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Newspaper
Galena Tribune
Location
Galena, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
3
A fashion snippet describes a young girl’s white mule frock with openwork eyelet embroidery and a red side flounce, a cream Rajah silk dress braided with scarlet soutache in Greek key designs, and a matron’s white crepe costume with black embroidery and lace. It also notes a yellow silk bodice, a yellow and green ribbon girdle, and a salad of egg yolk dressing recipes, ending with vinegar, lemon juice, and olive oil.
White pique and cotton Sicilian fabrics appear in demand for heavy weight skirts and ensembles. Designers favor long coats or universal short jackets over shirts. A four gore skirt with front seam and three bottom bands is praised. A white pique suit features a short jacket with Irish lace insertions, white waist, black silk tabs, white linen medallions and a black silk girdle.
A recipe describes shredding rhubarb to stew with syrup drained away, mixing with lemon juice and rinds, nutmeg and eggs, filling a pastry plate, baking for about 45 minutes, and finishing with whipped cream piped on top.
A walking costume features a striped wool skirt with Dial breadths in front and back forming inverted plaits. The design is described as finished at.
A plain recipe for a layered apple trifle using two pounds of apples with sugar and lemon peel. Include sponge cake, custard, and a light meringue topping, baked briefly to brown. Serve warm, cool, or cold, with a pie collar for presentation.
Wash materials are unusually attractive this year with many diaphanous fabrics not intended for rubbing. Batiste is a special favorite and one gown features a dainty white frock trimmed in banana yellow.
The article highlights the Tlodge blue silk raincoat craze this spring with vivid examples. A prominent woman wears a voluminous coat paired with dull blue cloth attire and matching hat, while a north side matron uses a dark blue rainproof coat in her car with a coordinating blue hat. A distinctive pink accent yarn tucked under the brim adds a striking touch.
The piece highlights elegant fabrics and trims for the coming season. Pink mousseline de soie with satin rib bon trims, Irish lace in pink with velvet ribbon, and delicate Valenciennes lace dominate. White cotton embroidery and English embroidery on woolen fabrics emerge as key trims for cashmere and other frocks.
For Younger Members point de esprit gowns look pretty with white satin baby ribbon but wash materials like lawns dimities and organdies launder better. Dimities yield sweetest summer frocks. one blue dimity dress features gathered skirt full at the bottom with three broad tucks above the hem and a baby waist tucked into the belt with a shallow yoke of fine embroidery. The sleeves are elbow length and finished with dimity ruffles edged with deep trim.
The article notes light linen fabrics in shades of blue lavender and pale tones dominate. It highlights long and short jackets worn with linen gowns, with lace trims matching the coat as optional. A lace bolero, not as costly as Louis XVI style, adds desirability to any costume paired with such a coat.
Deviled tomatoes are broiled quickly by slicing thick, keeping skins on to hold them. Heat the broiler with oil, salt, and pepper, place the tomato slices, then serve with a sauce of oil mustard cayenne sugar and vinegar heated together.
A concise guide explains a faster method to make mayonnaise dressing. In a bowl mix one portion at a time to blend ingredients smoothly, providing a boon to salad lovers seeking easier preparation.
A historical instruction describes cutting meat into small pieces trimming fat, then mixing with stock, fried onion, salt, and pepper. Boiled potatoes with butter milk yolk form a crust, cover meat, score surface, bake until brown, and serve.
Milliners frown on the simple polo hats worn by many women this spring. They note such hats are easy to make and cost about 50 cents, and warn fashion arbiters will soon replace them with a new atrocity in headgear.
A morning gown shown in the sketch features soft flowing folds and inexpensive fabrics like flowered chalks albatross flannelette or dimity. Black velvet trims the yoke collar and cuffs to provide tone, with optional Dutch round neck and three quarter length sleeves.
A description of new bed spreads featuring elaborate decorations. One design shows hemstitching to ten finches depth with Cluny insertion used as a border. Linen beneath is cut away, creating a rich and graceful visual effect.
Slice three bananas into a buttered pie dish and sprinkle with sugar. Pour over a batter of half a pound of flour one egg and a little over half a pint of water. Place a few pieces of butter on top and bake in a hot oven for about forty five minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle with sugar and serve hot.
