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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
8
A New Haven Register item rails against dirty jewelry as an offense to good taste and urges cleanliness with soap water and polishing aids. It contrasts this with a bygone era of frills and frockery, noting modern women shift from ostentation to subtler attire.
A schoolmistress muses on shifts from formality to frankness in romance. She notes women’s changing behavior from veiled to unveiled, praising honesty while lamenting the loss of barriers that once framed flirtation. The reflection touches on male resistance to modern frankness and a sensed missing quality.
A vintage recipe describes mixing flour baking powder salt lard ice water to form a dough for a deep pie plate. Rhubarb is prepared in quarter inch pieces, sugar added, and the pastry laid with narrow strips to form a diamond lattice. Bake until lightly browned.
Gossip from Paris reports Empress Louise inspired evening hoods trimmed with fur satin ribbon and roses. Designs feature chiffon lace mousseline and supple undergarments, with blue red pink and violet linings, wire frames to protect hair, and trims of mink ermine chinchilla marabou and pale blue panne velvet.
A fragmentary humorous description notes women in motor cars signaling by extending a hand to halt traffic, comparing it to police signals. An elderly woman in a touring car spreads five stiff fingers wide, halting the street behind her. others flail or let their hands drift, with a hint of playful critique.
An antiquated note describes a "ostentatiously modest scoop bonnet" with a defensive ruffle and lace curtain, claiming its quaint charm outshines today’s unveiled fashion. The line evokes historical dress and social decorum from the period in the New Haven Register.
The piece surveys trends in women’s fashion including widened skirts, heavy trimmings with sheer fabrics, plain upper sleeves, new ame thyst hats, unlined transparent coats, Messaline silk underskirts, and frocks in silk and crepe. It highlights lapis lazuli, lisle stockings, jeweled trims, and hair arrangements matching gowns.
Prince Edward of Was, eldest son of the Crown Prince of Wales, has joined the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth as a cadet after completing his training course at Osborne.
The article describes a Norfolk style belt coat in serge with satin collar, versatile for wrap or full suit, plus a tucked blouse in mer cer red batiste with two sleeve lengths. It notes amethyst tones as fashionable and highlights a ribbed parasol named the Japanese as a season staple.
At the Paris theatre dressmakers favor amethyst tones in fabrics with deep purple and pale hyacinth shades. The heat fades amethyst in sunlight, turning it gray. Chamois gloves in cream and pale yellow pair with wool or mohair suits, though warm weather favors silk gloves.
The article notes that the latest hair fashions entirely cover the ears, featuring styles that include a center parting. It emphasizes how these very new modes conceal the ears as a defining feature of contemporary dress.
A roundup notes Senator Aldrich does not read papers. Don Jaime plans to wed a princess of the German imperial line. Ex Senator Platt marks his 76th birthday at Freeport. Taft rests in Beverly Mass before a Western South tour. Tremeau named French army commander in chief succeeded by La Croix. Clemenceau remains the most powerful French figure. Mrs Whitelaw Reid and D O Mills back in New York. Cabinet members except MacVeagh and Hitchcock vacationing. Champ Clark says Democrats united in tariff fight. Pulitzer relocates to Berlin Grunewald villa. Roosevelt Jr seeks Aero Club membership and plans a Pittsfield balloon ascent. Perry notes Ludlow Street Jail suits a summer rest. Grant III named superintendent of the State War and Navy Building in Washington.
Abroad notes report Atlantic fleet battleships testing in Cape Cod Bay while stock markets drift and imperial tensions persist. Bolivian unrest in Guapas targets Peruvian and Argentine homes as labor movements grow in Stockholm and Washington weighs military reorganization. Taft delegates authority to Knox for a War East Bureau, and a fatal dining-room incident marks Blackwell's Island hospital.
A historical notice notes that about half of England and Wales is owned by 2,250 individuals, while roughly one-fourth of Scotland lies in the hands of 12 persons, with one tenth controlled by 1,700 and only 70 owners holding a portion.
Scouts proliferate among major league clubs. New Haven beat Bryn Mawr 7 to 3 for junior polo title. Dedham won the Narragansett Pier senior polo contest. Johnson aims to sign Pamill after Ketchel fight. debate tied to Negro battle. Fairmont A C expands arena for Ketchel Langford bout. Meadowbrook women’s polo win sparks UK interest. Pell and Grant lose doubles at American tennis. McLoughlin Jones win. Canada to Sea Girl event for Palma trophy. U S reclaimed Palma from England. A stray note reflects on life’s soft mattress and dog growling rights.
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