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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
4
In New York City patterns rise for a front closing blouse that blends dressiness with practicality. Designs suit various lingerie fabrics and offer options with a box pleat or an under lap, plus center pleat buttons or fly buttonholes, with tucks shaping fullness and sleeves tailored for comfort. Material needs listed by size: medium four and a half yards, larger and smaller cuts detailed.
The black velvet neckband, briefly rare, returns to fashion to add a piquant black accent to the guimpe of the one piece frock. It is narrow, about half an inch, placed at the base of the lace stock, ends crossed in front and secured with a small brooch or buckle.
Those fond of fine shadow embroidery may try shadow applique a novelty embroidery technique. Shadow applique uses heavier material on the wrong side of the work and is secured by stitching on the right side.
The description highlights Persian lawn embroidery, handkerchief linen, marquisette and chiffon lawns, embroidered muslins, and numerous fancy materials. It notes a one-piece sleeve blouse with versatile back closures and presents a pale pink silk negligee with pink embroidery motifs and Wallace inserts.
The geranium blossom enjoys strong run as small red flowers trend gains momentum in horticultural circles. The bloom’s popularity grows amid fashion for compact, vivid blooms and ornamental use in gardens and window boxes.
A note describes hats with long streamers that trail and catch under the face, highlighting their picturesque appeal as a fashion feature.
A fragmentary verse dedication expresses desire for travel and luxury items over works of art. The speaker vows to wait for the heiress, promising journeys by motorcar and yacht while seeking a blissful life together despite unclear lines and typographical errors.
A mosaic of humorous quotes from multiple papers features stagecoach, poetry, taxicab fares, and theater jokes. witty banter crosses newspapers from Chicago to Louisville to Cleveland and beyond, highlighting playful takes on society and aging with light satire.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal hints at a discussion over a nine and a poet's growing interest. The text reflects a chatterlike note on old team topics and literary reference within a brief historical snippet.
The Siberian railway announces coupon tickets covering principal places of interest in China Japan Korea Manchuria and the Far East generally.
A mother reports her son suffered an extensive crusted eczema, worsened by frequent water sores. After failing with over a score of physicians, use of Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent led to a full recovery in about two months. Boston based Cuticura ads accompany postal business note.
An antique ad touts Kemp's Bal Sam as a universal cough cure. It claims doctors and nurses recommend it and sells for 25 cents at druggists and dealers. The copy recalls a curious archaic line about Archimedes and a first organ.
A new 600 page volume by Maria Ward Brown collects Dan Rice humor from the Civil War era. The book promises abundant jokes caustic anecdotes and original songs with a lively Civil War era voice. Postpaid at $1.50 from Book Publishing House New York. The University of California plans to test grapefruit trees from Amoy China claiming superior fruit.
An ad-like fragment markets an eye remedy for red watery eyes and eye strain, boasting experienced physicians and claims of soothing pain. It also references Garfield Tea and other health products with disjointed notes about Marine premed, railroads, and samples, all from Brooklyn, New York, and Paris.
An advertisement style block touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles including ulceration displacements and backache. Testimonials claim relief and renewed strength. The note also mentions the compound’s free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. It also adds unrelated notes on the Russian Secret Service employing women and Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for pain relief. The column closes with data on U.S post offices nearing sixty two thousand.
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