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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1910
Page
1
A Goshen Daily Democrat column surveys midwinter to midsummer mood shifts, fashion hints, divine coincidences, and travel ideas. It riffs on comets, bugs, impending aviation progress, and safe Fourth of July urges while lampooning culture, court rulings, hat trends, and flirtations with lighthearted urban news.
The article notes French fashion favors black accents on white fabrics to create somber, striking looks. It describes neckline adornments like jabots and chantecler ruffs, often paired with blue linen or sheer muslins, and advises home sewists to study French styling while balancing color and white. It cites black against white as a refined, washable option for smart dresses.
The piece advises using black as an accent in summer outfits, from trims on gowns to veiled tunics over white lawn. It notes black can refresh faded fabrics, suits white and dark ensembles, and even brighten hats belts and parasols with black baby velvet ribbon. Mary Dean endorses black as fashionable and versatile for summer.
Description of a chocolate brown venetian dress featuring inverted plaits at each side seam, a box plait center back, a stitched strap trim forming points on the front and around the lower edge, a braided yoke, shoulder tucks, and a bodice trimmed to match ending at the waist.
A description notes a bodice and skirt with a braid medal lion sewn at the point. Required materials include 7 yards cloth 48 inches wide, 2 medallions, and 4 yards braid.
The article discusses black embroidery and ecru striped fabrics chosen by an artistic dressmaker for their potential in embellishment. It notes black mercerized cottons that are fast and suitable for solid work on striped linen, praising the stamped patterns on the stripe as the source of beauty.
A Providence barber recalls a strange demand as customers seek left handed collars that lap and tuck from right to left. He notes drafts are rare, fans off, and some men blind with collars still on. The haberdasher says demand is high for this odd style, provoking anger among buyers.
A Los Angeles Herald critique describes a Central Park West massage parlor where a skilled masseur claims to restore youth to aging women through aggressive techniques and alcohol application. The piece portrays wealthy patrons, including grandmothers, seeking wrinkle reduction and renewed appearance, with the masseur boasting rapid results for younger clients but longer sessions for older ones.
Washington notes workingmen in Chicago favor a plan by the Chicago Garment Manufacturers association to centralize operations outside crowded districts. A $5,000,000 complex with reinforced concrete plants would house 2,500 workers and provide homes and facilities, aiming to cut rent and operating costs.
Advice for nurseries emphasizes childproofing windows with outside bars or a six inch lower sash restriction, giving each child a personal towel sponge and toothbrush, and proper cleaning of hair brushes and sponges. It prescribes boiling sponges in soda water then soaking in vinegar and water to ensure cleanliness.
The article describes making a decorative hat box from a large pasteboard base covered inside and out with sateen or cretonne. The interior is lined with cretonne or color-matching sateen, the exterior covered with matching fabric, edges stitched firmly, and finished with braid or plain material bands. A hemmed plain band covers the box edge for a neat finish.
The author describes using sized pasteboard rolls or a large paper roll to roll freshly ironed lunch cloths and centerpieces. By rolling rather than folding, creases are avoided, and items stay ready for use in linen drawers. Two roll lengths are used: about a foot for small pieces and about three feet for larger ones.
Richard White ing lauds the Blois staircase as an unmatched achievement of brain and hand. He compares its exterior courtyard ascent to the Paris opera interior, praising its ornament, proportion, and the spirit that fueled its creation, while noting due gratitude to architect and stone carver is hard to fully convey.
A witty Washington Star comment contrasts a model wife's claim to know happiness with Mia Torkins observing Charley’s late dinner return signaling a win for the home team. The short exchange highlights domestic peeks into mood and sports at home.
A report at the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis notes rapid expansion since 1908. Associations for prevention increased from 290 to over 425, sanatoria and hospitals from 298 to 400, and dispensaries from 222 to 265. In 1909, 36 of 43 legislatures considered tuberculosis with 28 laws enacted. by May 1, 1910, all 10 legislatures in session had considered the subject and enacted related laws. Speaker Cannon, at a Washington dinner, told a suffragette there is room for both men and women in this world, noting women’s and men’s respective roles.
A sharp jab notes that men with such wealth often lack principle, while a student quips the opposite, framing wealth versus integrity in a concise exchange.
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