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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
3
A review of gowns for the presidential Bridal Party highlights the ivory satin wedding dress of the First Lady hopeful, noted for its simple elegance. The gown features a long train, lace bodice draped to one side, a cap veil with a wreath, and a bouquet of white orchids.
Julia Bottomley notes a shift to new bathing caps made of silk and fancy fabrics, designed to fit snugly over rubber caps for protection and style. She highlights affordable materials, varied caps and salts this year, and urges women to embrace swimming as both sport and elegance, arguing water access is universal.
A fragmented antique dialogue describes spread of chintz and mahogany furniture with old fashioned bed coverings. A conversation mocks modern vanity and extravagance, joking about a lavender wig labeled as a chrysanthemum for the adored one.
Residents across several sections of St Louis Missouri demand improved streetcar service in a vocal civic effort. The snippet notes frustrations with current straps and transit flaws, signaling community pressure on city transit authorities.
Mary Dean notes the season favors picturesque separate waists over shirtwaists. Material choices are vast including cottons, silks, and linens with crepe-like blends popular, iron-free cottons top warm weather wear, linens rising in use, white linen high collars and three-quarter sleeves define street and business styles, propriety warnings ignored.
The article describes collar options to complete outfits, including ready made and DIY lace or organdie collars. It highlights Medici style framing the face, wired or stitched with fine wires, and notes blouses in tango red linen with pintucked shoul ders, organdie pieces in pastel shades, and kimono shoulder silhouettes across fabrics like organdie and linen.
A pretty negligee blends cream shadow lace over cream net with lace edging on revers and leaves. Pale blue and pink chiffon roses hold a front neck strand, green silk cord frogs across the bodice, and pink crepe de chine skirt with a satin ribbon girdle. A pearl rose jewel rose decorates the waist, an elegant yet odd fashion flourish noted by London and Paris designers.
The piece surveys fashioning hair trends with temple curls, cheek curls, and bobbing ringlets. It notes false curls with paste-down maquette, the rise of high coifs, and the return of the top knot held by wide combs. It portrays how styling shifts reflect changing feminine ideals.
The piece urges affordable porch comfort with fiber rugs, low cushioned chairs, bright cushions, and a low table. It praises ready made or DIY options, enamel repainting of old furniture, and small touches like a porch swing and potted artificial plants. It notes a curious claim about determining sex and age by pulse.
A June 21 lesson analyzes the rich young ruler who asked what to do to gain eternal life. Jesus challenges his wealth and self sufficiency, urging follow me and urging generosity to the poor as the path to heavenly treasure. The study contrasts worldly riches with life under God and discusses the difficulty of surrendering wealth for spiritual ends.
A long exposition on uncharted Chinese territories and population comparisons, noting estimates of China's area around four million square miles and provinces with populations exceeding American states. It contrasts China proper with its vast dependencies like Manchuria Mongolia Tibet and Turkestan and references travel distances from Peking to Hongkong.
Gladiolus are easy to grow and require little care with good blooms. Plant from mid May to June 15, bulbs 2 inches deep for small bulbs and three times deeper for larger ones, with sand over the surface and firmed soil. The text also mentions a historic note about Old Parr’s cottage museum and a New York murder case involving Mrs Madeine Ferola.
A collage of brief notes on medieval women traders in England and Continental links. It cites Margery Russell of Coventry who suffered theft in Spain and used letters of marque to recoup losses, mentions female burgesses, and notes women engaging in foreign commerce. Also includes anecdotes on American views of rivers and a New Jersey prison farm success, plus odd vignettes about John D. Wells and a proverb on secrets.
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