leather belts, red white and blue ribbons, ginghams with Hamburg insertion, lace trimmed parasols and golf umbrellas, gloves, pique gowns with bright taffa ta accents, corsage and buttons. A pattern illustration offer from Up-to-Date Fashion Co. for ten cents with a request to send cut-out illustration to 158 West 20th St New York.
The article notes that about 200000 pedestrians and 20000 vehicles cross London Bridge daily leaving minor wear. Litter adds to losses and the continual traffic grinds away about twenty five cubic yards of granite per year. It also states Cape Colony diamond output in 1806 reached 23888000 dollars.
The piece discusses Cuba’s potential for rapid growth with good governance and American capital, compares Frankfurt entries in Europe, and reports on sales of a Derby winner to Russia. It notes U S export growth to China, shifts in European views of the United States, and a London gossip about the Spanish king drilling toy soldiers for instruction and amusement.
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