Picturesque cape trend shines among summer wraps. A lavender blue cape with velvet Watteau collar and long tassels tops the girdle at the front and reaches nearly to the elbows, matching pale attire. Silk capes pair with cloth gowns for a coordinated look.
A Chicago Record-Herald account recalls a North Side woman loudly insisting she is a good church member on an elevated train ride. Her animated exchange with a friend ends with her alighting at the next stop, asserting her faith and leaving the other to ponder the claim.
Former New Hampshire legislator and Civil War veteran James F Briggs returned from a legislative session when an electric car struck him on Elm Street. The motorman warned him to move but Briggs, famed for firmness, stood his ground and implied punishment if moved. The incident underscores the pedestrians right of way law in effect.
Fragmentary poem by Thomas Jones Jr describes twilight scene with a lone star, whippoorwill call, and a yearning for love. The archaic language evokes a dreamy westward moment and sentimental appeal.
Missouri congressman Champ Clark tells a jokey anecdote from Arkansas describing a dreary station and a weary local citizen. The tale, cited by Collier's Weekly, lampoons the state with a sharp regional punchline.
A major irrigation plan in India, costing about 25 million dollars, has been approved. The system will cover roughly 6 250 square miles, with only a portion reachable initially, and about 3 000 square miles expected to be irrigated in the coming years.
A statement from the chairman of the London Molter Omnibus Company notes several new motor omnibuses averaging around 3340 weekly, while horse omnibuses show profits between 22 and 450 dollars per week.
Two beer loving burros named Buster and Bronco captivate Las Vegas visitors as bettors pledge fortunes to see which can drink more. Owner "Old man" Morgan fronts them at the railway era camp, with locals sharing in the amusement and saloon bets.
An inventive St Louis creator proposes a combined miniature railway and carousel device for amusement parks. The car is mounted on a truck on tracks and propelled by a tiny locomotive or motor, while the car moves and undulates for a novel sensation. The design requires ample space and is noted for safety concerns. Later, Aliquippa Pa. school director George Wood dies of a hemorrhage after killing a large yard snake, an event linked to his excitement.
Spring brides received handsome presents from household pets. Dogs sent asparagus tongs, cats chose an antique cake basket, and a canary picked après dinner coffee cups. The piece notes the trend as animals contribute to fashionable homes. Also mentions the Lion of Cheronea restoration commemorating the 228 BC battle with Demosthenes as a heavy-armed participant.
Bordentown correspondent reports Joshua Willits a mail carrier between Wrightstown and Bordentown near Chesterfield drove into a swarm of bees. The horse wagon and driver were covered with bees and Willits believes it a miracle both he and horse were not killed.
An excerpted meditation by Thomas Campbell describing a sleep vision of the last man amid a desolate world. Skeletons of nations, plague, famine, drifting ships, and a lone figure speak of a future fate and the return of a redeemed, immortal spirit through mercy and renewal.
A collage describes Tibetan hamlet field life with oxen plows and festive dress, then reports the emergence of a new volcanic island near Toru Shima and its rapid changes, a Japanese flag atop the new land, a Mongolian river missionary noting thirty one rapid mills for incense production, with each mill grinding 200 cattle of incense daily for sale at about six dollars per bundle.
The Denver News notes Japan orders twenty five giants from a New York firm for freight service. Weighing upward of 200000 pounds with a 120000 pound tender, these engines pull 100 car trains, demanding heavier rails, larger roundhouses, and top notch crews, though they cut road congestion and boost efficiency.
A Montreal Herald excerpt explains Burmese superstitions on daily luck, detailing which days are favorable or perilous for various acts. It notes that luck depends on the individual’s birth day and month, with complex rules guiding daily actions from washing hair to starting undertakings.
A veteran tea trader recalls a river Shanghai settlement where Englishmen hunted snipe in a graveyard, provoking Chinese workers who exploited the situation for insurance and extortion. Tales describe crashed hunting costs, paid injuries, and a grisly tourist industry of ankle crushing in Shanghai.
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