LaDies' Column Fashion and Things Feminine by Ada Meller
Ada Meller writes on fancy flannel blouses and feminine fashion trends in LaDies' column, detailing fabrics, fits, and styling cues for winter wardrobes.
24 Nov 1903
Page 1
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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1903
Page
1
Ada Meller writes on fancy flannel blouses and feminine fashion trends in LaDies' column, detailing fabrics, fits, and styling cues for winter wardrobes.
Fragmentary account discusses fur stoles or pelisses with fox fur edging and wool imitations. Describes price considerations, display impact, and the lure of fashionable stole designs while noting limited auk material and the imitation of grey fur.
A fragment from a station ledger notes a girls school coat lost in transit or misrouted. The item description is brief and ambiguous with garbled OCR text, lacking clear identifiers beyond color and condition hints.
A fragmented note describes enamel paint for a bath and a thick wool technique to apply it. The text hints at a method to prevent blistering and achieve a smooth finish, though details are unclear.
Vague notes describe rubbing scratched furniture with a solution or substance to improve appearance. Text suggests smoothing marks across surfaces and involves generic guidance rather than a named product or specific technique.
A historical note explains profitable fattening of chickens in coops. Coops use straw bedding with trough feed and a water cup. Chickens four to six months old gain weight before slaughter, with improvements in feather removal and meat yield.
Guidance urges careful orchard planning and patient progress. Avoid haste with young trees, especially those bought crowded from nurseries. Prefer selecting yearling trees in person, then prune wisely and choose varieties suited to local conditions.
Instructions on grape cultivation describe deep planting, soil preparation, wiring, pruning, and multiple buds for a strong harvest. The piece shifts to a long, rambling narrative about crime, ghosts, and a tour of Parisian vaults, mixing travel tale with lurid anecdotes and a con artist’s manipulation of a naïve visitor.
A fragmented account depicts tourists on guided tours past Paris with remarks about a guide and a metaphor likening cattle to travelers. The text hints at misgivings about the tour's setup and the guide’s handling of passengers during excursions.
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