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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
5
Adele Chesnayne, famed belle of New France, is betrothed by La Salle ally Cassini. Chevet offers aid against Jus Salle D Ardeny, a friend, as the party heads toward the wilderness.
A young woman endures threats from Chevet as she contemplates resisting an arranged marriage to Cassieu. She longs for Artigny, hoping the governor’s bail might grant escape, while Chevet and Cassian watch her every move and La Barre looms as the final authority.
Mademoiselle Chesnayne abandons fear for a perilous future as she confronts a coerced marriage to Cassian, while D Artigny, a daring Sieur, pledges aid. The governor La Barre warns Cassian to guard the route to the West as diplomatic intrigue and a sisterly confidante shape her fate.
An orphaned seventeen year old girl is pledged against her will by a coarse male relative to marry a man she loathes. She seeks a strong friend and finds two allies, Sieur Rene d Artigny a frontier gentleman of France and Sister Caleste at the convent. This installment tells how Adele faces her challenge.
In a heated exchange the 17 year old heroine resists an arranged marriage to Cassinu urged by a powerful man who boasts of his influence with the governor and insists a voyage to Quebec for a governor’s ball will seal the union. The scene reveals coercive social pressure in New France.
Psychologists say big emotions originate in the unconscious and emerge into awareness, as one may love long before realizing it. The question mentions D'Artigny and Adele as examples or figures for discussion.
A crowd of veteran printers recalls extreme cold in the West with tales by Ed Hawley of 1875 when a blizzard hid a thermometer below zero and mercury vanished two feet underground. Pat Brady adds a 1878 Missoula trek ending with a panther slain by ice born from frozen sweat.
Edinburgh survivors from British destroyers describe attacking a German fleet at Jutland and say the dreadnought Hindenburg was struck by four torpedoes and torn apart as ships closed in. An officer recalls the line of ships firing broadsides amid smoke and deafening gunfire with casualties listed by admiralty.
Fashion notes on chiffon cloth and crepe georgette as the dominant blouse fabrics. White silk and organdie blouses feature embroidery, polka dots, and bright color schemes. French techniques influence shoulder detailing, lace accents, and net fabrics like point d esprit, while frocks trend toward over- skirt blouses with ornate belts and varied necklines.
Delicate textiles feature quaint medallions and bouquets scattered across soft silks. Multicolor irregular rings appear at intervals, while georgette crepes boast flower baskets. Taffeta broche, stripes, and gay patterns grace coats and suits with embroidered nets and tulle accents in blue and rose hues.
A laundress reflects on summer petticoats with widths of six yards and three yards for cheaper models. Rich trims rise with price, featuring four lace ruffles edged in scalloped embroidery, stitched with matching colored threads.
Marie Tempest among first women to adopt the tight pointed silk bodice with a voluminous organdie skirt. fashion gains followers as it reverses common styles and flatters figure. Notes Elizabethan touches in edges and sleeves. Also offers advice on untidy coiffure with brushing and back combs to keep hair in place.
Chihuahua City June 6 Pablo Lopez Villa's chief lieutenant in the raids on Columbus New Mexico faced a firing squad at Santa Rosa Chihuahua's execution ground for his crime. A separate recipe column offers cooking tips for eggs bacon raisins cranberries and mashed turnip with onion served hot.
A fashion report notes blue dominates winter palettes with navy, royal, and new shades like Blu ette and horizon. It lists color card expansion by textile firms, regional greens Alsace Vosges laurel, grays Italian gray La Clotat Chacurtte, and Saloniki yellow. Baby carriage and Turkish towel embellishments highlight popular stitches like creg-stitch and French knots.
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