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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
7
The article notes that the trimmed skirt is greatly preferred and overskirts struggle to gain popularity. It predicts a year or two before overskirts become prominent, as many artistic overskirt models fail to sell, especially those with marked peculiarities.
The article outlines three dress patterns with yokes and sleeves. It describes a square yoke with needlework edging and puffed sleeves, a round yoke with tuck clusters and bishop sleeves, and a pointed yoke with a gigot sleeve. Fabrics suggested include fine lawn, linen, muslin, cambrics, batiste, organdies, cambrays, ginghams and percale.
A silver coronation medal for Queen Wilhelmina features a bust on the obverse with the inscription Wilhelmina koningen der Nederlanden and The crown of a queen is the love of her people along the rim. The reverse shows Peace with the royal palace of Amsterdam in the background.
The article advises women to secure a shirt waist by wrapping a narrow belt around the outside and fastening it with latch pins. This method keeps the garment from riding up on the shoulders and preserves the bodice and skirt alignment, saving time and temper.
The piece notes Mme Michelet as the first widow to celebrate a husband's centenary and mocks the era's obsession with commemorations from bi centenaries to tri centenaries. It cites Miss Hiumua’s Portoco report criticizing preoccupation with fashion amid war and disease while detailing women's dress trends observed by a nurse inspector.
A short excerpt discusses fabrics such as pina cloth and grass cloth and describes a prevalent meade that reveals arms neck and shoulders under tissue. It remarks that women as a class have pretty figures and that the mode is attractive.
A fashionable young woman in 1898 sports two gauzy veils the upper and lower face. One veil covers from the forehead to the nose, the second from under the lip to the chin leaving only a small mouth glimpse. The style aims to prevent sunburn and draws curious remarks about its novelty.
The St Louis Star outlines new vanity trends with lorgnette chains attached to jeweled brooches at the bodice, spangled gauze fans, and a compact sick bag matching prevailing colors. Pearls, turquoise, or coral dog collars complement evening wear with semi-decollete gowns, while light jackets in peau de sole and taffeta feature double breasted cuts, standing collars, and anemone velvet trims. A black straw hat with a flat rim echoes revolutionary styles.
Misses blouse waist design by Clara Lloyd offers a simple stylish garment that can be worn with or without the plastron. The pattern describes an outside body portion in four parts the back two fronts and the plastron arranged over a lining and fastening at the center front.
The description notes a waist tailored with finished sleeves and cuffs, a turned over collar, optional necktie or ribbon bow, and a black satin sash tied at the back. It requires two yards of 44 inch fabric to fit a miss of 14 years. No 341 covers sizes 12 to 16.
The article details remodeling a black woolen gown with two foundation fabrics and colored accessories. It covers skirt adjustments, sleeve resizing, jacket shaping, trimming with braid or taffeta, and options for collars, vests, and linings to suit various body types and budgets.
Women clerks at the Washington Pension Office form a reef committee to aid soldiers arriving from the south. They run a lunch room in Potomac Park Avenue and distribute bread, meat, coffee, and milk daily. Mrs. M. B. Saunders chairs the effort as male clerks donate to the fund.
Bracelets are worn in multiples as slender bands. Neutral dress tints prevail with bright color reserved for hats. Neck dressing grows elaborate with yards of lace and ribbons. Trim uses ribbon, chiffon, silk, and gauze in profusion. Yellow orange burnt orange rise in favor across a spectrum of greens and blues.
A Leslie's Weekly note surveys puzzling early U S Navy losses. Vessels vanish after sea trials or battles, including No 7 gunboat in 1805, Monongahela near Santa Cruz, Wa teree at Arica, and the Saratoga out of Philadelphia in 1780, with fate uncertain.
A man named Harry Wilkinson aged twenty eight described as a checker faced Magis trate Hannay on a begging charge at Marlborough Street. He was deemed too unwell to appear and a disinfectant circle was used around him while witnesses stood nearby. The London Chronicle reports the scene.
The Westminster Gazette notes Wieventall St Mary Norfolk considers raising 2000 to fund a new burying ground. It warns against overloading city resources as parish council Aret seeks a modest public loan while financiers hesitate amid the proposal.
A villager unearthed a large sapphire at a genuine pit in Nandam Korale Ceylon. It was sold to a Moorman for a nominal sum and is now with a Colombo jeweller. The 23 rupee stone is valued around $6,000.
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