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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
5
A refined London social scene frames a farewell between a society woman and a young man of Sandhurst background. He reveals his financial strains and imminent departure to the West Indies, after a quiet exchange about memory, loss, and the uncertain future. Their bond remains poised between friendship and unspoken longing as he prepares to go.
A dialogue scene unfolds as a woman pleads for money and asks the man to marry her. He agrees, marking a decisive turn in the encounter at St. Pauls.
A Chicago News verse recalls a couple who shared a kiss over a rose then, years later, the man wins the woman's heart and marries her. She mourns as time passes and asks about the rose’s whereabouts, uncertain of its fate.
A Washington Star reader describes the source of nervous thrill as the girl behind the chair whose toe keeps time, not the chandelier shaking note or the singer. The piece frames the audience’s ache as born from the subtle rhythm of a nearby spectator.
A newspaper note outlines two glove cleaning techniques. The first uses cream of tartar rubbed onto the glove until dirt vanishes. The second method involves wearing the glove and rubbing with a dampened fine flannel coated with white soap, using a fresh piece as the fabric becomes dirty.
Fashion notes describe white taffeta hats with ostrich plumes and long ribbons for very young girls. Skirts imitate adult trends but remain short until summer, when flounces rise in popularity. The brother keeps an eye out for inexpensive lawn, organdie, gingham, and embroidery fabrics ideal for wee dresses.
Advice urges using shoes and stockings several sizes larger to prevent lifelong foot damage. If toes crowd, choose appropriately sized footwear to avoid harm to a child's feet.
A fragmentary description depicts Trappist labor in fields near Biarritz and a convent refuge for women. It sketches lace making and shoe work sung of as charity, with Bernadines living simply on sand floors and shared meals in a bare refectory, walls adorned only by a mot.
The piece notes Rudyard Nipling’s rare reading habit focusing on history and technical works. It records President McKinley’s daily contact with Vice President Hobart during Hobart’s illness and a White House flower basket sent to Mrs Hobart. It mentions a Windsor hotel elevator man Warren Guion whose death fund contributions total about $4,000.
A Brooklyn colored heiress, Miss Walker, who inherited 73000 from John H. Butler, the Seward aide, faces a pretended cousin's marriage proposal from a foreign man in ragged shoes. The mother dismisses the caller at once, while Walker remains a proud figure in Colored circles and wards off sudden fame.
The column highlights dainty dimities, Persian palm figured silks, airy tea gowns, printed liberty neck scarfs in pompadour colors, floral patterns and summer silks. It notes changeable ribbon stocks in various combinations and ready made options offering a wide variety of make-up choices.
A clever sewer can craft a summer bodice using ivory white taffeta silk cut into strips. Fold edges and leave a wide band for strapping, then embroider a rainbow of chain stitches on white background to create rich, admired straps for a silk shirt waist.
Mrs. M E Weber of 223 Adelaide Street testifies to kidney pain, backache, and insomnia relief after using Morrow's Kid-ne-oids. She reports renewed appetite and energy, and endorses the remedy sold at Sloan Drug Co. and other druggists for fifty cents per box. Manufactured by John Merrow & Co., Springfield Ohio.
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