16 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1901
Page
1
The article surveys velvet reemerging as a leading fabric for garments wraps gowns and hats in blue brown and green shades. It highlights velvet trimmed gowns velvet coats and lace paired with white chiffon for evening wear and notes fall millinery uses ostrich feathers dyed plumage and sea gulls in hats.
Abram S Hewitt is described as painstaking among prominent men. A reporter visiting Hewitt found him collecting and offering back the business cards he had received, saying they were of no use to him and could be reused.
A facetious passenger jokes with the captain about the dog watch on the ocean liner nicknamed the grayhound. The captain responds that the question was about the fight when the dog watch began. The exchange captures a breezy sea voyage mood from the Philadelphia Record.
The article advises converting worn straw hats into lamp shades for summer homes and verandas. It describes shaping large Leghorn or rough straw hats, wiring to create a floppy shade, and decorating with artificial flowers, grasses, and ribbons. It notes colors like grass green and yellow with tassels, and suggests buying by the yard and sewing over a wire frame for candlestick shades.
The article surveys fashionable summer silhouettes and fabrics for beach and mountain wear. It notes skirts in pique linen and heavy weaves with round or outing lengths and minimal flare, preferring welted over strapped seams due to laundry stability. It describes deep draped girdles with fitted foundations, bolero or Eton jackets, and popular necklines including sailor collars and folded fichus.
Frosted eggs on toast beat egg whites to stiff froth season with salt and pepper. Drop on toast, center with an unbroken yolk, bake two minutes until the white forms a crown. Serve with parsley garnish and the note from Housekeeper.
The piece recounts Frank L. Stanton visiting a beer garden near Atlanta with a legendary elder, Octo, and his grandfather said to be about 180 years old. They share stories in mixed German and English as Stanton prepares poems for the Constitution while Nye humorously attempts to pay for lodging with various banknotes.
William Lightfoot Visscher recalls Bill Nye with a solemn gaze and a cross eyed glint as they visit Nye in Laramie. He recounts Nye’s quirks, hotel misadventures, and a tale of Opie Read at the Chicago Press Club with entertaining anecdotes from newspaper days.
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