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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1904
Page
6
City LIFE Columbia club elected Herver Bates Mr Thomas Wynne and De H C Kahlo. Commercial club satisfied with electric specifications and bids to be handled by board of works. Dan Btornis voices support. Fourteen colored women’s clubs in Indiana organizing into one union, preliminary work done Sunday.
Miss Nelie Kier visits relatives in Cleveland while Mr and Mrs Milton Morris plan a California trip this week Mrs Lucy Clifton to host a day afternoon Mrs Charles Wiltsie will entertain the Hall and Har Club Wednesday afternoon Adele Adams of Portland Maine and Miss Perry of Reston will visit Miss Anne Hurt this week. 2 Gracelas auxiliary Thursday.
An opinion piece laments the shift away from approving articles on loan in retail dry goods. It blames abusive practices by women who borrowed garments for quick wear and return, calling the conduct a graft and noting the resulting inconvenience and tighter policies for all customers.
The page lists a day’s meals with breakfast items such as creamed potatoes meat arguytes oatmeal muffins and coffee, followed by luncheon and dinner menus featuring baked potatoes crumbled celery soup roast beef brown gravy creamed corn and pickles. It includes recipe notes for oatmeal muffins and begone jelly, plus a Lavater quote and a brief Shenzhen note on the Great Wall’s history and construction.
The article predicts a spring shirt boom with cotton linen and batiste favored. Scotch madras will appear in novelties and Russian embroidery will be the main trim. Attiches are being sewn into fabrics by eager makers as spring approaches.
A descriptive guide explains fagoting stitches used in embroidery. It details variations including upper corner insertion, feather stitches, and cross foundation methods. It notes a double and triple herringbone base with catch stitches, crossing threads, and spiderlike woven webs.
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