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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
6
The article highlights thin summer textiles without lining for versatile fits in under-waists and dresses. It describes fabrics such as lawn, organdie, grenadine, and muslin with lace, sashes, and coordinated trims. It also introduces a five by six inch silver wire mesh purse with compartments, fringe, and a chain or ring wear option, noting gate purses have disappeared due to new styles.
A Ladies' Home Journal advice piece extols nightly facial washing with warm water and gentle rubbing, plus soap once daily, using hands for massaging and soft washcloths for gentleness. The Mount Vernon vignette highlights Aunt Euphenisa, a skilled, aged spinner and weaver, and the historic loom restored by St. Paul schoolchildren. It also reflects concerns about child ventilation and cautions against frightening children with threats.
The Philadelphia Times quotes an expert linking a baby's night screams to pain a pin or a passion. It advises calming with lime milk for pain, or attributing hunger to habit if fed, urging resilience through the night rather than addressing superstition.
A detailed guide explains making durable corsets with pattern cutting, seam allowances, and materials, plus hints on eyelets and lining. It notes several chic options including white satin, brocade, and pongee, and mentions Paris moire trends, sleeve styles, and dress combinations for the season. It also recounts an anecdote about Empress Elizabeth taming a dangerous horse named Black Devil to illustrate royal poise.
Black taffeta blouse waists pair with white cloth skirts as Paris displays masses of tulle on numerous new hat shapes. Applique trimmings appear across multiple outfits in the season’s bustling display.
The tale recounts Sir Francis Vere's ruse during a siege on Zutphen where disguised soldiers posing as Gelderland egg women and beer sellers infiltrated the forts with baskets of eggs and butter, then captured the town gates. Sir Philip Sidney later fell in the same campaign.
In a recent NYC matinee at Madison Square Garden two girls, one tall and one short, discuss military matters as cadets from Hamilton and Berkeley schools march in, including young drum cadets. The scene features playful banter and curious questions about naval cavalry and dragoons amid a bustling crowd.
The 1899 census of physicians in France records 17 735 practitioners at year start and 16 084 at year end, a decrease from the prior figure of 1751. The modest rise in population and lower disease rates due to sanitation are cited as reasons for a bleak outlook for French medicine.
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