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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
5
A 1920s style note reports mourning attire moving from glossy crepe and stiff silks to supple crepe and dull black fabrics. Crepe stands weatherproof and fashionable. black serge gains favor for modest mourning. Indoor gowns favor veiling, mousseline blouses, and simple crepe waists priced around six dollars. A widow’s dress should avoid drawing attention while honoring the departed.
Effective costume in the caprice of fashion describes a dress with face cloth in fawn, a plain front skirt with added footed back and sides, embroidered gal loon trim, a blouse jacket edged with wider gal loon not trimmed, rounded shoulder seams with rosettes of spotted tulle and shaded ostrich feathers, materials totaling seven yards 48 inches wide and three yards for trimming.
Instructions describe sewing a linen bag with embedded buttercup embroidery to hold lingerie ribbons. It covers cutting, hemming, feather stitching in yellow silk, cardboard bottoms, edging, buttonhole stitched ring, and threading ribbons through a side opening for retrieval.
An easy project shows converting an old cigar box into a small savings bank. Choose a nearly square box, securely glue down the lid, and proceed with a simple interior modification to create a functional coin container.
A historical note describes an opening large enough to admit a coin made in the center and covered with bookbinders paper, suggesting a method to seal or cover an apparatus or container.
The article explains how changeable silk, once placed as a foundation, yields a beautiful effect when covered with shimmering white fabric. It highlights color blends such as gray pink, steel blue pink, Copenhagen blue with silver, and suggests minimal white with ruby or plum under black net. Cream and yellow suit a white mousseline foundation, with ornamented outer garments enhancing the view.
A description praises a black and white toilette featuring a white casino cloak reaching to the ankles and trimmed with a four inch band of white satin on black velvet ribbon. The mix is not new but was extremely effective and marked the wearer as well dressed in a crowd.
The front may bear a glued or painted image with flowers arranged on top for decoration. The lid is designed to be easily unfastened at any time, allowing quick access or removal.
Fashion notes describe widespread use of ribbons and sashes at the autumn opening of a major Rue de la Paix house. Skirts are fastened to one side of the back with long ribbon ends, buttons, bows, and passementerie filling a six to seven inch opening, creating an attractive but asymmetric silhouette.
A descriptive note recalls a large black satin outfit worn at a club reception. It featured a chinchilla crown, old lace drapery, a bow of antique embroidery, chinela and lace stole, muff with lace, and a corsage with dahlias. The dress was in geranium blue with a striking color combination.
Paria designers showcase cretonne gels and ebiffon trims on foundation skirts with net and lace coats. Black spangled trims and passementeries appear in novel silk gown designs. Somber materials drive extensive use of black trimming in new fabrics.
A Denton Texas donor, A G Lee, plans a living monument to John D Rockefeller, praising him as the greatest man in the world. The unveiling would be next spring, with Rockefeller and family possibly attending, while inscriptions for the statue are debated by a local builder and jokers alike.
The Denton resident known as Mr Lee plans a grand memorial to John D Rockefeller. He supervises foundation work on a two mile site, aims to spend about 15000 dollars on a bronze statue, and will inscribe four tablets detailing Rockefeller's deeds. He touts Rockefeller’s philanthropy and seeks to counter critics.
A New York woman shows off her diamonds while a Brooklyn woman remains unmoved saying these are my jewels as she points to her two rubber plants in a quiet domestic moment.
In a Scrape the speaker notes a clear line about observing a vaccine germ while a doctor scratches an incision into the patient. The account emphasizes a clinical scene with medical intervention and a patient care moment.
Legacy of physicians shines in fortunes and estates, with Nothnagel dying in solitude and noting his symptoms to the end. A letter to his assistant reportedly closes with a poignant line recorded on July 6 after severe symptoms appeared.
A seven year old savors buckwheat cakes and can stash away many. His grandfather asks if he has had enough, the boy replies he keeps eating past pain to test fullness. A proverb closes: the door of opportunity is not used by those asleep.
A garbled exchange describes Miss Sparkelstein and Mr Loanitskt in a comic masquerade. The dialogue mocks identity and print culture with phrases about a typewriter as a child of the printing press and a humorous clash of roles at a social event.
A short exchange quotes lines about vervain gentian aster and tansy tied to fall as one character boasts field roaming while the other claims reading magazines reveals a literary aside on knowledge sources and pace. The dialogue hints at seasonal flora and differing appetites for observation versus reading.
A fragmentary dialogue features Hamilet urging pedestrians to advertise with a boastful line Be a Pedestrian while Yorick retorts by challenging a record from New York to Chicago. The exchange hints at competitive taunts in a street scene with urban locations.
A report on electric culture at the Royal Botanic Society gardens in Regent's Park describes rays from arc lights accelerating plant growth. It notes apparatus including moving arc lights, a gas engine power plant, an electrostatic distributor, and a water screen, with potential commercial gains and field applications discussed.
The British board of agriculture favors the dual purpose cow and notes Shorthorns as leading for milk and butter. It lists recommended dairy breeds including Dairy Short Horns Welsh Ayrshires and Kerries for milk and butter production. Jerseys Guernseys South Devons Dalry Shorthorns and Red Polls are also noted for dairying.
Grain growers struggle with hiring for dairy work as seasonal rushes cause a sudden demand for labor and a scarcity leads to significant losses. The article highlights the broader employment difficulties affecting farms relying on hired help.
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